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hwelian

(v.)
Grammar
hwelian, p. ode, ede
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To turn to matter; in pus converti Ðanon se andiga hwelaþ inde invidus contabescit, Lchdm. iii. 365, col. 1.

Linked entries: hwelca hwele ge-hweled

hyrdel

(n.)
Grammar
hyrdel, es; m.

A hurdle

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Gl. 29; Som. 61, 44; Wrt. Voc. 26, 43: cratis i. flecta, 49; Som. 65, 88; Wrt. Voc. 34, 20. Ðá forlét se cásere ðone hálgan líchaman uppon ðam ísenan hyrdle then the emperor left the holy body [of St. Lawrence] on the iron hurdle, Homl.

Linked entry: hyrthir

be-sleán

(v.)
Grammar
be-sleán, p. -slóh, pl. -slógon; pp. -slagen, -slægen, -slegen; instr.

To beat, strike or cut off, take away, bereavedecollare, cædendo orbare, privare

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To beat, strike or cut off, take away, bereave; decollare, cædendo orbare, privare Ðǽr wæs heáfde beslagen se strengesta martyr sanct Albanus decollatus itaque martyr fortissimus sanctus Albanus, there the bravest martyr, St.

teónian

(v.)
Grammar
teónian, p. ode.
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Lamb. 105, 16. to reproach, revile, abuse, calumniate Se ðe teónaþ þearfan tǽlþ Scyppende his qui calumniatur pauperem, exprobat factori ejus, Scint. 156, 14: 178, 18. Ðá hine (David) teóne wyrde (teónode and wyrgde? see note) Chus, Ps. Th. 7, arg.

Linked entry: tínan

fót-cops

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Fótcopsas conpedes, Scint. 190, 6: Hml, S. 21, 173. Fótcopsas nervi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 25. Nervi, boia fótcopsa[s] vel sweorscacul, i. 21, 15. Fótcospum, Ps. Spl. C. 104, 17. Add

frum-sceapen

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Add: first-formed Se frumsceapena man, Adam, næs gestrýned ne ácenned, ac God hine gesceóp. Seó óðer gesceapennys wæs swá þæt God gesceóp Euan of hire weres sídan, Hml. Th. ii. 8, 22. Frumsceapena protoplastus, i. primitus plasmatus i. Adam, An.

ge-þwǽnan

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Ðonne se láreów drincð of ðǽm wielme his ágnes pyttes, ðonne hé bið self geðwǽned and wel gedrenced mid his ágenum wordum bibit praedicator sui fluenta putei, si sui irrigatione verbi infunditur, 373, 10.

ge-egesian

(v.)
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S. 21, 74. Add

hæfenleást

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Gif þú mihtest myltsian, and noldest, gebringe þé se Hǽlend tó hyre hafealeáste, Hml. S. 3, 187. Ðǽr wana þurh þǽre stówe hæfenleáste ubi necessiias loci eæposcit, R. Ben. 65, 6

mund

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</b> add :-- Se crístena man sceal clypian tó his Drihtne mid móde and mid múðe and his munde ábiddan, Hml. S. 17, 137. Mund patrocinium An. Ox. 7, 61

ymb-hygd

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Hé (St.

clypung

(n.)
Grammar
clypung, clepung, e; f.

Articulationspeaking outthe forming of wordsa cryeloquium,clamor

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Gr. 1; Som. 2, 31. Clypung mín infærþ [ineóde, Lamb.] on eárum his clamor meus introivit in aures ejus Ps. Spl. 17, 8. Clypunga the kalends; kalendæ Ælfc. Gr. 13;Som. 16, 19

Linked entries: cleopung clepung

CYN

(n.)
Grammar
CYN, cynn,es; n.

every being of one kind, a kindred, kind, race, nation, people, tribe, family, lineage, generation, progeny, KIN genus, gens, natio, populus, stirps, tribus, familia, natales, origo, generatio, proles, progeniesGender genus a sex sexus

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The m. f. n. occur in the following sentence, indicated by the articles se, seó, ðæt Seó sáwel ys má ðonne se líchama, and se líchama má ðonne ðæt reáf anima plus est guam esca, et corpus plus quam vestimentum, Lk.

þweorness

(n.)
Grammar
þweorness, e; f.

crookednessoppositionperversityiniquityevildepravity

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Ðá sceorede ðágyt se yldesta hǽðengylda mid mycelre þwyrnysse the chief idolater still refused most flatly, Homl. Th. i. 72, 10. perversity, iniquity, evil, depravity Mycel is seó þwyrnes (cf. abundabit iniquitas, 8), Wulfst. 82, 17.

þrosm

(n.)
Grammar
þrosm, es; m.

smokevapourdarknessa dark spacechautêrem

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Se þrosma ( but see þrosmig) líg, Dóm. L. 191. darkness, a dark space Sweart þrosm onáslít tetrum chaos inlabitur, Hymn. Surt. 13, 36. Betwux ús and eów is gefæstnod micel ðrosm ( inter uos et nos chaos magnum firmatum est, Lk. 16, 26), Homl.

hreóf-lig

Grammar
hreóf-lig, (l. hreóflig).
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Add: used (often as substantive) of persons Seó ealde ǽ bebeád þæt gehwilc hreóflig man gecóme tó þám sácerde . . . Gif se sácerd hine hreófligne tealde . . . Swá sceal ðe mid heáfodleahtrum wiðinnan hreóflig bið cuman tó Godes sácerde, Hml.

middel

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Þ híw byð gecíged omoeuteleuton swá oft swá se middel and se ýtemesta dǽl geendað on gelícum stæfgefége, Angl. viii. 332, 13. the position of being among or surrounded by a number of people or within a town, &amp;c. midst of Hé hleóp on ðone mere

ofer-stígan

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S. 15, 164. Mið dý oferstág (transcendisset) se Hǽlend in scip ofer ðæt luh, Mk. L. R. 5, 21

fyrmest

(adj.)
Grammar
fyrmest, adj.

excellent

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S. 10, 150. Seó bóc ys geháten Genesis, . . . for þám þe heó ys firmest bóca, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 2, 34. marking order in rank, importance. of persons Maurus wæs fyrmest muneca tó ðám mǽran Benedicte, Hml. S. 6, 51.

be-þencan

consider

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Beþænce se fæder þone sunu and se sunu þone fæder bútan yrre, Wlfst. 228, 23. pæt heó beþencen Drihtnes ǽrendgewrit, 230, 33. Hit is earfoðe eall tó gesecganne þæt beðencan sceal ðe scíre healt, Angl. ix. 265, 5.