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lǽþþ

Grammar
lǽþþ, lǽþþu.
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Hí mé sǽdon ꝥ sum wer wunne on þǽre hefigestan hatunge his gesacan, þæs lǽþþu (lǽðð, v. l.) and feóndscipe forð weóx tó þon swíðe ꝥ . . . quidam vir gravissima adversarii sui aemulatione laborabat, cujus ad hoc usque odium prorupit, ut . . . Gr.

irfe-weard

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úre cildru tiochiað ús tó ierfeweardum tó habbanne. Past. 391, 29. Add

lícham-lic

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Hé þurh his líchamlice þrowunge ús generede, 154, 58. of appetites, desires, &c. carnal as opposed to spiritual Líchamlicre unáléfednesse corporalis inlecebre, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 83, Lícamlicere gǽlse carnalis luxus, An. Ox. 610.

Linked entry: lícum-líc

myndgian

(v.)
Grammar
myndgian, <b>. II.</b>
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add: to bring to the notice of a person For ðám ic ðé mindgige, ꝥ þú ongite ðætte nán gesǽlþ nis on þisse andweardan lífe ut agnoscas in his fortuitis rebus beatitudinem constare non posse, sic collige Bt. 11, 2 ; F. 34, 14. to remind a person of something

secgan

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S. 23, 668. v. full-, wiþ-secgan; un-sægd

sǽtnung

(n.)
Grammar
sǽtnung, e; f.

plot, snareseditio

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a lying in wait, plot, snare, Hé hine bæd ðæt hé his líf gescylde wið swá mycles éhteres sǽtningum obsecrans ut vitam suam a tanti persecutoris insidiis tutando servaret, Bd. 2, 12 ; S. 513, 5.

Linked entries: sétnung sǽtnere

oft

(adv.)
Grammar
oft, adv.

Oft, often

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Swá oft swá ða óðre hergas út fóron, ðonne fóron hié, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 5. Hí beóþ ðæs ðe lator ðe hí oftor ymbþeahtiaþ, Past. 56; Swt. 435, 2. Hwílum hé wæs on horse sittende, ac oftor on his fótum gongende, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 12.

smiþþe

(n.)
Grammar
smiþþe, an; f.

A smithy, a smith's workshop officina, fabrica

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Hwæt sylst ðú (the smith) ús on smiþþan ðínre búton ísene fýrspearcan Coll. Monast. Th. 31, 5. Hé má gewunode on his smiþþan dæges and nihtes sittan and licgean, ðonne hé wolde on cyricean singan and gebiddan Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 16.

tó-teón

(v.)
Grammar
tó-teón, p. -teáh, pl. -tugon;. pp. -togen.

to pull to piecestear to piecesto pull away

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Ðám ðe ús mid tóðum tóteón woldan, Ps. Th. 123, 5. Biþ seó tunge tótogen (beóþ hira tungan tótogenne. Soul Kmbl. 222) on týn healfe, Exon. Th. 373, 25; Seel. 115. to pull away Tótoghene detracta, Hpt. Gl. 515, 14.

ælan

(v.)
Grammar
ælan, p. de; pp. ed; v. a.

To kindleset on fireburnbakeaccendereurerecomburerecoquere

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Úton wircean us tigelan and ælan híg on fýre faciamus lateres et coquamus eos igni, Gen. 11, 3. Fýr æleþ uncyste the fire burns the vices, Exon. 63 b; Th. 233, 17; Ph. 526.

Linked entry: alet

clerc

(n.)
Grammar
clerc, cleric, clerec, es; m. [Lat. Clericus = κληρικός belonging to the clergy, clerical]

A CLERK, clergyman, generally a deacon or priestclericus

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He dráf út ða clerca of ðe biscopríce he drove the clergy out of the bishopric, 963; Erl. 121, 13. Preóst oððe cleric clericus, Wrt. Voc. 71, 77.

Linked entry: cliroc

húru-þinga

(adv.)
Grammar
húru-þinga, adv.

Especiallyat leastat any rate

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Hyne bǽdon ðæt hig húruþinga his reáfes fnæd æthrinon rogabant eum ut vel fimbriam vestimenti ejus tangerent, Mt. Kmbl. 14, 36. Lǽtaþ mé fyrst óþ tómerigen húruþinga fyrst óþ tómerigen allow me respite until to-morrow, only until to-morrow, Homl.

níd-behéfe

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-behéfe, adj.

Necessaryneedful

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Seó hand getácnaþ úrne nýdbehéfan freónd, ðe ús úre neóde déþ, 516, 8. Synd gesealde from ðam abbode ealle neádbehéfe þing, R. Ben. 92, 2 : 127, 5. In Godes lofe and in nýdbehéfum weorcum wé sceolon gewunigan, L. E. I. 42; Th. ii. 438, 31.

Linked entry: níd-behóf

pínian

(v.)
Grammar
pínian, p. ode
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Ðæt hé his heortan and his mód mid hreówsunga suíðe pínige ut per afflictionem poenitentiae cor prematur, Past. 28, 6; Swt. 199, 25. Ðá hét hé hi pínian (pínigan, MS. C.), Homl. Skt. i. 5, 371.

ge-wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wrégan, p. -wrégde; pp. -wréged, -wréht [wrégan to accuse] .

to accuseaccūsāreto stirripexciteimpelconcĭtāre

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Ðæt hí hine gewrégdon ut accūsārent illum, Mk. Bos. 3, 2. Secgaþ wyrdwríteras ðæt Herodes wearþ gewréged to ðam Rómániscan cásere historians say that Herod was accused to the Roman emperor, Homl. Th. i. 80, 6.

Linked entry: wrégan

gold-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
gold-geweorc, es; n.
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Gold-work, what is made of gold Ðǽr wæs ðære sunnan anlýcnys geworht of golde and heó wæs on gyldenum scryd and æt ðam wǽron gyldene hors ... ðá eode ðǽr egeslíc deóful út of ðam goldgeweorce and ðæt goldgeweorc eall todreás swá swá weax gemylt æt fýre

giwian

(v.)
Grammar
giwian, giowian, giwan; p. ode; pp. de

To askpeterepostulare

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Ðæt hia giudon ut peterent, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 20. Giwig pete, Mk. Skt. Lind. [Rush. giowa] 6, 22. Giwas petite, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 7, 7. Giuwende petentes, Mk. Skt. p. 4, 14. Giuendo postulata, 18. Giuiendum petentibus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 7, 11

Linked entries: giowian giuan

ge-bylded

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bylded, -bælded, -byld; part. [ge-, byldan to make bold]

Emboldenedencouragedanimatedcorrōbĕrātusanĭmātus

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We us bletsiap gebylde ðurh God we bless ourselves emboldened by God, H. R. 105, 17

geongor-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
geongor-dóm, geonger-dóm, es; m.

Youngership, minority, subjection, obedience, service, vassalagejuvĕnīlis status, obsĕquium, obēdientia, ministĕrium

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Unc wearþ God yrre forðon wit him noldon hnígan mid heáfdum þurh geongordóm God was angry with us two because we two would not bow to him with our heads in subjection, 35; Th. 46, 12; Gen. 743: 30; Th. 41, 26; Gen. 662.

Linked entry: geongerdóm

sicerian

(v.)
Grammar
sicerian, p. ode
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To ooze, of a fluid, to make way through a small opening Swíðe lytlum siceraþ ðæt wæter and swíðe dégellíce on ðæt hlece scip and ðeáh hit wilnaþ ðæs ilcan ðe sió hlúde ýð, ðéþ on ðære hreón sǽ búton hit mon ǽr út áweorpe by very small quantities and