hréðan
To glory ⬩ triumph
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To glory, triumph Hréðdon hildespelle they triumphed with the song of [victorious] battle, Cd. 170; Th. 214, 22; Exod. 573
heard-sǽlness
Misfortune, calamity
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Misfortune, calamity Ðá com eác seó ofermǽte heardsǽlnes then came also the excessive calamity, Ors. 3, 5; Swt. 104, 17
Linked entry: -sǽlness
feónd-ǽt
Eating of the sacrifice to an idol ⬩ diabŏlĭca mandūcātio
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Eating of the sacrifice to an idol; diabŏlĭca mandūcātio Hí ðæs feondǽtes Finces awerede Phinehas restrained them from eating of the sacrifice to an idol, Ps. Th. 105, 24, notes, p. 445
Linked entry: ǽt
drohtaþ
Conversation, manner or way of life, condition, conduct, society ⬩ condĭtio vitæ, stătio, conversātio
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Ðæt hie ðe eáþ mihton ofer ýða geþring drohtaþ adreógan that they might the easier endure their way of life over the clash of waves, Andr. Kmbl. 737; An. 369: 2564; An. 1283: Exon. 103 a; Th. 389, 20; Rä. 7, 10.
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láð
harm ⬩ evil ⬩ injury ⬩ hurt ⬩ trouble ⬩ grief ⬩ pain ⬩ annoyance ⬩ enmity
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Wið eal ðæt láð ðe intó land fare against all the harm that comes into the land, Lchdm. i. 388, 14. Ðonne hié láð gedóþ hié sculon lufe wyrcean when they do evil, they must act so as to regain love, Cd. 29; Th. 39, 11; Gen. 624.
lyften
Aerial ⬩ airy
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Hí sind genumene tó lyftente heofenan ná tó rodorlícre they [Epoch and Elijah] are taken to the aërial heaven, not to the etherial heaven, Homl. Th. i. 308, 3. Lyftene gnættas the gnats of the air, Hexam. 17; Norm. 24, 30
for-healdan
to withhold ⬩ keep back ⬩ disregard ⬩ detinēre ⬩ neglīgĕre ⬩ contemnĕre
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to withhold, keep back, disregard; detinēre, neglīgĕre, contemnĕre Hæfdon hý forhealden helm Scylfinga they had disregarded the helm of the Scylfings [had deserted him ], Beo. Th. 4751; B. 2381: Bt. 29, 1; Fox 102, 17
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wiþer-mód
Having the mind set against ⬩ adverse ⬩ hostile ⬩ contrary
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Having the mind set against something, adverse, hostile, contrary Ðæt wé hié wiðermóde ne gedón ús mid ðære tǽlinge that we may not set them against us with the blame, Past. 32; Swt. 212, 1
Constantīnus
Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor
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Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor, A. D. 306-337. He is said to have been converted to Christianity, about 312, by the vision of a luminous cross in the sky, on which was the inscription ἐν τούτωι, νίκα by this, conquer.
hind
A hind, ⬩ the female of the hart
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A hind, the female of the hart Hind cerva, ÆIíc. Gl. 19; Som. 59, 23; Wrt. Voc. 22, 64. Hynd cerva. Wrt. Voc. 78, 27. Ðá geseah se godes þeów wilde hinde melce then the servant of God saw a wild hind in milk, Shrn. 130, 3.
BEALO
BALE ⬩ woe ⬩ harm ⬩ evil ⬩ mischief ⬩ malum ⬩ calamitas ⬩ pernicies ⬩ damnum ⬩ noxa ⬩ tribulatio ⬩ wickedness ⬩ depravity ⬩ malities ⬩ nequitia
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Ne ondrǽde ic ðínra wíta bealo I dread not the evil of thy torments, Exon. 68 b ; Th. 255, 9; Jul. 211. wickedness, depravity; malities, nequitia Me wið blódhreówes weres bealuwe gehǽle preserve me against the wickedness of the blood-thirsty man, Ps.
FLINT
FLINT ⬩ a rock ⬩ sĭlex ⬩ petra
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Híg cómon to ðam flinte, and Moyses ætfóran him eallum slóh mid ðære girde túwa ðone flint, and fleów sóna of ðam flinte wæter they came to the rock, and Moses struck the rock twice with his rod before them all, and immediately water flowed from (he rock
a-gitan
To destroy ⬩ abolish ⬩ subvert ⬩ destruere ⬩ exstinguere ⬩ subvertere
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To destroy, abolish, subvert; destruere, exstinguere, subvertere He ageat gylp wera he destroyed the vaunt of men, Cd. 169; Th. 210, 12; Exod. 514. HI heafodgirnrne agéton they destroyed the gem of the head, Andr.
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óþ-flítan
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to get from another by litigation Ðá ongon Higa him specan sóna on, and wolde him óþflítan ðæt lond then Higa at once began the case against him, and wanted to get the land from him by the litigation. Chart. Th. 169, 23
bi-hlǽman
to fall upon ⬩ strepitu obruere
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to overwhelm with noise, to fall upon; strepitu obruere Ðonne foldbúende se micla dæg meahtan Dryhtnes mægne bihlǽmeþ then the great day of the mighty Lord will fall with might upon the earth's inhabitants, Exon, 20 b; Th. 54, 18; Cri. 870
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Ciren-ceaster
CIRENCESTER, Cicester, Gloucestershire ⬩ Cirencestria in agro Glocestriensi
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Him eóde on hand se cyning and ða burhware ðe wǽron on Cyrnceastre the king came into his hands and the townspeople who were in Cirencester, Ors. 5, 12; Bos. 110, 22
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ge-limp
An event ⬩ accident ⬩ a chance ⬩ accĭdens ⬩ cāsus
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Ðá forhtede ðe biscop for ðam fǽrlíce gelimpe then the bishop was afraid on account of that dangerous case, Th. An. 121, 5 : Th. Ap. 1, 12.
hlǽfdige
A lady, ⬩ mistress of a house; ⬩ after Bertric's time it is the title given to the wife of the West-Saxon king,
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Him tó wífum dydon ða ðe ǽr wǽron heora hlǽfdian those who before had been their mistresses, they made their wives, Ors. 4, 3; Bos. 80, 6
stagan
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sign for an eel is to waggle the right hand, and then to put it over the left arm, and then, the left hand being extended, to make strokes with the right hand across the arm as if cutting it in bits as is done with an eel, when it is to be roasted on
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fundian
To endeavour to find ⬩ tend to ⬩ aspire to ⬩ strive ⬩ go forward ⬩ hasten ⬩ intend ⬩ desire ⬩ nīti ⬩ tendĕre ⬩ intendĕre ⬩ propĕrāre
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Hí to ðé hionan fundiaþ they tend hence to thee, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 25, 38. Gif twegen men fundiaþ to ánre stowe if two men are going to the same place, 36, 4; Fox 178, 10: Past. 18, 1; Hat. MS. 25 b, 6.