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ge-hálgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hálgian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To consecratededicateinitiateordainhallowmake holysanctifyconsecrārededĭcāresacrāreinĭtĭāreordĭnāresanctĭfĭcāre

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ðín nama gehálgod hallowed be thy name, Homl. Th. ii. 596, 5 : Hy. 6, 3; Hy. Grn. ii. 286, 3 : 7, 18; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 18. He wæs gehálgod fram Scottum ordĭnātus a Scottis, Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 22. On gehálgodre cirican in a consecrated church, L.

wicce-cræeft

(n.)
Grammar
wicce-cræeft, es; m.
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Hǽðenscipe bið ðæt man . . . wiccecræft (wiccan cræft, v. l. ) lufige, L. C. S. 5; Th. i. 378, 21 : L. N. P. L. 48; Th. ii. 298, 1. Wiccecræft álecgan, O. E. Howl. i. 302, 36. Seó wicce ðe áwent þurh wiccecræft manna mód, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 210.

á-ídlan

Grammar
á-ídlan, á-íd(e)l(i)an.
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Add: to become vain, to lose force, worth, &c. Áídliaþ exolescunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 50. Þe lǽs þe innan áídlode ( inanesceret ), Gr. D. 59, 27. Áýdlian tabescere, Ps. L. 38, 12. Þá geseah se árleása áídlian his smeágunge, Hml.

ge-sciftan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sciftan, I. to divide into shares among people.
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Take here <b>ge-scyftan</b> in Dict. to assign, appoint, ordain Is lencten ús eallum dǽdbóte gescyft, þæt on þám fæce . . . wið God gebétan . . . Wlfst. 102, 17.

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fulluht

(n.)
Grammar
fulluht, fulwiht, fullwiht, fulwuht, es; n. [v. Grimm And. u. El. pp. 136-7]

Baptismbaptismus

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Th. ii. 48, 29: 46, 24, 33: 48, 18, 20: i. 94, 2. Fram gyfe ðæs hálgan fulluhtes a sacri baptismătis gratia, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 10. Fulluhtes bæþ the bath of baptism, 2, 14; S. 518, 4.

blind

(adj.)

darkdimblind

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Add: physical Ic wæs blind bám eágum, Hml. Th. i. 422, 7: Bt. 38, 5; F. 206, 26. Palpo ic grápige; hic palpo ðes blinda mann, hujus palponis ðyses blindan, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 216, 10.

cíte

(n.)
Grammar
cíte, an; f.
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a hut, cabin, cottage Cétan gurgustione, Wrt. Voc. i. 110, 17. Gecóm hyre cýtan (cf. Gr. D. 167, 6), Hml. Th. ii. 182, 26: 184, 7. Settan Hierusalem samod anlícast swá æppelbearu áne cýtan posuerunt Hierusalem velut pomorum custodiam, Ps.

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ge-lytlian

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 138, 67. I. trans, to make less than something else Þú gelitludest hine lythwón lǽs fram englum minuisti eum paulo minus ab angelis, Ps. L. 8, 6. to mate less than before, to diminish, lessen, with regard to number, size, & c.

gím-ness

(n.)
Grammar
gím-ness, e; f.
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care that repairs, restores. medical care, curing, v. gíman ; 2 a Ne is ðarf ðǽm hálum gémnise non est opus valentibus medico Mt. L. 9, 12. Ðá ðe gémnisse (cura) bihófadon ge-hǽlde, Lk. R. L. 9, II.

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híwan

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Add: the domestics of a household Þá híwan familiares domus illius, Bd. 3, 9; Sch. 231, 15. Ðá cóm sum þára hína, cleopode mec, 5, 3; Sch. 565, 12. Twégen æceras on gemang hína lande (land let to the members of a household?), C. D. iii. 400, 7.

in-segel

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Add: a seal attached to a document as evidence of authenticity, Shrn. 176, 10 (in Dict.). Seó sprǽc wearð ðám cynge cúð.

un-wær

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wær, adj.

not on one's guardunawareunpreparedunwaryheedlessincautiousinconsiderate

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not on one's guard, unaware, unprepared Gif ðé man scotaþ , ðú gescyltst ðé, gif ðú hit gesihst; gif ðú unwær bist, ðú bist ðe swíðor geswenct, Homl. Th. ii. 538, 11.

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gréne

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Þá geseah ánre stówe fæc þám óþrum felda grénre ( viridius ), Bd. 3, 10; Sch. 233, 1. of other things Groeni prassus, Hpt. 33, 251, 20. Groeni ár aurocalcum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 101, 36. Gréne ár auricalcos, i. 286, 66.

tó-stregdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-stregdan, -strédan. [For conjugation see stregdan.]

To dispersescatterdestroyspargereaspergeredispergeredisperderedissiparedispertiredestruereTo be dispersednot to keep within proper bounds

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Ðú -strugde úsic dispersisti nos, Ps. Surt. 43, 12. Tóstregdyst, Ps. Spl. C. 43, 13. tóstregde dispersit, 111, 8. Tóstrægd, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. I. 51: Rtl. 177, 15. Tóstregd hié disperde illos, Ps. Surt. 53, 7: disperge, 58, 12.

eáca

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Add: addition, increase Ðonne ys ðis se eáca on landum ðæt hæfð of his ágenum ðæt mynster mid gegódod, C. D. iv. 274, 32. Hwæt se eáca is ðe ic geunnen hæbbe, 51, 23. Nán nis swá welig sumes eácan ne þurfe, Bt. 33, 1; F. 120, 16.

betǽcan

(v.)

to entrustguidanceto hand overpaygiveto assigndestineyield toto direct

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Dúnstáne, Chr. 943 ; P.111, note 19. Se cing betǽhte þá fyrde lǽdene Ealfríce, 992 ; P. 127, 10. Betáhte, Ors. 6, 36 ; S. 294, 31: 6, 37; 5 : 296, 1. betǽon heora rǽd 15 his willan, Hml. Th. i. 12, 7.

CEALF

(n.)
Grammar
CEALF, celf, calf, es; cealfru, calfru; n. m.

A CALFvitulus, vitula

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A CALF; vitulus, vitula He genam án fætt cealf tulit vitulum tenerrimum, Gen. 18, 7. He ofslóh án fæt celf occidit vitulum saginatum, Lk. Foxe 15, 27. Ne onfó ic of eówrum húse cealfas non accipiam de domo tua vitulos, Ps. Th. 49, 10.

FÚL

(n.)
Grammar
FÚL, es; n.

Foulnessimpurityguiltoffencefaultillŭviesimpūrĭtasculpa

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Ðár ǽnig þing fúles neáh ne cume where nothing foul [of foulness] may come near, L. Edg. C. 42; Th. ii. 252, 25. Se ðe ðæs fácnes and ðæs fúles gewita he who is privy to the crime and the guilt, L. Ath. v. § 1. 2; Th. i. 228, 22.

hréd-eádig

(adj.)
Grammar
hréd-eádig, adj.

Gloriousnobletriumphant

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Glorious, noble, triumphant Biþ ðǽr his þegna eác hréðeádig heáp there too shall be a triumphant band of his servants, Exon. 21 b; Th. 58, 33; Cri. 945.

leác

(n.)
Grammar
leác, lǽc, léc, es; n.

a leek

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Generally, a garden herb [as in leác-tún, c.], an alliaceous plant [v. compounds],a leek Ðis léc hoc cepe: ðis leác hoc porrum, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 32, 35. Leác ambila, Wrt. Voc. 284, 24: Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 49. Láec, Ep. Gl. 2 d, 8.

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