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freóls-dæg

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Ben. 39, 4-9. Add

lof-sealm

(n.)
Grammar
lof-sealm, es; m.
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Ben. 36, 18: 38, 9

on-scuniendlic

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Sé þe onweg ácyrreð his eáre ꝥ hé ne gehýre þá Godes ǽ, þæs bén byð onscuniendlic (-scunodlic, v. l., execrabilis), Gr. D. 210, 3. Add

swíþrian

(v.)
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Ben. I. 59, 14. Swýðrenda, prevalens, 12, 16. Add

ge-dreógan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dreógan, p. -dreág, -dreáh, pl. -drugon; pp. -drogen

To performfinishbearsufferperficeretolerarepati

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To perform, finish, bear, suffer; perficere, tolerare, pati Gedrogen hæfde had finished, Beo. Th. 5446; B. 2726. Wíf gedróg mulier patiebatur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 20

on-hohsnian

(v.)

to abominate, detest

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to abominate, detest Ðæt onhohsnode (MS. on-hohsnod, the s has bees afterwards inserted between the h and n ) Hemninges mǽg, Beo. Th. 3892 ; B. 1944. (?)

Linked entry: -hohsnian

ge-æhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æhtan, -æhtian; p. te, ode; pp. ed, od [æht valuation, estimation]

To valueprizeæstĭmāre

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To value, prize; æstĭmāre Wæs gifu Hróþgáres oft geæhted the gift of Hrothgar was often prized, Beo. Th. 3774; B. 1885. Gebéte swá hit mon geæhtie let him make amends as it may be valued, L. Alf. 26; Th. i. 50, 26, MS. H

ge-clǽsnian

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

To cleansepurifymundārepurgāre

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Óðer dǽl sceal beón geclǽsnod the other part shall be cleansed, Bt. 38, 4; Fox 202, 29, MS. Cot

wǽg-pundern

(n.)

a steel-yardweighing-machine

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a steel-yard, weighing-machine Ǽlc burhgemet and ǽlc wǽgpundern beo be his (the bishop's) dihte swíðe rihte, L. I. P. 7; Th. ii. 312, 20. Hé sceal habban wǽipundern, Anglia ix. 263, 9. Similar entries Cf. pundern perpendiculum, Hpt.

Linked entry: pundern

tó-lǽtenness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-lǽtenness, e; f.

Abandonment,a giving up

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Abandonment, a giving up Ðeós wyrt ealle ealde and unlácnigendlíce ádlu tófereþ, swá ðæt hé byþ gelácnud þeáh hé ǽr his hǽle on tólǽtennesse wǽre the patient will be cured, though before he had been in despair of his health, Lchdm. i. 262, 3

a-stælan

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a-stælan, l. á-stǽlan,

To chargeimpute

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.: To charge,impute Ꝥ mé nǽfre deófol on ástǽlan ne mæge ꝥ ic buton andetnesse beó mínra synna that the devil may never be able to lay to my charge that I am without confession of my sins, Ll. Th. ii. 264, 15

gafol-hwitel

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-hwitel, es; m.

A tribute-whittle or blanketa legal tender instead of coin for the rent of a hide of landtribūtāria săga

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Perhaps híwisc in the above passage should be translated 'family;' cf. Th. Chart. 144, 31

Linked entry: hwítel

cyrf

(n.)
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Ben. 52, 19. 'Ælc treów ðe ne wyrcð gódne wæstm bið forcirfen.' . . . Be ðisum cyrfe spræc se Hǽlend, Hml. Th. ii. 406, 33. v. of-, ymb-cyrf. what is cut off Tódál ł cyrf comma, An.

ge-fylledness

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Ben. 4, 24. fulfilment. v. ge-fyllan, (5 b) Seó níwe gecýþnis wæs gefillednys ealra þǽra þinga þe seó ealde gecýþnis getácnode tówearde be Críste, Ælfc. Gen.

Linked entry: fylled-ness

on-fangenness

(n.)
Grammar
on-fangenness, e ; f.

Receiving, reception, acceptance

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Ben. 13, 4. Seó onfangenes ðaes rices is of Godes gódnysse, Homl. Th. ii. 80, 23. Nán ásolcen man nis orsorh be onfangennysse Godes feós, 556, 24, 33. Mid onfangennesse ( perceptione ) ðæs Drihtenlícan líchoman, Bd. 4, 3 ; S. 568, 39.

Linked entry: and-fengnes

andian

(v.)
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Add to be envious; in a good sense, to be zealous, jealous, absolute Sóð lufu ná andað caritas non emulatur, Scint. 75, 7. Angað invidet, Kent. Gl. 1050. Andigen liuescant, An. Ox. 5372. Andigende invidendo, Scint. 75, 19.

ge-timbrung

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Ben. 133, 9

ǽmetgian

(v.)
Grammar
ǽmetgian, ǽmettigian, ǽmtig(i)an.

to emptyto be at leisure.to devote one's self to, take time for

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D. 151, 1. to be at leisure. Similar entries v. ǽmettig, III Ne on dæge ðú aemtiga vaces Scint. 31, 8. Aemetgiað vacate, Ps. Srt. 45, 11. Hí ǽmtian vacent, R. Ben. I. 81, 15. with dat.

helpe

(n.)
Grammar
helpe, an, f.

Help

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[Or should this be placed under help?] Hé him helpan ne mæg ǽnige gefremman he can give him no help, Beo. Th. 4888; B. 2448

Linked entry: HELP

leáfa

(n.)
Grammar
leáfa, an; m.

Belieffaith

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Belief, faith Hú mæg se leáfa [other MS. geleáfa] beón forþgenge gif seó lár and ða láreówas áteoriaþ how can belief be prosperous if teaching and teachers fail, Ælfc. Gr. pref; Som. 1, 37. Leáfa fides, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 8, 10: 15, 28. Leáfo, 21, 21