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hlehhan

(v.)
Grammar
hlehhan, hlæhan, hlihhan, hlichan, hlihan. hlihgan; p. hlóh; pl. hlógan

To LAUGH [with gladness or contempt], to deride

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sǽde ðæt gesáwe crist selfne and ðæt him hlóge tó he said that he saw Christ himself, and that he smiled upon him, Shrn. 70, 9. Hlehhan ne þorftun they had no need to laugh, Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 13; Æðelst. 47.

forþ-onsendan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-onsendan, p. de; pp. ed

To send forthemittĕre

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To send forth; emittĕre He in folc Godes forþonsendeþ of his brægdbogan biterne strǽl he [the devil] sends forth, amongst God's people, the bitter arrow from his deceitful bow, Exon. 19 a; Th. 47, 33; Cri. 764.

for-spildan

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Ðæt ðú forspilde and tóstence ut disperdas et dissipes, Past. 441, 32. Ðæt forspilde ( perdat ) gemynd heara, Ps. Srt. 33, 17. soeceð forspildan ( perdere ) hine, 36, 32. Add

eall-swá

(adv.)
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dydon eallswá bewuna wǽron, Chr. 1001; P. 133, 20. Tó dónne be him eallswá Judas dyde be úre Drihtene, 1087; P. 222, 34. Stande eallswá (eal-, v. l. ) wé ǽr cwǽdon, R. Ben. 69, 4.

hǽs

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hét him tó clypian ealne þone here ꝥ his hǽse gefyldon, Hml. S. 28, 27: Angl vii. 52, 406. gehýrde þá word þæs hátendan, ac yldode ꝥ þá hǽsa gefyllan nolde audivit jubentis verba, sed implere distulit, Gr. D. 159, 16.

ícan

(v.)
Grammar
ícan, iécan, ícean, ýcan ; p. íhte, ícte

To EKEincreaseadd toaugment

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Ac ða hwíle ðe giernþ ðæt his welan iéce ágiémeleásaþ ðæt forbúge his synna profecto enim, qui augere opes ambit, vitare peccatum negligit, Past. 44, 9; Swt. 331, 16.

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ó-leccan

(v.)
Grammar
ó-leccan, -liccan, -læcan; p. -lecte, -lehte , -læhte.

to treat gently, to soothe, caressto be obsequious, pay court to, fawn upon, flatter, to try to gain a person's good will by unworthy meansto gain good will by worthy means, to propitiate, be submissiveof things to gratify, charm, give pleasure

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wolde onginnan him oleccan mid his hearepan he (Orpheus) would attempt to propitiate them (the gods of Hell) with his harp, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 14: Cd. Th. 118, 3; Gen. 1959. Uton wé Gode óliccan, Exon.

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leahtrian

(v.)
Grammar
leahtrian, p. ode.

impeachaccuseblamerevilereproachto corruptvitiate

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wǽran ealle ánsprǽce ðonne mé leahtrodon and lǽþdon loquebantur simul, Ps. Th. 40, 7. Ðæt hié ðás tída leahtrien, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 136, 31.

þæslícness

(n.)
Grammar
þæslícness, e; f.
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Fitness, meetness, agreement with what is right Ða hláfordas manode ðæt milde wǽron heora ðeówum mannum mid þæslícnysse (v. Col. 4, 1 : Domini, quod justum est et aequum, servis praestate), Homl. Th. ii. 326, 27

ge-frécnod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frécnod, <b>ge-frécnian</b>; p. ode.
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Substitute: to endanger, imperil: — Gif on sǽ oððe on lande gefrécnode beón, Hml. S. 30, 436. to make or become fierce Hyra aldor máne gemenged, móde gefrécnod (cf. wæs réðe and rǽdleás, 177), Dan. 184

mirran

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Add ðonne gyf ðé myrrað and lettað þæs líchoman mettrimnysse dolor corporis te fortasse vi sua commovet, Solil. H. 40, 6. Ælfere ealdorman and óþre manega munucregol myrdon, Chr. 975 ; P. 121, 26. add : v. mirrend

þerscold

(n.)
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Eóde Martinus tó ánes mannes húse. Þá ætstód fǽrlíce ætforan þám þrexwolde, Hml. S. 31, 529. ne mihton þone fót onstyrian ofer þá þyrxwolde þǽre stówe ( extra loci limen ), Gr. D. 167, 27

wandrian

(v.)
Grammar
wandrian, p. ode
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færð swá wandriende from his háde and of his endebyrdnesse.

hwæþere

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Gif se hund losige, gá þeós bót hwæðere forð, Ll. Th. i. 78, 6. by a particle expressing time Syþþan hié ðæt feoh onféngon, ne mihtan hié hweðre forswígian, Bl. H. 177, 31.

ge-læccan

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ús gegripon ł gelahton him nos diripiebant sibi, Ps. L. 43, 11. Þæt folc his cépte and hine gelæhton, Hml. Th. ii. 506, 7. wolde Wulnóð gelæccan cucene oððe deádne take him alive or dead, Chr. 1009; P. 138, note 9.

á-stellan

To set up,to set an exampleto do something firstto found a placeinstitute an officeto establish a practice doctrine,to establishconfirm

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Sé þe gód beginnan þence, þæt angin on him sylfum ástelle let him make a beginning with himself, Lch. iii. 438, 32. to found a place, institute an office Heó hæfde ásteald mynster, Hml. S. 2, 310.

mirigþ

(n.)
Grammar
mirigþ, mirhþ, mirhþ, myrþ, e; f.

Pleasurejoydelightsweetness

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him ðære mirigþe búte ðæs yfeles ǽr geswíce alas for his delight, unless first he leave evil, Hy. 2, 6; Hy. Grn. ii. 281, 6. ádrǽfed wæs of neorxena wanges myrþe ( paradisum voluptatis ), Gen. 3, 24. For ðære mirhte (mergþe, MS.

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cwilmian

(v.)
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To suffer torment cwylmiað on écum fýre, Hml. Th. i. 132, 16, 22. sceal beón cwylmiende mid deófle, Angl. viii. 337, 9. Ðá sceaðan ðágyt cwylmigende cuce hangodon, Hml. Th. ii. 260, 8: i. 334, 6. wurdon tócwýsede and cwylmiende lágon, Hml.

nabban

(v.)
Grammar
nabban, ( = ne habban, the verb is conjugated throughout)

not to haveto be without

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nǽnige mehte nafaþ, Blickl. Homl. 31, 33. wilnaþ ... ðæs ðe næft, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 34, 2. Næfþ, Ps. Th. 71, 12. Wé nabbaþ, Mk. Skt. 9, 13. Earmra manna gehelpan ðe sylfe nabbaþ and ðæra myhta nabbaþ ðæt hié wyrcen mágon, L. E.

Linked entries: næfde nafa ne

el-þeódignes

exilebanishmentpilgrimage

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Þrié Scottas cómon of Hibernia, þonon bestǽlon, for þon þe woldon for Godes lufan on elþiódignesse beón, ne róhton hwǽr, Chr. 891; P. 82, 21.