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freó-dóm

freedom from spiritual bondage, ⬩ freedom from obligation, ⬩ release from restraint ⬩ freedom of activity ⬩ absence of restraint, or hindrance, ⬩ freedom to do ⬩ liberty of action ⬩ freedom ⬩ liberality ⬩ freedom ⬩ frankness ⬩ freedom from trouble ⬩ freedom from a tax ⬩ the charter granting freehold land

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Hió him tó spraecon ymb ðæt lond, ðæt hé his him geúðe, ðæt hió maehten ðone freódóm begeotan, 222, 28. Ic Eádweard cyngc mid ðǽre hálgan Crístes róde tácne ðis hét getrymman and gefæstnian, ðisne freódóm ...

cyne-hláford

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Ærest his cynehláforde ǽnne beáh . . . and ðǽre hlǽdigan ǽnne beáh, ii. 380, 25. Him láð nǽre ꝥ hí ongeán heora cynehláford standan sceoldan, Chr. 1048; P. 174, 16. Se Pontisca Pilatus grét his cynehláford Claudium, Nic. 19, 36. Add

irgþ

(n.)
Grammar
irgþ, e : irgþu, irgþo ; indecl ; f.

Sluggishness ⬩ cowardice ⬩ timorousness ⬩ pusillanimity

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Se man ðe ætfleó fram his hláforde oððe fram his geféran for his yrhþe sý hit on scipfyrde sý hit on landfyrde þolige ealles ðæs ðe hé áge and his ágenes feores the man that flies from his lord, or from his comrade, from cowardice, be it on an expedition

Linked entry: irhþ

be-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-healdan, bi-healdan, ic -healde, ðú -healdest, -hylst, he -healdeþ, -hylt, -hilt, pl. -healdaþ; p. ic, he , -heóld, ðú -heólde, pl. -heóldon; pp. -healden; v. trans. [be near, healdan to hold, observe] .

to hold by or near ⬩ possess ⬩ observe ⬩ consider ⬩ beware ⬩ regard ⬩ mind ⬩ take heed ⬩ behave ⬩ to mean ⬩ signify ⬩ tenere ⬩ inhabitare ⬩ servare ⬩ curare ⬩ gerere ⬩ to BEHOLD ⬩ see ⬩ look on ⬩ observare ⬩ aspicere ⬩ videre

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He gemetfæstlíce and ymbsceáwiendlíce hine sylfne on eallum þingum beheóld se modeste et circumspecte in omnibus gereret Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 5.

Linked entries: be-held bi-healdan

tunece

(n.)
Grammar
tunece, an;f.

A tunic ⬩ coat

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Ðá sende him mon áne blace hacelan angeán him on bismer, and eft hié him sendon áne tunecan ongeán, ða ðe hié tó gehéton, ðæt hé ealles búton árunge tó Róme ne com (the Latin seems to have been misunderstood, it is: Senatus sagurn, hoc est, vestern moeroris

Linked entry: tunice

under-bæc

Grammar
under-bæc, <b>. Ib.</b>
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hí underbæc gecerden siððan hí hine ongeáten, Past. 445, 33

ofer-drincan

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Ðæt mód wilnað ðæt hit tó ðon onwæcne ðæt hit mæge eft weorðan oferdruncen; for ðǽm . . . hit wacað on ðǽm ymbhogum ðisse worlde, and wilnað ðæt hit sié oferdruncen his ágnes willan mens evigilare optat, ut rursum vina reperiat; quia . . . vigilare ad

ge-cnǽwe

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Hí þá ongén hine gecnǽwne gedydon ( made him confess ) ... ꝥ hé hit wæs. Hml. S. 30, 274. cognizant of Ðyssa þinga is gecnǽwe ǽlc dohtig man on Kænt, Cht. Th. 313, 18.

ful-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
ful-gangan, -gongan, full-gangan; p. -geóng, pl. -geóngon; pp. -gangen

To fulfil ⬩ perfect ⬩ follow ⬩ accomplish ⬩ finish ⬩ complēre ⬩ perfĭcĕre ⬩ obsĕqui ⬩ fīnīre

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Gif we him fulgangan wyllaþ if we will follow him, Ors. 5, 1; Bos. 101, 15. Hit is riht ðæt ðú heora þeáwum fulgange it is right that thou follow their manners, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 35

Linked entries: ful-gongan full-gangan

un-gyltig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gyltig, adj.

Innocent

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Innocent Hit God wræc on him, swá oft swá hié mid monnum ofredan, ðæt hié mid hiera cucum onguldon, ðæt hié ungyltige cwealdon, Ors. 4, 7; Swt. 184, 9

HÝDAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝDAN, p. de

To HIDE ⬩ conceal

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Ðe hǽlend hine hýdde Iesus abscondit se, Jn. Skt. Rush. 8, 59. Hýddon hié they hid themselves, Cd. 40; Th. 53, 12; Gen. 860. Hýde se ðe wylle hide who will, Beo. Th. 5526; B. 2766. Ne sylþ hé hit ús tó ðon ðæt wé hit hýdon. Blickl. Homl. 53, 17.

Linked entries: a-hýdan hídan

lustfull-nes

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His lustfullnysse him ne belífð nán ðing, Hex. 50, 25. Sió gítsung ðæt mód ðæt hió gebindeð mid ðǽre lustfulnesse, hió hit gewundað avaritia capti animum, dum quasi delectat, exulcerat, Past. 71, 21.

ge-hrínan

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Hiá gibédun hine ꝥte giwédun his gihrionon (-hrinon, L.), and swá oftor gihrionun him hále giwurdun, 6, 56. ꝥte hé gihrine dǽm ut tangeret eos 10, 13. ꝥ hiǽ him gihrionun, 3, 10. with acc. Ic þone ðerscwold gehrán, Hml. S. 23b, 413.

á-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
á-rǽdan, p. -réd and -rǽdde; pp. -rǽden and -rǽd(ed).
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Ðet hio him néren méran ondeta ðon hit árǽded wæs on Aeðelbaldes dæge . . . hió mósten mid áðe gecýðan ðet hit suá wǽre árǽden on Aeðelbaldes dæge, 279, 2-7. Ne cymst þú on þínne éþel for þon ðín éþel (?

sweostor-sunu

(n.)
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a nephew Ann ic his mínra swæstorsuna swælcum se hit geðián wile and him gifeðe bið, C.D. i. 311, 14

dirnan

(v.)
Grammar
dirnan, p. de
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Gif hé hit dierne (dyrne, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 124, 8. Þéh hié hit ǽr swíþe him betweónum diernden, Ors. 5, 10; S. 234, 1. Noldan hí heora synna dyrnan, Ps. Th. 77, 4.

spǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
spǽtan, p. te.

to spit ⬩ to syringe ⬩ squirt

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Hé spǽtte on his eágan expuens in oculos ejus, Mk. Skt. 8, 23: Jn. Skt. 9, 6. Hí spǽtton on hine, Mt. Kmbl. 17, 30: 26, 67. Hig spǽtton him on conspuebant eum, Mk. Skt. 15, 19. Spǽte ðæt wíf on his nebb, Deut. 25, 9.

ge-þafian

(v.)
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Hé him ne geðafað ðæt . . . 419, 3:4. Hí him geþafiaþ þæt hí bióþ heora hláfordas. Bt. 16, 3; F. 54, 20. Hé his suna geþafode þæt hé læg mid Lucrettie, Ors. 2, 2 ; S. 66, 30. ꝥ with infin. and dat.

purpure

(n.)
Grammar
purpure, an ; f.
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Hí scrýddon hine mid purpuran induunt eum purpura, Mk. Skt. 15, 17. Hé gemétte his ágenne sunu mid purpurum gegieredne ( purpuratus ) ... hit næs þeáw ðæt ánig óðer purpuran werede búton cyningum, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 30-35.

snýtan

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Gif heora ǽnegum . . . snyflung of nosa derige, snýte bæftan him oððe ádún be his sídan (post dorsum proiciat, aut iuxta latus) . . . swá hwæt swá man him fram snýte (quod proicitur), fortrede hit mid his fótum, Chrd. 23, 6-13. Add