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gímeleás-ness

(n.)
Grammar
gímeleás-ness, e; f.
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Heora gímeleásnesse neglegentias suas R. Ben. I. 84, 12

rǽde-fæsting

(n.)
Grammar
rǽde-fæsting, e; f.
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Entertainment furnished to the king's messengers when riding on the king's business, or to those strangers who were coming to the king Liberabo illud (monasterium) a pastu et refectione illorum hominum quos saxonice nominamus walhfæreld and heora fæsting

Linked entry: fæsting

ælmes-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
ælmes-lic, adj.

of the nature of alms, eleemosynary, charitabledepending upon alms, poor

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of the nature of alms, eleemosynary, charitable Hié hígon gefeormien and hígon ús mid heora godcundum gódum swǽ gemynen swǽ ús árlic and him ælmeslic siǽ, Cht. Th. 476, 34.

Linked entry: elmestlic

ge-ǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽnan, (?)

to unite oneselfjoin

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to unite oneself to, join with Be ðám þingum þe ðú mé ǽr sédest þat þú . . . for nánum þingum eft tó gecyrran nolde . . . ácsige ic þé hweðer þú áðer oððe for (fór, MS.) heora lufum, oððe for éniges þinges lufum hym eft tó geénan (géénan, MS.) wille,

Linked entries: ǽnan ge-énan

á-scrúdnian

(v.)
Grammar
á-scrúdnian, á-scrútnian; p. ode

To examineinvestigate

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Heora gerýna áscrútnian, 301, 32. Hig habbað áscrútnod Serium and Priscianum, and þurhsmógun Catus cwydas, 321, 28

bodian

(v.)

to declareproclaimto foretellprophesycelebratepraiseto preacha persona doctrinebelief

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Boda heom be þám Hǽlende, 21

beótian

(v.)

to threatento threatento threaten witha weapona penalty, to promise

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Héo wæs beótigende tó þám cui' minatus est, 80, 29. Þá tó beóti(g)endan frecennesse þám eágan inminens oculo exitium.

drohtnian

(v.)
Grammar
drohtnian, drohtian; part. drohtniende, drohtiende, drohtende; p. ode , ade ; pp. od, ad

To converse, dwell or keep company with, pass life, liveversāri, conversāri, dēgĕre, vitam ăgĕre

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To hwám drohtaþ heó mid us why dwelleth she with us? Salm. Kmbl. 894; Sal. 446: Exon. 57 a; Th. 203, 22; Ph. 88. We drohtniaþ degĭmus, Hymn. Surt. 113, 17.

Linked entries: drohtian drohtigen

lícian

(v.)
Grammar
lícian, p. ode

To please

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Swá heó wiste ðæt his fæder lícode, Gen. 27, 14. Ac mé swá ðeáh nó ne lícade on him ðæt hé ða weorþunge Eástrena on riht ne heóld however I did not like in him his not keeping Easter rightly, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 2.

Linked entry: ge-lícian

sundor

(adv.)
Grammar
sundor, (-er, -ur); adv.
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Geseah se cyning heora sacerdas sundor stondon (seorsum consistere), 2, 2; S. 503, 38. Hé gesæt him sundor æt rúne, Exon. Th. 293. 3; Wand. 111: Andr. Kmbl. 2324; An. 1163.

un-ásecgendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ásecgendlíc, adj.

beyond the powers of language to describeunspeakableindescribableineffablenot proper to tellnot to be told

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Hé nam of hire eall ðæt heó áhte on golde and on seolfre and on unásecgendlícum þingum ( things innumerable ), Chr. 1042; Erl. 169, 21.

ge-mæcca

Grammar
ge-mæcca, <b>ge-mecca</b>
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Þonne hí gegadriaþ þá gelícan tó heora gemæccum in þám gelícum tintregum, and þá oferhýdigan mid þám oferhígdum . . . cum pares paribus in tormentis similibus sociant, ut superbi cum superbis . . . Gr.

tirgan

(v.)
Grammar
tirgan, tirwian, tirigan, tirian; p. tirgde, tirwede, tirigde

To vex,irritate,provokeexasperate

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Hí hine mid heora wordum tirigdon, Homl. Th. ii. 454, 17. Earme ne tyrewiaþ vex not the poor, Wulfst. 50, 2. Ǽnig man óðerne ne tyrie ne ne týne, 70, 8. Ðæt hí elðeódige menn ne tyrian ne ne týnan, 309, 4.

ge-swícan

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Þá þegenas heom geswicon hæfdon, Chr. 1067; P. 201, 8. to fail to do, not to succeed Heó ne geswác nou cessit (ad capessendam passionis palmam). An.

strengðu

(n.)
Grammar
strengðu, (o); indecl. : strengð, e; f.
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Ðás sylfan strengþe heó hafaþ gewylled wið ðæs migþan earfoðlícnyssa, 284, 3.

eáþe

(adv.)
Grammar
eáþe, adv.
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Heó listum áléde láðne mannan, swá heó þæs unlǽdan eáðost mihte wel gewealdan, Jud. 102: 75. without reluctance, willingly, readily Ꝥ swurd læg þǽr him ætforan and heora nán nolde náht eáðe hine sleán, Hml. S. 19, 106.

láreów

(n.)
Grammar
láreów, es; m.

A teachermasterpreacher

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Heó æfter ðon wæs magister and láreów ðæs mynstres deinde magistra exstitit, Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 5.

þeówen

(n.)
Grammar
þeówen, þíwen, [n]e; þeówene, an; f.
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Swá eágan gáð earmre þeówenan ( ancillae ), ðonne heó on hire hlǽfdigean handa lócaþ, Ps. Th. 122, 3. Heó hié sylfe tó ðeówene genemde, Blickl. Homl. 9, 24. Þeówene, 89, 12. Gif hwá ásleá his þeówe oþþe his þeówenne (-ene, MS. H.) ðæt eáge út, L.

án-rǽdlíce

(adv.)
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Swíðe ánrǽdlíce heó ætwát ðǽm hǽþnum, Shrn. 57, 33. ꝥ hé é Of þám dæge hí ánrǽdlíce þóhton ꝥ hí hyne ofslógon, 66, 20

ge-wenian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wenian, p. ede; pp. ed.

to accustomto accustom any one to one's selfassuefacereto weanto separateablactarea lacte depelleredepellereseducere

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to accustom, to accustom any one to one's self; assuefacere Gewenede hine sylfne to heora synlícum þeáwum he accustomed himself to their sinful manners, Ælfc. T. Lisle 34, 20: Bt. Met. Fox 29, 11; Met. 29, 6.

Linked entry: ge-wænian