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DÓGOR

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
DÓGOR, dóger, es; m. n.
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He wæs his ðara nýhstana dógera gemyndig he was mindful of his last days, Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 4.

Linked entry: dóger

tó-samnian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-samnian, p. ode
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To assemble, collect Ðá bæd hine ðæt sumne dǽl landes æt him onfénge, ðæt mihte mynster on getimbrian and Godes ðeówas tósomnian he prayed him to receive from him a parcel of land, that he might thereon build a monastery and collect together

Linked entries: tó-somnian samnian

ge-bendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bendan, -bændan; p. -bende; pp. -bended, -bend.

to bendflectĕretendĕreto bindfettervincīre

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to bend; flectĕre, tendĕre He hornbogan hearde gebendaþ confrēgit cornua arcuum, Ps. Th. 75, 3. He gebende his bogan he bent his bow, Homl. Th. i. 502, 15.

Linked entry: ge-bændan

þanan-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
þanan-weard, adj.
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Moving thence Bebeád him, ðæt geara wiste, ðæt hine nǽfre underbæc ne besáwe, siþþan þononweard wǽre lex dona coerceat, ne dum Tartara liquerit, fas sit lumina flectere, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 9

ilca

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ilca, pron. [occurs in the weak declension only].

The same

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weorþan sceolde eft ðæt ilce ðæt ǽrðon wæs it should become again the same, that it was before, Exon. 61 a ; Th. 224, 21 ; Ph. 379.

be-lúcan

(v.)
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Hig belucan þá duran intó heom. Chr. 1083; P. 215, 5. Belúc heora wegas mid þínun. sweorde, Ps. Th. 34, 3. Þæt mé þone ingang beluce, Hml. S. 23 b, 416. Belucen, 426.

hreówsian

(v.)
Grammar
hreówsian, hrýwsian; p. ode

To be sorrygrieverepentdo penance

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To be sorry, grieve, repent, do penance Ðæt ǽfre ne beþence ymbe ða hreówsunge ðe ǽr hreówsade deque pœnitentia qua antea pœnituit nunquam cogitare, L. Ecg. P. i. 7; Th. ii. 174, 26.

Linked entry: hrýwsian

un-gerisene

(n.)
Grammar
un-gerisene, es; n., or un-gerisenu; indecl. f.

inconveniencedisagreeablenessunseemlinessindignitydisgrace

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teáh hiene ðæt his ungerisno sprǽce he accused him of speaking unbecomingly of him; velut sui proditorem, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 206, 29. Wege ða ungerisenu ( contumeliam, Latin version), L. Ath. iv. 1; Th. i. 222, 7.

openian

(v.)
Grammar
openian, p. ode.

to open, to become opento become manifestto open, uncloseto disclose, manifest

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He cýðde and openade ðæt Cristen wǽre se Christianum esse prodiderat, Bd. i. 7 ; S. 477, 22. Ðæt nǽnigum má openade ne cýðde (pałefacereł), 5, 9; S. 623, 15. Hord openian to discover the treasure, Beo. Th. 6105 ; B. 3056.

bóc-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-stæf, es; pl. nom. acc. -stafas; g. -stafa; d. -stafum; m.

A bookstaf, a letter, characterlitera, character

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A bookstaf, a letter, character; litera, character = χαρακτήρ Awrítaþ hie on his wǽpne wælnota heáp, bealwe bócstafas they cut upon his weapon a heap of fatal marks, baleful letters, Salm. Kmbl. 325; Sal. 162.

óþ-swígan

(v.)
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to stop speaking, become silent spræc tó his liornæra sumum, and ðá fǽringa óþswígde suǽ hwæshwegu hercnade, Shrn. 72, 24

tíþe

Grammar
tíþe, better tygþe, týþe (the form in the Pastoral Care has y).
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Efne swá his bæd, swá wæs týðe (þǽrrihte hit beget, v.l.) ita dum peteret impetravit, Gr. D. 79, 33. Add

irming

(n.)
Grammar
irming, es ; m.

A poormeanwretchedmiserable persona wretch

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Ðá ða iermingas ðe ðǽr tó láfe wurdon út of ðǽm holan crupon ðe heó on lutedan when the wretched people that remained crept out of the holes that they had lurked in, Ors. 2, 8; Swt. 92, 29.

Linked entries: earming erming

swicol

(adj.)
Grammar
swicol, sweocol; adj.
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Voc. i. 47, 50. of persons Næs heó swicol nánum ðæra ðe hyre tó ðohte she never deceived any one who trusted her, Lchdm. iii. 428, 34. Se swicola Herod . . . cýdde syððan his fácenfullan syrewunge, Homl. Th. i. 82, 15.

Linked entry: sweocol

hálig-nes

(n.)
Grammar
hálig-nes, -ness, e; f.

holiness, sanctitya holy thing, relica holy place, sanctuary

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Veronix him ðá swýðe wiðsóc and sǽde, ðæt heó náne hálignyssa myd hyre næfde I command thee, Veronica, that thou give up to me the relic that thou hast with thee.

Linked entry: hǽlnes

ge-healdsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-healdsum, adj.

Keepingsparingfrugalparcus

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Keeping, sparing, frugal; parcus Ðæt he síe gehealdsum on ðæm ðe he healdan scyle oððe dǽlan that he is frugal in what he ought to keep or give away, Past. 20, 2; Swt. 149, 18; Hat. MS. 29 b, 9

Linked entry: healdsum

þǽr-bufan

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-bufan, adv.
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Besides, over and above that cwæð : 'Biscepe gedafnaþ ðæt sié tǽlleás.' Ðǽrbufan (v. 1 Tim. 3, 2 sqq. for the additional remarks referred to ) is geteald hwelc beón sceal, gif untǽlwierðe biþ, Past. 8; Swt. 53, 10

Linked entry: bufan

wunung-stów

(n.)
Grammar
wunung-stów, e ; f.
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Dwelling-place, habitation him bebeád ꝥ fram hire gewite, and ꝥ náne wunungstówe (locum) næfde on Godes þeówene, Gr. D. 31, 19

LEÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
LEÓGAN, p. leáh; pl. lugon

To liedeceivefeign

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Hér begann se deófol tó reccanne hálige gewrita and leáh mid ðære race here the devil began to expound holy writ, and he spake falsely in his exposition, Homl. Th. i. 170, 4.

un-gelǽredness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gelǽredness, e; f.

Uninstructednessignoranceinexperiencerudeness

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hié ðreáde for hira ungelǽrednesse pastorum imperitia increpatur, 1; Swt. 27, 24. Mid ðearfednesse ge mid heora ungelǽrednesse paupertate ac rusticitate sua, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 28

Linked entry: ge-lǽrednes