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god-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
god-mægen, es; n.
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A divine power, divinity; numen Ic bæd ða godmægen orabam numina, Nar. 24, 22. Hie ondrédon ðæt hie hiora godmægne sceoldon beón benumene they feared that they should be deprived of their divinity; de numinum suorum statu timentes, 28, 13

ge-fyrht

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyrht, ge-fyrhted; part. p.

Terrifiedaffrighted

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Terrified, affrighted Ðá wæs se déma swýðe gedréfed and gefyrhted then was the judge very much troubled and frightened, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 44. Hie wǽron to ðæs swýðe gefyrhte they were so greatly terrified, Blickl. Homl. 221, 34

ge-mundbyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mundbyrdan, p. de; pp. ed [mundbyrd protection]

To protect, defend, patronizeprotĕgĕre, tuēri

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To protect, defend, patronize; protĕgĕre, tuēri Ða is fór God wille gemundbyrdan whom I will protect before God, Cd. 113; Th. 149, 11; Gen. 2473. Ðæt he hine gemundbyrde that he would protect him, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 21

Linked entry: mundbyrdan

un-gebrocod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gebrocod, adj.

Unafflicteduninjured

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Unafflicted, uninjured Ðonne wé manna líchaman derigaþ, búton wé ðære sáwle derian magon, ða líchaman þurhwuniaþ on heora áwyrdnysse ... Ðonne hí gelýfaþ ðæt wé godas sind ... wé forlǽtaþ ðone líchaman ungebrocodne, and cépaþ ðære sáwle, Homl.

á-mundian

(v.)
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Nú bidde ic ðone bisceop ðæt hé ámundige míne láfe and ðá þing ðe ic hyre lǽfe, C. D. iii. 305, 12. Add

altar

(n.)
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Add:, alter, altare Ðá colu ðæs alteres. Past. 51, 1. Altares, R. Ben. 103, 14. Tó þínum hálgan altare, Ps. Th. 5, 7. Ymb þínne alter, 25, 6. Uppan þone altare, R. Ben. 101, 7, 8. Altras altaria, Bl. Gl

ge-wosa

Grammar
ge-wosa, ge-wesa.
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Dele -wesa, and for 32, 32; 74, 35 substitute: Ꝥte ðæs giwosa ué lifiga ut illius conversatione vivamus, 32, 32. Ꝥte ðá wé worðiga giuossa' ( = giuossana?)

hlytm

(n.)

a parting or deciding by lot, an arranging of shares

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a parting or deciding by lot, an arranging of shares Næs ðá on hlytme hwá ðæt hord strude the part of each in despoiling the hoard was not carefully allotted [each took what he could ], Beo. Th. 6243; B. 3126

Linked entry: un-hlytm

hnifol

(n.)
Grammar
hnifol, es; m.

The forehead

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Smire mid ða þunwangan and ðone hnifol and ufan ðæt heáfod smear therewith the temples and the forehead and the top of the head, L. M. 3, 1; Lchdm. ii. 306, 6

Linked entry: hioful

tó-niman

(v.)
Grammar
tó-niman, p. -nam, pl. -námon; pp. -numen.

to take to piecesdivideto take away,

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Ðæt byþ on Englisc: Gé ealdras, tónymaþ ða gatu, Nicod. 27; Thw. 15, 8

un-geféled

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geféled, adj.

Not possessed of feelinginsensible

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Gif ðæt líc tó ðon swíþe ádeádige, ðæt ðǽr nán gefélnes on ne sié, ðonne scealt ðú eal ðæt deáde and ðæt ungefélde of ásníþan, 82, 27

Linked entry: ge-félan

a-meldian

(v.)
Grammar
a-meldian, p. ode; pp. od

To betraymake knownprodereindicare

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Ðá wǽron hí ðǽr ameldode proditi sunt, 4, 16; S. 584, 26: Jos. 9, 17

mán-deorf

(adj.)
Grammar
mán-deorf, adj.

Labouring to do evilwicked

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Labouring to do evil, wicked Ne mæg se yfela preóst mid his yfelnysse, ðeáh hé mándeorf sý and mánful on dǽdum, ne mæg hé nǽfre Godes þénunge gefílan, náðer ne ðæt fulluht, ne ða mæssan, L. Ælfc. P. 41; Th. ii. 382, 12

mónaþ-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
mónaþ-ádl, e; f.

A disease that occurs at intervals of a month

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A disease that occurs at intervals of a month Ða ðe ðonne on gewunon mónaþádle numene beóþ ... Ðæt wíf mid ðý heó ðone gewunan þrowaþ mónaþádle cum in suetis menstruis detinentur ...

un-lífed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lífed, adj.

Unallowedillicit

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Ða ðe ðæt unliéfde herigaþ qui illicita laudant, 55; Swt. 427, 11

weorold-bisegung

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-bisegung, e; f.
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P. iii. 8; Th. ii. 198, 21. care of this world, anxiety of this life Ða strongan stormas weoruldbisgunga, Met. 3, 4

wóh-hǽmed

(n.)
Grammar
wóh-hǽmed, es; n.

Adulteryfornication

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Sió hreófl getácnaþ ðæt wóhhǽmed per scábiem luxuria designator, Past. 11; Swt. 71, 5. Ða ðe wóhhǽmed begangaþ mid óþerra ceorla wífum, Blickl. Homl. 61, 14

á-hefigian

(v.)
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Áhefegiað hira heortan ðá byrðenna ðæs forhwirfdan gewunan the burdens of perverse custom weigh down (praegravant) their hearts , Past. 67, 16. Áhefigad (-hefgad, R.) gravatum (cor) , Lk. L. 21, 34.

ísern

(adj.)
Grammar
ísern, adj.
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'Sete íserne weall. . . ' Da isernan hierste-pannan hé tǽhte for íserne weall. . . tó ísernum wealle, Past. 165, 8-12. Ðæt hé him genáme áne íserne (írene, v. l. ) hierstepannan, 161, 7 : 163, 22. íserne gelóman, Gr. D. 201, . 19.

wamm-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
wamm-cwide, es; m.

Evil speaking, reviling, slander, blasphemy

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Ne wíte ic him ða womcwidas, þeáh hé his wyrðe ne sié tó álǽtanne ðæs fela hé mé láðes spræc, 39, 7;Gen. 621