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framian

(v.)
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Heó framað (fremað, v.l. ) tó eallum drenceom, Lch. i. 110, 4. to get good, derive benefit, profit, make progress Swá micelum ǽnig on gewrite háligum framaþ ( proficit) ... swá micelum swá þú frámast (proficeris ), Scint. 219, 1-3.

ge-mǽnsumian

(v.)
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Neódum háligra gemǽnsumigende necessitatibus sanctorum communicantes, Scint. 147, 13. (2 a) of speech, to talk to :-- Ná gemǽnsuma þú menn ungelǽredum non communices homini indocto; jest not with a rude man (Ecclus. 8, 4), Scint. 97, 8. to join with others

Linked entry: -mǽnsumian

under-fón

Grammar
under-fón, <b>. I.</b>
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Past. 261, 6. þæt hé þæt hálige treów underfénge feallende tó foldan, Hml. Th. ii. 508, 27. Add Hé syþþan þá bletsungan underféng, Chr. 1070; P. 206, 18.

reord

(n.)
Grammar
reord, e: ;f, :; es; ;n.;

Speech, tongue, language, voice;

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Herian God háligum reorde, Hy. 3, 58. Heofonríces weard spræc hálgan reorde, Cd. Th. 89, 22; Gen. 1484 : 248, 10; Dan. 511. Wit scíran reorde song áhófan, Exon. Th. 324, 32; Víd. 103. Geác monaþ geómran reorde, 309, 7; Seef. 53.

Linked entry: ge-reord

wísian

(v.)
Grammar
wísian, p. ode.

shewguidedirectto shewshewpoint putguidedirectindicate

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Se ðe him hálig gǽst wísaþ. Exon. Th. 124, l; Gú. 333. Se mé wísaþ tó ríce, 401, 2 ; Rä. 21, 5. Hé wíf gefette, swá hyne his hláford hét and him God wísode, Gen. 24, 15: Beo. Th. 3331; B. 1663. Him se eorl wísade (compulit illos,Gen. 19, 3), Cd.

Linked entry: riht-wísian

be-healdan

(v.)
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Add: to hold, occupy, a place Þá wíc beheóld hálig gást, hreðer weardode, El. 1144. Seó þe flóda begong beheóld hund missera, B. 1498. an office Þegn nytte beheóld, B. 494.

ge-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-síþ, es; m. [cf. ge-féra]

A companionfellowcompanion or follower of a chief or kingsociuscomes

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Hyre wæs hálig gǽst singal gesíþ to her the Holy Spirit was a constant companion, Exon. 69 a; Th. 257, 4; Jul. 242. To hám his gesíþes in dŏmo cŏmĭtis, Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 43. He on ðæs gesíþes hús ineóde dŏmum cŏmĭtis intrāvit, 5, 4; S. 617, 16.

Linked entries: ge-sóð ge-síþman

til

(adj.)
Grammar
til, adj.
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Gebiddaþ ealle hálige tó ðé on tilne tíman (in tempore opportuno), 31, 7. [Cf. Goth. dags gatils (εὔκαιρος, opportunus) a convenient day, Mk. 6, 21.

Linked entries: ticlum til-líc

twelf

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twelf, generally indeclinable if used adjectivally and preceding the noun, but generally in other cases declined; nom. acc. twelfe; gen. twelfa; dat. twelfum.
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</b> where the numeral follows the noun :-- Ðá ongan hé sendan hálige weoras and geornfulle twelfe holy men and diligent, twelve in number; viros sanctos et industrios . . . erant numero duo*-*decim, Bd. 5, 10; S. 623, 42.

Linked entry: endleofan

un-rím

(n.)
Grammar
un-rím, es; n.

A countless numberan incalculable number or amount

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Sió hálige cirice unrím folces beféhð mid ánfealde geleáfan innumeros sanctae ecclesiae populos unitas,fidei contegit, Past. 15; Swt. 95, 7: Exon. Th. 36, 1; Cri. 569. Hé geaf him gúðgewǽda ǽghwæs unrím, Beo. Th. 5241; B. 2624

leóht

(n.)
Grammar
leóht, a light.
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Add: light. the medium of visual perception generally; the condition of space in which light is present Leóht hafað híw and hád Háliges Gástes, Sal. 408. Æt sunnan setlgange . . .nǽnig leóht ne æteóweþ, BI. H. 93, 17.

ge-tǽcan

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fulfremednysse se dǽdbéta gebét hæbbe ꝥ him getǽht wæs ( id quod ei praescriptum erat), Ll.Th. ii. 178, 13. with clause Hé him getǽhte hwæt hí on ðǽm dón sceolden, hwæt ne scolden quid facefe, quidve non facere deberet, indixit, Past. 405, 29. þá á Hálig

ge-writ

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Þweah þonne ꝥ gewrit mid hálig*-*wætre of ðám disce on þone drenc, Lch. ii. 136, 3-9. a writing. a written statement, passage from a book Ꝥ heáflice gewrit wearð fordílegod, and se sárlica cwide eft oncerred . . . 'Terra es tu . .' Bl. H. 123, 6.

ÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
ÁÞ, es; m.

an OATHa swearingjuramentum

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Hí sealdon unwillum hálige áþas they gave unwillingly holy oaths, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 49; Met. 1, 25. Gif ðæt geswutelod wǽre, oððe him áþ burste, oððe ofercýðed wǽre if that were made evident, or an oath failed to them, or were out proven, L.

Linked entries: aaþ ánfeald áþ

Beda

(n.)
Grammar
Beda, an; m.

Venerable Bede

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mid gýmenne mínra maga seald to fédanne and to lǽranne ðam árwurþan Abbude Benedicte, and Ceolfriþe æfter ðon and syððan ealle tíd mínes lífes on ðæs ylcan Mynstres eardunge, ic wæs dónde, and ealle geornnesse ic sealde to leornianne and to smeágianne hálige

þeón

(v.)
Grammar
þeón, [from þíhan; and this from an earlier nasal stem, of which traces are preserved in the past forms, where g has replaced h by Verner's law:-Ðunge pollesceret, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 40. Fród fæder freóbearn lǽrdewordum wísfæstum, ðæt hé wel þunge, Exon. Th. 300, 9; Fä. 3. See also the passages given under ge-þingan; ofer-þeón; ge-, heáh-, wel-þungen; on-þungan, Exon. Th. 497, 3; Rä. 85, 23 (omitted in its place)]
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Wǽron hálige sacerdas Gode ðeónde, Homl. Th. i. 544, 11. of things abstract or concrete Andgyt þýhð sensus uiget, Scint. 52, 8. Þýhð (virginitatis gratia) adolescit, Hpt. Gl. 436, 67. Ic þǽh óþþæt ic wæs yldra, Exon. Th. 485, 2; Rä, 71, 7.

rún

(n.)
Grammar
rún, e; f.

a whisperconfidence, counsel, consultationa mysterya secreta rune, a letter.

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Dryhtnes word, hálige rúne, 2336; El. 1169. Déglum rúnum mystice, Jn. Skt. p. 4, 4. Similar entries cf. gerýne a secret Rúne healdan to keep one's counsel, Exon. Th. 338, 31; Gn.

Linked entry: rún-stæf

wuldrian

(v.)
Grammar
wuldrian, (and wuldran?); p. ode.

to glorifyto ascribe glory toto make gloriousbestow glory onto gloryto receive glorybe glorified

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Homl. 157, 18. to receive glory, be glorified God wuldraþ (glorificatur) in geðæhte háligra, Ps. Surt. 88, 8. Hé wuldraþ mid Gode on ðam heofenlícum setle, Homl. Th. ii. 552, 25. Basilius ðe ðá wuldrode mid Gode, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 661

sníðan

(v.)
Grammar
sníðan, p. snáð, pl. snidon; pp. sniden

to cut, make an incision in anythingto cut as a surgeon does, to lance to amputateto cut up or to piecesto cut so as to kill, to slay an animal to cut stone, to hewto cut hairto cut corn, to reap to reap to cut secare, resecare, caedere, putare, dolere, attondere to cut, prune

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to cut, make an incision in anything Snáð ðæt ís ðara háligra líchoman Shrn. 62, 1. Mec snáð seaxes ecg Exon.

snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
snotor, snottor (-er, -ur); adj.

Prudent, wise, sagacious prudens

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Háligne wer and snotorne virum sanctum et sapientem Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 9. Ðú mé snoterne gedydest prudentem me fecisti Ps. Th. 118, 98. Ðone snoteran Salomon Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 28. Mín sóðfæste snotere bídaþ me expectaverunt justi Ps. Th. 141, 9.

Linked entry: snytre