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ge-mǽnelic

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Swá swá man gerǽde for gemænelicre neóde, Ll. Th. i. 324, l: 382, 2. ordinary Sume menn dyslíce fæstað ofer heora mihte on gemǽnelicum lenctene ( in Lent, which being of ordinary occurrence, did not eall for excess in fasting ?) Hml.

Linked entry: -mǽne-lic

wilnung

(n.)
Grammar
wilnung, e; f.

Desire

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Sum hláw, ðone men for feós wilnunga gedulfon, Guthl. 4 ; Gdwin. 26, 6. Ábisgod on ðisse worulde willnunga (wilnunga, v. l. ), Bt. 41, 3; Fox 246, 31.

Linked entry: willnung

tíþe

(n.)
Grammar
tíþe, tíþa (-e, -a; masc.: -u, -a, -e; fem.: -a; pl.)

to obtain one's request,to have granted the request for something

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in the phrases tíþe(-a) beón, weorþan to obtain one's request, to have granted the request for something (gen.)

Linked entries: un-tygþa tíþ týþa

tyhting

(n.)
Grammar
tyhting, e; f.

Persuasionexhortationencouragementincitementinstigationallurementsuggestion

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For láre and for tiehtinge his ágenes firenlustes persuasione luxuriae, 50; Swt. 393, 7. Mid godcundre tihtincge divino instinctu, Anglia xiii. 384, 266. Mid welwyllendre tihtincga myngiende benevola intentione hortando, 448, 1179: Scint. 34, 1.

Linked entry: tihting

bǽdan

to urgepresscompelimpelto requireexact

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Substitute for passages Baedde exactum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 9. Bǽdde, 30, 16. to urge, press, compel, impel Bǽdt inpulerit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 28. Beadætþ (= bǽdeþ) angarizaverit (= angariaverit, Mt. 5, 41), 72, 17.

weorold-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
weorold-cund, adj.
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Ðætte gé fore uueoroide sién geblitsade mid ðém weoroldcundum gódum, and hiora sáula mid ðém godcundum gódum, Cod. Dip.

earmlíce

(adv.)
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Add: miserably. cf. earm-lic, 1 Réðe fore*-*bécna ꝥ folc earmlíce brégdon (drehtan, v. l. ), Chr. 793; P. 55, 33. Hú earmlíce hit gefaren is gynd þás ðeóde, Wlfst. 166, 11. Hí earmlíce férdon swá ꝥ se hálga wer hí wundorlíce geband, Hml.

lytel

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
lytel, adj., and neut. of adj. Add:: , lýtel (?). A. adj.
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L. 26, 39. of time, with acc. for a little time Ðá-gét lyttel (lytel, R. modicum ) mið iúh ic am, Jn.

umbor

(n.)
Grammar
umbor, es; n.

A child

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Ða ðe hine forð onsendon ǽnne ofer ýðe umbor wesende, 92; B. 46.

ge-wlitegian

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 151, 14. physical, to give (beautiful) form to Ðá gesceafta hé þwáraþ and gewlitegaþ, hwílum eft unwlitegaþ and on óþrum híwe gebrengþ elementa in se invicem temperat, et alterna commutatione transformat, Bt. 39, 8; F. 224, 9. to decorate, ornament

ǽrne

Grammar
ǽrne, l. ǽrne-mergen, -morgen

early morning

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Seó forme hátte mane, ðæt ys ǽrnemergen, . . . seó niht hafað seofon tó-dǽlednyssa . . . seó seofoðe ys . . . diluculum, ðæt ys ǽrnemergen, Angl. viii. 319, 21, 34. From ǽrnemorgen oð undern, R. Ben. 74, 10. Fram ǽrnemærien oð ofer midne dæg, Hml.

gyrwan

(v.)
Grammar
gyrwan, p. ede; pp. ed

To preparemake readymakeput onclotheadornpărārefăcĕrevestīreornāre

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Ic hæbbe geweald micel to gyrwanne gódlecran stól on heofne I have great power to form a better throne in heaven, Cd. 15; Th. 18, 30; Gen. 281.

tó-standan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-standan, p. -stód; pp. -standen.

to stand apartbe distantto differbe differentto stand aloofnot to be forthcoming

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Gif mon wíf gebycgge, and sió gyft forð ne cume, L. In. 31; Th. i. 122, 3-6

swógan

(v.)
Grammar
swógan, p. sweóg; pp. swógen.

to make a sound, move with noise, rush, roar (of wind, water, flame)to move with violence, enter with force, invade.noiseswoon

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Ðǽm swógendum, hleóðregendum argutis, 5, 36: 86, 74. fig. to move with violence, enter with force, invade. v. in-swógenness Ðæt nǽnig bisceop óþres bisceopscíre on swóge ut nullus episcoporum parochiam alterius invadat, Bd. 4, 5; S. 572, 32

god

(n.)
Grammar
god, m. and <b>god;</b> n.
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Þæt hé his freónd ná for middangearde, ac for Gode lufige, Hml. Th. i. 584, 7.

mæsse-preóst

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-preóst, es; m.

A priest not of the Christian churcha priest of the Christian church, who had attained the last of the seven appointed orders, and might celebrate the mass

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For the books necessary for the mæssepreóst and for rules to be observed by him in celebrating mass see passages given under mæsse-bóc, mæssian respectively. Æt ðám giftan sceal mæssepreóst beón mid rihte, L. Edm. B. 8; Th. i. 256, 6.

þrowian

(v.)
Grammar
þrowian, (þrówian?), þreowian (þreówian?); p. ode

To sufferto suffer as opposed to to actto suffer what is painfulto suffer martyrdomto make to sufferto crucifyto suffer for somethingpay foratone for

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Grammar þrowian, with gen. of instrument inflicting death : -- Hé sceolde deófolgeldum geldan, oððe sweordes þrowian suffer death by the sword, Shrn. 129, 3. to suffer for something, pay for, atone for Ic ðrounio persolvio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 16.

Linked entry: a-þrówian

agof

(n.)
Grammar
agof, = agob
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A word formed in the Riddles by inverting the. order of the letters in the word boga a bow. Agob [MS, agof] is mín noma eft onhwyrfed agob is my name transposed, Exon. 106 b; Th. 405, 12; Rä. 24, 1

still

(n.)
Grammar
still, stiell, es ; m.
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Wæs se forma hlýp . . . wæs se óðer stiell . . . se þridda hlýp . . . se feórða stiell, Exon. Th. 45, 7-33 ; Cri. 715-728. v. stellan to leap

Linked entries: stiell styll

byd

Grammar
byd, byd-incel ?
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Andlang bróces on Bydincel, of Bydincele . . . of thám forda on thá ealdan byd, andlang byd . . . of thám hamme on Byd, andlang Byd, C. D. B. iii. 44, 24-38. On bydyncel . . . ðæt on byd, C. D. iii. 81, 5-7

Linked entry: bydincel