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earce

(n.)
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earce, an; f.

The ark arca

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The ark; arca Ðú earce eart eall-háligra tu arca sanctificātiōnis tuæ, Ps. Th. 131, 8

Linked entry: earc

on-wrigenness

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Add On sprǽcum háliges gewrites oððe on dígelum onwrigennyssum (-wrigenessum, v. l. ), Gr. D. 139, 1

laþung

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Add: a church; ecclesia On háligre laþunge gelǽred bodigend in sancta ecclesia doctus predicator Scint. 124, 9

reðe

(adj.)
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reðe, ;adj.;

Right, just

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; Right, just; Ðú (God) eart hálig lǽce, rede and rihtwís, rúmheort hláford, Hy. Grn. 7, 63. Mé ðín se góda gást lǽdde ðæt ic on rihtne weg reðne férde ; spiritus tuus bonus deducet me in viam rectam,; Ps. Th. 142, 11.

Linked entries: rede reðe-hygdig

mán-full

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Sittaþ mánfulle (perversi) on heáhsetlum, and hálige under heora fótum þryccaþ, Bt. 4 ; F. 8, 14. Þás mánfullan men þe wé ymbe specað wǽron getealde for godas, Wlfst. 106, 15. Þára mánfulra forþforlǽtenesse on þás woruldspéda, Bt. 5, 1 ; F. 10, 22.

træf

(n.)
Grammar
træf, es; n.

a tentpaviliona building

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a tent, pavilion Lǽdan ita torhtan mægð tó træfe ðam heán (cf. wæs seó hálige meówle on his búrgetelde, 22, 10; Jud. 57), Judth. Thw. 22, 2; Jud. 43: 25, 12; Jud. 255.

bisceop-ríce

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Cúþ þám biscope þe seó hálige stów on his bisceopríce is in notitiam episcopi ad cujus diocessim pertinet locus, R. Ben. 119, 9. Gedǽlen hí þæt feoh geond þá biscoprícea, C. D. B. iii. 75, 22. Biscopríca parrochias, diocesis, An. Ox. 2033. Add

riht-líflád

(n.)
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a right way of life, right conduct Hálige men gebiddað for heora feóndum on þá tíde þe hí magon heora heortan gecyrran tó wæstmbǽrre dǽdbóte and hí gehǽlan mid hyra sylfra rihtlífláde pro inimicis suis orant sancti eo tempore quo possunt ad fructuosam

Linked entry: líf-lád

nunn-líf

(n.)
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the life of a nun Þá þá . . . háliges nunlífes drohtoþ (sanctimonialis vitae conversationem) heó sóhte, Gr. D. 199, 16

heáh-þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-þegnung, e; f.

High service

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High service Heáhþegnunga háliges gástes the high services of the holy Spirit, Cd. 147; Th. 183, 23; Exod. 96

leóna

(n.)
Grammar
leóna, an; m.

A lionlioness

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Oft hálige men wunedon on wéstene betwux wulfum and leónum, Homl. Th. i. 102, 5: 488, 4: 572, 13: ii. 192, 24. Fram leónum a leonibus, Ps. Spl. 34, 20

myndgung

(n.)
Grammar
myndgung, e; f.

A reminding one of anythingadmonition

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A reminding one of anything, admonition Sió myndgung ðara háligra gewrita divinae admonitiones verba, Past. 22, I; Swt. 169, 8

ge-borsnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-borsnung, e; f.

Corruptioncorruptio

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Corruption; corruptio Ne ðú ne selst háligne ðínne geseón geborsnunga nec dābis sanctum tuum vĭdēre corruptiōnem, Ps. Spl. 15, 10

sigor-wuldor

(n.)
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sigor-wuldor, es ; n.
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Triumphant glory, the glory of the victor Háligra sáula gesittaþ in sigorwuldre Dryhtnes dreámas, Exon. Th. 109, 21 ; Gú. 93

wír-rind

(n.)
Grammar
wír-rind, e; f.

Myrtle-bark

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Myrtle-bark Tó háligre sealfe sceal wyirrind, Lchdm. iii. 24, 3. Nim wírrinde ii. 98, 8: 332, 8; iii. 14, 2

leórend-ness

(n.)
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leórend-ness, e; f.
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Passing away, departure from this world Manige men hí gesomnodon tó swá háligre sáwle leórendnesse of þysum middanearde, Gr. D. 291, 14

in-bryrdan

(v.)
Grammar
in-bryrdan, p. de

To stimulateinstigateinciteanimateinspire

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Ðá wæs, þurh ðæt hálige treó, imbryrded breóstsefa, Elen. Kmbl. 1680; El. 842. Inbryrded breóstsefa, 2089; El. 1046

Linked entry: on-bryrdan

leoþu-bíge

(adj.)
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leoþu-bíge, -bíg; adj.

humblemeek

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Flexible at the joints, humble; meek Ðá wearþ ðæt hálige líc hál on eorþan gemét liþebíge on limum the holy body was found in the earth sound, and with the limbs not yet stiff, Homl. Th. ii. 152, 33.

Linked entry: liþe-bíge

ge-freólsian

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

To liberatedeliverset free

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Ðurh Cristes sige ealle hálige wǽron gefreólsode through Christ's victory all holy men were set free, 31, 35

ge-árweorþian

(v.)
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Seó hálige Maria mid hire geneósunge hine geárwurðode, Hml. Th. ii. 512, 18. Heora góda hlísa geárweorþige þá þe hý tó þǽre mæssan þénunge gecuren, R. Ben. 141, 5. Add