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líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
líhtan, p. te

To shinelighten

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Ðæt leóht lýht on þýstrum lux in tenebris lucet, Jn. Skt. 1, 5. Se móna líht on niht, Bt. 21; Fox. 74, 25. Swá swá ðæt leóhtfæt liéht on nieht úrum eágum, ðætte ða gewritu on dog liéhten úrum móde, Past. 48, 1; Swt. 365, 15. Líhteþ luceat, Ps.

BRÚCAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRÚCAN, to brúcanne; ic brúce, ðú brúcest, brýcst, brícst, he brúceþ, brýcþ, pl. brúcaþ; p. ic, he breác, ðú bruce, pl. brucon; pp. brocen; v. a. gen.

To use, make use of, to pass, spend, enjoy, have enjoyment of, to eat, bear, dischargeuti, frui, possidere, habere, gaudere aliqua re, edere

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Ðe hyra lífes þurh lust brucon [MS. brucan] who have spent their life in pleasure, Exon. 38 b; Th. 127, 19; Gú. 388. Ne brícst usest not, Deut. 28, 30. Ðú brícst ðínes hláfes thou shalt eat of thy bread, Gen. 3, 19. Brúcaþ, Jn. Bos. 4, 9

ge-gyrdan

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Luna beón gegyrd (cingi ), Lch. iii. 206, 19. Add

ge-weallan

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Substitute: of liquids, to boil Ofer ðás giscæft wætres ðió from fýre giualla ( fervescere ) bið geséne, Rtl. 101, 26. fig. to be fervent Giualla in Godes lufu ferveat in caritate, Rtl. 105, 3

be-hleápan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hleápan, p. -hleóp, pl. -hleópon; pp. -hleápen

To leap uponinto fixinsilire

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To leap upon or in, to fix; insilire Ðæs monnes mód and his lufu biþ behleápen on ða lǽnan sibbe the man's mind and his love are fixed on the fragile peace Past. 46, 5; Hat. MS. 67 a, 9

sceád-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
sceád-wís, adj.
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Mid hú sceádwísre lufe manncynna ealdor for úre edstaðelunge þǽre róde gealgan underféng, Hml. Th. i. 588, 88

ofer-dón

(v.)

to overdo, do to excess

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to overdo, do to excess Ðonne sceal his steór beón mid lufe gemetegod, ná mid wælhreáwnysse oferdón, Honil. Th. ii. 532, 13. Ealle oferdón þing dæriaþ omnia nimia nocent, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 163

byrst

(n.)
Grammar
byrst, berst, es; m.
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We habbaþ fela byrsta gebiden multas calamitates sumus perpessi, Lupi Serm. i. 2; Hick. Thes. ii. 99, 21

ge-húslian

(v.)
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Þæne hí beóþ gehús-lude dum communicantur Angl. xiii, 425, 860. Þá cild man here tó mæssan, ꝥ hyg beón gehúslode, Ll. Th. ii. 392, 13

wól

(n.)
Grammar
wól, es; m. : e; f.

Pestpestilenceplaguemurrain

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Wól lues, Bd. I. 14; S. 482, 23. Ðæs Pelagianiscan wóles (pestis), I. 21; S. 485, 5. On wóles setle in cathedra pestilentiae, Past. 56; Swt. 435, 21. Wóle, Anglia xiii. 33, 146.

hǽðenisc

(adj.)
Grammar
hǽðenisc, adj.

Heathenish, pagangentilis

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Heathenish, pagan Heora biscepas sǽdon ðæt heora godas bǽdon ðæt him man worhte anfiteatra ðæt mon mehte ðone hǽðeniscan plegan ðǽrinne dón suasere pontifices, ut ludi scaenici diis expetentibus ederentur, Ors. 3, 3; Swt. 102, 12

bǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
bǽdan, p. de; pp. ed

To constraincompelrequiresolicitcogerecompellereexigerepostulareflagitare

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To constrain, compel, require, solicit; cogere, compellere, exigere, postulare, flagitare Ðæs his lufu bǽdeþ whom his love constrains, Exon. 90 b; Th. 339, 27; Gn. Ex. 100.

Linked entries: a-bǽdan bǽdde bǽdend

un-nytwirðlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-nytwirðlíce, adv.

Uselesslyvainlyto no purposeunprofitably

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Uselessly, vainly, to no purpose, unprofitably Ðæra wiðercorenra wíte tiht oft heora mód unnytwurðlíce tó lufe, Homl. Th. i. 332, 29. Ágyldan gesceád ealra ðæra ýdelnyssa ðe hí unnytwurðlíce nú begáð, ii. 220, 31.

á-cýþan

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Sý on þone synnigan bróðor seó sóðe lufu ácýd and gefæstnod confirmetur in eo karitas, R. Ben. 51, 7. Add

milde

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add: Lufu bið mildu caritas benigna est, Past. 222, 5. add Þá wearð Tiberius Rómánum swá wráð and swá heard swá hé him ǽr wæs milde and iéþe inmutata est Tiberii modestia, atque ex mansuetissimo principe saevissima bestia exarsit, Ors. 6, 2; 254. 30

ofer-helian

(v.)
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Seó sóþe lufu oferhelaþ ( operit ) micelnysse synna, Scint. 1, 5. Sé þe ágyltendes wunda belocenum breóste and mid tungan oferhelað (tegit), 38, 17. Hí oferheledon (operuerunt) hine mid bletsungum, 67, 14. Oferhelian synne uelare peccatum, 52, 11.

scearp

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Add Tó þám ꝥ hí þe scearpran on þǽre sóðan Godes lufu hí æteówdon, Hml. S. 23 b, 94. <b>VI a.</b> add :-- Godes word is cucu and scearp innan lǽrende þis mennisce andgyt, Hml. S. 23 b, 595

cyric-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-bóc, e; f.

A church-book liber continens ritus et ceremonias ecclesiæ

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A church-book; liber continens ritus et ceremonias ecclesiæ To ǽghwælcre neóde man hæfþ on cyricbócum mæssan gesette masses for every necessity have been placed in church-books, Lupi Serm. 2, 3; Hick. Thes. ii. 107, 32

hád-breca

(n.)
Grammar
hád-breca, an; m.

A violator of holy orderssacri ordinis violator

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S. 6; Th. i. 380, 2 : Lupi Serin. i. 19; Hick. Thes. ii. 105, 3; Swt. A. S. Rdr. 110, 178

Linked entry: breca

á-tyhtan

to stretchtendereattendereextenderein-tendereto persuadeincite

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Átiht (extende) þá só; ðan lufe gynd ealne embehwyrft, 2, 16. Þænne geþanc ná tó bebodum só;ðre lufe byð átiht (tenditur), 53, 7. Átyht, Past. 301, 19.

Linked entry: á-tiht