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ge-cneordlíce

(adv.)
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Þá hǽðenan mid lácum heora leásra goda gecneordlíce munde bǽdon, Hml. Th. i. 504, 19. Hé Godes beboda gecneordlíce mid weorcum gefylð, ii. 228, 24. Gecnyrdlícost studiosius, Wülck. Gl. 250, 39. Add

bétan

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<b>II a</b>. add :-- Béte man be cyninges munde, ꝥ is, mid v. pundum, Ll. Th. i. 340, 28

æl-fremed

Grammar
æl-fremed, (el-).

strange, foreign, not belonging to onestranger to anything, without a share in, free from

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Ealle middaneardlice ðing swá swá ælfremede forhogigende cuncta hujus mundi velut aliena spernendo, Hml. Th. ii. 130, 1. with fram, stranger to anything, without a share in, free from Se munuc sceal beón ælfremed fram eorðlicum dǽdum, Hex. 36, 24.

ge-rísan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rísan, pp. -risen

To seize, takerapere

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Sóna wæs gerisen and genumen of middanearde rapta confestim de mundo, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 5, note

liþelíce

(adv.)
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Þænne se munuc sprece, líþelíce (leniler) clypige, R. Ben. 30, 13. Swá myccle ufur swá gestigon þá þreátas þǽra singendra, swá myccle líþelícor (lenius) wæs gehýred se sealmsang, Gr. D. 286, l. Add

síde

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</b> the side of a hill :-- Of þǽre wídgyllan sídan þæs muntes e devexo montis latere, Gr. D. 112, 19. In þæs heán muntes sídan, 121, 14. Add Seó dene wæs weallende mid lígum on ánre sídan, on óðre sídan mid hagole and cyle, Hml.

grund-weall

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D. 236, 14. the lowest part of a mountain Grundwellas munta, Ps. L. 17, 8. figurative. of persons God sceal beón grundweall þínes lífes, Wlfst. 247, 6.

preóst-líf

(n.)
Grammar
preóst-líf, es; n.
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Cf. munuc-líf Martinus cóm tó ánum preóstlífe, and hí gelógodon þá his bæd on þæs mynstres sprǽchúse . . . þá woldon ðá preóstas him wurðlíce beddian, Hml. S. 31, 846

bile-hwít

(adj.)
Grammar
bile-hwít, adj. [bile the beak, hwít white, referring to the beaks of young birds, then to their nature, Junius]

Simple, sincere, honest, without fraud or deceit, meek, mild, gentlesimplex, mitis

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Simple, sincere, honest, without fraud or deceit, meek, mild, gentle; simplex, mitis Arnwi munec wæs swíðe gód man and swíðe bilehwít monk Arnwi was a very good man and very meek, Chr. 1041; Erl. 169, 12

ge-hror

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hror, es; n.

A fallruindeath

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A fall, ruin, death Ðonne ðæt gelumpe ðæt hí of middangearde genumene wǽron ðý ylcan gehrore ðe hí óðre gesáwon cum eas eodem quo cæteros exterminio raptari e mundo contingeret, Bd. 4. 7; S. 574, 38

Linked entries: ge-hrero ge-rora

niþer-stige

(n.)
Grammar
niþer-stige, es; m.

A descent

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Tó Olivetes muntes nyþerstige ad descensum montis Oliveti, Lk. Skt. 19, 37

medumian

(v.)
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add: to assign as one's proper place Gif munuc eáðhylde bid and geþæf, þeáh hine man wácne and unweorðne talige andan úteweardum forlǽte and tó úteweardum medemige si omni vilitate vel extremitate contentus sit, R. Ben. 24, 9

ge-méde

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-méde, superl. -médost; adj.

Agreeable, pleasingacceptus, grātus

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Gimoedo ł wala middangeardes prospera mundi, Rtl. 50, 6

be-sendan

(v.)

to send

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Besende se deófol swilc geþanc on þone munuc, Hml. S. 31, 1073 : 33. 161

heofon-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
heofon-líc, adj.

Heavenly

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Ðín rihtwísnes is swá heáh swá ða heofonlícan muntas justitia tua sicut montes Dei, 35, 6. Heofonlícæ þing cælestia, Jn. Skt. 3, 12

Linked entry: heofon-bígenged

hús-hleów

(n.)
Grammar
hús-hleów, es; n.
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Shelter afforded by a house Gif[e] his húshleów and mete and munde ðam ðe ðæs beþurfe let him give the shelter of his house and food and protection to him that needs it, L. Pen. 15; Th. ii. 282, 25

weallian

(v.)
Grammar
weallian, to wander.
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Heó weallode wîde dæges and nihtes geond þá muntas and þá dena per montes et valles die noctuque vagabatur, Gr. D. 176, 18. Hé ongan weallian fram þám bróðrum in þá tíde heora gebedes vagari tempore orationis coepit, III, 20. Add

cora-gesceót

(n.)
Grammar
cora-gesceót, es ; n?

A payment or contribution of corn frumenti solutio vel munus

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A payment or contribution of corn; frumenti solutio vel munus Se wudu beó gelǽst binnan þrým dagum æfter ðam corngesceóte let the wood be supplied within three days after the contribution of corn Cod. Dipl. 942; Kmbl. iv. 278, 10

frum-gesceap

(n.)
Grammar
frum-gesceap, es; n. [frum first; gesceap creation]

The first creationprīma creātioprincĭpium mundi

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The first creation; prīma creātio, princĭpium mundi Ðǽr biþ óþýwed egsa mára ðonne from frumgesceape gefrægen wurde there shall be shown greater terror than had been heard of from the first creation, Exon. 20 a; Th. 52, 27; Cri. 840

mundbyrdness

(n.)
Grammar
mundbyrdness, e; f.

protectionA protectorpatronadvocatea protection of rights granted by charter

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Frag. 106, 24. in a personal sense (v. mund, III. b), A protector, patron, advocate Ic ðé mé tó mundbyrdnysse geceóse wið ðín ágen bearn I choose thee for my advocate with thy own child, 106, 19.