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láreów-dóm

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Sume þá apostolas þe síþodon mid Críste on his láreówdóme ( as his disciples ), Hml. A. 14, 33. Sume men wyllað betǽcan heora láðostan cild tó Godes láreówdóme, 35, 265. Láreówdó[mum] magistratibus An.

laðian

(v.)
Grammar
laðian, p. ode

To invitecallcall upon

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Hé hí laðede ðæt hí onféngon ðam gerýno Cristes geleáfan ad fidei suscipiendæ sacramentum invitaret, Bd. 3, 5; S. 526, 31. Mé of weorulde cígde and laðode me de sæculo evocare dignatus est, 4, 3; S. 568, 18.

tweónung

(n.)
Grammar
tweónung, twínung, twýnung, e; f.
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Ðæra apostola tweónung be Cristes ǽriste, Homl. Th. i. 300, 33. Ðam deófle wæs micel twýnung, hwæt Crist wǽre, 168, 10. Ðý læs ðe ǽnig twýning eów derian máge be ðam líflícan gereorde, ii. 262, 24. Tw(e)ónunge ambiguitatis, dubietatis, Hpt.

Linked entries: twínung twýnung

for-specan

(v.)
Grammar
for-specan, for-sprecan; p. -sp[r]æc, pl. -sp[r]ǽcon; pp. -sp[r]ecen.
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Th. i. 238, 15. to lose that which is the subject of a suit Cnut cyng lét ðæt land intó Crístes cyrcean ... tó ðám forewearde ðæt Eádsige hit hæbbe his lífes tíman ... and hé hit ne mæg náðer gifan ne syllan, ne forspecan ne forspillan ( lose it by a

geár-gerím

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Cf. winter-gerím. in chronological reckoning. anno mundi Fram frymðe middaneardes tó dám flóde, ꝥ wæs geárgerímes twá ðúsenda wintra and twá hund wintra and twá and feówertyg wintra ... þonne wæs ealles áurnen geárgerímes fram frymðe middaneardes oþ Crístes

gidding

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Ðurh Crístes ðrowunge wurdon ðǽra wítgena gyddunga gefyllede, Hml. Th. ii. 372, 13. Gehýrað wítedóm, Ióbes gieddinga, Ph. 549

spell-boda

(n.)
Grammar
spell-boda, an; m.

one who delivers a messagebrings intelligencea messengeran ambassadorone who delivers a discoursea public speaker

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one who delivers a message, or brings intelligence, a messenger, an ambassador Sancte Iohannes wæs gelíc Godes englum hé wæs béme, Cristes fricca on ðysne middangeard, wæs Godes Suna spellboda, Blickl. Homl. 163, 22.

Linked entry: spell

ge-yppan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-yppan, p. -ypte; pp. -ypped, -yped, -ypt

To openrevealdeclaremanifestdisclose

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Se geypte hǽðenum déman ðæt ðæs tiburtius wæs cristen he disclosed to the heathen judge that this Tiburtius was a christian, 116, 23. Hint wæs on swefne geyped it was revealed to him in a dream, 112, 6.

Linked entry: ge-upped

cyn

(adj.)
Grammar
cyn, adj.
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. ¶ as substantive, a worthy, proper proceeding :-- Is hit swýðe micel cyn ꝥ gehwylc crísten man þone dæg weorðige, Ll. Th. ii. 420, 31. Nis hit nán cyn ꝥ mon ꝥ for náuht telle, Bt. 24, 4; F. 86, 19.

ge-yflian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-yflian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.

to injureto become ill

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Gif se cristena mann ðé geyfelode if the christian man hath done thee wrong, Homl. Th. i. 54, 25. Næs heora neáta nán geyfelad jumenta eorum non sunt minorata, Ps. Th. 106, 37. Mið fræceðo geyfled contumelia adfectos, Mt. Kmbl.

Linked entry: yfelian

hǽþen-nes

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Hé frægn hwæþer þá ylcan landleóde crístene wǽron þe hí þá gýt on hǽþennesse gedwolum lifdan (an paganis adhuc erroribus essent implicati), Bd. 2, 1; Sch. 109, 19.

Linked entry: hǽþen-dóm

sirwan

Grammar
sirwan, <b>. II.</b>
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Heó serewede moliretur (evertere), 3446. (3 b) add :-- Hé wæs mid hlóþum on hí hergende, and onbútan sierwende, Ors. 3, 7; S. 118, 19. (3 c) add :-- Þá Iúdéiscan þe syrwdon be Críste, Hml.

Róm-pening

(n.)
Grammar
Róm-pening, es; m. A penny paid to Rome. v. Róm-feoh
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Gif cyninges þegn oððe ǽnig landríca hit forhæbbe, gilde .x. healfmearc, healf Criste, healf cynge.

Linked entry: Róm-feoh

leás-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
leás-líc, adj.

Falsevainfrivolous

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Leáslíce cristene false christians, Wulfst. 93, 8. Leóhtlícu weorc and leáslícu levitas operis, Past. 43, 1; Swt. 309, 1. Mid leáslícum wordum hí hine beswícaþ with false words they deceive him; blandientes sermone ut decipiant eos, Nar. 37, 5.

Linked entry: leás-ferhþness

ge-trýwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-trýwe, def. se -trýwa; adj.

TRUEfaithfulfīdusfĭdēlis

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He wearþ Criste getrýwe he became faithful unto Christ, Elen. Kmbl. 2068; El. 1035: Beo. Th. 2461; B. 1228. He eallum mannum sǽde and bodode ðæt wuldor his getrýwan þeówes omnĭbus fĭdēlis sui fămŭli glōriam prædĭcābat, Bd. 3, 13; S. 539, 10.

wéning

(n.)
Grammar
wéning, e; f.

suppositiondoubtful thoughtdoubthope expectationchance

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Homl. 213, 24. hope, expectation Bæd heó swíþe lange ðone cyningc, ðæt hé hí forlǽte on mynstre Criste þeówian, ðæt heó ða wénunge æt nýhstan ðurhteáh (so that at last her hope was realized) Bd. 4, 19 ; S. 587, 39. chance In woenunga forte, Mt.

LIM

(n.)
Grammar
LIM, es; n. (but it also occurs with adj. fem.:).

A limbjoint

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Gé sindon Cristes líchama and leomu (cf. Icel. Guðs, fjándans limir), ii. 276, 19. Unríhtwíse syndon deófles leomo, Blickl. Homl, 33, 8. Ðæs biscopes leoma on ðysse byrigenne syndon betýned, Bd. 2, 1; S. 500, 22.

Linked entry: leomu

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, <b>. I.</b>
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Crístene lage healdan, i. 318, 11. Crístes lage wanodan, 348, 18. Godes laga healdan, 346, 24. Godcunde laga, 306, 25. the law of Moses Þis is lagu and wítigan, Scint. 4, 8.

þanc-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
þanc-weorþ, -wurþ, -wirþe; adj.
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Thankworthy, deserving thanks, acceptable Þurh ðære þancweorþan Cristes gyfe through the help of Christ's grace, which is deserving of all thanks, Lchdm. iii. 432, 23. Þancwurðre gratuita (Christi gratia fretus), Hpt. Gl. 420, 76.

ge-þafung

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Mid geþeafunge Crístes geleáfan cunctis adnuentibus fidei, Bd. 3, 22 ; Sch. 292, 15. Swá hwæt swá hý bútan his leáfe dóþ and his geþafunge quod sine patris splritalis fiat voluntate, R. Ben. 77, 4: 3.