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cláþ

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Hé forðférde under Crístes cláðum ( cum adhuc esset in albis ), Chr. 688; P. 41, 4. Cláðum metallis (? as a gloss to: Stabant simulacra metallis, Ald. 172, 8), Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 37. v. bed-, bord-, eaxl-, flyhte-, fót-, sweor-, wæter-cláþ

Eáster-lic

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Þá eásterlican mǽrsunge Crístes ǽristes, Angl. xii. 514, 4. Þá eásterlican tíd, Lch. iii. 238, 29. On þá hálgan eásterlicon tíd, Ll. i. 244, 3. Þá eásterlican dagas, Bl. H. 35, 31. v. Eáster, Æfter þǽre eásterlican emnihte, Angl. viii. 330, 6

will-spryng

(n.)
Grammar
will-spryng, and -sprynge, es; m.

A well-spring, fountainsource (lit. and fig.)

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Wæs ðæt wæter and ealle wyllspringas gehálgode þurh Cristes líchaman. Homl. Th. ii. 40, 28. Wilspringum fontibus, Hpt. Gl. 509, 18. Tó wyllsprangum wætra ad fontes aquarum, Ps. Lamb. 41, 2

ge-spanan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-spanan, p. -spón, -speón, pl. -spónon, -speónon; pp. -spanen, -sponen; v. trans.

To allureenticeincitepersuadeinducedrawallicereillicereincitarepersuadereinducere

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Swýðost gesponen [gesponnen, MS.] to onfónne Cristes geleáfan maxime persuasus ad percipiendam Christi fidem, 3, 21; S. 551, 5. Wæs hám gelaðad and gesponen [gesponnen, MS.] was called and drawn home, 4, 23; S. 593, 17

Linked entries: ge-speón ge-spón

ge-tácnian

(v.)
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Seó níwe gecýþnis is gefyllednis ealra þǽra þinga þe seó ealde gecýþnis getácnode tówearde be Críste, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 2, 15.

wunung

(n.)
Grammar
wunung, e; f.

dwellinglivinga dwellinghabitationplace to live inbeingexistenceliving

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Geleáffulle menn gearwiaþ clǽne wununga on heora heortum Criste sylfum, Blickl. Homl. 73, 12. being, existence, living. Similar entries v. wunian, III Wunung essentia, i. aeternitas, natura, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 20.

Linked entry: wunian

standan

Grammar
standan, <b>I 2.</b>
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Seó sixte yld þissere worulde stynt fram Críste ástreht oð dómes dæg eallum mannum ungewiss, Ælfc. T. Grn. 19, 41. v. stille. Add On hú fela gesceaftum stent þes middaneard? On feówrum quot elementis mundus constat? Quatuor, Angl. vii. 12, 102.

for-liger

(n.)
Grammar
for-liger, -ligr, es; pl. nom. acc. -ligeru, -ligru, -ligra; n.

Fornicationadulteryfornĭcātioadultĕrium

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Ǽnig cristen mann ne ǽnige forligru ne begange let not any Christian man commit fornication, L. C. E. 7; Th. i. 364, 24. Ascúnige man swíðe fúle forligra let a man earnestly shun foul fornications, L. Eth. vi. 28; Th. i. 322, 15

wíce

(n.)
Grammar
wíce, an; f.
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Hú dear ǽnig lǽwede man him tó geteón Cristes wícan? Homl. Th. ii. 592, 28. Þonne hig bysega nabbon on heora wícum quando vacant, R. Ben. 84, 19

ge-sibsumian

(v.)
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Lóca hwylc crísten man sý ungesibsum, man áh on þám dæge hine tó gesibsumianne, Wlfst. 295, 5. Hér cýð on ðysum gewrite hú Godwine and Leófwine wurdon ge-sybsumode ymbe ðæt land, C. D. iv. 266, 10

ge-wísian

(v.)
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(and object to (tó) which) Þá láreówas mid þám cwydum Godes folce gewísiað tó Crístes geleáfan, Hml. Th. i. 214, 1

híwian

(v.)

to formfabricateto feignto dissemble

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Mænig cimeþ ... and leáslíce leógeð and egeslíce gylpeð, namað hine sylfne and híwaþ tó gode (calls himself god and pretends to be so), swylce hit Críst sý multi uenient in nomine meo dicentes: ego sum Cristus; et multos seducent, Wlfst. 89, 3.

ge-rísan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rísan, to be fitting. [In line 11 2. gerise bet.]
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Ðás gerás geðrouia Críst haec oportuit pati Christum, Lk. L. R. 24, 26. III o. with gerundial infin. Ðá ðe gehrísseð tó cuoeðanne quae oporteat dicere, Lk. L. 12, 12. Geriseð tó wyrcanne, 13, 14. Gerás tó wyrcanne, n, 42

ge-endung

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Z. 24, 4: 26, 12. a concluding passage Seó geendung ús sǽde ꝥ þá Iudéiscan þóhton ꝥ hí Críst ofslógon, Hml. A. 71, 161. temporal, a final period Wé sind ðá ðe worulda geendunga on becómon in quos fines saeculorum devenerunt, Hml.

ge-andettan

(v.)

to confess, acknowledgeto confessto admit for oneselfconcede, allowto confess, declare one's beliefto confessacknowledge as having a certain character, declare one's faith into make acknowledgement of a benefitgive thankspraise

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Críst si quis eum confiteretur Christum, Jn. R. 9, 22.

leás

(adj.)
Grammar
leás, adj.

loosedestitutevoid ofwithoutvainfalselyingdeceitfuldeceptivefaulty

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Ðonne cumaþ leáse Cristas and leáse wítegan surgent enim pseudo-cristi et pseudo-prophetæ, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 24. Ðás leásan spell hæc fabula, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 15. Fram leásum wítegum a falsis prophetis, Mt. Kmbl. 7, 15.

Linked entry: -leás

ge-hálgian

(v.)
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Hí wurdon gebígede tó Crístes geleáfan and mid fulluhte gehálgode (or under II?), Hml. Th. i. 72, 8. Wítgan mid Háliges Gástes geofum onlýhte and gehálgode, Bl. H. 161, 14.

bend

(n.)
Grammar
bend, bænd, e; f : es; m.

A bandbondribbona chapletcrownornamentvinculumligamendiadema

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Ðá Iohannes on bendum gehýrde Cristes weoruc Joannes cum audisset in vinculis opera Christi Mt. Bos. 11, 2. Bend agimmed and gesmiðed diadema Ælfc. Gl. 64; Som. 69, 12; Wrt. Voc. 40, 46. Mid golde gesiwud bend nimbus 64; Som. 69, 13

Linked entries: bænd beand BEN

CWALU

(n.)
Grammar
CWALU, e; f.

A quelling with weapons, torment, a violent death, slaughter, destruction nex, cædes, exitium

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Þurh ánes engles cwale, on Cristes cwale through an angel's death, by Christ's death, Boutr. Scrd. 17, 38. Hú nyt is ðe mín slæge, oððe mín cwalu slaughter, oððe mín rotung on byrgenne? Ps. Th. 29, 8.

Linked entry: cwælu

hú-meta

(adv.)
Grammar
hú-meta, adv.

Howquomodo

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Húmeta bodaþ hé [Paul] Cristes geleáfan? Homl. Th. i. 388, 2. Nú is tó besceáwigenne húmeta se ælmihtiga God geþafaþ ðæt ... now it is to be considered how it is that the almighty God permits that ..., 486, 17.

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