gást
breath ⬩ spirit, ghost, principle of life ⬩ spirit ⬩ the immaterial part of man ⬩ a person ⬩ soul ⬩ an incorporeal thing ⬩ an incorporeal being, a spirit, ⬩ divine spirit ⬩ the soul of a deceased person
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S. 23 b, 576. Sóna swá hé þás word gecwæð, hé his gást onsende, Bl. H. 191, 29. Heó ágeaf hire gást, Shrn. 72, 13. spirit in contrast with body, the immaterial part of man Seoþþan se líchoma and se gást gedǽlde beóþ, Bl. 111, 30.
bisenian
model
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to set or give an example of something (acc. or clause) to a person (dat.) Gif hé wel lǽrð and yfele mid weorce bysenað, R. Ben. 11, 19.
el-þeódig
foreign ⬩ stranger ⬩ foreign
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Hé þæt folc on ellþeódge him wið feó gesealde reliquos sub corona vendidit, 3, 9; S. 124, 6. of a country, foreign Sum ríce man wolde faran on ælðeódigne eard, Hml. Th. ii. 548, 26
folgoþ
service ⬩ office ⬩ authority
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S. 37, 192. the district in which office is held: Se biscop ámanige þá oferhýrnesse æt þám geréfan þe hit on his folgoðe sý, Ll. Th. i. 214, 3. Ǽnne castel on Herefordscíre on Swegenes eorles folgode, Chr. 1048; P. 174, l.
wanung
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Nalæs bútan mycelre wonunge his weoredes non sine magno exercitus sui damno, Bd. 2, 2; S. 504, 7. Is nýd ðæt sume mid wonunge heora woruldǽhta synd gerihte necesse est ut quidam damnis corrigantur, I. 27; S. 490, 10.
ǽ-hlýp
A transgression ⬩ breach of the law ⬩ an assault ⬩ legis transgressio ⬩ aggressus
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A transgression, breach of the law, an assault; legis transgressio, aggressus Se ðe ǽ-hlíp gewyrce whoever commits an assault, L. Ath. v. § 1, 5; Th. i. 230, 10. Þurh ǽ-hlýp by a violation of the law, L. Eth. v. 31; Th. i. 312, 11
Assan dún
Assingdon or Ashingdon, in Essex
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Assingdon or Ashingdon, in Essex Se cyning offérde hí innon Eást-Seaxan, æt ðære dúne ðe man hǽt Assandún the king overtook them in Essex, at the hill which is called Assingdon, Chr. 1016; Th. 282, 19, col. 2: 1020; Th. 286, 16, 19, col. 1
ciric-wag
A church-wall ⬩ ecclesiæ murus
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A church-wall; ecclesiæ murus Se ðe ofslehþ man binnan ciricwagum biþ feorhscyldig he who slays a man within church-walls is life-guilty, L. Eth. viii. 13; Th. i. 332, 8: ix. 1; Th. i. 340, 5: L. C. E. 2; Th. i. 358, 23
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cwylming
Torture, trouble, suffering, a cross ⬩ cruciātus, crux
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Se ðe ne nimþ hys cwylminge, and fyligþ me, nys he me wyrðe qui non accipit crucem suam, et sequĭtur me, non est me dignus, Mt. Bos. 10, 38: Lk. Bos. 9, 23
Decem-ber
The month of December ⬩ Dĕcember, bris
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Fox 437; Men. 220; January being after yule or Christmas is called Se æftera geóla; the after yule, Cott. Tibĕrius; B. i; Hick. Thes. i. 212, 57
eáðelíce
Easily ⬩ făcĭle
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Easily; făcĭle Eáðelícor mæg se olfend gán þurh ánre nǽdle eáge it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, Lk. Bos. 18, 25. He sóhte hú he eáðelícost hine gesealde he sought how he might most easily betray him, 22, 6
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leóht-bǽre
Luminous ⬩ brilliant ⬩ splendid
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Á ðæs dóm áge leóhtbǽre lof se ús ðis líf giefeþ ever therefore may he have glory, splendid praise, who giveth us this life, Exon. 80 a; Th. 299, 34; Crä. 112
ge-wundian
To wound
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Se swíðe gewundod wæs he was sore wounded, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 8
be-wendan
To turn, turn round or about, convert ⬩ vertere, convertere
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Se Hǽlend bewende hyne the Saviour turned himself about, Mt. Bos. 9, 22: Mk. Bos. 8, 33. Æt sumum cyrre bewend aliquando conversus, Lk. Foxe 22, 32
ge-hón
To hang ⬩ hang with
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He sé gehoen crucifiga'ur, 26, 2. Wudu biþ blédum gehongen the wood will be hung with fruits, Exon. 56 a; Th. 200, 9; Ph., 38 : 566; Th. 202, 18; Ph. 71
geóguþ-feorh
Youthful life, youth ⬩ juventus
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Youthful life, youth; juventus Sumum ðæt gegongeþ on geóguþfeore, ðæt se endestæf weálíc weorþeþ it happens to one in youthful life that the end is miserable, Exon. 87 a; Th. 328, 1; Vy. 10: Beo. Th. 5321; B. 2664.
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seámere
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Se smiþ secgþ . . . Hwanon seámere (sartori) nǽdl ? nis hit of mínon geweorce ? Coll. Monast. Th. 30. 33
sixta
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Sixth Se sixta (sexta) sextus, Ælfc. Gr. 49 ; Zup. 282, 17. Siexta wæs Óswald, Chr. 827; Erl. 64, 4. Ðá wæs syxte gear. Elen. Kmbl. 14; El. 7. Wæs ðá sihste tíd. Exon. Th. 171, 8; Gú. 1123. Seista (sesta, Rush. ), Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 33
þwárian
To bring into agreement ⬩ make harmonious
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.), hwílum eft unwlitegaþ and on óþrum híwe gebrengþ and eft geedníwaþ elementa in se invicem temperat, et alterna commutatione transformat, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 9
un-gímende
Careless ⬩ negligent
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S. 630, 38] sæcgan wolde haec quae viderat idem vir Domini non omnibus desidiosis ac vitae suae incuriosis referre volebat, Bd. 5, 12; M. 434, 5
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