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un-ácenned

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ácenned, adj.

Unbegotten

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Unbegotten Ðú eart unácenned Fæder, hé is Sunu of ðé ǽfre ácenned, Howl. Th. i. 464, 34

mylen-hweogul

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Seó heofon ǽfre tyrnð onbútan ús; heó ys swyftre þonne ǽnig mylenhwiól, Angl. viii. 309, 47. Add

riht-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
riht-tíma, an; m.

A right, proper time

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A right, proper time Ǽlc wuht from Gode wiste his rihttíman, Bt. 5, 3 ; Fox 12, 8

Linked entry: riht-tíd

ge-wildan

Grammar
ge-wildan, Take here <b>ge-wyldan</b> in Dict., in which dele passage from Nar. 2, 1, and add
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Ágifan þá mágas hine swá gewyld swá hine ǽr út æt þám ordále námon let the kinsmen give him up as safely secured as he was when they took him from the ordeal, Ll. Th. i. 230, 2. Hé bið mid ðám deófellicum bendum gewyld, and tó tintregum gelǽdd, Hml.

seld

(n.)
Grammar
seld, es ; n.
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Hí on seldon sǽton æt dómum, 121, 5. a seat, residence, mansion, hall Scyppendes seld, Salm. Kmbl. 160 ; Sal. 79. Ðá hé ða mænego ( the rebellious angels) ádráf of ðæm heán selde (heaven ), Cd. Th. 277, 10 ; Sat. 202.

Linked entry: sæld

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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Hé ( John) hine (Christ ) ǽr monnum gecýþan and gesecgan teolode, ǽr þon þe hé sylfa lifde, 165, 31. to describe, relate, give an account of Ic þé mæg yfla gehwylces ór gecýðe oð ende forð, Jul. 353.

Linked entry: cýþan

sac-leás

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Add Æilsig, ðe ðá men bohte, nam hig and freóde uppan Petrocys weófede ǽfre saclés, C. D. iv. 313, 11. Hé dide hine sylfne and his ofspreng ǽfre freóls and sacclés, 314, 8.

híran

(v.)

to hearto hearto hearto give earhearkenlistenTo listen toto obeyto obeyto obeyto be subject toto serveerrorto belong toauthorityjurisdictionof a dueprivilegeoccupationofficehear ofbe told

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Cwǽdon þæt heó ówiht swylces ne ǽr ne síð ǽfre hýrdon, El. 572. with clause Hýrde ic þæt þám frætwum feówer meáras lást weardode, B. 2163. Hérdes þú ǽfre þætte ǽnig mon on sondbeorgas settan meahte fæste healle?, Met. 7, 9.

LAND

(n.)
Grammar
LAND, es; n.

LANDeartha landcountryregiondistrictprovincelandlanded propertyestatecultivated landcountry

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Twegen sacerdas ðe ǽr on lífe wǽron his landes menn two priests who before, when living, had been his countrymen, 342, 3. Ðá cómon ða landes menn [the Northumbrians ] tógeánes him and hine ofslógon, Chr. 1068; Erl. 205, 2.

æsce

(n.)
Grammar
æsce, g. æscean; f.

Ashes

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Ashes Forðon ic anlíc ætt æscean hláfe quia cinerem sicut panem manducabam, Ps. Th. 101, 7: 147, 5

(v.)
Grammar
fó, 1st sing. pres. indic. of fón.

I take

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Ælf. C. 30; Th. ii. 354, 2;

un-stedefulness

(n.)
Grammar
un-stedefulness, e; f.

Instabilityinfestatio

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Instability; but the word glosses infestatio Aelc unstydfulnis ðæs unclǽnes gástes omnis infestatio inmundi spiritus, Rtl. 122, 24

Linked entry: stedefulness

wróht-lác

(n.)
Grammar
wróht-lác, es ; n. (?)

Calumnyslander

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Calumny, slander Unrihtlíce mǽst ǽlc óþerne æftan heáweþ mid scandlícan onscytan and mid wróhtlácan. Wulfst. 160, 5 note

preóst-gesamnung

(n.)
Grammar
preóst-gesamnung, e; f.
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A community of priests On ǽlcre preóstgesamnunge ( in hoc ordine canonico ) is ǽlc þrýstnes forboden, Chrd. 45, 29

sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
sceáwian, ode.

to lookto look atobservebeholdseeto look at, look on with favour, to regard, have respect toto look at with care, consider, inspect, examine, scrutinize, reconnoitreto look out, seek for, select, choose, provideto shew (favour, respect, etc.)to grant

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Dryhten sceáwaþ hwǽr ða eardien ðe his ǽ healden, 105, 19; Gú. 25. Ðǽr hí sceáwiaþ Scyppendes giefe, 220, 28; Ph. 327. Ðǽr hit eágum folc eall sceáwiaþ in conspectu omnis populi, Ps. Th. 115, 8.

fold-búend

(n.)
Grammar
fold-búend, -búende; noun from pres. part.

Earth-dwellersearth's inhabitantsinhabitants of a land or countryterrĭcŏlæ

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Ic hæbbe me on hrycge ðæt ǽr hádas wreáh foldbúendra I have on my back what ere covered the persons of dwellers on earth, Exon. 101a; Th. 381, 18; Rä. 2, 13: 32b; Th. 106, 2; Gú. 35

lettan

(v.)
Grammar
lettan, p. te

hinderimpededelay

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Wé ðé ðæs nú nellaþ lettan ðæs ðú ǽr geþoht hæfdest we will not hinder thee from that which thou didst before purpose, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 30, 24

Linked entry: ge-lettan

raðe

(adv.)
Grammar
raðe, (aspirated and unaspirated forms occur, and each can alliterate; the two forms are given separately. v. hraðe); adv.
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Nán man hit náh tó geáhnianne raðost þinga ( at the earliest ), ǽr syx mónþum æfter ðam ðe hit forstolen wæs, L. C. S. 24; Th. i. 390, 13. Swá ðæt cild raðost ǽnig þing specan mǽge as soon as ever the child can speak, Wulfst. 39, 8.

stycce

(n.)
Grammar
stycce, es; n.
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-Ðú á embe sticce (after a bit) féhst eft on ða ilcan sprǽce ðe ðú ǽr spǽce, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 164, 14

Linked entry: Sticce

fór

a journeyan expeditionmarch

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Cóm hé tó Róme . . . hé oft ǽr on þǽre fóre wæs, Bd. 4, 18; Sch. 436, 12. Hé wæs on sumre fóre ealle þrý dagas, Bl.