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losian

(v.)
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Þæt him hálig gǽst losige þurh leahtras on þás lǽnan tíd, Cri. 1559. to be wasted, not to be used to advantage Somnigas ðá screádunga ðætte ne loesige (losia, L. ), Jn. R. 6, 12.

biddan

to askto askto pray to

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.: Heó bæd hine blíðne (wesan), B. 617. (4)and (3 a) together Hé bæd hine áreccan, hwæt seó rún bude, hófe háligu word, Dan. 542-3. with prep. Hí ongunnon for his hreddinge God biddan, Hml.

ge-þeón

(v.)
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Hálige menn ... wundorlíce geþogene ... wé ... ne magon ðá þing gefyllan þe hí gefremodon, Hml. S. 12, 280. where that in which growth takes place is stated Heó on þá kynewísan geþéh, eall swá hire gecynde wæs, Chr. 1067; P. 202, 18.

ge-cígan

(v.)
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Habbað eów mid ... swá fela lǽwedra tó þǽm gecýdra ꝥ hié ꝥ hálige gerýne árwurðlíce mid eów bréman mægen, Ll.

wilm

(n.)
Grammar
wilm, wielm, welm, wælm, wylm, es; m.

that which wellsof fluida fountstreamwater that surges or boilsthat moves in wavesof firesurgingfireflamesheatfervent heatfiery heatboilingroastinginflammationviolent movementviolenceragingtempestuous movement of water of mental emotionfervourardourheatfuryragepassion

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Seó hálige cyrice sum ding ðurh wælm (per fervorem) receþ. Bd. 1. 27; S. 491, 30. Wylm, Hpt. Gl. 465, 37. heat, fury, rage, passion Wrǽðo ðín and wælm (furor) ðín, Rtl. 11, 1. In uælme ðínum in furore tuo 183, 2.

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heofon-lic

chaste

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Mid heofonlicum þreáte háligra gásta, 95, 6. Ðone weg þe ðé gelǽt tó þǽre heofenlican byrig, Bt. 36, I; F. 172, 29. Nú míne fét gongað on heofenlicne weg (I am dying), Bl. H. 191, 21.

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Nelle gé syllan (sella, Lind.) ðæt hálige hundum, Mt. Kmbl. 7, 6. Gé cunnun góde sylena eówrum bearnum syllan (sellan, Rush.), 7, 11. Biþ sald dabitur, Kent.

híréd

Grammar
híréd, l. híred,

a familya familyhousethe familycourt

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Hé geheóld híred heofona, and þæt hálige seld, 348. of the followers of Satan: Hé tó helle hnígan sceolde and his híred mid, Sat. 376. where a thing is personified: Swá hit bið be þám wísdome.

frignan

(v.)
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Gif þú gehýre ymb þæt hálige treó fróde frignan, El. 443. Be þám frignan, 1068. Ǽlc ácsiende and frínende æfter his friénd, Ors. 4, 5 ; S. 166, 12.

ge-tácnian

(v.)
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Ðý is swíðe ryhte getácnod ( non incongrue exprímitur) ðurh Galates naman sió hálige gesomnung. Past. 367, 7- to be the figurative representative of, be the symbol of Se gefarena bróðor getácnað Críst.

tíma

(n.)
Grammar
tíma, an; m.

Timehourtempus horatime when,time at which an event takes place a time when a thing can or ought to be done,a proper time,opportunity in time in good timebe-timesproper timean appointed timea period of time time during which certain events are happening, during which a particular person is living, etc. a season of the yearan age of the world time of pronouncing a syllable, quantity time, condition of things

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Gebiddaþ ealle hálige tó ðé on tilne tíman (in tempore opportuno), Ps. Th. 31, 7. Ðonne hé nytwyrðne tíman ongiet tó sprecenne cum opportunum considerat, Past. 38; Swt. 275, 14.

Linked entries: týma tíme

CYRICE

(n.)
Grammar
CYRICE, cirice, cyrce, circe; gen. an, ean; f: cyric, ciric, in the compound cyric-ǽwe, etc. q. v. cyrc, e; f. circ,

in the compounda church, the material structure ecclesiaa heathen temple templum paganum

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Ða cyrcean, ðe beóþ fram ðám bisceopum gehálgode, sceolon mid hálig wætere beón geondstrédde ecclesiæ, ab episcopis illis consecratæ, aqua benedicta debent aspergi, L. Ecg. P. A. 5; Th. 232, 20.

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fore

beforein front ofat the head ofbeforeforfromthroughbecause ofon account offorfromthroughin place ofinstead offor the sake ofon behalf ofto the honour ofofaboutbeforeinto the presence of

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Th. 77, 14. to the honour of: On þǽre hálgan Þrynnesse naman þe seó stow is fore hálig in the name of the holy Trinity to which the place is dedicated, Cht. Th. 559, i. marking object of fear, &c. Similar entries v. for; A.

ge-hátan

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God hæfð swíðe wel geháten Israhéla folce, Past. 304, 12. to assert confidently Þú gehéte þæt þec hálig gǽst wið earfeðum eáðe gescilde, Gú. 427. Ic gehátan dear þæt þú þǽr treówe findest, Bo. 10

BURH

(n.)
Grammar
BURH, burg; gen. burge; dat. byrig, byrg; acc. burh, burg; pl. nom. acc. burga; gen. burga; dat. burgum; f. [beorh, beorg = burh, burg the impert. of beorgan to defend] .
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On leófre byrig and háligre in montem sanctificationis suæ, 77, 54: 77, 67. Ðá férdon híg þurh ða burhga egressi circuibant per castella. Lk. Bos. 9, 6.

LÍF

(n.)
Grammar
LÍF, es; n.

LIFE

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Ealle hig wǽron háliges lífes menn, Wulfst. 270, 15. Hé geendode his dagas æfter mycclum geswince his lífes, Chr. 1016; Erl. 155, 3. On ðam ýtemestan dæge his lífes, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 19, col. 1.

nǽnig

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nǽnig, ( = ne ǽnig).

not anynonenono onenot any one

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Nǽniges Godes háligra gebyrd, ne his heáhfædera . . . ciricean ne mǽrsiaþ nemþe . . . Blickl. Homl. 161, 9. Nis ðæt mín miht ne nǽnges úres ( = úre nǽniges), 151, 29. Be ðare nǽnigum gecweden beón ne mihte, 161, 22.

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ge-rád

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Ꝥ man ágife þá ciricsceattas and þá sáwlsceattas tó þám stówum þe hit mid riht tó gebyrige. . . on þá gerád ꝥ ( in order that ) þá his brúcan æt þám háligan stówum þe heora cirican begán willað. Ll. Th. i. 196, 10

hund

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Sealdon flǽsc heora fuglum tó móse, háligra líc hundum and deórum ( carnes eorum bestiis terrae ), Ps. Th. 78, 2.

ge-wita

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Hálge wítgan . . . mid Háliges Gástes geofum onlýhte . . . wǽron gewitan ealra Gódes dégolra dóma, Bl. H. 161, 16. (1 a) one who through confession had knowledge of something :-- Sé þe bið manna sáwla lǽce and heora dǽda gewita, Ll.