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fóre-stihtod

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-stihtod, fore-stihtan; p. te; pp. -stiht, -stihted; -stihtian; p. ode; pp. od

predestine

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Be ús cwæð se ylca apostol, þæt wǽron forestihte, ðus wrítende, 'Quos autem predestinavit . . .'; þæt is, 'Ðá ðe hé forestihte,' Hml. Th. ii. 364, 25-366, 1. Hé ne forestihte nǽnne tó yfelnysse . . .

for-hogian

(v.)

to disdainto disdain

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Ná sí forhugud non aspernatur, Angl. xiii. 441, 1085. to disdain to do. with clause Swá hé lǽs forhogað ðæt hé ús ðonne giet tó him spane, siððan hiene oferhycggeað quanto contemtus adhuc vocare non dedignatur, Past. 407, 18: Bl. H. 83, 15.

for-lǽtnes

abandonmentdesolationneglectabandonmentcessationintermissionremissnessremissionpardonlossputting awaydismissiondivorce

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Similar entries v. for-lǽtan; VIII 1 b Sió forlǽtnes ðæs gódan weorces ipsa operandi remissio, Past. 445, 14. remission, pardon, Similar entries v. for-lǽtan; VIII 5 sceolan gelýfan synna forlǽtnessa and líchoman ǽristes, Bl. H. 111, 10.

ge-edníwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edníwian, ge-edníwan.
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geedníwiað and gemyndgiað dǽre scylde ðe úre ieldesta mǽg ús on forworhte parentis primi lapsus iteratur, Past. 313, 14. Geedníwa instaura, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 20

sacerd

(n.)
Grammar
sacerd, es; m.

A priest

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Hýrde ðæt Jacob fore sacerdum swilt þrowode, Apstls. Kmbl. 141; Ap. 71

waefer-sín

(n.)
Grammar
waefer-sín, -sién, -sýn, -seón, e; f.

A sightshowspectacle

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for úrum synnum tó swylcere wæfersýne synd, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 158. Wæferséne spectaculum, Hpt. Gl. 435, 49: 501, 46. Se dæg mé ætýwde swíðe micele wæfersýne, Shrn. 41, 15. Tó ðissum wæferseónum, Blickl. Homl. 187, 15

Linked entry: wlite-seón

á-wreccan

to raise upto arouse,to arouseexcite

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Th. ii. 568, 33. referring to the mind, to arouse, excite, a person Se apostol ús áwrehte þæt of slǽpe úre ásolcennysse árison, Hml. Th. i. 602, 8. Áwrece ðé sylfne tó mínre sprǽce, Bas. 34, 3. Hé his mód áwrecce of gedwyldum, Hml. A. 53, 74.

bærnan

to expose to the action of heatto cauterizeto cause to give lightto consume by fire

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Ꝥ hine mon lǽde tó þám rícum ꝥ mon þǽr mæge sníþan and bærnan his unþeáwas, Bt. 38, 7; F. 210, 3. of a lamp, to cause to give light Ꝥ gé wacian mid mé and bærnan gástlico leóhfato, Bl. H. 145, 4. to consume by fire Ic folcsalo bærne, Rä. 2, 5.

hand

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Th. i. 54, 10. wel on hond favourably, prosperously Him for ðissere worulde wel on hand eóde things went well with him as regards this world, Hml. S. 23, 14. [Here tuder swiðe wexeð, and wel ðieð, and goþ wel on hond, O. E.

ge-mót

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mót, es; n.

A meeting, coming together, MOOT, assembly, councilconventus, congregatio, concursusConcĭlium, Conventus, Synŏdus, Synŏdāle concĭliābŭlum,

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It is very probable that the ... system of separate houses for the clergy and laity prevailed ..., and that merely ecclesiastical affairs were decided by the king and clergy alone.

Linked entry: ge-mét

þan

(adv.)
Grammar
þan, þon; adv.
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Ne ðon má se ðe gehát gehǽt, ne wéne hé ðæt hé sié á ðý neár hefonríce, gif hé hine from went ðæm gehátum nor any more let him that vows a vow suppose that he be ever the nearer heaven, if he turns from those vows, Past. 51; Swt. 403, 2.

Linked entries: þanne þon

wíde

(adv.)
Grammar
wíde, adv.
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His lof secgaþ wíde under wolcnum wera cneórisse, 117, 7 ; Gen. 1950. Is se apostolhád wíde geweorðod ofer werþeóda, Apstls. Kmbl. 29 ; Ap. 15. Wíde geond eorðan, Menol.

ge-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reccan, -recan, -reccean; ic -recce, ðú -reccest, -recest, he -receþ, -recþ; imp. -rece; p. -reahte, -rehte; pp. -reaht, -reht; v. trans.

to put forth, shew, relate, express, denote, explain, interpret, translateexponere, demonstrare, narrare, referre, disserere, exprimere, interpretari, reddereto set forth, extend, direct, order, rule, control, reprove, correct, subdue, reduce to subjectionexponere, extendere, dirigere, regere, corripere, corrigere, subigere, sub imperium redigere

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Gerece on gesihþe ðíne weg mínne dirige in conspectu tuo viam meam, Ps. Spl. 5, 9: 24, 5: 39, 3: Ps. Th. 118, 133. Hú Gúþlác his in Godes willan mód gerehte how Guthlac directed his mind to God's will, Exon. 34 a; Th. 108, 3; Gú. 67.

Linked entry: ge-hræcan

ge-hínan

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Bið hé swíðe ryhtlíce mid ðǽm gehíned ðe mon wénð ðæt mid geárod sié unde nutrita pie creditur, indejustius damnatur 391, 7. Gange hé of dóme gehýned cum judica-tur, exeat condemnatus Ps. Th. 108, 6.

lád

(n.)
Grammar
lád, e; f.

excuse

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In the ánfeald lád, if the purgation were by oath, the oaths of the accused, and two others were necessary, in the þrýfeald lád, the accused was to bring five compurgators; if the ordeal was used, in the former case the iron weighed one pound, in the

Linked entry: ládian

fæder

a parenta step-fatherforefatherfathersancestorsfathera god-fathera patron

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Th. ii. 140, 18. one of the early church rǽdað þæt þá ealdan fæderas on ánum dæge þæt stíðlíce gefyldon, þǽr ásolcene on áre wucan gelǽsten, R. Ben. 44, 21. Þá gesetton hálige fæderas and Godes folces láreówas þá tíd þæs fæstenes, Bl.

for-beran

to bearenduresustainto bear withtolerateto bear withput up withto do withoutto abstain fromdesist fromto abstainto restrain

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Ðǽm monnum ðé for geðylde hwæt forberan sculon, ðæt hié sculon eác lufian quos ex patientia tolerat, amare etiam non cessat, 222, 6: 394, 10.

Linked entries: fór-beran fóre-beran

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, <b>. I.</b>
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Th. i. 440, 23. what is considered right and proper Þæt beón wære ꝥ náhwár ne gán of lage, Angl. viii. 308, 18. a rule of action or procedure Hé lǽrde þæt manna gehwilc óðrum beóde þæt, þæt hé wille þæt man him beóde.

rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽdan, <b>II a.</b>
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. ¶ where the statement is implied :-- Ðá fnædu þá untrumnyssa áflýgdon, swá swá rǽdað (we read the statement that the hems put sickness to flight) be sumum wífe ( in the case of a certain woman), Hml. Th. ii. 394, 1.

níd-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityconstraintneeda necessary thingwhat a person needsneeddistresstroublea necessary business

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habbaþ nédþearfe ðæt ongyton, Blickl.