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hǽðen

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hǽðen, adj.

HEATHEN, pagan, gentilea heathena heathen, gentile womanethnicus, gentilis, paganus, samaritanusa heathen

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Hér sæt hǽðen here on Tenet in this year a heathen [Danish] army sat in Thanet, Chr. 865; Erl. 70, 31. Óð ðone hǽðenan byrgels up to the heathen tomb, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. ii. 250, 13.

wín-geard

(n.)
Grammar
wín-geard, -eard, es; m.

a vineyarda place where vines growthe vines growing in such a placevineaa place where other plants than vines grow a vinevitisvinea

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Ðá sǽde se wíngeardes (ðære wíngearde, Lind.) hlaford, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 1, 2, 8: 21, 40. Sum man hæfde án fíctreów geplantod on his wíngearde (-georde, Rush.), Lk. Skt. 13, 6.

bícnan

(v.)
Grammar
bícnan, (-ian).

signifyindicateportend

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Saegeð ł bécneð indicat, Lk. p. 3, 11. Bécnade ł cýdde notans, 7, 11 : significans, Jn. L. 12, 33. Swylce man bycnige him, ꝥ him sélre wǽre ꝥ hý wunodon on clǽnnysse as if to signify to them, that it were better for them to live in chastity, Ll.

Linked entry: bécnan

on-ufan

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Ǽr þon þe him se egesa onufan sǽte, Jud. 252: Sal. 88. with acc. local Ástigon onufa hús ascenderunt supra tectum, Lk. L. 5, 19: Wurpon gewoedo hiora onufa ðone folo, 19, 35. Gelionade hé onufa breóst ðæs Hælendes, Jn. R. 13, 25.

ge-swígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swígan, p. de.
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Singeð oð þæt seó sunne sǽged weorðed; þonne hlyst geféð . . . fugol bið geswíged, Ph. 145. not to mention Huelchwoego tó éccanne, geswíga, gegéma aliquid addere, mutare (cf. II. 1), corrigere, Mt. p. 1. 9.

leán

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Se consul forseah þá sægene þe þá hlyttan him sǽdon, and him lógan ꝥ hé æt þǽm gefeohte ne cóme wið Gallie contemtis auspiciis quibus pugnare prohibebatur adversum Gallos, Ors. 4, 7; S. 184, 27 : Nar. 6, 27 (in Dict.).

EARM

(n.)
Grammar
EARM, es; m.

ARM, the limb extending from the shoulder to the hand brachium ocean, etc sĭnus, rāmus

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Voc. 43, 48. anything projecting from a main body, as an inlet of the sea or ocean, etc; sĭnus, rāmus Ðæs sǽs earm an arm of the sea, Ors. 1. 1; Bos. 19, 10, 15, 19, 21. Earmes, 23, 20: 24, 16, 17. Gársecges earm, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 23: 19, 9

Linked entries: ærm arm

hrægel

(n.)
Grammar
hrægel, hrægl, es; n.

A garmentdressroberailclothing

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Sæt ðǽr sum þearfa nacod bæd hrægles and ælmessan a beggar sat there naked asked for a garment and an alms, Blickl. Homl. 213, 33. Hrægles þearfa ic mé leáfum þecce lacking raiment I cover me with leaves, Cd. 40; Th. 53, 25; Gen. 866.

Linked entry: hrægl

tweónian

(v.)
Grammar
tweónian, twínian, twýnian; p. ode.
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Him twýnode be hwam hé hit sǽde haesitantes de quo dicerit, Jn. Skt. 13, 22.

Linked entries: twínian twýnian

unc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
unc, dat.: unc, uncet (-it), acc.: uncer; gen.

Us twome and theeme and him

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sǽde unc eall, Gen. 41, 13. Ðú mé behéte hál ðæt ðæt ðú mé, sealdest, on ða gewitnesse ðe unc ðá mid wæs, L. O. 7; Th. i. 180, 24. Unc is his hyldo þearf, Cd. Th. 41, 30; Gen. 664.

Linked entries: uncet ungc wit

un-eáðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-eáðe, and un-iéðe (-éðe, -íðe, -ýðe); adj.

difficulthardtroublesomeunpleasantgrievous

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sǽde ðæt se cræft uniéðe wǽre tó gehealdenne praedicit quia difficile capitur, Past. 52; Swt. 409, 20.

Linked entries: un-éðe un-íðe

binnan

(adv.)
Grammar
binnan, be-innan.
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sæt binnan þǽm hám, Chr. 901; P. 92, 6. Hí ofslógon hine binnan his ágenan heorðæ, 1048; P. 173, 2. Hié þá scipu binnan Lundenbyrig gebróhton, 896; P. 89, 21. Sume þá scipu gewendon binnon Scépíge, 1052; P. 180, 1. Binnan byrig oþþon búton, Ll.

diht

(n.)
Grammar
diht, es; m.
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</b> direction by one in authority, of men Benedictus sǽde þæt heora þeáwas ne mihton his dihte ( his rule as abbot ) geðwǽrlǽcan, Hml. Th. ii. 158, 7. Hý bedreáf onfón æfter heora abbodes dyhte ( dispositionem ), R. Ben. 47, 5.

lyft

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sǽde ꝥ án gehwǽde wolcn efne þá upp ástige mid þǽre unstæðdigan lyfte. Efne ðá árás se wind, Hml. S. 18, 150. Ne windig wolcen, ne þǽr wæter fealleð lyfte gebysgad, Ph. 62. Hé gesette ýsta his on lyftu ( auram ), Ps.

læssa

Grammar
læssa, l. lǽssa,
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Senepes sǽd . . . is ealra sǽda lǽst (lǽsest, L.), Mk. 4, 31. Se móna ealra tungla hǽfð lǽstne embegang, Angl. vii. 14, 134. of number, in the case of collective unities Þǽr máre folc sig . . . þǽr lǽsse folc síg Ll. Th. i. 232, 14.

riht

(adj.)
Grammar
riht, adj.

erect, directright, straight agreeable to the spirit of law, human or divine, just, equitable the requirements of a lawregulation, legitimate, lawful, regular satisfying the demands of conduct, right, proper, fitting satisfying the requirements of a standard, right, correct, true, orthodox

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Hit is swíðe ryht spell ðæt Plato sǽde ... Ða cwæþ ic : 'Ic eom geþafa ðæt ðæt wæs sóþ spell ðæt Plato sǽde,' 35, 1-2; Fox 156, 8-14. Hé wæs riht cyning he (Constantine) was a true king, Elen. Kmbl. 26; El. 13. Ðæt is se rihta geleáfa, Blickl.

scúr

(n.)
Grammar
scúr, sceór, scyur, es; m. : e; f. (?)
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Seó lyft liccaþ ðone wǽtan of ealre eorþan and of ðære and gegaderaþ tó scúrum, Lchdm. iii. 276, 13. Weal sceal wiðstondan storma scúrum, Exon. Th. 281, 25; Jul. 651. <b>I a.</b> metaph. a shower of missiles :-- Flána scúras, Judth.

Linked entries: scýr-mǽlum sceór

late

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Swá eác seó symle feówer prican oððe fíf lator flówð, Angl. viii. 327, 26-28. <b>II c.</b> where late is contrasted with early or soon :-- Hasterbal swá late fleáh for þon þe hé elpendas mid hæfde, Ors. 4, 10; S. 198, 27.

BREGDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BREGDAN, bredan, ic bregde, ðú bregdest, he bregdeþ, pl. bregdaþ ; p. brægd pl. brugdon pp. brogden, bregden.

To move to and fro, vibrate, cast, draw, drag, change, bend, weave;vibrare, vibrare gladium, jactare, stringere, trahere, nectere, plectere to turn into se vertere in aliquid

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-rófe árum bregdaþ ýþbord [MS. yþborde] neáh brave seamen draw the vessel near with oars, 79 a ; Th. 296, 26; Crä. 57. Bræegd beadwe heard feorh-geníðlan the fierce warrior dragged the mortal foe, Beo. Th. 3082; B. 1539: 1593; B. 794.

á

(adv.)
Grammar
á, <b> (ó);</b> adv.
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Á tó worulde, á bútan ende, Sae. 315. A bútan ende éce, Cri. 415. Á tó ealdre, Dóm. 29. Á tó feore, Cri. 1678. denoting continuity or continual recurrence in temporary matters Á þenden standeþ woruld, Gen. 915: B. 283.