wíde-feorh
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long life, an age; the word occurs only in the accusative with adverbial force, for a long time, for ever. v. wíd, VII. Wé sceolon leánum hleótan, swá wé widefeorh ( through all time ) weorcum hlódun, Exon. Th. 49, 11; Cri. 784.
eáster
Easter ⬩ paschālis
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Eáster-tíd easter-tide or time. Homl. Th. ii. 266, 15, 19, 21. Eáster-mónaþ easter-month, April, Menol. Fox 142; Men. 72
geár-rím
A year-number ⬩ a year ⬩ number of years ⬩ annōrum nŭmĕrus
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, number of years; annōrum nŭmĕrus Seó tíd gegǽþ, geár-rímum, ðæt ða geongan leomu geloden weorþaþ the time passes, in a number of years [or by years], that the young limbs be grown, Exon. 87 a; Th. 327, 17; Vy. 5
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þǽr-mid
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Skt, ii. 23 b, 767. temporal, straightway, at the same time Ðá forceáw hé his ágenan tungan and wearp hine ðǽrmid on ðæt neb foran, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 25
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scort
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Th. i. 580, 30. of time, of a period of time Tó scortre hwíle for a short time, Past. 36, 6 ; Swt. 255, 11. Ðæt wé sceolan on ðisse sceortan tíde geearnian éce ræste, Blickl. Homl. 83, 2. Ðú ðám winterdagum selest scorte tída, Bt. 4 ; Fox 8, 4.
ge-forht
timid
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timid
first
time ⬩ respite ⬩ (additional) time ⬩ in time
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time. Take here fyrst in Dict., and add: a space of time Fyrst intercapedo, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 276 7 Huu longes tídes ł huu long firstes quantum temporis, Mk. L. 9, 21. Beó hé feówertig nihta on carcerne . . . Gif hé út oðfleó ǽr þám fierste, Ll.
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scipe
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Edg. ii. 3; Th. i. 266, 15-18) on mínum tíman swá hý hæfdon on mínes fæder, L. Edg. S. 2; Th. i. 272, 28. ¶ -scipe -ship, helps to form many nouns
luf-líc
Lovely ⬩ lovable ⬩ amiable ⬩ dear
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Cild ácenned gód luflíc a child born at this time will be good and amiable, Lchdm. iii. 190, 5. Hú luflíce geteld ðín how amiable are thy tabernacles; quam dilecta tabernacula tua, Ps. Spl. 83, 1
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wyn-dæg
A day of gladness ⬩ a joyous time
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A day of gladness, a joyous time Wǽrun wudubearwas on wyndagum exultabunt omnia ligna sylvarum, Ps. Th. 95, 12. Ne móstun gé á wunian in wyndagum, ac scofene wurdon in éce fýr, Exon. Th. 140, 3; Gú. 604.
ge-cope
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For ðǽm ðonne wé forsláwiað ðone gecópustan tíman, ðætte wé ðonne ne beóð onǽlde mid ðǽre lustbǽrnesse úres módes ipsa quippe mentis desidia, dum congruo feruore non accenditur, Past. 283, 2
latu
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Add: delay Þá gesettan bíleouene his gebróðrum gebeóde hé on rihtne tíman búton late fratribus constitutam annonam sine mora offerat R. Ben. 55, 12. ' Álǽdað mé nú tó bútan late eówerne ealdor.'
ranclíce
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C. 35; Th. ii. 358, 6. boldly (v. ranc, III) Ymbe ða feówer tíman wé wyllaþ cýðan iungum preóstum má þinga ðæt hig mágon ðé ranclícor ðás þing heora clericum geswutelian, Anglia viii. 312, 18
gamel
of great age ⬩ ancient, of a time long past
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II. of things Sweord, gomele láfe, B. 2563. ancient, of a time long past Gomele gefyrn ealra cyninga cyning sægdon tóweard, Cri. 135
ildian
To delay ⬩ defer ⬩ put off
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To delay, defer, put off Nis forðí nánum synfullum tó yldigenne ágenre gecyrrednysse ðýlæs ðe hé mid sleacnysse forleóse ða tíd Godes fyrstes it is not, therefore, for any sinner to delay his own conversion, lest by remissness he lose the time of God's
ge-fadung
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Wé gelýfaþ þæt mid þisse gefaduncge ǽgðres weorces tíma mæge beón geendebyrd hac dispositione credimus utraque tempora ordinari, R. Ben. 73, 7. Æfter þǽra hundseofontigra gefadunge according to the Septuagint, Angl. viii. 336, 10.
þing-gemearc
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Measuring (time) by events (?
sam-tinges
immediately, forthwith, ⬩ continuo
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In close connection (as regards time), immediately, forthwith, continuo Meahtest ðé full recen on ðæm rodere upan siððan weorþan, and ðonne samtenges æt ðæm ælcealdan steorran, Met. 24, 18.
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tímlíce
In good time, ⬩ soon
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In good time, soon Ðú bǽde mé foroft Engliscra gewritena and ic ðé ne getíðode ealles swá tímlíce ǽr ðam ðe ðú mid geweorcum ðæs gewilnodest æt mé you very often asked me for English writings, but I did not grant your request so very soon, not before
rípung
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Se þridda tíma ys autumnus .... Bóceras getrahtniaþ ðæne naman for ðære rípunge oððe for ðære gaderunge. Hig cweþaþ autumnus propter autumationem vel propter maturitatem, Anglia viii. 312, 27