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hád-brice

(n.)
Grammar
hád-brice, -bryce, es; m. [hád II. holy orders in the church; brice a violation, breach]

An injury done to persons in holy orders, a violation of holy ordersordinis infractura, sacri ordinis violatio

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to the degree of the order, L, C.

sciftan

(v.)
Grammar
sciftan, p. te.
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to divide, separate into shares: — Fón ða yrfenuman lande and ǽhtan, and scyftan hit swíðe rihte the heirs shall succeed to the land and property, and shall divide it with perfect justice, L. C. S. 79; Th. i. 420, 17. [Shift to divide, Sussex.

Linked entry: scyftan

weorold-weorþscipe

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-weorþscipe, es; m.
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Worldly honour, civil dignity Hæbbe hé ( the priest) Godes miltse, and woroldweorðscipe ðæt hé sý þegenweres and þegenrihtes wyrðe (his civil status is that of a thane ), L. Eth. v. 9; Th. i. 306, 20. woruldwurðscipe sí hé þegenlage wyrðe, L.

bryttian

(v.)
Grammar
bryttian, brittian, bryttigan, brytian; pl. bryttigaþ; p. bryttade; v. a.

To divide into fragments, dispense, rule, usedispensare frustatim, gubernare

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To divide into fragments, dispense, rule, use; dispensare frustatim, gubernare Hí hit him bryttian sceoldon they should dispense it to them, Past. 44, 1; Hat. MS. 61a. 13. Land bryttade ruled the land, Cd. 62; Th. 75, 6; Gen. 1236.

dihtan

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Th. ii. 172, 28. Hé déð be þám þe his willa him dihte, Hml. S. 27, 175. to dictate what is to be written Þá fíf béc God sylf dihte, and Moyses hí áwrát, Hml. Th. i. 186, 20. Þás endebyrdnysse þe Moyses áwrát swá swá him God self dihte, Ælfc. T.

ge-libban

(v.)
Grammar
ge-libban, ge-lifian, ge-leofian; p. ge-lifde, ge-lifode, ge-leofode
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K. 16. to get by living, to live to do Hé cyng beón sceolde, gif hé hit gelifode he should have been king, if he had lived to do it, Chr. 1093; P. 228, 11. Fulne ende þínes lífes þú hæfst gelifd plenam etatis finem habes, Nar. 30, 11

Linked entries: ge-leofian ge-lifian

ge-lícian

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

to pleasedelightplacereacquiesceredelectareit pleasesplacet

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with dat. to please, delight; placere, acquiescere, delectare Ic gelície placebo, Ps. Th. 114, 8. Gelícaþ [gelícige, Lamb. 14; Spl. 18] ðé Dryhten complaceat tibi Domine, Ps. Surt. 39, 14. Ðæt ðé gelíciaþ ut te complaceant, Ps. Spl. 18, 15.

ge-æmtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æmtian, l. ge-ǽmtian,

to empty, remove the material contained in somethingto freegive leisure toto free oneselfto be disengaged to makeget timedevote oneself

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Th. 22, 12. in order to do something, to make or get time for a purpose, devote oneself to ꝥ hé hine geǽmtogode (-émtigode, -ǽmetgode, v. ll.) Gode þeówianne, Gr. D. 52, 8. Hé hine geǽmtigode þám weorce, 329, 12.

ge-hálgian

(v.)
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</b> to consecrate to an office :-- SendeÆþelwulf cyning Ælfréd his sunu Róme. Þá wæs domne Leo pápa, and hé hiene cyninge gehálgode, Chr. 853; P. 64, 30.

ge-innian

(v.)
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Th. i. 548, 1. to make up for, repair a fault Nú sceole wé úre gýmeleáste geinnian, Hml. Th. i. 180, 18.

cwom

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cwom, pl. cwómon came; venit, venerunt; have the same meanings as the contracted forms com, pl. cómon, p. of cuman , q. v. The p. indic., pl. cwómon,-an, -un; p. subj.
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Ðá hleóðor cwom when the sound came, Cd. 181; Th. 226, 29; Dan. 178. Ðá ðú ǽrest cwóme when thou first camest, Exon. 39a; Th. 129, 25; Gú. 426. Hwonne bearn Godes cwóme when the child of God should have come, 10a; Th. 10, 6; Cri. 148.

stæþ

(n.)
Grammar
stæþ, es; n.
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Th. ii. 160, 5: Elen. Kmbl. 76; El. 38. Of stæðe on óðer from one bank of the boundary stream to the other, L. O. D. 1; Th. i. 352, 4, 11: 2; Th. i. 354, 3: 6; Th. i. 354, 25.

a-lǽran

(v.)
Grammar
a-lǽran, p. ede; pp. ed

To teachdocereedocere

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To teach; docere, edocere Me ðíne dómas alǽr judicia tua doce me, Ps. Th. 118, 108

a-wurpan

(v.)

to cast awayprojicere

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to cast away; projicere Awurp hí fram ðé projice eam abs te, Mt. Bos. 5, 30

be-délan

(v.)
Grammar
be-délan, p. -délde; pp. -déled

To depriveprivare

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To deprive; privare Duguðum be-déled deprived of dignity, Cd. 215; Th. 272, 19; Sat. 122

bælcan

(v.)

to cry outvociferari

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to cry out; vociferari He bælceþ he cries out, Exon. 83b; Th. 315, 8; Mód. 28

egsian

(v.)
Grammar
egsian, p. ode; pp. od [egsa fear]

To frightenterrēre

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To frighten; terrēre Oft Scyld egsode eorl Scyld often frightened man, Beo. Th. 11; B. 6

Linked entry: egesian

mid-lencten

(n.)
Grammar
mid-lencten, es; n. m.

Mid-Lent

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midlængtene, Chart. Th. 349, 28

gristbátian

(v.)
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to gnash the teeth Gristbátaþ mid his tóþum fremet dentibus suis, Ps. Th. 36, 12, note

gliwian

(v.)
Grammar
gliwian, p. ede

To adorn[?]

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To adorn[?] Me gliwedon wrætlíc weorc smiþa, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 17; Rä. 27, 13