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hrægl

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Preóst hine clǽnsie in his hálgum hrægle ( or under <b>II a ?</b> v. mæsse-hrægel) ætforan wiófode, Ll. Th. i. 40, 15. Gearwende hine mið hrægle ( clamyde ), Mt. L. 27, 27. Mið fellereóde hrægle purpura, Mk. L. 15, 17.

CLIF

(n.)
Grammar
CLIF, clyf, cleof, es; n.

A CLIFF, rock, steep descentpromon ory, clivus, rupes, promontorium

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Ðú hluttor lǽtest wæter of clife clǽnum thou lettest forth clear waters from the pure rock, Exon. 55a; Th. 194, 11; Az. 137: Bt. Met. Fox 5, 25; Met. 5, 13. Se ðe gecyrde clyf on wyllan wætera qui convertit rupem in fontes aquarum, Ps. Spl. M.

Linked entries: cleof cliof clyf

will

(n.)
Grammar
will, well, wyll, es; m.

A well, spring, fountain (lit, and fig.)

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Áþweah ða eágan on clǽnum wylle, Lchdm. ii. 32, 16. Hwílum gehátaþ hý ælmessan tó wylle (wille, welle, v. ll. ), Wulfst. 12, 3.

Linked entry: well

fúl

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fúl, adj.
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. ¶ used substantively, on fúl lecgan, on fúlan lecgan to bury ignominiously (of burial in unconsecrated ground, the opposite of clǽne leger). v. instances under <b>fúl,</b> e; f. in Dict

scippan

(v.)
Grammar
scippan, scieppan, sceppan; p. scóp, sceóp; pp. sceapen, scepen.
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Heortan clǽne scyp ( crea ) on mé, Ps. Lamb. 50, 12. God gesceóp ealle gesceafta, and deófol náne gesceafta scyppan ne mæg, Homl. Th. i. 102, 1. Hé ( God ) selcúðe syððan scyppan nolde, Hexam. 12; Norm. 20, 15.

herigend-lic

praiseworthyapprobationexcellent

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Hé gewilnode ꝥ hé hæfde herenesse þæs clænan lífes, ac hé nolde in him habban ꝥ hergendlic (heriend-, v. l.) líf (laudabilem vitam), Gr.

hám-weard

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I</b> Sé ðe þyder ( to church ) mid clǽnum móde færð . . . and tó Gode georne þencð . . ., hé þe blíðra mæg syððan hámwerd eft gewendan, Wlfst. 281, 24. a.

under-standan

(v.)
Grammar
under-standan, p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen.

to understandhave insight intoto understandperceiveknow certainlyto understand in such and such a senseto conceive ofconsiderto accept as correctto observenoticeconsider

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Swǽ clǽne hió ( learning ) wæs óðfeallenu on Angelcynne ðæt swíðe feáwa wǽron behionan Humbre ðe hiora ðéninga cúðen understondan, Past. pref.; Swt. 3, 14. Gehwá ðe his ágene þearfe wille understandan, L. Eth. vi. 27; Th. i. 322, 9.

Linked entry: for-standan

ge-freógan

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Gefriáil, 32. to free from bonds, prison, captivity, &amp; c. liberate, release Cwóm engel Godes and þæt fýr tósccáf, gefreóde fácnes clǽne (Juliana), Jul. 565.

ÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
ÁÞ, es; m.

an OATHa swearingjuramentum

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His geféran áþ ðe him mid standaþ: - On ðone Drihten, se áþ is clǽne and unmǽne ðe N. swór' His companion's oath who stands with him :-- By the Lord, the oath is clean and unperjured which N. has sworn,' L. O. 4-6; Th. i. 180, 8-19.

Linked entries: aaþ ánfeald áþ

FǼMNE

(n.)
Grammar
FǼMNE, fémne, an; f. [fēmĭna a woman]

A virgin, damsel, maid, woman virgo, puella, fēmĭna

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Ic of ðam torhtan temple Dryhtnes onféng freólíce fǽmnan clǽne I joyfully received a pure damsel from the bright temple of the Lord, Exon. 10 b; Th. 12, 18; Cri. 187: 66 a; Th. 244, 13; Jul. 27.

Linked entry: fémne

ælmesse

alms, what is given in charitya charitable actionan offering

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Voc. ii. 86, 57. a charitable action Þeáh se man ne nime búton ǽnne stán and ðæne gelecge on fúl slóh, ðæt se ælmesman mæge mid óðrum fét stæppan on ðá clænan healfe, ðæt him byð swýþe micel ælmesse, Wlfst. 303, 11. Ic bidde eów þæt (þǽre?)

diácon

(n.)
Grammar
diácon, deácon,es ; m.

A deacon, minister of the church, levitediācōnus = διάκoνos a servant, waiting man = Lat. minister, levīta, levītes = λευίτηs

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Swylce diácon hine clǽnsie so let a deacon clear himself, L. Wih. 18; Th. i. 40, 16: L. Eth. ix. 20; Th. i. 344, 15: L. C. E. 5; Th. i. 362, 12, 17: Bd. 3, 20; S. 550, 21.

Linked entry: deácon

irfe-numa

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-numa, an; m.

an heir

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Gif hwá tó deádan týme, búton hé yruenoman hæbbe ðe hit clǽnsie, ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 9.

Linked entry: -numa

á-scirian

(v.)
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Mǽden þe hine ne móste áscyrian fram his clǽnum lufe, Hml. S. 4, 14. Ne geþafa þú ꝥ ic beó fram ðé áscired, 15, 72. Hé trúwode þæt hé nǽre áscyred fram martirdóme þæs hálgan weres, Hml. Th. ii. 310, 28.

syn

(n.)
Grammar
syn, e; f.

misdeed, fault, crime, wrongsin

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Of synnum mínum clǽnsa mé, Ps. Spl. 50, 3. Sennum, Ps. C. 38. Andettan synna, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 6. Senna, Blickl. Homl. 43, 14

be-windan

(v.)
Grammar
be-windan, bi-windan; p. -wand, -wond, pl. -wundon; pp. -wunden; v. a.

To wind or bind around or about, entwine, wrap, enwrap, encircle, surround, wind, turnamplecti, involvere, cingere, circumdare, volvere

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Iosep bewand hyne mid clǽnre scýtan Ioseph involvit illud in sindone munda, Mt. Bos. 27, 59: Lk. Bos. 2, 7: Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 9. Geseah heó monnes líchoman mid scýtan bewundenne vidit corpus hominis sindone involutum, Bd. 4, 9; S. 576, 32.

ge-wislíce

(adv.)
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Gif on heortan wé biddan clǽnre gewisslíce ( certe ) þú scealt of beháte, Hy. S. 68, 7.

á-springan

(v.)

to be emittedto ariseto rush upburst forthto spring,to spring upcome into existenceto spread (intrans. ) outto run outceasefail

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Áspringað clǽne geþóhtas on móde, Hml. Th. i. 362, 17. Ásprang micel heófung and sárlic wóp on ðám háme, 434, 14. Seó dyrstignys ásprang, ii. 472, 24. Ásprang gehwǽr mycel gedwyld, Hml. S. 23, 353:Ll. Th. ii. 372, 12.

Linked entry: á-sprungen

med-micel

(adj.)
Grammar
med-micel, adj.

not greatmoderatesmallnot greattriflingvenialnot importantnot greatlowlymeanpoor

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On ðone medmycclan innoþ ðære á clǽnan fǽmnan into the lowly womb of the ever clean virgin, 5, 18, 33: 23, 23. Æt ánum of ðissum medmǽstan unum de pusillis istis, L. Ecg. P. Add. 23; Th. ii. 236, 10