ge-þeaht
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Ænig man . . . ciricþén ne útige búton biscopes geþehte, 306, 29. Óswió Sigebyrhte mid freóndlicre geþeahte (consilio), oft tó spræc, Bd. 3, 22; Sch. 292, 8. Wé magon eów syllan hálwende geþeahte (consilium), 1, 1; Sch. 11, 12.
híréd
a family ⬩ a family ⬩ house ⬩ the family ⬩ court
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Mathéus dǽl Sc̃e Cúðberti, Marcus dǽl biscobe. Lucas dǽl ðǽm hiórode, Jn. p. 188, 8. Wiste hé sumne híred on his bisceopscíre þe þá ungeþwǽre him betweónum wǽron (cf. wǽron on ðám tíman ungeþwǽre preóstas on ánum his mynstra, Hml.
Linked entries: híred-cniht híred-geréfa híred-lic híred-mann híred-preóst
CEORL
CHURL, countryman, husbandman ⬩ homo liber, rusticus, colonus ⬩ a man, husband ⬩ vir, maritus ⬩ a free man
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, 18. a free man, as opposed to þeów, and to þrǽl a slave; or as opposed to þegen a thane or nobleman, as we say, 'gentle or simple:' — We witan ðæt, þurh Godes gyfe, þrǽl wearþ to þegene, and ceorl wearþ to eorle, sangere to sacerde, and bócere to biscope
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ge-réfa
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Gescádwís geréfa sceal . . . ( the duties of the reeve are then given ], Angl. ix. 259, 3. þæs biscopes gerefa. Ll. Th. i. 342, 16: 262, 24.
cwealm
Death, destruction, a violent death, slaughter, murder, torment, plague, pestilence, contagion ⬩ QUALM; mors, pernicies, nex, cædes, homicidium, cruciatus, lues, pestis, pestilentia, contagium
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On ðissum geáre com micel máncwealm on Brytene ígland, and on ðam cwealme forþférde Tuda biscop in this year [A. D. 664] there was a great plague in the island of Britain, and bishop Tuda died of the plague, Chr. 664; Erl. 35, 19: Homl.
burg
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Biscop æt Florentie þǽre burh, Chr. 1059; P. 189, 5. Of burug in burig de civitate in civitatem, Mt. L. 23, 34. Hí Rómáne burig ábrǽcon, Bt. 1; F. 2, 3. Monega byrg (byrig, v.l. ) tó gafolgieldum wurdon, Ors. 4, 5; S. 170, 6. Ðás twá burh, Hml.
ceaster
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-ceaster seems more frequent than -ceastre] Aldwulf, Hrófescæstre (Rófeceastre, v. l. ) biscop, Chr. 731; Th. i. 77, 5. On ánre wéstre ceastre, seó is Legaceaster geháten, 894; P. 88, 6. On ðǽre ealdan byrig, Acemannes ceastre, 973; P. 118, 7.
práfost
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For oft hit getímaþ, ðæt swýðe hefigtýme ungeþwǽrnessa on mynstre áspringaþ þurh ðæs geendebyrdan prófostes misfadunge ... him þincþ, ðæt hé sý óðer abbod ... ðis gelimpþ swíðust on ðám stówum, ðǽr se prófost on gýmenne biþ geset fram ðám ylcan biscopum
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be-týnan
to inclose or surround with a hedge, inclose, close, shut, shut up ⬩ sepem circumdare, sepire, intercludere, claudere, occludere, concludere ⬩ to end, finish, conclude ⬩ finire
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Ðæs heán biscopes leoma on ðysse byrigenne syndon betýnde [MS. betyned] pontificis summi hoc clauduntur membra sepulchro, Bd. 2, 1; S. 500, 22: Exon. 110 b; Th. 422, 25; Rä. 41, 11.
un-cyst
A vice ⬩ defect ⬩ fault ⬩ a disorder ⬩ a fault ⬩ solecism ⬩ a vice ⬩ fault ⬩ the vice of avarice ⬩ niggardliness ⬩ parsimony ⬩ want of liberality
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Gif hwylce uncysta on biscopum gemétte sýn si qua sunt in episcopis vitia, Bd. 1, 27; S. 492, 17. Ða unsýfernysse uncysta rudera vitiorum, 4, 3; S. 569, 32: 1, 27; S. 495, 32. Uncysta passionum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 33.
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ge-þinge
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[Ð]is earan Cwǽnðrýðe geðincgo and biscopes and þeára þegna on Cantwara byrg, C. D. B. i. 533. 2. Abban ... geðinga tó krístes cirican, Txts. 449, 71. Ðis sint Ecgberhtes geðingeo and Æðeluulfes uuið arcebiscep, 436, 14. Gethingio aparitio, Wrt.
scendan
To put to shame, to abuse, insult, harm:
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Biscopas ná sceótan ná tó lǽwedum mannum ne ne scendan ná hý sylfe bishops shall not refer (their disputes) to laymen, nor bring disgrace upon themselves, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 316, 36. Giþyll scendende aura corrumpens, Rtl. 121, 40.
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Columba
An Irish priest, the Apostle of the Highlands
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Nú, sceal beón ǽfre on Ií abbod, næs bisceop; and ðam sculon beón underþǽdde ealle Scotta biscopas, forðam ðe Columba wæs abbod, nes bisceop Columba, mass-priest, came to the Picts, and converted them to the faith of Christ; who are now dwellers by the
ge-métan
To find, find out, discover, come upon, meet with ⬩ invĕnīre, compĕrīre
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Ðæs bisceopes líf is gemétte biscope wyrðe beón vītam episcŏpi episcŏpo dignam esse compĕri, Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 30. Ðú geméttes Meotod alwihta thou hast met the Lord of all things, Cd. 228; Th. 308, 23; Sat. 697.
ge-tíþian
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Þisne anweald hé forgeaf Petre ... þone ylcan andweald hæfð se Ælmihtiga getíðod biscopum, i. 370, 4-13. Críst hæfð micel getíþod eów, Hml. S. 36, 167
ǽht
- 194, 16 .
what is owned, a possession ⬩ possession
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Hí genámon of ðæs biscopes ǽhte (v. l. lande) twégen cnihtas; seó ǽht (ðæt land, v. l. ) wæs undecþeódod ðǽre foresǽdan ceastre, 80, 7. Gyf ðú ðás wyrte on ðínre ǽhte hafast oððe hyre sǽd on ðín hús áhéhst, Lch. i. 308, 12.
ofer-méttu (o)
Pride, arrogance, haughtiness
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Biscopum gebiraþ ealdlíce wísan búton oferméttum, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 318, 31. Lét befeallan on ðæt éce fýr ðe him gegearcod wæs for heora oferméttum, Homl. Th. i. 12, 4: Met. 5, 32 : Bt. 16, 1; Fox 50, 9-11.
ge-niman
To take, take up, take away, assume, receive, accept, obtain, comprehend, enter into ⬩ sūmĕre, tollĕre, auferre, assūmĕre, accĭpĕre, nancisci, comprehendĕre, inīre
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Hét se kásere ðæt he genáme on ðam biscope ealle godes béc the emperor ordered him to take from the bishop all God's books, Shrn. 123, 24. Án byþ genumen ūnus assūmētur, Mt. Bos. 24, 40, 41: Gen. 2, 23.
Linked entries: aweg-geniman ge-namne ge-nioman ge-nyman
ge-férscipe
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Hádbót. . . án dǽl þám biscope, óðer þám wíbede and þridde geférscipe. Ll. Th. ii. 242, 18. an association, a guild Scute ǽlc man swá pænig, swá healfne, be þæs geférscipes mænio, Ll. Th. i. 234, 10.
þearfa
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Se biscop nǽre miltsiende nánum Godes þearfan, Blickl. Homl. 45, 2. Ða gástlícan þearfan (ðaerfe, Lind.) pauperes spiritu, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 3. Eádige sind gé þearfan on gáste, Lk. Skt. 6, 20. Gener ðearfena refugium pauperi, Ps. Spl. 9, 9.
Linked entry: EARM