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hold-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
hold-scipe, es; m.

Loyalty, fealty, allegiance

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Sægdon ðæt hit dyden for ðes mynstres holdscipe said that they did it on account of the loyalty of the monastery, 1070; Erl. 209, 15

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.
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God simle biþ full gód, and ꝥ his good and sió his gesǽlþ him náhwonan útane ne cóm, 34, 7; F. 144, 20. prosperous condition, well-being, good estate. as a condition actually existing Unryhtlicu iersung is ðæt mon iersige on óðerne for his góde ( on

wel-willende

(adj.)
Grammar
wel-willende, adj. (ptcpl.)

of good willbenevolentbenignantkind

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Se wellwillenda man wyle eáðe forberan gif hine man áhwǽr týnð Basil admn. 4; Norm. 44, 17. Hé hit þearfum dǽlde mid wellwillendum móde Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 59. Tó ðam welwillendan Hǽlende Homl. Th. ii. 230, 11: Homl. Ass. 80, 186: 101, 329.

þeáw

(n.)
Grammar
þeáw, es; m.
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Ǽlces gódes þeáwas wísdóm gefyllþ ðone, ðe hine lufaþ, Bt. 27, 2; Fox 98, 2. Wá him ðæs þeáwes, gif unrǽdes ne geswícaþ, Exon. Th. 393, 11; Rä. 12, 8.

ná-wiht

Grammar
ná-wiht, <b>. I a.</b>
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Him þá geþúhte swelc þæt mǽste wæl swelc hié oft ǽr for nóht hæfdon, Ors. 4, 7 ; S. 184, 15. <b>I b.

ge-mang

Grammar
ge-mang, among.
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Þunor ofslóg fela þúsend monna gemong þǽm gefeohte, 6, 13; S. 268, 17: 2, 2; S. 66, Gemang þǽm gefeán hié hié selfe oferdrencton, 5, 3 ; S. 222, 5.

neáh

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
neáh, néh

nighnearnearnearlyaboutof place

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Hié wéndon ðæt hit neár worulde endunge wǽre ðonne hit wǽre, Past. 32; Swt. 213, 6. of manner Ic dó neáh ðam ðe ðú cwǽde juxta verbum tuum faciam, Ex. 8, 10. Neáh ( juxta ) eallon ðám þingum, ðe Drihten bebeád, Num. 1, 54: 8, 20.

á-dón

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ðá fýlðe ádydon út, Hml. S. 25, 381. Him hét se cyng ðá eágan út ádón, Chr. 1096; P. 232, 22

hrædlíce

(adv.)
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him word onsende, þurh þæt hrædlíce hǽlde wǽron, Ps. Th. 106, 19. Hwearf hé þá hrædlíce, B. 356.

ge-brýsed

(v.)
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Þá stánas nales ꝥ án ꝥ his limu tóbrǽcan, ac eác swylce mid ealle his bán gebrýsedon (-brýsdon, tóbrýsdon, v. ll.] saxa non solum cjtes membra, sed etiam ossa contri*-*verant, Gr. D. 125, 23.

á-springan

(v.)

to be emittedto ariseto rush upburst forthto spring,to spring upcome into existenceto spread (intrans. ) outto run outceasefail

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His hlísa ásprang tó Syrian lande, 16, 137. to run out, cease, fail Ne áspringeð him nán gód non deficient omni bono, Ps. Th. 33, 10. Eal tungla leóht áspringeþ, Bl. H. 91, 23. In him ásprang (deficeret) and áteorode his líchaman mægn, Gr.

Linked entry: á-sprungen

treówian

(v.)
Grammar
treówian, triéwian, trýwian; p. ode.
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Putifar trewið his wiwes tale, Gen. and Ex. 2037

Linked entry: trýwian

æf-ést

(n.)
Grammar
æf-ést, l. æf-est(-æst, -ist), æfst, æfstu; m. f.

zeal

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Hié hié nyllað healdan wið ðǽm æfste (livore) . . . for ðæs lytegan fióndes æfeste (invidia) deáð becóme ofer eorðan, Past. 233, 17-19. Áweorpan ðone æfst, 25. Hié him æfest tó genáman they became envious of him Bl. H. 7, ll.

be-týnan

to enclosesurround to shut inoutshut upto closeshutto closeend

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Voc. ii. 132, 52, to close, end He faegere ende his lif betynde and geendade pulchro uitam suam fine con*-*clusit, Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 488, 8. Hé þá ýtemestan word on his herenesse betýnde, Sch. 491, 19

scín-lǽc

(adj.)
Grammar
scín-lǽc, scín-lǽce, -lác; adj.
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Magical, phantasmal him héton gefeccean tó Escolapius ðone scínlácan mid ðære scínlǽcan (-lácan, MS. L.) nædran, Ors. 3, 10, tit.; Swt. 3, 19.

efen-wyrhta

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woldon efenwyrhtan beón on sǽ and on lande, Chr. 972; P. 119, 11. Ic gewilnode mid him tó farenne ꝥ ic þe má emwyrhtena on þǽre þrowunge mínes wynlustes hæfde, Hml. S. 23 b, 358. Gemang þám emnwyrhtum, 97. Add

or-treówe

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Add: distrustful, without confidence Þá nolde God ꝥ þá ðe his gódan weorc gesáwon wǽron ungelýfende oððe ortreówe be þám wéne þára ælmessena þæs diácones ut neque hi qui bona ejus viderant de eleemosynarum illius aestimatione fallerentur, Gr.

sacan

(v.)
Grammar
sacan, p. sóc , sócon; sacen.

to fight, strive, contendto disagree,to wrangleto bring a suitto accuse, blameto refuse, deny.

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Monige cýðnisse leóse hiǽ gicwédun tó sacanne wið him multi testimonium falsum dicebant aduersus eum, Mk. Skt. Rush. 14, 56.

on-sacan

(v.)

to attack, strive againstto, resist, refuse to comply with a demandto declare that one has no knowledge of a personto refuse a person what he wantsto refuse to acknowledge a claim, not to allow the truth of a statement, in a legal sense to deny a chargeto make excuseto sacrifice

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Forðam hié his cræftas onsócon ( they would not acknowledge his powers, would not bow down to the golden image), Cd. Th. 230, 1; Dan. 226. Se ðæs onsóce, ðætte sóþ wǽre Waldend, se hié álýsde, 244, 20; Dan. 451. Ðonne sceal hé be.

Linked entries: an-sacan sacan on-sacan

nearu-ness

Grammar
nearu-ness, <b>. I.</b> add: <b>I a.</b>
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</b> physical inconvenience, difficulty, troublesome action :-- gesáwon þá nearonessa and þá uneáðnesse þe him sylfum gedón wæs factam sibi difficultatem videbant, Gr. D. 226, 17.