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hǽlan

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Utan we úre gyfe ðám syllan þe hyre onfón cann, þæt is úre Drihten Hǽlende Críst (úrum Drihtne Hǽlendum Críste, v. l.) nostra donaria offeramus ei, qui nouit accipere. Domino Deo nostro, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 307, 20 : Rtl. 114, 15.

wildan

(v.)
Grammar
wildan, p. de.

to tamesubdueto make submissivehave dominion overrulecontrolto take into one's powerto seize

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Wille ic ðæt . . . ic and míne þegnas wyldan úre preóstas tó ðan ðe úre sáula hyrdas ús tǽcaþ ðæt syndon úre bisceopas, L. Edg. S. l; Th. i. 272, 17.

fóster-fæder

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Cóm hire fósterfæder (cf. se cing þæt mǽdencild hét út áweorpan .... of a teacher or tutor Úre hyrde and úre fósterfæder (féster-, v.l.) Sanctus Petrus pastor et nutritor noster beatus Petrus, Gr. D. 228, 22.

á-wacan

(v.)

to springarise

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Fram þan Wódne eall úre cynecynn áwóc, Chr. 449; P. 13, 25: 547; P. 17, 20. Odo þe þás þyng of áwócan, 1087; P. 223, 25. Hú fela þeóda áwócon of his iii. bearnum?, Sal. K. 182, 24, 26. Add

Linked entry: wacan

béd-rǽden

Grammar
béd-rǽden, l. bed-rǽden,

Prayers

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and substitute: Prayers Bist ðú on úre bedrǽdene we will pray for you, Wlfst. 290, 17. Wé habbaþ heom geunnen þá bedrǽddene for lífe and for déþe we have promised to pray for them while alive and after death, Cht. Th. 436, 15

cúþ-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
cúþ-lic, adj.
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Certain, evident Úre Dryhten cwæð: 'Saga hym . . . ꝥ ic hym gylde hys méde'. . . Hé ymbe þá cúðlican méde gehýrde, Shrn. 98, 20. Heó onféng swá cúþlicra geháta, 99, 37. Bið þis þá cúðlæcestan (-lec-, v. l.) tácnu habet evidentissime signa sua, Gr.

Linked entry: cúþe-lic

tægl

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Wæs beboden ꝥ se tægel sceolde beón gehál ǽfre on þám nýtene æt þǽre offrunge for þǽre getácnunge ꝥ God wile ꝥ wé simle wel dón oþ ende úres lífes; þonne biþ se tægel geoffrod on úrum weorcum, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 3, 39-42. Add

léc

(n.)
Grammar
léc, es; m.

Looksight

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Look, sight Wé sceolon áwendan úrne léc fram yfelre gesihþe, urne hlyst fram yfelre sprǽce, Homl. Th. ii. 374, 3

drop-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
drop-fáh, -fág; adj. [dropa a drop, fáh coloured, stained]

Drop-coloured, variegated in spots, spotted stillātus

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Drop-coloured, variegated in spots, spotted; stillātus Stillātus, ðæt is on úre geþeóde, dropfáh stillātus, that is in our language, spotted, Herb. 131, 1; Lchdm. i. 242, 14.

á-fýsan

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Swá wiste úre heofonlica fæder his þá leófan bearn áfýsed æfter him, Bl. H. 131, 28

ciric-land

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-land, es; n.
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Church-land, land belonging to a church 'Ne þú ná geþrýstlǽce ꝥ þú úre cyricland (ciricean land, v. l.) derige' . . . Se flód gecyrde fram þan cyriclande 'nec terras ecclesiae laedere praesumas' . . .

eald-spræc

(n.)
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An old form of words, a proverb, byword þú hæfst ús gedón tó ealdsprǽce, þæt óðre þeóda nyton hwæt hý elles sprecon búton úre bysmer posuisti nos in similitudinem gentibus, Ps. Th. 43, 16

rǽdlíce

(adv.)
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Add Utan ealle úre wísan rǽdlíce fadian, Wlfst. 143, 22. add (?) Gif. . . ǽnig gehádod man hine sylfne rǽdlíce (but cf. oftrǽdlíce, 214, 12) oferdrince, Ll.

swǽtan

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add: — Úre líchama is eorðe, and hé oft ðeáh swǽt, Hex. 22, 24. add Se stán cymð of eorðan, and hé swǽt swáþeáh, Hex. 22, 22. Hí gangende gemétton ꝥ stánclif swætende and wǽtende qui euntes rupem montis sudantem invenerunt, Gr. D. 113, 9

lást-weard

(n.)
Grammar
lást-weard, es; m.

a successorpursuer

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Ús is swíðe uncúþ hwæt úre yrfeweardas and lástweardas getreówlíces dón willon efter úrum lífe it is quite unknown to us how faithfully our heirs and successors will act after our death, Blickl. Homl 51, 36.

seofon-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
seofon-feald, adj.
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Hé onbryrt úre mód mid seofonfealdre gife, Homl. Th. i. 326, 12. Gyld seofonfealde wrace, Ps. Th. 78, 13 : Gen. 4, 15. Him ofer wacedon syfanfealde weardes, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 271

druncennes

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Úre Hǽlend forbeád þá druncennysse, Hml. A. 6, 148. Gif ðá druncengeornan men heora druncennyssa geswícan nellað, 145, 34. Add

ge-þrǽstedness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þrǽstedness, e; f.
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D. 125, 12. of the mind, contrition In úre heortan geþrǽstednesse in cordis contritione, Gr. D. 349, 2

Linked entry: ge-þrǽstnes

ge-find

Grammar
ge-find, enemies.
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Gefýnd (inimici) úre synt déman, Cant. M. ad fol. 31

Linked entry: ge-fýnd

hittan

(v.)
Grammar
hittan, p. hitte

To hit upon, meet with

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To hit upon, meet with Ðá com Harold úre cyng on unwær on ða Normenn and hytte hí begeondan Eoforwíc æt Stemford brygge then our king Harold came upon the Northmen unexpectedly and met with them beyond York at Stamford bridge, Chr. 1066; Erl. 201, 26