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be-leógan

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, ðe men syndon, beóþ ful oft belogene fram óþrum mannum fallimur qui homines sumus, Gr. 0. 40, 23. ¶ used impersonally, to be mistaken :-- Gif þú wilt geþencean hú mycel hine beleáh (hole much he was mistaken ), Bl. H. 189, 24. Add

ir-ness

(n.)
Grammar
ir-ness, e ; f.
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sceolon úrum þám néxtan forlǽtan ealle þá eornesse (yr-, v. l. ) and þá æfþancan þe hí wið ús gewyrcað, Hml, A. 160, 196, 201

Linked entry: eorness

meagol-ness

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sceolon þǽre micclan lufan úrum Drihtne singallíce þancian ǽghwæþer ge mid wordum ge mid dǽdum ge eác mid ealre heortan meagolnysse, Hml. A. 153, 39. Add

ge-lǽte

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Þæt wíf æt þǽra wega gelǽte ( in bivio ) sæt, Gen. 38, 21. Twégra wega gelǽtu biuium, þreóra triuium, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 288, 9. Þá belocenan wega gelǽta conpeta clausa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 19, 56. Competalia æt þám wega gelǽtum wǽran, Wrt.

hýre-mann

Grammar
hýre-mann, hiére-, hýr-mann, es; m.

a subjectfollowerservantsubordinatea parishioner a hearer

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Bist ðú úre cyning oððe beóþ ðíne hýrmen rex noster eris aut subjiciemur ditioni tuæ? Gen. 37, 8. beódaþ eác úrum híremannum we also command our subjects, L. Æðelst. v. 8, 7; Th. i. 238, 1.

ge-wylde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wylde, adj.

Subjectunder one's power or controlin one's possesion

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He hit eft gedyde unc swá gewylde swá hit ðá wæs ðá we hit him óðfæstan he should put it again as much under our control as it was when we entrusted it to him, Th. Chart. 484, 30: Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. v. 120, 19.

CYN

(n.)
Grammar
CYN, cynn,es; n.

every being of one kind, a kindred, kind, race, nation, people, tribe, family, lineage, generation, progeny, KIN genus, gens, natio, populus, stirps, tribus, familia, natales, origo, generatio, proles, progeniesGender genus a sex sexus

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Werlíc cynn biþ ðes wer hic vir: there are two genders, — masculine, that is manlike, and feminine, womanlike. Masculine gender is ðes wer this man, Ælfc. Gr. 6; Som. 5, 27, 28.

ge-setness

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ge-setness, <b>; V.</b>
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Add Of þisse gesettednysse þe ... gesetton ex ista institutione quam ... fecimus, Chrd. 28, 9. Gelǽrede on fædera gesettednyssum ( instituta canonum ), 17, 37

Linked entry: ge-settedness

sib-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sib-líc, adj.
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sceolan ús geearnian ða siblecan wǽra Godes and manna, Blickl. Homl. 111, 3

ár-weorþlíce

(adv.)
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Swá þæt on dæge árwurðlíce ( honeste ) faron, Hml. Th. i. 604, 6. Add

fera

Grammar
fera, l. féra,
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Ne wǽrun foéran (socii) eora in blódgyte, Mt. R. 23, 30. Foerano sociorum, Lk. p. 4, 18. Ðǽm foerum sociis, Lk. L. 5, 7. and add:

híwet

(n.)
Grammar
híwet, híwett, es; n.

Hewingcutting

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Hewing, cutting Tó ðǽm ðæt sién geféged tó ðǽm gefógstánum on ðǽre Godes ceastre bútan ðǽm hiéwete ǽlcre suingean ut in templum Dei sine disciplinae percussione disponamur, Past. 253. Hýwyt dolatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 63

Linked entries: hýwyt hiéwet

un-weorþlic

Grammar
un-weorþlic, <b>.
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</b> add Þá ylcan sprǽce nimað lustlíce, þeáh þe heó sí us unwurðlicu (-wyrðelice, v.l.) and unrihtlic tó sprecanne hanc ipsam locutionem quae nobis indigna est, etiam delectabiliter tenemus, Gr. D. 209, 22

namian

(v.)
Grammar
namian, p. ode.

to namemention the name ofmentionto nameappoint by name to a particular dutynominateto namegive a name to

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Ðeáh ðe ðás sinderlíce namian though we mention the names of these in particular, Homl. Th. ii. 432, 23. to name, appoint by name to a particular duty, nominate Gif hé ne mehte, ðonne namede him man six men, L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 158, 21.

an-bídian

(v.)
Grammar
an-bídian, l. an-bidian (and-),
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andbidodon ðín, Hml. Th. ii. 172, 22. Ꝥ anbydion þæs sunnandæges, Angl. viii. 310, 38. Anbidian (and-, v. l. ) þæs écan ǽristes, Hml. S. 25, 144. Andbidiende þæs écan lífes, Ælfc. T. 19, 45. v. ge*-*anbidian

hyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
hyhtan, p. te

To hopetrustrejoice

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cunnon hyhtan ðæt heofones leóht ágan móton we can hope that we may possess the light of heaven, Fragm. Kmbl. 84; Leás. 44.

Linked entry: hihtan

ge-leáfa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-leáfa, an; m. [leáfa belief]

Belieffaithconfidencetrustfĭdesfĭdūcia

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Belief, faith, confidence, trust; fĭdes, fĭdūcia Se rihta geleáfa us tǽcþ, ðæt we sceolon gelýfan on ðone Hálgan Gást the right faith teaches us that we should believe in the Holy Ghost, Homl. Th. i. 280, 22 : Elen. Kmbl. 2070; El. 1036.

ge-limplíce

(adv.)
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how we should pray, and yet said, 'Your Father knows what you need before you ask him,' Bl.

feor

(adv.)
Grammar
feor, adv.

avoidancewidelywidelyfarfar

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Nis nú ende feor ꝥ sceolon ætsomne súsel þrowian, Sat. 40

Linked entries: fier firr fyr

ge-tyrian

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

To grow wearyfătīgāre

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To grow weary; fătīgāre Ðeáh ðú getyrige if thou shouldest grow weary, Bt. 40, 5; Fox 240, 23