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áre

(n.)
Grammar
áre, an; f.

Honourhonestyfavourbenefitpitymercyhonorhonestasgratiabeneficiummisericordia

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We ðec árena biddaþ we pray thee for thy mercies, Exon. 53 a ; Th. 186, 6 ; Az. 15

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andettan

(v.)
Grammar
andettan, andetan, ondettan, ondetan; p. and-ette [and = Lat. re, contra; Grk. ἀντί; hátan to command, promise]

To confessacknowledgegive thanks or praisefatericonfiteri

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Seó andetnes ðe we Gode ánum andettaþ, déþ hió us ðæt to góde the confession that we confess to God alone, it doth this for our good, L. E. I. 30; Th. ii. 426, 33. Drihtne andette confitebatur Domino, Lk. Bos. 2, 38.

ge-héran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-héran, p. de; pp. ed

To hearaudīre

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We gehérdon wuldres swég we heard the sound of glory, 218; Th. 279, 13; Sat. 237. Gehér án spell hear a discourse, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 1 : 35, 5; Fox 166, 21, note 24.

ge-riht-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-riht-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht
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Gif we beóþ fram úrum ðwyrnyssum gerihtlǽhte if we be corrected from our perversities, 124, 35

ge-nihtsumnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-nihtsumnes, -nyhtsumnes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, -nis, -niss, e; f.

Abundance, plenty, copiousness, sufficiencyabundantia, ūbertas, cōpia

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Ðære eorþan wæstmbǽrnysse and genihtsumnysse we nellaþ habban us to lífes brícum, ac to oferflówednyssum the fruitfulness and abundance of the earth we will not have for the uses of life, but as superfluities, Homl. Th. ii. 540, 10: 64, 35

Linked entry: ge-nyhtsum-nes

ge-þeóde

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Ðæt sumæ béc on ðæt geðiode (-ðeóde, v. l. ) wenden ðe ealle gecnáwan mægen, 8. Se þridda dǽl gesæt æt his byrgenne betweoh þá men þe heora geþeóde (geþeódo, v. l. ) ne cúðon, Mart. H. 180, 2. From wiðcwedenisse geðiéda (linguarum), Ps.

gefá

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beódað, se mon, sé þe his gefán hámsittendne wite, ꝥ hé ne feohte ǽr þám þe hé him ryhtes bidde, Ll. Th. i. 90, 2. Ꝥ náðor ne hý ne ne underfón óðres þeóf ne óðres gefán, 288, 5

hand-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
hand-cræft, es; m.

Skill or power of the hand, handicraftstrength, power of hand

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lǽraþ ðæt preósta gehwilc tó-eácan láre leornige handcræftgeorne we enjoin that every priest besides book-learning diligently learn a handicraft, L. Edg. C. 11; Th. ii. 246, 17.

ofer-sittan

(v.)

to sit upon, occupy, take possession ofto desist from, abstain from

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Wit sculon secge ofersittan we shall abstain from the sword, not make use of swords, 1372; B. 684. [Cf. Prompt. Parv. ovyrsyttynge of dede or time omissio]

for-sewennes

(n.)
Grammar
for-sewennes, fore-seuwenes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

A looking down uponcontemptcontemptusdespectio

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A looking down upon, contempt; contemptus, despectio Gefylled we synd forsewennysse replēti sŭmus despectiōne, Ps. Spl. 122, 4, 5. For his forsewennesse out of contempt for him, Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 81, 13. Forsewennyss contemptus, Ælfc.

middæg-sang

(n.)
Grammar
middæg-sang, es; m.

The midday service

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On midne dæg sculon God herian, Btwk. 216, 13: R. Ben. 39, 19: 40, 7

nón-sang

(n.)
Grammar
nón-sang, es; m.

The service held at the ninth hournones

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Nónsang singaþ nonam psallimus, Hymn. Surt. 60, 35

un-gesibsumness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gesibsumness, e; f.

Proneness to discordquarrelsomenessdiscord

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Proneness to discord, quarrelsomeness, discord magon gecnáwan on ðara ungesceádwísra niétena gesibsumnesse hú micel yfel sió gesceádwíslíce gecynd ðurh ða ungesibsumnesse gefremeþ si solertes aspicimus, concordando sibi irrationalis natura indicat

Linked entry: ge-sibsumnes

flígan

Grammar
flígan, flían.
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Ðá fuglas ne onweg flégdon quas nos aues non fugare ausi eramus, Nar. 16, 22. Add

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ge-médred

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Substitute: Having the same mother habbað ealdne fæder, and hé hæfð mid him úrne gingstan bróðor . . and his gemédryda bróðor (uterinus frater) wæs deád, Gen. 44, 20. Jósep geseah his gemédrydan bróðor Benjamin, 43, 29.

on-stellan

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Forlæ̂tan . . . ealle þâ þeáwas þe dióflu on him sylfum onstealdon, Verc. Först. 94, 4. Hire nome . . . þe me ærst hire onstalde, Laym. 7132. Cf. Ger. an-stellen. Add

manigfeald-ness

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nó þurh ðá mænigfealdnesse úra gebeda sind gehýrede non inn Add: —

wígbed-steall

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-steall, es; n.

The part of the church where the altar stands

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The part of the church where the altar stands lǽraþ ðæt mæssepreósta ǽnig ne cume binnan weófodstealle búton his oferslipe, ne húru æt ðam weófode ðæt hé ðǽr þénige búton ðære wǽde, L. Edg. C. 46; Th. ii. 254, 9 note

segn

(n.)
Grammar
segn, segen, es ; m. n.
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Voc. ii. 120, 61. a sign, mark, token Abraham sette friðotácn ( circumcision ) on his selfes sunu, héht ðæt segn wesan (wegan?) heáh gehwilcne, ðe his hína wæs wǽpnedcynnes, Cd.

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inc

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Þá cwǽdon þá hálgan: 'Ne cunne ...' Hé hét þá twǽgen gebróðra beheáfdian. Hml. S. 7, 411-418