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el-þeódignes

exilebanishmentpilgrimage

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Ðý lǽs ús weorðe tó wópe and tó elðiódignesse ðæs écean lífes ðæt ðæt ús on ðisse elðiódignesse tó fultume gelǽned is, 389, 5. Hé ús gesóhte on þás ælþeódignesse, Bl. H. 11, 35

of-áxian

(v.)
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Þá lúdéiscan ofáxodon hú úre Drihten árǽrde Lazarum ofdeáðe, 66, 26. Ofáxa hwæt se cásere be ús geboden hæbbe, Hml. S. 23, 465.

ge-miltsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-miltsian, -mildsian, -milsian; p. ode; pp. od.

to shew mercy, have compassion, to pity, pardonmĭsĕrēri, propĭtiārito make mild, make kind, softenpropĭtium reddĕre, mītĭgāre

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Ðæt ðú us gemiltsie that thou pity us, Exon. 121 b; Th. 465, 24; Hö. 109. Gimildsa propitiare, Rtl. 89, 40.

Linked entries: miltsian ge-mildsian

á-scúfan

to drive awayrepelto expelto drive forwardimpeloverthrowto give up

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Út áscúfen eliminant, An. Ox. 4697. Scipu út áscúfan, Chr. 897; P. 91, 13. Hí woldon hine niðer áscúfan (of clife), Hml. Th. ii. 236, 34. Ásceófan, Hml. S. 18, 350. Beseah hé tó þǽre sceande (Iezebel) up and hét hí ásceófon underbæc, 345.

LEÓF

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
LEÓF, adj.

LIEFdesirablepleasantacceptablelovedbeloveddeara friendloved one

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Ús biþ ðonne leófre ðonne eal eorþan wela gif hé ús miltsian wile if he will shew us mercy, shall we not prefer that to all the wealth of earth? 51, 29.

Linked entry: leóf

tǽlende

(v.; adj.; part.)
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tǽlende, adj.

prone to blame, censoriousslanderous, backbiting

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Uton beorgan ús wið tǽlnysse and wið twysprǽcnysse caveamus nobis a vituperatione et a biloquio, L. Ecg. P. iv. 66; Th. ii. 226, 31. slanderous, backbiting Ða aefstigan men and ða tǽlendan, Blickl. Homl. 65, 10

wíd-gangol

(adj.)
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wíd-gangol, adj.
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Ðonne wé sittaþ innan ceastre, wé ús betýnaþ binnan ðǽm locum úres módes, ðý læs wé for dolsprǽce tó wídgangule weorðen in civitate considemus si intra mentium nostrarum nos claustra constringimus, ne loquendo exterius evagemur, Past. 49; Swt. 385, 7

efen-þrowian

(v.)
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Bið hé ús efenþrowiende and miltsiende, Bl. H. 19, 30. Beón efenþrowgende óþres earfoþum, . . . on óþres góde beón gefeónde, 75, 19. Add

fǽcan

(v.)
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Gyf ꝥ geneódige ꝥ úre ǽnig tó óðrum fæce (the other version has: Gif gebyrige ꝥ for neóde heora hwilc wið úre bige habban wille, oþþe wé wið heora) mid yrfe and mid ǽhtum if from necessity it happen that one of us wants to go to another (and trade) with

Linked entry: facian

lytling

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</b> 7 b Gif ǽgðer ge biscopas ge preóstas æfter heora rihtan gesettednesse lifdon, þonne wǽre hit oferflówennis ús litlingum ( nobis exiguis ) áwiht níwes tó trahtnienne, Chrd. 2, 4

ofer-lǽfan

(v.)
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[There ouerlafte not con non superfuit ne una quidem, Wick. Ex. 8, 31.]

slide

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Add Wé beóð gelǽdde under ús sylfe þurh úres geþóhtes slide (lapsum), Gr. D. 107, 30. Hé him wæs ondrǽdende þone slide ( lapsum ) þǽre synne in þám merwum leorningmannum, 119, 16.

ge-grípan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-grípan, p. -gráp, pl. -gripon; pp. -gripen

To gripegraspseizecapererapereprehendereapprehenderecomprehenderearriperecorripereeripere

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Us fyrhto gegráp fear seized us, Nicod. 21; Thw. 10, 33 : Cd. 140; Th. 175, 32; Gen. 2904 : Cant. Moys. Surt. 188, 15 : Nar, 44, 13.

ge-leáfa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-leáfa, an; m. [leáfa belief]

Belieffaithconfidencetrustfĭdesfĭdūcia

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Belief, faith, confidence, trust; fĭdes, fĭdūcia Se rihta geleáfa us tǽcþ, ðæt we sceolon gelýfan on ðone Hálgan Gást the right faith teaches us that we should believe in the Holy Ghost, Homl. Th. i. 280, 22 : Elen. Kmbl. 2070; El. 1036.

weald

(adv.)
Grammar
weald, adv. conj.

perhaps may be in dependent clauses, with indefinite pronouns or adverbs (cf. gif), in case

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come to us; we know with certainty that we are getting near to it, Wulfst. 90, 3

hleahtor

(n.)
Grammar
hleahtor, hlehter, es; m.

Laughter

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Ðú ús gesettest tó hleahtre and tó forsewennesse eallum ðǽm ðe ús ymbsittaþ posuisti nos derisu et contemptu his qui in circuitu nostro sunt, Ps. Th. 43, 15.

Linked entries: leahter hlehter

líf-weg

(n.)
Grammar
líf-weg, es; m.
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Uton nú ealle úre lífwegas geornlíce rihtan let us diligently amend our ways, Wulfst. 75, 22. Líðe lífwegas, Exon. 43 b; Th. 148, 5; Gú. 740

manigfeald-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
manigfeald-líc, adj.

Manifoldhaving many partsof many kindsvarious

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Manifold, having many parts, of many kinds, various Ðeáh hit ús manigfealdlíc þince, sum gód, sum yfel, hit is ðeáh him ánfeald gód, Bt. 39, 6; Fox 220, 8.

be-hóf

(n.)
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be-hóf, es; n.
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behoof, need, use ꝥ hé ǽnne scylling hæfde tó his ágenum behófe (nytte,v. l.) ut unum solidum in expensis propriis haberet, Gr. D. 158, 23.

Linked entry: -hóf

dæg-mǽl

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., swá swá þá geleáfullan rǽderas hit gesetton, and eác gewisse dægmǽl (-mælas, v. l. ) ús swá tǽcað, Lch. iii. 256, 22. . Add: