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bile-witness

(n.)
Grammar
bile-witness, bil-witness, e; f.

Mildness, simplicity, innocence ⬩ simplicitas

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Mildness, simplicity, innocence; simplicitas Se God wunaþ simle on ðære heán ceastre his ánfealdnesse and bilewitnesse God dwells always in the high city of his unity and simplicity, Bt. 39, 5; Fox 218, 19.

Linked entries: bil-wetnes bil-witness

ge-húslian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-húslian, p. ode; pp. od

To give the eucharist ⬩ housed

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To give the eucharist, housed He hét ðǽr hine gehúslian he commanded them to give him the eucharist, Homl. Th. ii. 186, 29.

Linked entry: húslian

or-wíge

(adj.)
Grammar
or-wíge, adj.
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And mon mót feohtan orwíge, gif hé geméteþ óðerne æt his ǽwum wífe, betýnedum durum oððe under ánre reón, oððe æt his dehter ǽwum-borenre, oððe æt his swister, oððe æt his médder ðe wǽre tó ǽwum wífe forgifen his fæder, L.

Linked entries: -wíge on-wíge

hund

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Wildu diór wolde stondan swilce hí tamu wǽron ðeáh hí men oððe hundas wið eódon, 3. Hú wǽre þú dyrstig ofstikian bár? Hundas bedrifon hyne tó mé, Coll. M. 22, 15.

for-wered

worn out ⬩ decrepit

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Wǽron hí bútan cilde oð þæt hí wǽron forwerede menn, 202, 1. Hit is swíðe ungedafenlic þæt forwerode menn and untýmende gifta wilnian, ii. 94, 11. of advanced age Forweredre decrepitae (uetustatis), An. Ox. 2522.

Linked entry: for-werod

líf-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
líf-dæg, es; m.
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Hé him lífdagas leófran ne wisse ðonne hé hýrde heofoncyninge no pleasanter time in his life did he know, than when he obeyed heaven's king. 162; Th. 203, 25; Exod. 409. Oflét lífdagas died, Beo. Th. 3248; B. 1622

ge-hátan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hátan, -hǽtan, he -hát, -hǽt; p. -hét, pl. -héton, -héht, pl. -héhton; pp. -háten.

to call ⬩ name ⬩ vocare ⬩ nominare ⬩ to call ⬩ command ⬩ promise ⬩ vow ⬩ threaten ⬩ vocare ⬩ arcessere ⬩ jubere ⬩ spondere ⬩ promittere ⬩ vovere

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Him ðæt eall gehǽt his récelést his security commands all that to him, Bt. Met. Fox 25, 104; Met. 25, 52. Him sibbe geháteþ he shall promise peace to them, Exon. 27 b; Th. 82, 16; Cri. 1339. Ic ðé geháte I vow to thee, Cd. 98; Th. 129, 5; Gen. 2139.

Linked entries: ge-hǽtan ge-hét

IC

(pronoun.)
Grammar
IC, pron. of 1st pers. s.

I

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Ic sylf hit eom ipse ego sum, Lk. Skt. 24, 39. Ic eom Gabriel ic ðe stande beforan gode ego sum gabrihel qui adsto ante deum, 1, 19. For Wulfgáres sáwle ðe ic hit selle for Wulfgars's soul [I] who give it, Chart. Th. 496, 24

íren

(adj.)
Grammar
íren, adj.

iron

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Hé hine hét áþenian on írenum bedde and hine cwicne hirstan he bade stretch him on an iron bed, and roast him alive, Shrn. 116, 2. Mid írenum gyrdum with iron rods, 115, 24 : Salm. Kmbl. 55; Sal. 28 : 942 ; Sal. 470.

seofon

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
seofon, syfon; when used without a following noun it is declined, nom., acc. seofone; g. seofona; d. seofonum.

Seven

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His heres wæs seofon hund þusenda. Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 78, 10. Seofon nihta fyrst, Elen. Kmbl. 1385; El. 694. On ðám seofon wæstmbǽron geárum, Gen. 41, 47. Hé ábád óðre seofon dagas, 8, 10. Hé him tó genymþ seofun (-en, MS.

Linked entries: seofan sibun

gelíce

(adv.)
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Hí syndon Gode gelíce leófe, Wlfst. 300, 5. Wintres and sumeres wuda bið gelíce blédum gehongen, Ph. 37. Náðer ne hí þeder gelíce eáðe cumað, ne hí þér gelíce eáðe ne beóð, Solil. H. 44, 11.

niht

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Ðis eálond leóhte nihte (lucidas noctes) on sumera hafað . . . hit hafað mycele lengran dagas on sumera and swá eác nihta on wintra þonne þá súðdǽlas middangeardes, Bd. 1, 1; Sch. 9, 15-25. the time at which darkness comes on Hié þǽr gewunedon oþ niht

ge-teón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teón, p. ge-teóde.
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Hé wolde guman findan þone þe him on sweofote sáre geteóde, B. 2295. to determine a course of action Hé ꝥ on his móde gehogod and geteód hæfde, ꝥ hé wolde ealle his þeóde fordón totam eius gentem delere decreuerat, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 307, 7. of the decrees

ge-writ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-writ, es; n.

Something written ⬩ writing ⬩ scripture ⬩ inscription ⬩ a writing ⬩ letter ⬩ treatise ⬩ writ ⬩ charter ⬩ book

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Án oxe ne án cú ne án swín ðæt næs gesæt on his gewrite and ealle ða gewrita wǽron gebroht to him syððan there was not an ox nor a cow nor a swine that was not put in his book [Doomsday Book], and all the writings were brought to him afterwards, 1085;

Linked entries: writ ge-wreot

eald-riht

(n.)
Grammar
eald-riht, es; n.

An ancient right ⬩ vĕtus jus vel privĭlēgium

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Bǽdon hine ðæt he him to heora ealdrihtum gefultumede they prayed him that he would succour them with respect to their ancient rights. Bt. 1; Fox 2, 24

Linked entry: eald-geriht

út-hleáp

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Gif hwá fare unáliéfed fram his hláforde . . . and hine mon geáhsige, fare þǽr hé ǽr wæs, and geselle his hláforde . LX. sciłł., Ll. Th. i. 126, 9-8. See also 86, 1-10: 210, 20

ymb-útan

Grammar
ymb-útan, <b>. I</b> I b.
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Add Þonne hé his bóc rǽdde, þonne sǽton þá wildeór ymbútan (ymútan, v. l.) hine (ymb hine útan, v. l. ). Mart. H. 148, 6. 2. Add Þ hé ǽlc yfel dó ymbútan þé, Hml. S. 30, 116

earfoþnes

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Manega earfoðnessa hié þé magon on gebringan, ah áræfne þú þá ealle, 237, 7. Add

á-nídan

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Hé fram him lufa áweg ánýt ( repellit ), Scint. 28, 13. Hí fram him heortan ofermódigra áweg ánýdaþ ( repellunt ), 21, 6. Þú út ánýddest ( expulisti ) hí, Ps. Spl. 43, 3. God ánýdde út Adam of ðǽre myrhðe, Wlfst. 154, 3.

Linked entry: á-nýdan

bodig

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Hí næfdon ꝥ heáfod ld þám bodige, Hml. S. 32, 137, 165. Hí tyrndon mid bodige, and heora fótwylmas áwendan ne mihton, Hml. Th. ii. 508, 19. Hí (idols) habbað dumne múð and ungrápigende handa, fét bútan féðe, bodig bútan lífe, i. 366, 27.