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ge-leáfleást

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Nele úre heofonlica Fæder ús syllan þæs deófles geleáflǽste, gif hine biddaþ þæt hé ús sylle sóðne geleáfan, Hml. Th. i. 252, 29. Add

hleótan

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Hleáte (hleátte, L.) sortiamur Jn. R. 19, 24. to receive by appointment, be appointed to an office Hé wæs hleótende þá ændebyrdnysse biscophádes ad episcopatus ordinem accessuus est Gr. D. 192

læs

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
læs, l. lǽs, and in last citation þinga for þing,
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Næfð nán man tó þæs hál eágan þæt hé ǽni hwíle mage lócigan ongeán þas sunnan þe hǽr geseóð, and húru þæs þe lǽs ( all the less ) gyf heó hefð unhále, Solil. H. 35, 1. Hys mé lyst swá læng swá lǽs, 36, 17.

irfe-weard

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

secgan

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Add Cirus, Persa cyning, þe ǽr beforan sægdon Cyrus, rex Persarum, quem superius commemoraveram, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 22. Add Ðǽm welwillendum is tó sæcganne, ðæt . . . Past. 230, 10. Add Hér sægað ymb ðás mǽran gewyrd, Verc. Först. 96, 3.

sanct

(n.)
Grammar
sanct, es; m.

A saint

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Ðý ylcan dæge ealra healdaþ sancta symbel, Menol. Fox 367; Men. 200. The Latin forms sanctus, sancta (also sancte) are used before proper names :-- Sanctus Johannes, se mon Sancte Johannes, Sanctus Johanneslíf Blickl. Homl. 163.

ǽfen-sang

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Ðone lofsang (the Magnificat) ðe singað on Godes cyrcan æt ǽlcum ǽfensange, Hml. Th. i. 202, 26. Sé ðe . . . dæghwámlíce his circan gesécan ne mæge, hé húru ðinga on ðám sunnandagnm . . . þider cume tó . . . Ǽfensange, Hml. A. 144, ii.

áscung

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Yfele dydon mid þissere áxunge, ii. 300, 14 Þá áxunga (áhsunge, v. l.) þǽre ǽscan tó wríðende interrogationi interrogationem jungens, Hml. S. 23 b, 495. Áxungum, spyrungum adinventionum (-ibus?), An. Ox. 5214. Add

forþ

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Of þǽm ǽwielme mon hǽt þæt wæter Nilus, and þonne forþ þonan west iernende heó tólíþ on twá, Ors. 1, 1; S. 12, 31.

a-gifan

(v.)
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a-gifan, -gyfan, -giefan, -geofan; p. -gæf, -geaf, -gef, pl. -géfon, -geáfon; pp. -gifen, -giefen, -gyfen

To restoregive backgive upleavereturnrepayrenderpaygivereddererestitueretradererelinquereexsolveredare

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Him se wer ageaf andsware to him the man returned answer, Exon. 49b; Th. 171, 34; Gú. 1136. Andreas agef andsware Andrew returned answer, Andr. Kmbl, 378; An. 189. Ic forþ agef ða, ðe ic ne reáfude ǽr quæ non rapui, tunc exsolvebam, Ps.

lǽwede

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽwede, adj.

Laylaiclewd

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Sum wer wæs on lǽwedum háde fuit vir in laico habitu, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 7. Ðeáh ðe hé ðá gyt on lǽwedum háde beán sceolde ... hé munuclífe gyta swíðor lifde ðonne ðonne lǽwedes mannes, Blickl. Homl. 213, 9-11.

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ge-mang

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(l a) an assembly for business, a meeting :-- Hé wæs gód wer and ryhtwýs, and wæs nǽfre hys wylles þǽr man þone Hǽlend wrégdon onnánum gemange (cf. hic nan consenserat concilio (gisomnunge.

rǽd

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Wæs Acitofel mid Absalone on rǽde, 19, 201. rule, direction. v. rǽdan; Þá nigon werod bugon tó heora Scyppende, and betǽhton heora rǽd tó his willan, Hml. Th. i. 12, 7

stearc

(adj.)
Grammar
stearc, adj.
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Se ðe mec lǽreþ from ðé on stearcne weg, Exon. Th. 259, 14; Jul. 282. Hé hé mihte swá stearce forhæfednysse (rigid abstinence) healdan, Homl.

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riht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
riht-líc, adj.

right, just right, fitting, adapted to due requirements adapted, fitted, entitled right, in accordance with reason right as regards conduct,righteous

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Rihtlíc ðæt wæs ðæt se blinda be ðæm wege sǽte wædliende; forðon ðe Drihten sylfa cwæþ : 'Ic eom weg sóðfæstnesse,' Blickl.

folc-cwén

(n.)
Grammar
folc-cwén, e; f.

Folk's queenqueen of the peoplepŏpŭli rēgĭna

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Folk's queen, queen of the people; pŏpŭli rēgĭna Eóde freólícu folc-cwén to hire freán sittan the noble queen of the people went to sit by her lord, Beo. Th. 1286; B. 641

biter-líce

(adv.)
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Wearð seó móder biterlíce gegremod, Hml. Th. ii. 30, 3. Add

fore-þingung

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Seó ceaster wearð áhred þurh Agathen foreþingunge, Hml. S. 8, 234. Seó burh hæfð Agathen miccle foreþingunga, 9, 135. Add

for-þerscan

(v.)
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to destroy by beating Se wíngeard wearð forðorscen mid onreósendum hetolum hagole, Gr. D. 57, 4. (v. for-sleán; <b>I b.</b>) [O. H. Ger. fer-droskan attritus.]

ge-clips

(n.)
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Ne wend þú þé on þæs folces unrǽd ..., on heora sprǽce and geclysp (-clæsp, -clebs, -cleps, v.ll. ), Ll. Th. i. 54, 7. Geclibs forlǽtan, Past. 222, 13

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