ymb-seón
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to behold, look Ic hine wolde biddan, ðæt hé sweotole ymbsáwe súð, eást and west (cf. behealde hé on feówer healfe his, Bt. 19 ; Fox 68, 21), hú wídgil sint heofones hwealfe, Met. 10, 5
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un-þorffæst
Useless ⬩ needless
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Useless, needless Unðor[f]fæst bidda ineptum rogare, Rtl. 179, 34
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un-ábeden
Unbidden ⬩ unasked
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Unbidden, unasked God beád mancynne ðæt hí hine biddan sceoldon, and hé wile syllan unábeden ðæt ðæt wé ús ne wéndon þurh úre béne, Homl. Th. ii. 372, 16: L. O. 8; Th. i. 180, 28
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sib-líc
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God biddan ðæt hé forgefe siblíce tíd and smyltelíco gewidra, Shrn. 74, 11. Wé sceolan ús geearnian ða siblecan wǽra Godes and manna, Blickl. Homl. 111, 3
relic-gang
A going to visit relics
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A going to visit relics Seó tíd is nemned laetania majora . . . on ðæm dæge call Godes folc mid eáðmódlíce relicgonge sceal God biddan ðæt hé him forgefe siblíce tíd, Shrn. 74, 10. Letanias, ðæt is ðonne béne and relicgongas, 79, 29
ed-lǽcung
A repetition ⬩ repetĭtio
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A repetition; repetĭtio He sceal God biddan ðæt he hyne gehealde wið dara ǽrgedónra yfla edlǽcunge he shall pray to God to preserve him against a repetition of the evils before committed, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 416, 42
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mynster-munuc
A monk who lives in a monastery
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A monk who lives in a monastery Ne þearf ǽnig mynstermunuc mid rihte fǽhþbóte biddan, L. Eth. ix. 25; Th. i. 346, 1. Ða mynstermunecas urnon tó. Homl. Th. ii. 176, 23. Benedictus mid his mynstermunecum, 178, 33: i. 532, 33
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helle-god
A god of the infernal regions
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A god of the infernal regions Orfeus wolde gesécan hellegodu and biddan ðæt hí him ágeáfan eft his wíf Orfeus would visit the gods of the infernal regions and pray them to give him his wife again, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 13
cwém-líce
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graciously, kindly Drihten, bihald cuoemlíce Domine, intende placatus, Rtl. 41, 39. humbly Cuoemlíce wé biddas suppliciter exoramus, Rtl. 93, 21
ge-fýlan
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Ic þé wille biddan ꝥ deóflu . . . mínne clǽn[n]e líchaman ne gefýlan, Hml. A. 172, 65. Speccan blæccan gefýlede (saecularis) scoriae atramento foedatos, An. Ox. 653. Add
ge-wéd
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Menn unwíslíce dóð þá þe dwollíce plegað æt deádra manna líce, ... þonne hí sceoldon swýðor besárgian þone deádan and biddan for his sáwle bútan gewéde, Hml. S. 21, 312
fandung
trial ⬩ testing ⬩ trial ⬩ experiment
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God ne costnað nǽnne mannan; ac hwæðere nán man ne cymð to Godes ríce, búton hé sý áfandod; for ðí ne sceole wé ná biddan þæt God úre ne áfandige, ac wé sceolon biddan þæt God ús gescylde, þæt wé ne ábreóðon on ðǽre fandunge . . .
rand-wígend
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Nú ic gumena gehwæne ðyssa burhleóda biddan wylle randwíggendra ( the people of Bethulia), 24, 14; Jud. 188 : (the descendants of Abraham ), Cd. Th. 205, 13; Exod. 435
þrym-wealdend
Glory-ruling ⬩ ruling heaven
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We sceolon biddan ða hálgan ðæt hí ús þingion tó ðam þrymwealdendum Gode, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 288
fǽhþ-bót
Feud-amends, compensation for engaging in a feud or quarrel ⬩ inimīcĭtiārum compensātio
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Feud-amends, compensation for engaging in a feud or quarrel;inimīcĭtiārum compensātio Ne þearf ǽnig mynster-munuc mid rihte fǽhþbóte biddan, ne fǽhþbóte bétan no minter-monk may lawfully demand feud-amends, nor pay feud-amends, L.
un-stillness
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Add Hé ongan biddan ꝥ him God forgǽfe ꝥ hé gestillan mihte þæs hátheortan preóstes unstilnysse coepit exorare ut ei redderet unde presbyteri furentis insaniam mitigare potuisset, Gr. D. 65, 12
þríst-lǽcan
To become bold ⬩ to dare ⬩ presume
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To become bold, to dare, presume Wé þrístlǽcaþ biddan audemus rogare, Hymn. Surt. 111, 34. Hié sint tó manianne ðæt hié nó ðý swíður wið hié ne ðrístlǽcen (ðrisð-, Hatt. MS.) admonendi sunt, ne contra eos audaciores fiant, Past. 28; Swt. 196, 5.
arodlíce
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Ongunnon þá wyrhtan ardlíce ( instanter ) biddan heom metes, 251, 18. Hé cwæð swíðe ardlíce constanter ait, 254, 4. Hé swíðe ardlíce geteohhode constanter decrevit, 255, 33. Aredlícor ( instantius ) sécan, 258, 24. Add
eáþ-módlic
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Éðmódlice ué biddað supplices deprecamur, Rtl. 101, 32. Gif wé ásmeágaþ þá eádmódlican dǽda þá þe hé worhte, Bl. H. 33, 6
on-cunnan
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Þá ongunnon þá gebróðru hí sylfe oncunnan (selfe hí oncúðon, v. l.) ꝥ hí ǽfre sceoldon biddan . . . fratres semetipsos accusare coeperunt, quia poposcerant. . . Gr. D. 104, 11. On ðeosum wordum se ungesǽliga Iúdas wæs openlíce oncunnen, Hml.