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ful-georne

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-georne, full-georne; adv.

Full earnestlyvery diligentlyfull welldiligentissĭmeoptĭme

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Full earnestly, very diligently, full well; diligentissĭme, optĭme He wiste fulgeorne ðæt God hine lufode he knew full well that God loved him; qui optime nōvĕrat Dŏmĭnum esse cum eo, Gen. 39, 3

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gærs-bed

(n.)
Grammar
gærs-bed, -bedd, es; n.

A grass-bedgravesub cæspĭte lectussepulcrum

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A grass-bed, grave; sub cæspĭte lectus, sepulcrum Ðonne he gást ofgifeþ, syððan hine (?) gærsbedd sceal wunian when he gives up his spirit, then must he inhabit a grave, Ps. Th. 102, 15

slǽp-leást

(n.)
Grammar
slǽp-leást, e; f.
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Sleeplessness Hine gedrehte singal slǽpleást. Homl. Th. i. 86, 16. Wið slǽpleáste, genym ðysse ylcan wyrte (poppy) wós, smyre ðone man mid; sóna ðú him ðone slép on senst. Lchdm. i. 158, 1

heáh-altar

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-altar, es ; m.
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A high altar Þæs heáhalteres ofergeweorc cibborium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 15. On Ses Petrus heáhaltare in his circan, Wlfst. 212, 3. Héhaltare, 214, 11. [Icel. há-altari.] Cf. heáh-wígbed, heáh-weófod

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hold-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
hold-rǽden, e; f.

Faithfulness, loyalty, faithful discharge of duty to a superior

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Faithfulness, loyalty, faithful discharge of duty to a superior Hire hyrdeman þurh holdrǽdene sume ác ástáh her herdsman in the discharge of his duty had ascended an oak, Homl. Th. ii. 150, 30

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ge-ládian

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

To clearvindicateexcusepurgareexculpareexcusare

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To clear, vindicate, excuse; purgare, exculpare, excusare Geládige hine let him clear himself, L. C. S. 44; Th. i. 402, 5 : 29; Th. i. 392, 16.

hálsigendlic

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Add: that earnestly entreats (of a prayer) Sum wíf bær hire deádan sunu ongeán Libertinum . . . Heó mid áðsware him tó cwæð: 'Ne færst þú heonon búton þú mínne sunu mé cukenne ágife'.

hwilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hwilc, hwylc, hwelc; pron.

whichwhoany oneanysome

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Bæd ðæt hé him geswutelode hwylc basilius wǽre on wurðscype mid him prayed that he would reveal to him what manner of man Basil was in honour as compared with himself, Homl. Swt. 3, 498.

tweógan

(v.)
Grammar
tweógan, tweón; p. tweóde.
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) be hire untrumnesse, 143, 12.

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mund-beorh

(n.)
Grammar
mund-beorh, -beorges; m.

A sheltering hill

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A sheltering hill ( Jerusalem ) synd mundbeorgas micle ymbútan, Ps. Th. 124, 2

heáh-cræftiga

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-cræftiga, an; m.
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a master-builder, an architect Bæd se cyning hine ꝥ hé him onsende sumne heáhcræftigan stángeweorces. . . se abbud sende him cræftige wyrhtan architectos sibi mitti petiit. . . abba misit architectos, Bd. 5, 21 ; Sch. 678, 1-17.

neósung

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Hú miccle swíðor is Godes andweardnys and his neósung ǽghwǽr . . . Godes gást áfandað ealra manna heortan, and ðá ðe on hine gelýfað, þá hé gegladað mid his neósunge, Hml. Th. i. 288, 2-9.

on-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
on-sprǽc, e; f.

A suit involving a claim or accusation, claim, charge

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A suit involving a claim or accusation, claim, charge Se móste his hláford áspelian, and his onspǽce gerǽcan, L. R. 3; Th. i. 192, 3.

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dwolian

(v.)
Grammar
dwolian, dwoligan; part. dwoliende, dwoligende ; p. ede; pp. ed

To wander out of the way, err errāre

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Hider and ðider dwoligende wandering hither and thither, 36, 5; Fox 180, 12. To ðám dwoligendum deófolgyldum to the erring idolatry, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 7, MS. B. Híg dwoliaþ on heortan hi errant corde, Ps. Lamb. 94, 10.

Linked entries: dwalian dwolung

þole-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
þole-mód, adj.
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Heó wæs þolemód and gestǽðþig on hire gebǽran, and ne geseah nán man yrre, Homl. Ass. 127, 367. Þolemód on wiþerweardum þingum patient in adversity, R. Ben. 26, 18.

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ge-leáfleást

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For heora geleáfleáste þá þá wurðodon hǽþængyld, 102, 5. Ádrǽfde þín lár þá geleáfleáste from mé, Hml. S. 5, 110. Láriówas út gewitun of Angla lande for þǽre geleáfléste þe him þá onsǽge gewearþ, Cht. Crw. 19, 7.

ge-máhlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-máhlíce, <b>ge-máglíce, ge-málíce</b>
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Hé bæd gemáhlíce Paulum ꝥ hé hine gehǽlde, Hml. S. 29, 53. Þá þearfan swýðe gemáhlíce (importune) bǽdon ꝥ se biscop him sum þing syllan sceolde. Gr. D. 63, 30 Sum fugel swíþe gemáglice (importune) gefeól on þæs hálgan mannes andwlitan, 100, 20

ge-wídmǽran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wídmǽran, ge-wídmǽrian; p. de, ode ; pp. ed. od.
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to spread the fame of, celebrate Þæs hálinysse hlísa hine sylfne gewídmǽrode (-mǽrsode, v. l.) feorr and wíde cujus sanctitatis opinio sese ad notitiam hominum longe lateque tetenderat, Gr. D. 44, 2.

leornung

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Him bið ðearf ðæt hé hine genime simle be ðǽre leornunge háligra gewrita, and be ðám áríse, studere incessabiliter debet, ut per eruditionis studium resurgat, 169, 15. the condition of a learner, pupilage Láreówdóm vel leornung discipulatus, Wrt.

ofer-módigian

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-módigian, -módgian, -módigan

to be proud or haughty, to be puffed up with pride

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ofermódigaþ for ðæm welan, 39, 11; Fox 230, 23. Ne ofermódgiaþ (superbiunt) ða scírmenn ná for ðý, Past. 17, 2; Swt. 109, 17. Hié wið Gode ofermódgiaþ contra Deum superbiunt, 29; Swt. 201, 16.

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