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mæsse-preóst

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-preóst, es; m.

A priest not of the Christian churcha priest of the Christian church, who had attained the last of the seven appointed orders, and might celebrate the mass

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Gif hwá ðonne ða teóþunge gelǽstan nelle, fare ðæs cynges geréfa and ðæs bisceopes, and ðæs mynstres mæssepreóst, L. Edg. i. 3 Th. i. 262, 25. Mæssepreóstum and diáconum is eallunge forboden ǽlc hǽmed.

hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
hwǽr, [or hwær?], hwar; adv.

Whereanywheresomewherewheresoeverwherever

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Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 34; Wand. 92: Cd. 213; Th. 267, 11; Sat. 36. in dependent clauses Gif ic cweþe tu scis ubi liber tuus est ðonne biþ ubi relativum.

Linked entries: hwára hwar

hangian

(v.)
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Ðá felga hangiaþ on þám spácan, ðeáh hí eallunga wealowigen on þǽre eorðan . . . þá felga ne magon bión on þám færelde, gif hí ne bióþ fæste on þám spácum, Bt. 39, 7; F. 222, 7-20. to remain suspended without visible support, float in the air: — Gif

rícsian

(v.)
Grammar
rícsian, p. ode.

to exercise or have powerto rulegovernreignto domineerdominatetyrannizeexercise violenceto prevail

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Gif ðín willa síe ðæt rícsie se ðe on róde wæs, Elen. Kmbl. 1544; El. 774. Se mǽra wyrhta ðe ríhsigende wylt eal ðæt hé geworhte, Lchdm. iii. 432, 15. Wihtrǽde ríxigendum, L.

forþ

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Gif seó heord forwurð and hé sylf forð mid, 326, 23: Hml. Th. i. 68, 15: Chr. 1070; P. 206, 8. (2 b) of action continued to completion :-- Gif se hund losige, gá þeós bót hwæðere forð this fine must still be paid, Ll. Th. i. 78, 6.

fylgean

to follow to pursueto followproceed alongto follow to followto followto followdevote one's self to, diligently attend to. to attend toto accommodate one's self to the will of another, yield to a thingobsequito try to gain to follow, do what has already been done by anotherto happen or come at a later time

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Tantalus on þisse worulde ungemetlíce gífre wæs and him þár (in Hades) ꝥ ilce yfel fyligde (filgde, v. l. ), Bt. 35, 6; F. 170, 1.

swangorness

(n.)
Grammar
swangorness, e ; f.
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Ðæt is ðæt hé ða Godes gifa becnytte on ðæm sceáte his slǽwðe and hé for his swongornesse hié gehýde pecuniam quippe in sudario ligare est percepta dona sub otio lenti torporis abscondere, Past. 9; Swt. 59, 16.

þingere

(n.)
Grammar
þingere, es; m.
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Mid ða gife his ðingeres gratia suo intercessori, Bd. 4, 29; S. 608, 3. Mid þingere cum advocato, Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 56: advocato, interpellatore, Hpt. Gl. 466, 72. Hí noldon nǽnne þingere sécan defensorum operam repudiarent, Bt. 38, 7; Fox 210, 13.

Linked entry: cyrc-þingere

be-sceáwian

(v.)

to contemplatebeholdto considerto see about take care of

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Hé besceáwode ꝥ hí mid Drihtne habbað þá sélestan gife, Hml. S. 25, 476. þ æsmannes bíleofa is tó besceáwianne. Lch. ii. 210, 19. Besceáwiende considerans (medicus cicatrices], An.

freólíce

(adv.)
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Ic gife þás landes ... freólíce, swá ðet nán man ná have þǽr nán onsting búton seó abbot, Chr. 656; P. 30, 26: 963; P. 116, 18. nobly, splendidly Forð becóm freólíce in geatwum (cf. Laym. freoliche iwapned) kyningc, Chr. 1065; P. 194, 10

nyten-ness

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Ongeán þám ingehýde and gearawitolnesse þe of Godes ágenre gife cymð, se deófol sǽwð and sendeð nytennesse, Wlfst. 53, 18. <b>I a.</b> want of knowledge on a particular point: — Nytennessa míne (ignorantias meas) ne gemun ðú, Ps.

gamen

amusement, mirthjest, gamegamea game, pastime

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cf. sealting), gleódǽda gife for gumþegnum, leóht and leoðu-wác, Crä. 82. Gamena angin ludorum gesticulatio An. Ox. 2871. Sleglicum gamena gamene scenico ludorum joco 2886. Man geswíce freólsdagum hǽðenra leóþa and deófles gamena, Ll. Th. ii. 248, 12

ord-fruma

(n.)
Grammar
ord-fruma, an; m.

source, originauthor, source,applied to the Deitychief, head, prince

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Kmbl. 340, 5; Rún. 4. of persons, author, source, applied to the Deity Crist, ordfruma ǽlcere gife, Homl. Th. ii. 526, 7. Ordfruma ealre clǽnnesse, Blickl. Homl. 13, 21. Drihten is ordfruma ( auctor ) ealra eadignesse, Bd. 4, 30; S. 609, 16.

ge-mǽne

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Gif man áfylled bið on gemǽnum weorce. Gif mon óðerne æt gemǽnan weorce offelle, Ll. Th. i. 70, 9. On gemeánre dǽde þonne man bið nýdwyrhta, 412, 12.

ge-métan

(v.)
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Gif hé geméteð óðerne æt his ǽwum wífe, Ll. Th. i. 90, 26. Gif heó man ǽfre eft on earde geméte, 220, 10.

CEOLE

(n.)
Grammar
CEOLE, ciole, an; f.

The throat, JOWLguttur, fauces

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Wið sweorcóðe, riges seofoþa seóþ on geswéttum wætere, swille ða ceolan mid ðý gif se sweora sár síe for quinsy, seethe the siftings of rye in sweetened water, swill the throat with it if the neck be sore, 1, 4; Lchdm. ii. 48, 21.

Linked entry: ceoler

ellen-róf

(adj.)
Grammar
ellen-róf, adj.

Remarkably strong, powerful, daring, brave rōbustus, strēnuus, fortis

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Gif ic ǽnigne ellenrófne geméte if I find any brave man, Exon. 71 a; Th. 265, 17; Jul. 382. Ellenrófe weras the bold men, Exon. 106 b; Th. 405, 9; Rä. 23, 20: Cd. 94; Th. 122, 33 ; Gen. 2036: Andr. Kmbl. 2284; An. 1143

huntian

(v.)
Grammar
huntian, p. ode

To hunt

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Gif him þince ðæt hé huntige beorge him georne wið his fýnd if he fancies that he is hunting, let him guard himself well against his foes, Lchdm. iii. 172, 19. Ne canst ðú huntian búton nettum nescis venari nisi cum retibus, Coll. Monast.

íren

(n.)
Grammar
íren, es; n.

Irona swordblade

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Gif ðæt gegangeþ ðæt ádl oððe íren nimeþ ealdor ðínne if it come to pass, that disease or sword take off thy prince, 3700; B.1848. Mé sceal wǽpen niman, ord and íren, Byrht. Th. 139, 12. Áres and írenes æris et ferri, Bd. 1, I ; S. 473, 23, note.

slaga

(n.)
Grammar
slaga, an; m.
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Gif man þeóf geméte, and hé hús brece, and hine man gewundie, se slaga biþ unscildig, Ex. 22, 2. Se slaga (cf. ðæs sleges andetta, 29; Th. i. 80, 7), L. Alf. 30; Th. i. 80, 12. The procedure in cases of homicide is given L. E.