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hlísful-líce

(adv.)
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Ióhannes wæs. . . ðæs folces heretoga and hí hlýsfullice geheóld wið þá hǽðenan ðeóda (cf. John . . . and his wars and worthy deeds which he did, i. Macc. 16, 22), Hml. S. 25, 743. Add

be-twux

(prep.)

between, amonginter

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between, among; inter Nis betwux wífa bearnum, nán mǽrra wítega, ðonne Iohannes se Fulluhtere major inter natos mulierum propheta nemo est Ioanne Baptista, Lk. Bos. 7, 28: Gen. 3, 14

Linked entry: -twux

fóre-rynel

(n.)
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fóre-rynel, fór-rynel, es; m. [fóre, fór before; rynel, es; m. a runner]

A fore-runnerpræcursor

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A fore-runner; præcursor Iohannes his fórerynel wæs on lífe ge on deáþe John was his fore-runner both in life and in death, Ælfc. T. 24, 20: Bt. 36, 1; Fox 170, 28, MS. Cot

ge-swǽs

(adj.)
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ge-swǽs, adj.

Dearfamiliarkindcārusfămĭliārisblandus

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Iohannes mid geswǽsum wordum ðæt folc tihte John exhorted the people with kind words, Homl. Th. i. 70, 34

tó-cwísedness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-cwísedness, e; f.

Crushed condition

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Crushed condition Iohannes gegaderode ðæra gymstána bricas . . . Ðá fǽrlíce wurdon ða gymstánas swá ansunde, ðæt furðon nán tácen ðære ǽrran tócwýsednesse næs gesewen that not even a trace of their having been crushed was visible, Homl.

Linked entry: cwísed-ness

bi-spanan

(v.)
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bi-spanan, p. -spón, -speón; pp. -spanen, -sponen; v. trans.

To allure, entice, incite, urgeallicere, illicere, seducere, incitare, impellere

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To allure, entice, incite, urge; allicere, illicere, seducere, incitare, impellere Ic Herode in hyge bispeón, ðæt he Iohannes bibeád heáfde biheáwan I Herod in mind incited, that he commanded John's head to be cut off, Exon. 70 a; Th. 260, 8; Jul. 294

Linked entry: be-spanan

be-lǽwan

(v.)
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be-lǽwan, p. -lǽwde; pp. -lǽwed; v. a.

To bewraybetraytradereprodere

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Ðæt Iohannes belǽwed wæs quod Ioannes traditus esset Mt. Bos. 4, 12

Linked entries: lǽwan be-lǽwing

sceþ-wræc

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Substitute for the passage Eálá hú swíþe eádge wǽron þá æþelan cennend(ẹ) Sancte Ióhannes, þǽm ne sceþede nǽnig scyld þisse sceþwracan worlde, ne hié nǽnigo firen ne gewundode beati, quos in saeculo isto aliqua culpa non percutit, nullum vulnerat crimen

fore-wítegung

(n.)
Grammar
fore-wítegung, e; f.

Foretellingprophesying

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Dionisius hine gefréfrode mid forewítegunge, and sǽde ꝥ hé wiste þurh God ꝥ Ióhannes sceolde síþian of þám íglande, Hml. S. 29, 97: Angl. iii. 110, 104, 115. Forewítegunga praesagiorum, An. Ox. 431

Linked entry: wítegung

Beofer-lic

(n.)
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Beofer-lic, Beofor-lic, es; m. [beofer, lic ? = lie, leá, leáh, q. v. Ric. A. D. 1184, Beverli : Brom. 1330, Beverlith]

BEVERLEYYorkshireBeverlea in agro Eboracensi

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BEVERLEY, Yorkshire; Beverlea in agro Eboracensi Hér forþférde se hálga biscop Iohannes, and his líc resteþ [MS. restad] in Beoferlic here, A.

Linked entry: Befor-leág

fór-rynel

(n.)
Grammar
fór-rynel, fóre-rynel, es; m.

A forerunnerpræcursor

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Iohannes wæs Cristes fórrynel John was Christ's forerunner, Homl. Th. i. 484, 34: 356, 21: Bt. 36, 1; Fox 170, 28. Ðæs mǽran fórryneles of the great forerunner, Homl. Th. i. 364, 6

or-leahtre

(adj.)
Grammar
or-leahtre, adj.

Blameless, faultless

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Ǽghwylc mennisc leahter on ðǽm eádigan Sancte Iohanne cennendum gestilled wæs, and hié on eallum heora lífe orleahtre gestódan, Blickl. Homl. 163, 17

Linked entry: leahtre

wyrd-writere

(n.)
Grammar
wyrd-writere, es; m.

One who writes an account of eventsa historianhistoriographer

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Se wyrdwrítere Ióséphus áwrát on ðære cyrclícan gereccednesse, ðæt Héródes lytle hwíle æfter Ióhannes deáðe ríces weólde, Homl. Th. i. 488, 12. Wyrdwríteras secgaþ, 80, 5 : 454, 11 : Homl. Skt. i. 3, 21 : ii. 25, 676.

fore-gangan

to precede

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Gódra foregangendra (praecedentium) wera, 8, 20: 277, 10. to take precedence of, rank higher than Ðes Ióhannes wæs mára ðonne ǽnig óþer mon búton Críste . . . ealle þá apostolas and martyras hé foregongeð, Shrn. 95, 11

dæg

Grammar
dæg, <b>. I a.</b> add: ¶ in pl.
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days, denoting a period of undefined extent On þám dagum cóm Ióhannes, Mt. 3, 1: Lk. 1, 39. Add Geloten dæg suprema (dies ), Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 14. ¶ Add Þú sealdest him langsumnyssa dagena, Ps.

hálettan

(v.)
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hálettan, p. te

To salute, greet, hail

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Iohannes hálette on hie mycelre stefne John greeted her with a loud voice, 143, 15. Hie háletton on hie they greeted her, 139, 25

Linked entries: álette hǽlettan

cniht-hád

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Ióhannes se fulluhtere þurhwunode ǽfre on cnihtháde . . . and Ióhannes se godspellete wunode on cnihtháde oð his lífes ende, Ll. Th. ii. 366, 35-39: 332, 39: Wlfst. 304, 20

be-clýsan

(v.)
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be-clýsan, p. de; pp. ed

To close into shut into incloseto shutincludereconcludereclaudere

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To close in, to shut in, to inclose, to shut; includere, concludere, claudere He beclýsde Iohannem on cwearterne inclusit Johannem in carcere, Lk. Bos. 3, 20: Ps. Spl. 30, 10: Jos. 10, 18. Híg hyra eágan beclýsdon oculos suos clauserunt, Mt.

Linked entry: be-clísan

ge-neádian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-neádian, -nédian; p. ode; pp. od

To compel

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Næs Iohannes mid éhtnysse geneádod ðæt he Criste wiðsóce John was not compelled by persecution to deny Christ, i. 484, 31: 88, 1. Geneádige urgent, Ps. Lamb. 68, 16. We bióþ genédode we are forced, Past. 53; Swt. 417, 30; Hat. MS

þoterung

(n.)
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þoterung, e; f.
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Hé weóp swíðe biterlíce and hé feóll tó Ióhannes fótum mid geómerunge and þoterunge, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 32. Hé symle clypode mid swíðlícere þoterunge: 'And wá ðissere burhware,' Homl. Th. ii. 302, 12