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ge-gladian

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 145, 3. to please Sé sé þe þæt déð þæt his þearfa beóð, sé gegladað God; and sé þe déð ǽnig unnyt, . . . hé ábelhð his Drihtne, Wlfst. 279, 1. Gif hí mid gódum weorcum hine gegladiað, Ælfc. T. Grn. 6, 16. Ꝥ hig God gegladian, Ll.

GEÓTAN

(v.)
Grammar
GEÓTAN, ic geóte, ðú gýtst, he gýt, pl. geótaþ; p. geát, gét, pl. guton; pp. goten; v. a.

to pour, pour out, shed ⬩ fundere, effundere, profundere ⬩ to flow, stream ⬩ profluere ⬩ to found, cast ⬩ to cast

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Mid geótendan here with an overwhelming army, Chr. 1052; Erl. 184, 17. to found, cast Gold and seolfur ðe hér geótaþ menn gold and silver that men here found, Ps. Th. 134, 15. Híg guton him hǽðenne god they have made them a molten image, Deut. 9, 12

ge-cnáwan

to recognize, identify an object ⬩ to acknowledge, ⬩ a claim, to pay by way of acknowledgement, ⬩ to know, be acquainted with ⬩ to know, be conversant with a subject ⬩ to have a clear apprehension of ⬩ to be cognizant of a fact, understand ⬩ to make known, declare

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(l a) where a payment is made as acknowledgement :-- Ys ðis seó oncnáwennis ðe hé hæfð God mid gecnáwen ... on circlicum mádmum, Cht.

bisceop

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop, biscop, biscep, es; m.

a BISHOP, prelate ⬩ episcopus ⬩ a chief priest of the Jews ⬩ pontifex ⬩ a heathen priest of the Romans and Egyptians

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Bisceopas on Róme sǽdon, ðæt heora godas bǽdon ðæt him man worhte anfiteatra the priests in Rome said, that their gods ordered them to build an amphitheatre, Ors. 3, 3; Bos. 55, 26.

cleacian

(v.)
Grammar
cleacian, ode; od

hurry ⬩ festinare, trepidare

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To go nimbly, hurry; festinare, trepidare He cleacode swíðe earhlíce to porte he hurried very timidly to town; in via totus trepidabat, M. H. 115a

for-gildan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gildan, -gyldan, -gieldan, -geldan; he -gildeþ, -gilt; p. ic, he -geald, ðú -gulde, pl. -guldon; subj. pres. -gilde, pl. -gilden; p. -gulde, pl. -gulden; pp. -golden

To pay for ⬩ make good ⬩ repay ⬩ requite ⬩ recompense ⬩ reward ⬩ reddĕre ⬩ exsolvĕre ⬩ compensāre ⬩ retrĭbuĕre

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Gif ðú gód dést, hit biþ ðé mid góde forgolden; gif ðú ðonne yfel dést, hit biþ ðé mid yfele forgolden if thou doest good, it shall be repaid thee with good; but if thou doest evil, it shall be repaid thee with evil, Gen. 4, 7: Cd. 35; Th. 47, 6; Gen.

Linked entries: for-geldan for-gieldan

Á

(adv.)
Grammar
Á, aa, aaa; adv.

Always ⬩ ever ⬩ for ever ⬩ ever ⬩ semper ⬩ unquam ⬩ usque

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Án God á on écnysse one God to all eternity [lit. one God ever, in eternity ], Homl. Th. ii. 22, 32. Á on écnisse usque in æternum, Jos. 4, 7. Ic á ne geseah 'I not ever saw' = I never saw, Cd. 19; Th. 24, 10; Gen. 375.

Linked entry: ÁWA

hwæt

(adj.; int.; pronoun.)
Grammar
hwæt, neut. of hwá, used as an adv. or interj.

Why ⬩ what! ⬩ ah!

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Hwæt ðú éce God O! thou eternal God, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 7; Met. 20, 4: 20, 92; Met. 20, 46. Hwæt ðú eart se sylfa God ðe ús ádrife fram dóme nonne tu Deus qui repulisti nos? Ps. Th. 107, 10. Hwæt wé nú gehýraþ ah!

georn

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</b> diligent about something (but see georne, ) Hú giorne (georne, v. l. ) hié wǽron ǽgðer ge ymb láre ge ymb liornunga, ge ymb ealle ðá ðiówotdómas ðe hié Gode dón scoldon, P. 3, 9

ge-leáfa

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Þá men þá þe Godes ríces geleáfan habbað the men who believe in God's kingdom, Bl. H. 55, 17; 77, 4.

ríce

(adj.)
Grammar
ríce, adj.

powerful ⬩ mighty ⬩ great ⬩ possessed of power ⬩ rich ⬩ possessed of wealth ⬩ strong ⬩ powerful ⬩ mighty ⬩ potent

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Ríce þeóden (God), 53, 21; Gen. 864 : (Hygelac), Beo. Th. 2422; B. 1209. Ríce randwíga (Æschere), 2600; B. 1298. Ríce Drihten Dominus, Ps. Th. 96, 1. Wite se ríca man (vir potens) ðe him God hæfþ micelne welan and ǽhta ðyses lífes tó forlǽten, L.

nædre

(n.)
Grammar
nædre, næddre, an; f.

Any kind of serpent ⬩ adder ⬩ viper

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God cwæþ tó ðære næddran ( ad serpentem ), Gen. 3, 14. Nædran celidrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 21. Nædran hilidros, i. celidros, 43, 38. Swá swá Moyses áhóf ða næddran . . . Ðá sende God fýrene næddran . . .

un-ásecgendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ásecgendlíc, adj.

beyond the powers of language to describe ⬩ unspeakable ⬩ indescribable ⬩ ineffable ⬩ not proper to tell ⬩ not to be told

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God unásecgendlícere mildheortnesse Deus inestimabilis misericordie, Anglia xi. 112, 1. Wundriende ðære unásecgendlícan gesǽlignesse ðæra manna, ðe him God forgifþ ealle heora scylda, Ps. Th. 31, arg.

swæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swæðer, swaðer (= swá hwæðer, cf.
O. H. Ger. sueder
). pronoun.

Whichever of two ⬩ either. . . or. . . ⬩ whichever, whether. . . or

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Hí móston dón swá gód swá yfel, swæþor swá hí woldon, 41, 2; Fox 246, 2

Linked entry: swaðor

offrian

(v.)
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Offriað gé mid rihtwísnesse, and bringað þá Gode tó lácum, Ps. Th. 4, 6. Godes ǽ ús forbiét diófulum to offrianne, Past. 369, 3. to offer a sacrifice Ic offrige þá offrunga immolabo hostiam, Ps. Th. 26, 7. Ofriað, 49, 15.

éhtere

(n.)
Grammar
éhtere, éhtre, es; m.

A persecutor ⬩ persĕcūtor

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Sanctus Albanus cýðde ðám éhterum Godes geleáfan ðæt he cristen wǽre Saint Alban told the persecutors of God's truth that he was a christian, 1, 7; S. 477, 22. Gebiddaþ for eówre éhteras pray for your persecutors, Mt. Bos. 5, 44: Bd. 1, 7; S. 476, 37

Linked entry: éhtre

forþ-ateón

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-ateón, p. -teáh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen

To draw forth ⬩ bring forth ⬩ produce ⬩ proferre ⬩ prodūcĕre ⬩ edūcĕre

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God ðá forþateáh of ðære moldan ǽlces cynnes treów produxitque Dŏmĭnus Deus de hŭmo omne lignum, Gen. 2, 9. He forþateáh wæter of stáne eduxit ăquam de petra, Ps. Lamb. 77, 16. Forþ-atogen progenitus, Hpt. Gl

húsel-hálgung

(n.)
Grammar
húsel-hálgung, e; f.
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The sanctifying that comes from receiving the Eucharist, attendance at the Eucharist Ðreó heálíce þing gesette God mannum tó clǽnsunge án is fulluht óðer is húselhálgung þridde is dǽdbót ... Se húselgang ús gehálgaþ, Homl. Th. ii. 48, 27.

leóht-fruma

(n.)
Grammar
leóht-fruma, an; m.
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The author or origin of light (cf. lucis auctor, Exon. 65 b; Th. 242, 3; Ph. 667) Lífes leóhtfruma God, Cd. 9; Th. 11, 14; Gen. 175: 43; Th. 57, 10; Gen. 926: Exon. 41 a; Th. 137, 26; Gú. 565: 41 b; Th. 138, 24; Gú. 581: Ps. C. 50; Ps.

ge-fýlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fýlan, p. ede; pp. ed; v. a.

To foul ⬩ defile ⬩ pollute ⬩ inquinare ⬩ foedare ⬩ contaminare

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To foul, defile, pollute; inquinare, foedare, contaminare Ðæt hí willaþ mid gegaf-sprǽcum Godes hús gefýlan so that they will with idle speeches defile God's house, L. Ælfc. C. 35; Th. ii. 356, note 2, line 22.

Linked entry: a-fýlan