ge-stihtung
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Ðæt wille ic gecýþan, þæt þá rícu of nánes monnes mihtum swá gecræftgode ne wurdou, ne for nánre wyrde, buton from Godes gestihtunge ut omnia haec Dei judiciis disposita, non autem humanis viribus, aut incertis casibus accidisse perdoceam, Ors. 2, l ;
menigu
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Seó ungemetlice mengeo þæs folces, Ors. 2, 5 ; S. 80, 11. For ðǽre menige (menge, v. l. ) ðæs folces, Past. 113, 19. Ðæt mon ðá godcundan sprǽce ðǽre menigo (mengio, v. l. ) tódǽle, 373, 19.
plega
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Heora biscepas sǽdon þæt heora godas bǽdon ꝥ him man worhte anfiteatra, ꝥ mon mehte þone hǽðeniscan plegan þǽrinne dón suasere pontifices, ut ludi scaenici diis expetentibus ederentur, Ors. 3, 3; S. 102, 12. an implement for a game Geseah hé ǽnne nacodne
tó-weard
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and one in the immediate future) heora gedáles wið Bryttas quaerentes occasionem diuortii, Bd. 1. 15; Sch. 42, 26. 1 a a. without inflexion Leoniþa sǽde þæt þá tída þá yfele wǽron and wilnode ꝥ him tóweard beteran wǽron ille promisit futura meliora, Ors
heáh-þungen
Of high rank, distinguished, noble
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Ða kyningas and ða óðre heáhþungene men kings and other men of high rank, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 20, 22. Móton wyt ðonne unc on heofonum heáhþungene beón we two may then be exalted in heaven, Soul Kmbl. 315; Seel. 161
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tó-dwínan
To vanish away ⬩ to burst and vanish
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Lchdm. i. 84, 25: 82, 2) se draca út of ðan carcerne the dragon burst all in pieces and vanished from the prison (the Latin has: Crux crevit in ore draconis et in duas partes eum divisit.
á-wéstan
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Þá burg áwéstan, Ors. 2, 7; S. 90, 14. Se cyng létt áwéstan ꝥ land ábútan þá sǽ, Chr. 1085; P. 216, 4. Þæne áwéstendan deófol, Angl. viii. 330, 25. Áwéstendum populantibus, An. Ox. 2715. Gehwilce ǽnlípige sind mid fǽrlicum slihte áwéste, Hml.
droht
Manner or condition of life ⬩ vitæ condĭtio
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Manner or condition of life; vitæ condĭtio Hú he his wísna trúwade, drohtes, on ðære dimman ádle how he trusted in his morals, his manner of living, in that hidden malady, Exon. 49 b; Th. 171, 31; Gú. 1135
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feónd-gráp
A hostile grasp ⬩ hostīlis arreptio
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A hostile grasp; hostīlis arreptio Ðæt ic ánunga eówra leóda willan geworhte, oððe on wæl crunge, feóndgrápum fæst that I alone would work your people's will, or bow in death, fast in hostile grasps, Beo. Th. 1276; B. 636
fulluht-nama
The baptismal or Christian name ⬩ nōmen tempŏre baptīzandi impŏsĭtum
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The baptismal or Christian name; nōmen tempŏre baptīzandi impŏsĭtum Hér Godrum se norþerna cyning forþferde, ðæs fulluhtnama wæs Æðelstán here [A.D. 890] Guthrum the Northern [i.e.
gafol-land
Tribute-land ⬩ land let for rent or services ⬩ tribūtāria terra
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Tribute-land, land let for rent or services; tribūtāria terra Búton ðam ceorle ðe on gafollande sit except the churl who resides on tribute-land, L. A. G. 2; Th. i. 154, 2. Cf. Th. Chart. p. 144-5
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gást-gerýne
A ghostly or spiritual mystery ⬩ a mystery of the mind ⬩ spīrĭtāle mystērium ⬩ ănĭmi mystērium
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A ghostly or spiritual mystery, a mystery of the mind; spīrĭtāle mystērium, ănĭmi mystērium Him ða æðelingas ondsweorodon gástgerýnum the princes answered him in spiritual mysteries, Andr. Kmbl. 1716; An. 860 : Elen.
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bóc-riht
BOOK-RIGHT, the right of a will or charter ⬩ testamenti rectitudo vel jus
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BOOK-RIGHT, the right of a will or charter; testamenti rectitudo vel jus Þegenes lagu is, ðæt he sý his bócrihtes wyrðe taini lex est, ut sit dignus rectitudine testamenti sui, L. R. S. 1; Th. i. 432, 1
ge-dícian
To make a dike or mound ⬩ vallum facere
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To make a dike or mound; vallum facere Eardædon Bryttas binnan ðam díce, ðe we gemynegodon ðæt Severus hét þwyrs ofer ðæt eálond gedícian kabitabant Brittones intra vallum, quod Severum trans insulam fecisse commemoravimus, Bd. 1, 11; S. 480
ge-líman
To glue or join together ⬩ connect ⬩ conglutinare
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To glue or join together, connect; conglutinare Gelímþ ða friénd togædere joins the friends together, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 84, 1. Gelímed fæste tosomne joined fast together, Bt. 35, 2; Fox 156, 35. Gelímod conglutinatus, Ps. Lamb. 43, 25
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scip-broc
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Trouble, hardship, or labour when journeying in a ship Paulus him rehte hú myccle scipbrocu hé gebád on ðæm síþe St. Paul related to them the hardships he had undergone on his voyage to Rome, Blickl. Homl. 173, 6
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sigor-tácn
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A sign of victory, a convincing sign Godspel bodian, secgan sigortácnum to preach the gospel, tell it with convincing proofs or with marks shewing how it had prevailed, Exon. Th. 169, 3 ; Gú. 1089. v. sige-tác[e]n
þríst-hycgende
Thinking or intending boldly ⬩ firm of purpose ⬩ having bold resolve
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Thinking or intending boldly, firm of purpose, having bold resolve Ðú geþóhtest þrísthycgende, ðæt ðú ðínne mægðhád Meotude sealdes bútan synnum, Exon. Th. 18, 24; Cri. 288. On þeóde geþeón, ðæt hé wese þrísthycgende, 336, 17; Gn. Ex. 50
ge-rótsian
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(Either ge- unrðtsiað or un-gerðtsiad should be read. )
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stæf-wrítere
A writer about letters or grammar
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A writer about letters or grammar Stæfwríterum grammaticorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 33 : 75, 40. The word glosses historiographus, 42, 45, but perhaps stær- should be read for stæf-: and 18, 67 stæfwríterum glosses caracteribus, which seems an error