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nídling

(n.)
Grammar
nídling, es; m.

one who serves of necessitya slavebondmanone who has to serve on board shipa sailor

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one who serves of necessity, a slave, bondman Gif ðú fioh tó borge selle ðínum geféran ðe mid ðé eardian wille, ne niéde ðú hine swá niédling (MS. H. nýdling), L. Alf. 35; Th. i. 52, 22.

un-twifeald

(adj.)
Grammar
un-twifeald, adj.

not doublesimplesincerehonestpurenot doubleunitedwithout division

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Se untweofealda willa bioþ tó tellenne for fullfremod weorc, Bt. 36, 7; Fox 184, 24. Ne magon wé nǽfre gereccan ðone yfelan mon clǽnne and untwifealdne malos esse, pure atque simpliciter nego, 36, 6; Fox 182, 18.

Linked entry: twi-feald

durran

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Oðsace sé, sé þe wille oþþe sé þe dyrre, Ors. 6, 4; S. 260, 5: Ll. Th. i. 154, 6: Shrn. 176, 32. Ꝥ hé gán dyrre and mæge, Lch. i. 176, 9. Ic nát hwá hit dyrre (durre, v. l. ) secgan, Bt. 40, 2; F. 238, 5. Ꝥ hé þé leógan ne durre, Bl. H. 179, 29: Ll.

eornost

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
eornost, es; n. (not f.)

in earnestseriouslyindeed

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Git mæg þeáh bót cuman, wille hit man georne on eornost áginnan, Ll. Th. i. 348, 24. Ús eallum tó woruldscame, gyf wé on eornost ǽnige cúðan to the shame of'us all, if we really could feel any, Wlfst. 163, 8. with weakened force, indeed.

Linked entries: eornoste ornest

húru-þinga

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A. 144, 9. v. húru ; III Mt. 14, 36 (in Dict.). v. húru; Wé willað ꝥ ǽlces hádes menn georne gebúgan tó rihte . . . and húruþinga (praecipue, praesertim) Godes þeówas, . . . And ealle Godes þeówas . . . and húruþinga (maxime) sácerdas, Ll.

offrung

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</b> the bread and wine offered in the Eucharistic service :-- Gyf þú offrunga habban wille, þonne wege þú þín reáf and hefe úp þíne twá handa, Tech. ii. 120, 3. v. ǽfen- (Chrd. 30, 21), eall-, ídelgild-offrung

reccan

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Ǽr ðiosum wé rehton (reahton, v. l. ostendimus] hwelc sé beón sceolde ðe tó ðǽm biscepdóme cuman sceolde; nú wé willað reccan (demonstremus) hú hé ðǽron libban scyle, Past. 73, 21-23: 173, 14.

gang-dagas

Grammar
gang-dagas, Add:

days on which processions were made during which prayers for peace and prosperity were recited.

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Sé þe stalað . . . on Gang-dagas . . . wé willað . . . sié twybóte. Ll. Th. i. 64, 24. Bútan wíte oð Gongdagas, 222, 23. Inne ðá háli wuca æt Gangdagas in sancta ebdo-mada rogationum C. D. iv. 209, 18

snǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
snǽdan, p. de.

to slice, cut into slicesto snathe to lop, prune, cut branches off trees to hew trim stones. putare to cut into slices

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Hit biþ unnyt ðæt mon hwelces yfles bógas snǽde búton mon wille ða wyrtruman forceorfan ðæs staðoles incassum foras nequitia ex ramis inciditur, si surrectura multiplicius intus in radice servatur Past. 33, 5; Swt. 222, 15. to hew or trim stones.

Linked entries: tó-snǽdan ge-snǽdan

mund

(n.)
Grammar
mund, e; f.

a handa handprotectionGuardianshipA protectorguardianprotectionguardianship extended by the king to the subjectthe king's peace, by the head of a family to its membersthe fine paid for violation of mund

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Ic wile ðæt Ælthelrn sý hire mund and ðæs landes, 545, 23. Ic wille ðæt Ælfríc and Ælfhelm bén mund and freónd intó ðære stówe, 547, 37. Ic eom ðæs mynstres mund and upheald, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 232, 7.

Linked entry: mundian

DRECCAN

(v.)
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DRECCAN, dreccean, drecan,ic drecce , drece, ðú drecest, drecst, he dreceþ, drecþ, pl. dreccaþ, drecceaþ; p. [drechede = drehde = ] drehte, dreahte, pl.drehton, dreahton ; pp. [dreched = drehed = dreht, dreaht] dreht, dreaht

To vex, afflict, trouble, torture, torment vexāre, affligĕre, tribulāre, turbāre, cruciāre

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On ðam écan lífe ðǽr ne cymþ nán deófol ne nán yfel mann, ðe us mǽge dreccan in the eternal life there will come no devil nor evil man who may trouble us, i. 272, 10. Hwí drecst ðú leng ðone láreów why troublest thou the master longer? Mk.

FÓN

(v.)
Grammar
FÓN, to fónne; ic , ðú féhst, he féhþ, pl. fóþ; p. ic, he féng, ðú fénge, pl. féngon; impert. fóh, pl. fóþ; subj. pres., pl. fón; p. fénge, pl. féngen; pp. fangen, fongen; v. trans.

To graspcatchseizeto seize with hostile intentiontakeundertakeacceptreceivemănu comprehendĕrecaptārecăpĕreaccĭpĕre

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We fóþ nú on ða axunga ðǽr we hí ǽr forléton we will now take up the questions where we before left them, Boutr. Scrd. 18, 44. Féngon Æðelwulfes twegen suna to ríce Æthelwulf&#39;s two sons took to the kingdom, Chr. 855; Erl. 70, 17.

líc-hama

(n.)
Grammar
líc-hama, an; m.

The bodythe corporeal

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Ðonne betǽcþ Crist ða mánfullan mid líchaman and mid sáwle intó hellewíte then will Christ deliver the wicked, body and soul, into hell, ii. 608, 7. Hí tú beóþ in ánum líchoman erant duo in carne una, Bd. i, 27; S. 491, 14.

geond

(prep.)
Grammar
geond, giond; prep. acc.

Through, throughout, over, as far as, among, in, after, beyondper, trans, inter, post, ultraκατά

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Ðé we þanciaþ geond ungeendode worulde we will thank thee to all eternity, Homl. Th. i. 76, 7. Geond to dæg usque hodie, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 28.

un-blíðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-blíðe, adj.

sadsorrowfulgrievedunkindshewing ill-will or displeasuresternangryunquietnot peaceful

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Homl. 131, 25. unkind, shewing ill-will or displeasure, stern, angry Gif égo ðín unblíðe sé si oculus tuus nequam fuerit, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 23. Ðá wearð unblíðe Abrahames cwén hire worcþeówe, wráð on móde, heard and hréðe, Cd. Th. 136, 16; Gen. 2259.

and-efn

(n.)
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Ǽlc hæfð beþám andefnum þe hé ǽr æfter eornað each will have according to the extent of his previous efforts, Shrn. 201, 2

fore-sceáwian

(v.)

to foreseeto provide forto provide give for use

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God wile foresceáwian úre gesundfulnysse and sibbe mid ús, Hml. S. 13, 136. with clause Se Hǽlend foresceáwode ꝥ hé sende þám cyninge the Saviour made provision for sending to the king, Hml. S. 24, 125. to provide, give for use to a person (dat.)

ge-lang

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Add: of an object, to be got, coming from (æt) a person on whose good will the grant or possession of the object depends, where the recipient of the object depends upon the person for it. the object material Hí setton him ǽnne wicnere getreówne . . .

ge-frédan

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I. 184. to be sensible of an object that touches the body Se lǽce wile ðæt se untruma his lǽceseax gefréde, ǽr hé hit geseó, Past. 187, 10: 331, 21. Gefrédan hiere feónda speru, 277, 22.

higian

(v.)
Grammar
higian, l. hígian,

in strive aftertotowardsto strive to do

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Wiþ þæs ic wát þú wilt hîgian.