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ge-macian

(v.)
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</b> with dat. of f to use Se ælmihtiga wyrhta geworhte on anginne ealne middaneard on his mycclum cræfte, ac hé sylf wæs ǽfre unbegunnen scyppend, sé ðe swá mihtiglíce gemacoáe swylcne cræft, Hex. 4, 4. to cause to be. with adj. complement Þá

cýþan

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Þám cnihte cýðan be his Scyppende, 3, 27. with complementary adj. (?)

rǽd

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Wæs Acitofel mid Absalone on rǽde, 19, 201. rule, direction. v. rǽdan; Þá nigon werod bugon tó heora Scyppende, and betǽhton heora rǽd tó his willan, Hml. Th. i. 12, 7

for-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-healdan, for-healden.

withholdkeep backdisregardneglect

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Hé onféng for worlde mycelne noman, and ꝥ eal forheóld and his Scyppend, Bl. H. 43, 35. Eall hí forheóldan heáh weorc Godes, Ps. Th. 105, 29.

Linked entry: for-healden

ge-sceaft

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Add: a masc. pl. ge-sceaftas occurs. what is created, all created things, creation Twá ðing syndon; án is Scyppend, óðer is gesceaft . . . þæt is gesceaft, þæt se sóða Scyppend gesceóp.

bodian

(v.)

to declareproclaimto foretellprophesycelebratepraiseto preacha persona doctrinebelief

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Ben. 22, 17 note. of religious or moral teaching, to preach, a person Scyppend ealra gesceafta, þone ic bodige, Bl. H. 187, 9. a doctrine, belief, &amp; c. Manige men þá godcundan láre gehýrað, and him mon þá oft bodaþ and sægþ, Bl. H. 57, 19.

hel

(n.)
Grammar
hel, hell, helle, e; f.
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Helle, morðorhúsa mǽst, fýres fulle, Cri. 1624. used personally Hell ongeat ꝥ se Scyppend cwóm, þá heó ꝥ weorud ágeaf, Cri. 1160. Nales hel (infernus) ondetteð ðé, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 185, 23

BÚGAN

(v.)
Grammar
BÚGAN, part. búgende; ic búge, ðu búgest, býhst, býgst, he búgeþ, býhþ, býgþ; p. ic, he beág, beáh, ðú buge, pl. bugon; imp. búg, búh; pp. bogen; v. intrans.

To BOW or bow down oneself, bend, swerve, give way, submit, yield, turn, turn away, fleese flectere vel inclinare, curvare, declinare, desistere, cedere, vertere, divertere, fugere

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Seó eorþe nǽfre ne býhþ ne ufor ne nyðor ðonne se ælmihtiga Scyppend hí gestaðelode the earth never swerves neither higher nor lower than the almighty Creator established it, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 10, 19; Lchdm. iii. 254, 18.

Linked entries: beág beáh

seld

(n.)
Grammar
seld, es ; n.
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Hí on seldon sǽton æt dómum, 121, 5. a seat, residence, mansion, hall Scyppendes seld, Salm. Kmbl. 160 ; Sal. 79. Ðá hé ða mænego ( the rebellious angels) ádráf of ðæm heán selde (heaven ), Cd. Th. 277, 10 ; Sat. 202.

Linked entry: sæld

tunge

(n.)
Grammar
tunge, an ; tung [? in the passage: Álés sáwle míne fram tunge fácen-fulre a lingua dolosa (but in the next verse linguam is glossed by tungan, so that perhaps tunge is meant for nominative : O. L. Ger. and O. H. Ger. , however, have strong as well as weak forms), Ps. Lamb. 119, 2], e; f.
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Seó tunge ðe swá monig hálwende word on ðæs Scyppendes lof gesette, Bd. 4, 24; S. 599, Mín tunge mǽrde ðín weorc, Ps. Th. 70, 22. Alýs míne sáwle from ðære tungan ðe teosu wylle. Hwæt bið ié seald from ðære inwitfullan tungan ? 119, 2, 3.

reord

(n.)
Grammar
reord, e: ;f, :; es; ;n.;

Speech, tongue, language, voice;

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Se ðe reorda gehwæs ryne gemiclaþ ðara ðe noman Scyppendes hergan willaþ, 4, 3; Cri. 47. Reordana ;locutionem,; Jn. Skt. p. 7, 10. Hý mislíce mongum reordum wóðe hófun, Exon. Th. 156, 6; Gú. 870.

Linked entry: ge-reord

diht

(n.)
Grammar
diht, es; m.
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Ealle gesceafta ðeówiað hyra Scyppende, for ðon þe hí farað æfter Godes dihte, Hml. Th. i. 172, 17. Hé áwrát ðá ealdan ǽ be Godes dihte, 312, 14: 40, 33. Marcus be Godes dihte gefór tó Ǽgypta lande, Hml. S. 15, 1.

un-rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
un-rǽd, es; m.

evil counselill-advised coursebad planfollydisadvantageprejudicehurt

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Ðæra hálgena líc woldon hí besencan on flóde, ac se ælmihtiga Scyppend wiðslóh ðam unrǽde. Sum wíf wæs ðe wiste heora unrǽd, ii. 29, 324. Tó his ( Lucifer's ) unrǽde gefæstnod, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2. 44: 4, 10: Cd. Th. 43, 33; Gen. 700.

á-stígan

(v.)

downwardupwarddownward upwardto descendgo down intoto ascendmount

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Tó ðám munte Synay ástáh se Scyppend, Hml. Th. ii. 196, 22. Of heofenum ástáh (descendit) mannes Bearn, 386, 2: Ps. Spl. 7, 17. Þú ástige on helle grund, Bl. H. 87, 14. Of heofenum oþ eorþan ástígan, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 40: 570, 1.

ge-seón

(v.)
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ge-seón, -sión, ic -seó, ðú -sihst, he -syhþ; p. -seah, ðú -sáwe, pl. -sáwon, -ségon; imp. -syh, -seoh; subj. pres. ic -sáwe; pp. -sawen

To seevidere, conspicere

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Hie ðone heora scyppend geségon they saw their creator, Blickl. Homl. 121, 28: Exon. 15 b; Th. 38, 7; Cri. 554.

Linked entry: ge-sión

sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
sceaþa, an; m.

a criminal, wretch, miscreant, an enemyfiend, devila spoiler, robbera warrior

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Scyppend sceaþan onféngon syngum hondum, Exon. Th. 70, 2; Cri. 1132. Beraþ linde forþ in sceaþena gemong bear the linden shields forth into the press of the foe, Judth. Thw. 24, 17; Jud. 193.

Linked entries: sceoþa sceþþ

heall

a residencepalacea templea court of law

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Úre Scyppend . . . his gecorenan on þisum middanearde geágnað swá swá hláford his híred on his healle, 72, 29. Þá eóde heó (queen Alexandria) on hire palatium, ꝥ is on hire healle, Shrn. 75, 25: An. Ox. 4368.

níwe

(adj.)
Grammar
níwe, neówe; adj.

newnot yet usednewrecentnot of long standingnot long madenew (to anything)inexperiencednewnoveldifferent from what has gone before

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Ðá sceáwode Scyppend úre his weorca wlite, níwra gesceafta, Cd. Th. 13, 25; Gen. 208 : 55. 4; Gen. 889. On ðisum níwum dagum in these modern times, Homl. Th. i. 608, 23 : Homl. Skt. 13, 177.

Linked entry: níwung

scrífan

(v.; prep.)
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scrífan, p. scráf, pl. scrifon; pp. scrifen
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Ðæt wyt gesáwon heofona wuldor swylc swá ðú mé ǽr scrife, 375, 25; Seel. 143. to decree after judgment, to adjudge, doom, inflict, impose, pass as a sentence upon a person Folca gehwylcum Scyppend scrífeþ bí gewyrhtum eall æfter ryhte, 75, 12; Cri.

Linked entry: be-scrifen

hyht

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Weoruda Scyppend hafa þé tó hyhte, Fä. 63. Gemunað wigena wyn, háligra hyht, heofonengla God, Jul. 642. an object of hope, what is hoped for Híðendra hyht, Rä. 89, 5 : 65, 3. Is mín hyht mid God, Gú. 289 : 61. <b>VI a.