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hálsigend

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beád him ꝥ wǽre gehádod tó exorcista, ꝥ wé hátað hálsigend þe ðe bebýt deóflum ꝥ hí of gedrehtum mannum faran, Hml. S. 31, 141. Add

nunn-mynster

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Þæt hine tó ðám befæste ꝥ móste beón lǽce þæs nunmynstres (on þám nunmynstre, v. l.) ut eum sanandum monasterio commendaret, Gr. D. 37, 27. Add

ofet

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æt him ofet, and þæt þæt on wuda findan mihte, ii. 38, 8. Add

trendan

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cýð hwanon cóm pomum licet ab arbore igitur unde reuoluitur tamen prouidit unde nascitur, Angl. i. 285. Add

cyne-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-cyn, cyne-cynn,es; n. [cyne regius, regalis; cyn, cynn, gens, stirps, familia]

A royal race, royal lineage, royal offspring or familygens regia, proles regia, stirps vel familia regia

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He wæs hiora cynecynnes he was of their royal race, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 83; Met. 26, 42. He wæs cynecynnes he was of royal lineage, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 14: Bd. 3, 18; S. 546, 39, col. 1: L. Wg. 1; Th. i. 186, 18

Linked entry: cyning-cynn

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, p. -fylde; pp. -fylled

To fellcut downcast downdestroydeprive ofcæderedestruere

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To fell, cut down, cast down, destroy, deprive of; cædere, destruere Ðá wolde he ðæt gyld gefyllan then he determined to cast down the idol, Blickl. Homl. 221, 21, 32 : Beo. Th. 5303; B. 2655.

un-eáðelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-eáðelíce, adv.

with difficultywith trouble or inconvenienceunder difficulties

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geseah ðæt unýþelíce ( diffculter ) mihte ða heánnesse ðæs cynelícan módes tó eádmódnesse gecyrran, 2, 12; S. 512, 27. with trouble or inconvenience, under difficulties uniéþelíce æfter wudum fór and on mórfæstenum, Chr. 878; Erl. 78, 33.

rest

(n.)
Grammar
rest, e; ;f.;

rest, quiet, freedom from toilrest, repose, sleepa place of rest, resting-placea bed, couch

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Swá swá oferdruncen man wát ðæt sceolde tó his húse and tó his ræste, Bt. 24, 4; Fox 84, 31. Heó ásette ða hand æt hire heáfdum on hire ræste, Shrn. 60, 1. on his reste gestáhg ;lectulum conscendens,; Bd. 3. 27; S. 559, 15 : Cd.

Linked entries: ræst reste

ge-wyrht

(n.)
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Your work will avail; God will always be a lord to help you in every-thing good, while he will be a foe to others whose works are worse, Fä. 4-7.

ge-ícan

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geíhte þá teáras þám teárum, Hml. S. 23 b, 200. tó geécde óðerne esne, Lk. L. 20, 11, 12.

ǽ-fæstnes

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-fæstnes, -festnes, -nys, -ness, e; f.

Firmness in the lawreligionreligio

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Firmness in the law, religion; religio He wæs mycelre ǽfæstnesse wer he was a man of much religion, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 7: 2, 9; S. 510, 30, 32

ǽht-gesteald

(n.)
Grammar
ǽht-gesteald, es; n.

Possessionpossessio

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Possession; possessio He ða brýdlufan sceal to oðerre ǽhtgestealdum idese sécan he must seek conjugal love in the possession of another woman, Exon. 67 b; Th. 249, 22 ; Jul. 115

Linked entry: ge-steald

ærdon

(v.)
Grammar
ærdon, = ærndon? from ærnan; p. de

To runrun awaycurrere

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To run, run away; currere He gehleóp and his bróðru mid him begen ærdon he fled and both his brothers ran away with him, Byrht. Th. 137, 25; By. 191

for-weornan

(v.)
Grammar
for-weornan, p. de; pp. ed

To refuserecūsāre

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To refuse; recūsāre He forweornde swíðe he refused vehemently, Chr. 1046; Erl. 174, 16. Ne forweorn ðu me refuse thou not me. Hy. 3, 54; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 54

fundung

(n.)
Grammar
fundung, e; f.

A goingdepartureabĭtusdecessus

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A going, departure; abĭtus, decessus He nolde on his fundunge ofer sǽ híréd healdan he would not hold a court on his departure over sea, Chr. 1106; Erl. 241, 2

hyrn-stán

(n.)
Grammar
hyrn-stán, es; m.

corner-stone

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A. corner-stone is se hyrnstán ðe gefégþ ða twegen weallas tógædere he is the corner-stone that joins together the two walls, Homl. Th. i. 106, 12, 23

mǽþrian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽþrian, p. ode

To shew respect tohonour

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To shew respect to, honour Búton hwæne furþor gemǽþrian (mǽðrian, MS. A. gemǽðian, MS. B.),and him ðæs weorþscipes geunne, L. C. S. 12; Th. i. 382, 15

ge-earnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-earnian, <b>; I a.</b>
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Toll and teám sý ágifen intó þám mynstre, bútan hit geearnian mæge ( unless he can gain remission ) tó þám ðe þænne áh mynstres geweald, Cht. E. 236, 5. Add

bleáte

(adv.)
Grammar
bleáte, adv.

Wretchedly, miserablymisere, miserabile

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Wretchedly, miserably; misere, miserabile He geseah ðone leófestan lífes æt ende bleáte gebǽran he saw his dearest [friend] bearing [himself] wretchedly at life's end, Beo. Th. 5640, note; B. 2824

ge-embehtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-embehtan, p. ade

To ministerministrare

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He geembihtæs ministrat, Mt. Kmbl. p. 15, 15. Ðætte he geembehtade ut ministraret, Mk. Skt. Lind. 10, 45 : 15, 41