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sweotolung

Grammar
sweotolung, <b>. I.</b>
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add: a visible display Twégen munecas bǽdon æt Gode sume swutelunge be ðám hálgan húsle ... Ðá gesáwon hí licgan án cild on ðám weófode ... hí þæt húsl ðygedon Gode ðancigende þsére swutelunge, Hml. Th. ii. 272, 14-22.

þreátian

(v.)
Grammar
þreátian, p. ode.

to urge ⬩ press ⬩ to oppress ⬩ afflict ⬩ vex ⬩ trouble ⬩ exercise ⬩ harass ⬩ to urge a person to something ⬩ press for something ⬩ force to do something ⬩ to reprove ⬩ rebuke ⬩ to threaten

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Men ðreátian and tihtan tó gódum ðeáwum for ðam ege ðæs wítes ad rectum supplicii terrore deducere, Bt. 38, 3; Fox 200, 7. Sceolan ða bisceopas men georne þreátigean, and him bebeódan, ðæt hí Godes dómas on riht healdan, Blickl. Homl. 47, 35.

Linked entries: þreátnian þreátung

forþ-gefaran

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gefaran, p. -gefór, pl. -gefóron; pp. -gefaren

To go forth ⬩ go by ⬩ pass ⬩ transīre

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To go forth, go by, pass; transīre Nymne seó clǽnsunge tíd forþgefare nĭsi purgātiōnis tempus transiĕrit, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 39. Wulfríc forþgefaren wæs Wulfric was departed [dead ], Chr. 1061; Th. 329, 37: 560; Erl. 17, 16: Nar. 40, 9

open

(adj.)
Grammar
open, adj.

Open ⬩ not shut, ⬩ allowing ingress or egress ⬩ of a door ⬩ of the eyes ⬩ not closed up ⬩ not covered, not protected ⬩ declared, public ⬩ not secret, not concealed, discovered, brought to light (in reference to things where concealment is desired) ⬩ without attempt at concealment ⬩ manifest, clear, plain, evident

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Th. 96, 9; Cri. 1571. manifest, clear, plain, evident Ðá cwæþ hé : 'Genóg sweotol ðæt is ðætte for ðý sint góde men góde ðe hí gód gemétaþ' Ðá cwæþ ic : ' Genóg open hit is ' certum est, adeptione boni, bonos fieri. Certum, Bt. 36, 3 ; Fox 176, 29.

ageán-féran

(v.)
Grammar
ageán-féran, p. de; pp. ed

To go again ⬩ return ⬩ reverti

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To go again, return; reverti, Chr. 1070; Th. 344, 31

fram-síðian

(v.)
Grammar
fram-síðian, p. ode; pp. od

To go from or away ⬩ depart ⬩ abscēdĕre

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To go from or away, depart; abscēdĕre, Som. Ben. Lye

á-leóran

(v.)
Grammar
á-leóran, p. de
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To go away Út áleórde emigrabit, Ps. Srt. 51, 7

Linked entry: leóran

nama

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S. 14, 76. in adjuration by reference to the Deity or to saints Ic bebiáde Eádwealde an Godes naman and an ealra his háligra ðet hé ðis wel healde, C. D. i. 297, 3. Ic bebióde on Godes naman (noman, v. l. ) ðæt . . ., Past. 9, 2.

buter-flége

Grammar
buter-flége, (-fleóge).
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Buterflége, buturfliógae, -fli[ó]go papilio, Txts. 85, 1507. Add

recan

(v.)
Grammar
recan, p. ræc, pl. rǽcon.
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to go, proceed hastily, run Recest saltas, Gern. 396, 320

Linked entry: ge-recan

acolitus

(n.)

ἀκόλυθος ⬩ A light-bearer ⬩ lucifer ⬩ state ⬩ condition ⬩ ordo ⬩ gradus

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= ἀκόλυθος A light-bearer; lucifer Acolitus is se ðe leóht berþ æt Godes þénungum acolite is he who bears the light at God's services, L. Ælf. P. 34 ; Th. ii. 378, 7 : L. Ælf. C. 14 ; Th. ii. 348, 4. state, condition; ordo, gradus, etc

bógan

(v.)
Grammar
bógan, bógian, bón; p. bóe
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Þæt nán þing flǽsclices beforan Gode mid getote ne bógie ut non glorietur omnis caro coram Deo, 139, 2. Add:

folc-toga

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Add: of a temporal leader Hé (Moses) wæs leóf Gode, leóda aldor, herges wísa, freom folctog. i. Exod. 14. Se folctoga (Nebuchadnezzar), Dan. 656. Þæs folctogan (Holofernes') bed. Jud. 47.

geómorlíce

(adv.)
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Add: in a way that causes sorrow, miserably Man sceal þá geoguðe geómorlíce lǽdan gehæft, heánlíce mid heardum bendum, Wlfst. 295, 17. in a way that expresses sorrow, lamentably, mournfully Tó Gode gebiddende and tó him heora neóde geómorlíce mǽnende

wæwærð-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wæwærð-líc, adj.

Good (?)

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Good (?) Semis ys swýðe wæwærðlíc tó ongytanne, swá hit gerǽd ys on ðære bóc ðe ys Exodus genemned : 'Habuit arca testamenti duos semis cubitos longitudinis.'

ge-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fæstan, Substitute: ge-fæstan; p. te.

to place ⬩ to make fast, make steadfast, confirm ⬩ to commit, entrust

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to place. to make fast, make steadfast, confirm Wé wurðiað þone gefæstan heáp Godes cýðera we honour the steadfast band of God's martyrs, Hml. Th. i. 542, 23. to commit, entrust Hé ágæf ł gefæste ðá ðǽm londbígencgum locavit vineam agricolis, Mk.

á-þriéttan

Grammar
á-þriéttan, l. -þriétan,

'loathe any one,

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dele 'loathe any one,' and add Ús nǽfre ne áðrýt þǽra góda genihtsumnys, Hml. Th. ii. 588, 8. Hié ðæt folc áþrýtton þæt hié him on hond eódon they tired out the people so that they yielded to them, Ors. 5, ll; S. 238, 10

wiþer-méde

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-méde, adj.

contrary-minded ⬩ contrary ⬩ adverse ⬩ hostile ⬩ opposed ⬩ opposed ⬩ perverse ⬩ depraved

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Gif huoelc uiðirmoedo (contraria) sindon in húse esnes ðínes, Rtl. 123, 12. opposed to good, perverse, depraved Ic (Eve ) wæs wiþerméde and unwísum nétenum gelíc geworden, Blickl. Homl. 89, 9

Linked entry: wiþer-mód

andgit-leás

(adj.)
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Eorðan ymbhwyrft fiht for Gode ongeán þá andgitleásan ( insensatos ), Hml. Th. ii. 540, 5. of things, without reason Þá treówa þe on æppeltúne wexað, þá þe sind andgitleáse, Hml. Th. ii. 406, 11

oflǽt-hláf

(n.)
Grammar
oflǽt-hláf, es; m.
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A loaf of the bread used for the Eucharist Þá genam hé mid him twégen oflǽthláfas on beágwisan ábacene (cf. þis is hálig hláf . . . geoffra þysne hláf Gode for mé æt þínre mæssan, 23-28) duas secum oblationum coronas detulit, Gr. D. 343, 15