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ge-tímian

(v.)
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Gyf ꝥ getímie, ꝥ is eallum mannum gemǽne, ꝥ se abbud gewíte of þissum lífe, C. D. B. i. 155, 32. Hé wiste ꝥ hit ( the betrayal by Judas) æfter his geteohhunge ágán (getímian, v. l. ) sceolde, Hml. A. 154, 69. <b>I a.

on-sundrum

(adv.)
Grammar
on-sundrum, -sundran, -sundron; adv.

separately, severally, separated one from the other, apartin retirement from others, apartmaking distinction from others, especially

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Stande hé ealra ýtemest, oððe on ðam stede, ðe se abbod swá gémeleásum monnum tó stealle onsundrum betǽht hæfþ . . . Wé forðí tǽhton ðæt hý on úteweardan oððe onsundrum standen, ðæt . . ., R. Ben. 68, 10-17.

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settan

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R. 14, 31. add Hé sette Æþelgár abbod tó Níwan mynstre tó abbode, Chr. 964; P. 116, 3. Þá hé bebyrged wæs hié settan him hyrdas tó, Bl. H. 177, 26. Add Hí úre béc setton swá swá hí geleornodon æt heora láreówe Críste, Hml.

deófol-lic

(adj.)
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deófol-lic, (deóf-); adj.
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Þone deófollicon abbod þe cwæð ꝥ úres Drihtenes líchama and his godcundnes wǽre ánes gecyndes, Ll. Th. ii. 374, 23. Ðæne deófollican unðeáw . . . gedón ꝥ óðre men nimaí máre ðonne hit gemet sý, Hml. A. 145, 22.

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in-gang

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Þá underféng se abbod hine on ꝥ mynster, ðá geleornede hé his saltere on feówer móndum, Shrn. 109, 5. Cf. on-gang

rihtlíce

(adv.)
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rihtlíce, adv.

rightly, justly, with justice or quity rightly, in a manner which suits the circumstances of a case rightly, in accordance with rules or regulations, regularlyrightly as regards conduct

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Ða munecas beádon hine ðæt hé sceolde healdan hí rihtlíce, the abbot Chr. 1083; Erl. 217, 5.

notian

(v.)
Grammar
notian, p. ode.

to make use ofemployenjoyto discharge an office

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Gif hé þurh ða gebedu gehǽled ne biþ, notige ðonne se abbod cyrfes, R. Ben. 52, 19. Notian ðara ( the garments ), ðe for hwylcere neóde on ýtinge faraþ, 91, 12. Betǽce ðǽm ðe heora ( tools ) notian sceolan, 56, 6.

car-ful

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car-ful, (care-).
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R. 3, 12. careful, attentive to the interests of, solicitous for Hú abbod careful (sollicitus) beón sceal ymbe ðá dǽdbétendan, R. Ben. 50, 16.

gódian

(v.)
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Á hé mæig findan hwæt hé mæig on byrig bétan ... hús gódian, ... hegas gódian, Angl. ix. 262, 15-20. to endow Ðá bohte se abbot landes feola and gódede ꝥ mynstre, Chr. 963; P. 117, 23. to make abundant, accumulate.

BURH

(n.)
Grammar
BURH, burg; gen. burge; dat. byrig, byrg; acc. burh, burg; pl. nom. acc. burga; gen. burga; dat. burgum; f. [beorh, beorg = burh, burg the impert. of beorgan to defend] .
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castle alone; but as people lived together for defence and support, hence a fortified place, fortress, castle, palace, walled town, dwelling surrounded by a wall or rampart of earth; arx, castellum, mons, palatium, urbs munita, domus circumvallata Se Abbot

ge-béd

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ge-béd, l. ge-bed, dele <b>II,</b> where for gebed l. gebod,
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and add: a prayer to a human being, request Miltsa mé, abbud, and gefyl nú óþer gebæd mínre béne, Hml. S. 236, 705. where the person addressed is divine. prayer, praying Hús mín hús gebeddes ( orationis ) is. Lk. L. 19, 46.

a-wrítan

(v.)
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a-wrítan, p. -wrát, pl. -writon ; pp. -writen ; v. a. [a, wrítan to engrave, write] .

to write out or downto transcribedescribecomposetranscriberedescribereconscriberecontexereto inscribeinscribereinscriptione ornareto carvedelineatedrawsculperedelineare

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Ðara abbuda stǽr and spell ðysses mynstres on twám bócum ic awrát I wrote a history and narrative of the abbots of this monastery in two books, Bd. 5, 23 ; S. 648, 30: 5, 23 ; S. 649, 11. to inscribe; inscribere, inscriptione ornare Wæs se beám bócstafum

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ge-férrǽden

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Ælfwíg abbud and eall seó geférrǽden on Baðan, C. D. iv. 171, 28. Geférrǽdene, inhíréde clientela, An. Ox. 2809. <b>II a.

ge-efenlǽcan

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Se abbod geefenlǽce þá bysene þæs árfæstan hyrdes pastoris boni piunt imitetur exemplum, R.

sacan

(v.)
Grammar
sacan, p. sóc , sócon; sacen.

to fight, strive, contendto disagree,to wrangleto bring a suitto accuse, blameto refuse, deny.

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Voc. ii. 33, 10. to disagree, act in opposition, not to be, or not to act, in unison, to wrangle Ðonne se abbod and se práfost ungeráde beóþ and him betwyx sacaþ dum contraria sibi inuicem sentiunt, R. Ben. 124, 19.

notu

(n.)
Grammar
notu, e; f.

useprofitadvantagean officeemploymentthe discharge of an officeconduct of business

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Hæbbe se abbod á mid him gewrit ealra ðæra ǽhta; ðonne seó notu ( the use of tools, etc. ) on gebróðra gewrixle biþ, sý ðæt gewis á mid ðam abbode, ðæt hé wite, hwæt betǽht sý and hwæt underfangen, R. Ben. 56, 8.

regol

(n.)
Grammar
regol, es; m.

a rulea rule, pattern, standard, normprescript, a canonrule

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Wite se abbod, eal ðæt hé dó, ðæt hé hit dó mid gehealdsumnesse ðæs regoles, 16, 6. Munecas ðe under regole ( sub regula ) lifigeaþ, Bd. 4, 4;S. 571, 21. Intó Sanctus Benedictus regole, Chart. Th. 548, 4.

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diht

(n.)
Grammar
diht, es; m.
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</b> direction by one in authority, of men Benedictus sǽde þæt heora þeáwas ne mihton his dihte ( his rule as abbot ) geðwǽrlǽcan, Hml. Th. ii. 158, 7. Hý bedreáf onfón æfter heora abbodes dyhte ( dispositionem ), R. Ben. 47, 5.

mynster

(n.)
Grammar
mynster, es; n.

a monasterya place where a body of monks or of nuns resideda churchminster

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Wæs se ǽrest abbod ðæs ylcan mynstres Petrus háten, Bd. 1, 33; S. 499, 5: 2, 2; S. 502, 40. Mynstres aldor, L. Wih. 17; Th. i. 40, 13. Gif hwá gefeohte on cyninges húse síe hé scyldig ealles his ierfes . . .

úte

(adv.)
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úte, adv.

Outsidewithout.outfrom one's positionon the outsideoutsideon the outer sideoutout of doorsin the open airoutawayat a distanceoutaway from habitationsin open countryoutfrom home on serviceoutnot in one's own countryabroadoutaway from land

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Móste ic úte weorþan, 23, 34; Gen. 369. fig. with the idea of degradation, out, from one's position Bútan ðám ánum ðe for heora leahtrum of hyra endebyrdenesse útor (uttor, Wells Fragm.) áscofene synd exceptis his quos abbas degradaverit, R.

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