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magu

(n.)
Grammar
magu, a; m.

A child,sona young persona servanta youngstrong mana man

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Th. 2361; B. 1178. a young person, a servant (cf. cniht, cnapa, geongra) Ongan hismagu frignan (cf. ombehtþegn, l, 9), Exon. 47 b; Th. 162, 30; Gú. 983. a young, strong man, a man (cf. cniht) Hwǽr cwom mearg hwǽr cwom mago where is the steed gone?

mitta

(n.)
Grammar
mitta, an; m.

A measure, both dry and liquid, as for corn, meal, ale, honey

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Sellemon xxx ombra gódes Welesces aloþ, ðet limpaþ tó xv mittan, and mittan fulne huniges, oððe twegen wínes, Chart. Th. 460, 22-28. Mittan bata, Wrt. Voc. ii. 11, 52: chori, 15, 82.

Linked entry: an-mitta

eaht

(n.)
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lt;b>eaht,</b> aht, æht, eht, es; m. council, deliberation Þonne úðweotan æht besǽton ( sat deliberating ), on sefan sóhton hú hié sunu Meotudes áhéngon, El. 473. estimation, consideration Bið ðæt æðeleste híw onhworfen, ðonne se æht ðára gódra

hínþ

Grammar
hínþ, hínþu, hínþo.

miserypovertyhurtinjurydestruction

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L. 12, 44. hurt, injury, destruction: Hié fæstor tósomne beóð gefégde tó gódra monna hiénðe in bonorum gravius nece glomerantur. Past. 361, 21. Hýnðe (vitae) detrimento, i. dispendio, An. Ox, 3156.

Linked entry: hýnþ

hird-ness

watchful caretaking chargetaking carea watchguarda watch

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On hú mycelre Godes heordnysse (custodia) beóð þá þe cunnon hí sylfe forseón on þysum lífe, 39, 30.

hrepung

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Add: the action of touching with the hand or other part of the body, exercise of the faculty of feeling Godes ængel ꝥ cweartern geopenode mid his handa hrepunge, Hml. S. 4, 234. Ic gesyngode on gesihðe . . . and on hrepunge, Angl. xi. 112, 16.

mylen

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Sume menn syllað eác cyrcan tó hýre swá swá wáclice mylna . . . ac hit ne gedafnað ꝥ man dó Godes hús ánre mylne gelíc for lyðrum tolle, Hml. S. 19, 248-253. Fiscwer and mylne macian, Angl. ix. 261, 13.

sculan

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Hé forgeaf on Godes ést Centingan ðæne borh ðe hý him sceoldan, C.

æl-tæw

Grammar
æl-tæw, l. æl-tǽwe, -teáwe, -teówe, -tówe,
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Ðá æltǽwan mód ðára gódra esna piae subditorum mentes, Past. 199, 3. Ðeáh hié wieten ðæt hié æltǽwe ne sín cum de imperfectione reprehendunt, 7.

fyrþran

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Þæt hé Godes cyrcean fyrðrie and fryðie, Wlfst. 266, 16. Hé hit forseah, sé þe hit fyrþran sceolde æfter hiera ágnum gewunan, Ors. 4, 12; S. 210, 7. Unriht álecgan and rihtwísnysse fyrðrian, Hml. Th. ii. 78, 1: Hml.

ge-setnes

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Æfter Godes gesetnysse, 19, 139 : 20, 151. Ðá beóð scyldige ðe ðá gesetnysse ( the injunction as to fasting) tóbrecaþ þǽre hálgan gelaðunge, Hml. Th. ii. 330, 35. Hwæne þú forsáwe and hwæs (God&#39;s) gesetnysse (of the Mosaic law ), Ælfc. T.

FYRHTO

(n.)
Grammar
FYRHTO, indecl. in sing, fyrhtu, e; f.

FearFRIGHTdreadterrortremblingtĭmorpăvorformīdoterrortrĕmor

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Ne him Godes fyrhtu georne ondrǽdaþ non tĭmuērunt Deum, Ps. Th. 54, 20: 77, 53

Linked entry: ferht

holh

(n.)
Grammar
holh, holg, es; n.
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A hollow, cavity, hole Hwæt tácnaþ ðæt holh on ðæm weobude búton gódra monna geþyld? Forðam ðonne mon his mód geeáðmódgeþ ðæt he wiðerweardnesse and scande forbere ðonne geeácnaþ hé sum holh on his móde swá swá ðæt weobud hæfþ on him uppan.

Linked entry: hol

gleáwnes

(n.)
Grammar
gleáwnes, glauwnes, se; f.

Prudenceskillwisdomabilitysagacityacuteness

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He hæfde ða gleáwnysse Godes beboda to healdenne and to lǽranne industriam faciendi et docendi mandata cælestia, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 9.

Linked entry: glauwnes

geornful-nes

(n.)
Grammar
geornful-nes, giornful-nes, -nys, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

Eagerness, diligence, earnestness, zeal, fervour, devotionsollertia, dīlĭgentia, industria, fervor, devōtio

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He geornlíce gýmde ðæt he to lufan and to geornfulnesse awehte gódra dǽda ad dilectiōnem vero et sollertiam bŏnæ actiōnis excitāre curābat, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 19: 5, 13; S. 632, 8.

Linked entry: eornfullnes

á-cólian

(v.)
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Ic Godes þeówdóm ácóledne behreówsige, C. D. iii. 349, 8

efenlíce

(adv.)
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Efenlíce Godes mon til vir aeque Deo devotus, Bd. 3, 23; Sch. 300, 4. with equanimity, calmly Efnlíce (emn-, v. l.) aequanimiter, Past. 100, 3. Emlíce, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 61. Geþyld sóð ys fremede yfelu emlíce þolian, Scint. 10, 3: 12, 5: 114, 16.

ge-þrístlǽcan

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Hú hé dorste geþrístlǽcean (for hwon hé geþrýsstlǽhte, v. l. ) ꝥ hé héte þone Godes wer swencean, 39, 9. Sceal nán mon geþrístlǽcan ( presumat ) þát hé sprǽce, R. Ben. 16, 2

plegan

Grammar
plegan, [In p. 775, col. 2, l. 2 for 361, l. 391.]
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Add Hí willað wódlíce drincan binnan Godes húse and bysmorlíce plegan (-ean, v. l.), Hml. S. 13, 77. <b>II a.</b> add :-- Hé sang beforan þám kásere scandlicu leóþ and plegode scandlice plegan, Shrn. 121, 10.

wilwan

(v.)
Grammar
wilwan, wilwian, wilian; p. wilwede, wilede.

to rollfig.to joincompoundcompose

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Goth. walwjan (trans.).] Similar entries v. á-, be-, ge-wilwan; wealwian