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Aríus

(n.)
Grammar
Aríus, [ = 'Aρειοs], Arrius; g. ii; acc. um; m.

A presbyter of Alexandria, founder of the Arians, born in Cyrenaica, Africa, and died in A. D. 336

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He wolde dón Crist læssan ðonne he is, and his Godcundnysse wurþmynt wanian then Arius said that Christ, the Son of God, could not be equal to his Father, nor so mighty as he; and said, that the Father was before the Son, and took example from men, how

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ge-lícnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lícnes, -ness, e; f.

a likenessimageresemblancesimilitudoimagoa parableproverbparabolaproverbium

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Ǽlc man hæfþ þreó þing on him sylfum untodǽledlíce and togædere wyrcende, swá swá God cwæþ, ðáðá he ǽrest mann gesceóp. He cwæþ, 'Uton gewyrcean mannan to úre gelícnysse.' And he worhte ðá Adam to his anlícnysse.

fleógan

to flyto fleeto avoid

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ástág on þone torr, and áþenedum earmum ongan fleógan on þá lyfte, Bl. H. 187, 28. geseah hine fleógendne, 189, l. symble mid his móde wæs fleógende (flégende, v.l.) þá heofonlican tó lufianne ad caelestia semper amanda peruolans.

ge-ǽrendian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽrendian, -érendian, -ǽrndian; p. ode; pp. od [ǽrendian to go on an errand]

To go on an errandto asktellintercedemandātum deferrenuntiāreinterpellāre

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Ðæt he him sceolde Gaiuses miltse geǽrendian that he might ask the mercy of Caius for them, Ors. 6, 3; Bos. 117, 36. He geǽrendaþ [geǽrndaþ MSS. A.

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þider-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
þider-weard, adv.
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Ðá ðyderweard wæs when he was on the way to it, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 179: Chr. 1009; Erl. 142, 3. Beheóld Abraham þyderweard Abraham looked in that direction, Gen. 19, 27. Beseah þiderweard, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 499.

beó-ceorl

(n.)
Grammar
beó-ceorl, beó-cere, es; m.

A BEE-CEORLbee farmer or keeperbocherusapum custos

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Beóceorle gebyreþ, gif he gafolheorde healt, ðæt he sylle ðonne lande gerǽd beó. Mid us is gerǽd ðæt he sylle v sustras huniges to gafole concerning those who keep bees.

be-witian

(v.)

to watchobserve

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ealle beweotede þegnes þearfe, B.1796. þý geornlícar hire þearfa begá and bewiotige, Cht. Th. 470, 13. þæs behðfaí hie. eþa ǽghwylc, þ he his sáwle sið sylfa bewitige (geþence, MS. Vercel.) that he see after the course of his soul, Exon.

sáwan

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'Sé ðe him ealneg wind ondrǽt, sǽwð tó seldon'. . . cwǽdon ðæt sé sceolde lytel sáwan, sé ðe him ðone wind ondréde, Past. 285, 17-24. Add sǽwð ðone sticel ðæs andan, Past. 279, 9. Ðá ðe wróhte sáwað, 357, 14: 361, 6.

be-fóran

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
be-fóran, l. be-foran, and add:

in the presence ofin front of an object a-head ofover againstbeforein advance of:into the presence ofbeforein advance

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Wæs beforan ær þá þreó gear gecrístnod, Bl. H. 215, 35. Swá Antecríst ǽr beforan dyde, 95, 3. Eal ꝥ ǽr beforan on onlíc weorc áteáh, 215, 5

ge-bígan

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þæt hǽðene landfolc tó Crístes geleáfan mid bodunge gebígde, Hml. Th. ii. 164, 20. hine tó fulluhte gebígde . . . ðá gebróðra ðe ǽr tó Gode gebígde, Hml. S. 15, 26, 38.

þrowian

(v.)
Grammar
þrowian, (þrówian?), þreowian (þreówian?); p. ode

To sufferto suffer as opposed to to actto suffer what is painfulto suffer martyrdomto make to sufferto crucifyto suffer for somethingpay foratone for

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ðæs gewinnes weorc þrowade, Beo. Th. 3447; B. 1721. drepe þrowade, 3183; B. 1589: Exon. Th. 256, 10; Jul. 229. for ælda lufan fela þrowade, 69, 10; Cri. 1118: Blickl. Homl. 23, 35. Hí ermða þrowodan, 17, 17. Ðrowedon, Menol.

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Columba

(n.)
Grammar
Columba, an; m.

An Irish priest, the Apostle of the Highlands

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He preached to the Picts, whose king gave him the Western Isle, Iona, in which he founded his abbey and college.

in-fiht

(n.)
Grammar
in-fiht, -feoht, es ; n.
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An attack made upon a person by one inhabiting the same dwelling; it was a breach of the peace for which a fine had to be paid to the head of the house if he were competent to exercise jurisdiction Infiht [infitht, MS.] vel insocna est quod ab ipsis

EARN

(n.)
Grammar
EARN, es; m.

An eagleaquĭla

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He sende blódige earnas he sent bloody eagles, Salm. Kmbl. 943; Sal. 471

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ǽne

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Ǽne sende and eft, i. 522, 1. marking indefinite time, once, at any time Hweðer ðá ðe ðǽr beóð ǽne ( semel ) besæncte, sculon hí ðǽr beón aa byrnende, Gr. D. 334, 4: 108, 24. Sé ðe ǽne ðǽron befylð, ne wyrð nǽfre álýsed, Hml.

fore

(prep.)
Grammar
fore, = for, q. v; prep. dat. acc.

foron account offor the sake ofpropropterperforon account offor the sake ofpropropterper

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III. in fóre Ðæt he hine fore gebǽde that he might pray for him, Bd. 5, 5; S. 618, 2. He ahongen wæs fore moncynnes mánforwyrhtum he was hanged for the evil deeds of mankind, Exon. 24 a; Th. 67, 27; Cri. 1095.

elcian

(v.)
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Behreówsigendum mannum miltsað, ac ne behét þám elcigendum gewiss líf oð merigen, Hml, Th. i. 350, 13. with gen. elcað his tócymes, Hml. Th. ii. 566, 25. elcode his sleges, 380, 31. with prep.

æt-byrst

Grammar
æt-byrst, fut. of æt-berstan.

he will escapeevadet

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he will escape; evadet,Basil. 7; Norm. 5, 12;

a-scræp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-scræp, p. of a-screopan.

he scrapedradebat

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he scraped; radebat,Job 2, 8; Thw. 166, 33;

norþ-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
norþ-weard, adv.

Northward

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Northward éfste norþweard, Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 28