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ǽg-ðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽg-ðer, [ = ǽg-hwæðer] ; pron.

Either ⬩ each ⬩ both ⬩ uterque ⬩ ambo

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Ǽgðer ge heonan ge ðanan both here and there. Hí hatedon ǽgðer ge me ge mínne fæder they hated both me and my father, Jn. Bos. 15, 24

Linked entry: égðer

ge-hirwan

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Take here <b>ge-hyrwan</b> in Dict., and add: to speak ill of, blaspheme, dishonour Hé Godes mihte gehyrwde bus cweðende (cf. sermones quibus blasphemaverunt me, 2 Kings, 19, 6), Hml. Th. i. 568, 7.

Linked entry: ge-hyrwan

ge-líþigian

(v.)
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Take here all passages except Shrn. 130, 5 and Past. 159. 3 under <b>ge-lípian</b> in Dict., and add: to render a person gentle, mollify, appease Hé þone geyrsodon cásere gelíðgode, Hml. S. 3, 194.

on-sígan

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Add: of forces approaching to attack, to come down on Wê oferswîðdon þone onsîgendan here, Hml. S. 11, 71 : 31, 550 : 555: O. E.

árod

(n.)
Grammar
árod, es; m? [árian to honour]

A mark of honour ⬩ badge of office ⬩ the pallium given by the pope to a bishop or archbishop ⬩ honoris vel muneris signum

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A mark of honour, badge of office, the pallium given by the pope to a bishop or archbishop; honoris vel muneris signum Hér Ælfríc arcebisceop férde to Róme æfter his árde [?

Egones hám

(n.)
Grammar
Egones hám, Egnes hám,es; m. [Ethelw. Ignesham: Flor. Eignes*-*ham: Hunt. Aegnesham: Gerv. Egenesham]

ENSHAM or EYNSHAM, Oxfordshire ⬩ lŏci nōmen in agro Oxoniensi

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ENSHAM or EYNSHAM, Oxfordshire; lŏci nōmen in agro Oxoniensi Hér Cúþwulf feaht wið Bretwalas and genom Egones hám in this year [A.D. 571] Cuthwulf fought against the Britons and took Eynsham, hr. 571; Erl. 18, 14. Into Egnes hám at Eynsham, Cod.

níwlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
níwlíce, adv.

Newly ⬩ recently

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Hér cumaþ tó eów níwlíce twegen men, Homl. Th. ii. 494, 7. Hí hæfdon níwlíce gesett they had recently decreed, Ors. 4, 10; Swt. 202, 26. Hió ðá wæs níwlíce cristen, 6, 4; Swt. 260, 12

feorm-fultum

(n.)
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Hér stent ðá forwarde ðé Æþeríc worhte . . . Ꝥ is iii sceppe mealtes . . . Leófstán abbod dóð tó þis feormfultum, án sceppe malt . . ., Nap. 55, 32

ofer-hoga

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-hoga, an; m.

One who despises, a contemptuous, proud person

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Hér sýn on earde oferhogan godcundra rihtlaga, Wulfst. 164, 12. Oferhogan superbi, Ps. Surt. 118, 122: 139, 6. Oferhogum superbis, 122, 4. Oferhogan superbos, ii. p. 200, 16

Linked entry: hoga

god-spell

(n.)
Grammar
god-spell, es; n.
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Hér ys godspellys angyn initium euangelii, Mk. Skt. 1, 1. Gelýfaþ ðam godspelle credite euangelio, 15. Matheus ongan godspell ǽrest wordum wrítan Matthew began first to write the gospel in words, Andr. Kmbl. 24; An. 12

Arrian

(n.; v.)
Grammar
Arrian, es; m.

Arius ⬩ Arrianus

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Arius; Arrianus Arrianes gedwola the heresy of Arius, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 80; Met. 1, 40

eorþ-rima

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-rima, an; m.

A kind of plant, dodder? ⬩ herbæ gĕnus, cuscuta ? L. M. 3,

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herbæ gĕnus, cuscuta ? L. M. 3, 41; Lchdm. ii. 334, 12

wyrtung

(n.)
Grammar
wyrtung, e; f.
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Seasoning with herbs On scírum wíne . . . : ge on wíne ge on wyrtunge, Lchdm. i. 342, 26

gedwild-æfterfylgung

(n.)
Grammar
gedwild-æfterfylgung, e; f.

A following after error, heresy

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A following after error, heresy Kyre vel gedweldæftertelgung (printed gedweloæfterfelgund) heresis, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 55

Linked entry: æfter-fylgung

dýgan

(v.)
Grammar
dýgan, p. dýgde; pp. dýged [dugan vălēre]

To do good, benefit ⬩ prodesse, vălēre

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Ðæt ys to gelýfenne ðæt hit dýge it is to be believed that it may benefit, Herb. 2, 15; Lchdm. i. 84, 19

Linked entry: ge-dígan

hár-hune

(n.)
Grammar
hár-hune, [and hár hune], an; f.

Horehound ⬩ marrubium vulgare

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Rómáne marubium nemnaþ and eác angle háre hune the Romans name it marrubium, the English also call it horehound, Herb. 46; Lchdm. i. 148, 14. Genim ða háran hunan take horehound, L. M. 1, 45; Lchdm. ii. 110, 24.

Linked entry: hune

heardian

(v.)
Grammar
heardian, p. ode

To be or become hard, to harden

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Gr. 35; Som. 38, 6: 37; Som. 39, 26: Herb. 1, 19; Lchdm. i. 76, 18: 2, 11; Lchdm. i. 84, 4. Ðæt wyrmþ and heardaþ ðone magan it warms and hardens the stomach, L. M. 2, 10; Lchdm. ii. 188, 18.

Linked entry: hyrdan

Mirce

(n.)
Grammar
Mirce, Mierce, Myrce; pl.

The Mercians ⬩ Mercia

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The Mercians, (and as the name of the people is used where modern English uses the name of their country) Mercia [see Green's The Making of England, p. 85] Hér Mierce wurdon Cristne, Chron. 655; Erl. 28, 1. Ðá námon Mierce (Myrce, MS.

Linked entry: Myrce

ge-sceppan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceppan, -scippan, -scyppan; p. -sceóp, -scóp, pl. -sceópon, -scópon ; pp. -scæpen, -sceapen , -sceopen, -sceapen

To form, create ⬩ formare, disponere, creare

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Hér ǽrest gesceóp éce Drihten heofon and eorþan here the Lord eternal first created heaven and earth, Cd. 5; Th. 7, 26; Gen. 112: 12; Th. 14, 16; Gen. 219. God ðas world gescóp God created this world, Exon. 17 b; Th. 41, 22; Cri. 659: Salm.

Linked entries: ge-scippan ge-scyppan

for-seón

to despise ⬩ hold in contempt ⬩ to reject ⬩ to reject ⬩ to refuse

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Hé sǽde ꝥ se abbot him heafde forsegon he said that the abbot had treated him with contempt, 1066; P. 199, 7. to reject with scorn. to reject what is offered Hér bræc se here þone frið, and forsáwon ǽlc frið þe Eádweard and his witan him budon, Chr.