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leóf

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D. lief, 3b) Ne biþ hé Godes leóf, Bl. H. 21, 35, Leóf succubam, Germ. 394, 192. of things Leóf áláþað amor abolescit, Angl. ii. 374, 3. Nán wiht ne þæs leófes ne þæs láðes, Wlfst. 185, 1

nyten-ness

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Ongeán þám ingehýde and gearawitolnesse þe of Godes ágenre gife cymð, se deófol sǽwð and sendeð nytennesse, Wlfst. 53, 18. <b>I a.</b> want of knowledge on a particular point: — Nytennessa míne (ignorantias meas) ne gemun ðú, Ps.

on-bryrdness

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Gebǽd heó hí tó Gode mid mycelre onbryrdnesse, Hml. S. 7, 320: 26, 116. Hé him mynster árǽrde mid munuclicere onbryrdnesse (with all the fervour of a monk), Hml. Th. ii. 504, 20. <b>II a.

sáwan

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Hú ne bið hé swelce hé sǽwe (sáwe, v. l.) good and him weaxe of ðǽm ǽlc yfel? peccatorum seges quasi ex virtute seminatur, 341, 7. Ðæt yfel hí ne dyrren sǽwan on óðrum monnum, 427, 18.

strengþu

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D. 48, 5. (1 a) power to resist strain :-- For ðon þe se ráp gehrán þǽre racenteáge þæs Godes weres þe hé hæfde on him swá myccle strengðe (strenge, v. l.) tó ádreóganne þá byrde quia enim catenam viri Dei funis contigit, ipse quoque ad tolerandam aquam

ǽg-hwæþer

(and) both . . . and

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Wæs ǽgweðer ðǽm eádigan were ge seó Godes lufu hát . . . and him wæs eác manna lufu mycel, 225, 35

Linked entry: ǽg-þer

heáh-setl

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-setl, es; n.

A high seat, throne, seat of honour [at table], seat of justicethronethronus, solium, tricliniuma high seat (at table)

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Forðon héhseðil godes is quia thronus Dei est, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 34. Ðonne crist siteþ on his cynestóle on heáhsetle when Christ sitteth on his royal seat, on his throne, Exon. 25 b; Th. 75, 7; Cri. 1218: Lchdnt. iii. 426, 6.

Linked entry: heáh-seld

of-stingan

(v.)

to wound or kill by a thrust, to stab, pierce

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Sunu gif hé (an ox) ofstinge (gore), L. Alf. 21; Th. i. 50, 2. Hât Fabianus ðæt hí man begen ofstunge, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 405. Ðæt ic ðé ne dyrre ofstingan ne compellar confodere te in terram, Past. 40, 5; Swt. 295, 16.

Linked entry: of-stician

Crist

(n.)
Grammar
Crist, Krist, es; m.

CHRIST Christus

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Hér ys gódspelles angyn Hǽlendes Cristes, Godes suna initium evangelii Iesu Christi, filii Dei Mk. Bos. 1, 1. Beseoh onsýne cristes ðínes behold the face of thine anointed Ps. Th. 83, 9; 88, 32, 44. Feówer Cristes béc the four Gospels Ælfc. T.

Linked entry: Cristes bóc

spellian

(v.)
Grammar
spellian, p. ode.

To talkconversediscourseTo announceproclaimtellutteramare conterens impudentemto tell, announceto talk

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Man ne mót spellian ne sprǽce drífan binnan Godes cyrcan, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 69: L. Ælfc. C. 35; Th. ii. 356, 28. Ðá se Wísdóm ðis leóþ ásungen hæfde, ðá ongan hé spellian, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 186, 34. Spelligan, 32, 1; Fox 114, 2.

ge-þafa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þafa, an; m. [geþafian to consent]

A favourersupporterhelperassenterconsenterfautoradjūtor

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A favourer, supporter, helper, assenter, consenter; fautor, adjūtor He biþ ryhtes geþeahtes geþafa he is the supporter of good designs, Past. 42, 1; Swt. 306, 14; Hat. MS. 58 a, 17: Cd. 22; Th. 127, 8; Gen. 414.

Linked entries: -þafa ge-þæf

be-beorgan

to ward off somethingto guard one's self againstto save one's selfto guard one's self (acc.) against (wiþ) something

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.), to guard one's self against. with dat. of person only, to save one's self Hí heom sylfum beburgon mid Godes fultume, Gr. D. 335, 24.

be-díglian

(v.)

to conceal,to conceal fromto be concealedlie hid

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Nán þing Gode bedíglian, Angl. xii, 513, 14. Swilce his tócyme mancynne bedíglod wǽre, Hml. Th. i. 82, 30: Hml. A. 53, 84.

fram

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Ic gelýfe þæt hit from Gode cóme, bróht from his bysene, Gen. 680. Regn þe þeós eorðe fram æfter gróweð, Ps.

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Skt. 5, 3, 4. to draw, be of weight Ðonne man sett ða synne and ða sáwle on ða wǽge, and hý man wegeþ, swá man déþ gold wið penegas. And gif ða penegas teóþ swíðor ðonne ðæt gold, ðonne miswyrð ðam men hraðe.

tácn

(n.)
Grammar
tácn, ,es; n.

A token, signa sign, significant forman ensigna token, a credentiala sign, monumenta sign of the Zodiaca sign, distinguishing mark (lit. or fig.)a sign to attract attention, a signala sign of anything future, a prognostica sign, an action that conveys a meaninga sign, indication, mark which shews condition or state</b> as a medical term, a symptoma sign, symbol, emblema sign which shews the truth or reality of anything, proof, demonstration, evidencea supernatural sign, miracle, prodigya signal event, remarkable circumstance

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Torht tácen Godes the sun, Exon. Th. 204, 11; Ph. 96. Bútan Godes tácne ( the cross ), 271, 32; Jul. 491. Þurh tácen ðære hálgan róde, Homl. Th. i. 62, 12. Tácna torhtost, Elen. Kmbl. 327; El. 164.

fullian

(v.)
Grammar
fullian, fulligan, fulwian, to fullianne; part. fulligende; ic fullige, ðú fullast, he fullaþ, pl. fulliaþ; p. fullode, ede; pp. fullod, ed; v. trans.

To FULL or make white as a fullerto baptizealbārecandĭdum făcĕrebaptīzāreβαπτίζειν

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In Goth. and in other divisions of the Teutonic as well as in the Swed. and Dan. divisions of the Scandinavian branch of the Gothic language, a noun and verb are used expressive of dipping, e.g. Goth. daupyan, daupeins: O. H.

þeód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-scipe, es ; m.
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Ic geseah manige góde and on Godes þeódscipe wel heora líf lǽddon alios fuisse narrabat verae religions cultores, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 70, 24. Ðú hine þeódscipe dínne lǽrest de lege tua docueris eum, Ps.

spéd

(n.)
Grammar
spéd, e; f.

Speedsuccessmeansspeedquicknessspeedilyquicklyspeedsuccessprosperous issue meanssubstanceabundancewealthpowerfacultyopportunitymeans of doing anything progenyceleritas, successus, provectus, prosperitas, substantia

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[Waterrstræm erneþþ towarrd te sæ wiþþ mikell sped ȝiff þatt itt nohht ne letteþþ, Orm. 18094.] speed (as in good speed), success, prosperous issue Ðæt mínre sprǽce spéd folgie that success may attend my speech, Ps. Th. 55, 4.

tó-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dǽlan, p. de

To divide,separate,distributeto divide a whole into parts, to destroy unity, make dissension into divide a whole by assigning the limits of the different partsto divide one number by anotherto divide one thing from another,part,separateto scatter, disperseto destroyto distribute, give away parts of a whole,to divide into sharesto shareto divide,distinguish,separate,make a difference betweento be different,be distinguished from.to separate with the minddiscern,discriminate,distinguish,to give forth,utter

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Goth. dis-dailjan.]