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swíþlic

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Add Þá áxode Sisinnius mid swíðlicum þreáte þone hálgan wer hwylcne god hé wurðode, Hml. S. 29, 217

wǽpned

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽpned, adj.

Malea malea man

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Wépned and wíf geworhte hiǽ God masculum et feminam fecit eos, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 19, 4. Wíf and wǽpned, Cd. Th. 12, 33; Gen. 195: 166, 9; Gen. 2745. Wífes meoluc ðe wǽpned féde, Lchdm. ii. 338, 8

gǽst-hálig

(adj.)
Grammar
gǽst-hálig, adj.

Spirit-holyholy in spiritin spīrĭtu sanctus

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Spirit-holy, holy in spirit; in spīrĭtu sanctus Wǽr is ætsomne Godes and monna, gǽst-hálig treów there is a compact together of God and men, a spiritual holy covenant, Exon. 16 a; Th. 36, 31; Cri. 584.

heorcnian

(v.)
Grammar
heorcnian, hercnian; p. ode

To hearkenlisten

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Maria gesæt ær Godes fótum his word heorcnigende Mary sat at the feet of God hearkening to his words, ii. 440, 16. Ðæt hit tó hefigtýme ne þince ðám heorcnigendum that it may not seem too tedious to the listeners, 72, 23

Linked entry: hyrcnian

singallíce

(adv.)
Grammar
singallíce, adv.
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Hine ǽghwon*-*an God singallíce simle gehealdeþ, Met. 7, 46 : Bt. 12 ; Fox 36, 27

Linked entry: ge-singallícode

un-ámeten

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ámeten, adj.

Unmeasurednot having determined limitsvery greatimmenseboundless

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. §§ 9, 12. very great, immense, boundless God unámetenre árfæstnysse Deus immense pietatis, Anglia xi. 112, 2. Nis ús nán gemet on ðam ǽrran bebode, forðan ðe wé sceolon úrne Scyppend lufian mid unámetenre lufe, Honl. Th. ii. 314, 12: Homl.

Linked entry: á-metan

un-nídige

(adv.)
Grammar
un-nídige, adv.

Without compulsionwillingly

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Oft hit gebyreþ ðætte manige men bióþ swá ungetrume ǽgþer ge on móde ge on líchoman ðæt hí ne magon ne nán god dón, ne nán yfel nyllaþ unnédige, Bt. 39, 10; Fox 228, 1

Linked entries: nídige un-nédige

weorold-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-cræft, es; m.
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Ðæt him God onsende wíse geþóhtas and woruldcræftas, Exon. Th. 294, 29; Crä. 22

a-feorran

(v.)
Grammar
a-feorran, l. á-feorrian;
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To remove, depart God ne áfearra ðú from mé Deus ne elonges a me , Ps. Srt. 70, 12. Afearriað (áfearrad, L.) from mé discedite a me, Lk. R. 23, 27. ꝥte áfirrade ut discederet , Mk. L. 5, 17

á-hwǽnan

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God hine ná lengc áhwǽnedne habban nolde, Hml. S. 23, 393, 402. Utan fréfrian áhwǽnede and hyrtan ormóde, Wlfst. 119, 8

Linked entry: hwǽnan

ge-metan

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(Goth, ga-mitan: O. H. Ger. ge-mazzon.)

ge-fréfran

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Take here <b>ge-fréfrian</b>, and add God sylf gefréfrað ús, Hml. S. 25, 123 : Hml. Th. i. 550, 30. Þú mé gefréfrodest (-adest, v.l.) consolatus es me, R. Ben. 60, 2. Hé þone nacodan mid náhte ne gefréfrode, Hml. Th. ii. 500, 25.

mǽst

(adv.)
Grammar
mǽst, adv.
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Add Hé þár mycel gód gegaderode. . . þá hyt eall mǽst gegaderod wæs, Chr. 1065; P. 190, 28. Mǽst ealle Africe gecirdon tó Geoweorþan universum pene Africam regno suo junxit. Ors. 5, 7 ; S. 228, 26

midde-winter

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Maria onféng God on hyre innoð, and hine bær oð middewintres mæssedæg and hine þá ácende, Hml. Th. i. 200, 28. On myddewintres mæssenyht, Lk. 2, I. rbc. In þǽre middewintres tíde, Chr. 1006; P. 137, 14: 1016; P. 146, 22.

oþ-wítan

(v.)
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Him God ne oðwít his scylda, Ps. Th. 31, 2. Ðæt ilce Dryhten oðwát Israhéla folce, Past. 267, 14. in a clause Ic þé ná ne oðwíte þæt þú mé ne gehýrst, Ps.

Linked entry: æt-wítan

gyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
gyrnan, girnan; p. de

To desirebegyearn

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To desire, beg, yearn Ic ne me micles gyrne I do not desire much for myself, Exon. 37 a; Th. 121, 20; Gú. 291 Glædmód gyrneþ ðæt he gódra mǽst dǽda gefremme joyous is eager to perform very many good deeds, 62 b; Th. 229, 28; Ph. 492.

Linked entries: girnan geornan gernan

ge-swingan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swingan, p. -swang, pl. -swungon; pp. -swungen

To scourgebeatflagellareverberare

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God geswang Farao ðone cining mid ðám mǽstum wítum flagellavit Dominus Pharaonem regem plagis maximis, Gen. 12, 17: Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 1. Ic wæs ealne ðæg geswungen fui flagellatus tota die, Ps. Th. 72, 11: Andr. Kmbl. 2791; An. 1398.

Linked entries: ge-sumgdon ge-swicte

ge-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þencan, -þencean, ic -þence, ðú -þencest, -þencst, he -þenceþ, -þencþ, pl. -þencaþ, -þenceaþ; p. ic, he -þohte, ðú -þohtest, pl. -þohton; pp. -þoht.

to thinkconceiveperceivereflect uponweighmeditariconsiderarepensareto think aboutrememberconsider maturelyto take to heartrecogitareiterum cogitarereminiscito think ofbear in mindrememberrecordaricogitarememor esseto excogitatedeviseinventconceiveexcogitarestruereinvenireto resolveintendwishintenderevelle

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Ðú [God] eal gód [MS. good] ánes geþeahte ðínes geþohtest, and hí ðá worhtest thou [God] didst conceive all good by the counsel of thyself alone, and then didst create it, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 79; Met. 20, 40.

notu

(n.)
Grammar
notu, e; f.

useprofitadvantagean officeemploymentthe discharge of an officeconduct of business

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Hit læg wéste and gé his náne note ne hæfdon it lay waste and you got no good from it, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 48, 25. Gif Drihten tó lytele note and nytwyrðnesse on his heorde angyt, R. Ben. 11, 2.

HEARM

(n.)
Grammar
HEARM, herm, es; m.

HARM, hurt, injury, evil, grief, affliction, pain, injurious speech, calumny, insultpain, griefgrief, sorrow, harmcalamitas, calumnia, contumelia, ærumna, iujuriagrief, sorrow

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Eác is hearm gode módsorg gemacod pain also and heart-sorrow is caused to God, Cd. 35; Th. 47, 2; Gen. 754. Nán hearm ne biþ ðeáh hit nó ne gewyrðe there is no harm if it do not happen, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 4.

Linked entry: hearm-heort