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ge-recedness

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ge-recedness, ge-reccedness.
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II. explanation, exposition, interpretation :-- sylð his gife ðám ðe wile . . . sumum men he forgifð gereccednysse mislicra sprǽca ( ali datur interpretatio sermonum, l Cor. 12, 10), Hml. Th. i. 322, 29.

stæf

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.), for ðan ne cúðe dón his gerihte swá wel swá sceolde fere perdidit baculum suum, quia nescivit ministerium suum, Chr. 1047; P. 171, 13. þám ƀ his stæf benam, 1094; P. 229, 4.

swíþ-from

(adj.)
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swíþ-from, adj.
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Exceedingly strong, of great energy (the Deity) biþ á ríce ofer heofenstólas heágum þrymmum sóðfæst and swíð*-*from (-ferom, MS.; but see also swíþ-feorm) sweglbósmas heóld, Cd. Th. 1, 17; Gen. 9. Cf.

weorold-þearf

(n.)
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weorold-þearf, e; f.
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What is needed for the life of this world Swá swá gehét him andlyfne and heora weoruldðearfe forgifan, eác swylce lýfnesse sealde ðæt hí móstan Cristes geleáfan bodian eis, ut promiserat, cum administratione victus temporalis, licentiam quoque praedicandi

yfel-sacung

(n.)
Grammar
yfel-sacung, e; f.
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him rehte hwylce searwa and yfelsacunga se drý árefnde, Blickl. Homl. 173, 8

am-byre

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am-byre, (am-byre = and-byre).
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Substitute: Unfavourable, contrary (of wind) Þyder, cwæð, þæt man ne mihte geseglian on ánum n, mónðe, gyf man . . . ǽlce dæge hæfde ambyrne wind, Ors. l, I ; Bos. 21, 20. [Cf. Icel. aud-viðri a head wind. Mod. Icel. and-byrr (= mðt-byrr). (Dr.

un-gedered

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gedered, (-od); adj.

Unhurtuninjured

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æfter ðam drence ansund and ungederod ðurhwunode, Homl. Th. i. 574, 12. Ne sceal ungederod ðæs écan lífes brúcan, ii. 336, 20. wunade betwux eallum deórcynne ungederod, i. 486, 35: Homl. Ass. 71, 169.

Linked entry: ge-derian

un-gelygen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelygen, adj.

Not lyingtrue

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Ðæt hæfde ungeligene gewitnesse ... ðæt gelǽdde ungeligne gewitnesse, L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 158, 16, 19. Swá fela manna swá man wite ðæt ungelygne sýn.... And sién heora áðas ungelygenra manna be ðæs feós wyrðe, L. Ath. iv. 1; Th. i. 222, 10, 13.

drohtnung

Grammar
drohtnung, Dele 'in great renown' l. 10,
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ástealde þá stíðan drohtnunge he founded the ascetic life, Hml. S. 16, 99

ǽs

fooda bait

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Fugel, ðonne gífre bið, gesihð ðæt ǽs escam on eorðan, and ðonne for ðǽm luste ðæs metes forgiet ðæt grin, Past. 331, 17

be-dǽlan

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Cwylð ǽlc eorðlic líchama, gyf byð ðǽre lyfte bedǽled, Lch. iii. 272, 27

a-myrran

(v.)
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a-myrran, -merran; p. de; pp. ed [a, myrran impedire]

to hinderimpedeobstructcheckdisturbimpedireturbareobstruereto dissipatespenddistractdefilemarcorruptspoildestroydissipareperdereconsummarecorrumperedevoraredistrahere

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He ðæs eorles earm amyrde he checked the earl's arm, Byrht.

Linked entries: a-merran on-mirran

ge-ferian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ferian, -fergan; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To carryconveybearleadconductferrevehĕredūcĕre

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He geferode hine mid mycclum wurþscipe to Scæftes byrig he conveyed it with great honour to Shaftesbury, Chr. 980; Erl. 129, 33. Ðæt he úsic geferge in Fæder ríce that he convey us into his Father's kingdom, Exon. 12 b; Th. 22, 1; Cri. 345.

on-búgan

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Add Hí bǽdon ꝥ heora geféran . . . heora cwellerum onbugon (should bend their heads: cf. hí ástræhton heora swuran tó slæge, 71 : or under ?) blíþe tó slæge, Hml.

ge-niman

(v.)
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genóm ( sustulit ) beer his, Jn. L. 5, 9. Genam his bogan and hine gebende, Bl. H. 199, 17: Jud. 77. wand him ymbútan þone beám, genam þǽr þæs ofætes, Gen. 493. genam his sciccels þe him on hæfde, Bl. H. 215, 6.

hóh-sinu

(n.)
Grammar
hóh-sinu, we; f.

Hough-sinew, ham-string, heel-sinew

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Hough-sinew, ham-string, heel-sinew Gif hóhsino forad síe if a heel-sinew be broken, L. M. 1, 71; Lchdm. ii. 146, 3. Heora horsa hóhsina ðú ofcirfst equos eorum subnervabis, Jos. 11, 6

Linked entry: seonu

ge-weald

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héton lǽdan út weras tó gewealde, 2457. Earme men gesealde fremdum tó gewealde, Wlfst. 158, 13. hié mid hungre on his geweald geniédde, Ors. 4, 10; S. 196, 26. wæs on þǽre cwéne gewealdum, El. 610.

á-fédan

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Gif ðá móder ðe hine gebær and áfédde nele árwurðian, Hml. Th. ii. 208, 12. Gestreón þanon ic mé áfede ( pascam ) and mín wíf and mínne sunu, Coll. M. 27. 21. gyrnde landes ꝥ mihte hine on áfédan, Chr. 1049; P. 168, 17.

wíglung

(n.)
Grammar
wíglung, , e; f.

Divinationsoothsayingsorceryaugury

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[Monies godes monnes child heo (incubii demones) biccharreð þurh wigeling, Laym. 1579!']

Linked entry: wílung

eall

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hét geáxian ofer eall sumne drý, Hml. S. 14, 49: 23, 266. sende ofer eall intó ǽlcan lande, Chr. 1086; P. 221, 1: 1067; P. 203, 11. See the compounds with eall