be-limp
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Ǽlc þǽra dǽda þe gedón wæs on þæs cyninges belimpum. Hml. A. 95, 124. Belimp (-limpas. An. Ox. 388) eventus (acc. pl. ), Hpt. Gl. 415, 49: 511, 71. On goldes belimpu in auri casus, Scint. III, 3
on-sting
Authority
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Ic nelle geþafian ðæt ǽni man ǽnine onstyngc hæbbe nolo permittere ut quis jus habeat, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 202, 17.
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ge-þíhan
To thrive ⬩ prosper ⬩ grow ⬩ vigere ⬩ proficere ⬩ crescere
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To thrive, prosper, grow; vigere, proficere, crescere Ǽlc ðæra ðe Gode geþíhþ every one that thrives to God, Homl. Th. ii. 454, 29. Eádig biþ se ðe in his éðle geþíhþ happy is he who thrives in his country, Exon. 89 a; Th. 335, 21; Gn. Ex. 37.
ende-leás
ENDLESS, infinite, eternal ⬩ infĭnĭtus, perpĕtuus, æter*-*nus
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ENDLESS, infinite, eternal; infĭnĭtus, perpĕtuus, æter*-*nus Ðæt is endeleás wundor that is an endless wonder, Bt. 36, i; Fox 172, 18: Exon. 100b; Th. 379, 8; Deór. 30: Andr. Kmbl. 1389; An. 695.
hyrst
A hurst ⬩ copse ⬩ wood
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The word occurs most frequently in compounds, e.g. hnut-hyrst, æsc-hyrst, etc. and is still found as hurst in names of places. See Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. xxxii, and Leo's Anglo-Saxon Names. p. 107 In hyrst sciofingden, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. i. 273, 6.
weorold-gesǽlþa
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Ǽlc ðara ðe ðás woruldgesǽlþa hæfþ, Bt. 11. 2; Fox 34, 23
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ge-syngian
To sin ⬩ perpetrate crime ⬩ commit adultery ⬩ peccāre ⬩ mæchāri
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To sin, perpetrate crime, commit adultery; peccāre, mæchāri Ðæt ǽlc ðæra ðe wíf gesyhþ and hyre gewilnaþ, eallunga ðæt se gesyngaþ on hys heortan quia omnis, qui vīdĕrit mŭliĕrem ad concŭpiscendum eam, jam mæchātus eam in corde suo, Mt. Bos. 5, 28.
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folc-land
the land of the folk or people
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Gif he ðonne nán riht næfde ne on bóc-lande ne on folc-lande, ðæt se wǽre ðe rihtes wyrnde scyldig xxx scillinga wið ðone cyning; and æt óðrum cyrre, eác swá: æt þriddan cyrre, cyninges oferhýrnesse, ðæt is cxx scillinga, búton he ǽr geswíce also we have
FEÓGAN
To hate ⬩ persecute ⬩ ōdisse ⬩ ŏdio hăbēre ⬩ infestāre
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Hí Dryhtnes ǽ feódon they hated the Lord's law, Exon. 66 a; Th. 243, 21; Jul. 14: Elen. Kmbl. 711; El. 356. Ðe feódun sybbe qui ōdērunt pācem, Ps. Spl. C. 119, 6. Hí Godes tempel feódan they hated God's temple, Exon. 18 a; Th. 44, 27; Cri. 709.
tǽcing
the pointing out of a course to be followed, direction, teaching. ⬩ teaching, doctrine
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the pointing out of a course to be followed, direction, teaching. v. tǽcan, IV, and previous word Hér is seó ǽ, ðe ðú under hire tǽcinge winnan wylt, R. Ben. 96, 23. Sý him þreál geboden be regoles tǽcinge, 126, 4.
hlyt
A lot, ⬩ portion
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Hlyt wísode ðǽr hie dryhtnes ǽ déman sceoldon the lot appointed where they should judge the Lord's law, Apstls. Kmbl. 18; Ap. 9. On hlyte sorti, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 18. Ðú hit tódǽlst mid hlyte tu eam sorte divides, Deut. 31, 7.
hyht
Hope ⬩ joyous expectation ⬩ joy
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Ǽlc hyht lífes omnis spes vitæ, Rtl. 3, 28. Ðú cégst his noman Johannes and ðé biþ ðonne hyht and gefeá vocabis nomen suum Johannem et erit gaudium tibi et exultatio, Blickl. Homl. 165, 10.
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dóm
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S. 30, 40. an ordinance, a decree Nis nán rihtra dóm, þonne úre ǽlc óðrum beóde, þæt wé willan, þæt man ús beóde, Wlfst. 112, 4. Dóme, rǽde decretum, i. judicium, i. secretum, An. Ox. 2676. ' Canst ðú þone dóm mýnre dohtor gifta?'
treów
a tree ⬩ a material ⬩ wood ⬩ trees ⬩ a wood ⬩ roof-tree ⬩ saddle-tree ⬩ a piece of wood ⬩ a beam ⬩ log ⬩ stake ⬩ staff ⬩ cudgel ⬩ gallows-tree ⬩ tree used of the cross
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Sunnan trió ágefeþ ondsware æt ðæm upgonge . . . and ðæt monan triów gerlice on niht dyde, Nar. 27, 16-19. Heó genam of ðæs treówes wæstme, Gen. 3, 6. Æppelbǽre treów westm wircende, l, 11. Tree arborem, Lk. Skt. Lind. 13, 6: 19, 4.
þegnian
to serve a person (dat.), ⬩ do a person (dat.) service, ⬩ minister to, attend upon ⬩ to serve food, ⬩ to supply wants, ⬩ minister to necessities, ⬩ provide ⬩ to serve an office, administer, perform the duties of an office
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Ǽlc wénþ ðæt hé þenige Gode omnis arbitretur obsequium se praestare Deo, Jn. Skt. 16, 2.
un-weorþ
of no value ⬩ of no dignity ⬩ little esteemed ⬩ unworthy ⬩ not of sufficient merit ⬩ worthless ⬩ bad ⬩ contemptible ⬩ despicable ⬩ ignoble ⬩ ignominious ⬩ dishonouring
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Æt ðæm feórðan cirre hié sendon Hannan heora ðone unweorðestan þegn, and hé hit ábæd novissime Annonis, minimi hominis inter legatos, oratione meruerunt, Ors. 4, 7; Swt. 182, 13.
bísen
an exemplar ⬩ a model ⬩ pattern ⬩ example ⬩ precedent ⬩ a rule ⬩ prescript ⬩ precept ⬩ parable ⬩ similitude ⬩ type
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Hé nam bysne be mannum, hú ǽlc sunu bið gingra þonne se fæder, Hml. Th. i. 290, 7. a rule, prescript, precept Bysne normam, i. regulam, An. Ox. 997. Bisne normam, i. rectitudinem, 2306.
folgian
to pursue ⬩ to accompany ⬩ be attendant upon ⬩ to follow ⬩ be guided by ⬩ follow ⬩ to follow ⬩ practise
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Hí móston þes cynges wille folgian, 1086; P. 221, 16. of things: Gif seó hringe him folgað æt þám forman tige, Hml. S. 21, 45. to follow an opinion, instruction, direction, act in accordance with a rule, be guided by, follow footsteps (fig.)
geár
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Ðǽre sunnan geár is ꝥ heó beyrne þone miclan circul zodiacum and gecume under ǽlc þǽra twelf tácna, Lch. iii. 244, 20. Heóld þæt Ebreisce folc ðone forman geáres dægon lenctenlicere emnihte, Hml. Th. i. 100, I.
réðe
Fierce, cruel, savage ⬩ severe, stern, austere, zealous ⬩ wild, savage, fierce; ⬩ severe, cruel, fierce, dire;
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Réðe biþ Dryhten æt ðam dóme, Kmbl. 196; Seel. Verc. 98. Óðer biscop, réðes módes mon ;austerioris animi vir,; Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 20. Réðe and stræce for ryhtwísnesse ;justitiae severitate districti,; Past. 5, 1; Swt. 41, 19.
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