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gebyrd-boda

(n.)
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one who announces a birth Sé onsended wæs . Summo de throno . and þǽre clǽnan . Clara voce . þe gebyrdboda (þá gebyrd bodade?) . bona voluntate . ꝥ heó sceolde cennan . Christum regem, Dóm. L. 36, 17. (?)

heáh-boda

(n.)
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heáh-boda, an; m.

An archangel

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An archangel Héht sigores fruma his heáhbodan hider gefleógan bade the triumphant Lord his archangel fly hither, Exon. 12 a; Th. 19, 3; Cri. 295

síþ-boda

(n.)
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síþ-boda, an; m.

One who announces that a journey or march is to begin

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One who announces that a journey or march is to begin, applied to the pillar of cloud, Cd. Th. 193, 21; Exod. 250

bod-lác

(n.)
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bod-lác, es; n.

A decree, ordinance ⬩ decretum

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A decree, ordinance; decretum, Chr. 1129; Ing. 359, 21; Erl. 258, 13

bodudon

(v.)

announced ⬩ annuntiaverunt

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Spl. 43, 1, = bododon; p. pl. of bodian

un-forhtigende

(adj.)
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un-forhtigende, adj.

Not fearing ⬩ fearless

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Not fearing, fearless Hé wolde leódum bodian on fyrlenum lande unforhtigende, Homl. Th. ii. 140, 29

un-ágǽledlíce

(adv.)
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un-ágǽledlíce, adv.

Unremittedly

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Unremittedly Hié sceoldan mancynne bodian; swá ðæt cúþ gewearþ ðæt hié ðæt seoþþan dydon unágǽledlíce, Blickl. Homl. 121, 5

Linked entry: á-gǽledlíce

lár-spell

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Se mæssepreóst sceal mannum mid rihte bodian þone sóðan geleáfan and him lárspel secgan, Ll. Th. ii. 384, 25. Add

ge-myndiglic

(adj.)
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ge-myndiglic, adj.
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That brings to mind, that serves to warn, admonitory Ðes cwyde mæg beón swýðe gemyndiglic eallum þám þe tó þám gesette sýn, þæt hí Godes folce riht bodian sculon, Wlfst. 7, 3

sigor-tácn

(n.)
Grammar
sigor-tácn, [e]n, es; n.

A sign of victory ⬩ a convincing sign

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A sign of victory, a convincing sign Godspel bodian, secgan sigortácnum to preach the gospel, tell it with convincing proofs or with marks shewing how it had prevailed, Exon. Th. 169, 3; Gú. 1089

Linked entry: sige-tác

lim-gesihþ

(n.)
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lim-gesihþ, physical vision, sight by means of the bodily eye (? cf. A man has na lym þat he is warere wiþ þan wiþ his eghe, Hamp. Ps. 16, 9. Þe lyme of syȝte
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organum visus, N. E. D. under limb; I) Ealle menn árísað mid limgesihðum (corporibus), Ps. Rdr. 301, 4

Linked entry: ge-siht

namcúþlíce

(adv.)
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Add: individually Ǽnne God gé bodiað, and húmeta namast þú namcúðlíce þrý godas, Hml. S. 34, 162

weorold-þearf

(n.)
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weorold-þearf, e; f.
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What is needed for the life of this world Swá swá hé gehét him andlyfne and heora weoruldðearfe forgifan, eác swylce lýfnesse sealde ðæt hí móstan Cristes geleáfan bodian eis, ut promiserat, cum administratione victus temporalis, licentiam quoque praedicandi

bí-genge

(n.)
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bí-genge, es; n.

Practice ⬩ worship

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Bodiað bígenga (studia) his, Ps. Spl. 9, 11

Linked entries: -genge -genge bí-geng

and-fenge

(adj.)
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and-fenge, -fencge; adj.

That which can be received ⬩ acceptable ⬩ approved ⬩ fit ⬩ acceptabilis ⬩ acceptus ⬩ aptus

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Bodian Drihtnes andfenge gér prædicare annum Domini acceptum, Lk. Bos. 4, 19: 4, 24. Nys andfenge Godes ríce non est aptus regno Dei, 9, 62. Andfencge acceptus: andfengra acceptior, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 44, 47

wíd-mǽrsian

(v.)
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wíd-mǽrsian, p. ode
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Hé ongan bodian and wídmǽrsian ða sprǽce ille coepit praedicare et diffamare sermonem, Mk. Skt. 1. 45. Heó nolde wídmǽrsian Cristes dígelnesse. Homl. Th. i. 42, 18. Wídmǽrsiende crebrescens, Hpt. Gl. 512, 21

geond-féran

(v.)
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geond-féran, p. -férde; pp. -féred [geond through, féran to go]

To go through, traverse ⬩ pertransīre, peragrāre

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Gewunede he swýðost ða stówe geondféran, and in ðám túnum godcunde láre bodian, ða ðe in heágum mórum and in hréðum feor gesette wǽron solēbat autem ea maxĭme lŏca peragrāre, illis prædĭcāre in vicŭlis, qui in arduis aspĕrisque montĭbus procul posĭti,

irming

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Tó bodianne ermingum (captiuis) for-gefnise, Lk. L. R. 4, 18. Add

ge-myndelic

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Godes folce riht bodian sculon, Wlfst. 283, 7. Gemindelic gehádedum mannum, 304, 2. Gemyndelice exortatoria, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 74. that preserves the memory of something Gemyndelic memoriale, Bl. Gl. Eówres gemyndelican memoriale, Wrt.

Linked entry: ge-myndiglic

bodung

annunciation ⬩ declaration ⬩ testimony ⬩ interpretation ⬩ reciting ⬩ rehearsing ⬩ preaching

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Ben. 71, 5. boastful assertion (cf. bodian, III) : þæt dígle þing beón scolde, tó sige, þæt is tó bodunge and tó getotes gylpe hý gewyrcaþ, R.