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ge-cwician

(v.)
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Add: in a physical sense Sume gecwicað mid oroðe. Gr. D. 268, 19. in a spiritual sense Ðá ðe wyl gicwicað, Jn. R. 5, 21. Gecwuca mé æfter ðínum wordum, Dryhten, Past. 465, 29

un-álífedlíce

(adv.)
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Þá þá barn witodlíce útan, ádwǽscte ꝥ unálýfedlíce (illicite) barn innan, Gr. D. 101, 27. Sum Godes wer . . . æt in wege unálýfedlíce þurh unhýrsumnesse, and hine þá sóna ácwealde án leó, 294, 23. Add

CENNAN

(v.)
Grammar
CENNAN, cænnan. cynnan; -nende; de; ed; v. trans.

to beget, conceive, create, bring forth gignere, creare, facere, parere to bring forth from the mind , to declare, choose, ascribe, clear, proveadvocare, confiteri, adscribere, purgare, manifestare

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Cenne he hwanon hit him cóme let him declare whence it came to him, L. Eth. ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 14, 21, 22, 23, 25. Gif he cenþ ðæt he hit bohte if he declare that he bought it, L. Edg. S. 10; Th. i. 276, 6.

cyne-gewǽdu

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-gewǽdu, pl. n. [gewǽde a garment, robe]

Royal robesregiæ vestes

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Royal robes; regiæ vestes He onféng cynegewǽdum he took the royal robes, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 19

feá

(n.)
Grammar
feá, an; m.

Joy gaudium

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Joy; gaudium Him he gehét écne feán he promised him everlasting joy, Bd. 1, 25; Whelc. 76, 1

(v.)
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fó, 1st sing. pres. indic. of fón.

I take

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I take; Ne ne fó he he may not take, L. Ælf. C. 30; Th. ii. 354, 2;

fýr-leóht

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-leóht, es; n.

A fire-lightigneum lūmen

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A fire-light; igneum lūmen He fýrleóht geseah he saw a fire-light, Beo. Th. 3037; B. 1516

ge-sweotulian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sweotulian, <b>; IV.</b>
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God bæd ꝥ him geswutelode be ðæs sceoccan gylpe, Hml. S. 6, 322

clypping

(n.)
Grammar
clypping, e; f.
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Embracing, embrace gefeóll on þæs ceorles clyppinge ( þone ceorl beclypte, v. l. ), Gr. D. 47, 1

scrift-scír

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Bútan hæbbe þæs biscopes gewitnesse þe on his scriftscíre sý, Ll. Th. i. 212, 22. Add

weorold-wísdóm

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Þá befæste his sunu tó láre tó woruldwísdóme ꝥ úðwita wurde, Hml. S. 35, 9. Add

trág

(n.)
Grammar
trág, e; trágu; indecl.; f.

Illaffliction

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Ill, affliction wénde him tráge hnágre he expected humiliating affliction for himself, Elen. Kmbl. 1333; El. 668

a-hefan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hefan, p. -hefde; pp. -hefed

To heave uplift upraiselevareelevareextender

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He ahefde upp his hand extendit manum, Ex. 17. He ahefde up he lifted up, 14, 27

ferele

(n.)
Grammar
ferele, an; f.

A rod

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A rod Þá beran slóh mid þǽre telgan (færelan, v. l. ferula) þe wunode ꝥ bær him on handa . . . Þá réþan deór . . . ondrédon þǽre ferelan (ferulae) slegas, Gr. D. 229, 21, 25

þurh-seón

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þurhseah swá þone preóst for ðon gesealdne deófle, gif gedyrstlǽhte ꝥ underféngce ðone hálgan sácerdhád perspexit hunc clericum idcirco diabolo traditum, ne ad sacrum ordinem auderet accedere, Gr. D. 136, 6. Add

rýmett

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Add fór þæt gewícode betwuh þǽm twám hergum þǽr þǽr niéhst rýmet hæfde for wudufæstenne ond for wæterfæstenne, Chr. 894; P. 84, 24. sylla rýmet tó sittenne det ei locum sedendi, R. Ben. I. 106, 9.

bismer

(n.)
Grammar
bismer, bismor, bysmer, bysmor; gen. bismeres, bysmres; n.

Filthiness, pollution, abomination, disgrace, infamy, mockery, reproach, contumely, blasphemy, calumnyludibrium, pollutio, abominatio, infamia, opprobrium, contumelia, blasphemia, calumniaopprobrium

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mængdon eced and geallan togædere and hit, on his bismer, Criste gebudon they mingled vinegar and gall together, and offered it to Christ, in mockery of him, L. Edg. C. 39; Th. ii. 252, 17.

mann-slege

(n.)
Grammar
mann-slege, es; m.

Man-slayinghomicide

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Man-slaying, homicide Gif þeóf brece mannes hús nihtes and weorðe ðǽr ofslegen, ne síe ( the slayer ) ná mansleges scyldig. Gif æfter sunnan upgonge ðis déþ, biþ mansleges scyldig, and ðonne self swelte, L.

Linked entry: slege

níd-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
níd-wyrhta, an; m.

One who acts from necessityan involuntary agent

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One who acts from necessity, an involuntary agent Se ðe nýdwyrhta biþ ðæs ðe misdéþ, se biþ ðý beteran dómes symle wyrðe, ðe nýdwyrhta wæs ðæs ðe worhte, L. Eth. vi. 52; Th. i. 328, 23-25.

Linked entry: níd-dǽda

sorgian

(v.)
Grammar
sorgian, sorhgian (and sorgan, v. pres. part. sorgende); p. ode,

to carebe anxiousfeel anxiety or careabsoluteto sorrowgrievebe sorry for, on absoluteto be anxious; to sorrow

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lyt sorgodon hwylc him ðæt edleán æfter wurde, Andr.