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láreów-dóm

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Sume men wyllað betǽcan heora láðostan cild tó Godes láreówdóme, 35, 265. Láreówdó[mum] magistratibus An.

anda

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Nihtscúa onsendeð hæglfare hæleðum on andan ( in ill-will to men), Wand. 105. Bryneleóma stód eldum on andan, B. 2314. where anger, &c., is caused in a person (cf. That the proceedings in the temple.

ǽ-fæst

Grammar
ǽ-fæst, (ǽw-, eáw-, -fest).

religiousmarried

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Ǽfeste (eáwfæste, v. 1.) men R. Ben. 119, 7. married Yfel ǽwbryce bið ðæt ǽwfæst (eáw-, v. l.) man mid ǽmtige forlicge, Ll. Th. i. 404, 21. Se apostol áwrát be eáwfæstum werum: 'Lufiað, gé weras, eówere wíf on ǽwe,' Hml. Th. ii. 322, 25.

of-gangan

(v.)

to requireto extort, exact what is not dueto acquire, obtain

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Eówer blód ic ofgange (requiram) æt eallum wilddeorum and eác æt ðam men; of ðæs weres handa ic ofgange ðæs mannes líf. Gen. 9, 5. to extort, exact what is not due:- Ofgang ða mádmas extort (from St.

á-solcen

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Asolcennys déð þæt ðám men ne lyst nán ðing tó góde gedón, ac gǽð him ásolcen fram ǽlcere dugeðe, Hml. Th. ii. 220, 23. Se ásolcena ðeówa the slothful servant, 552, 29. For ðæs wintres cyle nolde se ásolcena (piger) erigan, Hml. A. 9, 229.

Linked entry: á-seolcan

á-wirgan

(v.)
Grammar
á-wirgan, á-wirgean.
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Men habbað heó sylfe swýðe stranglíce wið God áwerged and wið his hálgan, Wlfst. 207, 9. ¶ the most frequently occurring form is the pp. used as adjective:-- Se áwyrgeda malignus, Ps. Spl. 14, 5.

ge-rihtreccan

Grammar
ge-rihtreccan, Substitute: To shew rightly, demonstrate, v. reccan; III. 6
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ðé tó gerihtreccenne (the demonstration that it is in my power to give you), ðæt þú gesyhst myd ðínes módes eágan God swá sweotole swá þú nú gesyhst myd. ðæs lícuman æágan ðá sunnan promittit ratio quae tecum loquitur, ita se demonstraturam Deum tuae menti

hyldu

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Gehýrde hé hú þá menn him betwýnan sprǽcon and oft and gelóme Crístes helda swóron ( swore by Christ ? ), Hml. S. 23, 529

wist

(n.)
Grammar
wist, e; f. (and m.?
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v. big-, dæg-, hús-, neáh-wist.
)

subsistencesustenancefoodprovisionsdainty fooda feasteatingfeasting

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Kmbl. 305; An. 153: Menol. Fox 388; Men. 195: Soul Kmbl. 49; Seel. 25. Genóh wǽre ðam wǽdlan his untrumnys, þeáh ðe hé wiste hæfde, Homl. Th. i. 330, 16. Mon tó andleofne eorðan wæstmas hám gelǽdeþ, wiste wynsume, Exon. Th. 214, 26; Ph. 245: Cd.

LEÓF

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
LEÓF, adj.

LIEFdesirablepleasantacceptablelovedbeloveddeara friendloved one

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Gode is swíðe leóf ðæt gé earmum mannum syllon it is very acceptable to God, that you give to poor men, Blickl. Homl. 53, 28. On ða tíd wæs mannum leóf ofor eorþan and hálwende at that time it was pleasant for men upon earth, and healthful, 115, 8.

Linked entry: leóf

cyrnel

(n.)
Grammar
cyrnel, cyrnl; gen.es; dat.e ; pl. nom. acc. cyrnlu; gen. cyrnla; n.

KERNEL, grainnucleus, granum a hard

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a KERNEL, grain; nucleus, granum Men geseóþ oft ðæt of ánum lytlum cyrnele cymþ micel treów; ac we ne mágon geseón on ðam cyrnele náðor ne wyrtruman, ne rinde, ne bogas, ne leáf; ac God forþtíhþ of ðam cyrnele treów, and wæstmas, and leáf men often see

Linked entries: cirnel cirnel

lǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽfan, p. de.

to leaveto remain

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Ða men ðe hé beæftan him lǽfde ǽr those men that before he had left behind him, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 13. Hié hegeáton welan and ús lǽfdon they got wealth and left it us, Past. pref; Swt. 5, 15.

Linked entry: be-lǽfan

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, lago; m.

seawater

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Icel. lopt ok lögr] land ymbclyppaþ gársecg embegyrt gumena ríce air and sea embrace earth, ocean girds round the kingdom of men, Bt. Mt. Fox 9, 72; Met. 9, 40. Stille þynceþ lyft ofer londe and lagu swíge, Exon. 101 b; Th. 383, 16; Rä. 4, 11.

gildan

(v.)
Grammar
gildan, geldan, gieldan, gyldan, ic gilde, gielde, gylde, ðú giltst, gieltst, gyltst, gilst, he gildeþ, gilt, gielt, gylt, pl. gildaþ; p. geald, pl. guldon; pp. golden; v.

To yieldpayrestorerequitegiverendermake an offering serveworshipredderesolveretribuereretribuererependererestituereservicecolere

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Bebeád se cásere ðæt cristne men guldan deófolgeldum the emperor ordered that christian men should worship idols, Shrn. 88, 14, 22: 74, 26. Deóflum geldan to worship devils, 110, 18

scip-here

(n.)
Grammar
scip-here, es; m.
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genámon . . . and twá him on hand eodon, and ða men wǽron myclum ofslagene, ǽr hí on hand eodan, MS.

wól

(n.)
Grammar
wól, es; m. : e; f.

Pestpestilenceplaguemurrain

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Voc. ii. 53, 3. in a physical sense in reference to men or animals Wól(pestis) wæs æfter fyligende, Bd. i. 13; S. 482, 6. Mycel wól and grim acerba pestis, l, 14; S. 482, 29.

wafian

(v.)
Grammar
wafian, p.ode

To look with wonder, be amazed,to wonder at, be amazed at

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Heora dysige men wafiaþ, 14, 2;Fox 44, 3. Eówre fýnd wafiaþ eówre stupebunt super ea inimici vestri, Lev. 26, 32. Ealle men wafedon his ánes. Homl. Skt. i. 23, 616. Ða ðe Símónes wundordǽda wafodan, Blickl. Homl. 173, 22.

Linked entries: wæfre wæfþ webbung

restan

(v.)
Grammar
restan, ;p.; te

To restto cease from toil, be at restto rest on a couch, to sleepto rest in death, lie dead, lie in the graveto remain unmoved; or; undisturbed, be stillTo rest one's selfof cessation from toil

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Ðá wæs heo restende on sweostra slǽperne, 4, 23; S. 595. 39. ; to rest in death, lie dead, lie in the grave; Augustinus on Brytene rest on Cantwarum, Menol. Fox 206; Men. 104.

Linked entry: ræstan

LÁR

(n.)
Grammar
LÁR, e; f.

LOREteachinginstructionlearningknowledgecunningsciencepreachingdoctrinedogmapreceptexhortationadmonitioncounselsuggestioninstigationpersuasion

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Ealle ða men Julius hér ofsleán ðe æt ðære láre wǽron ðæt mon Pompeius ofslóg Julius ordered all the men to be killed who advised that Pompey should be slain, Ors. 5, 12; Swt. 242, 23.

Linked entries: folc-lár lǽr

cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
cwealm, cwélm , es; m. n. [cwelan to die]

Death, destruction, a violent death, slaughter, murder, torment, plague, pestilence, contagion QUALM; mors, pernicies, nex, cædes, homicidium, cruciatus, lues, pestis, pestilentia, contagium

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Ylda cwealm a slaughter of men, Andr. Kmbl. 363; An. 182. Cwealmes wyrhta a worker of murder, a murderer, Cd. 48; Th. 61, 29; Gen. 1004.

Linked entries: cwælm cwelm cwylm