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on-cweþan

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Ongan hé tó Gode cleopian . . . Him stefn oncwæð, An. 1400-1431: Jul. 282. Clipiendra gehwylc wolde ꝥ him man oncwǽde omnis inuocans cupit audiri, Angl. ii. 373. to say in reply to a question 'Hwæt wearð eów . . . ?'

sulh

(n.)
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Such an area was to provide two men with good horses. Reference to such men may be found in the section on the gebúr, where it is said: Gif hé aferað ne ðearf hé wyrcan ðá hwíle ðe his hors úte bið, Ll. Th. i. 434, 9.

up-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
up-weard, adj.

turned upwardsmoving upwards.

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Licge hé upweard æfter ðon góde hwíle, ii. 318, 14. Hé sceal upweard licgean, i. 300, 20. Mon on bedde dæges upweard ne licge, L. 26, 19. Álege ðone man upweard, 342, 5. Hé mid bǽm handum upweard (with his face turned upwards? or adverb?

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Gé cunnun góde sylena eówrum bearnum syllan (sellan, Rush.), 7, 11. Biþ sald dabitur, Kent. Gl. 338. to give what one is bound to give, to pay tribute, offer, dedicate to God Sylle mé ðín forme bearn.

fægnian

(v.)
Grammar
fægnian, fægenian, fagnian, fagenian, fahnian; p. ode; pp. od [fægen, fægn glad, joyful]

To rejoice, be glad, exult, applaud, to be delighted with, to wish forgaudēre, jubĭlāre, lætāri, exultāre, plaudĕre, appĕtĕre

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Fægniaþ Gode ealle eorþe jubĭlāte Deo omnis terra, Ps. Spl. 65, 1. Fægniaþ rihtwíse exultāte justi, 31, 14. Hwæðer ðú fægerra blóstmena fægnige dost thou rejoice in fair blossoms? Bt. 14, 1; Fox 40, 25.

here-toga

(n.)
Grammar
here-toga, -toha, an; m.

The leader of an army or of a peoplea generalduxconsul

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Sum biþ heretoga fyrdwísa from one is a leader, a good guide of the host, Exon. 79b; Th. 297, 31; Crä. 76. Se heretoga Moyses the leader Moses, Homl. Th. i. 92, 25. Moises se mǽra heretoga Moses the great leader. Num. 13, 1: Jud. 1, 1: Swt. A. S.

miltan

(v.)
Grammar
miltan, mieltan, meltan; p. te.

To meltto digestto refine by meltingTo meltbecome liquid

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Seó ðe biþ wæterigre gecyndo næfþ góde meltunge, swíðost on ðám mettum ðe uneáþe melte beóþ, L. M. 2, 27; Lchdm. ii. 220, 22-28. to refine by melting Ðæm ðe his gást wile meltan (MS.

Linked entries: mealt myltan sám-milt

neótan

(v.)
Grammar
neótan, niótan; p. neát, pl. nuton

To enjoyhave the benefit of

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Wǽpna neótan to make good use of his weapons, Byrht. Th. 140, 55; By. 308. with acc. Ic ðé on ða fægran foldan gesette tó neótenne neorxna wonges beorhtne blǽdwelan, Exon. Th. 85, 14; Cri. 1391

ge-þing

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þing, es; n.
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Hét hie upastandan to Godes geþinge he bade them arise to God's assembly, Andr, Kmbl. 1588; An. 7951. a compact, an agreement, a condition; pactum Be diernum geþinge concerning a private compact, L. In. 52; Th. i. 134, 11, 12: 50; Th. i. 134, 1: L.

Linked entry: gúþ-geþingu

swǽslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
swǽslíce, adv.
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Him ( the good) swǽslíce (cf, on ðæt fræte folc (the evil ) hé firene stǽleþ láþum wordum, 84, 17; Cri. 1375) sibbe geháteþ heáhcyning, Exon. Th. 82, 15; Cri. 1339. Nealles swǽslíce mé wæs síð álýfed the way was not made easy for me Beo.

wíslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wíslíce, adv.

wiselysagaciouslywith wisdomprudentlywiselyskilfullycunningly

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Hé wíslíce rǽdde for Gode and for worulde his þeóde, Chr. 959; Erl. 119, 26. Hit ða téð getrymeþ, gif his man wíslíce brúceþ, Lchdm. i. 334, 10. Bið nú wíslícor ðæt gehwá ðis wite, Homl.

Linked entry: ge-wíslíce

á-belgan

(v.)
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Ábolgen ringescens, 90, 47. with dat. or uncertain Ðá ǽbylignesse gebéte ðe heó Gode ábylgð (ábealh, v. l.) iram Dei, quam excitaverit, placare, L. Ecg. P. ii. 16; Th. ii. 188, 4. Gif ús hwá ábylgþ, ðonne beó wé sóna yrre, Bl. H. 33, 26.

Linked entries: á-bloncgne in-belgan

andettan

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Onditien Dryhtne wundur his bearnum monna oh that men would praise the Lord for his wonderful works to the children of men, 106, 31. to confess a purpose, to promise, vow Wæs hé swá swýþe onbryrded, þæt hé andette Gode, gif hé him ðæs mergendæges geunnan

and-leofen

(n.)
Grammar
and-leofen, es; n. l. e; f., but also gen. andlifenes, acc. ondlifen,
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Gode þancie hé his dæghwámlicre ondlyfene, Ll. Th. ii. 420, 7. Þætte ealles þæs andlifenes (-lyf-, v. l.) feówer dǽlas beón sceolon ut omni stipendio quattuor debeant fieri portiones, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 62, 4.

á-geótan

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Guth. 44, 23. to cast, found (of metal); in pp. molten (image) Cræt of golde ágoten, Hml. Th. ii. 494, 23, 24. Godas ágotene of áre, Hml. S. 7, 132. Ágo-tene oððe ágrafene, 4, 136. to consume, destroy Hé ágeát gylp wera, Exod. 514.

be-tweohs

Grammar
be-tweohs, -tweox.

betweenamongbetweenamong

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Betwyx óðrum þingum nis ná tó forgytane ꝥ góde frið, Chr. 1086 ; P. 220, 12. Hé arn betwux þám eórode middan, Hml. S. 25, 583. temporal, in the course of a period, during events Betwux hancréde, Hml. Th. ii. 344, 30.

bróc

Grammar
bróc, l. broc,

afflictionlabourmiseryafflictiontroublediseasehurt

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On his broke hé Gode fela behǽsa behét, Chr. 1093; P. 227, 22

Linked entry: bróc

cist

(n.)
Grammar
cist, a chest.
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Hwæt fremað þé þæt ðín cyst stande ful mid gódum, and ðín ingehýd beó ǽmtig ǽlces gódes?, Hml. Th. ii. 410, 11. On ciste in capsella, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 78. Ceste capsulam (cum sanctorum reliquiis, Bd. 1, 18), Txts. 181, 65.

for-gifnes

Grammar
for-gifnes, for-gifennes (-gifenes).

releasemildnesslenityindulgencelaxity

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Hié nǽfre forgifenesse æt Gode ne biddaþ, Bl. H. 65, 13.

sand

(n.)
Grammar
sand, es; m. [? or should the passages that follow be put under sand; f.? cf. the later application of witness to a person]

A messenger, envoy

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dear to men, God's glorious light, Runic pm. Kmbl. 344, 9; Rún. 24. On ðís ylcan geáre com ðæs Pápan sande (sand?)

Linked entries: sand sond