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án-nes

(n.)
Grammar
án-nes, án-nys, áns, -ness, e; f.

ONENESSunityunitasa covenantan agreementconventiolonelinesssolitudesolitudo

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We andettaþ Þrýnnesse in Ánnesse efenspédiglíce, and Ánnesse on þære Þrýnnesse confitemur Trinitatem in Unitate consubstantialem, et Unitatem in Trinitate, 4, 17; S. 585, 37: Exon. 76a; Th. 286, 5; Jul. 727: Hy. 8, 41; Hy. Grn. ii. 291, 41.

Linked entry: án-nyss

ælmes-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
ælmes-georn, adj.

Diligent in giving almsbenevolentbeneficusliberalis

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Diligent in giving alms, benevolent; beneficus, liberalis Sum biþ ár-fæst and ælmesgeorn one is honest and diligent in giving alms, Exon. 79a; Th. 297, 13; Crä. 67.

frécendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
frécendlíc, adj.

Dangerousperīculōsus

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Dangerous; perīculōsus Hú frécendlíc ðæt dysig is how dangerous the error is! Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 6.

ge-teohhian

(v.)
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Ic swór swá swá ic getiohhod hæfde ðæt ic wolde gehealdan ðíne dómas juravi, et statui custodire judicia tua. Past. 465, 24. with acc.

bodian

(v.)
Grammar
bodian, bodigan, bodigean; part. bodiende, bodigende; p. ode, ede, ade, ude; pp. od, ed, ad, ud; v. a. [bod a message] .

to tell, announce, proclaim, preachnuntiare, annuntiare, enuntiare, narrare, prædicare, evangelizareto foretell, predict, prophesy, promiseprædicere, promittereto announce

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Ðes apostol Iacobus bodode on Iudéa lande this apostle James preached in Judea [lit. in the land of the Jews], Homl. Th. ii. 412, 23.

Linked entries: bodiend-lic bodigean

tíman

(v.)
Grammar
tíman, p. de.

to teem,be productive.to be with child,bear,bring forth youngto beget, have intercourse with (wið) a womanto have offspring,bring forthto vouch to warranty to refer property (acc.) to (tó) the person from whom it was obtained in support of the right of possessionto refer an opinion to the source from which it is derived in its supportto betake one's self to a place,go to to resort toappeal to in reverence or for help to lead to

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In. 47; Th. i. 132, 5. Se ðe yrfe bycge on gewitnesse and hit eft týman (mon teáman, var. lect.) scyle, L. Ath. i. 24; Th. i. 212, 13: L.

rǽw

(n.)
Grammar
rǽw, ráw, e; f.
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Skt. i. 23, 779

Linked entry: ráw

ríp

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Th. i. 440, 26.

ǽg-hwǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽg-hwǽr, á-hwiér; adv. [á + ge + hwǽr].

everywhereubiquein every respectin every wayomnino

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Fox 10, 116; Met. 10, 58. in every respect, in every way; omnino Eofore eom áéghwǽr cénra I am in every respect bolder than a wild boar. Exon. 110b; Th. 423, 9; Rä. 41,18: Ps. Th. 102,14

lencten-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
lencten-tíd, e; f.

Spring-timespringLent

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Spring-time, spring, Lent Ver is lenctentíd, Lchdm. iii. 250, 9. Hit wæs lenctentíd erat vernum tempus, Gen. 48, 7. On lengtentíde mónþes tíde mense verni temporis, Ex. 34, 18. Nǽfre on lenctentíde never in Lent, Wulfst. 305, 24.

sceóta

(n.)
Grammar
sceóta, an; m.
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"The latter," he says, " is in a manner peculiar to Devon and Cornwall. In shape and colour he resembleth the Trowts: howbeit in biggnesse commeth farre behind him." The shoates with which is Tavy fraught. — Browne's Brit. Past.,' E. D. S. Pub. E.

hálgian

(v.)
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<b>II b β</b>. to consecrate the Eucharistic elements :-- Swá oft swá man húsel hálgað, Ll. Th. i. 360, 33. to honour as holy Hy. 5, 2 (in Dict.). to keep a day holy, Bl. H. 37, 32 (in Dict.)

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, lago; m.

seawater

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lyfte fleág it troubled not water, nor flew it in air, 106 a; Th. 404. 31; Rä. 23, 16.

gehwǽr

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(cc) of statements in books :-- Hit is áwriten on Crístes béc, and gehwǽr on óþrum bócum, Hml. Th. i. 136, 24. in every instance Hé ꝥ in scopgereorde mid þá mǽstan swétnesse geglencde, and in Englisc gereorde wel gehwǽr forðbróhte.

forþ-gelang

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-gelang, adj.

Dependentpendensnixus

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Dependent; pendens, nixus On wísum scrifte biþ swíðe forþgelang forsyngodes mannes nýdhelp on wise confession is greatly dependent the needful help to a sinful man, L. Pen. 1; Th. ii. 278, 2: 9; Th. ii. 280, 12

ge-twin

(n.)
Grammar
ge-twin, es; m.

A twin

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A twin Geminus ðæt is on úre geþeóde getwyn geminus, that is in our language twin, Shrn. 155, 30. Hí wǽron getwinnas they were twins, 92, 22: 134, 23. Salm. Kmbl. 729; Sal. 364: 216; Sal. 107[?]

Linked entry: twin

tún-gebúr

(n.)
Grammar
tún-gebúr, es; m.
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A tenant in villenage, villein Túngebúr inquilinus (cf. genaeot inquilinis, Txts. 71, 1117; geneát, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 57; bigenga tilia, inbúend colonus, i. incola, cultor, inquilinus, 134, 24), Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 56: i. 18, 50

Linked entry: ge-búr

un-þrowiendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þrowiendlíc, un-þrowigendlíc; adj.

Incapable of sufferingimpassible

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Incapable of suffering, impassible Se ðe is unðrowigendlíc on his godcundnysse, Homl. Th. i. 116, 27: 120, 25. Seó Godcundnys ne mihte nán ðing þrowian, for ðan ðe heó is unðrowigendlíc, ii. 6, 30. Unðrowiendlíc, 270, 32

féþung

(n.)
Grammar
féþung, e; f.

walking

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Hé cwæð: 'Ic wolde ðíne ðénunge sylf gearcian, gif ic mé mid féðunge ferian mihte,' Hml. Th. ii. 134, 23-32

Linked entry: féðan

ge-hrorenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hrorenlic, adj.
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Perishable, transitory Þós woruld is eall for-wordenlic and gehrorenlic and gebrosnodlic and feallendlic, and eall þeós woruld is gewitenlic, Nap. 30. Sé ðe þæt þeoceð þæt hé of þysse gehrorenlican worulde þone heofonlican ríce begite, ib