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ge-búgan

(v.)
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Gif preóst tó rihte gebúgan nelle, ac ongeán biscopes gerǽdnesse wiðerige, ii. 296, 17. Ǽr hé hæbbe tó ǽlcum rihte gebogen, i. 250, 1. Þǽm. gebogenan mǽdene to the converted maiden, Hml. S. 2, 88.

gilpan

(v.)
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Ne mót nán preóst beón tó módig ne tó gilpende, Ll. Th. ii. 386, 10. to boast of (gen), Gif þú þæs gilpst, hú ne gilpst þú heora gódes, næs þínes?, Bt. 14, l; F. 42, 26.

of

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Add Gif preóst miswurðige circan þe eal his wurðscipe of sceal árísan, Ll. Th. ii. 294, 10

flówan

to pass awaybe transitoryto issueto flowto be floodedto flowto abound

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Feól sum preóst of þám weorce, swá ꝥ hé sámcucu læg . . . and fleów eall blóde, Hml. S. 6, 165. to flow with. of a stream, where the material of the stream is given Ðeáh ðe him ealle streámas hunige fleówan, Sal.

rícsian

(v.)
Grammar
rícsian, p. ode.

to exercise or have powerto rulegovernreignto domineerdominatetyrannizeexercise violenceto prevail

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Gif preóst forhele hwæt on his scriftscíre betweox mannum tó unrihte ríxigen (ríxige? ríxigende?) gebéte hé if a priest conceal anything in his district between men that may have force to cause injustice, let him make amends, L. N. P.

híréd

Grammar
híréd, l. híred,

a familya familyhousethe familycourt

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H. 45, 9. the members of a religious house, Similar entries v. híred-preóst; II.

CENNAN

(v.)
Grammar
CENNAN, cænnan. cynnan; -nende; de; ed; v. trans.

to beget, conceive, create, bring forth gignere, creare, facere, parere to bring forth from the mind , to declare, choose, ascribe, clear, proveadvocare, confiteri, adscribere, purgare, manifestare

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Mynstres aldor hine cænne in preóstes canne let the chief of a monastery clear himself with a priest's clearance, L. Wih. 17; Th. i. 40, 13: 22 ; Th. i. 42, 3: L. Edg. S. 11; Th. i. 276, 12

settan

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</b> to people or garrison a place with :-- Hér drǽfde Eádgár cyng þá preóstas on Ceastre of Ealdan mynstre . . . and of Middetúne, and sette hý mid munecan, Chr. 964; P. 116, 3.

ge-þungen

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Geþungene ( eminent for scholarship ) preóstas, Angl. viii. 305, 8. Æfter geðungenra láreówa trahtnungum, Hml. Th. ii. 2, 8: Hml. S. 3, 151.

a-rédian

(v.)
Grammar
a-rédian, l. á-redian,
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Þone circul þás iunge preóstas ne mihton nǽfre áredian, for þám þe ys uneáðe cúð þám ealdum witum, Angl. viii. 319, 9. Nabbe gé ná gódne tíman áredodne, mín dohtor is nú swíþe bisig, Ap. Th. 20, 5

ge-lustfullian

(v.)
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. :-- Ús gelustfullað þyssera rynela angin preóstum aetýwan, Angl. viii. 302, 32. <b>II a</b> β. with dat. infin. :-- Úss to delight a person (acc. ) Þú ne gelustfulladest fýnd míne nec delectasti inimicos meos, Ps. L. 29, 2.

grin

(n.)
Grammar
grin, gryn, e; f.: es; n.
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Gerene, 118, 110. fig. a snare, means of enticing to wrong-doing Nis preóstes cwene ǽnig ðder þing bútan deófles grin, Ll. Th. ii. 336, 25. Grin retiaculum (superbiae ), An. Ox. 961. a noose Hé ácwealde hine sylfne on heálicum grine, Hml.

ge-ban

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ban, -bann, -benn, es; n.

a commandordinancedecreeproclamationmandātumstătūtumdecrētumthe indictionindictioedictum

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Gif preóst biscopes geban forbúge if a priest decline [to obey] the bishop's edict, L. N. P. 4; Th. ii. 290, 20. Grammar ge-ban, ge-bann, -bonn, es; n. the indiction; indictio, edictum.

neáh-west

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-west, -wist, e; f. : es; m.

nearnessneighbourhoodthe being with anotherpresencesocietyfellowship

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Wé lǽraþ ðæt ǽnig preóst ne lufige wífmanna neáwiste, L. Edg. c. 60; Th. ii. 256, 21. Hí wífes neáwiste forléton, L. Ælfc. C. 1; Th. ii. 342, 14 : Homl. Skt. 10, 204. Libia and Agrippina wurdon swá gelýfede ðæt hí forbugon heora wera neáwiste, Homl.

Linked entry: né-west

wífian

(v.)
Grammar
wífian, p. ode

To take a wifeto marryon

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Is geset swíðe micel dǽdbót swylcum mannum tó dónne, ðe eft wífiaþ; and eác is ǽlcum preóste forboden, ðæt hí beón ne móton on ða wísan ðe hí ǽr wǽron æt ðám brýdlácum, ðǽr man óðre síðe wífaþ.

folgian

(v.)
Grammar
folgian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed; v. trans, dot. and acc.

to FOLLOWgo behindrun afterpursuesĕquiinsĕquito follow as a servant, attendant or disciplecŏmĭtāriadhærēre alicuiservīresubdĭtus esse

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We lǽraþ, ðæt ǽnig preóst ne underfó óðres scólere, búton ðæs leáfe ðe he ǽr folgode we enjoin, that no priest receive another's scholar, without leave of him whom he previously followed, L. Edg. C. 10; Th. ii. 246, 15.

Linked entry: FYLGEAN

sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
sceótan, p. sceát, pl. scuton, sceoton ; pp. scoten.
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Gif preóst dóm tó lǽwedum sceóte, ðe hé tó gehádedum scolde, L. N. P. L. 5; Th. ii. 290, 22. Wé lǽraþ, ðæt nán sacu ðe betweox preóstan sí ne beó gescoten tó woruldmanna sóme, ac séman heora ágene geféran, oððe sceótan tó ðam biscope, L. Edg.

Linked entries: fore fore-scét

leger

(n.)
Grammar
leger, es; n.

a lyingdeadsicknessdeatha coucha laira grave

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Se preóst sceal smyrigan ða seócan symble on legere the priest must always anoint the sick in ill- ness, L. Ælfc. C. 32; Th. ii. 354, 14. Tó hæbbenne and tó syllanne for lífe and for legere to have and to give during life and at death, Chart.

Linked entries: clǽne ÁDL

ceorl

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Swylce hit nán pleoh ne sý ꝥ se preóst libbe swá swá ceorl, Ll. Th. ii. 344, 18. þæt mæssepreóst lybbe his líf swá swá ceorl, Wlfst. 269, 29. <b>II d.</b> as a term of contempt?

ǽstel

(n.)
Grammar
ǽstel, es; m.

A tableta table for notesa waxed tabletindicatoriumastulapugillaris

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genemned on Lǽden Pastoralis, and on Englisc Hierde-bóc, hwílum word be worde, hwílum andgit of andgite, swá swá ic hie geliornode æt Plegmunde mínum Ærcebiscepe, and æt Assere mínum Biscepe, and æt Grimbolde mínum Mæsse-Prióste, and æt Iohanne mínum Mæsse-Preóste