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stíg

(n.)
Grammar
stíg, e; f.
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Ben. Interl. 6, 8. Be westan róde óó sticelan stíg; ðonne be ðære stíge óð ða ealdan díc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 406, 29. Of ðam stáne tó ðære grénan stíge, 38, 23.

Linked entries: stíga gát-ánstíg

trúwa

(n.)
Grammar
trúwa, trúa, an; m.
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Ben. 95, 6 : 46, 16. Habbaþ Godes trúwan have faith in God, Mk. Skt. 11, 22 : Scint. 127, 1. Gif hopan trúwan wé nabbaþ si spei fiduciam non habemus, 33, 9. Habbaþ eów trúwan habelefiduciam (Mt. 14, 27), Homl. Th. ii. 388, 25.

Linked entry: trúa

un-cyst

(n.)
Grammar
un-cyst, e: -cyste, an; f.

A vicedefectfaulta disordera faultsolecisma vicefaultthe vice of avariceniggardlinessparsimonywant of liberality

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Ben. 55, 3

Linked entry: un-gecost

wiþerweard-ness

(n.)
Grammar
wiþerweard-ness, e; f.

hostilitycontentionoppositionperversityfrowardnessdepravityarroganceunfavourable conditionadverse circumstanceadversitycontrarietydiversity

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Ben. 27, 7. contrariety, diversity. Similar entries v. wiþer-weard VI, Seó wiþerweardnes ðe wé ǽr ymbe sprǽcon, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 32: Met. 11, 78

eallunga

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Ne wilt þú þé ondrǽdan; þín bén is eallunga fram Gode gehýred. . . . Hé biþ eallinga swíþe mycel beforan Gode ne timeas, quoniam exaudita est depraecatio tua . . . Erit autem magnus, Bl. H. 165, 7-11.

fóda

victualsprovisionssustenancesupport

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Ben. I. 68, 15. Mínre wylne ic sylle fódan (alimenta), Ælfc. Gr. Z. 101, 2. figurative Mid wordes fódan (pabulo) geþanc gereordian, Scint. 53, I. Ðám hé forgifð ðone gástlican fódan, Hml.

for-habban

(v.)

To abstainrefrainabstinentcontinentto abstain fromto restrainkeep awayto keep backnot to mentionto restraincheckstop

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Ben. 61, 3. with prep. From giriordum forhabba, Rtl. 16, 25. Scolde heó forhabban fram ingange Godes húses, Hml. Th. i. 134, 19. Gód is tó forhæbbenne fram unálýfedlicum styrungum, ii. 564, 7. Fram mettum forhæbbende, Hy.

ge-nóg

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-nóg, adj.
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Ben. I. 92, 8. Genóh byð þám leorningcnihte þæt hé sý swylce hys láreów, Mt. 10, 25. Ǽlcum men þúhte genóg on þǽre eorþan wæstmum, Bt. 15; F. 48, 3. Genóh, Met. 8, 7.

ge-reord

Grammar
ge-reord, speech.
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Ben. 5, 1. <b>I a.</b> the voice of a trumpet, notes of a horn :-- On gehreorde ł on stefne béman in voce tubae, Ps. L. 46, 6.

ge-sǽlan

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Ben. 36, 6. the circumstance, &amp;c. given in a following clause, to happen that. the subject a pronoun in apposition to the clause Oft þæt gesǽleð, þæt wé brecað ofer bæðweg, An. 511. Gif þæt geséle, þæt mín cynn gewíte, Cht.

ge-þungen

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Ben. 105, 12. Ne mæg se man módigan on geðincðum, for ðan þe fela synd geþungenran, Hml. S. 16, 372. by good qualities, excellent Þú eart beforan Drihtne geþungen, Hml. S. 23 b, 236 note. Þǽr ( in heaven ) is geþungen þegnweorud, Cri. 751.

úre

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
úre, adj. pronoun.

ourours

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Ben. 133, 4. Ða blindnesse úre ælþeódignesse, Blickl. Homl. 23, 2: 77, 14. Mid eallre úre heortan megolnesse, 65, 23. Úrum Hǽlende fylgende, 23, 11. Deóre Drihtne úrum, Cd. Th. 17, 17; Gen. 261. Mid úre ánre sáule, Blickl. Homl. 91, 16.

wéna

(n.)
Grammar
wéna, an; m.

suppositionopinionthoughtideaimaginationhopeexpectation

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Ben. 135, 24. For dysiges folces wénan falsis vulgi opinionibus, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 108, 4. Hé ongeat ðæt hié wǽron onstyrede mid ðæm wénan ðæt hí ðæs endes suá neáh wéndon commotos eos vicini finis suspicione cognoverat Past. 32; Swt. 213, 23.

Linked entry: wén

ge-ágnian

(v.)

to have as one's own, possess, occupyto getsecure possession of, acquireto adoptto prove one's title tosecure by shewing titleto usurp

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Ben. 85, 22. Swá swá náht hæbbende and ealle ðing geágnigende (possidentes, 2 Cor. 6, 10), Hml. Th. i. 550, 7. Geágnode, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 15, 6. to get or secure possession of, acquire for a person (dat.)

tó-drífan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-drífan, p. -dráf, pl. -drifon; pp. -drifen

To drive in different directions,drive awayto drive asunderseparateto scatter,disperseto scatter,destroyto drive away,send elsewhereto drive away,dispel,put an end to

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Hiss stren all shollde ben todrifenn and toskeȝȝredd, Orm. 16397

Linked entry: tó-drǽfan

racu

(n.)
Grammar
racu, e ; f.
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Ben. 66, 17. comedy Racu, túnlíc spǽc comedia, Wrt.

Linked entry: eá-racu

tál

(n.)
Grammar
tál, e; f.: es; n. (?)

evil-speaking, calumny, slander, vituperation, detractionevil-speaking in reference to the Deity, blasphemyscorn, mock, derision, reproachblame, censure, reproof

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Ben. 124, 18, Módignys ácenþ yfelsacunge, ceorunge, and gelómlíce tála, Homl.

Linked entry: tǽl

and-efn

(n.)
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Ben. 13, 7. Ǽlc hæfð beþám andefnum þe hé ǽr æfter eornað each will have according to the extent of his previous efforts, Shrn. 201, 2

á-scirian

(v.)
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Ben. 108, 22. Beón áscirod and fram áworpen, Hml. S. 23 b, 438. Beón hig áscyrede ( abscidantur ) fram eallum gehádodum mannum, Ll. Th. ii. 200, 1. Áscirode, Hml.

a-rédian

(v.)
Grammar
a-rédian, l. á-redian,
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Ben. 109, 20. Þe lǽs þe hý unwære wurðan áredode (-reodade, v. l. ), Wlfst. 79, 16: 273, 18. to find out what is appropriate, to hit upon Fultuma mé ꝥ ic simle þone rǽd árædige ðe ðé lícworðe sí, Shrn. 170, 30 : Angl. xii. 512, 32.