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crístnian

(v.)
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Þonne se preóst crístnað, þonne ádrǽfð hé ðone deófol of ðám cilde; for ðan ðe ǽlc hǽðen man bið deófles, ac þurh fulluht hé bið Godes, Hml. Th. i. 304, 33. to baptize (?)

Linked entries: crístian crístnere

ge-samnung

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In þǽre ǽrestan geþeódnysse weres and wífes preóst. gedafenað ꝥ hé mæssan singe and ðá gesamnunga (conjugium) bletsige Ll. Th. ii. 154, 20. Æt þám giftan sceal mæssepreóst beon; sé sceal mic Godes bletsunge heora gesomnunge gederian, i. 256, 7

bóc

(n.)
Grammar
bóc, g. bóce? béc; d. béc; acc. bóc; pl. nom. acc. béc; g. bóca; d. bócum, bócan; f.

a BOOKlibera charterchartafor the books which a priest ought to possessfor his canonical hours

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D. 872-915; 168, 10. for the books which a priest ought to possess, Similar entries v. mæsse-preóst, 2; for his canonical hours, v. 3

ge-rǽdnes

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Æðelstánes gerǽ[d]nesse, 198, 14. of ecclesiastical authority Gif preóst tó rihte gebúgan nelle, ac ongeán biscopes gerǽdnesse wiðerige, Ll.

for-seón

(v.)
Grammar
for-seón, -sión; ic -seó, ðú -sihst, -sixst, he -sihþ, -syhþ, pl. -seóþ; p. -ic, he -seah, ðú -sáwe, -seáge, pl. -sáwon, -ségon; impert. -seoh; subj. he -seó; pp. -sewen

To overlookdespisecontemnscornbe ashamed ofneglectrejectrenouncedespĭcĕretemnĕrecontemnĕrespernĕreerŭbescĕreneglĭgĕreposthăbērerejĭcĕre

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Gif preóst óðerne forseó oððe gebismirige if a priest despise or insult another, L. N. P. L. 29; Th. ii. 294, 17. Wæs mǽrþa fruma tó swíðe forsewen the source of marvels was too greatly despised, Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 16; Edg. 42.

Linked entry: for-sión

hrycg

(n.)
Grammar
hrycg, es; m.

a backdorsumspinaa ridgerigg

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Hét gewríðan ðone pápan and ðone óðerne preóst tó his hricge hindan, Homl. Th. ii. 310, 31: 416, 10.

Linked entries: hric hrig hryc

á-rísan

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Gif preóst circan miswurðige þe eal his wurðscipe of sceal árísan, ii. 294, 11. to rise, mount up Oð ꝥ ángylde áríse tó .xxx. sciłł; siþþan hit tó þám áríse . . . , Ll. Th. i. 68, 3-4. Þriefealdlíce hit áríse it shall increase threefoldly, 88, 3

ge-rád

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rád, adj.
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Add: stilled, instructed Wite þú, geráda preóst, Angl. viii. 330, 17. On ðám heofonlican life beóð ealle ful wise, and on gástlicre láre full geráde. Hml.

Linked entry: sam-rád

godcundnys

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Ne preóst ne forlǽte his godcundnesse, Ll. Th. ii. 354, 2. <b>III a.

DREÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
DREÓGAN, to dreóganne; part. dreógende; ic dreóge, ðú dreógest, drýhst, he dreógeþ, drýhþ, dríhþ, pl. dreógaþ; p. ic, he dreáh, dreág, ðú druge, pl. drugon; pp. drogen; v. trans.

to do, work, perform, to pass life, to fightăgĕre, făcĕre, perfĭcĕre, patrāre, vitam ăgĕre, militāre DREE, endure ferre, pati, sustinēre, tolerāre to enjoy frui To be employed, be busyăgĕre, negōtiōsum esse

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Gif mæsse-preóst oððe munuc hǽmed-þingc dríhþ, fæste x geár si presby̆ter vel monăchus fornicatiōnem commisĕrit, x annos jejūnet, L. M. I. P. 28; Th. ii. 272, 22. Drugon ðæt dæges and nihtes fecērunt hoc die ac nocte, Ps. Th. 54, 8.

Linked entries: a-dreógan ge-dreógan

fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
fæsten, es; n. [fæstan II. to fast] .

a fast, fasting jējūniuma fastness, fortress, bulwark, place of strength, a castle, wall mūnīmentum, arx, castelluman inclosed place, cloister claustrum

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Gif mæsse-preóst folc miswyssige æt fæstene if a mass-priest misdirect the people about a fast, L. E. G. 3; Th. i. 168, 9: L. N. P. L. 11; Th. ii. 292; 11. Búton þurh gebédu and on fæstene nisi in orātiōne et jējūnio, Mk. Bos. 9, 29: Ps.

drincan

(v.)
Grammar
drincan, [druncaþ prs. pl.,
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Ne mót nán preóst drincan æt wínhúsum ealles tó gelóme, ii. 386, 8. Sé ðe wylle drincan and dwǽslíce hlýdan, drince him æt hám, 357, 39. trans. to imbibe a liquid Hié þone drenc druncon, Bl. H. 229, 13.

for-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-healdan, for-healden.

withholdkeep backdisregardneglect

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Th. i. 170, 1, 2. to keep too long: Preóst húsl on clǽnnesse healde, and warige ꝥ hit ná forealdige. Gif hit þonne for[h]ealden sí, ꝥ his man brúcan ne mæge, þonne forbærne hit man, Ll.

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ge-hálgian

(v.)
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Biscope is forbod preóst tó gehǽlgenne férunga, Mt. L. 10, 14 note. Scolastica wæs fram cildháde Gode gehálgod, Hml. Th. ii. 182, 23. Binnan gehálgodum líctúne licgan, Ll. Th. i. 212, 20. Gehálgodne initiatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 70. <b>II a.

ge-feoht

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Gif preóst óðerne man ofsleá of fighting by priests. If a priest slay a man. Ll. Th. i. 74, 18. Be gefeohte. Gif hwá gefeohte on cyninges húse ... Gif hwá on mynstre gefeohte ...

FREÓLS

(n.)
Grammar
FREÓLS, es; m. sometimes, but rarely, n.

freedomimmunityprivilegelībertasimmūnĭtasprivĭlēgiuma time of freedoma holy dayfeastfestivalthe celebration of a festivalfestumfesti celebratio

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Gif mæsse-preóst folc miswyssige æt freólse and æt fæstene if a mass-priest misdirect the people about a festival and about a fast, L. E. G. 3; Th. i. 168, 8. On Sunnan dæges freólse on the festival of Sunday, L. E. G. 9; Th. i. 172, 14.

Linked entries: friólsend heals

wíf-mann

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-mann, (wím-, wim-?), es; m. (but seó wífman occurs). I.

a womanfemale

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Ðara manna sum wæs bescoren preóst, sum wæs lǽwede, sum wæs wífmon ( femina, ) Bd. 5, 12 ; S. 628, 35. Minutia hátte án wífmon, ðe on heora wísan sceolde nunne beón.

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ge-búgan

(v.)
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Gif preóst tó rihte gebúgan nelle, ac ongeán biscopes gerǽdnesse wiðerige, ii. 296, 17. Ǽr hé hæbbe tó ǽlcum rihte gebogen, i. 250, 1. Þǽm. gebogenan mǽdene to the converted maiden, Hml. S. 2, 88.

gilpan

(v.)
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Ne mót nán preóst beón tó módig ne tó gilpende, Ll. Th. ii. 386, 10. to boast of (gen), Gif þú þæs gilpst, hú ne gilpst þú heora gódes, næs þínes?, Bt. 14, l; F. 42, 26.

of

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Add Gif preóst miswurðige circan þe eal his wurðscipe of sceal árísan, Ll. Th. ii. 294, 10