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hýþ-gild

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Substitute: A festival held at a harbour in honour of the god of harbours Hýdgylda portunalia (spurcas caeremonias exhibentes, aut lupercalia celebrando, vel portumnalia perpetrando, Ald. 67, II), An. Ox. 4717

Linked entry: hýþ-lic

of-ǽte

(n.)
Grammar
of-ǽte, (?), an ; f.
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What one eats of (f), food God hét spryttan menigfealde treówcynn mid heora wæstmum mannum tó ofǽtan (cf. universa ligna . . . ut sint vobis in escam, Gen. 1, 29), Hex. 12, 2

Linked entry: of-eten

seócness

(n.)
Grammar
seócness, e; f.

Sickness ⬩ illness ⬩ disease

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Sickness, illness, disease Ðæt God wolde sendan ærest hungor and ádla on manna ceáp, ǽr ðæt fýr cóme on heó, and heó mid mislícre seócnesse æt mannum genyman. Wulfst. 209, 30

clǽn-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
clǽn-heort, se clǽn-heorta; adj.

Clean-hearted, pure in heart ⬩ mundo corde

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Clean-hearted, pure in heart; mundo corde Eádige synd ða clǽnheortan, forðamðe hí God geseóþ beati mundo corde, quoniam ipsi Deum videbunt, Mt. Bos. 5, 8: Homl. Th. ii. 580, 33

Linked entry: -heort

mete-cú

(n.)
Grammar
mete-cú, e; f.

A cow that is to furnish food

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A cow that is to furnish food Ánan esne gebyreþ tó metsunge xii pund gódes cornes and i gód metecú, L. R. S. 8; Th. i. 436, 27. v. preceding word

ge-cwémednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cwémednes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Satisfaction ⬩ pleasure ⬩ contentment ⬩ beneplăcĭtum

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Satisfaction, pleasure, contentment; beneplăcĭtum Gode to gecwémednesse to the pleasure of God, L. Ælf. C. 33; Th. ii. 376, 38. Gode to gecwemednysse to God's contentment, Homl. Th. i. 180, 10

ge-cwémlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-cwémlíce, adv.

Agreeably ⬩ acceptably

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Agreeably, acceptably Hú fela wítegan under ðære ǽ Gode gecwémlíce drohtnodon how many prophets under the old law passed their life acceptably to God, Homl. Th. ii. 78, 33; 576, 4

Linked entry: cwém-líce

hlíwþ

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God forgifð ús mannum menigfealde wæstmas . . . ꝥ se líchama haebbe hlýwðe and fódan, Hml. S. 11, 358. Hlýwþa caumene Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 7. Take here hleówþ in Dict., and add

lofian

(v.)
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Woeron in tempel lofando (hergende, W. S. herende, R. laudantes) God, Lk. L. 24, 53. v. sealm-, ymb-lofian ; un-lofod: lof-lic. In l. 2 for 45 l. 55. Add

scilian

(v.)
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Nap. 87. Add: [Cf. Hé wæs tóscyled from þǽre apostlene geférrǽdene, Þá þá God tóscelede wæter from lande, Angl. xi. 370, 10. Hí tóscyledon they parted (from each other), Nap. 87. ]

woffung

Grammar
woffung, For first example substitute
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Hé ongann gebiddan ꝥ him God forgeáfe mid hwám hé mihte gestillan þæs hátheortan mæssepreóstes woffunga coepit exorare ut ei redderet unde presbyteri furentis insaniam mitigare potuisset, Gr. D. 65, 13

scil-fisc

(n.)
Grammar
scil-fisc, es; m.

A shell-fish

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A shell-fish Monige sint cwucera gesceafta unstyriende, swá swá scylfiscas sint, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 252, 21. Mettas ðe gód blód wyrceaþ, swá swá sint scilfixas, Lchdm. ii. 244, 24

wíg-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-weorþung, e ; f.

Honour to idols

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Honour to idols Búton ðú forlǽte ða leásinga, weohweorðinga, and wuldres God ongyte gleáwlíce, Exon. Th. 253, 14; Jul. 180. Hwílum hié gehéton æt heargtrafum wígweorþunga, Beo. Th. 353; B. 176

wín-þegu

(n.)
Grammar
wín-þegu, e; f.

Wine-taking ⬩ drinking ⬩ feasting

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Wine-taking (v. þicgan, II.), drinking, feasting Sum bið gewittig æt wínþege, beórhýrde gód, Exon. Th. 297, 27; Crä. 74. Hié wlenco anwód æt wínþege, Cd. Th. 217, 4; Dan. 17

híwisc

(n.)
Grammar
híwisc, hígwisc, es; n.

A family, ⬩ household, ⬩ house; ⬩ also a hide of land

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A family, household, house; also a hide of land Fæder hiogwuisc, hiowisc, hiuwisc paterfamilias, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 12, 39: 13, 25: 14, 21. Gif hé hæbbe híwisc landes if he have a hide of land, L. Wg. 7; Th. i. 186, 13 [cf. l. 23]. On Cotenes-felde

Linked entries: -isc híw-scipe

dæg-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-weorc, es; n. [weorc work]

A day's work ⬩ diei opus

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A day's work; diei opus Him mihtig God ðæs dægweorces deóp leán forgeald the mighty God recompensed to him a high reward for that day's work, Cd. 158; Th. 197, 30; Exod. 315: 167; Th. 209, 28; Exod. 506: Byrht. Th. 136, 8; By. 148. Æt ðam dæg-weorce

deór-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
deór-cynn, es; n.

Animal-kind, beast-kind ⬩ animālium vel bestiārum gĕnus

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Animal-kind, beast-kind; animālium vel bestiārum gĕnus Sume wurdon to ðam deórcynne ðe mon hát tigris some were turned to the kind of beast which man calls tiger, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 1. On ðam syxtan dæge God gescóp eall deórcynn on the sixth day God

reccend

(n.)
Grammar
reccend, es; m.
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A ruler, governor. applied to the Deity God eálá ðú micele reccend ( rector ), Hymn. Surt. 72, 1 : Exon. Th. 2, 12; Cri. 18. Þeóda reccend, Ps. Th. 101, 1. God is ealra þinga reccend, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 166, 9. Dryhten úre reccend is hé ðara læssena ríca

CEORIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEORIAN, ceorigan, ciorian, cerian; ceorigende; ode; od; v. intrans.

To murmur, complain ⬩ murmurare, queri

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To murmur, complain; murmurare, queri Ne underféhþ nán ceorigende sáwul Godes ríce, ne nán ceorian ne mæg, se ðe to ðam becymþ no murmuring soul receives God's kingdom, nor may any one murmur who comes to it, Homl. Th. ii. 80, 11. We ne ceoriaþ we murmur

dǽlere

(n.)
Grammar
dǽlere, es; m.

DEALER, divider, distributor, agent ⬩ divīsor, sequester

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A DEALER, divider, distributor, agent; divīsor, sequester Dǽlere divīsor, Ælfc. Gl. 33; Som. 62, 28; W rt. Voc. 28, 11: 74. 15. Ic wæs dǽlere betwix Gode and eów ego sequester et medius fui inter Domĭnum et vos, Deut. 5, 5. Ðam wǽdlan gedafenaþ ðæt he