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ge-strangian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strangian, -strongian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [strangian to strengthen]

To make strongstrengthenconfirmestablishrōbŏrārecorrōbŏrāreconfortāreconflrmāre

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Israéla folc wǽron swýðe gestrangode fīlii Israel sunt rōbŏrāti nĭmis, Ex. 1, 7: Ors. 6, 35; Bos. 131, 1

Linked entries: strangian ge-strongian

feáwa

a few

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On þám folce feáwe wǽran ǽnige there were few only in that folk, Ps. Th. 104, 11. Hwæt ðá feáwa syndan þe his willan wyrcean willen, R. Ben. 2, 17. Hé cýdde fela be Crístes godcundnysse . . . feáwa hé áwrát be his menniscnysse, Hml.

ge-dwild

Grammar
ge-dwild, ge-dwyld.
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</b> in an ecclesiastical or theological sense, false opinion, heresy; superstition, false religion :-- Ásprang on Godes folce mycel gedwyld . . . on ðám tíman þe ðá bisceopas sceoldan Godes ꝥ hálige folc on rihtne weg gebringan, hí swíðost ǽlces

ge-stælan

Grammar
ge-stælan, l. -stǽlan, dele first passage, in last for leágung l. leásung, and add: to bring home to a person a charge, liability, &amp;c., to prove something to have been committed by, or
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to be due from, a person Gif mon on folces gemóte cyninges geréfan geyppe eofot (þeófðe, v.l.), and his eft geswícan wille, gestǽle on ryhtran hand ( let him make the charge good upon one who more justly may be charged; pertrahat hoc ad rectiorem manum

leáf-full

(adj.)
Grammar
leáf-full, adj.

Believingfaithful

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God cwæþ tó Moysen ðæt hé wolde cuman and hine ætforan ðam folce gesprecan ðæt hí ðý leáffulran wǽron God said to Moses that he would come and talk with him before the people, that they might be the more believing [v. Exod. 19, 9], Homl.

steorfa

(n.)
Grammar
steorfa, an; m.
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Gif hit geweorðe ðæt folce mislimpe þurh here oðþon hungor, þurh stric oððe steorfan, L. P. 18; Th. ii. 324, 29. flesh of animals that have died a natural death:?-Se ðe steorfan ete qui morticinam ederit, L. Ecg.

twifealdlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
twifealdlíce, adv.
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Kmbl. 23, 15. in two ways Ðis godspel mæg beón twyfealdlíce getrahtnod, ǽrest be Iudéiscum folce . . . eft siððan be ǽlcum menu, Homl. Th. ii. 428, 5. Se biþ twyfealdlíce deád, se ðe on gódnysse unwæstmbǽre biþ, and on yfelnysse wæstmbǽre, 406, 18

hand-bred

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Fýste, hondbryda (folme, lxxiv, 16), fingras mid þám næglum pugnas, palmas, digitos cum unguibus, Lch. i. lxxi, 6. Hé his handbredu (folmas (-e, v. l.) palmas, Gr. D. 166, 7) ástrehte, wið heofenas weard, Hml. Th. ii. 182, 16. Add

ge-somnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-somnung, e; f.

A congregationsynagoguechurchcongrĕgātiosy̆năgōgaecclēsia

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Gesomnunga folca ymbtrymdon ðé sy̆năgōga pŏpŭlōrum circumdăbit te. Ps. Spl. 7, 7. Beférde se Hǽlend ealle Galileam, lǽrende on hyra gesomnungum circumībat Iesus tōtam Gălilæam, dŏcens in sy̆năgōgis eōrum, Mt. Bos. 4, 23: 6, 2, 5: 9. 35

deáh

Grammar
deáh, is of use, is good or virtuous, avails, Herb. 2, 22; Lchdm. i. 86, 18. Bt. 27, 2; Fox 98, 15: Exon. 80 b; Th. 303, 5; Fä. 48: Beo. Th. 1151; B. 573; pres.
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of dugan

Linked entry: dég

lár-spell

(n.)
Grammar
lár-spell, es; n.

A discoursesermonhomilytreatise

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Se bisceop ðam folce sǽde lárspell, Homl. Skt. 3, 141. Ic gesett hæbbe wel feówertig lárspella I have composed quite forty homilies, Ælfc. T. Grn. 13, 45. Swá swá wé áwriton ǽror on óðrum lárspellum, 4, 15.

on-scyte

(n.)
Grammar
on-scyte, es; m.

an attack, assaultan attack in words, a calumny, backbiting

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an attack, assault Salomon ðæt mǽre hús Godu betǽhte, him and his folce tó gescyldnysse wið ǽlces yfeles onscyte as a protection against the assault of every evil, Homl.

cyne-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-dóm, es; m. [dóm power, dominion]

royal dominion or power, kingdom, realmimperium, regnum, sceptrum, potestas

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Ðætte ryhte cynedómas þurh úre folc gefæstnode wǽron that just royal governments might be settled throughout our people, L. In. pref; Th. i. 102, 9

Linked entry: cyning-dóm

frum-gár

(n.)
Grammar
frum-gár, es; m.

a chieftainleaderprincepatriarchprimĭpīlusprŏcerduxprincepspatriarcha

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Of ðam frumgárum folc unrím awócon from those patriarchs innumerable people sprang, Cd. 124; Th. 158, 8; Gen. 2614. se frumgára Malalehel the patriarch Mahalaleel, Cd. 58; Th. 71, 11; Gen. 1169.

land-leód

(n.)
Grammar
land-leód, es; pl. e, an [cf. Seaxe, Seaxan]; m.
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Ðæt folc eal ðæt ðǽr tó láfe wæs ðara landleóda beág tó Eádwearde cyninge the people, all that remained of the inhabitants of the district, submitted to king Edward, 921; Erl. 108, 1. Hé wæs ðæs cynges swica and ealra landleóda, 1055; Erl. 189, 4.

Linked entry: leód

ge-mǽre

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mǽre, es; pl. nom. a, o, u; n.

An end, boundary, termination, limitfinis

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Cýð ðis folc ðæt híg ne gán ofer ða gemǽro tell this people not to cross the bounds, Exod. 19, 21, 12

bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
bletsian, (from blédsian, bloedsian).

to hallowconsecrateadoreto benefitprosper

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Bletsiað (bloedsas, L.) þá ðe eów wiriað, Lk. 6, 28. to speak gratefully of a person Eal rihtgelýfed folc sceal hine (St. John) bletsian, Bl. H. 167, 14. to benefit, prosper Ðonne ðú bledsas (benefeceris) him, Ps. Srt. 48, 19.

cáf-líce

(adv.)
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Þæt folc cáflíce mid rápum ðá anlícnysse bewurpon, Hml. Th. i. 464, 18. Singaþ cáflíce (naviter), Hy. S. 57, 4: An. Ox. 56, 258. Cáflíce naviter (coronam nancisci), Hpt. Gl. 405, 23. Hí sóna begyrdon hí cáflíce ( with alacrity), Hml. S. 5, 247: R.

earmlíce

(adv.)
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Add: miserably. cf. earm-lic, 1 Réðe fore*-*bécna ꝥ folc earmlíce brégdon (drehtan, v. l. ), Chr. 793; P. 55, 33. Hú earmlíce hit gefaren is gynd þás ðeóde, Wlfst. 166, 11. Hí earmlíce férdon swá ꝥ se hálga wer hí wundorlíce geband, Hml.

sliht

(n.)
Grammar
sliht, sleaht, sleht, slieht, sliét, slyht (see the cpds.), es; m.

a striking of coin a stroke, flash of lightningslaughter, death by violencethe deadly stroke of diseasewhat is to be killed, animals for slaughter a blow, mortal blow; stamp, coining strages, occisio mowing ; striking of an instrument

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Hú hé mid forhergiunge and mid heora mǽga slihtum on his geweald geniédde Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 82, 17 : 5, 11; Swt. 238, 5. the deadly stroke of disease Ðis folc is mid swurde ðæs heofonlícan graman ofslegen, and gehwilce sind mid fǽrlícum slihte áwéste Homl