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ge-clǽsnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-clǽsnian, p. ode; pp. od

To cleanse ⬩ purify ⬩ mundāre ⬩ purgāre

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Óðer dǽl sceal beón geclǽsnod the other part shall be cleansed, Bt. 38, 4; Fox 202, 29, MS. Cot

tó-lísan

Grammar
tó-lísan, <b>I b.</b>
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Add Hý beóð tólýsede ungeleáffullíce they shall be destroyed in their unbelief, Hex. 48, 19

cnossian

(v.)
Grammar
cnossian, he cnossaþ; p.ode; pp. od

To beat ⬩ strike ⬩ dash; ⬩ tundi ⬩ quassari ⬩ illidi

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To beat, strike, dash; tundi, quassari, illidi Yða gewealc mec oft bigeat, æt nacan stefnan, ðonne he be clifum cnossaþ the rolling of the waves has often caught me, at the vessel's prow, when it strikes on rocks Exon. 81b; Th. 306, 15; Seef. 8

tó-lǽtenness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-lǽtenness, e; f.

Abandonment, ⬩ a giving up

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Abandonment, a giving up Ðeós wyrt ealle ealde and unlácnigendlíce ádlu tófereþ, swá ðæt hé byþ gelácnud þeáh hé ǽr his hǽle on tólǽtennesse wǽre the patient will be cured, though before he had been in despair of his health, Lchdm. i. 262, 3

friþ-bræc

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-bræc, friþ-brǽc,-bréc, e; f.

A breach of the peace concluded between two hostile peoples

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A breach of the peace concluded between two hostile peoples(English and Danes) Gyf eahta men beón ofslagene, þonne is ꝥ friðbréc, binnan byrig oþþon búton . . . Be friðbréce binnan byrig. Gyf hit binnan byrig gedón bið, seó friðbrǽc, Ll.

ge-dyrstlǽcan

to presume, ⬩ absolute

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Ben. 15, 12 : 55, 10: 56, 17. with a preposition 'Úre Fæder . . . 'Ne gedyrstlǽce nán man be mǽgðháde bútan sóðre lufe, Hml. Th. i. 54, 10. with a reflexive dative For hwig gedyrst- lǽhtest þú þé ꝥ ðú ꝥ geþanc ásendest ?, Nic. 17, 6

ceorung

(n.)
Grammar
ceorung, e; f. [ceorian to murmur]

A murmuring, complaint, grudging ⬩ murmuratio, querimonia, querela

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A murmuring, complaint, grudging; murmuratio, querimonia, querela Sum ceorung mihte beón gif he his behát ne gelǽste there might be some murmuring if he performed not his promise, Homl. Th. ii. 80, 26, 12. Æfter ceorunge after murmuring, ii.80, 9.

ge-þafa

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Hí ealne þone bryce uppon þone cyng tealdon, ac hé nolde þæs geþafa beón, Chr. 1094; P. 229, 9. with clause Hé geþafa beón nolde þæt hé untela dyde. Ps. Th. 9, 35.

fæted

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fæted, fætt; part.

Covered with gold, gilt, golden, ornamented ⬩ bracteātus

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Covered with gold, gilt, golden, ornamented; bracteātus Ðæt sweord fáh and fæted the sword coloured and ornamented, Beo. Th. 5395; B. 2701. Gesáwon fæted wǽge, dryncfæt deóre they saw the golden cup, the precious drinking vessel, Beo.

Linked entries: fætt fǽtan

lád-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
lád-leás, adj.

Innocent ⬩ harmless

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H. ladleas] beó séce swylcne hláford swylcne hé wille forðý ðe ic an ðæt ǽlc ðara ðe láðleás [MS. H. ladleas] beó folgie swylcum hláforde swylcum hé wille, L. Ath. iv. 1; Th. 1, 220, 24-222, 1. Láðleáse immunes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 68

feorrane

(adv.)
Grammar
feorrane, adv.
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Ben. I. 29, 13) intellexisti cogitationes meas a longe, R. Ben. 24, 16. Feorrane (-one, v. l.) ðú meaht geseón, gif se wáh bið ðyrel, Past. 157, 17. Gehýrde ic feorran (feorranne, v. l.) áne stefne clypigende, Hml. S. 23 b, 483

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ge-syndrian

(v.)
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Ben. . . . Lye' substitute: R. Ben. I. 56, 9, and add On eallum stówum yld ná sí gesindrod (discernatur) on endebyrdnesse, 105, 6.

hwíl-wende

(adj.)
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Ben. 139, 26. Þú wǽre nú oð þis úpáhafen on þisse worulde ǽhtum and hwílwendum weorcum; nú gedafnað þé ꝥ þú beó úpáhafen on gást-licum welum, Hml. S. 30, 118

hál

(adj.)
Grammar
hál, adj.

Whole, hale, well, in good health, sound, safe, without fraud, honest; often used in salutation

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Kmbl. 1827; An. 916 : Beo. Th. 818; B. 407. Hále wese gé Havete, Mt. Kmbl. 28, 9. Sý ðú hál leóf Iudéiscre leóde cyning hail sir, king of the Jewish people, Homl. Th. ii. 252, 28. Hál beó ðú Have, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 49.

Linked entry: hǽl

swíge

(n.)
Grammar
swíge, (but swígea occurs,
  • Scint. 82, 1
), an; f.

silence, absence of speech ⬩ silence, quiet, absence of noise; also a time of silence ⬩ silence from astonishment, amazement ⬩ stupor ⬩ delay ⬩ a curve, circuit ⬩ to bend, sway ⬩ taciturnitas, silentium

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Icel. svig a curve, circuit; sveigja to bend, sway.]

leáfa

(n.)
Grammar
leáfa, an; m.

Belief ⬩ faith

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Belief, faith Hú mæg se leáfa [other MS. geleáfa] beón forþgenge gif seó lár and ða láreówas áteoriaþ how can belief be prosperous if teaching and teachers fail, Ælfc. Gr. pref; Som. 1, 37. Leáfa fides, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 8, 10: 15, 28. Leáfo, 21, 21

búgan

(v.)
Grammar
búgan, to bow.
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beáh ðyderweard, Hml, Th. ii. 32, 26.

for-súwian

(v.)
Grammar
for-súwian, -súgian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. trans.

To pass over in silence ⬩ keep silent ⬩ sĭlentio prætĕrīre ⬩ tăcēre ⬩ retĭcēre

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Ǽlc cræft biþ forsúgod, gif he biþ bútan wisdóme every craft it passed over in silence, if it be without wisdom, Bt. 17; Fox 60, 10, MS. Cot

ge-rád

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rád, adj.

Considered, instructed, learned, skilful, expert, prudent, suited, conditioned ⬩ consultus, consideratus, instructus, peritus, prudens, elegans, concinnus

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Gerád beón wiþ his wyrd to be suited to his fortune, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 11. ¶ Ðus gerád, swá gerád such, of such sort, Jn. Bos. 8, 5: Deut. 4, 32: Basil admn. 2; Norm. 36, 30: Guthl. 3; Gdwn. 22, 2: Bt. 39, 11; Fox 230, 16.

leóhtlíce

(adv.)
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</b> to no great degree, slightly, not elaborately :-- Þeáh wé þás þing leóhtlíce unwreón, hig magon fremian bet þonne þá þe beóð on leóðwísan fægre geglenged though our exposition of these matters be slight, they may do more good than those that