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húfe

(n.)
Grammar
húfe, an; f.
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Biscopes húf flammeolum vel flammeum, 112; Som. 79, 88; Wrt. Voc. 59, 55. Húfan hættes mitræ, Lye

tǽlness

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Gelustfullod mid tǽlnysse þæs biscopes delectatus episcopi derogatione, Gr. D. 76, 17. Heora lár bið eall tó tǽlnesse geþeóded, Verc. Först. 118, 9. Forlǽtan wé tǽlnessa nnd twysprǽcnessa, 94, 3: Ll. Th. ii. 262, 26. Add

weorold-cearu

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Seó þiccnys þára woruldcara (woruldlicra ymbhogena, v.l.) swíðe áwésteð ánra gehwilces biscopes mód uniuscujusque praesulis mentem curarum deasitas devastat, Gr. D. 41, 7. Heorte tóbróden ymbe woroldcara cor dispersum in rerum curis, Chrd. 70, 19.

fæsting

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Hé wilnode ꝥ hé befæste þám biscope his óðerne sunu . . . Þá gefylledre þæ-acute;re fæstinge hé wæs forðféred episcopo filium suum commendare curavit . . . Qua commendatione expleta defunctus est, Gr.

ciric-þén

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-þén, es; m. [þén a servant, minister]

A church-minister, clergymanecclesiæ minister, clericus

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A church-minister, clergyman; ecclesiæ minister, clericus Ǽnig man ciricþén ne útige búton biscopes geþehte let no man turn out a church-minister without the bishop's counsel, L. Eth. v. 10; Th. i. 306, 29: vi. 15 ; Th. i. 318, 27

Linked entry: cyric-þén

bróþor-licness

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Ealle Brytta biscopas wé bebeódaþ ðínre bróþorlycnysse, 492, 19, 24

fiscere

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Wearð geworden, swá swá God wolde, fiscere to biscope, Ll. Th. i. 334, 12. Tó hwon þú sceole for ówiht þysne man (S. Peter) habban, ungelǽredne fiscere þone leásostan, Bl. H. 177, 14. Similar entries Cf. stæþ-swealwe

un-lígne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lígne, adj.

Not to be denied or rejectedincontrovertible

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Not to be denied or rejected, incontrovertible Biscopes word and cyninges sié unlǽgne búton áðe a bishop's word and a king's is to be accepted without an oath, L. Wih. 16; Th. i. 40, 12. Þissa ealra áð sié unlégnæ, 21; Th. i. 42, 1

Linked entry: un-lǽgne

ofer-sceáwian

(v.)

to overlook, superintend

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to overlook, superintend Preóstum gedafenaþ, ðæt hí heora biscope beón eádmódlíce underþeódde, and hé hí ofersceáwige, and heora wísan begíme, swá swá his nama swégeþ: his nama is gecweden episcopus, and ofersceáwigend on Englisc, ðæt hé ofersceáwige

scír-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
scír-gemót, es; n.
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Ðǽr sǽton Æðelstán biscop and Ranig ealdorman . . . and ðǽr, wæs Bryning scírgeréfa . . . and ealle ða þegnas on Herefordscíre, Chart. Th. 336, 22. Gif hé æt ðam þriddan cyrre náh riht næbbe, ðonne fare hé feórþan síðe tó scírgemðte, L. C.

Undalan

(n.)
Grammar
Undalan, pl.

Oundle

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Wilferð biscop forðférde in (on v. r.) Undalum, Chr. 709; Erl. 45, 1. In Latin charters the form is Undale : -- Uillam Undale ... de ipsa uilla Undale, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 93, 1, 8. Uillam de Undale, v. 6, 22.

Lunden

(n.)
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Lundéne ware biscop, iv. 291, 33. Lundene waru griðede wið þone here, Chr. 1016 ; P. 153, 8. Tó Lundene weard, P. 148, 14: 1052; P. 179, 7. On Paules byrig binnan Lundene, C. D. iv. 290, 15. On Súðrian wið Lundenne, iii. 349, 36.

cweþan

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cweþan, <b>. I.</b>
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add: (1 a) where the words or sounds to be spoken are given Se biscop hine hét stafa naman cweðan: 'Cweð nú á'; ðá cwæð hé á, Bd. 5, 2; Sch. 558, 22. 'Hwí ðú úre goda biggencgas forseó' ...

ge-hádian

(v.)
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Fram þám biscopum oþþe abbodum þe þone abbod gehádodun, R. Ben. 124, 11. Gesette hé þæne and gehádige tó ðám dihte abbodhádes, 119, 11.

heáh-diácon

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-diácon, es; m.
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An archdeacon-Næs ná ðám ánum ðe Gode sylfum underþeódde syndon mid myclum hádum, biscopas and cyningas and mæssepreóstas and heáhdiáconas not to those alone who are subject to God himself in high positions, as bishops and kings and archdeacons; Blickl

æht

(n.)
Grammar
æht, e; f.

Valuationestimationdeliberationcouncilæstimatiodeliberatioconsilium

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Biscopas and bóceras and ealdormen æht besǽton bishops and scribes and princes sat in council, Andr; Kmbl. 1216; An. 608

wealh-stod

(n.)
Grammar
wealh-stod, es; m.

An interpreterone who serves as a medium between speakers of different languagesan interpreter of written language a translatoran interpreter of a subject, an expoundera mediator the word occurs as a proper name

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Se hálga biscop hine hádode tó messepreóste, and his wealhstod tó diácone, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 525. Nóman hí him wealhstodas ( interpretes ) of Franclande, Bd. 1, 25; S. 486, 23: Homl.

Linked entry: -stod

un-þæslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þæslíc, adj.

Unsuitableunseemlyunbecomingunfit

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Ne gedafenaþ biscope ðæt hé beó on dǽdum folces mannum gelíc. Geswíc swá unðæslíces plegan, Homl. Th. ii. 134, 13. Ús ne gedafenaþ ðæt wé úrne líchaman, ðe Gode is gehálgod on fulluhte, mid unþæslícum plegan gescyndan, i. 482, 9.

hád-bót

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Hádbót . . . án dsél þám biscope, óðer þám wíbedde, and þridde þám geférscipe, 242, 17. Add

Rómáne

(n.)
Grammar
Rómáne, (Rómane?), an; pl.

The Romans

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Hé onféng pallium from Rómána biscope, 736; Erl. 46, 21. Rómána burh, 409; Erl. 11, 10. Rómána ríce, Ors. 2, 2; Swt. 66, 7. Ealra ðara Rómána wíf, Swt. 66, 29. Wǽron ealle Italie Rómánum on fultume, 4, 11; Swt. 208, 7