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hátlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
hátlíce, adv.
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Gebede hátlícor onstandan scylon, 31, 19. Ꝥ God hátlícur lufian, 163, 4. Cf. hát; 1

riht-hláfordhyldu

(n.)
Grammar
riht-hláfordhyldu, indecl. -hyld, e; f.

Fidelity justly due to a lord

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Fidelity justly due to a lord Uton beón á úrum hláforde holde and getreówe ... forðam eall ðæt ǽfre for rihthláfordhelde dóþ, eal hit dóþ ús sylfum tó mycelre þearfe, Wulfst. 119, 15 : 299, 27

ou-cnáwenness

(n.)
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ou-cnáwenness, e; f.

recognition, knowledge (that an object is what it really is)acknowledgment, recognition of a claim

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Witodlíce gif Godes oncnáwennys ús gearcaþ ðæt éce líf, swá miccle swíðor éfstaþ tó lybbenne swá micclum swá swíðor on ðissere oncnáwennysse þeónde beóþ. Sóðlíce ne swelte on ðam écan life; ðonne biþ ús Godes oncnáwennys fulfremed. ...

and-weardnes

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Ox. 3015. temporal Þysses dæges þe nú on andweardnesse ( at the present time ) weorþiað, Bl. H. 115, 30.

ealu-scóp

(n.)
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ealu-scóp, eala-scóp, es; m.

An ale-poet

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An ale-poet We lǽraþ, ðæt ǽnig preóst ne beó ealu-scóp we teach that no priest be an ale-poet, L. Edg. C. 58; Th. ii. 256, 15

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ge-dreóh

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-dreóh, adj.

Sober

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Sober We lǽraþ ðæt man, æt ciric-wæccan, swíðe gedreóh sí we teach that man, at the church wakes, be very sober, L. Edg. 28; Th. ii. 250, 12

ge-wislíce

(adv.)
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gewislíce witon . . . there is no doubt that we know . . ., Bt. 11, 2; F. 36, 2. Gif on heortan biddan clǽnre gewisslíce ( certe ) þú scealt of beháte, Hy. S. 68, 7.

cirice

(n.)
Grammar
cirice, an; f.

A churchecclesia = ἐκκληsigma;ία

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A church; ecclesia = ἐκκληsigma;ία We lǽraþ, ðæt preóstas cirican healdan to godcundre þénunge we enjoin that priests keep their churches for divine service, L. Edg. C. 26; Th. ii. 250, 3: 30; Th. ii. 250, 19

Linked entry: ciric

ge-fætan

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ge-fætan, l. ge-fǽtan,
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and add: To lay as a burden, impose Tó hwan wyllað on ús álecgan and gefǽtan þá byrþene þe áræfnan ne magon quid nobis onera vultis imponere, quae non possumus portare? Gr. D. 165, 27

ge-gremian

(v.)
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Gelóme habbað gehrepod ymbe þæs mónan ryne, and wénað ꝥ gegremion iunge men, Angl. viii. 328, 13. Se wísa ne wilnað ná tó hrædlíce ðǽre wræce, ðeáh hé gegremed sié sapiens laesus in praesens se ulcisci non desiderat, Past. 220, 15.

ge-coren

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Wer gecorenne (-one, -ene, v.ll.) on his þeáwum uirum probum moribus, Bd. 3, 23; Sch. 299, 9

ge-lómlícian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lómlícian, p. ode; pp. od

To become frequent

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To become frequent Manig yfel we geaxiaþ hér on lífe gelómlícian and wæstmian many an evil we learn has become frequent in this life and flourishes, Blickl. Homl. 109, 2

féster-bearn

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Gregorius is úre altor and syndan his alumni, ðæt is ðæt hé is úre fésterfæder on Críste, and syndon his fésterbearn on fullwihte, Shrn. 62, 21. Substitutefor passage

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ge-wislic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wislic, adj.
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Certain, that gives certainty Ꝥ gelýfdon þá þe núgý ne magon mid gewislicre fandunge witan quatenus crederemus quae adhuc scire per experimentum non possumus, Gr. D. 261, 28

mis-feng

(n.)
Grammar
mis-feng, es ; m.
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A mistake, fault, misdeed Hé ús gegearwað þá heofonlican for ðám eorðlicum . . . gif ælmyssan dón willað on úrum lífe, and gif dǽdbóte dón willaþ úrra misfenga, Nap. 45

cym-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cym-líc, adj.

Comely, convenient, lovely, beautiful, splendid aptus, commodus, splendidus

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Comely, convenient, lovely, beautiful, splendid; aptus, commodus, splendidus Hierusalem, ðú wǽre swá swá cymlíc ceaster getimbred Jerusalem, thou wert built as a beautiful city, Ps. Th. 121, 3: Exon. 108b; Th. 415, 24; Rä. 34, 2

leófian

(v.)
Grammar
leófian, p. ode

To be dearpleasantto delight

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To be dear or pleasant, to delight Him leófedan londes wynne bold on beorhge the pleasures of the country were dear to him, the house on the hill, Exon. 34 b; Th. 110, 19; Gú. 110

gist-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
gist-mægen, es; n.

A force composed of guests

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A force composed of guests Ðǽr frome wǽron godes spellbodan hæfde gistmægen strengeo there were bold messengers of God, the band of guests [the angels visiting Lot] had strength, Cd. 115; Th 150, 20; Gen. 2494

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plaster

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Genim þysse wyrte wyrttruman on ele gesodene and wið wex gemencgedne ðám gemete þe þú plaster oþþe clyþan wyrce, Lch. i. 298, 12. Nim of þám sylfan sǽde, wyrc blaster (plaster, v. l. ), 300, 5. Add

á-temian

(v.)
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Wudufuglas wel átemede, Bt. 25; F. 88, 16. Add