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flítan

to strive ⬩ to strive ⬩ to strive ⬩ quarrelsome ⬩ contentious ⬩ to dispute ⬩ argue ⬩ lay blame on

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Æfre gé fliton ongén God semper conlentiose egistis contra Dominum, 31, 27. Hý fliton exercebantur (adversum me; cf. me wiðerwearde wǽron ealle, Ps. Th. 68, 13), Bl. Gl.

ge-hínan

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Gehéned exac-toratus 70, 9. to oppress, afflict, reduce to misery Þæt gehýreð God, and hí gehýneð eác God shall hear, and afflict them (A. V. ), Ps. Th. 54, 19. Ne gehéne (gehýn, v. l.) þú hine mid þý eácan non eum usuris opprimes Ll.

æren-geát

(n.)
Grammar
æren-geát, for earn-gǽt

a goat-eagle

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a goat-eagle; harpe = ἅρπη,Ælfc. Gl. 17; Wrt. Voc. 21, 62

predician

(v.)
Grammar
predician, p. ode
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To preach Hé férde Godes ríce prediciende ( euangelizans ), Lk. Skt. 8, 1

cile-wearte

(n.)
Grammar
cile-wearte, an; f.
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Goose-skin Celewearte oripilatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 63. Cylewearte, 63, 50

Linked entries: wearte cyle-wearte

efen-hálig

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-hálig, adj.
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Equally holy Se biscop biþ efenhálig Godes apostolum, Bl. H. 45, 18

ge-irgan

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Wyrð þurh Godes mihte sóna deófol swýðe geyrged, Wlfst. 33, 20. Add

á-gímeleásian

(v.)
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Seó sáwul þe bið ágímeleásedu Godes beboda, Verc. Först. 77, 5. Add

cígung

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Add: invocation Héyfelsacode Godes mægnþrym . . . in scinna ciginge, Gr. D. 289, 9

a-gǽn

(part.)

gone ⬩ past ⬩ præteritus

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gone, past; præteritus, Cart. Uuerfriþ in app. ad Bædam, S. 772, 1, 4

a-geolwian

(v.)
Grammar
a-geolwian, [a, geolo yellow]

To become yellow ⬩ to make to glitter as gold ⬩ flavescere

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To become yellow, to make to glitter as gold; flavescere, Herb. 42, ? Lye

forþ-asliden

(v.; part.)

passed or gone before ⬩ tumbled or fallen down ⬩ prælapsus ⬩ prolapsus

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passed or gone before, tumbled or fallen down; prælapsus, prolapsus, Som. Ben. Lye

ge-hátan

Grammar
ge-hátan, <b>; IV 1 a.</b>
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Þára landa þe wit geheótan Gode, C.D. iii. 274, 15. Add

ge-bisgian

(v.)
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Hé mid Godes herungum his múð gebysgað, Hml. Th. i. 494, 16. Add

Syria

(n.)

Syria

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Syria Godes engel ofslóh ðæs Syrian cyninges here, Homl. Th. i. 570, 2. (?)

un-leahtorwirþe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-leahtorwirþe, adj.

Unblameable

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Unblameable Godes ǽ is swíðe unleahtorwyrðe lex Domini inreprehensibilis, Ps. Th. 18, 7

ambeht-ness

(n.)
Grammar
ambeht-ness, e; f.
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Service Embihtnisse hé gefe Gode obsequium se praestare Deo, Jn. R. 16, 2

efen-heáh

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Add: equally exalted Hé dyde hine efenheáhne Gode, and get hégran wolde dón

hálga

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Add: — Þú eart Godes hálga, Mk. 1, 24. Wé sungon be eallum m

orne

(n.)
Grammar
orne, what is harmful (?),
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injury Mid Godes fullume ne wyrð him nán orne, Lch. iii. 16, 5

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