þeówet
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Of þeówte gelǽdan, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 19. Of þeówte álísan, 2, 11. On þeówote gebringan to enslave, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 128, 29. Ðeówte, Homl. Th. ii. 190, 90. Tó ðeówte gelǽdan, 66, 34.
earnian
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Ǽlc hæfð be þám andefnum þe hé hǽr æfter æarnað, Solil. H. 65, 27. Gé earnigaþ (-iaþ, v. l. ) þæs and forseóþ þá cræftas eówres ingeþonces, Bt. 18, 4; F. 66, 23.
ge-girela
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Heó him æteówde ealne hire gegyrelan ( omnem indumentum ) þe heó wolde æt hire byrgenne habban, Bl. H. 143, 35.
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godcundnys
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Add: the quality of being divine. in a general sense Hú ne hæfdon wé ǽr gereaht ꝥ ðá gesǽlþa and sió godcundnes án wǽre?
wenian
To accustom ⬩ to accustom ⬩ train ⬩ prepare ⬩ fit ⬩ to draw ⬩ attract ⬩ to draw to ⬩ to draw ⬩ to wean ⬩ ablactare
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Ðæt ǽlc cristen man his bearn tó cristendóme geornlíce waenige L. Edg. C. 17; Th. ii. 248, 9. Wenian tó gefeohte Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 571. Tó ǽlcan rihte ús sylfe wenian and wéman Wulfst. 266, 5.
sóþ
Sooth ⬩ very ⬩ true ⬩ the opposite of that which is false, or merely pretends, or has the appearance of, genuine, real ⬩ true ⬩ in conformity with the actual state of things ⬩ true ⬩ righteous ⬩ just
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Ǽlc sóþ wela and sóþ weorþscipe sindon míne ágne þeówas, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 15. Ðis is sóð lǽcæcræft, Lchdm. i. 376, 8. Se sóþa boda ðæs heán leóhtes Agustinus, Bd. 2, 2; S. 502, 31.
án-weald
Single, sole, monarchical, or royal power ⬩ empire ⬩ dominion ⬩ jurisdiction ⬩ rule ⬩ government ⬩ bidding ⬩ solius dominatus ⬩ unius imperium ⬩ monarchia ⬩ potestas ⬩ imperium ⬩ ditio ⬩ dominatio ⬩ jus ⬩ arbitrium ⬩ nutus
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Single, sole, monarchical, or royal power, empire, dominion, jurisdiction, rule, government, bidding; solius dominatus, unius imperium, monarchia, potestas, imperium, ditio, dominatio, jus, arbitrium, nutus Me is geseald ǽlc ánweald data est mihi omnis
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morgen-gifu
The gift made by the husband to the wife on the morning after the consummation of the marriage
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Ic cýðe hwæt ic mínum wífe tó morgengife sealde, ðæt is Beadewan and Burgestede and Strátford and ða þreó hýda æt Heánhealan, Chart. Th. 596, 31. Hig ðone cincg bǽdon ðæt heó móste gesyllan hire morgengife intó Cristes cyrcean, 540, 18.
ge-wénan
To hope ⬩ expect ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ esteem
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Ic me ðyslícre ǽr þrage ne gewénde I before expected not such a time for myself, Exon. 72 a; Th. 269, 21; Jul. 453. Gewéned ic eom æstimatus sum. Ps. Spl. 87, 4; 43, 25. Ðás beóþ men gewénede hi putantur homines fuisse, Nar. 35, 33
twi-béte
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H.) swá wé ǽr be lǽwdum men fundon (in the case of a nun the bót for the offences referred to was twice that in the case of a lay woman; the case of the latter is the subject of sect. 11; Th. i. 68, 13-70, 2), L. Alf. pol. 18; Th. i. 72, 10.
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twi-rǽde
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Or again, whether in any plan you are so uncertain, that it may help you, if it is carried out, or if it is not, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 5-9. of divided counsel, without unanimity Ǽlc ríce ðe byþ twyrǽde on him sylfum omne regnum divisum contra se, Mt.
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un-forworht
Not criminal ⬩ innocent
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Se ðe hit áwende æt unforworhtum þingum he who sets aside the grant when there is no criminality on the part of the grantee (cf. the phrase frequent in Oswald's charters: Gif hwá búton gewyrhtum hit ábrecan wille, iii. 21, 30, and often.
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á-gildan
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Wé eall ágyldan sceolan ꝥ hé ús ǽr sealde, Bl. H. 51, 25. to render, pay what is due (v. riht, ) Ic ágylde dependo, i. reddo, persolvam , Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 80. Ágilst þú ( reddis ) Drihtene þás þing? Deut. 32, 6.
ge-leoran
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R. 15, 44. of things. to pass from the body Ꝥ se drænc sý ðe ǽr geleóred, Lch. iii. 20, 3. to pass away, cease Oþ ꝥ seó ýst forð geleóreð until the storm passes, Shrn. 81, 27. to pass away, cease to exist, come to nothing Heofon and eorðo geliórað
ge-dreóg
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. ; (Take here <b>ge-dreóh</b> in Dict.) of animals, gentle, tame; mitis Hé áwrát Crístes róde tácen on þæs horses heáfde and ealle his réðnysse áwende on geþwǽrnysse, swá þæt hit wæs stillre and gedreóhre (mitior) þonne hit wǽre ǽr þǽre
ge-drífan
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Ǽlc ceápscip frið hæbbe . . . gyf hit undrifen bið. And þéh hit gedriuen beó, and hit ætfleó tó hwilcre friðbyrig . . . habban þá men frið, Ll.
húsel-hálgung
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Add:: holy communion, the sacrament of the Lord's Supper :-- Húselhálgung næs ǽr þám se Hǽlend gehálgode hláf and win tó húsle, Hml. A. 71, 155.
ofer-stǽlan
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Add: to overcome in a dispute, overthrow the case of a person by proofs Þá fuhton þá englas and þá deóflu ymbe þá earman sáwle ; and þá deóflu hý ( the soul) genáman æt þám englum, and oferstǽldon hý mid hire yfelan weorcum þe heó wyrcende wæs (confuted
stæpe
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Add Nis nán twýn þæt eów ne beó forgolden ǽlc þǽra stapa ðe gé tó Godes húse stæppað, Hml. Th. ii. 444, 11. <b>I b.
ge-angsumian
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Heó wearð oð deáð on móde geancsumed . . . and æt Gode ábæd ꝥ heó hire gást ágeaf, Chr. 1093; P. 228, 13. Hé micclum wearð geangsumod, and for his mágum swíðor þonne for him sylfum, Hml. A. 97, 168.