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híred-cniht

a domestic

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Oncneów Philippus, swá swá fæder, Eugenian, and Auitus and Særgius hyra ágene swyster, and hyra hýredcnihtas hí eádmódlíce cyston, Hml. S. 2, 249. His híredcnihton eallon .v. pund tó gedále, ǽlcon be þám þe his mǽð wǽre, Cat.

sceand

(n.)
Grammar
sceand, f.
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Add Ne wuldra þú on teónan fæder þínes, nys þé wulðor ac sceand (confusio), Scint. 174, 8.

frymþ

(n.)
Grammar
frymþ, 'es; m.' and in l. 15 'Frymþas . . . Lye',

the beginning ⬩ the beginning ⬩ the beginning of the world ⬩ at the outset ⬩ at first ⬩ in the first instance ⬩ to begin with ⬩ the beginning ⬩ source of all things ⬩ first-fruits

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Tó ðám éðele becuman ðe him on frymðe se heofonlica Fæder gemynte, ii. 218, 18.

ge-lómrǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-lómrǽd, ge-lómrǽde; adj.
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Frequent Úre hálige fæderes mid geló;mrǽdre menunge ús gemenegið nos sancti patres frequentativis orationibus admonent, Cht. Th. 316, 27

ge-namian

(v.)
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Fæder and Sunu and Hálig Gást ne magon beón tógædere genamode ( cannot be included under one name), Hml. Th. ii. 282, 20: 606, 23.

ge-wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wrégan, to accuse.
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Th. i. 560, 16. to accuse of something Hé gewrégde his bróðru tó hira fæder þǽre mǽstan wróhte accusavit fratres suos apud patrem crimine, Gen. 37, 2

mǽgþ-hád

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ-hád, es; m.

Kinship ⬩ relationship

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Ealle wé sind gebróðra ðe on God gelýfaþ and we ealle cweþaþ 'Úre Fæder þe eart on heofonum.' Ne gedyrstlǽce nán man be mǽgþháde bútan sóðre lufe 'he who loveth not his brother continueth in death' ...

ár-full

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Utan beón árfulle fæder and méder, Wlfst. 119, 3. shewing kindness, mercy, favour God is swíðe árfull and mildheort Deus pius est, Gr. D. 335, 15. Ic iów wæs árful geworden and milde, Wlfst. 222, 4. Þearfendum mannum árfulle, 257, 3.

of-gifan

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Carran ofgif, fæder éðelstól, Gen. 1747. Sceoldon wræcmæcgas ofgiefan gnornende gréne beorgas, Gú. 203 : 448. Ofgyfan, B. 2588.

bearm

(n.)
Grammar
bearm, es; m.

The bosom ⬩ lap ⬩ sinus ⬩ gremium

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Iosep hí nam of ðæs fæder bearme Ioseph eos tulit de gremio patris, Gen. 48, 12 : Cd. 216; Th. 274, 12; Sat. 153. Ðá wæs fæger foldan bearm then was earth's bosom fair, Beo. Th. 2278; B. 1137.

Linked entries: bærm baorm barm bierm

be-witan

(v.)
Grammar
be-witan, ic. he -wát, ðú -wást, pl. -witon; p. -wiste, pl. -wiston; pp. -witen; v. trans. [be near, witan to know, see, take care of]

To overlook, watch over, superintend, preside, govern, administer ⬩ præesse, administrare

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Fæder ealle gesceafte bewát the father watches over all creatures, Exon. 128 a; Th. 492, 5; Rä. 81, 9. To bewitanne, Gen. 39, 4

Linked entry: be-wiste

un-lust

Grammar
un-lust, <b>. II.</b>
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Se ylca fæder wæs geswænced mid unluste (gedréfednesse, v.l.) his swíðlican geornnesse idem pater nimietatis ejus taedio affectus, Gr. D. 156, 6.

sibling

(n.)
Grammar
sibling, es; m.

A relation ⬩ kinsman

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Fæder and móder and flǽsclíce siblingas, 398, 8. Úre frýnd geseón and úre siblingas gegrétan, ii. 526, 33. Siblingum contribulibus, propinquis, parentibus, Hpt. Gl. 472, 23

fergan

(v.)
Grammar
fergan, p. ede; pp. ed.

to carry ⬩ convey ⬩ bear ⬩ portāre ⬩ vehĕre ⬩ ferre ⬩ to go ⬩ īre

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Bearn fergaþ and féðaþ fæder and módor father and mother carry and lead the child, 87 a; Th. 327, 21; Vy. 7. to go; īre Ic seah rǽplingas in ræced fergan I saw captives going into a house, Exon. 113 b; Th. 435, a; Rä. 53. 1

þus-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þus-líc, þul-líc; adj.

Such

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Ðe fæder ðullíco (ðuslíco, Rush.) soecað pater tales quaerit, Jn. Skt. Lind. 4, 23

Linked entry: þullíc

un-ámeten

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ámeten, adj.

Unmeasured ⬩ not having determined limits ⬩ very great ⬩ immense ⬩ boundless

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Unmeasured. not having determined limits Unámeten is se Fæder, unámeten is se Sunu, (unámeten is se Hálga Gást) ... Ne synt þrý unánetene ... ac is án unámeten immensus Pater, immensus Filius, immensus Spiritus Sanctus ...

Linked entry: á-metan

wácmódness

Grammar
wácmódness, <b>. I.</b>
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Hé ðám fæderum bebeád þæt hí heora bearn ne geǽbiligdon, þæt hí ne wurdon gewǽhte ðurh wácmódnesse . . . Cildru behófiað swíðlicere steóre, Hml. Th. ii. 324, 27. Add

ge-dafenlicness

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Gesetton ðá hálgan fæderas ꝥ wé fæston mid geráde, and ǽlce dæg eton mid gedafenlicnysse, swá ꝥ úre líchama áléfed ne wurðe, Hml. S. 13, 103. Add

ge-fyrenian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyrenian, -fyrnian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To sin ⬩ peccāre

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We gefyrnedan mid úrum fæderum peccāvĭmus cum patrĭbus nostris, Ps. Th. 105, 6

Linked entry: ge-firenian

worn

Grammar
worn, (l b).
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Swá swá hé spræc tó fæderum úrum (Abraham) and sǽdes worne (sædsworne, MS.) sicut locutus est ad patres nostros Abraham et semini eius, Ps. Rdr. 296, 55. Add