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LEÓHT

(n.)
Grammar
LEÓHT, líht, es; n.

LIGHTa light

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Godes cyrcan mid leóhte and lácum gelóme gegrétan to visit God's church frequently with candles and offerings, Wulfst, 308, 28. Of ðissum leóhte álǽded de hac vita subtractus, Bd. 3, 20; S. 550, 23.

Linked entry: líht

hár-wenge

(adj.)
Grammar
hár-wenge, adj.
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Hé hæfþ síde beardas hwón hárwencge he has a good deal of hair on his face, rather grey, 456, 18

Linked entry: wang

sceáde-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
sceáde-sealf, e; f.
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Wyrc góde dríge scádesealfe: nim gebærned sealt and piper and hwíte*-*wudu, gegníd tó duste ásift þurh cláð, dó lytlum on, 308, 22

wederian

(v.)
Grammar
wederian, p. ode
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To be (good or bad) weather Cweðaþ sume men, ðæt se móna hine wende be ðan ðe hit wuderian (wedrian, widrian) sceal on ðam mónðe; ac hine ne went náðor ne weder ne unweder of ðam ðe him gecynde ys, Lchdm. iii. 268, 2

wiþer-méde

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþer-méde, adj.

contrary-mindedcontraryadversehostileopposedopposedperversedepraved

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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

sécan

(v.)
Grammar
sécan, sécean; p. sóhte; pp. sóht
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Mere sécan to go to sea, Exon. Th. 474, 5; Bo. 25. to seek immaterial things, to go to war, resort to artifice, etc. Ic ne sóhte searoníþas, ne ne swór fela áþa on unriht, Beo. Th. 5469; B. 2738.

open

(adj.)
Grammar
open, adj.
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VI. 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.

sendan

(v.)
Grammar
sendan, p. sende ; pp. sended, send
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Ðé sende God ðás helpe. Cd. Th. 33, 15 ; Gen. 520. Sende ðá his béne fore bearn Godes, Andr. Kmbl. 3224; An. 1615. Sendon hira béne fore bearn Godes, 2055; An. 1030. Þinga gehwylces ðara ðe ðú mé sendan wylle tó cunnunge, Exon.

gang

Grammar
gang, impert. of gangan.

gocome

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go, come, Cd. 228; Th. 308, 32; Sat. 701 : Gen. 27, 26;

ge-gongan

(v.)

to go overconquer

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to go over, conquer, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 24; Met. 1, 12

þreátian

(v.)
Grammar
þreátian, p. ode.

to urgepressto oppressafflictvextroubleexerciseharassto urge a person to somethingpress for somethingforce to do somethingto reproverebuketo 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

ǽrnddedon

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ǽrnddedon, = ǽrendedon; p. of ǽrendian

To go on an errandnuntium ferre

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To go on an errand; nuntium ferre, Bd. 2, 12; S. 515, 4

færan

(v.)

to goīre

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to go; īre Ic fære eo, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 5; Som. 34, 67

mǽnsumung

(n.)
Grammar
mǽnsumung, e; f.

communionadmission to fellowship with othersparticipation

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Hi underféngon ða hálgan mǽnsumunge æt Gode þurh his þeówan Benedicte, Homl. Th. ii. 174, 31. participation Hé ús forgeáfe dǽl on his ríce, and mǽnsumunge on his godcundnysse, i. 140, 11

Linked entry: ge-mǽnsumung

swegel-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
swegel-dreám, es; m.
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Swáse swegl-dreámas gé ( the good at the day of judgment ) geseón mósten, Exon. Th. 82, 35; Cri. 1349. Cf. heofon-dreám

ridda

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There appeared an horse with a terrible rider . . . he that sat upon the horse had complete harness of gold, 2 Macc. 3, 25), Hml. 25, 773

heáh-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-fæder, m.
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God Heáhfæder patriarcha, Ælfc. Gl. 68; Som. 69, 118; Wrt. Voc. 41, 68. Héhfæder patriarcha, Rtl. 195, 10. Cuoeþ lá héhfæder dixit abba pater, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 36.

mǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽlan, p. de

To speak

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Hwæt mé God on mínum módsefan mǽlan wille quid loquatur in me dominus, Ps. Th. 84, 7

Linked entry: mǽl