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hundeahtatigoþa

(num.; adj.)
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eightieth Se hundeahtatigoða oclogesimus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 383, 13

þríst-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
þríst-lic, adj.
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Bold Se Jeáð is þrístlic. Verc. Först. 104, 1

bæcestre

(n.)
Grammar
bæcestre, m.
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Liueger se bacestere on Excestre, Che. Th. 637, 27

crúc

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Se preóst mæssode be crúce, Vis. Lfc. 74. Add

un-rihtwís

(adj.)
Grammar
un-rihtwís, adj.

Unrighteousunjustevil

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Unrihtwís dóm ðæt se hálga wet swá ðrowode, Homl. Th. i. 596, 24. Se ðe ys on lytlum unrihtwís ( iniquus ), se ys eác on máran unrihtwís (-rehtwís, Lind.), Lk. Skt. 16, 10. Se unrihtwísa injustus, Ps. Spl. 35, 1.

Linked entry: riht-wís

ent

(n.)
Grammar
ent, es; m. A giant; gĭgas = γίγας
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He geblissode swá swá se mǽsta oððe swá swá ent to ge-yrnanne weg his exultāvit ut gĭgas ad currendam viam ejus, Ps. Lamb. 18, 6: Ps. Spl. 32, 16: Wrt Voc. 73, 52. Nem-broþ se ent Nimrod the giant, Boutr. Scrd. 21, 35 : Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 17.

Linked entries: EÓTEN eten

gesca

(n.)
Grammar
gesca, geocsa, geohsa, geoxa, gihsa, an ; m.
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Hwonan se micla geoxa cume, oþþe hú his mon tilian scule . . . þonne forstent se geohsa, Lch. ii. 60, 17-23 : 25: 28 : 62, l, 9. Þám monnum þe for fylle gihsa slihð for the men that hiccough attacks on account of repletion, 60, 24.

ge-andettan

(v.)

to confess, acknowledgeto confessto admit for oneselfconcede, allowto confess, declare one's beliefto confessacknowledge as having a certain character, declare one's faith into make acknowledgement of a benefitgive thankspraise

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ðe geondetas meh before monnum. Mt. L. 10, 32. Sel folcum crístinum ðá ðe giondetað (quae profitentur) tó ongeattanne, Rtl. 15, 15. to make acknowledgement of a benefit to a person, give thanks or praise Ðió giondetade (geonditteð, L.)

ge-þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeódan, he -þeót; p. -þeódde; pp. -þeóded, -þeód

To joinconnectuniteassociateapplyadjusttranslatejungĕreadjungĕreconjungĕrecōpŭlāresŏciāreaptāre

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Ðæt bearn fæderlícum setle ys geþeód quod partus păternæ sēdi jungĭtur, Hymn. Surt. 89, 32.

un-onwendendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-onwendendlíce, adv.

Unchangeablyimmutablywithout variableness

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Se wísa mon eall his líf lǽt on gefeán unonwendendlíce, 12; Fox 36, 24

Linked entry: on-wendendlíce

teofonian

(v.)
Grammar
teofonian, p. ode
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Swá teofenede se ðe teala cúþe dæg wiþ nihte ... fisc wið ýþum, 351, 18; Sch. 82

hǽðen-gilda

(n.)
Grammar
hǽðen-gilda, -gylda, an; m.

A heathen worshipper, heathen, an idolater

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Se yldesta hǽðengylda the chief idolater, 72, 9. Se ofslóh ðæs hǽðengyldan sunú which slew the idolater's son, ii. 294, 19. Se ealdorman wolde ða hǽðengildan forbærnan the general then wanted to turn the idolaters, 484, 8

wǽdl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdl, (v.
  • P. B. viii. 535
), e: wǽdle, an; f.

Povertywantpovertyindigencewantpenuryunproductivenessbarrenness

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Hié for wǽdle weorðen on murcunga, ðæt hié eft ongiennen giétsian for hiera wǽdle ad murmurationem proruunt, sed cogente se inopia usque ad avaritiam devolvuntur, Past. 45; Swt. 341, 2-4: Ps. Th. 87, 9.

Linked entry: wéðel

cwilmend

(n.)
Grammar
cwilmend, es; m.
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a tormentor Tó þám ꝥ se his cwylmend his gelýfde dum hoc a torquente creditur, Gr. D. 163, 10. a slayer, destroyer Hé ongann clypian ꝥ hé his cwylmend wǽre se interfectorem illius clamare coepit, Gr. D. 89, 5

full-fylgan

(v.)
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to follow a teacher; persequi forwyrcð hine sylfne þe ábrecð Godes bebodu and fulfyligð deófles unlárum, Ll. Th. ii. 330, 29. Hí beóð þæs wel wyrðe, þæt deófol openlíce fandige hwá him fullfyligean wille, Wlfst. 95, 19

sige-wang

(n.)
Grammar
sige-wang, es ; m.
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Smylte is se sigewong (cf. ðæt torhte lond, l. 19, wlitig is se wong eall, 198, 8, the dwelling-place of the Phenix ), Exon. Th. 199, 29 ; Ph. 33 : 146, 23 ; Gú. 714.

flǽsc

Grammar
flǽsc, pl. flǽscu: flǽsce (?), an; /.

fleshanimalshuman beings

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seleð mele ylcum flésce, Ps. Srt. 135, 25. the human frame, the corporeal part of man in contrast with soul or spirit Hwæt biþ se líchoma elles búton flǽsc seoððan se écea dǽl of biþ, ꝥ is seó sáwl?, Bl. H. m, 31.

be-fón

to seizecatchtake,to seizetake forcible possession ofto seize a criminallost propertyto catchget to see a personto getattain toto surroundencompassto enclose,to serve as a covering forcontainto put into a coveringto encircle,to lie roundto place roundto includecontaincompriseto surround with wordsfurnish with a commentaryto have to do with an objectto engage in an occupationget involved in an action

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Ðonne se Godes ðiów on ðæt gemearr ðǽre woruldsorga beféhð quem curarum secularium impedi-mentum praepedit, 401, 21.

líc-mann

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Add: — Gewát se Gád of worulde tó helle. Man heóld þá ꝥ líc on þá hǽðenan wísan . . . þá on þone feórðan dæg fǽrlíce on mergen árás se ylce Gád árǽred þurh God, and þá lícmen wurdon wundorlíce áfyrhte, Hml. S. 36, 130

sorhlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sorhlíce, adv.

Miserablygrievously

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L. 190) tósomne gemencged se þrosmiga lig and se þrece gycela, Wulfst. 138, 25

Linked entry: sorh-líc