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sácerd-hád

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Þám preóste (clerico) hé cwæd, '. . . ne genéð þú nǽfre ꝥ þú gá tó þám hálgan háde, oððe máran underfó þonne þú nú hæfst; sóðlíce on swá hwilcum dæge swá þú geþrístlǽcst ꝥ þú underféhst þone hálgan sácerdhád (sacrum ordinem) sóna þú bist mid deófles anwealde

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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On Sunnan dæges freólse on the festival of Sunday, L. E. G. 9; Th. i. 172, 14. Be mæsse-daga freólse of the celebration of mass-days, L. Alf. pol. 43; Th. i. 92, 1.

Linked entries: friólsend heals

Cynríc

(n.)
Grammar
Cynríc, es; m.

Cynric, the second king of the West Saxons, son of Cerdic, q. vCynrīcus

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D. ccccxcv, cóman twegen ealdormen on Brytene, Cerdic and Cynríc his sunu, mid v scipum on ðone stede ðe is gecweden Cerdices óra, and ðý ilcan dæge hie gefuhtan wið Wealum here, A.

twelfta

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twelfta, ord. num.
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Ðý twelftan dæge ofer Geohol Epiphaniae, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 8. Ðys sceal on twelftan dæg, Rubc. Mt. Kmbl. 2, 1. On twelftan ǽfen, 2, 19. On Wódnes dæg ofer twelftan dæg, 3, 13. Eádweard kingc com tó Westmynstre tó ðam middan wintre . . .

Linked entry: epiphania

án-daga

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Hé cwæð þæt hé wolde sylf on ðæm dæge ðe hé gecwæð ðǽr gecuman . . . Hí georne ðæs ándagan cépton. Þá æteówode Benedictus . . . on þǽre nihte þe se ándaga on merigen wæs, Hml. Th. ii. 172, 9-17.

ge-leoran

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ge-leoran, l. ge-leóran,
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Ðý dæge ðe se abbod geleórde, Shrn. 65, 21. Gif hé giliórde (geliórade, L.) si obisset, Mk.

up-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
up-weard, adj.

turned upwardsmoving upwards.

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Mon on bedde dæges upweard ne licge, L. 26, 19. Álege ðone man upweard, 342, 5. Hé mid bǽm handum upweard (with his face turned upwards? or adverb? he stretched his hands up. v. upweardes) plegade, Elen. Kmbl. 1609; El. 806.

DIHT

(n.)
Grammar
DIHT, es;

a setting in order, disposing, contriving, disposition, conduct, consultation, deliberation, purposedisposĭtio, excogitātio, consĭlium, propŏsĭtum a dictating, direction, order, commanddictātio, directio, jussum, mandātum

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a setting in order, disposing, contriving, disposition, conduct, consultation, deliberation, purpose; disposĭtio, excogitātio, consĭlium, propŏsĭtum God gefylde on ðam seofoðan dæge his weorc ðe he worhte on wunderlícum dihte, and he on ðam seofoðan

Linked entry: dyht

un-gebét

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gebét, un-gebétt; adj.

unamendeduncorrectednot amended through the penance prescribed by the churchunatoned because 'bót' has not been made

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Ealle scylda, ðe wið God beóð ungebétta, beóð unforgifne on dómes dæge, Past. 33; Swt. 220, 17. of persons, unatoned because 'bót' has not been made Ðá wæs hé ðisse spǽce, ǽgðer ge on lífe and æfter, ungeládod ge ungebétt he was, both when alive and

wic-þegen

(n.)
Grammar
wic-þegen, es; m.
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Ðære kycenan wicþénas on ðone Sætresdæg ǽgðer ge fata þweán ge wætercláðas wacsan . . . þweán on ðan sylfan dæge ealra gebróðra tét ǽgðer ge ðære wucan wicþénas ge ðære tóweardan . . . Ða wicþénas (cf. ða wucan þegnas septimanarii, R. Ben.

weg-nest

(n.)
Grammar
weg-nest, es; n.

Food for a journey

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. ¶ the word is used of the sacrament administered to the dying Gif se man on his ýtemestan dæge gyrneþ Cristes líchaman tó underfónne, ne wyrne him man ná, . . . ðæt bið his wegnyst (viaticum), and ǽlces ðæra manna ðe tó Godes ríce becymð, L. Ecg.

Linked entry: nest

þanc-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
þanc-weorþ, -wurþ, -wirþe; adj.
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And þancwyrþre biþ ðæs dæges leóht for ðære egeslícan þióstro ðære nihte, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 26-29. Þancwurðra gratuita, Hpt. Gl. 442, 26. Hé gearcode him gebeótscipe on his húse, ac hé gearcode him micele þancwurðran gereord on his heortan, Homl.

lengu

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Cf. lang; 3a Ǽr þon ðe seó sunne cyrre hig tó þæs dæges lenge ere the sun turn herself (before the winter solstice) and as an effect the length of the day increases, Shrn. 153, 28.

ryne

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Hé gewunode on þám gesettum tídum þæs dæges þone ryne his síðfætes gefæstnian, 163. Flugulum rynum fugitiuis disscursibus (apum), An. Ox. 7, 29. Add Singal rine perpes (aqueductuum) decursus, An. Ox. 509.

ǽfen

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen, ǽfen[n], éf(e)rn; [m. and] n.

eveningeve, the evening preceding a day (of festival)

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Oð ðæt ǽfen forð fram dæges orde, El. 139. Metod æfter sceáf ǽfen ǽrest, Gen. 138. eve, the evening preceding a day (of festival).

ge-mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽrsian, ic -mǽrsige; p. ode; pp. od

To magnify, glorify, celebratemagnĭfĭcāre, glorĭfĭcāre, celebrāre

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On ðam dæge gemǽrsode se mihtiga Drihten Iosue ðone æðelan ætfóran Israhéla folce in die illo magnĭfĭcāvit Dŏmĭnus Josue coram omni Israel, Jos. 4, 14. Is ðín nama miltsum gemǽrsod thy name is magnified with mercies, Andr.

Linked entry: ge-mérsian

ece

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Þá ǽlce dæge weóx se ece and seó ádl hefegode correptus febri . . . Cum per dies singulos languor ingravesceret, Gr. D. 175, 17. Ðǽr ( in hell) is éce æce (ece, v. l. ), Wlfst. 114, 4. Nis þǽr ( in heaven ) ǽnig sár geméted, ne ádl, ne ece, Bl.

for-habban

(v.)
Grammar
for-habban, part, -hæbbende; p. -hæfde, pl. -hæfdon; impert. -hafa, pl. -habbaþ; pp. -hæfed, -hæfd; v. trans.

To hold inrestrainretainabstainrefraintĕnērecontĭnērecŏhĭbēreprŏhĭbēreabstĭnēre

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Ðæt mynster óþ gyt to dæge Englisce menn ðǽr on ælþeódignysse hí forhabbaþ quod vĭdēlĭcet mŏnastērium usque hŏdie ab Anglis tĕnētur incŏlis, 4, 4; S. 571, 17. Forbeód oððe forhafa oððe bewere tungan ðíne fram yfle prŏhĭbe linguam tuam a mălo, Ps.

hwítel

(n.)
Grammar
hwítel, es; m.

A WHITTLEa cloakmantleblanket

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Ðá eode ðes bróðor sume dæge ðæt hé wolde his reówan and hwítlas ða ðe hé on cumena búre brúcende wæs on sǽ wacsan and feormian hic cum quadam die lenas sive saga quibus in hospitale utebatur in mari lavasset, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 10

Linked entries: hwida hwien

for-ildan

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Ꝥ hé ǽnig þára góda forylde þe hé þý dæge gedón mihte, Bl. H. 213, 24. dat.

Linked entry: for-yldan