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un-boren

(adj.)
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un-boren, adj.

Unborn

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Unborn Se ðe unborenum cildum líf sylð, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 429. Ða unborenan bearn, Past. 48; Swt. 367, 20

ge-beorgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beorgan, to -beorganne; p. ic, he -bearg, -bearh, ðú -burge, pl. -burgon; pp. -borgen [ge-, beorgan to save]

To saveprotectdefendsecuresparepreserveservāresalvāretuēridefendĕrearcēreparcĕre

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Scyldweall gebearg líf and líce the shield-wall secured life and body, Beo. Th. 5134; B. 2570. Ðæt gebearh feore which protected his life, 3101; B. 1548 : Cd. 197; Th. 246, 6; Dan. 475.

Linked entries: ge-bearg ge-borgen

and-warde

(adj.)
Grammar
and-warde, adj.

Presentpræsens

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Present; præsens Ðis andwarde líf manna on eorþan vita hominum præsens in terris, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 14

for-lecgan

(v.)

to cover up

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to cover up Wið foredum lime, lege þás sealfe on ꝥ forode lim, and forlege mid elmrinde, Lch. ii. 66, 22

Linked entry: lecgan

ge-logian

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

To place, lodge, dispose, regulateponere, disponere, reponere, collocare

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Ða geleáfullan folc híg sylfe gelogiaþ and heora líf for Gode the faithful folk dispose themselves and their life for God, Ælfc. T. Lisle 28, 13. Gelogaþ his ágen líf regulates his own life, Tract. de Spir. Septif : Homl. Th. i. 168, 11.

Linked entry: lógian

á-sníþan

to cut out, offto cut awayamputateto cut corn

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Lim áceorfan oððe ásníðan of líchoman, 84, 22, 27. to cut corn ꝥ ásnidene gerip, Gr. D. 290, 20

Linked entry: sníðan

strúdigendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
strúdigendlíce, adv.
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Rapaciously, greedily Gif hé ofermódlíce and andiendlíce and strúdgendlíce his líf drohtnað si superbe, si inuidę uiuat, Chrd. 108, 18

eordian

(v.)
Grammar
eordian, p. ode; pp. od

To dwell, inhabit hăbĭtāre

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To dwell, inhabit; hăbĭtāre Ða on lífes hús eordiaþ they dwell in the house of life. Ps. Th. 134, 21

ge-lícian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lícian, p. ode.
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[Goth. ga-leikón (with or without sik) to be like, imitate; to liken, compare: O. H. Ger. ge-líhhen assimilare.] to like (v. N. E. D. like to seem, lock like), seem likely.

níd-behóflíc

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-behóflíc, adj.

Necessary

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Necessary Hé sǽde ðæt him wǽre his líf nýdbehóflíc quia multum necessaria sibi esset vita ipsius, Bd. 5, 5; S. 618, 3

bretta

(n.)
Grammar
bretta, an; m.

A steward, lord, the Lord;dispensator, dominus, Deus

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A steward, lord, the Lord; dispensator, dominus, Deus Lífes Bretta Lord of life, Ps. C. 50, 122; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 122

dihtere

(n.)
Grammar
dihtere, dihtnere,es; m.

An informant, expounder, disposer, manager, stewardauctor, commentātor, expŏsĭtor, dispensātor

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An informant, expounder, disposer, manager, steward; auctor, commentātor, expŏsĭtor, dispensātor Ic wríte swá me ða dihteras sǽdon ðe his líf geornost cúðon I write as the informants who knew his life most accurately told me, Guthl. prol; Gdwin. 4, 23

Linked entry: dihtnere

for-gieldan

(v.)

to pay forrepayrequitereddĕre

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Forgield me ðín líf give me thy life, 29 b; Th. 90, 20; Cri. 1477. Forgielde he hine let him pay for him, L. In. 35, 36; Th. i. 124, 9, 18: 9; Th. i. 108, 5: 11; Th. i. 110, 4: 31; Th. i. 122, 6

bí-leofian

(v.)
Grammar
bí-leofian, p. ode

To support

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To support Féng hé tó medmycclan bigleofan, þæt wæs tó þám berenan hláfe, and þone þigede and his líf bíleofode, Guth. 34, 7

Linked entry: big-leofan

ge-hildelic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hildelic, adj.
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Safe (cf. ge-hild; ) Se weg is mycele gesund-licra, and ꝥ is myccle gehyldelicre líf tutior est; via . Gr. D. 348, 10

ginnan

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Add: to begin Þá gunnon (ongunnon, v. l.) hí þæt apostolice líf onhyrgan coeperunt apostolicam uitam imitari, Bd. 1, 26; Sch. 56, 21

of-þefian

(v.)
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to be exceedingly heated Þis líf bið áléfed on langsumum sárum, and on hǽtum ofþefod, and on hungre gewáht, Hml. S. 34, 144

Linked entry: þefian

áninga

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Is se dæg cumen ꝥ ðú scealt áninga (certainly) óðer twéga líf forleósan oððe lange dóm ágan mid eldum, Wald. 14. Add

lahlíce

(adv.)
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Þæt hý lǽran þæt gehádode regollíce and lǽwede lahlíce heora líf fadian, Wlfst. 307, 15. Laglíce legitime Angl. xiii. 394, 413. Add

eorþ-wéla

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-wéla, an; m.

Earth-wealth, fertility terrestres dīvĭtiæ, fertĭlĭtas

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Biþ him eorþwéla ofer ðæt éce líf earthly wealth to them is above the eternal life. Exon. 33 a; Th. 105, 34; Gú. 33. Ne ic me eorþwélan ówiht sinne I care naught for earth's wealth. Exon. 37 a; Th. 121, 17; Gú. 290.