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eáþe

(adv.)
Grammar
eáþe, adv.
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Eóðe mæg, Mt. L. 27, 64. Eáðæ (eóðe, R.) mæge, Lk. L. 4, 11. Eóðe mæge (ǽðe mæg, R.), 14, 8

scógan

(v.)
Grammar
scógan, scógean, sceógan, scóan (? v. scóung), sceón; p. scóde; pp. scód. sceód
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Sceógeaþ eówre fétt, Past. 5, 2; Swt. 44, 10. Cf. His mǽgas hine anscógen óðre fét ðæt mon mǽge siððan hátan his tún ðæs anscódan tún unum ei pedem propinquus discalciet, ejusque habitaculum domum discalceati vocet, Swt. 43, 16.

Linked entries: -sceód sceógan sceón

sting

(n.)
Grammar
sting, es ; m.
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a sting, stab, thrust made with a pointed instrument ; the wound made by a stab or sting Beslóh se þorn on ðone fót and swá strang wæs se sting ðæs þornes ðæt hé eode þurh ðone fót the prick of the thorn was so hard, that the thorn went through the foot

æþelborenness

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'næbbe wé náne æþelborennysse for ðan þe wé forseóð Crístes ðeówdom' ... eówer æðelborennys becymð tó bysmorfullum hæftnéde, Hml. S. 8, 46-51. Æþelborennes generositas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 32.

for-glendrad

(v.)
Grammar
for-glendrad, for-glendran.

To devourconsume

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Byrnende lígræscas forglendriað eówre wæstmas, 297, 9. Swá hwaet manncynnes swá fýr forbærnde and forglendrede, 183, 33. Forglendrian (? ?glendra? Wright prints forgend, Wülcker forgle[ndrian] lurcare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 52, 72.

inn

(adv.)
Grammar
inn, adv.
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Móyses oft eóde inn (in, v. l. ) and út on ðæt templ. Past. 101, 24. Nán mann ne mihte ne inn (ing, v. l. ) ne út, Chr. 1016; P. 149, 6. Se ingang is eástan in, Shrn. 69, 3. Be cumbe ing on holan bróc; ꝥ andlang streámes ing on hlósmoc, C.

losian

(v.)
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Butergeþweor ǽlc and cýsgerunn losaþ eów, Coll. M. 28, 19. Hé beorna reáf manige méteð, þǽr hit mannum losað invenit spolia multa. Ps. Th. 118, 162. Eall heora ǽhta losodon, Hml. S. 30, 151.

irnan

(v.)
Grammar
irnan, p. arn, pl. urnon ; pp. urnen

To run

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Ðú urne mid him simul currebas cum eo, Ps. Th. 49, 19. Ðá urnon him tógénes twegen ðe hæfdon deófolseócnesse occurrerunt eí duo habentes dæmonia, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 28. Gangende ðyder urnon, Mk. Skt. 6, 33 : Jn. Skt. 20, 4.

smyltness

(n.)
Grammar
smyltness, e; f.

Quiet, calm, serenity, tranquillityof physical calmthe quiet of evening, eveninggentleness, quietness in actionquiet, silenceplacidity, calmnesspeace, tranquillity, quiet calmness, composure

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Ðurh ðæt wierð tóslieten sió stilnes hiera hiéremonna módes and biþ gedréfed sió smyltnes hiera lífes eo subditorum vitam dissipata quietis tranquillitate confundunt Past. 40, 1; Swt. 289, 8.

fácen

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Hé forgeaf him eallum ꝥ unryht anð ꝥ fácn ꝥ hé him dón þóhte omnium factorum dictorumve in eo veniam sanxit, 6, 4; S. 258, 29. Heora tungan wyrcaþ mycel fácn linguis suis dolose agebant, Ps. Th. 13, 5.

ge-hyhtan

(v.)
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(bb) to look to a person with hope that :-- Basilius gehihte tó him and gewilnode ꝥ hé hine befæste Æquitio Basilius petiit ab eo ut eum Equitio committeret, Gr.

ge-syngian

(v.)
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Ðæt hé geméte forgiefnesse ðæs ðe hé ðurh ðá geornfulnesse his andan gesyngade ut veniam obtineat, ex eo quod per zeli ejus studium peccat, 165, 23. Ær ðǽm ðe hé gesyngige, 407, 4. Hí on hira inngeðonce ongieten ðæt hié gesyngoden, 417, 35.

se

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
se, sió, Lchdm. ii. 260, l; m.: seó, ðeó, Blickl. Homl. 65, 13; se, Lchdm. ii. 228, 8; f.: ðæt; n.
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Lind. 24, 15 (and often). denoting a cause or consequence, when, as, since Mid ðý Peohtas wíf næfdon, hí bǽdon him wífa fram Scottum, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 19. though Gif hé eów forhogige and eów ne wylle árísan tógeánes mid ðý eówer má is sin autem vos

god-cund

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. ¶ having the sanction of the church, prescribed by the church :-- Eów manaþ eówer láreów þæt gé hýrsumian godcundum lárum (divinis disciplinis ), Coll. M. 35, 35. Wǽron woroldwitan þe gesettan tó godcundan rihtlagan worldlaga, Ll.

Linked entry: god-lic

sáwel

(n.)
Grammar
sáwel, ol, ul, sáwl, sául, sówhul, ¨ e; f.

The soulthe soul, the animal lifethe soul,a soul, a human creature

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Ic eów secge: 'Ne beó gé ymbehýdige eówre sáwle, hwæt gé etan . . . Seó sáwul ys má ðonne se líchama, Lk. Skt. 12, 16-23. Mannes Sunu com ðæt hé sealde his sáwle líf (ferh, Rush.) tó álýsednesse for manegum, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 28.

Linked entry: sáwel-leás

burne

(n.)
Grammar
burne, an; f.
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Se Hǽlend eóde ofer ða burnan Cedron Iesus egressus est trans torrentes Cedron, Jn. Bos. 18, l. Burnan unrihtwísnysse gedréfdon me torrentes iniquitatis conturbaverunt me, Ps. Spl. 17, 5.

Linked entries: BURN byrne

lungre

(adv.)
Grammar
lungre, adv.

Quicklysoonat oncestraightwayspeedily

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Quickly, soon, at once, straightway, speedily Loth eode lungre út Lot went out straightway, Cd. 113; Th. 148, 24; Gen. 2461: Beo. Th. 5480; B. 2743. Cyning álýsde hine lungre, Ps. Th. 104, 16.

yrfe

(n.)
Grammar
yrfe, (cf. orf; or (?) irfe, q. v.), es; n.
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Cattle For án eówre yrfe sceal beón hér oves tantum vestrae et armenta remaneant, Ex. 10, 24. Gnættas wǽron gewordene on mannum and on yrfe ( in jumentis ), 8, 17. Eft hwyrfende wæs tó ðæm yrfe and tó ðæm ceápe and tó heora gesetum, Blickl.

Linked entry: erfe

æx

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Hé bær him æcse and adesan on handa, tácnode on ðám ꝥ hé nales tó ídelnysse on ꝥ mynster eóde, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 26: Angl. ix. 263, l. Æxa bipennes , An. Ox. 2, 71. Æcssa, 2231. Mid ęcesum securibus , Ps.

earfoþnes

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Se bisceop and se eorl gebidan mycele earfoðnysse þá hí hámward fóran the bishop and the earl underwent much hardship on the journey home, Chr. 1061; P. 191, 2. Áfyrseþ hé þás earfoðnesse ( a flood) fram ús, Bl. H. 247, 4: (St.