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syll

(n.)
Grammar
syll, e; sylle,an; f.

a beam that serves as a foundation or support, a sill, a basis, support ⬩ a support, foundation ⬩ to lay a foundation

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Ðá cómon hí and wurdon ðæs treówes ungemyndige; ac God him ða sylle ásende mid ðam sǽlícum flóde, Homl. Th. ii. 144, 31-146, 4. Ðǽr fram sylle ( from the plank to which it was fixed ) ábeág medubenc monig, Beo. Th. 1555; B. 775.

Linked entries: sýl syl

þanc-full

(adj.)
Grammar
þanc-full, þanc-full; adj.

thoughtful ⬩ spirited ⬩ animosus ⬩ pleasing, ⬩ agreeable ⬩ thankful, ⬩ grateful ⬩ content, ⬩ satisfied

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Wé hálsiaþ, God, ðæt þeów ðín cync úre ... tó ðé ... þancfull mæge becuman quaesumus, Deus, ut famulus tuus rex nosier ... ad te ... gratiosus ualeat pervenire, Anglia xiii. 381, 228.

teóðung

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung, teóðing, e; f.
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Godes ǽ ús bebýt, ðæt wé sceolon ealle ða ðing ðe ús gesceótaþ of úres geáres teolunge Gode ða teóðunge syllan, Homl. Th. i. 178, 28: Wulfst. 102, 20.

Linked entry: tegðung

súþ-fór

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-fór, e; f.
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Gif hiora óðrum oððe bǽm súðfo[r] gelimpe, biscop ðæt lond gebycge swá hié ðonne geweorðe if it happen that one or both go to Rome, the bishop shall buy the land as shall then be agreed between them, Txts. 442, 20. [In C.

fóre-sprecen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóre-sprecen, -specen, fór-sprecen; part.

FORE-SPOKEN ⬩ aforesaid ⬩ fore-mentioned ⬩ præfātus ⬩ prædictus

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Se fóresprecena Godes man præfātus clērĭcus, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 5. He on ðæt fóresprecene mynster gedón and geþeóded wæs he had been put in and joined to the aforesaid monastery, 5, 19; S. 637, 29

iór

(n.)
Grammar
iór, es ; m.
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See Zacher's Das Gothische Alphabet, p. 26; Taylor's Greeks and Goths, pp. 97-8

líf-wela

(n.)
Grammar
líf-wela, an; m.

life

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Riches that confer or possess life, heavenly riches, wealth belonging to this, or to the next, life Him wæs wuldres dreám, lífwela leófra ðonne ðás leásan godu, Apstls. Kmbl. 97; Ap. 49.

mynster-clǽnsung

(n.)
Grammar
mynster-clǽnsung, e; f.

Purification of a minster

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Purification of a minster (within whose walls a man has been slain) Ðonne béte man ðæt ciricgriþ intó ðære circan . . . and ða mynsterclǽnsunge begite (cf. gif ǽnig man Godes ciricgriþ swá ábrece ðæt hé binnon ciricwágum manslaga weorþe, 11. 6-8), L.

níwness

(n.)
Grammar
níwness, e; f.

Newness ⬩ novelty

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Newness, novelty Ne sceal him mon ánne mete gebeódan, ac missenlíce, ðæt seó niównes ðara metta mǽge him góde beón, Lchdm. ii. 240, 15. Ðæs mónan níwnys, Anglia viii. 310, 38.

rǽs-bora

(n.)
Grammar
rǽs-bora, an; m.
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A counsellor, one who takes thought for the public good, a leader, chief Rǽsbora ( Abraham ), Cd. Th. 108, 24; Gen. 1811. Andreas þanc gesægde rícum rǽsboran ( the Deity who in disguise had guided Andrew's ship ), Andr. Kmbl. 769; An. 385.

BLǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
BLǼTAN, p. blǽtte; pp. blǽtted; v. n.

To BLEAT ⬩ balare ⬩ to cry as a sheep or goat, to bleat

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[blǽt a bleat] To BLEAT; balare Ic blǽte swá gát I bleat as a goat, Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 17; Rä. 25, 2. Scǽp blǽt ovis balat, Ælfc. Gr. 22; Som. 24, 9.

un-áteorigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áteorigendlíc, adj.

indefatigable ⬩ unwearied ⬩ that shall not fail ⬩ unending ⬩ imperishable

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Gl. 434, 22. that shall not fail, unending, imperishable Hí befæston Godes láre heora underþeóddum tó unáteorigendlícum gafele, Homl. Th. i. 544, 18. Wé habbaþ unáteorigendlíce sáule, 96, 18.

un-tǽllíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tǽllíce, adv.

Blamelessly ⬩ without reproach

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Hí wǽron rihtwíse and heóldon Godes beboda untǽllíce erant justi incedentes in omnibus mandatis Domini sine quaerella (Lk. 1, 6), Homl. Th. i. 200, 35

Linked entries: tǽllíce un-tállíce

ymb-scínan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-scínan, p. scán
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Berhtnise Godes ymbsceán hiá (him ymbesceán, W. S.) claritas Dei circumfulsit eos, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 2, 9. Hié leóht ymbscán, Andr. Kmbl. 2034; An. 1019

wrǽþþu

(n.)
Grammar
wrǽþþu, (-o); indecl. : wrǽþþ, e; f.

wrath ⬩ anger ⬩ injury

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Hæbbe hé Godes curs and wrǽððe ealra hálgena, Chart. Erl. 253, 14. injury Ðú in wrǽððo giscildnise tu in injuria defensio, Rtl. 105, 9

wrǽþu

(n.)
Grammar
wrǽþu, (-o); indecl.: wrǽþ, e; f.

Wrath ⬩ anger

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Hæfþ eal folc micele wrǽþe æt Gode þurh his ǽnne gilt, þe hé nolde healdan ða þincg. Wulfst. 174, 27. From tóweard wuráðo a futura ira, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 3, 7

Linked entry: wrǽþ

dǽl-niman

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Bistú daelniomende alra góda, Txts. 174, 11. Dǽlnimende participes, Rtl. 35, 35. Þæt hié sýn dǽlnimende þínra geofena mid mé, Bl. H. 191, 25. Hé ús gedyde dǽlnimende þæs heofonlican ríces, 11, 2.

gewil-bod

(n.)
Grammar
gewil-bod, es; n.
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The announcement of a person's will Ne dear ic for Godes ege sóðes geswugian . . . for ðám se bydel þe ne bodað ná his hláfordes gewilboda ( the messenger that does not give the message that tells his lord's will ), hé mæg him wénan hefélices leánes,

in-méde

(adj.)
Grammar
in-méde, adj.
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Gode náne ǽhta ne synd swá inméde swá him synd tó ágenne úre sáwle clǽne, ib. Hí nán þing him inmédre ne lǽten, ne besorhre, þonne hira Drihten Christo omnino nihil praeponant, R. Ben. 132, 8

Linked entry: -méde

mǽþ

Grammar
mǽþ, mowing.
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Se Godes þeówa cwæð: 'Árís and ber þis gréne híg þám horsum . . . nú is lytel tó láfe þysses mǽþes (cf. hé máweþ heig on þissere dene, 2), and swá þis gedón byþ, ic gá æfter þá' leva fenum viride, porta pabulum jumentis; ecce ego, quia parum superest,