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ge-þafung

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Mid geþeafunge Crístes geleáfan cunctis adnuentibus fidei, Bd. 3, 22 ; Sch. 292, 15. Swá hwæt swá hý bútan his leáfe dóþ and his geþafunge quod sine patris splritalis fiat voluntate, R. Ben. 77, 4: 3.

up-stige

(n.)
Grammar
up-stige, es; m.

ascensionmountingthe ascensionan ascenta way of ascending

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Æfter Cristes upstige tó heofonum, 58, 24: ii. 380, 24: H. R. 3, 4. Uppstige on heofonas, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 23. an ascent, a way of ascending Uppstige sandfull ascensus arenosus, Scint. 223, 13.

fór-steal

(n.)
Grammar
fór-steal, -steall, -stal, fóre-steall, es; m. [fór, fóre before; steal from stellan to leap, spring; therefore, at least originally, an assault, consisting in one man springing or placing himself before another, so as to obstruct his progress, Thorpe's Glos. to A. Sax. Laws] .

an assaultassultus sŭper ălĭquem in via rēgia factusviæ obstructiothe fine for an assaultmulcta pro assultu

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an assault; assultus sŭper ălĭquem in via rēgia factus, viæ obstructio Gif hwá forsteal oððon openne wiðercwyde ongeán lahriht Cristes oððe cyninges gewyrce if any one commit an assault or open opposition against the law of Christ or of the king, L.

Linked entries: fóre-steall fór-stal

ge-cynd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, ge-cind, acc. ge-cynd, ge-cynde; f. also ge-cynd, ge-cynde, nom. acc; gen. -cyndes; dat. -cynde; pl. nom. acc. -cyndu, -cyndo, -cynd; gen. -cynda; dat. -cyndum; n.

naturekindmannerconditiongendernaturaindolesingeniumproprietasmodusqualitasconditiogenusgenerationnakednessgenerationatalespartesgenitalesverendaoffspringproles

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Cristes gecyndo the natures of Christ, Salm. Kmbl. 819; Sat. 409. On feówer gecynd in four kinds, 996; Sat. 499. Æfter gecynde de genere, Ælfc.

windig

(adj.)
Grammar
windig, adj.

windywindyflatulent

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Ðeáh ðeós woruld wéde, and windige éhtnysse ástyrige ongeán Cristes gelaðungem Homl. Th. ii. 388, 9. windy, flatulent. v. wind, II. Gif se útgang sié windig and wætrig, Lchdm. ii. 236, 6. Be windigre wambe, 162, 23.

rodor

(n.)
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rodor, rador, es; m.
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Fram rodere Crist scínþ ab ethere Christus promicat, Hymn. Surt. 37, 8. Wunigende on rodore manens Olimpho, 91, 19. Sende him of heán rodore God gást ðone hálgan, Cd. Th. 230, 21; Dan. 236. Roderas aethera, Kent. Gl. 273.

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bodian

(v.)
Grammar
bodian, bodigan, bodigean; part. bodiende, bodigende; p. ode, ede, ade, ude; pp. od, ed, ad, ud; v. a. [bod a message] .

to tell, announce, proclaim, preachnuntiare, annuntiare, enuntiare, narrare, prædicare, evangelizareto foretell, predict, prophesy, promiseprædicere, promittereto announce

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Ymb Bethleem bododon englas ðæt acenned wæs Crist on eorþan angels announced about Bethlehem that Christ was born on earth, Hy. 10, 23; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 23. Bodedon heofonas rihtwísnysse his annuntiaverunt cali justitiam ejus, Ps.

Linked entries: bodiend-lic bodigean

ge-lýfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lýfan, -lífan, -léfan; to -lýfanne, -lýfenne ; part. -lýfende; ic -lýfe, ðú -lýfest, -lýfst, he -lýfeþ, -lýfþ, pl. -lýfaþ; p- ic, he -lýfde, ðú -lýfdest, pl. -lýfdon; impert. -lýf, pl. -lýfe, -lýfaþ; subj. pres. -lýfe, pl. -lýfon ; pp. -lýfed

To believe, confide, trust, hopecrēdĕre, confīdĕre, spērāre

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Ðæt gé gelýfon, ðæt se Hǽlend ys Crist ut crēdātis, quia Jesus est Christus, Jn. Bos. 20, 31 : Ex. 4, 5. Ne gelýfe ic me nú ðæs leóhtes furðor I have no longer now any hope for myself of that light, Cd. 21; Th. 26, 3; Gen. 401

sweart

(adj.)
Grammar
sweart, adj.
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Micel yfelnyss wæs on Iudéiscum mannum, ðá ðá hí syrwdon mid sweartum geþance ( with dark design ), hú hí Crist ácwealdon, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 318. Swá lange swá hé hylt ðone sweartan níð on his heortan, Homl. Th. i. 54, 13.

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ge-beran

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Add: I. to bear, bring ꝥ cild Críst wearð geboren ágeán of Egiptan, Chr. 3; P. 5, 22.

glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
glæd, adj.
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Críst, eádiges mǽdenes glæd hálgum bénum Christe, beatae Virginis placatus sanctis precibus, Hy. S. 119, 8. Gladum suna Fródan, B. 2025. Ic mínne can glædne Hróðulf, þæt hé þá geogoðe wile árum healdan, 1181: 863.

on-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
on-líhtan, -leóhtan.

of places or things, to illumine, make bright, cause to shine,to give sight to, make the sight clearto clear the mental vision, to enlightento give light (with dat.)To shine

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Crist mæg ðíne nytennysse onlíhtan, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 200. Manegum wearþ mód onlíhted, Apstls. Kmbl. 104; Ap. 52. Wé wurdon onlíhte þurh geleáfan, Homl. Th. i. 154, 21. Onlýhte, Blickl. Homl. 161, 14. to give light (with dat.)

húsel

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Þis húsel is gemynd Crístes líchaman and his blódes, 276, 6. pæt hálige húsel is ǽgðer ge Crístes líchama ge ealles geleáffulles folces æfter gástlicere gerýnu, 15. Seó snǽd þæs húsles ðe beo ðicgan sceolde, 272, 26.

á-wrítan

to write out or downwrite wordsto transcribecopy in writingto state in writingto write a book, letter,to write of or about somethingto write toto write an account ofdescribeto inscribe the name of a personto write on materialcover with writingto make a symbol other than a letter

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Th. i. 8, 10. to state in writing Swá holde ꝥ hié on monegum templum áwriten, ꝥ ǽlc crísten mon hæfde frið . . . and Antonius hét forbærnan ꝥ gewrit þe hit on áwriten wæs hwæt mon on geáre ágiefan sceolde, Ors. 6, 13;S. 268, 18-23.

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þrowing

(n.)
Grammar
þrowing, þreowing, e; f.

suffering as opposed to doingsuffering which is painfula painful symptomsuffering that is undergone for the sake of religionsuffering of persecution, crosssuffering which ends in death, passion, martyrdomthe anniversary of a martyr's suffering

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Ic, eówer emnðeówa and Cristes ðrowunge gewita, Past. 18; Swt. 137, 16. Se ðe biþ gemyndig Drihtnes þrowunge and his ǽriste, Blickl. Homl. 83, 14.

freó-dóm

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Hé gebohte æt Æðere ... ðis gewrit and ðis land mið ðý friádóme ðe hit hǽr gefriád wæs tó Crístes cyrican on éc erfe, C.D.B. ii. 154, 17.

ge-mearcian

(v.)
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Ongset hé ꝥ se hláf næs ná gemearcod (signatus) . . . se hláf wæs geméted gemearcod mid Crístes róde tácne, 87, 7-23. Cain gewát morðre gemearcod (cf. Posuit Dominus Cain signum. Gen. 4, 15) mandreám fleón, B. 1264. <b>II a.

trúwian

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
trúwian, ; p. ode
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Trúa on Crist, Homl. Th. ii. 392, 34. Ðæt úre nán be him sylfum tó dyrstelíce ne trúwige that none of us be overconfident about himself, 82, 26. Ne trúwige nán man be ælmesdǽdum oððe on gebedum, bútan ðære foresǽdan lufe, i. 54, 11.

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þrúh

(n.)
Grammar
þrúh, (also þrýh, Bd. S. 580, 14); gen. dat. þrýh, and dat. þrúh; f.: dat. þrúge; m. n.

Wood or stone hollowed outa troughpipeconduita boxchesta coffinsarcophagustomb

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Crist mihte, belocenre ðríh, faran of middangearde, Homl. Th. i. 222, 8-13. Hí gemétton níwe ðrúh of marmanstáne on cyrcan wíson gesceapene ... Æt ðære hálgan þrýh sind getíðode heofonlíce lácnunga, 564, 19-31.

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ge-stígan

(v.)
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L. 5, 7- Críst ádfine gestág in ðǽm gedolfene byrgenne, Jn. p. 2, Of gestág of mór discendissei de monte, Mt. L. 8, l. of motion from heaven to earen Ic sylf gestág in módor, Cri. 1419. B. trans.