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CYRICE

(n.)
Grammar
CYRICE, cirice, cyrce, circe; gen. an, ean; f: cyric, ciric, in the compound cyric-ǽwe, etc. q. v. cyrc, e; f. circ,

in the compounda church, the material structure ecclesiaa heathen temple templum paganum

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Hǽlend Crist is se grundweall ðære gástlícan cyrcan Jesus Christ is the foundation of the spiritual church, Homl. Th. ii. 588, 22.

Linked entries: cyrce circe cirice

LǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼDAN, p. de; pp. lǽded, lǽd

TO LEADconducttakecarrybringbring forthproduce

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Crist heriaþ and him lof lǽdaþ Crist they laud and to him bring praise, Hy. 7, 25; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 25.

Linked entry: be-lǽdan

FLÓD

(n.)
Grammar
FLÓD, es; n. m.

a flowing of waterflowflowing waterwavetideFLOODsearunning streamriverflūmenfluctusfluentumæstusaccessusflŭviusthe Flooddelugedilŭvium

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Se wuldorcyning gesette ýþum heora onrihtne ryne, rúmum flóde [m. or n.] the king of glory appointed to the waves, to the spacious flood, its just course, Cd. 8; Th. 10, 36; Gen. 167: Exon. 25a; Th. 72, 8; Cri. 1169: Beo. Th. 3780; B. 1888: Andr.

Linked entry: flóde

hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
hweorfan, hworfan, hwurfan

To turnchangegoreturndepartgo aboutwanderroam

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In the following passage the verb is transitive Fulwiaþ folc hweorfaþ tó heofonum baptize people and turn them to heaven, Exon. 14 b; Th. 30, 25; Cri. 485

mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽre, adj.

Greatexcellentdistinguishedillustrioussublimesplendidcelebratedfamouswidely knownnotoriousdistinguished by evil deedsinsignis

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Se mǽra dæg the great and terrible day of the Lord, Exon. 23 b; Th. 65, 16; Cri. 1055. Ðæt is mǽre spell no common tale is that, Cd. 119; Th. 155, 2; Gen. 2566: Elen. Kmbl. 1936; El. 970.

fæst

constantfirmsteadfastfixedunchangeablefirmsecurestubbornunyieldingfirmsolidcompactstrongfirmstrongfortifiedunbrokenundisturbedstandard

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Of slǽpe þý fæstan, Cri. 890: An. 796. of established reputation (?), standard (of books) ?

ge-fæstnian

(v.)
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Róde gefæstnad, Cri. 1448. Gefæstnodon sceare and cultre mid þǽre sýl confirmato vomere et cultro aratro, Coll. M. 19, 19. Gefæsnode fixas (turmas quasi radicitus fixas ... immobiles manere fecit, Ald. 52, 6), An.

húru

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Wé ealles sculon secgan þonc . . . and húru þǽre hǽlo, Cri. 613. Gebéte ꝥ. . .swá be were swá be wíte . . . and for Gode húru béte swá canon tǽce, Ll. Th. i. 168, 6: 402, 14: 340, 19 : ii. 292, 2: 302, 7: Solil. H. 2, 17 : 30, 11.

hwæþer

(con.)
Grammar
hwæþer, conj.
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Cri. 1307. in direct questions, whether ... [or (whither)] Hwæðer wæs Jóannes fulluht þe of heofonum þe of mannum? baptismus Johannis unde erat? e caelo an ex hominibis?, Mt. 21, 25: Hml. Th. i. 222, 20 (in Dict.).

wíde

(adv.)
Grammar
wíde, adv.
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Th. 25, 2; Cri. 394: 155, 3; Gú. 854. Wíde oððe síde. Hy. 1, 7

leóht

(n.)
Grammar
leóht, a light.
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Ús is wuldres leóht ontýned heaven is opened to us, Sat. 556: Cri. 1673: An. 1613. Hé ús hafað þæs leóhtes bescyrede he has deprived us of heaven, Gen. 392: 401. Heó on wyrse leóht under eorðan neoðan God sette sigeleáse, on þá sweartan helle, 310.

lǽdan

(v.)
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Nú þú móst féran . . . ic þec lǽdan sceal, Cri. 1672. Lǽdan weorode láreów tó lides stefnan, An. 1708.

líc-hama

(n.)
Grammar
líc-hama, an; m.

The bodythe corporeal

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Ðonne betǽcþ Crist ða mánfullan mid líchaman and mid sáwle intó hellewíte then will Christ deliver the wicked, body and soul, into hell, ii. 608, 7. Hí tú beóþ in ánum líchoman erant duo in carne una, Bd. i, 27; S. 491, 14.

stingan

(v.)
Grammar
stingan, p. stang, pl, stungon ;
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Crist hét stingan sweord in scǽðe, Charter quoted by Lye. <b>Ia.

fore-sceáwian

(v.)

to foreseeto provide forto provide give for use

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Críst him líf sealde and andlyfene foresceáwode, Hml. S. 11, 347: 5, 325. Swá swá úre Álýsend foresceáwode him þæt castel . . . swá se deófol þám forlorenum men (Antichrist) foresceáwað gelimplice stówe, Wlfst. 193, 26-194, 6.

ge-béd

Grammar
ge-béd, l. ge-bed, dele <b>II,</b> where for gebed l. gebod,
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Hié on gebed feóllon, Gen. 847. a prayer Críst sylf sang Pater noster ǽrest and þæt gebedd his leorningcnihtum tǽhte; and on ðám godcundan gebede sýn .VII. gebedu, Wlfst. 20, 16. Gebedo oramina (famulus Christi supplex oramina fudit), Wrt.

ge-tíþian

(v.)
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Críst hæfð micel getíþod eów, Hml. S. 36, 167

hengen

(n.)
Grammar
hengen, e; f.

hanging that on which any one is hunga gibbetgallowscrossprisonconfinementdurance.

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Hét hine hón and mid hengen þráwan tó langere hwíle bade hang him and for a long time torture him with hanging, 308, 31. that on which any one is hung, a gibbet, gallows, cross Crist ðone ðe hí on hengene fæstnodon Christ whom they fastened on a cross

Linked entry: heng-wíte

staþolian

(v.)
Grammar
staþolian, p. ode.
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Ic ðý fæstlícor ferhð staðelige, hyht untweóndne, on Crist, Elen. Kmbl. 1591; El. 797. Ðe ðæs húses hróf staðeliaþ qui aedificant domum, Ps. Th. 126, 1. Ic on heofonum hám staðelode, Cd. Th. 281, 23; Sat. 276. Staðelodest fundasti, Ps.

wiþerweard-ness

(n.)
Grammar
wiþerweard-ness, e; f.

hostilitycontentionoppositionperversityfrowardnessdepravityarroganceunfavourable conditionadverse circumstanceadversitycontrarietydiversity

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Hé wearð grǽdig ðæs gódan deáþes bútan ǽlcre scylde and ǽlcre wiðerweardnesse wið hine he (David) was greedy for the death of the good man (Uriah), who was without any crime against him and had shewn no hostility to him, Past. 3; Swt. 37, 2.