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freólíce

(adv.)
Grammar
freólíce, friólíce; comp. freólícor; adv.

FREELYwithout hindrancewith impunitylībĕreimpūne

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FREELY, without hindrance, with impunity; lībĕre, impūne Ðæt he mihte freólíce Gode þeówian that he might freely serve God, Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, 31: Ps. Spl. 93, 1: Cd. 67; Th. 81, 8; Gen. 1342: Andr. Kmbl. 585; An. 293.

Linked entries: freólslíce friólíce

líð-ness

(n.)
Grammar
líð-ness, e; f.

Softnessgentlenessmildnesslenitykindness

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forbær manna yfelnysse þurh his líðnysse he endured the evil of men by reason of his gentleness, 320, 16. Swá is tó mengenne ða líðnesse wið ða rédnesse miscenda ergo est lenitas cum severitate, Past. 17, 11; Swt. 124, 13

næs

(v.)
Grammar
næs, = ne wæs

was not

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Gif nǽre yfeldǽde, ne sealde wé hine ðé, Jn. Skt. 18, 30. Hié wýscaþ ðæt hié nǽfre nǽron ácennede Blickl. Homl, 93, 28

ge-welgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-welgian, -welegian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To enrichmake wealthyendowdītāredōtāre

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Mid hire gestreóne he gewelgode Róme burh he enriched Rome with its wealth, Ors. 5, 13; Bos. 113, 36: Bd. 1, 33; S. 499, 1. Ic gewelegode Abram ĕgo dītāvi Abram, Gen. 14, 23.

Linked entry: weligian

ge-bylded

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bylded, -bælded, -byld; part. [ge-, byldan to make bold]

Emboldenedencouragedanimatedcorrōbĕrātusanĭmātus

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He wið mongum stód ealdfeónda elne gebylded he stood against many of the old fiends, emboldened with courage, Exon. 39 b; Th. 130, 31; Gú. 446.

á-lynian

(v.)
Grammar
á-lynian, -lynnan.
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þæs þeófes fót áhlinode ( solvit ) of þám hege þe ǽr fæste on clifode, Gr. D. 25, 10. ðæs scræfes locstán út álynedon, Hml. S. 23, 426. Áhlinnað ł áhebbað gatu attollite portas, Ps. L. 23, 9.

birhtu

(n.)
Grammar
birhtu, (-o).
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Birhtu his splendor ejus, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 189, 19. Ðæt andgit ðǽre incundan byrhto (birhto, v. l.), Past. 69, 22. scínaþ beorhte swíþe mistlice birhtu, Bt. 33, 4; F. 132, 21. geseah þæt hús mid heofonlicre bryhto geondgoten, Guth. 88, 10.

Linked entry: beorhtu

eald-hláford

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gemunde þára ealdrihta ðe under ðám Cáserum hæfdon heora ealdhláfordum, Bt. 1; F. 2, 17: Met. 1, 63

fóre-gleáw

Grammar
fóre-gleáw, fore-gleáw (for-)

fore-seeingfore*-*knowingpropheticprovidentprudent

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Hml.

ge-blinnan

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Mið ðý wére gebiddende þte geblann, 11. 1. that has been recurring or habitual nánum dæge ne geblunnon (geswicon, v. l.) ꝥ ne druncon of þám ylcon fate ut nullo die cessarent bibere ex illo vasculo, Gr. D. 66, 22

godspellian

(v.)
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To preach the gospel bodade and godspellade ríc Godes praedicans et euangelizans regnum Dei, Lk. L. 8, 1. Godes word Engla þeóda godspellodon, Chr. 596; P. 21, 17

namian

(v.)
Grammar
namian, <b>. I.</b>
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, Angl. vii. 8, 76, to name (with the name as complement) Mercuries sunu þe Óðon namiað, Wlfst. 107, 11. with cognate object Ne þú þínes Drihtnes naman ne namie on ídel, Wlfst. 66, 15. ne gecneów þára namena nán ðing þe þǽr namode, Hml.

on-drysne

(adj.)
Grammar
on-drysne, adj.

terrible, dreadful, awfulawful, exciting awereverence, venerable

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Wæs for his árfæstum dǽdum eallum his geférum leóf and weorð and ondrysne he was beloved, honoured and reverenced by all his companions for his pious deeds, Blickl. Homl. 213, 12.

be-byrgan

Grammar
be-byrgan, -byrgean, -byrian, -byrigan(-ean).
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bebyrgdon his líchaman, Mt. 14, 12. Bebyrgedon, Chr. 1046; P. 169, 12: Mt. R. 14, 12. Bebyrigdon, Bl. H. 155, 7: Chr. 1012; P. 143, 3. Bebyrig abbud Zosimus, Hml. S. 23 b, 749. Ꝥ móste his fæder bebyrgean, Bl. H. 23, 14.

be-cnyttan

to tie up in a bundleto tie roundsurround with a bondto tieattach with a string,to tie a rope,

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Add: with acc. of what is tied, to tie up in a bundle Ðæt Godes gifa ná ne becnytte on ðǽm sceáte his slǽwðe, Past. 59, 15. to tie round, surround with a bond becnytton his swuran mid rápe, Hml.

be-dydrian

(v.)

to deludeto conceal from (wið)

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Se swicola feónd swíðe bedydrode, swilce ðǽr sum hús sóðlíce forburne, Hml. Th. ii. 140, 15: 166, 9. Þá dwolmen hine bedydrodon, Hml. S. 3, 316, 320. God sylf forbeád ꝥ wé swefnum ne folgion, þe lǽs ðe se deófol ús bedydrian (bedrian, Glostr.

Linked entry: bedrian

gingra

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H. 45, 17. Him ( Lucifer ) tweó þúhte þæt Gode wolde geongra weorðan, Gen. 277. mæg mé geofian, þeáh his gingran ne sende, 546. Eródes forcóm æt campe cyning Iúdéa . . .

glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
glæd, adj.
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R. 1, 14. with clause Him mæg beón þe glædre his heorte þe sum þing hér of undergyte, Angl. viii. 317, 39. of things. of thoughts, looks, expressing gladness gesáwon hine habban glædne andwlitan, Hml. Th. i. 72, 27.

georn-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
georn-ful, -full; comp. -fulra; adj.

Full of desire, eager, solicitous, anxious, strenuous, zealous, intent, diligentsollĭcĭtus, stŭdiōsus, anxius, sēdŭlus, intentus, dīlĭgens

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He wiste ðæt woldon georn-fulran beón ðære wrace, ðonne óðre men he knew that they would be more eager for revenge than others, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 47, 3

Linked entry: gearnfull

man

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Add: with correlative he Ðonne mon má fæst ðonne ðyrfe, Past. 313, 1. On ðǽre gesundfulnesse mon forgiett his selfes, 35, 6. Hit is áwrieten ðæt mon ne scyle cweðan tó his fríend . . . 325, 1. Seó hróf wæs ꝥ man mid his handa gerǽcean mihte, Bl.