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heard-lic

bold ⬩ warlike ⬩ resolute ⬩ stern ⬩ dire ⬩ grievous ⬩ harsh ⬩ severe ⬩ pitiless

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Heom þúhte heardlic (durum) ꝥ hí wǽron genýdede on ealdum móde ꝥ hí scoldon níwe wísan hycgan. Gr. D. 104, 21. Silla wið Marius heardlice gefeoht þurhteáh and hiene gefliémde Sulla gravissimo praelio vicit, Ors. 5, 11; S. 236, 21.

in-cleofa

(n.)
Grammar
in-cleofa, an; m.

closet ⬩ bed-chamber ⬩ den ⬩ cave

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T.] heora in cubilibus suis, 149, 5 : Blickl. Gl. Ácende eorþe heora froggan on inclyfum heoracyninga edidit terra eorum ranas in penetralibus regum ipsorum, Ps. Lamb. 104, 30.

Linked entry: in-cleof

ealdor-scipe

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Teóðingealdras sýn hýdege embe heora ealdorscypas ( decanias ) . . . Gif heora hwylc þurh þæne trúwan his ealdorscipes tóðint . . . hé sý of ðám ealdorscype áworpen, 46, 10-19. Se biscop is geset tó máran bletsunge ðonne se mæssepreóst . . .

Ecg-bryht

(n.)
Grammar
Ecg-bryht, -briht, -berht, -byrht, es; m. [ecg edge, sword; bryht bright, excellent] Egbert; Ecgbryhtus; king of Wessex for thirty-seven years and seven months, from A.D. 800-837. Egbert chose Swithun [v. Swíþhún] for the preceptor to his son Æðelwulf, the heir to the throne of Wessex
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Hér, A.D. 800, Ecgbryht féng to Wesseaxna ríce here, A.D. 800, Egbert succeeded to the kingdom of the West-Saxons, Chr. 800; Erl. 60, 4. Hér, A.D. 837 [MS. 836], Ecgbryht cyning forþférde, se rícsode xxxvii wintra and vii mónþas here, A.D. 837, king Egbert

ge-segnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-segnian, -sénian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [segnian, sénian to sign]

To mark with the sign of the cross, to sign, bless ⬩ crŭcis signo signāre, bĕnĕdīcĕre

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Gif heó gesegnod biþ if it hath been blessed, Salm. Kmbl. 812; Sal. 405. Gesunde and gesénade safe and blessed, Exon. 27 b; Th. 82, 22; Cri. 1342

Linked entries: segnian ge-sénian

beorþor

child-bearing ⬩ partus ⬩ gestation ⬩ partus ⬩ foetus

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Add: child-bearing, bringing forth of a child; partus Ǽr þám þe heó cenne, and æfter hire beorðre antequam pariat, et post partum suum, Ll. Th. ii. 154, 3. Gif hé mónðe ǽr þám beorþre (ante partum) hǽmð, 24.

be-þeccan

(v.)
Grammar
be-þeccan, bi-þeccan; p. -þeahte, -þehte, pl. -þeahton, -þehton; pp. -þeaht, -þeht

To cover, cover over, conceal ⬩ tegere, contegere, operire

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Heó helltregum wunodon þýstrum beþeahte they dwelt in hell-torments covered with darkness, Cd. 4; Th. 5, 23; Gen. 76. Synfulle beóþ þrosme beþehte the sinful shall be covered with foulness, Elen. Kmbl. 2593; El. 1298. Me beþeahton [Spl.

Linked entries: be-deaht be-þæht be-þeaht bi-þeahte bi-þeccan

un-wil

(n.)
Grammar
un-wil, un-will, es; n.

Absence of good will ⬩ dislike ⬩ despite ⬩ repugnance ⬩ reluctance ⬩ against one's will ⬩ not willingly ⬩ without one's consent ⬩ without intention ⬩ involuntarily

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Heó wæs hire unwilles fram him ab eo invita aberat, 15; Th. ii. 186, 29. Heora unwilles, L. Edg. S. 2; Th, i. 274, 5

ymb-settan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-settan, p. te.
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Mid hwilcum feóndum heó ymbset bið, Homl. Th. i. 410, 9. Emset glomeratus, circumseptus Hpt. Gl. 422, 47.

ǽg-weard

(n.)
Grammar
ǽg-weard, e; f.

Sea-ward ⬩ sea-guard or guardianship ⬩ maris [litoris] custodia

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Sea-ward, sea-guard or guardianship; maris [litoris] custodia Ic ǽgwearde heóld I hold guard, Beo. Th. 488, note; B. 241

for-brytednys

(n.)
Grammar
for-brytednys, -nyss, e; f.

Bruisedness ⬩ sorrow ⬩ contrītio

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Bruisedness, sorrow; contrītio Forbrytednys and ungesǽlignys [synd] on wegum heora contrītio et infēlĭcĭtas [sunt] in viis eōrum, Ps. Spl. 13, 7

fór-maneg

(adj.)
Grammar
fór-maneg, -moni; adj.

Very many ⬩ permultus

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Very many; permultus Heora fórmanega oft féngon to ánwealde very many of them often undertook the government, Jud. Thw. 161, 26

Linked entry: fór-moni

forþ-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-ryne, es; m.

An onward course ⬩ procursus

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An onward course; procursus Heóldon forþryne eástreámas heora river-streams held their onward course, Cd. 12; Th. 14, 8; Gen. 215

bitol

(n.)
Grammar
bitol, es; n.

A bridle ⬩ frænum

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A bridle; frænum On gewealde and bitole ceácan heora gebind in camo et fræno maxillas eorum constringe, Ps. Spl. 31, 12

Linked entry: biótul

lífan

(v.)
Grammar
lífan, to permit.
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Hý lýfdon ðe þǽr ofer wǽron lytlingum heora Add: —

nytness

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Hí heora hors tó bryce and tó nytnesse onféngon, Gr. D. 16, 3. Add

un-gefóg

(n.)
Grammar
un-gefóg, es; n.
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Excess Weámóde láreówas þurh hetolnysse heora réðscipes gehwyrfaíf þǽre láre gemet tó ungefóge þǽre wælhreównysse (ad immanitaiem crudelitatis), Chrd. 70. 16

sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
sceaþa, an; m.

Scathe,harm, injury

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Scathe,harm, injury Cwæð ðæt sceaþena mǽst eallum heora eaforum æfter siððan wurde on worulde, Cd. Th. 85, 4; Gen. 549

sóþ-sægen

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ-sægen, -segen, e; f.

A true statement ⬩ statement of the truth ⬩ statement of the facts of a case

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Hí sceolon forsuwian heora geférena unþeáwas, ðý læs ðe hí þurh heora sóðsegene ungeðyldige beón, 230, 17

stranglíce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
stranglíce, adj.
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Hire mǽtte ðæt heó hæfde sweord on handa and ðæt heó stranglíce fuhte mid ðý, Shrn. 60, 30.

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