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ge-wilnung

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Hé micele gewilnunge hæfde Crístes tócymes, Hml.

mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
mearcian, to mark, <b>mearcian</b> to fix bounds. [These may be taken together; cf. mearc.]
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Wé sceolon mearcian úre forewearde heáfod and úrne líchoman mid Crístes róde tácne, Hml. Th. ii. 266, 11. Mearcian sé þe hine gesihð anxsumnese getácnað to see oneself cross oneself (?)

hearh

(n.)
Grammar
hearh, hearch, herh, es; m: pl. hearga, f.

A temple, an idollucus, nemus, fanum, delubrum, ara

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Hé on ðam ylcan hearhge wigbed hæfde tó Cristes onsægdnyssa and óðer tó deófla onsægdnysse in eodem fano et allare haberet ad sacrificium Christi et arulam ad victimas dæmoniorum, Bd. 2, 15; S. 518, 33.

Linked entries: hearh-eard hearh-lic

in-tinga

(n.)
Grammar
in-tinga, an; m.

A causesakepleacaseoccasionmatteraffairbusiness

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Ðysse þeóde wæs se ǽresta intinga tó onfónne Cristes geleáfan ðæt . . . huic genti occasio fuit percipiendæ fidei, quod . . . ; Bd. 2, 9 ; S. 510, 18.

Linked entry: tinga

LUST

(n.)
Grammar
LUST, es; m.

LUSTdesirepleasurevoluptuousness

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Swá mycel hǽto and lust Cristes geleáfan tantus fervor fidei et desiderium, Bd. 2, 14; S. 518, 4. Him wæs metes micel lust he had a craving for food, Homl. Th. i. 86, 6. Lust oððe gǽlsa luxus, Ælfc. Gr. 11; Som. 15, 11.

Linked entry: lustume

mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽrsian, p. ode.

to make greatextendto make knownspread the knowledge of anythingdeclareproclaimannouncecelebrateto celebrateto celebrateperform a rite, ceremony, &amp;c. with due solemnityto magnifyexaltpraiseglorify

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Be ðisse hálgan tíde (birthday of John the Baptist) weorþunga ðe wé nú tódæg mǽrsian sceolan . . . swíðe ús is ðes dæg tó mǽrsienne . . nǽniges Godes háligra gebyrd ciricean ne mǽrsiaþ, nemþe Cristes sylfes and ðyses Johannes, Blickl.

ge-hǽlan

(prep.)
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Þá hálgan ǽr Crístes cyme . . . wurdan mid his ǽriste gehǽlde, 81, 32. Mannes Sunu cóm tó gehǽlenne ( salvare ) ꝥ forwearð, Mt. 18, 11. Feáwa synt þe synt gehǽlede (saluantur), Lk. 13, 23. <b>II a.

ge-búgan

(v.)
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Seó cwén and Decius dohtor to Crístes geleáfan and tó ðám hálwendum fulluhte gebogene wǽron, Hml. Th. i. 434, 25. of abandonment, defection Ðá Wylisce men syððon hí fram þám cynge gebugon, heom manege ealdras of heom sylfan gecuron.

gilpan

(v.)
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Gylpan ꝥ þú mæge Crístes þegnas oferswíþan, Bl. H. 175, 32. uncertain construction Ne gilp ðú ne innitaris (v. ? Prov. 3, 5), Wrt. Voc. ii. 62, 2. with acc.?

geornlíce

(adv.)
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For eal crísten folc þingian geornlíce, Ll. Th. i. 332, 29. Wæs him beboden geornlícor ꝥ . . ., Bl. H. 215, 17. carefully, attentively, intently. Cf. georne, Ús is suíðe geornlíce tó gehiéranne solerter audiendum est, Past. 315, 23: Bl. H. 55, 6.

wenian

(v.)
Grammar
wenian, p. ede

To accustomto accustomtrainpreparefitto draw attractto draw to to drawto weanablactare

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Ðæt ǽlc cristen man his bearn tó cristendóme geornlíce waenige L. Edg. C. 17; Th. ii. 248, 9. Wenian tó gefeohte Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 571. Tó ǽlcan rihte ús sylfe wenian and wéman Wulfst. 266, 5.

crístnian

(v.)
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cf. crístnung, Þá hǽþenan feóllon tó his cneówum biddende hine ꝥ hé dyde hí crístene. Hé ne wandode on þám wídgillan felda þá hǽþenan tó cristnigenne . . . ac hé hí ealle sóna samtingas gecrístnode, Hml. S. 31, 1036

Linked entries: crístian crístnere

leógan

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K. 70. to state what is not correct, make a mistake Se áwergda gást ongan Godes béc trahtian, and þá sóna leáh ( and at once made a mistake); forþon þis næs gecweden be Críste . . . ah be hálgum monnum, Bl.

út-gang

(n.)
Grammar
út-gang, es; m.

A going outexitegressExitusfiniseffectusterminusegressusa going out of a placeegress, exitthe right of egressa coming out from a position within a bodyevacuation of the bodythe going out of a periodthe conclusionendan exitpassagea privyan evacuation

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Spl. 18, 6: exitus, 118, 136. a going out of a place, egress, exit Ná ðæt hé Criste útganges rýmde, Homl. Th. i. 222, 9. Be útgange (egressu) folces of Ægypta lande, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 11.

Linked entries: forþ-gang út-geng

irsian

(v.)
Grammar
irsian, p. ode.

to be angryto rageto make angryto angerprovoke

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Ða Iudéiscan yrsigende cwǽdon tó Criste the Jews being angry said to Christ, Homl. Th. ii. 236, 4. to make angry, to anger, provoke Hí yrsodon moyses irritaverunt Moysen, Ps. Spl. 105, 16

Linked entry: eornigende

án-feald

(num.; adj.)
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Fela árison mid Críste ðe wǽron ánfealde men, ðeáh ðe Críst God sý, Hml. Th. i. 226, 5. simple, plain, of persons Da bilwitan ánfealdan simplices, Past. 237, 14. Mid ðǽm bilwitum and mid ðǽm ánfealdum cum simplicibus, 243, 17.

máðum

(n.)
Grammar
máðum, máðm, mádm, máððum, es; m.

A precious or valuable thinga treasurejewelornament

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Ðis synd ða mádmas ðe Æðelwold sealde intó ðam mynstre .. ón Cristes bóc mid sylure berénod, and iii. róde eác mid sylure berénode, ii. sylure candelsticcan and ii. ouergylde, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 101, 21-26. Fato ł máðmas vasa, Mt. Kmbl.

Linked entry: máðm

elles

(adj.)

otherwisedifferentlyelsewhereelseelse

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Ben. 34, 13, Negehýrde nǽnig man on his múþe óht elles nefne Crístes lof, Bl. H. 223, 36. Wæs se bigleofa gemétt and nán ðing elles, Hml. Th. i. 76, 19. Hé elles nán þincg ne cwǽð, Hml. S. 23 b, 616.

feorm

provisionsstoresa feastan entertainmententertainment

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Hié þá miclan feorme þigedon Crístes þonces þe hié ǽr þigedon æt hiora diófolgildum deófla þonces magnificis ludis hic natalis annus a Christiano imperatore celebratus est, Ors. 6, 21; S. 272, 22. Man þǽre sunnan feorme worhte, Hml. Th. ii. 494, 6.

ge-freógan

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Hér geswutelað on ðisse Crístes béc ðæt Ælfríc Scot and Ægelríc Scot synt gefreód for Ælfsiges abbodes sáwle tó écan freóte, C. D. vi. 209, 13 : 211, 2. Ué nǽnigum ne gehérdon ǽfre, huu ðú cueðes, 'Gé biðon gefriód (-frióde, R.),' Jn. L. 8, 33.