acolitus
ἀκόλυθος ⬩ A light-bearer ⬩ lucifer ⬩ state ⬩ condition ⬩ ordo ⬩ gradus
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C. 14 ; Th. ii. 348, 4. state, condition; ordo, gradus, etc
scríðan
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Th. 103, 24. of the increase or decrease of light Heó ðæt leóht geseah ellor scríðan. Cd. Th. 48, 9; Gen. 773. Niht ofer ealle scríðan cwóme. Beo.
ge-rihtlǽcan
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S. 2, 61. to direct. to cause to move in a certain direction (lit. or fig. ), to an end or purpose Is óðer wiðerwinna ðe ús wyle gerihtlǽcan fram úrum unðeáwum . . . Þát is Godes word þe ús gewissian sceal, Hml. A. 5, 125.
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bend
A band ⬩ bond ⬩ ribbon ⬩ a chaplet ⬩ crown ⬩ ornament ⬩ vinculum ⬩ ligamen ⬩ diadema
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A band, bond, ribbon, a chaplet, crown, ornament; vinculum, ligamen, diadema; What ties, binds, or bends Ðæt benda onlýseþ that looseneth bonds Exon. 8 b; Th. 5, 12; Cri. 68. On láþne bend in a loathsome bond Cd. 225; Th. 298, 27; Sat. 539.
cwíðan
To speak or moan in grief, mourn, lament ⬩ lamentāre, plangĕre
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To speak or moan in grief, mourn, lament ; lamentāre, plangĕre Wópe cwíðan with weeping to lament, Cd. 48; Th. 61, 13; Gen. 996. Ic sceolde ána míne ceare cwiðan I must alone mourn my care, Exon. 76b; Th. 287, 4; Wand. 9.
gang-dagas
Perambulation days ⬩ the three days before Ascension day or Holy Thursday ⬩ Rogation days, when the boundaries of parishes and districts were traversed ⬩ dies perambŭlātiōnes vel processiōnis ⬩ rogātiōnum dies
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Perambulation days, the three days before Ascension day or Holy Thursday, Rogation days, when the boundaries of parishes and districts were traversed; dies perambŭlātiōnes vel processiōnis, rogātiōnum dies Betweox gang-dagum and middum sumera betwixt
HREDDAN
To RID ⬩ take away ⬩ save ⬩ liberate
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To RID, take away, save, liberate God hí hredde wið heora fýnd God rid them of, or saved them from, their enemies, Homl. Th. i. 312, 9. Hrede ł nere eripe, Blickl. Gl. Ps. 58, 2.
hú-meta
How ⬩ quomodo
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Ðú sǽdest ðæt ðú ne mihte witan húmeta hé his weólde oððe hú hé his weólde you said that you could not see in what manner or by what means he governed it [the world ]; quibus gubernaculis mundus regatur, Bt. 35, 2; Fox 156, 25
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húsel-gang
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Attendance upon or partaking of the sacrament Fulluht and synna forgyfenys húselgang sind eallum gemǽne earmum and eádigum baptism and forgiveness of sins, attendance at the sacrament, are common to all, to poor and rich, Homl.
lengan
protract ⬩ delay ⬩ extend ⬩ lengthen
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To make or to become long, protract, delay, extend, lengthen Lengeþ, Exon. 107 b: Th. 411, 6; Rä. 29, 8. Ðá lengde hit man swá lange it was so long delayed, Chr. 1052; Erl. 183, 10.
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líg-ræsc
Lightning
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Lígræsceas gesihþ or- sorhnesse hit getácttaþ, Lchdm. iii. 202, 17. Líghræscas, Ps. Lamb. 134, 7
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ge-bígednys
A bending ⬩ inflection ⬩ declining ⬩ declension ⬩ case ⬩ declīnātio ⬩ cāsus
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Cāsus, ðæt is fyll oððe gebígedniss a case, that is a fall or inflection, Ælfc. Gr. 14; Som. 17, 23.
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sirwung
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If any man plot against king or lord, L. C. S. 58 ; Th. i. 408, 1. Gif hwá ofsleá his ðone néhstan þurh syrwunge ( with guile, Exod. 21, 14), L. Alf. 13 ; Th. i. 48, 1, note. Hé cýdde his fácenfulle syrewunge, Homl. Th. i. 82, 18.
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stíman
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To emit a scent or vapour, exhale Ic stéme oleo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 1 ; Zup. 153, 2. Stémþ exalet, i. redolet, spiret, fetet, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 42 : fragrat, odorat, odorem dat, 150, 34. Willsele stýmeþ swétum swæccum, Exon. Th. 212, 21 ; Ph. 213.
sting
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a sting, stab, thrust made with a pointed instrument ; the wound made by a stab or sting Beslóh se þorn on ðone fót and swá strang wæs se sting ðæs þornes ðæt hé eode þurh ðone fót the prick of the thorn was so hard, that the thorn went through the foot
treówan
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Trýwan, 19 ; Th. 1. 74, 7 note. v. ge-treówan, -triéwan, -trýwan, mis- tríwan, or-trýwan, and treówian
treówe
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Ger. gi-triuwi: Icel. tryggr-] v- ge-, or-treówe (-triéwe, -trýwe)
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trum-líc
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firm, strong, stable, of material things, lit. or fig. Tǽceþ ús se torhta trumlícne hám, burhweallas beorhte scínaþ, Cd. Th. 282, 30; Sat. 294. Ða geseah ic gyldenne wíngeard trumlícne and fæstlícne vineam solidam auro miratus sum, Nar. 4, 28.
þíxl
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a beam or pole of a waggon; temo: used, also, like temo, to denote a constellation, the Bear Wǽnes ðísl (wægne þíxl (wægnes?), 100, 72) archtoes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 23. Þísl temo vel arctoes, i. 16, 24: themon (in a list 'de plaustris'), 284, 46.
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un-sýferness
Impurity ⬩ uncleanness
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Impurity, uncleanness (physical or moral) Se ðe forgýmeleásige gehálgod húsl, ðæt him sig unsýfernys ( sordes ) on, L. Ecg. P. iv. 44; Th. ii. 216, 18. Ðǽr unsýfernes on ne sý ne unclǽnnes, L. E. I. 5; Th. ii. 406, 1.
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