híw-rǽden
A family, ⬩ household, ⬩ house, ⬩ a religious house
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A family, household, house, a religious house Hýwrǽden domus, Ælfc. Gl. 106; Som. 78, 66; Wrt. Voc. 57, 45. Godes wingeard is Israhéla híwrǽden God's vineyard is the house of Israel, Homl. Th. ii. 72, 31: Mt. Kmbl. 10, 6. Gang in tó ðam arce and eall
á-þeóstrian
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Add: intrans. Seó sunne eall áþeóstrað (á-þystraþ, v. l.), Lch. iii. 242, 21. Ðám láreówum áðístriað ðæs módes eágan, Past. 29, 15. trans. Gif his andgit áðístriað ðá flǽsclican weorc, Past. 67, 25. Hé áðeóstrade hié obscuravit eos, Ps. Srt. 104, 28
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undern
The third hour of the day ⬩ nine in the morning
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The third hour of the day, nine in the morning; in later English (v. infra) it is used of the sixth hour, a use it seems to have in undern-rest, q.v. Undern tertia, middæg sexta, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 11. Undern is dæges þridde tíd, Btwk. 214, 33. Ðæs hírédes
cyst
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dele last two passages. substitute for 'with gen. pl. . . . æstimatio,' an excellent, precious thing; with gen. the best of anything, best of its class (cf. colloquial the pick of), and add Gif wé þám dǽdlican þás cyste (cf. ungerím feós, 231) geúðan
fús
ready ⬩ eager ⬩
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Add: where there is prompt or rapid movement. of a person Hé fús gewát from his ágenum hofe Isaac lǽdan, Gen. 2869. Þǽr fúse feorran cwóman tó þám æðelinge, Kr. 57. Hé gemétte Hingwar mid eallre his fyrde fúse tó Eádmunde (hurrying to Edmund), Hml. S
HÚS
A HOUSE ⬩ a family
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A HOUSE, a family Hic lar þis fýr on ánfealdum getele, and hit getácnaþ hús on mænigfealdum getele, hi lares ðás hús; ðanon is gecweden lardum spic, forðan hit on húsum hangaþ lange, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 9, 48. Baðiendra manna hús ðǽr hí hí unscrédaþ inne
stǽnen
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stony. v. next word Se áfeól of his horse ofer stǽnene eorþan, and him wǽron ða limo gecnyssed, Shrn. 126, 18. Of sandigum ł stǽnenum de arenosis, Hpt. Gl. 449, 26. metaph. of stone, stony, hard as stone, in a good sense Ic ðé secge, ðæt ðú ( Peter
hlihhan
to laugh ⬩ to rejoice ⬩ to laugh at ⬩ to laugh ⬩ to scorn ⬩ To laugh at ⬩ deride ⬩ scorn
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Take here hlehhan in Dict., and add: to laugh Ic hlihe ridebo, Kent. Gl. II. Hlihcaþ rident Germ. 391, 17. Wearð micel gehlýd hlihhendra deófla, Hml. S. 31, 810. to have an emotion which may be expressed by laughing, to rejoice: Hió hlihð ridebit (mulier
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lencten
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Add: lenten. spring. The season according to the poetical calendar began on Feb. 7 and ended on May 8 Æfter seofentýnum þrowade nihtgerímes Mathias ( his day was Feb. 24) þæs þe lencten on tún geliden hæfde, Menol. 28. Hér wæs mycel gefeoht on Norðhymbra
ge-wendan
To turn ⬩ change ⬩ translate ⬩ incline ⬩ bring about ⬩ To turn [one's self] ⬩ change ⬩ go ⬩ return
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v. trans. To turn, change, translate, incline, bring about Gif hit eówer ǽnig mǽge gewendan ðæt ... if any of you can bring it about that..., Cd. 22; Th. 27, 35; Gen. 428. He cwæþ ðætte ǽghwilc ungemyndig rihtwísnesse hine hræðe sceolde eft gewendan
beódan
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Add: to command, with dat. of person Æðelstán beót his biscopum, ꝥ gé þone frið healdan, Ll. Th. i. 240, 12. Mín fæder mé býd, Gen. 50, 5. Ne budþú mé ná ælmessan tó syllanne, Ps. Th. 39, 7. Man beád him út binnan .v. nihlan he was ordered to leave the
tó-brǽdan
to make broad, ⬩ enlarge, ⬩ extend, ⬩ make great in size or number ⬩ to make great, ⬩ magnify, ⬩ multiply, ⬩ increase, ⬩ improve the condition of a person ⬩ to expand, ⬩ extend, ⬩ spread out, ⬩ open wide, ⬩ distend ⬩ to extend, ⬩ spread abroad, ⬩ diffuse
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to make broad, enlarge, extend, make great in size or number, of material objects Hig tóbrǽdaþ hyra healsbéc dilatant philacteria sua, Mt. Kmbl. 23, 5. of non-material objects, to make great, magnify, multiply, increase, improve the condition of a person
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gréne
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Add: green. of grass, foliage, &c. Bebeád se Hǽlend ꝥ ðæt folc sǽte ofer ꝥ gréne híg (ofer groene gers, L., ofer groenum hegge ł grese, R., super uiride faenum ), Mk. 6, 39. Siððan Adam stóp on gréne græs, Gen. 1137. Þá geseah hé ánre stówe fæc
lyft
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Add: I. air as one of the four elements Sié eorþe is drýge and ceald, and ꝥ wæter wǽt and ceald; sié lyft . . . is ǽgðer ge ceald ge wǽt, Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 35. ꝥ lyft ys wǽt and wearm. . . fýr býð wearm and drigge. . . eorðe ys ceald and drigge . .
rídan
to ride on horseback ⬩ equitare ⬩ to ride ⬩ to ride ⬩ to swing ⬩ rock
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to ride on horseback; equitare Hwílum ic on wloncum wicge ríde, Exon. Th. 489, 14; Rä. 78, 7. Hwá rít intó ðam porte quis equitat in civitatem? Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 3, 52. Ðín cyning rít uppan tamre assene, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 5. Hú ne wást ðú ðæt nán mon for
lácan
to swing ⬩ wave about ⬩ to play ⬩ fight ⬩ to play
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to swing, wave about, move as a ship does on the waves, as a bird does in its flight, as flames do Ic láce mid winde I wave about with the wind, Exon. 108 a; Th. 412, 17; Rä. 31, 1. Sum láceþ on lyfte one swings in the air [of the man who is hung on
Æl-mihtig
Almighty
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Almighty Se Ælmihtiga the Almighty, Beo. Th. 184; B. 92: Andr. Kmbl. 497; An. 249: Elen. Grm. 1146: Exon. 9 b : Th. 8, 22; Cri. 121: Cd. 191; Th. 239, 10; Dan. 368: Hy. 10, 1: Bt. Met. Fox 9, 97; Met. 9, 49: Menol. Fox 187; Men. 95 : Salm. Kmbl. 68;
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ge-wider
Weather ⬩ the temperature of the air ⬩ a tempest ⬩ tempestas ⬩ cæli tempĕries
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Weather, the temperature of the air, a tempest; tempestas, cæli tempĕries Hí monige dagas windes and gewidor abidon opportūnos alĭquot dies ventos expectārent, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 19. Se sceortigenda dæg hæfþ líðran gewideru [gewidera, MS. R.] ðonne se
sibbian
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To make people friends, make peace between disputants, reconcile Se seðe ða unryhtwísan tósomne sibbaþ ( pace social ), hé seleþ ðære unryhtwísnesse fultom, Past. 47, 3; Swt. 361, 22. Sipbade paciscitur. Lk. Skt. p. 11. 2. On .iiii. nyhta mónan sibba
stǽr
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A history; historia Tó eallum ðe ðis ylce stǽr becyme úres cynnes tó rǽdanne omnes ad quos haec eadem historia pervenire poterit nostrae nationis legentes, Bd. pref.; S. 472, 33. Ðæt getæl ðæs hálgan stǽres and spelles ... Song hé eall ðæt stǽr Genesis