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un-tweólíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-tweólíce, adv.

undoubtedlyindubitablycertainlywithout feeling doubtwith certainty

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Se Sunu is gást and hálig untwýlíce, Homl. Th. i. 282, 30. Untwýlíce ðú líhst, 378, 6.

Linked entries: tweólíce un-twílíce

hana

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Sumes wífes gást wunode mid hire oð hana sang, Shrn. 30, 29. Hana (gallus) þá licgenda[n] áwecð and þá slápolon hé þreáð, cocc (gallus) þá wiþsacen*-*dan cít; hanan (gallo) cráwendon hopa gehwer[f]þ, Hy. S. 6, 36-7, 5. On hanan welle, C.

nón

(n.)
Grammar
nón, m. (not n. )
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Se dæg wæs on þeóstre niht gecierred fram midnedæg oð nón ; hé æt þǽm nóne his gást onsænde, Shrn. 67, 18. Add Sí gedón tácn nónes ꝥ fylige se tídsang þæne nón ná fylige scenc, Angl. xiii. 399, 483

tó-sceádan

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, cf. tó-dǽlan; Hig tyrigdon gást his and hé tósceádde on welerum his exacerbauerunt spiritum eius et distinxit in labiis suis, Ps. L. 105, 33. Míne behát þá þe tóscáddon ( distinxerunt ) míne weleras, 65, 14.

æfstigian

(v.)
Grammar
æfstigian, æfestigian; p. ode.

to envy, be envious of to took with envy or ill will on, have envy towards

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Se áwyrgda gást æfestgaþ on ðá ðe hé gesyhþ tó Gode higian, Bl. H. 29, 21. Ðá geseah hé dæs sácerdes mód byrnan and æfæstigian wiþ his lífe, Gr. D. 119, 6. Similar entries v. ge-aelig;f(e)stigian

sefa

(n.)
Grammar
sefa, an ; m.
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Him ( Nebuchadnezzar on recovery from his madness ) in gást becwom rǽdfæst sefa, 257, 2 ; Dan. 652. Næs him hreó sefa, Beo. Th. 4367 ; B. 2180. Gif ðín hige wǽre, sefa swá searogrim, swá ðú self talast, 1192 ; B. 594.

Linked entries: seofa siofa

on-éðung

(n.)
Grammar
on-éðung, e ; f.

In-breathing, inspiration

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In-breathing, inspiration From onoeðunge gástes, Ps. Surt. 17, 16

forhtian

(v.)
Grammar
forhtian, forhtigan, forhtigean, forhtegean; to forhtianne; part. forhtiende, forhtigende; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [forht affrighted, and the terminations -an, -anne, -gan] .

To be afraid or frightenedtremblepăvēretrĕmĕretrĕpĭdāreformīdāreTo fearbe frightened atdreadtĭmēre

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v. intrans. To be afraid or frightened, tremble; păvēre, trĕmĕre, trĕpĭdāre, formīdāre Ongan he forhtian, and sárgian cæpit păvēre, et tædēre. Mk. Bos. 14, 33: Boutr. Scrd, 21, 22. Ongunnon hí forhtigan they began to be afraid, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 30.

Linked entries: frohtian ge-frohtian

wítedóm-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wítedóm-líc, adj.

Of superhuman knowledgeprophetical

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Gúðlác wítedómlíce gáste (in prophetic spirit) weóx, and hé ða tóweardan mannum cýdde swá cúðlíce swá ða andweardan, 13; Gdwin. 60, 19. Wítedómlíce múðe hé sang, 4; Gdwin. 28, 19

ǽ-swic

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-swic, ǽ-swicc; adj.
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Apostate Ðá ǽswiccan gástas apostatas spiritus, Gr. D. 304, 28

deáþ-dæg

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Huaet his gástae aefter deóthdaege doemid uueorthe, Txts. 149, 20. Add

ge-béd-man

(n.)
Grammar
ge-béd-man, -mannes; m.

A prayer-manone whose duty it is to prayone of the clergyworshipperōrātoradōrātor

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A prayer-man, one whose duty it is to pray, one of the clergy, worshipper; ōrātor, adōrātor He sceal hæbban gebéd-men and fyrdmen and weorcmen he must have prayer-men and soldiers and workmen, Bt. 17; Fox 58, 33, Sóþe gebéd-men gebiddap fæder on gáste

tó-þundenness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-þundenness, e; f.

swollennesspridearrogancecontumacy

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physical, swollenness Wiþ ðæra innoþa tóðundennysse, Lchdm. i. 282, 8: 198, 23. metaphorical, pride, arrogance, contumacy Mid ðam áwyrigdan gáste tóþundennesse tóbláwen maligno spiritu superbie inflatus, R. Ben. 124, 5.

Linked entry: -þunden-ness

dirne

(adj.)
Grammar
dirne, adj.
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Spiritus fornicationis, ꝥ is dernes geligeres gást, Shrn. 52, 27. Démde hé ðám bisceope for his dyrnum geligrum, 130, 14. From dernum geligerum, Ll.

Linked entries: derne dyrne

on-innan

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Þenden þé wunað gást oninnan, Gen. 909. Ofne oninnan, Dan. 259. Wel bið þám eorle þe him oninnan hafað rúme heortan, Alm. 1. Hit him oninnan cóm, Gen. 723. Burgum oninnan, B. 1968 : Jul. 691 : Gú. 1341: El. 1057

snytro-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
snytro-cræft, (or snytro (gen.) cræft, cf. þurh snyttra cræft,
  • Andr. Kmbl. 1261;
  • An. 631
), es; m.

Prudent skill, prudence, wisdom

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Ælmihtig eácenne gást in sefan sende, snyttrocræftas Cd. Th. 246, 29; Dan. 486

ge-niwian

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

To renew, make new, changerenovare, innovare

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To renew, make new, change; renovare, innovare Gást rihtne geniwa spiritum rectum innova, Ps. Spl. 50, 11. Biþ geniwod renovabitur, 102, 5.

wíde-feorh

(n.)
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Ðonne hé gást ofgifeþ, syþþan hine gærsbedd sceal wunian wídefyrh ( so the MS.; -fyrhþ (?) as Thorpe reads ), Ps. Th. 102, 15. v. next two words

ge-éfstan

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ge-éfstan, l. ge-efestan, ge-efstan,
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Voc. ii. 65, 78. to strive after Ꝥ án wæs swíðost fram heom eallum geefst, ꝥ heora ǽlc wǽre on líchaman deád and on gáste libbende the one most earnest endeavour of all was to be dead in the body and living in the spirit, Hml. S. 23 b, 90

á-þindan

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Hé wæs mid oferhygdes gáste áþunden, Gr. D. 144, 28 : 180, 16. Add