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ealdung

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For translation of passage substitute: Nostri causantur, si Romanae reipublicae moles imbecillitate propriae senectutis contremiscant, and add Þá getimbru þissere burge geseóð mid langre ealdunge gewácode hujus urbis aedificia longo senio lassata

up-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
up-cund, adj.

Supernalcelestial

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Ðæt magon upcund ríce gestígan, 348, 27; Sch. 34. Upcundra ceastergewarena supernorum civium, Hpt. Gl. 423, 5. Upcundra eádegum setlum sedibus superum beatis, Dóm. L. 303

ofer-cýðan

(v.)

to bring stronger testimony than another

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to bring stronger testimony than another cwǽdon be mannum ... gif áþ burste oððe ofercýðed wǽre if the oath were not supported by a sufficient number of compurgators, or were disproved by testimony more strongly supported by oath.

ge-lǽte

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lǽte, es; pl. -lǽtu; n. [lǽtan to let go, leave]

A going outendingmeetingexitusoccursus

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A going out, ending, meeting; exitus, occursus To wega gelǽtum to the meetings of ways, Mt. 22, 9. Twegra wega gelǽtu meetings of two ways, Cot. 110. Æt ðæra wæga gelǽte, Gen. 38, 21

Linked entries: þeóh-gelǽte ge-lét

forþ-gewát

(v.; part.)
Grammar
forþ-gewát, p. of forþ-gewítan.

went forthpassed

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went forth, passed, Ps. Lamb. 89, 4;

ge-mynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mynd, es; n: e; f.

Mind, memory, memorial, memento, remembrance, commemorationremembrance

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Us is mid mycelre gemynde to geþencenne we must bear well in mind, Blickl. Homl. 29, 2. Gimynd commemoratio, Rtl. 62, 21. In gemyndum to habbanne to be had in mind, Nar. 4, 9: 2, 8

ge-híran

(v.)
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nú gehýrdon þis godspel beforan ús rǽdan, Bl. H. 15, 30.

FÓN

(v.)
Grammar
FÓN, to fónne; ic , ðú féhst, he féhþ, pl. fóþ; p. ic, he féng, ðú fénge, pl. féngon; impert. fóh, pl. fóþ; subj. pres., pl. fón; p. fénge, pl. féngen; pp. fangen, fongen; v. trans.

To graspcatchseizeto seize with hostile intentiontakeundertakeacceptreceivemănu comprehendĕrecaptārecăpĕreaccĭpĕre

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We fóþ nú on ða axunga ðǽr we hí ǽr forléton we will now take up the questions where we before left them, Boutr. Scrd. 18, 44. Féngon Æðelwulfes twegen suna to ríce Æthelwulf's two sons took to the kingdom, Chr. 855; Erl. 70, 17.

ǽror

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽror, ǽrror, ǽrur, ǽrer; adv.

Beforeformerlyanteaprius

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Nemne we ǽror mǽgen fáne gefyllan unless we before may fell the foe, 5302; B. 2654. Ðæt hió eft cume, ðǽr hió ǽror wæs that it again comes where it was before, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 152; Met. 13, 76.

earfoþnes

(n.)
Grammar
earfoþnes, -ness, -niss, -nyss, e; f.

Difficulty, hardship, anxiety, tribulation, misfortune diffĭcultas, lăbor, angustiæ, tribŭlātio, infortūnium

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Mihte we ðý éþ geþolian swá hwæt earfoþnessa swá us on becóme we might the more easily bear whatsoever misfortunes come upon us, Bt. 10; Fox 30, 12

Linked entry: eærfoþnes

nón

(n.)
Grammar
nón, es; n.

the ninth hourhora nonathe service held at the ninth hournones

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Sele drincan on undern, on middæg, on nón, Lchdm. ii. 140, 2. the service held at the ninth hour, nones sungon nón cantavimus nonam, Coll. Monast. Tb. 33, 35

ge-flít

(n.)
Grammar
ge-flít, -flýt, es; n.

Contentionstrifecontestdisputediscussioncontentioliscertāmenconcertātiorixa

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We on geflítum sǽton we sat in discussion, Salm. Kmbl. 862; Sal. 430 : H. R. 9, 3. Uton towurpan hwætlícor ðás geflítu dissolvāmus cĭtius has contentiones, Coll. Monast. Th. 31, 23 : Elen. Kmbl. 884; El. 443 : 1905; El. 954.

Linked entry: ge-flýt

wynsumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wynsumlíce, adv.

pleasantlyagreeablypleasantlygraciouslygladlyjoyously

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Áwend ðíne nosu fram unálýfedum stencum, ðæt ðú mæge wynsumlíce cweðan: 'Sýn æðele stencas beforan Godes gesihðe,' Wulfst. 246, 13

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, <b>.
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Tilian georne ꝥ þonne gemétte synd on gódum weorcum, Verc. Först. 130, 6

lam-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
lam-byrd, e; n.
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A lame, weak, imperfect birth, Lchdm. iii. 66, 22

spédigness

(n.)
Grammar
spédigness, e; f.

Wealthopulence

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Wealth, opulence Welan, spédignesse opulentia, Hpt. Gl. 491, 9

tó-sceácerian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceácerian, p. ode

To waste,devastate,scatter

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Ðá wurdon hí ealle ðearle áfyrhte, and heora gesomnunga ealle wurdon sóna tósceácerode then (at the coming of the emperor Decius) they (the Christians) were all very frightened, and their congregations were at once scattered, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 23

Linked entry: sceácerian

DURRAN

(v.)
Grammar
DURRAN, ic, he dear, ðú dearst, pl. durron, durran; p. dorste, pl. dorston, dorstan; pp. dorren

DARE, presumeaudēre

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Thus we find the original verb deorran = deorsan; p. dear, pl. durron; pp. dorren. The weak p. dorste, pl. dorston [ = durste, durston], is formed regularly from the inf. durran = dursan.

rím

(adj.)
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Add: m. the precise sum or aggregate of any collection of individual things or persons Ne magon þá tíde be getale healdan dagena rímes we cannot keep Easter Sunday by a reckoning of the number of days, Men. 64.

el-þeódignes

exilebanishmentpilgrimage

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habbaþ nédþearfe ꝥ ongyton þá blindnesse úre ælþeódignesse; send on þisse worlde ælþeódignesse, Bl. H. 23, 2. On ðisse elðídignesse (ælðeód-, v. l.), Past. 252, 18.