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ÁC

(n.)
Grammar
ÁC, ǽc; g. e; f.

OAKquercusroburThe Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚪ = a

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an OAK ; quercus, robur Ðeós ác hæc quercus, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 46. Sume ác astáh got up into an oak, Homl. Th. ii. 150, 31. acc. Ác an oaken ship. Runic pm. 25; Kmbl. 344, 21. Geongre áce of a young oak, L. M. 1, 38; Lchdm. ii. 98, 9.

Linked entries: ác-drenc ǽc

FEL

(n.)
Grammar
FEL, FELL, es; n.

skinhidepelliscŏriumcŭtis

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Næs hyre feax ne fel fýre gemǽled neither her hair nor skin was marked by the fire, Exon. 74 a; Th. 278, 1; Jul. 591. Fell pellis, Wrt. Voc. 71, 18. Felles ne récceþ he cares not for my skin, Exon. 127 a; Th. 488, 12; Rä. 76, 5.

Linked entry: fell

for-gifnes

(n.)
Grammar
for-gifnes, -gyfnes, forgifnes-ness, -nyss, -gifeness, -gyfenes, -gyfennes, -gifeniss, -gifenys, -gefenes, -ness, e; f.

FORGIVENESSremissionindulgencepermissionremissiovĕniaindulgentia

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Ðæt fíftigoðe gér biþ hálig, and forgifenisse gér sanctifĭcābis annum quinquāgēsĭmum, et vŏcābis remissiōnem, Lev. 25, 10. Mín unrihtwísnysse is máre ðonne ic forgifenysse wyrðe sý mājor est inīquĭtas mea, quam ut vĕniam mĕrear, Gen. 4, 13.

mann-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
mann-cynn, es; n.

mankindmenthe human racea race of mena peoplemen

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For ealles mancynnes hǽle, Blickl. Homl. 129, 14. Ord moncynnes ( Adam ), Cd. 55; Th. 68, 2; Gen. 1111. Drihten of deáþe árás mancynne tó bysene, Blickl. Homl. 83, 21. Hió sceoldan geond ðysne middangeard mancynne bodian. 121, 4.

GOD

(n.)
Grammar
GOD, es; m.

Godthe Deitya god

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The following epithets occur: dryhten, wealdend, nergend, hǽlend, sóþ, hálig, mihtig, ælmihtig, lifgende, ealwealda, heáhengla, heofona, heofonengla, heofonríces, gǽsta, mihta, mægena, weoruda, wuldres, sigores, sigora. Án God ys gód, Mt. 19, 17.

Linked entry: af-god

fæt

a vesselutensila receptacleboxcasketa compartment

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Dó on cyperen fæt oþþe on ǽrenum fate hafa, Lch. ii. 36, 1. Heald on cyperenum fate, 38, 12. On lǽmenum fæte in vase fictili, An. Ox. 11, 120. Under fæt sub modio, Mk. p. 3, 4. Fæte (fætt, L.), Mk. R. 4, 21. Fatte, Lk. L. 8, 16.

ge-metlic

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bútan miclum ðreán; ðá scamfæstan beóð oft mid gemetlicre láre gebetrode impudentes ab impudentiae vitio non nisi increpatio dura compescit; verecundos plerumque ad melius ex-hortatio modesta componit, Past. 205, 23. sober, discreet, v. ge-metfæst, Hæle

Linked entry: ge-métednes

ge-fetian

(v.)
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As. 183, 61. with abstract object, a noun Æt þǽra byrgenan . . . manege gefettan líchamlice hǽle, Wlfst. 4, ll. a clause Blinde gefettan þæt hý lócedan bráde, Wlfst. 5, l

of-áxian

(v.)
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Ðeós Iúdith ofáxode hú Ozias gespræc haec cum audisset quoniam Osias promisisset, Hml. A. 108, 209. Þá lúdéiscan ofáxodon hú úre Drihten árǽrde Lazarum ofdeáðe, 66, 26. Ofáxa hwæt se cásere be ús geboden hæbbe, Hml. S. 23, 465.

rignan

(v.)
Grammar
rignan, rínan; p. rínde. [A strong preterite occurs in the Blickling Gloss, rán pluit.
  • Cf.
In Elyes tyme heuene was yclosed þat no reyne ne rone (roon, MS. W.: roen, MS. R.: ron, MS. B.: raynade, MS. C.),
  • Piers P. 14, 62.
]

to rain, to cause rain to fallto rain, to fall (of rain)

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Drihten lét rínan hagol pluit Dominus grandinem, Ex. 9, 24. Hé lǽt rínan (regneþ,) and ða unrihtwísan, Mt. Kmbl. 5, 45. to rain, to fall (of rain) Ríneþ blódig regn æt ǽfen a bloody rain shall fall at even, Blickl. Homl. 91, 34.

Linked entries: regnian regnan rínan

ge-lǽstan

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</b> to give what has been promised :-- Þæt úre ríce beó ús gelǽst, swá swá Críst ús behét þæt hé wolde ús éce ríce forgyfan, Hml. Th. i. 264, 2. to accompany Tó geléstunne comitauere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 19.

frætwe

(n.)
Grammar
frætwe, frætewe, frætuwe, frætwa, frætewa; gen. frætwa; pl. f.

Ornamentsadornmentsdecorationstreasuresornāmentaornātusres pretiōsæ

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Hafa wunden gold, feoh and frætwa have the twisted gold, the wealth and ornaments, Cd. 98; Th. 128, 21; Gen. 2130: 136; Th. 171, 17; Gen. 2829: Exon. 51 b; Th. 179, 3; Gú. 1256: Beo. Th. 1797; B. 896.

Linked entry: frætewe

ge-hálgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hálgian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To consecratededicateinitiateordainhallowmake holysanctifyconsecrārededĭcāresacrāreinĭtĭāreordĭnāresanctĭfĭcāre

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Ðis hús ðé gehálgod ys hæc dŏmus tibi dedĭcāta est, Hymn. Surt. 141, 18 : L. Ælf. C. 25; Th. ii. 352, 13. Sý ðín nama gehálgod hallowed be thy name, Homl. Th. ii. 596, 5 : Hy. 6, 3; Hy. Grn. ii. 286, 3 : 7, 18; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 18.

þrinness

(n.)
Grammar
þrinness, þriness, e; f.

Trinity

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Is hwæðere se man án man, and ná ðrynnys, God ... þurhwunaþ on ðrynnysse háda and on ánnysse ánre godcundnysse; nis ná se man on ðrynnysse wunigende, swá swá God, Homl. Th. i. 288, 17-35. Ðeós þrynnys is án God, l0, 7.

Linked entry: þryness

árian

(v.)
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Ꝥ hé ne furþum wíflice (-um, v. l.) háde árede ut ne sexui quidem muliebri parceret, Bd. 2, 20; Sch. 185, 11. Ára nú and má wæter of þínum múþe þú ne send, Bl. H. 247, 7. Þú nelt árian þǽre stówe non parces loco illi, Gen. 18, 24.

for-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swælan, l. -swǽlan,
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Th. i. 542, 27. to scorch, pain or damage with fire, singe hair 'Fýr byrnð on his gesihðe, and bið swíðlic storm.' Se storm áðwyhð swá hwæt swá þæt fýr forswǽlð, Hml. Th. i. 618, 12. Se líg ne móste furðon heora fex forswǽlan, Hml. S. 16, 76.

hlúd

noisytalkativeclamorousa blowa crash

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Wærwyrde sceal wísfæst hæle breóstum hycgan, nales breahtme hlúd, Fá. 58. Ne eom ic sylfa hlúd, Rä. 82, 1. of things. of wind or water Winde gelícost þonne hé hlúd ástígeð, El. 1273. Wæter hlúd and undióp, Past. 469, 6.

Linked entry: hlúde

ídel

(n.)
Grammar
ídel, es. ; n.
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Add: that which is useless, vain, or frivolous Swá hwylc ídel swá him tó geþance yrnð and him gecoren bið, þæt hié taliað hálig, R. Ben. 9, 18. Ðá ðe willað tó fela ídles and unnyttes gespræcan verbosi. Past. 271, 7. Ídle casso, Wrt.

ge-þungen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-þungen, part. p.

Grownthrivenadvanced [morallymentallyetc.]excellentpiousnobleperfect

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Ic ða geþungnestan nemde I have named the most distinguished, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 6: 905; Erl. 98, 30. Hafa ðú me to ðan geþungennestan wífe have me as the most excellent wife, Shrn. 40, 17

Linked entry: ge-þingan

mǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽþ, e; f. (but ofer ðínne mǽð,
  • Prov. Kmbl. 27.
  • )

measuredegreeproportionthe measure or extent of power, ability, capacity, efficacydegreerankstatusconditiondue measurerightdue measure in regard to othershonourrespect

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Man sceal mǽþe on háde gecnáwan people must feel respect for the clergy, L. C. E. 4; Th. i. 362, 4: L. I. P. 19; Th. ii. 328, 26.