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ge-bisnung

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sceal Críste folgian be Crístes gebysnungum. Hml. A. 18, 109. gecneord-lǽhte æfter wísra láreówa gebisnungum in study he followed the example set by wise teachers, Hml. Th. ii. 118, 19.

móna

Grammar
móna, <b>. I.</b>
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Ðæs mónan ryne is swíðe nearo for þan þe yrnð ealra tungla niðemest and þǽre eorðan gehendost . . . þis is þæs mónan geár; ac his mónað is máre, ꝥ is þonne gecyrð níwe fram þǽre sunnan oð ꝥ eft cume hyre forne ágeán . . . and eft þurh hí beó

óleccan

Grammar
óleccan, ólæcan (l. ólǽcan).
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Ðæt nánum men ne ólicce in nullius se debeat favorem declinare, 383, 12. Gif hí lytles hwæt habbaþ, þonne beþurfon hí ꝥ hí óleccan þǽm æfter friþe þe máre habbað . . . swá máre hæfþ, swá má monna óleccan sceal, Bt. 26, 2; F. 92, 28-33.

tídlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tídlíce, adv.
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</b> for time, in this world :-- Se ðe on ðisse worulde wel tídlíce (temporaliter ) wealdt, bútan ende on écnysse ríxaþ, Scint. 182, 1. conveniently, at a suitable time sóhte ðætte tídlíce ðætte mæhte sellan hine (cf. sóhte hú eáðelícust

Linked entry: tímlíce

un-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
un-þanc, es; m.

disfavourdispleasureangerill-willan unpleasing acta displeasurean offenceannoyancenot thanksdispleasure expressed in wordsunwillinglywithout consenton compulsioningratiswithout (a person's) consentnot of (one's own) accordagainst (one's) will

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bræc ðæne palant æt Neomagan and eác fela óðra unþanca him dyde, Chr. 1049; Erl. 172, 22. wolde geofan him ðone castel, ðæt mihte syððan dæghwamlíce his unwinan unþancas dón, 1075; Erl. 212, 16.

Linked entry: un-þances

wissung

(n.)
Grammar
wissung, e; f.

guidancedirectiondirectioninstructionteachingrulegovernmentdirection

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mót lǽtan hí lybban be heora bóca wissunge and heora gástlícan ealdres tǽcunge, Homl. Th. ii. 594, 2. Hí (the apostles ) ða láre on bócum áwriton be Godes ágenre wissunge, L. Ælfc. P. 20; Th. ii. 370, 29: Homl. Ass. 20, 156.

weorc

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
weorc, es; n.

Work opus.workoperative actionoperationworkingdoingperformanceworkdoingsactionswhat a person does what happens worklabouroccupationemploymentany form of long-sustained or habitual activitya particular act of labourworkmanshipa workdeedany actionof action that gives affect to anythinga work, what is wroughta strong building, fortresswork, what is done, effect producedpain, travail, grief,the instrumental or dative is used in the phrase weorce wesan with the dative of the person — to be painful to a person

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Wæs tó ðæs árfæst, ðæt him wæs on weorce, ðæt leng from Cristes onsýne wǽre Blickl. Homl. 225, 28. ðæs weorc gehleát, frécne wíte Cd. Th. 166, 10; Gen. 2745. ðæs gewinnes weorc þrowade, leódbealo longsum Beo. Th. 3447; B. 1721: Apstls.

Linked entries: weorce weorc-sum werc

big-spell

(n.)
Grammar
big-spell, bí-spell; g. -spelles; pl. nom. acc. -spell, -spellu; n. [big, bí, spell a history]

A by-history, a parable, fable, example, proverb, storyparabola, fabula, exemplum, proverbium, narratio

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He him rehte bíspell bí ðære sunnan he related to him a parable of the sun, Bt. titl. vi; xFox x. 12.

Linked entries: an-lícnes bí-spell

grénnes

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Se wæstem ys tó nymenne tó þám tíman þonne æfter his grénnysse fealwað, Lch. i. 324, 7. fig.

íþe

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þingum ne on rénum, Shrn. 204, 3. easy, not troublesome, pleasant sǽde þæt him nǽre nǽfre ǽr swá éðe ne swá myrige, swá him þá wæs, Wlfst. 237, 7. of persons, not exacting, not harsh Wearð Tiberius Rómánum swá wráð and swá heard swá him ǽr wæs

Linked entries: eáþe éþe

ofer-cuman

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eallne þone here áhtlíce ofercóm, Chr. 1066; P. 198, 3. Besing and ofercum ealle yfele wilddeór, Lch. i. 202, 13.

spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
spédig, adj.

having good speedprosperoushaving meanswealthyopulentrich in material wealthrich inabounding inabundantcopiouspowerfuluber, efficax, brevis

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Th. 107, 3; Gen. 1783. having means, wealthy, opulent, rich in material wealth wæs swýðe spédig man on ðǽm ǽhtum ðe heora spéda on beóþ, ðæt is, on wildrum, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 8. Ic ne eom swá spédig (dives) ðæt ic mǽge bicgean mé wín, Coll.

under-þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
under-þeódan, -þiédan, -þídan; p. de.

to subjectsubjugaterender subjectto subjectcause to endurerender liableto subjoinaddto support

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Gif wiðcwǽde ðæt nǽre underðiédd (-ðídd, Hatt. MS.) his Scippende si auctoris imperio obedire recusaret, Past. 7; Swt. 50, 13. Him wesan underþýded, Exon. Th. 138, 13; Gú. 575. Syndan mé fremde cynn underþeóded mihi allophili subditi sunt, Ps.

freó-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
freó-dóm, frió-dóm, frý-dóm, es; m.

FREEDOMlibertylībertasemancĭpātio

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Ðám he geaf micle gife freódómes to these he gave the great gift of freedom, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 1. Be ðam freódóme concerning freedom, 41, 2; Fox 246, 13.

á-cweþan

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Add: to say, utter, declare ácwæð hine fram his hyldo he proclaimed him out of his favour, Gen. 304. Hí hogodon hú hí fácen and unriht ácwǽdon cogitaverunt et locuti sunt nequitiam, Ps. Th. 72, 6.

god-borh

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Cf. the formulae pp. 178-182 beginning on þone Drihten, on Ælmihtiges Godes naman, on lifiendes Godes naman), and will accuse him that he do not carry out any of the pledges that he gave him, Ll. Th. i. 82, 4-6

hreówsung

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forhogde ðá forgifnesse ðe mid ðǽre hreówsunga begiten hæfde . . . ðæt ðæt ǽr mid ðǽre hreówsunga geclǽnsode . . . mon æfter his hreówsunga gewyrce ðæt eft scyle hreówsian . . . sé ðe æfter ðáre hreówsunga hine ryhtlíce nyle gehealdan . .

nytan

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Cf. witan; 4 hí þǽrúte nyste he did not know they were outside, Hml. S. 31, 693. Cf. witan ; 7 Wé be him náþor nyton swá hí ðǽr libban, swá hí ðǽr deáde licgon. Hml. S. 23, 306. with gen.

of-talu

(n.)
Grammar
of-talu, e ; f.

The successful defence made against a claim

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Ðá ðá him seó talu cúð wæs, ðá sende gewrit tó ðam arcebisceope, and beád him ðæt and hys þegenas hý on riht gesémdon be ontale and be oftale the suit became known to the king.

Linked entry: on-talu

ge-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swerian, ic -swerige, -swerge; p. -swór, -sweór, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen [swerian to swear]

To sweartake an oathjūrāre

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He befóran his fæder gesweór, ðæt he nǽfre ne wurde Rómána freónd he swore before his father that he would never become a friend of the Romans, Ors. 4, 8; Bos. 89, 25.