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orrettan

(v.)

to disgrace, put to shame, cover with confusion

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de-turpans, 26, 56 : 82, 56. Cf. georrettan infamare, 47, 26: 92, 33

Linked entry: onrettan

stǽger

(n.)
Grammar
stǽger, e; f.

A staircase

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Hé ástáh up tó ðære stǽgre ðe stód wið ðæs cáseres botl, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 438. Hé feóll of ánre stǽgere, 18, 232

Linked entry: wiþer-stǽger

scín-lác

(n.)
Grammar
scín-lác, es; n.
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Ðeós wyrt (ἀστήριον) scíneþ on nihte swilce steorra on heofone, and se ðe hý nytende gesihþ, hé sægþ ðæt hé scínlác geseó, Lchdm. i. 164, 6. Scínlác monstra, Wrt. Voc. ii. 56, 15: nebulones , Hpt. Gl. 501, 73.

lícettan

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Tó ðǽm móde ðe innan bið gnornigende and útan lícet geðyld menti interius dolenti, et sanctam se exterius per patientiam demonstranti, 225, 11. Se góda cræft ðe hé ðǽr lícette virtus oslensa, 222, 3.

drihten

(n.)
Grammar
drihten, gen. drihtnes, drihtenes ; m.

A ruler, lord, the Lord

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Ic eom Drihten ðín God ego sum Domĭnus Deus tuus, Ex, 20, 2. Þurh úrne Drihten Crist through our Lord Christ, L. Ælf. P. 39; Th. ii. 380, 3. On ðæm naman Drihtnes úres Godes in nomĭne Dŏmĭni Dei nostri, Ps. Th. 19, 7.

weorold-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
weorold-cund, adj.
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Ðætte gé fore uueoroide sién geblitsade mid ðém weoroldcundum gódum, and hiora sáula mid ðém godcundum gódum, Cod. Dip.

earn

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Gif þú gesihst earn fleón wíf þín gegrípan, deáð getácnað, Lch. iii. 214, 11. Add

andetnes

(n.)
Grammar
andetnes, -ness; andetnys, -nyss, e; f.

A confessionacknowledgmentprofessiongiving of thanks or praisepraisehonourgloryconfessio

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Seó andetnes ðe we Gode andettaþ the confession that we confess to God, L. E. I. 30; Th. ii. 426, 33. Ðe his naman neóde sealdon him andetnes ǽghwǽr habban ad confitendum nomini tuo, Ps. Th. 121, 4.

FALS

(n.)
Grammar
FALS, es ; n.

FALSEhood, fraud, counterfeit falsum

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Se ðe ofer ðis fals wyrce, þolige ðæra handa ðe he ðæt fals mid worhte he who after this shall make a counterfeit [coin], let him forfeit the hands with which he made the counterfeit, L. C. S. 8; Th. i. 380, 16, 17, 20, 22.

líþ

(n.)
Grammar
líþ, es; n.
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Se ðe his oferdrencþ mid ðæs écan lífes líþe aeterna nos dulcedine inebrians, Past. 36, 9; Swt. 261, 15. Ðá bær unc mon líþ forþ oblato poculo, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 31

mægenþrym-ness

(n.)
Grammar
mægenþrym-ness, e; f.

Majestymagnificenceglory

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God sylf se ðe ǽfre þurhwunode on his miclan wuldre and on his mægenþrimnisse, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 4. Ða ðe gesáwon míne mægenþrimnisse qui viderunt majestatem meam, Num. 14, 22

ge-helan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-helan, he -heleþ, -hileþ; p. -hæl, pl. -hǽlon; pp. -holen

To concealhidecover upcēlāreoccŭleretĕgĕre

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Ic ðé háte ðæt ðú hí gehele and gehealde, óþ-ðæt ic wite hwæt God wylle te sĭlentio tĕgĕre vŏlo, dōnec sciam quid vēlit Deus, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 37.

twifealdness

(n.)
Grammar
twifealdness, e; f.
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Ða ðe nán sceadu ue geðiéstraþ ðære twiefaldnesse quos nulla umbra duplicitatis obscurat. Swt. 243, 23.

un-geleáful

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geleáful, un-geleáfull; adj.

Unbelievingincredulous

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Ne sý mé nán man tó ungeleáfful be ðám þingum wrítende ðe ic gehýrde, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 16. Ða deófolgyldan ðe ðágyt ungeleáffulle wǽron, Homl. Th. i. 70, 24. Tó beswícenne ungeleáffulra manna heortan, Blickl. Homl. 189, 8.

un-gereclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gereclíce, adv.

Without ordertumultuouslywithout restraint

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Without order, tumultuously, without restraint Se ðe ungereclíce liofaþ and his gecynd nyle healdan, ne biþ se náuht est enim quod ordinem retinet, servatque naturam; quod vero ab hac deficit, esse etiam derelinquit, Bt. 46, 6; Fox 182, 21.

wésten-setla

(n.)
Grammar
wésten-setla, an; m.
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Sum wéstensettla on ðæm eálande ðe Liparus is nemned, Shrn. 85, 27. Wé willaþ wrítan be sumum wéstænsetlan ( solitarius quidam ), Homl. Ass. 195, 1.

weorold-sceamu

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-sceamu, e; f.
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Worldly shame, disgrace among men Wála ðære woruldscame, ðe nú habbaþ Engle. . . . Oft twégen sǽmen oððe þrý drífaþ ða dráfe cristenra manna fram sǽ tó sǽ. . . ús eallum tó woruldscame, Wulfst. 163, 3-7.

wirgung

(n.)
Grammar
wirgung, e; f.

Cursinga curse

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Heó wolde ðone sunu ðe hí getirigde mid wyriungum gebindan, Homl. Th. ii. 30, 6. Tǽlincga oððe wærginga hit getácnaþ, Lchdm. iii. 214, 16

Linked entry: wergung

ambehtan

(v.)
Grammar
ambehtan, p. te: embeht(i)an (q. v. in Dict.); p. ode
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To minister, serve Sé ðe embehtað, -bihtað(-as) qui ministrat, Lk. L. R. 22, 27. Embehtes (-bihtas. R.) ł gehéres ministrat, Jn. L. 12, 26. Martha embihtade ministrabat, 2. Ne embigto wé ðé non ministravimus tibi, Mt. L. 25, 44.

Linked entry: embehtian

cemban

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Be cemdan wearpe de stuppe stamineo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 26, 62