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simble

(adv.)
Grammar
simble, symble, simle, siemle, semle, symle ; adv.
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Ðæt hé symle oftost God weorþige, Exon. Th. 27, 17 ; Cri. 432 : 243, 34 ; Jul. 20. Symle hý Gúðlác fromne fundon, ðonne hý neósan cwóman, 123, 7 ; Gú. 319 : 205, 6 ; Ph. 108. ¶ where a series of times is mentioned :-- Symble (symle, Exon.

Linked entries: symble symle

ealdor

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On Iuda ealdrum in principibus Iuda, Mt. 2, 6. of domestic authority, head of a household (applied to man or woman) Sarai ... is gereht, 'Min ealdor,' ac God hí hét syððan Sarra, þæt is, 'Ealdor,' þæt heó nǽre synderlíce hire hírédes ealdor gecíged,

ge-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líhtan, to lighten, <b>ge-líhtan</b> to alight. Substitute: <b>ge-líhtan;</b> p. te.
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D. light; 7) Cóm þegen Hílendes hám tó helle . . . segde ús þætte seolfa God wolde helwarum hám gelíhtan. Árás þá ánra gehwylc . . . wǽron ealle þæs fægen, þæt Drihten wolde him tó helpe hám gesécan, Sat. 426-436. to come to a place, approach (v.

ge-wuna

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Æfter heora gewunon hié God gebǽdon, Bl.

tó-slúpan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slúpan, p. -sleáp, pl. -slupon; pp. -slopen

To slip apart or awaybe relaxeddissolvedto have the connection between several objectsthat between the parts of the same object relaxedto be dissipated,destroyedto be loosedundoneto get relaxed,to be relaxed,get remissto get paralysed,get powerless,

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Hæfþ God geheaborade ealle his gesceafta, ð æt heora ǽc wræðeþ óþer, ðæt hié ne móton tóslúpan, 21; Fox 74, 11.

Linked entry: tó-swífan

éhtan

Grammar
éhtan, éhtian.
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Gif ǽnig man Godes ciricgrið ábrece . . . éhte his ǽlc þára þe Godes fréond sí, Ll. Th. i. 340, 8. Ðý lǽs hwelc ðára niéhstena his éhte ( persequatur ) and gefoo, Past. 167, 4. Engel éhtiende hig angelus persequens eos, Ps. L. 34, 6.

fæste

shakenfirmlyfasturgentlystrictlysolemnlysecurelyfastfastspeedily at once

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Beóð Godes streámas góde wætere fæste gefylde flumen Dei repletum est aqua, Ps. Th. 64, 10. Gif geliórade fæst if he were quite dead; si jam obisset, Mk. L. 15, 44. with firm grasp or attachment, fast (in to bind, hold fast) (lit. and fig.)

Linked entry: fæstlíce

bodian

(v.)
Grammar
bodian, bodigan, bodigean; part. bodiende, bodigende; p. ode, ede, ade, ude; pp. od, ed, ad, ud; v. a. [bod a message] .

to tell, announce, proclaim, preachnuntiare, annuntiare, enuntiare, narrare, prædicare, evangelizareto foretell, predict, prophesy, promiseprædicere, promittereto announce

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Com se Hǽlend on Galileam Godes ríces gódspell bodigende venit Iesus in Galilæam prædicans evangelium regni Dei, Mk. Bos. 1, 14: Ps. Lamb. 2, 6. Ic bodie annuntiabo, Ps. Th. 54, 17.

Linked entries: bodiend-lic bodigean

ge-þyncþ

Grammar
ge-þyncþ, ge-þyncþu.
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Ne derode Ióbe náht þæs deófles costnung, ac fremode, for ðan ðe hé wæs fulfremedre on geþincðum and Gode neár æfter ðæs sceoccan éhtnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 450, 2.

glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
glæd, adj.
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Gr. 108, 27. well-disposed, kindly, gentle; placatus, placabilis, placidus Glæd bið se Godes sunu gif þú gnorn þrowast and þé sylfum démst aeternus fuerit placidus te vindice judex, Dóm. L. 86.

preóst

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Th. i. 84, 6-10. where preóst is in contrast with munuc Godes þeówas, biscopas and abbudas, munecas and mynecena, preóstas and nunnan, Ll. Th. i. 304, 26.

wǽr

(n.)
Grammar
wǽr, e; f.

A covenantcompactagreementpledge

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Wé sceolon ús geearnian ða siblecan wǽra Godes and manna, Blickl. Homl. 111, 3

Linked entries: ge-wǽred wǽrlíce

wearg

(adj.)
Grammar
wearg, werg, werig, wyrig; adj.

Evil, vile, malignant, accursed,

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Ac ðé willaþ ðonne forseón Godes þeówas, for ðám ðe ðín werige flǽsc hafaþ ðín anweald ... Hú mæg mon earmlícor gebǽron, ðonne mon hine underþeóde his weregan flǽsce voluptariam vitam degas.

scilling

(n.)
Grammar
scilling, es; m.
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In Mercia four pennies go to the shilling. According to Mercian law (Th. i. 190) the ceorl?s wergild is 200s., the thane?s six times as much, 1200s., the king?s, which is six times the thane?

ge-cynde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cynde, adj.
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Hió cymþ swá úp swá hire yfemest gecynde bið she mounts as high as ever it is natural for her to go, 25; F. 88, 21-28: Met. 13, 63. belonging to one by birth, descent, or inheritance Ús is from úrum ǽrestan mǽge gecynde ðæt wé ǽlc yfel on ðrió wísan

late

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Listnie and late gange let him listen and go slowly (?); gradu lento [but late might be instrumental of læt], Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 76. Nis hé swár swá sume fuglas, þá þe late þurh lyft lácað, Ph. 316.

tó-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-weard, adj.

futurethat is to comeabout to comecomingat handapproachingtoward(that is) to happen or be some time or other,(that is) to comeabout to happen(that is) to come soonimminentimpendingto take placecome to passcoming towards a placeapproachingabout to comewith the face towards a person,facing

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Drihten ealle gód him symle fremfullíce tówearde dyde the Lord ever had in store for him all good things to his advantage, Lchdm. iii. 436, 23. Sometimes the word occurs without the inflexion that seems required, v.

Linked entry: tó-ward

hwǽr

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. ¶ strengthened by áhwǽr, ǽfre :-- Hwǽr is heora God áhwǽr nú ðá?, Ps. Th. 113, 10. Hwǽr ágylte hé ǽfre on his gegerelan, sé þe mið þon ánum hrægle wæs gegyrwed?, Bl.

sweord

(n.)
Grammar
sweord, swurd, swyrd, es; n.
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. ¶ The high esteem in which good swords were held in old times is marked in many ways.

Linked entry: swyrd

reccan

(v.)
Grammar
reccan, p. reahte, rehte.
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Godes béc reccean and rǽdan, and godspell secggean, 111, 17. Reccean ymbe Dauides dǽda sume, Past. 28; Swt. 196, 10. Sint tó recceanne ða godcundan cwidas divinae sententiae proferendae sunt, 37, 2; Swt. 265, 22.