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apostol

(n.)
Grammar
apostol, es; m: also like the Lat. Apostolus; g. -i; m.

One sent ⬩ an apostle ⬩ apostolus

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Fox 242; Men. 122

Linked entry: postol

ánga

(n.)
Grammar
ánga, ǽnga, énga, m; ánge , f. n; def. adj.

one and no more ⬩ only ⬩ sole ⬩ single ⬩ singular ⬩ unicus ⬩ ullus ⬩ quisquam ⬩ any ⬩ every one ⬩ all ⬩ quisque

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Bt. 29, 1; Fox 102, 9

Linked entries: ænga ángum énga ǽnga

hwæðere

(adv.)
Grammar
hwæðere, hwæðre, hwæððre, hweðre; adv.

Yet ⬩ however ⬩ nevertheless

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Fox 20, 108; Met. 20, 54. Hwæðre swá ðeáh, Beo. Th. 4876; B. 2442. Hwæððre, Past. 56, 2; Swt. 431, 26. Hweðre, Blickl. Homl. 125, 31: 207, 34

Linked entry: ge-hwæðere

brosnian

(v.)
Grammar
brosnian, part. brosniende; ic brosnige, ðú brosnast, he brosnaþ, pl. brosniaþ; p. ode, ade; pp. od

To corrupt, decay, rot, perish ⬩ corrumpi, deficere, dissolvi, perire

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Cristene Róma besprycþ, ðæt hyre weallas for ealdunge brosnian Christian Rome complains, that her walls decay with age, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 45. Ðes brosnienda wéla this perishing wealth, Bt. 16, 1; Fox 50, 33.

Linked entry: ge-brosnod

ofer-hycgan

(v.)

to despise, contemn, disdain, scorn ⬩ contemnere, aspernere ⬩ to be puffed up

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Ðeáh hí hine oferhogden, ne for-hogde hé hí nó, Swt. 405, 31. Ða lytegan sint tó manianne ðæt hí oferhycggen (-hycgen, Cote. MSS.) ðæt hié wieton, 30, 1; Swt. 203, 7. Oferhige hí and ádríf hí fram ðé, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 8 note.

ofer-reccan

(v.)

to convince, confute, convict

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to convince, confute, convict: — Gif hine mon oferricte ðæt hé ne móste londes wyrþe beón if it should be proved against him that he was disqualified for holding land, Chart. Th. 141, 11.

mann-swica

Grammar
mann-swica, mán-swica ?. [In favour of mán- it may be noted that mann- does not occur as the first part of this compound, but does occur with -slaga; in Wlfst. 55, 6 the a has the accent in two MSS. (though in one of these mán- is written in mánslagan, Wlfst. 26, 14), and at 114, 13 manswican is a v. l. for mánsworan.]
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In l. 2 read mannslagan, and add: a deceiver, cheat Án unlagu æt ðám ætfengan þe swicigende manswican lufedan be-westan, Ll. Lbmn, 244, 28. Swá geráde manswican (man-, v. ll. ) þe on ðá wísan swǽslíce swiciað on unriht, þæt syndan forbodan Antecrístes

éc-nes

(n.)
Grammar
éc-nes, -nis, -nys, -ness, -niss, -nyss, e; f.

Eternity, everlasting ⬩ æternĭtas

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On écnysse for ever. Mk. Bos. 3, 29: Ps. Th. 110, 6: 118, 44

hræd-hýdigness

(n.)
Grammar
hræd-hýdigness, e; f.

Precipitancy ⬩ hastiness

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Ðonne oncann hé hiene selfne for ðære hrædhýdignesse ðe hé ǽr tó fela sealde occasionem contra se impatientiæ exquirit, 4; Swt. 325, 16. For hrædhýdignesse præcipiti festinatione, 49, 1; Swt. 375, 16

mǽg-lic

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Ðes ðegen bæd for his þeówan hǽlðe mid sóðre lufe, for ðan ðe heó ne tóscǽt nǽnne be mǽglicere sibbe ( true love does not make distinction of person in accordance with relationship ), Hml. Th. i. 128, 2.

weddung

(n.)
Grammar
weddung, e; f.

Betrothal, espousal

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[Or men wimman to louerd giue for wedding or for morgengiwe, Gen. and Ex. 1428.]

tór

(adj.)
Grammar
tór, adj.

Difficult, ⬩ hard

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T.) for te paien, A. R. 108, 9. An honful ȝerden beoð erueð for te breken (arn tor to breken, MS. T.), 254, 2. Tor for to telle, Will. 1428. Toor, 5066

trede

(adj.)
Grammar
trede, adj.

Firm to tread on ⬩ that may be walked on

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Firm to tread on, that may be walked on Sǽ cýðde hwí hine gesette, tírmeahtig cyning, for ðon hé hine tredne him ongeán gyrede, ðonne God wolde ofer síne ýðe gán ready for his coming the sea made itself firm for his tread, when God would walk over its

land-bygen

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
land-bygen, This form in the following passage seems an error, as the law, in the title of which it occurs, deals with the sale of a fellow-countryman
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Be landbygene (= landleóda[n] bebygene?), Ll. Th. i. 110, note I

fird-stemn

(n.)
Grammar
fird-stemn, es; m.

An army-corps ⬩ exercĭtus cohors

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An army-corps; exercĭtus cohors Ðá se fird-stemn fór hám, ðá fór óðer út when the army-corps went home, then another went out, Chr. 921; Th. 195, 19

Linked entry: fyrd-stemn

ofer-hycgan

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For hwon ðegnas ðíne oferhogas (cf. for-hogas, 3) selenise ðára aeldra? quare discipuli tui transgrediuntur traditionem seniorum ?, Mt. L. 15, 2. Ðú oferhogdes sprevisti, Ps. Vos. 118, 118. Add

cíding

(n.)
Grammar
cíding, cýdung, e; f.

A CHIDING, reproving, rebuke ⬩ increpatio

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A CHIDING, reproving, rebuke; increpatio For his cídinge for his chiding, Ors. 4, 12; Bos. 99, 8. Of cýdunge ðínre hí fleóþ ab increpatione tua fugient, Ps. Spl. T. 103, 8

Linked entry: cýdung

dǽd-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
dǽd-weorc, es; n.

A work of works, great work ⬩ facinus egregium

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A work of works, great work; facinus egregium Hereþreátas for ðam dǽdweorce Drihten héredon the army-bands praised the Lord for that great work, Cd. 170; Th. 214, 26; Exod. 575

gǽst-lufe

(n.)
Grammar
gǽst-lufe, an; f.

Soul's love ⬩ spiritual love ⬩ spīrĭtālis ămor

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Soul's love, spiritual love; spīrĭtālis ămor For gǽstlufan for spiritual love, Exon. 55 b; Th. 196, 11; Az. 172. Mid gǽstlufan with spiritual love, 55 b; Th. 197, 11; Az. 188

Linked entry: gást-lufe

ge-wissung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wissung, e; f.

Direction ⬩ instruction ⬩ guidance

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Direction, instruction, guidance For fela gewissungum ðe seó in bóc hæfþ toforan ðám óðrum for many directions which that one book has above the others, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 65, 295

Linked entry: wissung

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