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a-dreógan

(v.)
Grammar
a-dreógan, -driógan; ic -dreóge, ðú -dreógest, -drýhst, he -dreógeþ, -drýhþ; p. -dreág, -dreáh, pl. -drugon; pp. -drogen.

to act ⬩ perform ⬩ practise ⬩ agere ⬩ perficere ⬩ to bear ⬩ suffer ⬩ endure ⬩ pati ⬩ sustinere

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Ðe his lufan adreógeþ who practises his love, Exon. 33b; Th. 107, 24; Gú. 63. Líf adreógan agere vitam, Hexam. 3; Norm. 4, 29. to bear, suffer, endure; pati, sustinere Hí adreógan mágan they may bear, Bt. 40, 3; Fox 238, 27.

for-hæfednes

(n.)
Grammar
for-hæfednes, -hæfdnes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Restraint ⬩ continence ⬩ abstinence ⬩ contĭnentia ⬩ abstĭnentia

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He hæfde swýðe mycle geornnysse sibbe and sóþre lufan and forhæfdnesse and eádmódnysse stŭdium vĭdēlĭcet pācis et cārĭtātis, contĭnentiæ et hŭmĭlĭtātis, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 7.

þanc

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Hé hine bæd ꝥ hé underfénge ꝥ hé him bróhte tó þance þǽre sóþan lufan ( gratia caritatis ), 343, 22. Add Mé is swíðe mycel þanc þæt þú mé gehátst. Solil. H. 26, 11. <b>III c.</b> add :-- Þis is mé on þance gratias agimus, Gr. D. 203, 9.

birnan

(v.)
Grammar
birnan, pp. burnen

To burn ⬩ ardent ⬩ vehement

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Ꝥ wæs gnornung þám þe on breóstum wæg byrnende lufan, Chr. 975; P. 120, 16

Linked entries: byrnan beornan

hyld

(n.)
Grammar
hyld, held, es; m.

Favour ⬩ protection ⬩ grace ⬩ loyalty ⬩ allegiance

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Ðé ǽfre on fullum hyldum hold and on fulre lufe faithful to thee with full faith and with full love, Chart. Th. 598, 31. For eówrum hyldum ðe gé mé symble cýddon for your fidelity that yon have ever shewn me, L. Edg. 5, 12; Th. i. 276, 19

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be-sárgian

(v.)
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Hé spræc tó ðám ceastergewarum, þá hé mid fæderlicere lufe besárgode, Hml. Th. i. 402, 11. with prep. Besárega for him dole pro eo, Scint. 12, 1. an unfavourable circumstance, with acc. Hé besárgað úres módes blindnysse, Hml. Th. i. 158, 8 : Hml.

Linked entry: sárgian

hold

(adj.)
Grammar
hold, adj.
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E. 229, 21 : Chr. 1066; P. 200, 17. of inferior to superior God is mín gewita ic wæs ðínum fæder swá gehýrsum swá ic fyrmest mihte and fullíce hold on móde and on mægene and ðé ǽfre on fullum hyldum hold and on fulre lufe, ðæs mé is God gewita, C.

fæstlíce

(adv.)

fast ⬩ firmly ⬩ constantly ⬩ persistence ⬩ fast ⬩ strictly ⬩ speedily ⬩ at once

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Similar entries Cf. fæste; I b Hié swíþe fæstlíce hié sylfe tó Crístes lufan gecyrdon, Bl. H. 173, 14. Synna fæstlíce geswícan, 193, 22. expressing vigorous action, thoroughness.

on-ǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
on-ǽlan, p. de.

to set fire to, to ignite, kindle ⬩ to burn (cf. anneal), consume by burning ⬩ to make hot with fire ⬩ to make hot (in a metaphorical sense), to inflame, to excite intense feeling, to kindle passions

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Mid ðære lufe onǽled ðara worda, Ap. Th. 18, 27. Onǽled mid ðæm andan his hiéremonna unþeáwa, Past. 21; Swt. 159, 8

a-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurforn; pp. -hworfen.

To turn away ⬩ convert ⬩ avertere ⬩ convertere ⬩ To turn away ⬩ turn ⬩ move ⬩ averti ⬩ convert!

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Hie of sib-lufan Godes ahwurfon they turned away from the love of God, Cd. 1; Th. 2, 26; Gen. 25. Ðá his gást ahwearf in Godes gemynd then his spirit turned to thought of God, Cd. 206; Th. 255, 26; Dan. 630

Linked entry: a-hworfen

meówle

(n.)
Grammar
meówle, an; f.

A maid ⬩ damsel ⬩ virgin ⬩ woman

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In wífes lufan, fremdre meówlan, 80 b; Th. 302, 20; Fä. 39. Wið ða hálgan mægþ, Metodes meówlan (Judith ), Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 15; Jud. 261

manian

(v.)
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Add Hé hié suá micle má lufað suá hé hié suíður manað and suingð ut eo se filios Dei sentiant, quo illos disciplinae flagella castigant, Past. 251, 22.

un-twifeald

(adj.)
Grammar
un-twifeald, adj.

not double ⬩ simple ⬩ sincere ⬩ honest ⬩ pure ⬩ not double ⬩ united ⬩ without division

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MSS.) lufan ongunnen, ne bið hé náwuht qui etsi boni operis fructus in suis actionibus proferunt, profecto nulli sunt, quia non ex unitate caritatis oriuntur, Past. 47; Swt. 359, 17

Linked entry: twi-feald

fæsten

(n.)
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Heó lufude fæstenu, Hml. Th. i. 148, 1. Fæsten dreógan to do penance (?), suffer scarcity (?): Þæs fæsten dreáh fela missera Egypta folc, þæs þe hié wyrnan þóhton Móyses mágum síðes for many a year the Egyptians did penance (?), suffered scarcity (?)

a-scúnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-scúnian, l. á-scunian,

to abhor ⬩ detest ⬩ to express hate ⬩ or scorn of:-- ⬩ to reject because of hate or scorn

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and add: to abhor,detest Eal lufian ꝥ hé lufað, and eal áscunian ꝥ hé áscunað, Ll. Th. i. 178, 5. 'Þú gesáwe gehwǽde mot on þínes bróðor eáge' . . . þæt is on andgite: þú ásceonudest þá lǽstan gyltas on þíne gingran, R. Ben. 12, 5.

bísen

(n.)
Grammar
bísen, l. bisen, e; bisene, an; f. (also n. in North.),

an exemplar ⬩ a model ⬩ pattern ⬩ example ⬩ precedent ⬩ a rule ⬩ prescript ⬩ precept ⬩ parable ⬩ similitude ⬩ type

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Gif bisenum (exemplaribus) lufu is tó gefanne ... swǽ monig aron bissena (exemplaria) swá monige boec, Mt. p. 1, 13.

in-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
in-cund, adj.

Internal ⬩ inward ⬩ intimate

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Ðonne hé ða úterran þing dón sculon, ðæt hié ne síen ðæm incundum ingeþance áfirrede . . . hié lǽtaþ ácólian ða incundan lufan ne, dum cura ab eis exterior agitur, ab interna intentione mergantur . . . ab intimo amore frigescunt, Past. 18, 7 ; Swt. 138

geornful-nes

(n.)
Grammar
geornful-nes, giornful-nes, -nys, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

Eagerness, diligence, earnestness, zeal, fervour, devotion ⬩ sollertia, dīlĭgentia, industria, fervor, devōtio

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He geornlíce gýmde ðæt he to lufan and to geornfulnesse awehte gódra dǽda ad dilectiōnem vero et sollertiam bŏnæ actiōnis excitāre curābat, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 19: 5, 13; S. 632, 8.

Linked entry: eornfullnes

freónd-rǽden

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Hí forlǽtaþ lufan and sibbe, þæs geférscipes freóndrǽdenne, Met. 11, 82. Warna þæt þú nǽfre freóndrǽdene nyme wið þá landes men cave ne unquam cum habitatoribus terrae illius jungas amicitias, Ex. 34, 12

lǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽne, adj.

transitory ⬩ temporary ⬩ frail

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Gif ðonne ðæs monnes mód and his lufu biþ behleápen eallunga on ða lǽnan sibbe ðonne ne mæg hé nǽfre becuman tó ðære ðe him geseald is relinquo scilicet transitoriam, do mansuram.