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un-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
un-týnan, p. de.

to unclose ⬩ open ⬩ to disclose ⬩ lay open ⬩ solvere ⬩ inhiare

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to unclose, open Euplis bær Cristes godspel in fódre ... Ðá untýnde Eplius ðæt Cristes godspel, Shrn. 116, 33. Án ðara cempa mið spere sidu his untýnde ( aperuit ), Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 19, 34. Hé untýnde ealle ða bernu, Gen. 41, 56.

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ge-miltan

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Sele him þá mettas þá þe ne sién tó raðe gemelte, 196, 16. to weaken, abate Se gesíð hét sendan on fýr Agapan and Chonie, and þá ꝥ fýr waes gemelted (had burnt itself out), þá wǽron ðá fǽmnan tó Críste geleóred, and þá líchoman wǽron swá gesunde ꝥ him

hider-cyme

(n.)
Grammar
hider-cyme, es; m.

A coming hither, to this world ⬩ advent

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Fram Cristes hidercyme ab incarnatione Domini, Bd. 1, 3; S. 475, 16: 1. 4; S. 475, 26. On his hidercyme in his coming hither [to Hell], Blickl. Homl. 87, 2, 11. Hidercyme ðínne on wráþra geweald thy coming hither into the power of enemies, Andr.

Linked entry: hider-tócyme

hremming

(n.)
Grammar
hremming, e;f

A hindering ⬩ hindrance ⬩ obstruction ⬩ obstacle ⬩ impediment

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Mycele swýðor sceal se sóþa Godes cempa búton ǽlcere hremminge hræðe gehýrsumian Cristes sylfes bebodum much more shall the true soldier of God, without any hindrance, at once obey the commands of Christ himself, Basil admn. 2; Norm. 34, 23

brýd-búr

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Se Crístes brýdbúr ( the Virgin's womb ), Bl. H. 7, 31. Brédbú[res] (brýd-, An. Ox. 3376) thalami, Hpt. Gl. 485, 54. Se heofonlica cyning gearwaþ þínne innoþ his suna tó brýdbúre, Bl. H. 9, 10, 26.

rǽding

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Th. ii. 180, 24-34. add Man rǽdde þá nigoðan rǽdinge on Crístes godspelle, Shrn. 126, 26. Wé rǽdaþ ðǽs rǽdinge æt þǽra hálgena mæssan þe wé hátaþ Confessores, Hml. A. 50, 26. Nú cwyð sum man ongeán ðǽs rǽdinge ( this text), Hml.

rícsian

(v.)
Grammar
rícsian, <b>II a.</b>
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Hér ásette se apostol niht for þǽre ealdan nytennysse ðe ríxode ær Crístes tócyme, Hml. Th. i. 602, 34. Ðá hwíle ðe him ǽnig unðeáw on rícsige, Past. 63, 19. Add

wíse

Grammar
wíse, <b>. I.</b>
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Ie mid ðǽre hálgan Crístes róde tǽcne ðás word and ðás wísan fæstnie and wríte, C. D. ii. 122, 2. Add Þá gelamp sum wundorlic wíse (þing, v.l.) mira valde res, Gr. D. 16, 23 : 53, 19. <b>IV a.

smirels

(n.)
Grammar
smirels, es; m.

An unguent, ointment, unction, salve ⬩ grease

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Kepen ðe lich wiðuten smerles Gen. and Ex. 2454. þe Magdalene smerede Cristes uet mid þe precious smerieles Ayenb. 187, 32.]

Linked entry: smyrels

lífan

(v.)
Grammar
lífan, léfan, lýfan; p. de

allow ⬩ permit

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Gif eów Crist lýfan wylle, dæt ... Exon. 41 a; Th. 137, 27; Gú. 565

ge-reordan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reordan, -reordian; p. ode; pp. ad, od

To give food to, feed, take food, satisfy, refresh, feast ⬩ cibare, saturare, satiare, epulari

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Crist gereorde fíf þúsenda wera Christ fed five thousand men, Shrn. 48, 30. Ðæt gé eów gereordian that ye may refresh yourselves, Gen. 18, 5. Ǽr mǽle hine gereordige that one take refection before the time, Homl. Th. ii. 590, 25.

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for-sacan

renounce ⬩ abandon ⬩ forsake

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; P. 206, 1. to refuse to give what is due: Forsæcð hé ðone wæstm his gástes ferre fructum spiritus recusat, Past. 344, 13. to refuse allegiance to, renounce, abandon, forsake Hé deófol and his gemánan ealne forsæcð and him mid ealle fram býhð and Críst

ge-tácnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tácnian, p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud [tácen, tácn a sign, token] .

to denote by a sign ⬩ signify ⬩ betoken ⬩ show ⬩ instruct ⬩ signāre ⬩ signĭfĭcāre ⬩ denŏtāre ⬩ insĭnuāre ⬩ monstrāre ⬩ instruĕre ⬩ to sign ⬩ mark ⬩ witness ⬩ seal ⬩ signāre ⬩ insignīre ⬩ obsignāre

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Adam getácnude úrne Hǽlend Crist Adam betokened our Saviour Christ, 6, 8. Ðú me sóþfæstnysse weg getácna viam justĭfĭcātiōnum tuārum insĭnua mihi, Ps. Th. 118, 27.

ge-rihtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rihtan, -ryhtan; p. -rihte; pp. -rihted, -riht

To set right or straight, to direct, correct ⬩ dirĭgĕre, corrĭgĕre, emendāre

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To set right or straight, to direct, correct; dirĭgĕre, corrĭgĕre, emendāre He wolde ðone Cristes gelǽfan gerihtan he would set right the faith of Christ, Chr. 680; Erl. 41, 14.

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þwítan

(v.)
Grammar
þwítan, p. þwát, pl. þwiton, þweoton; pp. þwiten

To thwite ⬩ to cut ⬩ cut off

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Monige of åam treówe ðæs hálgan Cristes mǽles spónas and sceafþan nimaþ (spónas ðwítaþ, MS. B.) multi de ipso ligno sacrosanctae crucis astulas excidere solent, Bd. 3, 2; S. 524, 31.

á-lynian

(v.)
Grammar
á-lynian, -lynnan.
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Ioseph Crístes líchaman of róde álinode, Btwk. 218, 12. Hí þæs þeófes fót áhlinode ( solvit ) of þám hege þe hé ǽr fæste on clifode, Gr. D. 25, 10. Hí ðæs scræfes locstán út álynedon, Hml. S. 23, 426. Áhlinnað ł áhebbað gatu attollite portas, Ps.

fore-stæppan

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Se dæg forestóp þá niht eall oð Crístes ǽriste; ac syððan hé þá niht gewuldrode mid his ǽriste, heó forestóp þæne dæg, 319, 40. Hé hí forestóp on heofenan ríce, Hml. Th. i. 50, 3. Forestópun mé grynu deáþes praeoccupauernut me laquei mortis, Ps.

Linked entry: fore-steppan

husc-lic

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Þaelig;t nán cyning. . . ne sceolde þincan tó huxlic þæt hé gebúge tó Crístes fulluhte, Hml. Th. ii. 40, 24. Ne ðúhte him tó huxlic þæt hé mid gesceáde hine betealde unsynnine, 226, Næs on þǽre þeóde nán deáþ swá huxlic swá swa on ródehengenne, Hml.

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cólian

(v.)
Grammar
cólian, p. ode, ede; v. intrans.

To COOL ⬩ to be or become cold ⬩ algere ⬩ refrigerari

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Cólaþ Cristes lufu the love of Christ cooleth Exon. 33a; Th. 104, 17; Gú. 9. Sumur-hát cólaþ summer-heat becomes cold Exon. 95a; Th. 354, 58; Reim. 67. Líc cólode the corpse became cold Exon. 51b; Th. 180, 18; Gú. 1281.

Linked entry: a-cólian

leornere

(n.)
Grammar
leornere, es; m.

A learner ⬩ reader

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Gif leornere geþéh þurh láre ðæt hé hád hæfde and þénode Criste if a scholar succeeded by learning so that he had holy orders and served Christ, L. R. 7; Th. i. 192, 12.