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eald-feónd

(n.)
Grammar
eald-feónd, eald-fínd, es; m.

An ancient foe, arch-fiend, Satan antīquus inĭmīcus, diăbŏlus

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Ðæt he ne léte him ealdfeónd oncyrran mód from his Meotude that he did not let the ancient fiend turn his mind from his Creator, 37b; Th. 124, 7; Gú. 336: 62a; Th. 229, 2; Ph. 449: 121a; Th. 464, 18; . 89

hræding

(n.)
Grammar
hræding, e; f.

Hurryhaste

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burigdon swá swá heó líhtlucost mihten on swylce [h]rædinge they buried him as best they could in such a hurry, Th. An. 123, 22

ge-wand

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wand, es; n.
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a turning aside, shrinking, hesitation Godes þá gecorenan búton gewande getúcude eall swá wolde, Hml. S. 23, 15. búton gewande sóna in tó þám ciningce eódon, 142.

wafian

(v.)
Grammar
wafian, l. wáfian,
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and add: forhtmód wáfode, Ælfc. T. Grn. 17, 43. ðis gehýrende ongan micclum wáfian. Hml. S. 33, 311. (2 a) :-- On úrum tídum syndon ús swíðe tó wáfienne sunt haec nostris valde stupenda temporibus, Gr. D. 187, 8.

findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Ne meahte æt his hige findan þæt Gode wolde þeówian Gen. 266. uneáðe mihte on his móde findan ꝥ swá leófne freónd fram him lǽtan sceolde, Hml.

herigend-lic

praiseworthyapprobationexcellent

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Se man nǽre herigendlic, gif for þí ne syngode þe ne mihte; ac wǽre hérigendlic, gif ne syngode þá þá mihte . . . drecð deófol mancyn mid costnungum, ꝥ þá be-ón hergendlice and hálige þe him wiðstandað magnae laudi non esset, si ideo homo

ge-anbídian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-anbídian, l. ge-anbidian, geandbidian,

to wait to wait for.to wait for the comingreturnto wait for the coming to passto wait

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Godes ríces geanbidode, Mk. 15, 43. with acc. geandbidode ðone frófer ðe beháten wæs, Hml. Th. i. 136, 1. geanbidude Godes ríce, Lk. 23, 51. with a clause geanbidað þæt wé tó beteran gecyrren he waits for our conversion R.

FREÓ

(adj.)
Grammar
FREÓ, frió, freoh, frioh, frig, frí, frý; adj.

FREEhaving liberty or immunitynoblegladjoyfullībersui jūrisingĕnuusnōbĭlislætus

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wolde ðé lícian, gif hwylc swíðe ríce cyning næfde nǽnne freóne mon on eallon his ríce how would it please thee, if some very powerful king had not any free man in all his realm? 41, 2; Fox 24, 25, MS. Cot.

stæf-rǽw

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Dict.] a line or passage in a document or inscription þǽrinne funde áne leádene tabulan eall áwritene; and þá rǽdde, þá cóm tó þǽre stæfrǽwe þǽr ꝥ word funde áwriten . . . ꝥ fram Decie þám cásere flugon, and his éhtnysse þoledon, Hml

cunnian

(v.)
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H. 69, 12. hleóp cunnigende his féðes, hwæðer cúðe gán, Hml. S. 10, 33. (I a) of medical examination :-- cóm and cunnode (cf. fandode his, 434) þæs mannes, Hml. S. 3, 430.

riht-ǽw

(n.)
Grammar
riht-ǽw, e; f.

legitimate matrimonya legitimate wife

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legitimate matrimony Gehádedum mannum is beboden, ðæt cýþan sceolan folce hwæt on hálgum bócum áwriten is, and wísian, rihtǽwe healdan sceolan, Wulfst. 304, 18. a legitimate wife Be ðam men ðe hæfþ his rihtǽwe legitimam suam uxorem, L.

ge-forþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-forþian, p. -forþode; pp. forþod

To carry outperformaccomplishfurtherpromote

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He hæfde geforþod ðæt he his freán gehét he had performed what he promised his lord, Byrht. Th. 140, 16; By. 289 : Hy. 9, 24; Hy. Grn. ii. 291, 24.

dragan

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férdon æfter heom intó þám mynstre and woldon hig út dragan, 1083; P. 215, 6

notian

(v.)
Grammar
notian, p. ode.

to make use ofemployenjoyto discharge an office

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scylun lǽca þeáwe notian, R. Ben. 51, 2. Grammar notian, with acc. Gold and seolfor sind góde, gif ðú wel notast : gif ðú sylf yfel bist, ne miht ðú wel notian, Homl. Th. ii. 410, 8-9.

sige-bearn

(n.)
Grammar
sige-bearn, es ; n.
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A victorious child, applied to Christ His gást onsende sigebearn Godes, Elen. Kmbl. 959 ; El. 481 : Exon. Th. 460, 3 ; . 11. Ðæt sygebearn, 461, 29 ; . 43. Ealra sigebearna ðæt séleste, 33, 3 ; Cri. 520

firdian

(v.)

march

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.) him tógeánes, Chr. 835; P. 63, 15.

Linked entries: firdrian fyrdrian

eft-sóna

(adv.)
Grammar
eft-sóna, adv. [eft again, sóna soon]

EFTSOONS, soon after, again, a second time itĕrum

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EFTSOONS, soon after, again, a second time; itĕrum He lǽrde eftsóna he taught them again, Mk. Bos. 10, 1

Linked entry: efter-sóna

mis-þeón

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Hwæs cépð , bútan mage þeónde mis-þeón? quid agit nisi ut crescendo decrescat ? Chrd. 79, 18. Add

ge-wyrcan

Grammar
ge-wyrcan, <b>; V.</b>
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áxode ... geworht wǽre on woruldlicere drohtnunge (cf. ongan ácsian be his lífe, Gr. D. 322, 4), Hml. Th. ii. 356, 3. Add

ge-mǽnscipe

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Add: communion of persons bið gemǽnscipe ðǽre hálgan gelaðunge geférlǽht, Hml.

Linked entry: -mǽn-scipe