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á-lesan

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Hé geceás and álæs ( eligens ) ealle þá óðre lác and on sundron áléde, and þá þe Characterius sende hé áwearp, Gr. D. 230, 24.

bismer-nes

disgracepollutionreproachinsultcontemptiblenesspitifulness

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Similar entries v. bismer-lic, Hé forseah þá deófollican láre, for þám þe hé ealle þá ýdele ongeat ... hé þá bysmornysse forhogode heora lára and heora costunga, Guth. 34, 4-12

býdel

Grammar
býdel, l. bydel,
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and add: a herald Hé sende bydelas and beád eallum þám here transierunt praecones per castrorum medium et clamare coeperunt, Jos. 3, 2. a beadle, v. Andrews' Old English Manor. pp. 142-3 Bydel gǽð ætforan déman, Hml.

drǽdan

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Mann wís on eallum drǽtt homo sapiens in omnibus metuit, Scint. 67, 1. & wolde hine ofsleán & dreórd him ꝥ folc et volens illum occidere timuit populum, Mt. R. 14, 5.

écelíce

(adv.)
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Sý him wuldor á on ealra worulda woruld écelíce, Hml. A. 72, 181. Beóð welige hwílwendlice, þæt gé écelíce wǽdlion, Hml. Th. i. 64, 16

eówd

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eówd, eówde.
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Ðý lǽs ðe án wannhál scép ealle ðá eówde besmíte, i. 124, 33: Gr. D. 109, 11

ge-hǽled

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Hí tó rǽde fundon mid gemǽnre geðeahte, þæt him sélre and gehǽledre wǽre ( quia satius esset ) þæt hí ealle hwurfon tó heora éðle, 2, 5; Sch. 135, 10. v ge-hǽlan; II

ge-blót

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Hé hét dón tó geblóte ealle þá cuman þe hiene gesóhtan, Ors. 1, 8 tit. ; S. 1. 20. Add: —

hreófla

(n.)
Grammar
hreófla, leprosy.
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Ðú mínne hreóflan (cf. heó on eallum limum egeslice wunda hæfde, 266) gehǽldest, 7, 322. Heó ( Miriam) wearð mid hreóflum (-an, v. l. ) geslagen, Hml. A. 58, 177. v. hreofl; f

port-geréfa

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II. an English official :-- Þes ceáp wæs geceápod on Wii ætforan ealra scýre. Þises is tó gewitnesse Eádrige arceb. . . . Godríc portgeréfa, C. D. iv. 117, 27.

sacu

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Wé ne magon habban þone heofonlican éþel búton wé fram eallum sacum orsorge beón, O. E. Hml. i. 302, 1-8. <b>I a.</b> rebuke, chiding :-- Mid openre sace beón gehǽled aperta objurgatione sanari, Scint. 115, 16

on-scuniendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-scuniendlíc, -scunigendlíc, -sceoniendlíc; adj.

Abominable, detestable, execrable

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Ða anlícnessa ealra onscuniendlícra niétena omnis animalium abominatio, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 155, 14. Anscunigendlícra (anscunigendra, Cott. MSS.), Swt. 153, 22

ge-somnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-somnung, e; f.

A congregationsynagoguechurchcongrĕgātiosy̆năgōgaecclēsia

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Beférde se Hǽlend ealle Galileam, lǽrende on hyra gesomnungum circumībat Iesus tōtam Gălilæam, dŏcens in sy̆năgōgis eōrum, Mt. Bos. 4, 23: 6, 2, 5: 9. 35

ge-spédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-spédan, p. -spédde; pp. -spéded, -spédd

To speedprospersucceedprogrediprosperaresuccedere

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Ealle þinge swá hwæt swá he déþ beóþ gespédde omnia quæcunque faciet prosperabuntur, Ps. Lamb. 1, 3

ÁN

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)

ONEunusunaunumaloneonlysoleanothersolusaliussolealone of its kindsingularuniquewithout an equalunicuseximiusa certain onesome onequidamaanaaneachevery oneallunus-quisqueuna-quæqueunum-quodqueOneother

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Ðæt wæs án foran eald-gestreóna that was before a singular old treasure, Beo. Th. 2920; B. 1458.

a-bannan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bannan, p. -beónn, pl. -beónnon ; pp. -bannen.

to commandordersummonmandarejubereto publishproclaimto order outcall forthcall togethercongregateassembleedicereavocarecitare

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Ðá hét se cyng abannan út ealne þeódscipe then the king commanded to order out [to assemble] all the population, Chr. 1006; Erl. 140, 8

æ-rist

(n.)
Grammar
æ-rist, æ-ryst, æ-rest, es; m; e; f.

A rising upthe resurrectionresurrectio

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Ðonne æriste ealle gefremmaþ when all shall accomplish their resurrection, 63a; Th. 231, 26; Ph. 495

Linked entries: æ-rest æ-ryst

a-þýstrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-þýstrian, -þístrian, -þeóstrian, -þiéstrian, -þéstrian ; p. ode, ade ; pp. od

To overcloudto be obscured or eclipsedobnubilareobscurari

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Ðonne aþeóstriaþ ealle steorran then all the stars are darkened, Bt. 9; Fox 26, 15. Byþ sunne aþeóstrod, Mk. Bos. 13, 24. Hér sunne aþýstrode here the sun was eclipsed, Chr. 538; Ing. 22, 18 : 540; Ing. 22, 22

earmlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
earmlíc, sup. earmlícost; adj.

Miserable, wretched mĭser

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Ðæt is earmlícost ealra þinga this is the most wretched of all things. Bt. Met. Fox 19, 55; Met. 19, 28: 27, 32; Met. 27, 16: 28, 148; Met. 28, 74

exámeron

(n.)
Grammar
exámeron, es; n.

A work on the six days of creation hexæmĕron = ἑξαήμερον = ἕξ, six, ἡμέριος, ον

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Basilius awrát áne wundorlíce boc, be eallum Godes weorcum, ðe he geworhte on six dagum, Exámeron geháten Basil wrote a wonderful book about all the works of God, which he wrought in six days, called Hexameron, Basil prm; Norm. 32, 12