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weax

(n.)
Grammar
weax, es; n.

Wax

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God hét wǽpen wera wexe gelícost fomeltan, Andr. Kmbl. 2292; An. 1147. Mon ðaet weax ágæfe tó cirican. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 293, 20. Ontend .iii. candella, drýp ðæt weax, Lchdm. i. 393, 11. On gemelt weax gedón, ii. 72, 7. Ic gefrægn weax ( dough ?)

Linked entries: wex wexen wæx

hádian

(v.)
Grammar
hádian, p. ode; pp. od

To ordain

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Léton hig hádian tó bisceopum they got themselves ordained bishops, 1053, Erl. 188, 14. Ealdorlícnys ðæt hé bisceopas hádian móste ordinandi episcopos auctoritas, Bd. 2, 8; S. 510, 5.

Linked entry: ge-hádian

hláford-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-scipe, es; m.

Lordship, rule;dominatio

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Ðonne wé ágyltaþ wið ða hláfordas, ðonne ágylte wé wið ðone God ðe hláfordscipe gescóp cum præpositis delinquimus, ejus ordinationi, qui eos nobis prætulit, obviamus, Past. 28, 6; Swt. 201, 3: 29; Swt. 201, 22.

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.

dohtig

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
dohtig, def. se dohtiga; adj. [dohte, p. of dugan to avail]
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-Sexan] every good man in Kent and in Sussex is cognizant of these things, Th. Diplm. A.D. 1016-1020; 313, 19

Linked entry: DYHTIG

clipian

(v.)
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Wé cliepiað (clip-, v. l. ) tó Gode, Past. 263, 23. Clipode proclamat, Hpt. Gl. 480, 17. Þes þearfa clepode ( clamavit ) tó Gode, Ps. Th. 33, 6.

ge-strínan

(v.)
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Þ [man] þǽre flǽscun geweorð on fisce gestriéne let the worth of the meat be got in fish, Cht. Th. 159, Gestríned adquisita, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 58. <b>I a.

tellan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
tellan, p. tealde; pp. teald: also forms as from telian occur: ic telge, hí teliaþ; p. telede; p. teled.
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Telle hé ðæt Gode, næs him sylfum, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 416, 18.

be-hicgan

(v.)

to confidetrustrelydepend uponacquiescerenitiinniti

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to confide, trust, rely, depend upon; acquiescere, niti, inniti Ðe on Gode behicgaþ qui in Deo acquiescunt R. Ben. 31

þeówet-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
þeówet-dóm, es; m.
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MS.) ðe hié Gode dón sceoldon, Past. pref.; Swt. 2, 10

un-cúþlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cúþlíc, adj.

Unknownstrangeuncanny

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Unknown, strange, uncanny Ða stánas sint ealle swíðe góde of tó drincanne wiþ ealle uncúþlícu þing, Lchdm. ii. 290, 14

ofer-þearf

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Ágan þá yldran on Crístenum folce ðæs oferþearfe, þæt hí heora gingran Gode gestrýnan. Wlfst. 38, 23: 301, 15. Add

hrægel-gefrætwodness

(n.)
Grammar
hrægel-gefrætwodness, e; f.

Elegance

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Elegance or adornment of dress Hwǽr is nú heora gold and heora hrægelgefrætwodnes? L. E. I. prm; Th. ii. 396, 27

gemet-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
gemet-fæt, es; nom. acc. pl. -fatu; n.

A measuring-vessel, a measuremetatorium vas, mensura quævis definita

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A measuring-vessel, a measure; metatorium vas, mensura quævis definita Án gemetfæt full, ðe híg Gomor héton, Ex. 16, 16, 33

Linked entry: ganet-fatu

wuldorfæste

(adv.)
Grammar
wuldorfæste, adv.

Gloriously

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Gloriously Hió Gode þancode ðæs geleáfan ðe hió swá leóhte oncneów, wuldorfæste, in ðæs weres breóstum, Elen. Kmbl. 1930; El. 967

efen-leóf

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-leóf, adj.
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Equally dear Nýdþeówas sind Gode efenleófe and þá ðe syndon freólse, Ll. Th. ii. 314, 11. v. em-leóf in Dict

Linked entry: leóf

un-timber

(n.)
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Hié hira godu hæfdon geworhte of treówum and of stánum and of óðrum untimbrum (antimbrum ?) missenlicum, Verc. Först. 176

hæfer

(n.)
Grammar
hæfer, es; m.

A he-goat, buckcaper

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A he-goat, buck; caper Hæfer caper, Wrt. Voc. 288, 17. Nim hæferes smera take goat's grease, Lchdm. iii. 14, 8

ge-sceap

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceap, -scæp, -scep, es; pl. nom. acc. -sceapu, -sceapo; gen. -sceapa, -sceapena; n.

a creation, created being or thing, creaturecreātio, creātūraa decree, fate, destiny, condition, nature, form, shapefātum, destĭnāta, condĭtio, nātūra, indŏles, forma, spĕciesthe privy membersvĕrenda, pŭdendacreaturedecrees of fate

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God gesceapo ferede ǽghwylcum on eorþan eormencynnes God has borne his decrees to every one of the human race an earth, Exon. 88 b; Th. 333, 1; Vy. 95. Sinewealt gesceap volūbĭle schēma, Ælfc. Gl. 100; Som. 77, 14; Wrt. Voc. 55, 18.

Linked entries: ge-scæp ge-scapu

staþolian

(v.)
Grammar
staþolian, p. ode.
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Ðú in God getreówdes ic in mínne fæder hyht staþelie thou didst trust in God, I found my hope on my father, 268, 25; Jul. 437. Ic ðý fæstlícor ferhð staðelige, hyht untweóndne, on Crist, Elen. Kmbl. 1591; El. 797.