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blíþe

(adj.)

cheerfulgentle

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Milde ł blíðe ł bilwit simplex, Lk. L. 11, 34: p. 7, 9: Mt. L. 6, 23: mansuetus, 21, 5. Hé feól tó his fótum, and bæd ꝥ hé him blíþe wǽre (ut sibi placatus esset), Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 259, 3, 13.

feówertig

alone

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Daga feówertigum (dagum feórtih, L.) diebus quadraginta, Lk. R. 4, 2. Féuortig daga and feówertig næhta, Mt. L. 4, 2. Feóertig daga and feórtig næhta, Mk. L. 1, 13. Zmb feówer hunde wintra and ymb feówertig, Ors. 2, 2; S. 64, 20.

hearga

(n.)
Grammar
hearga, an; m.

a grovea templefanean idol

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Voc. ii. 82, 81: 51, 26. of a building, a temple, fane Se ylca hearg (hearh, here, v. ll.) fanum, Bd. 2, 15; Sch. 175, 5. Haerg lupercal (lupercal templum panos, Ld. Gl. H. 22, & 27, 11), Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 28: 51, 25. Hearges sacelli, 90, 20.

lícian

(v.)
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Hwí tie sceolde me lícian fæger land?, Bt. 14, l; F. 40, 17. Sió wilnung ðæt hé scyle monnum lícigean (lícian, v. l.) cupido placendi hominibus, Past. 141, 14. Hé wilnað Gode tó líciganne (lícianne, v. l.), 371, 21.

a-werian

(v.)
Grammar
a-werian, -wergan, -wergean ; p. ede ; pp. ed ; v. trans.

to ward offdefendrestrainprotectcoverdefendereprohibereprotegereto ward off from oneselfspurn from oneselfaspernarito wearwear outtereredeterere

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to ward off, defend, restrain, protect, cover; defendere, prohibere, protegere Ðæt he hine eáþ awerian mǽge that he may easily defend him, L. C. S. 20; Th. i. 388, 2.

Linked entry: a-wered

FURÐOR

(adv.)
Grammar
FURÐOR, furður; adv.

FURTHERmoreforwardsultĕriusultraampliusporro

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Eóde se sæster hwǽtes to lv penega, and eác furðor the sester of wheat went to fifty-five pence, and even further, Chr. 1039; Erl. 167, 22. Ðæt he á furðor wǽre ðonne óðre bróðor that he was always more than the other brethren, Past. 17, 6; Hat.

Linked entries: forðor furður

HEORD

(n.)
Grammar
HEORD, e; f.

A HERDflock

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Th. 49, l0. Heora heorda wíslíce healdan to keep their flocks wisely, L. Eth. vi. 2; Th. i. 314, 14. Godcunde heorda spiritual flocks, L. C. E. 26; Th. i. 374, 34

Linked entries: herd heorde hiord

hyll

(n.)
Grammar
hyll, es; m: e; f.

A hill

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Homl. 93, 33: Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 30

mild-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
mild-heort, adj.

kind-heartedof gentle dispositionmeekmercifulcompassionategraciousclement

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Beóþ mildheorte swá eówer fæder is mildheort, Lk. Skt. 6, 36: Blickl, Homl. 97, 32. Ðín mildheort mód misericordia tua, Ps. Th. 107, 4. Mid mildheortum weorcum with works of mercy, Blickl. Homl. 37, 19.

pluccian

(v.)
Grammar
pluccian, ploccan ; p. ode
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His leorning-cnihtas ða eár pluccedon ( uellebant ), Lk. Skt. 6, 1. Pluccian plumemus (cf. scecele scecen wé plectro plumemus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 79-80 : 83, 77-78), Hpt. Gl. 497, 73. Pluccian (later MS. plockien) vellere, Mt. Kmbl. 12, 1.

Linked entry: plyccan

EAR

(n.)
Grammar
EAR, es; n.

EAR of corn spīca

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Bos. 2, 23: Lk. Bos. 6, 1. Him þuhte, ðæt he gesáwe seofon ear weaxan on ánum healme fulle and fægre septem spīcæ pullŭlābant in culmo uno plēnæ atque formōsæ, Gen. 41, 5: Lev. 23, 22: Deut. 23, 25

ge-biddan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-biddan, p. -bæd, pl. -bǽdon; pp. -beden; often followed by a reflexive dative [ge-, biddan to ask, pray]

To praypray toworshipadoreōrāreadōrārecŏlĕre

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Lǽr us us gebiddan dŏce nos ōrāre, Lk. Bos. 11, 1. For ðé gebitt ōrābit pro te. Gen. 20, 7. Ic him á gebæd ego autem ōrābam. Ps. Th. 108, 3. Ne ðú fremedne god gebiddest neque adōrābis deum aliēnum. 80, 9. Gebiddaþ him ðǽr to adōrant eum, Ex. 32, 8.

Linked entries: ge-beden ge-bitt

géna

(adv.)
Grammar
géna, adv.

Yet, still, further

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Mycel is nú géna lád ofer lagustreám great is now still our voyage over the lake-stream, 844; An. 422. Cwico wæs ðá géna was still living, Beo. Th. 6178; B. 3093

Linked entries: giéna geóna

tál-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tál-líc, adj.

that conveys reproach, calumny, etc., calumnious, blasphemousthat deserves reproof, blameable, reprehensible

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Skt. i. 5, 281. v. tǽl-líc, and next word

Linked entries: tǽl-líc teál-líc

ufan

(adv.)
Grammar
ufan, (-en(n)e); adv.

from abovedownfrom abovefrom heavenabove

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Óð gé sýn ufene ( ex alto ) gescrýdde, Lk. Skt. 24, 49. marking position, above Ne hire on nánre ne mót neár ðonne on óðre stówe gestæppan, stríceþ ymbútan ufane and neoðane efenneáh gehwæðer, Met. 20, 141

un-rihtwísness

(n.)
Grammar
un-rihtwísness, e; f.

Unrighteousnessiniquityinjustice

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Unihtwísnesse (-rehtwísnesses, Lind.) túngeréfa vilicus iniquitatis, Lk. Skt. 16, 8, 9. Ðú ágiltst fædera unrihtwísnysse ( iniquitatem ) hira bearnum, Ex. 34, 7: 20, 5. Ða ðe unrihtwísnesse wyrceaþ qui faciunt iniquitatem, Mt. Ktnbl. 13, 41: Blickl.

Linked entry: rihtwís-ness

wiþ-æftan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
wiþ-æftan, prep. adv.

Behind.

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Heó stód wiðæftan his fét stans retro secus pedes eius, Lk. Skt. 7, 38. Ðú áwurpe míne word wiðæftan ðé, R. Ben. 12, 3. Grammar wiþ-æftan, adv. Án wíf geneálǽhte wiðæftan mulier accessit retro, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 20.

Linked entry: æftan

ymb-sirwan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-sirwan, p. -sirwde, -sirede.
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Admonendi ergo sunt, ut hinc colligant, qui in culpa etiam se per consilium ligant, Past. 56; Swt. 435, 4-31. to lie in wait for Se ðe hine ne ymbsyrede (-syrwde, ymbesierede, v. ll.) qui non est insidiatus (Ex. 21, 13), L. Alf. 13; Th. i. 46, 24

and-weardnes

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Add: -wurd-, -wyrd-nes. local Þǽr bið engla andweardnes, Ll. Th. ii. 408, 26. Hié mon tó his andweardnesse héht gestandan they were summoned to stand before him, Bl. H. 173, 10. For þǽre andweardnesse þínes yrres a vultu irae tuae, Ps. Th. 37, 3.

be-helian

(v.)
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Moyses behelede ðá bierhto his ondwlitan, Past. 459, 19. ꝥ Þá heortan æt þínum burhgeatum behele (-a, v. l. ), Lch. i. 328, 24. Se preóst þá húselláfe behelie mid corporale, Ll. Th. ii. 358, 24. Ðeáh hé his þeáwas behelie, Prov. K. 58.