riht-wíf
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A lawful wife Hú mihte Abraham beón clǽne ꝥ hé nǽre forligr geteald þá þá hé hæfde cyfese under his rihtwífe? quomodo defenditur Abraham adulterii reus non esse, dum viventi legitima uxore sua conjunctus est ancillae suae?, Angl. vii. 46, 440.
óðel
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Home, native country Abraham ferede æðelinga bearn óðle niór, mægeþ heora mágum, Cd. Th. 126, 7 ; Gen. 2091
gladian
to be glad ⬩ exultare ⬩ to make glad
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Abraham gladade ł glæd wæs Abraham gavisus, est; Wick. Abraham gladide. Jn. Skt. Rush. 8, 56. Glada and blissa be glad and rejoice Apol. Th. 7, 2.
gifeðe
Given ⬩ granted [by fate] ⬩ datus ⬩ concessus
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Nó gifeðe wearþ Abrahame ðæt him yrfeweard wlitebeorht ides on worulde brohte it was not granted to Abraham that the beautiful woman brought him an heir into the world, Cd. 83; Th. 103, 31; Gen. 1726: 101; Th. 134, 13; Gen. 2224: Beo.
freá-drihten
A lord ⬩ master ⬩ the Lord ⬩ dŏmĭnus
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Abraham, ðín freádrihten Abraham, thy lord, Cd. 130; Th. 165, 9; Gen. 2729. Freádrihten mín O my Lord, 42; Th. 54, 29; Gen. 884. He wolde freahdrihtnes feorh ealgian he would defend his lord's life, Beo. Th. 1596, note; B. 796
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freó-bearn
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Add: of human beings Hié ( the descendants of Abraham ) gesittað be sǽm tweónum ... leóde þíne, freóbearn fæder, folca sélost, Exod. 445. Abraham andswarode '...
níþ-geteón
Injurious malice
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Injurious malice Sigor áhwearf of norþmanna níþgeteóne ( when Abraham defeated those who carried away Lot ), Cd. Th. 124, 26; Gen. 2068
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hund-nigontig
Ninety
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Hundteóntig geára wæs Abraham and his gebedda hundnigontig Abraham was a hundred years old and his consort ninety, Homl. Th. i. 92, 21. Nigon and hundnigontig nonaginta novem, Lk. Skt. 15, 4.
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sár-ferhþ
Sore at heart, wounded in spirit
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Sore at heart, wounded in spirit Ðæt wíf (Sarah complaining to Abraham about Hagar ) módes sorge, sárferhþ sægde: 'Ne fremest ðú riht wið mé,' Cd. Th. 135, 17; Gen. 2244
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riht-cynn
A genuine stock, a race really derived from a particular source
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A genuine stock, a race really derived from a particular source Moyses wæs ðæs rihtcynnes Moses was of the true stock of Abraham, Wulfst. 13, 6
stíþ-hygdig
Of stern purpose
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Of stern purpose Gestáh stíðhýdig (Abraham when about to offer Isaac) steápe dúne, Cd. Th. 175, 16; Gen. 2896. Stópon stíðhýdige . . . þrungon þræchearde, Elen. Kmbl. 241; El. 121
of-spring
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For ðan ðe hé is Abrahames ofspring quod ipse filius sit Abrahae (Lk. 19, 9), Hml. Th. i. 582, 6. Eádríc hæfð geboht Sǽgyfu æt Ælfsige . . . tó écum freóte, and eall hire ofspring, C. D. vi. 209, 11.
dǽd-róf
Deed-famed, illustrious, valiant ⬩ agendo celeber vel strenuus
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Deed-famed, illustrious, valiant; agendo celeber vel strenuus Abraham andswarode, dǽdróf, Drihtne sínum Abram the deed-famed answered his Lord, Cd. 99; Th. 131, 8; Gen. 2173: 121; Th. 156, 16; Gen. 2589
wiþ-hogian
To be adverse in thought ⬩ purpose ⬩ to be disposed to resist
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To be adverse in thought or purpose, to be disposed to resist Abraham . . . nalles Nergendes hǽse wiðhogode (had no thought of disobeying the command), Cd. Th. 173, 20; Gen. 2864. v. next word
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folce-getrum
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The passage is Him þá Abraham gewát and þá eorlas þrý þe him ǽr treówe sealdon mid heora folce getrume. Perhaps for the last half-line might be read trume mid heora folce
on-beornan
to set fire to, to kindle ⬩ to inflame
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to set fire to, to kindle Abraham ádfýr onbran, Cd. Th. 203, 4; Exod. 398. to inflame Se innoþ wyrþ onburnen, Lchdm. ii. 278, 9. Wǽte onburnenu, 218, 14
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a-wegan
to lift up ⬩ take or carry away ⬩ levare ⬩ auferre ⬩ to weigh out ⬩ weigh to any one ⬩ appendere
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Th. i. 308, 17. to weigh out, weigh to any one; appendere Abraham ðá awæh feówer hund scillinga seolfres Abraham appendit quadringentos siclos argenti, Gen. 23, 16.
be-standan
to surround
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S. 28, 104, to attend the dead, perform funeral rites for Heó forðférde and Abraham hig bestód þá ealdan wísan mortua est, venitgue Abraham, ut plangeret et fleret eam, Gen. 23, 2. ) þá wíf behwurfon hire líc oþþæt heó bebyrged wæs, swylce hí for ðan
for-helan
To cover over ⬩ hide ⬩ conceal ⬩ celāre ⬩ occultāre ⬩ abscondĕre
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Hú mæg ic forhelan Abrahame, ðe ic dón wille num celāre potĕro Abraham, quæ factūrus sum? Gen. 18, 17. Forhele ic incrum Hérran hearmes swá fela I will conceal from your Lord so much calumny, Cd. 27; Th. 36, 29; Gen. 579.
wís-hygdig
Wise-minded
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Wise-minded Him ðá wíshýdig Abraham gewát, Cd. Th. 109, 2; Gen. 1816. Ongan his brýd wíshýdig wer wordum lǽran, 109, 15; Gen. 1823: 123, 29; Gen. 2053: 136, 8; Gen. 2255