ge-weorþian
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Offa wæs geofum and gúðum wíde geweorðod Offa was for liberality and bravery far and wide held in honour, B. 1959.
áscian
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Iówan ðæt him mon tó áscað, Past. 173, 2. to ask after, enquire for, search for Syþþan wé hit ǽscað, Ll. Th. i. 234, 16. Mann ús ofer eall sóhte and ús man georne gehwár áxode, Hml. S. 23, 451.
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LǼCE
A LEECH ⬩ doctor ⬩ physician ⬩ a leech
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B. lǽcon] gecwéme the yellow is however most suitable for doctors, Herb. 165, 1; Lchdm. i. 294, 11. Josep beád his þeówan lǽcon Joseph præcepit servis suis medicis, Gen. 50, 1.
morþ
death ⬩ destruction ⬩ perdition ⬩ that which causes death ⬩ murder ⬩ slaying with an attempt at concealment of the deed ⬩ murder ⬩ homicide
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III and morþ-dǽd) forþ of hire inclifan. Ðá nam man ðæt wíf and ádrencte hí æt Lundenebricge, Chart. Th. 230, 17. murder; as a technical term, slaying with an attempt at concealment of the deed.
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god-cund
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., belonging to the church. of persons Godcunde hádas wǽron nú lange swíðe forsawene those in holy orders have now for long been despised, Wlfst. 158, 9.
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FYRD
an army ⬩ the military array of the whole country ⬩ exercĭtus ⬩ expĕdītio ⬩ an army ⬩ agmen ⬩ exercĭtus ⬩ an expedition ⬩ expĕdītio ⬩ a camp ⬩ castrum
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Fór fyrda mǽst the greatest of armies marched, Elen. Kmbl. 69; El. 35.
talu
a tale, talk, story, account ⬩ talk, discussion, dispute ⬩ a charge, claim ⬩ an excuse, a defence ⬩ as a law term, a case (as regards either plaintiff or defendant), an action, ⬩ a tale, list, series
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Se ðe nánum ne derede, him man dyde talu, and hé wæs beswungen unscyldig for ús, Basil admn. 4; Norm. 42, 27.
eáþe
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Gif huæt eáða ( forte ) gemitte, Mk. L. R. 11, 13. ¶ Eáþe mæg, perhaps, may be Eáða mæhte ł eáðæ mæge forte, Mt. L. 11, 23. Eáðe (ǽðe, R.) mæg forsitan, Jn. L. 8, 19: alioquin, Mt. L. 6, 1. lest; ne forte Eáðe mæg ł ðý lǽs ne forte, Lk. L. 12, 58.
sǽl
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After liked him ful wele for al was turned him to sele, C. M. 4432) for the happiness of sinners, 84, 21; Cri. 1377. Ne frín ðú æfter sǽlum, sorh is geníwod, Beo.
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a-bannan
to command ⬩ order ⬩ summon ⬩ mandare ⬩ jubere ⬩ to publish ⬩ proclaim ⬩ to order out ⬩ call forth ⬩ call together ⬩ congregate ⬩ assemble ⬩ edicere ⬩ avocare ⬩ citare
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Grm. 34. to publish, proclaim; with út to order out, call forth, call together, congregate, assemble; edicere, avocare, citare Aban ðú ða beornas út of ofne command thou the men out of the oven, Cd. 193; Th. 242, 32; Dan. 428.
Crecca-gelád
CRICKLADE, Wiltshire ⬩ oppidi nomen in agro Wiltoniensi
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CRICKLADE, Wiltshire; oppidi nomen in agro Wiltoniensi Hie hergodon ofer Mercna land óþ hie cómon to Creccageláde, and fóron ðǽr ofer Temese they harried over the Mercians' land until they came to Cricklade, and there they went over the Thames Chr. 905
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fǽrlíce
Suddenly, immediately, by chance ⬩ sŭbĭto, repente, forte
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Suddenly, immediately, by chance; sŭbĭto, repente, forte Cometæ synd gehátene ða steorran ðe fǽrlíce and ungewunelíce æteówiaþ the stars are called comets which appear suddenly and unusually, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 16, 20; Lchdm. iii.
eácnung
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Eácnungum incrementis, 3629. conceiving, conception Écnung conceptio, Lk. p. 3, 13. bringing forth, birth On ðám brýdláce ( the bridal with Christ ) is eácnung búton sáre (cf. in dolore paries filios. Gen. 3, 16), Hml. S. 7, 62.
un-lust
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Först. 140, 5. Se ylca fæder wæs geswænced mid unluste (gedréfednesse, v.l.) his swíðlican geornnesse idem pater nimietatis ejus taedio affectus, Gr. D. 156, 6.
hyht
Hope ⬩ joyous expectation ⬩ joy
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Ðære hǽlo ðe hé us tó hyhte forgeaf for the salvation which he hath given us to hope for, Exon. 16 b; Th. 38, 28; Cri. 613. Hæbbe ic mé tó hyhte heofonríces weard I have the guardian of the kingdom of heaven as my hope, 68 b; Th. 255, 10; Jul. 212.
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arce-
chief ⬩ ἀρχι ⬩ ἀρχός
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. = Forðí ðæt he scolde heom ðone pallium gifan on condition that he should give them the pallium, 996; Th. 245, 11, note
ende-leás
ENDLESS, infinite, eternal ⬩ infĭnĭtus, perpĕtuus, æter*-*nus
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Hý sceolon sár endeleás forþ þrówian they must thenceforth suffer endless pain, Exon. 31 b; Th. 99, 30; Cri. 1632: 69a; Th. 257, 22; Jul. 251. Ða earmþa beóþ endeleáse ðe éce bióþ those miseries are endless which are eternal. Bt. 38, 2 ; Fox 198, 16
geán
Against ⬩ over against ⬩ on the opposite side ⬩ contra
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Against, over against, on the opposite side; contra Mónaþ is ðonne se móna gecyrþ niwe fram ðære sunnan, óþ-ðæt he eft cume hyre fórne geán a month is when the moon returns new from the sun, until it [the moon] again comes opposite it [the sun], Bd.
lencten-tíd
Spring-time ⬩ spring ⬩ Lent
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Hé on lenctentíd gesceóp ðone forman dæg ðyssere worulde ðæt is xv cl. Aprilis he in spring created the first day of this world, that is the 18th of March, Hexam. 4; Norm. 8, 4: Bt. Met. Fox 29, 135; Met. 29, 68
mynster-mann
A man who lives in a monastery ⬩ a monk
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Ðæt forme muneca cyn is mynstermanna, ðe gemǽnan lífe drohtniaþ on mynstre, R. Ben. 134, 5 : 9, 3. Mynstermannum gedafenaþ. ðæt hí on stilnysse heora líf ádreógan. Homl. Th. ii. 342, 29 : Ælfc. Gr. pref.; Som. l, 38