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a-rǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
a-rǽd, def. se a-rǽda; adj.

Counselling ⬩ consulting ⬩ wise ⬩ prudent ⬩ sagax ⬩ prudens

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Counselling, consulting, wise, prudent; sagax, prudens Hwǽr is nú se fóremǽra and se arǽda Rómwara heretoga where is now the illustrious and prudent consul of the Romans? Bt. 19; Fox 70, 6

grénnes

(n.)
Grammar
grénnes, se; f.
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GREENNESS; viriditas, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 21

gripennis

(n.)
Grammar
gripennis, se; f.
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Captivity; captivitas, Som

grǽdignes

(n.)
Grammar
grǽdignes, se; f.
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GREEDINESS, covetousness; aviditas Grǽdinesse he lufode covetousness he loved, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 25. Eorþlícan grǽdignysse greediness after earthly things, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 11

greátnes

(n.)
Grammar
greátnes, se; f.
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GREATNESS; magnitudo, R. Ben. 55, Lye

eal-nósu

(n.)
Grammar
eal-nósu, eall-nósu, eall seó násu, e; f.

All nose or all the nose, a swelling of the uvula ⬩ columella, columna nasi

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Eall seó násu columna, Wrt. Voc. 282, 64

ge-wítendnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wítendnes, se; f.

Departure

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Departure Sǽdon his gewítendnesse dicebant excessum ejus, Lk. Bos. 9, 31

gramfærnys

(n.)
Grammar
gramfærnys, se; f.
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Anger, fury Ǽlc gramfærnys cymþ of deófle omnis furor venit a diabolo, L. Ecg. P. 4, 66; Th. ii. 226, 25

geallig

Grammar
geallig, Dele, and see gealgmódlíce (?).

feówerþa

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
feówerþa, seó, ðæt feówerþe; adj.

The fourth ⬩ quartus

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The fourth; quartus Is feówerþe lyft the fourth is air, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 122; Met. 20, 61

Linked entry: feórþa

býn

(adj.)
Grammar
býn, def. se býna, seó, ðæt býne; adj. [býþ; pres. of búan to inhabit, occupy]
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Inhabited, occupied; habitatus Ðæt býne land is eásteweard brádost the inhabited land is broadest eastward, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 45. Licgaþ wilde móras on emnlange ðæm býnum lande wild mountains lie along the inhabited land, 1, 1; Bos. 20, 44

feórþa

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
feórþa, feówerþa; seó, ðæt feórþe, feówerþe; adj.

The FOURTH ⬩ quartus

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The FOURTH; quartus Wæs geworden ǽfen and mergen se feórþa dæg the evening and morning were the fourth day, Gen. 1, 19. Seó feórþe eá ys geháten Eufrates flŭvius quartus ipse est Euphrātes, 2, 14.

Linked entries: feówerþa feówrþa fiórþa

glædnes

(n.)
Grammar
glædnes, se; f.

Gladness ⬩ joy ⬩ cheerfulness

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Gladness, joy, cheerfulness Ongan se bisceop lustfullian glædnesse his dǽda delectabatur antistes alacritate actionis, Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 47. Glædnisse miclo gaudio magno, Mt. Kmbl. 2, 10: 13, 20: 25, 21. Glædniso lætitia, Rtl. 57, 2

ald

(adj.)
Grammar
ald, se alda

old

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Se alda út of helle the old one out of hell, Cd. 213; Th. 267, 6; Sat. 34

Linked entry: wyrd

cristen

(adj.)
Grammar
cristen, def.se cristena; sup. se cristenesta; adj. [Crist Christ]

Christian ⬩ christianus

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Se mon wæs se cristenesta and se gelǽredesta the man was most christian and most learned Bd. 2, 15; S. 518, 43: 3, 1; S. 523, 7: 3, 9; S. 533, 6

án-cenned

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
án-cenned, def. se án-cenneda; part. [án unus, cennan gignere]

Only-begotten ⬩ uni-genitus

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Se áncenneda Sunu the only-begotten Son, Jn. Bos. 1, 18: 3, 16

Linked entries: án-cænned án-cenda

feðere

(adj.)
Grammar
feðere, feðre; def. se feðera, feðra; seó, ðæt feðere, feðre; adj.

Feathered ⬩ pennis prædĭtus

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Feathered; pennis prædĭtus

a-blend

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
a-blend, se a-blenda; adj.

Blinded ⬩ cæcatus

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Blinded; cæcatus Wénaþ ða ablendan mód the blinded minds think. Bt. 38, 5; Fox 206, 6

for-ðam

Grammar
for-ðam, v. se;
3 b.

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án-cænned

(v.)
Grammar
án-cænned, def. se án-cænneda; part.

Only-begotten ⬩ unigenitus

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Only-begotten; unigenitus To árwurþianne [MS. tarwurþienne, v. weorþianne=wurþianne in weorþian I] ðínne, ðone sóðan and ðone áncænnedan, Sunu to honour thy, the true and only-begotten, Son, Te Dm. Thomson 35, 12

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