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ge-lengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lengan, p. de; pp. ed

To prolonglengthenprolongāreprotēlāre

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Eówre dagas sín gelengede protēlentur dics vestræ, Deut. 5. 33 : Homl. Th. ii. 576, 26

Linked entries: ge-længed ge-langian

égor-streám

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Hwanon eágorstreám ofer ýða gewealc eówic bróhte?, An. 258. Ǽnig . . . þára þe . . . on eágorstreám ceól gesóhte, 379. Þǽr git eágorstreám earmum þehton, B. 513. Mere . . . eágor streámas, An. 492. Add

heardness

(n.)
Grammar
heardness, e; f.

Hardness

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Hardness For eówer heortan heardnesse ad duritiam cordis vestri, Mt. Kmbl. 19, 8: Mk. Skt. 10, 5. Ðú æteówdest ðínum folce heardnyssa ostendisti populo tuo dura, Ps. Lamb. 59, 5

un-geþanc

(n.)
Grammar
un-geþanc, es; m. n.

Evil thought

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Áfyrsiaþ of mínre gesyhðe ða ungeðanc eówra heortena auferte malum cogitationum vestrarum ab oculis meis, Wulfst. 48, 20

án-wealda

(n.)
Grammar
án-wealda, án-walda, an; m. [án one, sole; wealda, walda a ruler]

The one or sole ruler of a province or of the universea sovereigngovernormagistratea powerqui solus dominaturmonarchadominusgubernatormagistratuspotestas

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Ðonne híg lǽdaþ eów to ánwealdum cum inducent vos ad potestates, Lk. Bos. 12, 11

Linked entries: án-walda wealda

lyge

(adj.)
Grammar
lyge, lycce; adj.

Lyingmendaciousfalse

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Behaldeþ eów wið lyge ł leáse wítgu attendite a falsis prophetis, 7, 15

un-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
un-leás, adj.

Not falsetrue

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Wé willaþ eów gereccan óðres mannes gesihðe ðe unleás is, ii. 332, 26. Gelýf hys hálgum, for ðam hí wéron swíðe unleáse gewitan, Shrn. 199, 24. Unleásra manna sægena, 195, 29. Hweðer ðé ðince Honorius wísra oððe unleásera ðonne Crist, 196, 27.

Linked entry: leás

frécen-lic

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Hit ús is frécenlic, ꝥ wé hit eów ne cýðen, Hml. A. 139, 24. Gif þás tácn lange wuniað, þonne biþ seó ádl tó frécenlico, Lch. ii. 258, 21. ꝥ bið swíþe frécenlic, iii. 182, 18.

ge-edcenned

(v.)
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Substitute: ge-edcennan ; p. de To regenerate Þurh þæne fulluht þe se mæssepreóst eów of geedcende per illud baptismum, quo uos sacerdos regenerauit, Ll. Lbmn. 413, 41. Geedcenned of wætere and of háligum gáste renatus ex aqua et spiritu, Jn. 3, 5.

sceáf

(n.)
Grammar
sceáf, es; m.

A sheaf, bundlea sheafa bundle (of herbs)

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Gl. 520, 19. a sheaf (of corn) Mé þúhte ðæt wé bundon sceáfas (manipulos) on æcere and ðæt mín sceáf árise ómiddan eówrum sceáfum and eówre gilmas ábugon tó mínum sceáfe, Gen. 37, 7.

Linked entry: sceáb

geápung

(n.)
Grammar
geápung, e; f.

A heapingheappilecŭmŭlus

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A heaping, heap, pile; cŭmŭlus Fóþ him on, and on geápunga eówre niðerunge gelǽdaþ accĭpĭte, et in cŭmŭlum damnātiōnis vestræ dūcĭte, Bd. 5, 13; S. 633, 14, note 13, MS. B

mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
mearcian, p. ode (mearc a limit)

To fix the bounds or limits of a place

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To fix the bounds or limits of a place Se mearcode ða stówa ðe gé eówre geteld on sleán sceoldon metatus est locum, in quo tentoria figere deberetis, Deut. 1, 33

a-hwettan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hwettan, p. -hwette; pp. -hwetted.

to whetexciteexcitareaccendereto provideadhiberesubministrareto cast awaydrive awayabigererepudiare

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Kmbl. 606; An. 303. to provide; adhibere, subministrare Ic eów góda gehwæs ést ahwette I will provide you the favour [liberal supply] of every good, Andr.

Linked entry: a-hwæt

a-rǽman

(v.)
Grammar
a-rǽman, p. de; pp. ed.

To raiselift upelevateexcitareerigereelevareTo raise or lift up one's selfto arisese erigerese elevaresurgere

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To raise, lift up, elevate; excitare, erigere, elevare Ða ge mihton rǽdan, and eów arǽman on ðám which ye may read, and elevate yourselves in them, Ælfc. T. 31, 15. v. intrans.

for-gyfendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
for-gyfendlíc, -gyfenlíc; adj.

Forgivingpardonabletolerableremissus

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Forgiving, pardonable, tolerable; remissus Tyro and Sydone byþ forgyfendlícre [MS. forgyfendlícur] on dómes dæg, ðonne eów it shall be more pardonable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment, than for you; Tyro et Sidoni remissius ĕrit in die jūdĭcii

cyrten-líce

(adv.)
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Þæt gé cyrtenlíce eów gewarnion and geornlíce gýmon, 329, 19

riht-hǽmed

(n.)
Grammar
riht-hǽmed, es; n.

Legitimate matrimony

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Legitimate matrimony Cirraþ tó eówrum ryhthǽmede, Past. 16, 1; Swt. 99, 17. Æfter ðon wǽre on rihthǽmed (riht hǽmed?) geþeóded postea in matrimonio jungatur, L. Ecg. C. 19; Th. ii. 146, 2

inc

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Farað and árǽrað þæt mynster swá swá ic eów on swefne dihte' (cf. swá swá git gehýrdon slǽpende þurh gesihðe, Gr. D. 149, 15), Hml. Th. ii. 172, 18-28. 'Úre hláford hét eów ( John and Paul ) gebiddan tó þyssere anlícnysse, oðde ic inc bégen ofsleá.'

trahtnian

(v.)
Grammar
trahtnian, p. ode.

To expoundexplainto give as explanation of (be) somethingto treat of

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Ic wolde eów trahtnian ðis godspel, ðe mann nú beforan eów rǽdde, i. 166, 3.

huntian

(v.)
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Hwæþer gé nú eówer hundas and eówer net fit on ðá sǽlǽdon ðonne gé huntian willaþ?, Bt. 32, 3; F. 118, 14. Huntgendra (huntiendra, Ps. L. Vos. Srt.) venantium, Bl. Gl. Ps. Rdr. 90, 3 Huntendra, Ps. Srt. 123, 6. trans. : — Hml.