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leóhtan

(v.)
Grammar
leóhtan, p. te

to illumine

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lofe leóhteþ leófe ða hálgan hymnus omnibus sanctis ejus, Ps. Th. 148, 14 Ðíne lígetta leóhteþ and beorhteþ, 143, 7. Beorhte leóhte ðínne andwlitan illuminet vultum suum, 66, 1

Linked entry: líhtan

in-dryhto

(n.)
Grammar
in-dryhto, f.

Noblenesshonourglory

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Nobleness, honour, glory Blǽð is gehnǽged eorþan indryhto ealdaþ and searaþ glory is laid low, earth's honour grows old and withers, Exon. 82 b; Th. 311, 8; Seef. 89.

Linked entry: -dryhto

hordere

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Þæs horderes tǽcen is þæt mon wrænce mid is hande swilce hé wille loc hunlúcan, Tech. ii. 118, 10. Add

heonu

(int.)
Grammar
heonu, heono, henu, hona; interj.

Lobehold

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Lo, behold Heonu [henu, Rush.] ecce, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 11, 8. Heono, Jn. Skt. Lind. 1, 29. Hona lá mín hláford ecce dominus meus, Shrn. 60, 14

Linked entries: onu eno eonu

snǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
snǽdan, p. de.

to slice, cut into slicesto snathe to lop, prune, cut branches off trees to hew trim stones. putare to cut into slices

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Jamieson gives sned to prune, lop off, sned a branch pruned off.] to lop, prune, cut branches off trees Snédit putat Txts. 117, 249. Sume snéddun telgran of treówum alii caedebant ramos de arboribus Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 21, 8.

Linked entries: tó-snǽdan ge-snǽdan

hea-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hea-líce, adv.

Highly, on high, excellently

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Hé wolde ðæt his lof ðé heálícor weóxe he desired that his praise should grow the greater, Blickl. Homl. 33, 30. Heálícost fremede was beneficial in the highest degree, Herb. 73, 3; Lchdm. i. 176, 10

drúsan

(v.)
Grammar
drúsan, drúsian; part. drúsende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. intrans.

To sink, become low, slow, inactive, to DROWSEcadĕre, lentum vel segnem esse

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To sink, become low, slow, inactive, to DROWSE; cadĕre, lentum vel segnem esse Cén drúsende the sinking flame, Elen. Kmbl. 2514; El. 1258. Lagu drúsade, wǽldreóre fág the stream became slower, stained with deadly gore, Beo. Th. 3265; B. 1630.

for-hýnan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hýnan, p. -hýnde; pp. -hýned, -hýnd [hýnan to humble, put down]

To cast downhumbleoppresswastehŭmĭliāreopprĭmĕrevastāre

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Mid ðam bryne Róme burh wæs swíðe forhýned the city Rome was brought very low by that burning, Ors. 6, 1; Bos. 115, 41

nép-flód

(n.)
Grammar
nép-flód, es; m.

A neap-tidea very low tide

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A neap-tide, a very low tide Népflód vel ebba ledona, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 11 : ledo, 63, 74: ii. 98, 22.

Linked entry: ap-flód

cipp

(n.)
Grammar
cipp, es; n.? Substitute: <b>cipp,</b> es; m.
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a beam, log, stock Cip cadurcus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 38: catercus, 129, 49. Cyppes stipitis, cippi, Germ. 399, 271.

ge-síclian

(v.)
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Sé þe un-endebyrdlíce mægenu gegrípan hogað, raþe hé byð gesíclud (períclitatur), Scint. loi, 15. Hé wearð gesícelod. Hml. S. 7, 65. Wearð his hors gesíclod (-sícclod, v.l.) and sóna feóll (v. Bd. 3, 9; Sch. 229, 18-), 26, 205.

cyne-wíse

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Ðeós cwén on þám lande manege nytwyrðe dǽda gefremede Gode tó lofe, and eác on þá kynewísan wel geþéh ( she proved too of great advantage to the state ), Chr. 1067; P. 202, 17

hand-gemǽne

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
hand-gemǽne, in the phrase handgemǽne beón (cf.
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Germ. handgemein werden to fight hand lo hand) Ðǽr unc hwíle wæs handgemǽne there for a time it was for the two of us hand-to-hand fighting, B. 2137

DÓM

(n.)
Grammar
DÓM, es; m.

Doom, judgment, judicial sentence, decree, ordinance, law jūdĭcium, sententia, decrētum, jus, lex a ruling, governing, commandrectio, gubernātio, impĕrium might, power, dominion, majesty, glory, magnificence, honour, praise, dignity, authority potentia, potestas, majestas, glōria, splendor, honor, laus, dignĭtas, auctōrĭtas will, free will, choice, option arbitrium, optiosense, meaning, interpretationsignifĭcātio, interprĕtātio

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Dryhten á dóm áge, leóhtbǽre lof may the Lord ever have glory, bright praise, Exon. 80 a; Th. 299, 33; Crä, 111. Dóme gewurþad honoured with glory, Beo. Th. 3295; B. 1645.

ferhþ-lufe

soul's lovemental love

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soul's love, mental love

niþerian

(v.)
Grammar
niþerian, niþrian; p. ode.

to bring lowhumiliateto accusecondemn

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to bring low, humiliate Se ðe hine nyþeraþ qui se humiliat, Lk. 14, 11. Hí nyþerodon humiliaverunt, Ps. Spl. 93, 5. to accuse, condemn Ne ǽnig mon ðec niþraþ ( condemnavit ), Jn. Skt. Rush. 8, 10. Hí niþeriaþ condemnabunt, Ps. Spl. 93. 21.

wiþ-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-hycgan, p. -hogde

To be adverse in thoughtpurpose to set one's self against

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To be adverse in thought or purpose, to set one's self against Heó ðæs beornes lufan fæste wiðhogde her heart was fast closed against the man's love, Exon. Th. 245, 9; Jul. 42.

wlóh

(n.)
Grammar
wlóh, (; gen. wléh ; f. ?)

A hemfringe

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A hem, fringe Næs him gewemmed wlite, ne wlóh of hrægle álýsed, ne loc of heáfde, Andr. Kmbl. 2941 ; An. 1473. Seó hálge stód ungewemde wlite, næs hyre wlóh ne hrægl, ne feax ne tel, fýre gemǽled, Exon. Th. 277, 34; Jul. 590.

be-geát

(n.)
Grammar
be-geát, es; n. (f.
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Hí læccað of manna begeátum lóc hwæt hí gefón magan, Ll. Th. ii. 328, 4. Unlytel on ǽhtum . . mycele welan on manegum begeátum, Hml. A. 108, 202

glædlíce

(adv.)
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Wé tódǽlað þá dagas þurh seofon, and swá glædlíce wé becumað tó þám andgite swá myceles gerénes, Angl. viii. 302, 39. of ready, willing action, cheerfully, with alacrity Ꝥ Crístes lofu neádwíse wé gelǽstan glædlíce ( alacriter ), Hy.