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stípan

(v.)
Grammar
stípan, p. te.
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Ðeáh ðe hine mihtig God mægenes wynnum stépte ofer ealle men, Beo. Th. 3438 ; B. 1717.

be-sencan

Grammar
be-sencan, pp. -senct

To plungesubmergedrown

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God besencte Pharao, Hml. Th. i. 312, 5. Wé besencton obsorbuimus. Bl. Gl. Hí hine besencton on þá eá æt his cneówa, Bl. H. 43, 29. Besencean oþþe gecwylman mergere aut mortificare, Coll. M. 24, 33. Besencendum submergente, An. Ox. 1739.

fersc

freshfreshfresh

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Ne ete fersce gós, ne ferscne ǽl, ne fersc swín . . . gif hé hwilc þissa ete, sié ꝥ sealt, 88, 7-10

ge-dafenlic

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Weorþiaþ God mid gedafenlicum þingum. Bl. H. 41, 9. Add

Linked entry: ge-défelic

hand-geweorc

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Swiðor wile God árian mannum his handgeweorce, Hml. Th. i. 68, 25. His handgeweorc, Adames ofspring, ii. 260, 25 : Ll. Th. i. 304, 21. work done by the hands, wort in general Fram nǽnigum eorðlicum handgeweorce næs seó bóc áwriten, Wlfst. 214, 10.

grǽg

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Grége gós gans, 42, 15. Tó ðám grǽgan stáne, C. D. iii. 446, 8. Tó grǽwan stáne, ii. 29, 3. On grégan stán, v. 233, 2. Oþ þá grǽgan hárnesse usque cigneam canitiem, An. Ox. 1876. Nis ná Godes wunung on ðám grǽgum stánum, Hml.

holdlíce

(adv.)
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Cf. hold; Hú holdlíce God spræc be his clǽnum þegenum, Hml. A. 22, 190. loyally. Cf. hold ; Befrán se cyning . . . ' Hwilce méde hæfde Mardochéus for þám ꝥ hé swá holdlíce hogode embe mé ?'

leó

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God geworhte . . . ðá réðan león ðe hér on lande ne beóð, Hex. 14, 32

líf-lic

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Add: having life, living, animate God gesceóp .iii. líflice gástas tres vitales spiritus creavit Deus, Gr. D. 263, 11. Ic com se líflica hláf, Hml. Th. i. 34, 16. long-lived Sé þe acenned bid, líflic (vitalis) hé bið, Archiv cxxix. 18, 11.

tó-brítan

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Húmeta God geðafað ꝥ his gecorenan mid swá micclum wítum beón fornumene and tóbrýtte on ðisum andweardan lífe, i. 486, 20

rinc

(n.)
Grammar
rinc, es; m.

A man (a poetical term)

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Ðæs rinces ( Abraham) se ríca ongan cyning (God ) costigan Cd. Th. 172, 16; Gen. 2845. Junge rince ł hysse ephebo robusto, Hpt. Gl. 488, 1. Rófe rincas ( the fallen angels), Cd. Th. 19, 4 ; Gen. 286 : (those who occupied Shinar ), 99, 24; Gen. 1651

snytro-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
snytro-cræft, (or snytro (gen.) cræft, cf. þurh snyttra cræft,
  • Andr. Kmbl. 1261;
  • An. 631
), es; m.

Prudent skill, prudence, wisdom

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Ðé God sealde sigespéd and snyttrocræft 2342; El. 1172. Snyttrucræft Exon. Th. 113, 10; Gú. 155. Nǽnig ðæs swíþe þurh snyttrucræft 294, 21; Crä. 18. Ælmihtig eácenne gást in sefan sende, snyttrocræftas Cd. Th. 246, 29; Dan. 486

líðian

(v.)
Grammar
líðian, p. ode
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Miltsige man for Godes ege and líðige man georne let mercy be shewn for fear of God, and let kindness be diligently shewn, L. Eth. vi. 53; Th. i. 328, 28.

Linked entry: líðan

mǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽlan, p. de

To speak

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Hwæt mé God on mínum módsefan mǽlan wille quid loquatur in me dominus, Ps. Th. 84, 7

Linked entries: mǽl sam-mǽle

scip-mann

(n.)
Grammar
scip-mann, es; m.
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And. 44, 4. one who goes on trading voyages Scipmanna (-e, MS.) myrt teloneum, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 10. Ðǽm scipmannum is beboden gelíce and ðǽm landbúendum, ðæt ealles ðæs ðe him on heora ceápe geweáxe hig Gode ðone teóþan dǽl ágyfen, L. E.

ge-hleótan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hleótan, p. -hleát, pl. -hluton; pp. -hloten

To share or appoint by lotto getreceivesortirinancisci

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To share or appoint by lot, to get, receive; sortiri, nancisci He ðæs weorc gehleát he got pain for this, Cd. 131; Th. 166, 10; Gen. 2745 : Ps. Th. 105, 24. Se eádiga Matheus gehleát to Marmadonia St. Matthew was allotted to Mermedonia, Blickl.

Linked entry: ge-hloten

ge-myndigian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-myndigian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

to remember

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Ic God gemyndgade memor fui Dei, Ps. Th. 76, 3: 135, 24: 142, 5. Gemyndga mínes memineris mei, Mt. Kmbl. p. 4, 9. Gemyndgad biþ memoratur, p. 16, 15: Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 54

stihtung

(n.)
Grammar
stihtung, e ; f.
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Þurh god*-*cunde stihtunge ðære écan eádignysse him wǽre seó gifu forestihtod, 1 ; Gdwin. 10, 11 : Bd. 5, 13 ; S. 633, 26

un-gemetgod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemetgod, adj.

Immoderateexcessiveintemperateindiscreet

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Beweóp se ylca apostol ungemetegodra manna líf, ðus cweðende: 'Heora wamb is heora god,' Homl. Th. i. 604, 27

Linked entries: ge-metgian un-gemetegod

wrǽtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wrǽtlíce, adv.

wondrouslycuriouslywondrouslyexcellentlybeautifullyelegantlynobly

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Swá wrǽtlíce weoroda God monna craftas sceóp and scyrede, 332, 30; Vy. 93. Mé on gescyldrum scínan mótan ful wrǽtlíce wundtie loccas, 428, 6; Rä. 41, 104. Ða ðe wrǽtlícost wyrcan cúðon stángefógum, Elen. Kmbl. 2037; 1020