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fóre-tácen

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-tácen, -tacn, es; n.

A FORE-TOKEN ⬩ presage ⬩ sign ⬩ wonder ⬩ præsāgium ⬩ prodĭgium

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A FORE-TOKEN, presage, sign, wonder; præsāgium, prodĭgium Fóretácn écra góda a fore-token of eternal blessings, Bt. 40, 2; Fox 236, 21: Ps. Spl. 77, 48: 70, 8.

for-screncan

(v.)
Grammar
for-screncan, -scræncan; p. -screncte, -scræncte; pp. —scrænct, -screnct [screncan to trip up]

To supplant ⬩ overcome ⬩ oppress ⬩ cast down ⬩ supplantāre ⬩ opprĭmĕre ⬩ elīdĕre

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To supplant, overcome, oppress, cast down; supplantāre, opprĭmĕre, elīdĕre Ða ðe leahtras forscrencaþ belimpaþ to Godes ríce those who overcome sins belong to God's kingdom, Homl. Th. i. 198, 23. Forscrænc hine supplanta eum, Ps. Lamb. 16, 13.

Linked entry: for-screncend

ge-gæderian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gæderian, -gaderian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To gather ⬩ join ⬩ colligere ⬩ congregare

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Ðam biþ gæst gegæderad Godes bearn God's child will be a guest associated with him, 84 b; Th. 318, 9; Mód. 80

Linked entry: ge-gaderian

ge-sceón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceón, p. de

To happen, come upon ⬩ accidere, contingere

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To happen, come upon; accidere, contingere Him níþ godes gesceóde God's enmity came upon him, Cd. 206; Th. 255, 7; Dan. 620. [Cf. Cod. Ex. Th. 226, 4; Ph. 400.]

Linked entry: sceón

stuntness

(n.)
Grammar
stuntness, e; f. Foolishness, folly, stupidity
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Ðysses middaneardes wýsdóm is stuntnis ætforan Gode, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 228. Nelle ðú beón eádmód on wísdóm ðínum ne geeádmétt on stuntnesse ( stultitia ), Sciut. 19, 13. Ðá áwende Crist úre stuntnysse tó geráde, Homl. Th. i. 208, 19.

ciric-hálgung

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-hálgung, e; f.
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Ðá lác þe Salomon geofrode Gode æt þǽre ealdan cyric*-*hálgunge, Wlfst. 280, 21: 281, 7. v. cyric-hálgung in Dict

Linked entry: hálgung

ge-lífedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-lífedlíce, adv.
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With confidence in a person, trustfully, in good faith Mardonius hiene wæs georne lǽrende þæt hé hámweard fóre . . .

hlútor-líce

(adv.)

clearly ⬩ plainly ⬩ simply

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Þǽr man cyrcean rǽre, Þǽr mon Gode árwurðlíce hlúttorlice (with reverence and sincerity) offrigean mæge, Ll. Th. ii. 408, 17

láþettan

Grammar
láþettan, [In the last two passages láþettan translates infestare, which however is for infestari. The original Latin of the two translations is: Canes latrantes uiderit vel eis infestare, and: Camelos uidere et ab eis se uiderit infestare.]
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For 'To be odious . . . hate' substitute: to abhor, execrate, hate, hold in detestation Þíne goda ic láðette and him teónan dó ego diis tuis abominationem feci Angl. xvii. 116, 4.

Linked entry: lǽþettan

sceáda

(n.)
Grammar
sceáda, (sceáde; f. (?)), an; m.

The top of the head, parting of the hair

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Crulle was his heer, and as the gold it schon . . . Ful streyt and evene lay his joly schood. Miller's Tale, 130. The nayl y-dryven in the schode a-nyght. Knight's Tale, 1149. schodynge of the heede discrimen Prompt. Parv.:

Linked entry: horn-sceaða

ge-hiwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hiwian, l. ge-híwian,
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Nis nán wyrse yfel . . . þonne þæt gehíwode yfel ( evil that is made to appear good ), for ðám deófol sylf hit gefadað and gehýwað tó þám þæt þæt þincð ǽrest gód þe wyrð yfel on ende, Wlfst. 54, 4-11. to assume an appearance or character not belonging

Linked entry: ge-hiwad

gǽþ

(v.)
Grammar
gǽþ, 3rd pers. pres. of gán.

goes

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goes He gǽþ he goes, Beo. Th. 4075; B. 2034;

a-secgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-secgan, -sæcgan; p. -sægde, -sǽde; pp. -sægd, -sǽd [a out, secgan to say]

To speak out ⬩ declare ⬩ express ⬩ tell ⬩ say ⬩ relate ⬩ explain ⬩ announce ⬩ proclaim ⬩ edicere ⬩ effari ⬩ exprimere ⬩ referre ⬩ enarrare ⬩ annunciare

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Hím engel Godes eall asægde God's angel told him all, Cd. 179; Th. 225, 19; Dan. 156. Ðá asǽdon his geféran then said his companions, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 86, 33. Óþ ðæt ic asecge donec annunciem, Ps. Th. 70, 17

Linked entries: a-sæcgan a-sǽd a-sǽdon

wel

Grammar
wel, <b>. I</b> 1 b.
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Add Þá ðá wé wel noldon, ðá forhradode Godes mildheortnys þæt wé wel woldon. Nú wé wel willað, ús fyligð Godes mildheortnys þæt úre willa ýdel ne sý. Hé gearcað úrne gódne willan tó fultumigenne, Hml. Th. ii. 84, 13-16.

þunor

(n.)
Grammar
þunor, (-ar, -er, -ur), es; m.

thunder ⬩ tonitrus ⬩ fulmen ⬩ Jupiter ⬩ a thane of king Egbert of Kent

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God ásende rén mid ðunore, and manega mean mid ðam ðunore swulton, Homl. Skt. i. 15, 93. Beóþ myccle þuneras on heofnum, Blickl. Homl. 93, 15.

Linked entries: Þór þuner þunres þúr

gistlíþ-ness

(n.)
Grammar
gistlíþ-ness, (gæstlíþ-ness, gestlíþ-ness, q. v. in Dict.)
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. ¶ on gistlíþnesse as a guest :-- Gif bescoren man gange him an gestlíðnesse, gefe him man ǽnes if a tonsured man go from house to house seeking entertainment, let it be given him once, Ll. Th. i. 38, 12.

fremede

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Gé wénaþ þæt gé nán gecyndelic gód ne gesǽlþa on innan eów selfum nabbaþ, for þám gé hí sécaþ bútan eów tó fremdum gesceaftum, 14, 2; F. 44, 17. Fremdum, 14, 3; F. 46, 10.

ge-strangian

(v.)
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God ús gestrangige and getrymme tó úre ágenre þearfe, Wlfst. 306, 13. Ðæt hié hera mód mid gestæððignesse gestrongien ut mentem gravitate roborent, Past. 307, 20. Sié gestrongod heorte ðín, Ps.

godcundnys

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... swá wé cweðað ꝥ ꝥ sié God þe þá godcundnesse hæfð and ðá gesǽlða, and ǽlc gesǽlig bið God beatitudo uero est ipsa divinitas ... divinitatem adeptos, Deos fieri necesse est.

forþ-gongan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gongan, part. -gongende; p. -geóng, pl. -geóngon; pp. -gongen

To go forth ⬩ proceed ⬩ procēdĕre ⬩ præcēdĕre

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To go forth, proceed; procēdĕre, præcēdĕre Forþgongende going forth, Exon. 14 a; Th. 27, 5; Cri. 426: Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 20: 1, 1;S. 474, 24. Forþgongendre yldo ævo præcēdente, 4, 19; S. 587, 32

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