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fyrenian

(v.)
Grammar
fyrenian, fyrnian; p. ede; pp. ed

To sincommit adulterypeccāremœchāri

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Ne fyrena ðú non mœchābĕris, Lk. Bos. 18, 20

ge-fullian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fullian, p. ode; pp. od

To become fullperfect

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To become full, perfect Gú geseóþ nú todæge mínra gewinna wæstm gefullian ye see now to-day the fruit of my toils come to perfection, Blickl. Homl. 191, 23

Linked entry: fullian

un-geteorod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geteorod, adj.

Unweariedunfailingunexhausted

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Unwearied, unfailing, unexhausted Ungeteorudne goldhord on heofenum thesaurum non defcientem in caelis, Lk. Skt. 12, 33. Ungeteorodne, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 92. Ungetyradne inexhaustam, Hpt. Gl. 463, 19

fóre-þencan

Grammar
fóre-þencan, l. fore-þencan,
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Ne gié foreðencgæ non praemeditari, Lk. L. 21, 14. Nælle gié foreðence nolite praecogitare, Mk. L. 13, 11. and add

ge-treágian

(v.)
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In a note to this gloss is cited :-- Ꝥ getreágode hrægl, Archiv lxxxiv. 16, 224

gorian

(v.)
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Ox. 5, 3 note. Goriende passiuos, 7, 6

Linked entry: gorettan

leáslíce

(adv.)
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Hié ná leng ne beheóldon þá lígeas þæ se ealda feónd leaslíce gehíwode þurh his scíncræft ut flammas quas antiquus hostis finxerat non viderent Gr. D. 124, 16. Add

on-dón

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Ic ne ondyde ná mínne múð non aperui os meum, Ps. Th. 38, 11. Wearð eft Janes duru andón apertus est Ianus, Ors. 6, 1; S. 254, 17. Add

rosig

(adj.)
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Craigie kindly furnishes this note.]

ýtera

Grammar
ýtera, <b>. II.</b>
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Þá þe in him sylfum ne magon oferswíðan þá lytlan and þá ýtemestan uncyste qui in semetipsis vincere parva vitia atque extrema non possunt, Gr. D. 204, 9. Add

Róm-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
Róm-feoh, gen. -feós; n.

Peter's pence

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The penalty, which is not here stated, was a heavy one, as will be seen from the passages given below.

á-wecgan

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Ne léten hié hié on ǽlce healfe gebígean, ne furðum awecggan ... Paulus cwæð: 'Ne lǽte gé eów ǽlcre láre wind áwecggan' non circumferamur omni vento doctrinae, 306, 4-9. Heora mágas þǽra cnihta mód fram Crístes geleáfan woldon áwecgan, Hml.

Linked entry: wecgan

clǽne

(adv.)
Grammar
clǽne, cláne, cléne; adv.

CLEAN, entirelypenitus, omnino

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CLEAN, entirely; penitus, omnino Ne rípe ge ðæt land tó clǽne reap not the land too clean, Lev. 23, 22: Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 76, 30: Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 35.

Linked entry: cléne

be-faran

(v.)
Grammar
be-faran, p. -fór, pl. -fóron; pp. -faran; v. trans. [be, faran to go]

To go roundto travel throughgo all overto traverseto gomarchencompassto surroundperagrarecircumvenire

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To go round, to travel through, go all over, to traverse, to go, march, encompass, to surround; peragrare, circumvenire Ne befaraþ ge Israhéla burga ǽrðan ðe mannes sunu cume ye shall not go over the cities of the Israelites before the son of man come

Linked entry: be-féran

clýfa

Grammar
clýfa, clífa, an; m, [cleófa, cleófan to cleave, divide, separate] .

A chambercubiculum, cubileA cave, denantrum, caverna, cubile

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a separate place for man, — A chamber; cubiculum, cubile Ne máge we hreppan ǽnne wyrm binnon ðlnum clýfan we may not touch a worm in thy chamber, Homl. Th. ii. 416, 23. On díglum oððe on incófan, oððe on clýfum in cubīlibus, Ps. Lamb. 4, 5.

Linked entries: cleófa clífa

gamel

(adj.)
Grammar
gamel, gamol; adj.

Oldagedsĕnexvĕtustus

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Gamele ne móston háre heaðorincas hilde onþeón the aged hoary chieftains might not prosper in battle, Cd. 154; Th. 193, 3; Exod. 240. Ǽr he on weg hwurfe, gamol, of geardum ere he, old, departed on his way from his courts, Beo.

hel-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hel-líc, adj.

Hellishinfernal

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Seó fæstnung ðære hellícan clýsinge ne geþafaþ ðæt hí ǽfre útábrecon the fastening of the enclosure of hell does not permit them ever to break out, i. 332, 20: ii. 80, 6.

Linked entry: helle-líc

here-paþ

Grammar
here-paþ, her-paþ, es; m.

A road for an armymilitary roadroad large enough to march soldiers upon

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A road for an army, military road, road large enough to march soldiers upon [occurs not unfrequently in charters] Ondlong herpoþes. Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. ii. 172, 18. Up tó herpaþe and fram ðam herpaþe súþrihte, 205, 20.

Linked entries: strǽl here-weg

græf

(n.)
Grammar
græf, graf es; n.
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Ic ongyte ðeáh ðæt ða worlde lustas ne sint eallunga awyrtwalode of ðínum móde ðeáh se graf geryd sí I perceive however that worldly pleasures are not entirely rooted out of thy mind, though the trench be sufficient, Shrn. 184, 20

Linked entries: graf grafu

self-will

(n.)
Grammar
self-will, es; n. (?)
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Gif ðú ne wilt wirde steóran ac on selfwille sígan lǽtest if thou wilt not guide fate, but lettest her go at her own will, Met. 4, 50

Linked entry: self-willes