níten
An animal ⬩ beast ⬩ cattle
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Nýtenu and deór fixas and fugelas God gesceóp on flǽsce bútan sáwle. Ða nýtenu hé lét gán álotene, and hé forgeaf ðám nýtenum gærs, Homl. Th. i. 276, 3-6. Men and nýtenu sweltaþ homines et jumenta morientur, Ex. 9, 19.
tyhting
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God hira mód onliéht mid his fandunga and eác his tiehtinge (tihtinge, Cott. MSS.), Past. 35; Swt. 243, 22. For láre and for tiehtinge his ágenes firenlustes persuasione luxuriae, 50; Swt. 393, 7.
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cípe-mann
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Se iiii nihta móna byð gód þǽm cípemen his cípinge tó anginnane, Lch. iii. 178, 2. Æt cýpmen (ceáp-, v. l. ) befón, Ll. Th. i. 118, 13. Hé penegas wið hláfe þám cépemen sealde, and þá cýpemen þá penegas sceáwodon, Hml. S. 23, 564.
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ge-wunelíce
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</b> with constant practice, assiduously Ðá ðe giwunlíce God heriað qui assidue Deum laudant, Rtl. 113, 8. usually, in ordinary circumstances Syricas beteran þonne þá þe hý gewunelíce weriað tonice solito quas habent meliores, R.
hearpe
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Þonne ic (the devil) míne hearpan genam and míne strengas styrian ongan, heó þæt lustlíce gehýrdon and fram þé (God) ácerdan and tó mé urnan, Wlfst. 255, 8. Hearpan cymbalo (but the word in Prov. 23, 21 is symbola), Kent. Gl. 891.
betonice
The herb BETONY ⬩ betonĭca officinālis
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The roots are nauseous and very bitter, and when taken act as purgatives and emetics Genim betonican gódne dǽl take a good deal of betony, Lchdm. iii. 22, 16. Nim betonican sǽd take seed of betony, iii. 72, 6.
ge-gerwan
To prepare ⬩ make ready ⬩ clothe ⬩ array ⬩ adorn ⬩ furnish
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Golde gegyrwed adorned with gold, Beo. Th. 1110; B. 553. Ymb frætwum útan gegyrede circumornatæ, Ps. 143, 15. Sió wæs orðoncum eall gegyrwed diófles cræftum it was all cunningly prepared with devilish arts, Beo. Th. 4181; B. 2087.
þanc-weorþ
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Úrum godum geoffrian ðancwurðe oatsægednysse to offer to our gods an acceptable sacrifice, Homl. Th. i. 592, 34. Bútan ðú him þoncwyrþe lác onsecge, Exon. Th. 254, 17; Jul. 198.
un-rihtlíc
Unrighteous ⬩ unjust ⬩ wicked ⬩ wrongful
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Unrighteous, unjust, wicked, wrongful Unryhtlícu iersung, ðæt is ðæt mon iersige on óðerne for his góde ( on account of his prosperity ), Past. 27; Swt. 189, 8.
hálig-nes
holiness, sanctity ⬩ a holy thing, relic ⬩ a holy place, sanctuary
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Then Veronica vehemently refused and said that she had no relics with her, 40, 31-4. a holy place, sanctuary Gecwǽdon ðæt hí hálignesse Godes gesettan dixerunt, possideamus sanctuarium Dei, Ps. Th. 82, 9.
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teóðung
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Godes ǽ ús bebýt, ðæt wé sceolon ealle ða ðing ðe ús gesceótaþ of úres geáres teolunge Gode ða teóðunge syllan, Homl. Th. i. 178, 28: Wulfst. 102, 20.
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þearle
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Ðú eall geworhtest þing þearle gód (cf. swíþe góde, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 22), Met. 20, 45. Behéfe þearle utilis valde, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 27: 29, 31. Þearle deóplíce valde profunde, 32, 9. Þearle swíþe tó herienne, Lchdm. iii. 436, 18: 438, 27.
lof
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Hæfde sigora weard wære betolden leódfruman mid lofe sínum God had protected St. Andrew at the same time praising him, An. 991. Lofum laudibus, i. preconiis (uir-ginitatis), An.
earm
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Ágifaþ teóþan dǽl ealles þæs ceápes þe gé habban earmum mannum, and tó Godes cyrican, þǽm earmestan Godes þeówum þe þá cyrican mid godcundum dreámum weorþiað . . .
FRUMA
a beginning ⬩ commencement ⬩ origin ⬩ princĭpium ⬩ inĭtium ⬩ ŏrīgo ⬩ prīmordium ⬩ exordium ⬩ an originator ⬩ author ⬩ founder ⬩ inventor ⬩ auctor ⬩ inventor ⬩ a chief ⬩ prince ⬩ ruler ⬩ king ⬩ prŏcer ⬩ princeps ⬩ rex
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Kmbl. p. 1, 5. an originator, author, founder, inventor; auctor, inventor God is fruma eallra gesceafta God is the author of all creatures, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 161; Met. 29, 81. Sigores fruma the Lord of triumph, Exon. 12 a; Th. 19, 2; Cri. 294.
on-geagn
opposite, over against, against ⬩ towards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way of ⬩ against ⬩ against, for the reception of, to receive ⬩ in reply to ⬩ in return for, as an equivalent for ⬩ opposite, over against ⬩ against, in a direction opposite to ⬩ against, with, contrary to, in opposition to ⬩ in reply to ⬩ as an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange for ⬩ against, ready for ⬩ towards ⬩ opposite ⬩ again, back ⬩ Lat re- ⬩ in reply ⬩ towards ⬩ on the other hand ⬩ again
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Swá wé oftor hig ( our sins) gemunaþ, swá forgyt God hyra hraðor . . . Ðonne ongeán ðon (on the contrary ) swá wé oftor misdǽda forgytaþ, swá gemon hig God geornor, L. E.
sneówan
To proceed, go, come, hasten ⬩ to go, come ⬩ sudden
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To proceed, go, come, hasten On brim sneóweþ snel under segle Andr. Kmbl. 1008; An. 504. Mid ǽrdæge eástan sneóweþ (snoweþ, MS.) wlitig and wynsum (of the sun) Exon. Th. 350, 12; Sch. 62. Ðá com beácna bearhtost (the sun) ofer breomo sneówan Andr.
for-lǽran
To misteach ⬩ deceive ⬩ seduce ⬩ corrupt ⬩ pervert ⬩ decĭpĕre ⬩ sedūcĕre ⬩ corrumpĕre
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Handweorc Godes to forlǽranne to deceive God's handywork, 33; Th. 44, 3; Gen. 703. Ðú leóda feala forleólce and forlǽrdest thou hast deceived and seduced many people, Andr. Kmbl. 2727; An. 1366.
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húru-þinga
Especially ⬩ at least ⬩ at any rate
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Swilce hé swutellíce cwǽde 'Gif gé noldon Gode lybban on cildháde, ne on geógoþe, gecyrraþ nú húruþinga on ylde to lífes wege,' ii. 78, 13