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fægernes

ornamentbeautypleasantness

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Voc. ii. 89, 62. of things Hwæt belimpþ þé heora (sun, moon and stars) fægernesse? hwæþer ðú durre gilpan ꝥ heora fægernes þín sié?, Bt. 14, 1; F. 40, 22. Fægernes venustas (marmoris ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 75, 73.

weald

(adv.)
Grammar
weald, adv. conj.

perhaps may be in dependent clauses, with indefinite pronouns or adverbs (cf. gif), in case

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Hí námon tó rǽde, ðæt him wærlícor wǽre, ðæt hí sumne dǽl heora landes wurðes æthæfdon, weald [hwæt ?] him getímode, Homl. Th. i. 316, 24.

ǽr

(prep.)
Grammar
ǽr, prep.

before a certain time or circumstancebefore the proper timeago

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Hí sweltan woldon, ǽr ðan ðe hí wiðsócon Gode, and heora líf áléton ǽr ðan ðe heora geleáfan, 19, 102-3. with acc. :-- God ǽr ealle worulda, Hml. Th. ii. 280, 13: 596, 28. Wæs hé beforan ǽr þá þreó geár gecrístnod, Bl. H. 215, 36

Linked entry: ǽr-ǽt

a-hlehhan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hlehhan, -hlyhhan; p. -hlóh, -hlóg, pl. -hlógon; pp. -hlahhen.

to laugh atriderederidereto exultlaughexultarelætari

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to laugh at; ridere, deridere Ðá ðæt wíf ahlóh wereda Drihtnes the woman then laughed at the Lord of hosts, Cd. 109; Th. 143, 16; Gen. 2380. to exult, laugh; exultare, lætari Heorte mín ahlyhheþ lætetur cor meum, Ps. Th. 85, 11.

Linked entries: a-hlóg a-hlyhheþ

hǽð-stapa

(n.)
Grammar
hǽð-stapa, an; m.

A heath-stepper, an animal which wanders over heaths or uncultivated country

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A heath-stepper, an animal which wanders over heaths or uncultivated country Ðeáh ðe hǽðstapa hundum geswenced heorot holtwudu séce although the heath-wanderer, the hart by the hounds wearied, seek that wood, Beo.Th. 2740; B. 1368.

a-bítan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bítan, ic -bíte, ðú -bítest, -bítst, he -bíteþ, -bit, pl. -bítaþ; p. -bát, pl. -biton; pp. -biten; v. a.

To biteeatconsumedevourmorderearroderemordendo necarecomederedevorare

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Ðæt se wód-freca were-wulf tó fela ne abíte of godcundre heorde that the ferocious man-wolf devour not too many of the spiritual flock, L. I. P. 6; Th. ii. 310, 31. Míne scép sind abitene my sheep are devoured. Homl. Th. i. 242, 10.

Linked entry: a-bát

be-metan

(v.)
Grammar
be-metan, p. -mæt, pl. -mǽton; pp. -meten; v. trans. [be, metan to measure]

To measure bycompareestimateconsidermetiricommetiricomparareæstimare

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Ðæt hý heora miclan ánwealdes and longsuman hý sylfe siððan wið Alexander to náhte [ne] bemǽtan that, in respect of their great and lasting power, they estimated themselves at nothing against Alexander 3, 9; Bos. 65, 39 : 4, 6; Bos. 86, 17

ealdor-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-dóm, ealdur-dóm, aldor-dórn, alder-dóm, es; m. [ealdor an elder, a chief; dóm dominion, power]

Eldership, authority, magistracy, principality auctōrĭtas, magistrātus, princĭpātus, prīmātns, dŭcātus

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Is heora ealdordóm gestrangod confortātus est princĭpătus eōrum, Ps. Th. 138, 15: Cd. 60; Th. 73, 1; Gen. 1197: Exon. 58 a; Th. 208, 20; Ph. 158: 66a; Th. 244, 10; Jul. 25.

hús-bonda

(n.)
Grammar
hús-bonda, -bunda, an; m.
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Ðá wearþ Eustatius uppon his horse and his gefeoran uppon heora and férdon tó ðam húsbundon and ofslógon hine binnan his ágenan heorþa one of his men wanted to stop at a man's house against his will, and wounded the man of the house, and the man of the

Linked entry: bonda

nicor

(n.)
Grammar
nicor, es; m.

a hippopotamusa water-monster

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And hé geseah ... manige swearte sáula ... and ða fýnd on nicra onlícnesse heora grípende wǽron ... gewitan ða sáula niþer and him onféngon ða nicras, Blickl. Homl. 209, 29-211, 5. On nicera mere, Beo. Th. 1695; B. 845.

godcundnys

(n.)
Grammar
godcundnys, se; f.

Divine natureDeityDivinityGodheaddivine service

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Ond Wærferþ bisceop and se heóréd habbaþ geseted ðas godcundnysse and bishop Werferth and the convent have established this divine office, Chart. Th. 137, 28: Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. v. 218, 32

ge-riht-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-riht-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht
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Menn be his láre heora líf gerihtlǽton men by his instruction rectified their lives, Homl. Th. ii. 146, 8. Gif we beóþ fram úrum ðwyrnyssum gerihtlǽhte if we be corrected from our perversities, 124, 35

ge-risene

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-risene, -risne, -rysne; adj.

Fit, convenient, propercongruus, decens, conveniens

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Fit, convenient, proper; congruus, decens, conveniens He sealde his láreowum gerisen stówe and éþel heora háde doctoribus suis locum sedis eorum gradui congruum donaret, Bd. 4, 26; S. 488, 19.

Linked entries: -risene ge-rysene

wiþ-scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-scúfan, p. -sceáf, pl.-scufon; pp. -scofen

To push backawayrepeldrive awayrefuterepellereexpellerepraecipitare

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Wiþscúfan (refutare ) ða ðe gedyrstigedon, ðæt hí Eástran heóldan bútan heora rihtre tíde, 5, 21; S. 642, 39. Fultum tó wiþscúfanne hergunge (ad repellendas inruptiones), 1, 14; S. 482, 37

and-feng

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Hé sylf biþ underfangen on heora anfenge, Hml. Th. i. 514, 8. susceptor Drihten andfeng ( susceptor ) is sáwle mínre, Ps. Spl. 53, 4: 90, 2. Andfenge, Ps. L. 45, 8.

burg-scír

Grammar
burg-scír, (burh-).
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Pictauienscisce woldon habban ðone ylcan þe hí ǽr álǽndon of heora burhscíre, 518, 21. Ne ára ðú nánum ríce ne ǽnigre burhscíre non parcet oculus tuus ulli regno, omnemque urbem munitam subjugabis mihi, Hml. A. 103, 48

drohtnian

(v.)
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Bæd hé ꝥ hé móste healdan heora æceras and him méde earnian; and hé ðǽr drohtnode fíftýne geár, Hml. S. 30, 216. Hé férde tó Burch tó Sc̃e Petres mynstre and þǽr drohtnode .xii. geár, Chr. 1072; P. 209, 2. Drohtniende degens, i. conversans, An.

eargian

(v.)
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Þá eargode heora án for þám ormǽtum cyle, Hml. S. 11, 156. His geféran eargodon bútan eahta hund mannum þe him mid fuhton, 25, 654. Ne déð hé náht, eargie hé oðþon hine forsceamige riht tó sprecanne, Ll. Th. ii. 326, 21.

Eáster-tíd

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Hyt wæs gehende heora ( the Jews ) Eástertíde, Hml. A. 67, 60. v. Eáster, On sumum geáre byð se móna twelf síðon geníwod fram þǽre hálgan Eástertíde oð eft Eástron, Lch. iii. 248, 22.

endian

(v.)

to completefinish

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On heora endunge þonne hié endiaþ, 16, 3; F. 56, 26. Ðá beorgas endiað æt þǽm sǽ, Ors. 1, 1; S. 22, 20. Þes middangeard on ðás eldo endian sceal þe nú andweard is, Bl. H. 117, 35: 119, 1