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godweb-girela

(n.)
Grammar
godweb-girela, an; m.
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A costly robe Þá þe hé ne mæg tó him gebígean mid golde ne mid seolfre ne mid godwebgyrlum, Wlfst. 197, 1

unriht-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-tíd, e ; f.
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An improper time for doing something Þá þe hér swídost on unrihttídum on oferfyllo bióð forgriwene, Nap. 27, 30 Verc. Först. 176

Linked entry: riht-tíd

be-hwirfan

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add : to barter Hí ná ne behwyrfon þá reáf þe hí ágifan sceolon uestes quas reddere debent, non commutent , Chrd. 48, 23

ge-hlýd

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On þǽre ylcan nihte wæs geworden mycel gehlýd ( strepitus ) on þám hrófe þǽre cirican, efne swylce hwylc man urne þǽr geond dwoliende. Þá áweóx and bræclade mára swég . . . swylce eall seó cyrice wǽre . . . tóworpen fram þám grundweallum, Gr.

for-swælan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swælan, l. -swǽlan,
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and add: to injure or destroy with heat. of the action of fire, to consume, burn up Fýr cymð and forswǽlð fela þinga on eorðan, Wlfst. 195, 26. Þæt fýr slóh út of ðám ofne, and forswǽlde þá cwelleras, Hml. Th. i. 570, 16. Forswǽlan cremare, An.

dæg-ðerlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
dæg-ðerlíc, [ = dæg-hwæðer-líc]; adj.

Daily, present diurnus, hodiernus

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Daily, present; diurnus, hodiernus Ðis dægðerlíce gódspel sprecþ ymbe ðæra Iudéiscra þwyrnysse this daily gospel speaks of the perversity of the Jews, Homl. Th. ii. 224, 29. On ðisre dægðerlícan rǽdinge in this daily lecture, i. 194, 24.

hrǽw

(n.)
Grammar
hrǽw, hráw, hreáw, hrá, es; n. m.

a corpsecarcasetrunkcarrion

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Hrá wide sprong far away sprang the trunk [as the head was severed from it ], Beo. Th. 3181; B. 1588. Ðonne flǽsc onginneþ hráw cólian when the flesh, the body begins to grow cold, Runic pm. 29; Kmbl. 345, 14.

Linked entries: hráw hreáw hrá

beó-breád

(n.)
Grammar
beó-breád, bió-breád, bí-breád, es; n.

BEE-BREADapum panishoney-combfavus

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. ☞ Quite distinct from weax beeswax; cera = κηρόs : and hunig-camb honey-comb; favus the pollen of flowers collected by bees and mixed with honey for the food of the larvæ; Ic eom swétra ðonne ðú beóbreád blénde mid hunige I am sweeter than if thou

án-feald

(num.; adj.)
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Æt þǽm stillan and æt þǽm gestæþþigan and æt þǽm ánfealdan Gode ex divinae mentis stabilitate, 39, 5; F. 218, 15: 39, 6; F. 220, 25

efen-éce

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-éce, emn-éce; adj.

Co-eternalco-æternus

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Co-eternal; co-æternus Æ/r ðon up-stíge efenéce bearn ágnum fæder ere that the co-eternal child ascended to his own father, Exon. 14 b; Th. 29, 19; Cri. 465

Linked entry: emn-éce

ge-fæd

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-fæd, adj. [ge-fadian to set in order]

Orderlydispŏsĭtus

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Orderly; dispŏsĭtus Ðæt preósta gehwilc to sinoþe hæbbe gefædne man to cnihte that every priest at the synod have an orderly man for servant, L. Edg. C. 4; Th. ii. 244, 14

hál-wendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
hál-wendlíce, adv.

Salutarily

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Se ylca Hǽlend ðe nú hálwendlíce clypaþ on his godspelle the same Saviour that now cries out salutarily in his gospel, Homl. Th. i. 94, 9

CLÚS

(n.; part.)
Grammar
CLÚS, e; f: clúse, an; f.
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Annas and Caiphas wǽron forþgangende to ðære clúsan Annas and Caiaphas were going forth to the prison, Nicod. 14; Thw. 7, 10: 16; Thw. 8, 6, 9

Linked entry: clúse

un-besacen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-besacen, adj.

unmolested by litigationnot made the subject of litigationuncontested

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S. 73; Th. i. 414 23. of things, not made the subject of litigation, uncontested Ðæt ðæt land swá unbesæccen gange intó ðære cyrican swá hit ðá on dæg wes ðá hit man him tó læt that the land pass into the possession of the church as uncontested as it

heáwan

(v.)

to hackgashto hewto cut off

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Hine heówon hǽðene scealcas and bégen þá beornas þe him big stódon, By. 181. Hí heówan heaþolinde hamora láfan, Chr. 937; P. 106, 14.

efnan

(v.)
Grammar
efnan, p. ede, de; pp. ed; v. trans.

to throw down, prostrate, level, lay lowprosternĕreto perform, execute, labour, achieve patrāre, perpetrāre, facĕre, præstāre

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Hie efndon unrihtdóm they executed unrighteousness. Cd. 181; Th. 227, 7; Dan. 183. Hie ðat efnedon sóna they performed that soon, Elen. Kmbl. 1423; El. 713. Efn elne ðis perform this boldly, Exon. 80 a; Th. 300, 18; Fä. 8

Linked entries: æfnan efnian ge-efnan

apostolíc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
apostolíc, def. m. -a, f. n. -e; adj.

Apostolicapostolicus

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Se papa ðe on ðam tíman ðæt apostolíce setl gesæt the pope who at that time occupied the apostolic seat, Homl. Th. ii. 120, 10

deóflíc

(adj.)
Grammar
deóflíc, deófel-líc; adj.

Devilish, diabolicaldiabŏlĭcus

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Devilish, diabolical; diabŏlĭcus Úre heofenlíca Hláford ðone deóflícan deáþ nyðeratræd our heavenly Lord trod down the diabolical death, Nicod. 29; Thw. 16, 40.

á-forhtian

(v.)
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Heó þá áforhtode, Hml. S. 30, 347. (l a) with cause given :-- Hé áforhtode for hire béne, Gr. D. 17, 23. Hé þearle áforhtode for þám þe hé geþrístlǽhte dón tó bysmore swá mycelum were, 131, 32. Þá áforhtade uncer mód forþan wit wéndan ꝥ . . . , Hml.

Linked entry: on-forhtian

ge-cyrran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cyrran, p. de; pp. ed.

to turnconvertvertereconvertereto turn [one's self]goreturnvertirevertiire

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He ðonne gecyrde to us turn to me then will I turn to you. He turned to us then, Blickl. Homl. 103, 1. Ðú ne gecyr from ðínre ðeówene turn not from thy servant, 89, 12 : Ps. Th. 58, 14 : Andr. Kmbl. 2158; An. 1080.