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Cristen-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
Cristen-dóm, es; m.

ChristianityCHRISTENDOMthe christian world christianitas

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Christianity, CHRISTENDOM, the christian world; christianitas Se cristendóm weóx on heora tíman christianity increased in their time Jud. Grn. Epilog. 264, 7; Jud. Thw. 161, 21.

be-bycgan

Grammar
be-bycgan, be-bycgean.
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Héht hine se hláford bebycgan (ꝥte wére beboht vaenundari, L.), Mt. 18, 25. Add

grið

(n.)
Grammar
grið, es; n.
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We willaþ wið ðam golde grið fæstnian for the gold we will make a truce, Byrht. Th. 132, 53; By. 35. Heó gesóhte Baldwines grið she sought the protection of Baldwin, Chr. 1037; Erl. 167, 3: 1048; Erl. 178, 34: 180, 17, 19.

un-gesǽlig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesǽlig, adj.

Unhappyunfortunateunhappysufferingmisfortunecalamitysuffering want of moral goodcausing unhappinessunfortunatecalamitousunprofitableevil

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Þreó árleása scylda gehýrdon-ungesǽlige mǽrsunge his ( Herod's ) gebyrdtíde ... ne móton úre gebyrdtíde tó nánum freólsdæge mid ídelum mǽrsungum áwendan, Homl. Th. i. 480, 34

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ge-déman

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(or uncertain) Swá hé gedémð ús swá hér démað þám þe on eorðan dóm ofer ágan, Ll. Th. ii. 314, 13. Se déma sé þe óðrum on wóh gedéme, i. 266, 15. with acc. Hé gedoemeð hine ille iudicabit eum, Jn. L. R. 12, 48.

mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
mearcian, to mark, <b>mearcian</b> to fix bounds. [These may be taken together; cf. mearc.]
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sceolon mearcian úre forewearde heáfod and úrne líchoman mid Crístes róde tácne, Hml. Th. ii. 266, 11. Mearcian sé þe hine gesihð anxsumnese getácnað to see oneself cross oneself (?)

á-stígan

(v.)

downwardupwarddownward upwardto descendgo down intoto ascendmount

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gelýfað þæt of mancynne swá micel getel ástige þæt uplice ríce, Hml. Th. i. 344, 13. Ástígan þæt heofenlice ríce, ii. 82, 9. Scyp ástígan, Lch. iii. 184, 13

se

(con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
se, sió, Lchdm. ii. 260, l; m.: seó, ðeó, Blickl. Homl. 65, 13; se, Lchdm. ii. 228, 8; f.: ðæt; n.
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ús wið him sceldan ðæs ðe mihton we protected ourselves against them as far as we could, Nar. 14, 29: Ps. Th. 10, 3: Homl. Th. ii. 550, 20: L. Eth. v. 23; Th. i. 310, 11: vi. 1; Th. i. 314, 6: Lchdm. ii. 86, 23.

up

(adv.)
Grammar
up, (úp?), upp; adv.

Up.upon high uperectlyupto a high point

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Ðá up cómon when we landed, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 325: Chr. 860; Erl. 70, 25. Þéh ða menn up ætberstan intó ðære byrig, L. Eth. ii. 2; Th. i. 286, 2. Se here hiene on niht up bestæl, Chr. 865; Erl. 70, 34.

hwanne

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., hwonne, R.) gesáwe þé hingrigendne?, Mt. 25, 37. Huonne, L., hwanne. R., 38. Hwænne (huoenne, L., hwenne, R.) beóð þás þing?, Lk. 21, 7: Jn. 6, 25. Hwenne gewyrð þæt?, Solil.

FEÓWER

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FEÓWER, feówere; nom. acc; gen. feówera, feówra; dat. feówerum:

FOURquătuor

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FOUR; quătuor Wurdon feówer cyninges þegnas ofslægene four king&#39;s thanes were slain, Chr. 896; Erl, 94, 4: Cd. 75; Th. 93, 16; Gen. 1546: Ælfc. T. 25, 19, 20. Feówer síðon four times; quāter, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 67.

gelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
gelíce, adv.

Likewisealsoaspariter

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Ne wǽron ðás ealle gelíce lange these were not all alike long, 119, 3. His líf ðæm his naman wæs gelíce gegearwod his life was ordered in accordance with his name, 167, 32.

be-cweþan

to sayto urgepressto speak forpray forto bequeathegrant by will

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Dele II, and add: to say Þæt fægere becweðe folca ǽghwylc, 'Wese swá, wese swá' dicat omnis populus, 'Fiat, fiat,' Ps.

ge-wítan

(v.)
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Petrus eówode þǽm hundum þone hláf, and hié sóna onweg gewitan and náhwǽr ne æteówdon ( they fled at once and were seen no more ), Bl. H. 181, 23.

wudu

(n.)
Grammar
wudu, (-o), widu, wiodu ; gen. wuda, wudes; dat, wuda, wudu (-o), wyda ; acc. wudu, wuda ; pl. wuda, wudas ; m.

woodthe substance of growing treesa tree(hewh) woodthe material obtained from treeswood which forms somethingsomething made of woodwoodwoodthe woodwoodsa woodwild

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Gif feorcund man bútan wege geond wudu gouge, L. In. 20; Th. i. 116, 1: Byrht. Th. 137, 29 ; By. 193: Beo. Th. 2836 ; B. 1416. Ðurh ðane wioda, Cod. Dip. B. ii. 202, 10. On ðone wuda ; ofer ðone wuda, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 317, 29.

Linked entries: widu wude- wiodu

hér

here . . . there

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Sume cumað of naman speliendan, hic hér, 233, 9. in this place nabbað hér (hic) bútun fíf hlá as, Mt. 14, 17. Gód ys ús hér tó beónne, 17, 4. Ic hér on sóðre gewitnesse stande, Ll. Th. i. 180, 27.

hraþe

(adv.)
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Ðæt magon ongitan hræðor bi úrum ágnum gewunan quod citius ex ipso usu colligimus, Past. 411, 15.

gafol

(adj.)
Grammar
gafol, Add:

tribute.payment exacted by a stronger from a weaker people, by the conqueror from the conqueredpayment exacted by the state, a taxpayment exacted by the churchpayment exacted by a lord, e.g. rent by a landlord a contribution exacted in aida rateinterest a debt due, obligation

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Gæfelo tributa, 23, 2. figurative wǽron gefreoþode feónda gafoles, Bl. H. 105, 23; Wlfst. 251, 16. Se middangeard ús (devils) wæs lange ǽr underþeóded, and ús deáþ mycel gafol geald, Bl.

ge-sceád

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Gif hé is unmilde. .. " Cwǽdon hí: 'Be hwon magon þis gesceád witon ?' ' si mitis est . . . sin autem inmitis . . . ' Aiebant: Unde hoc dinoscere ualemus ?,' Bd. 2, 2; Sch. 117, 9. Hý mihton georne tócnáwan, gif hí cúðon þæt gesceád.

a-bítan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bítan, ic -bíte, ðú -bítest, -bítst, he -bíteþ, -bit, pl. -bítaþ; p. -bát, pl. -biton; pp. -biten; v. a.

To biteeatconsumedevourmorderearroderemordendo necarecomederedevorare

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Ðæt se wód-freca were-wulf tó fela ne abíte of godcundre heorde that the ferocious man-wolf devour not too many of the spiritual flock, L. I. P. 6; Th. ii. 310, 31. Míne scép sind abitene my sheep are devoured. Homl. Th. i. 242, 10.

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