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be-sceáwod

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Seó besceáwode geornfulnyss gemetegað ealle þá missenlicnyssa þises lífes, Nap. 75, 19. Add

gearwe

(n.)
Grammar
gearwe, pl. f.

ClothingattireGEARadornmentarmsarmourvestītushăbĭtusarma

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frail life, in the vestment which his soul received, ere his mother brought him amongst men, Cd. 60; Th. 73, 29; Gen. 1212 : Menol.

lang-fǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
lang-fǽre, adj.

Lastingenduringold

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Lasting, enduring, old Nánwuht nis langfǽres on ðís andweardan lífe there is nothing lasting in this present life, Bt. 38, 2; Fox 198, 6. On langfǽre ylde bet hé déþ at an advanced age he will do better, Lchdm. iii. 188, 26.

Linked entries: leng-fǽrra -fǽre

mann-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
mann-dreám, es; m.

Human joyjoyous life among menjoyous noise

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Human joy, joyous life among men, joyous noise Ðú ne gemyndgast æfter mandreáme, ne wást bútan wildeóra þeáw thy mind shall not be according to human life, nor shall thou (Nebuchadnezzar) know aught but the habit of wild beasts, Cd. 203; Th. 251, 30;

gefér-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
gefér-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To keep company or fellowshipaccompanyassociateassŏciāre

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Ðǽr beóþ geférlǽhte on ánre súsle, ða ðe on lífe on mándǽdum geþeódde wǽron there shall be associated in one torment those who in life were united in evil deeds, Homl. Th. i. 132, 20 : 414, 34

tún-mann

(n.)
Grammar
tún-mann, es; m.
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Furseus oncneów ða sáwle; se wæs his túnman ǽr on lífe ( he had lived on the estate (tún) belonging to Fursey's monastery ), Homl. Th. ii. 344, 18

Linked entry: túnes-mann

sǽ-scill

(n.)
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a sea-shell Hé wæs nacod and on carcern onsænded, and þǽr wæs understregd mid sǽscellum and mid scearpum stánum (cf. mittitur in carcerem ubi . . . fragmenta testarum subter eum sternebantur, Bede's Life of Felix), Shrn. 51, 13

aldor-ner

(n.)
Grammar
aldor-ner, es; n.

A life's safetyrefugevitæ servatioasylum

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A life's safety, refuge; vitæ servatio, asylum Ne mæg ic aldor-nere míne gesécan I cannot seek my life's safety, Cd. 117; Th. 151, 22; Gen. 2512. Ðæt we aldor-nere sécan móten that we may seek an asylum, Cd. 117; Th. 152, 13; Gen. 2519

mis-fadian

(v.)

to misconductorder wrongly

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to misconduct, order wrongly Gif hé his líf misfadige if he do not order his life aright, L. Eth. ix. 29; Th. i. 346, 20. Gif preóst ordál misfadige, L. N. P. L. 39; Th. ii. 296, 9

weorold-deád

(adj.)
Grammar
weorold-deád, adj.
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Dead as far as this life is concerned, dead as regards the body Hí mé on deorce stówe settan, samed aulíce swá ðú worulddeáde wrige mid foldan collocavit me in obscuris sicut mortuos seculi, Ps. Th. 142, 4

wæl-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-cræft, es; m.

A deadly powerpower which causes death

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A deadly power, power which causes death Ðonne mín hláford wile láfe þicgan ðara ðe hé of lífe hét wælcræf[tum] áwrecan (of those whom he has ordered to be slain), Exon. Th. 498, 11; Rä. 87, 11

el-þiódgian

(v.)
Grammar
el-þiódgian, -þiódigian; p. ode; pp. od [el, þeód a people]

To live in foreign parts, to lead a pilgrim's life pĕregrīnāri

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To live in foreign parts, to lead a pilgrim's life; pĕregrīnāri Wilnode he on neáweste ðara háligra stówe to tíde elþiódgian on eorþan cŭpīvit in vīcīnia sanctōrum lŏcōrum ad tempus pĕregrīnāri in terris, Bd. 5, 7; S. 621, 12

ge-treówfull

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Þá getreówfullan for Godes ege ealle lífes wiðerweardnesse forþyldigian scylun fideles pro Domino universa contraria sustinere debent, R. Ben. 27, 7. Sǽd getreówfulra semen Iacob, Ps. Rdr. 21, 24. Ðá getreówfullan Israhél, 13, 7

sciftan

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Wé sceolan úre lífes weg wíslíce scyftan iter nostrum temperare debemus, Chrd. 65, 20. Sciftende ordinans, Angl. xiii. 448, 1187

wrǽstlung

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Hé út férde of líchaman tó gewinne and tó wrǽstlunge lífes and deáðes de corpore ad certamen vitae et mortis exiit, 321, 3. Add

Linked entry: wraxlung

weorold-bisegung

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-bisegung, e; f.
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P. iii. 8; Th. ii. 198, 21. care of this world, anxiety of this life Ða strongan stormas weoruldbisgunga, Met. 3, 4

án-hende

(adj.)
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Gód is þé ánhende tó lífe þonne twá honda hæbbende siǽ sended in écce fýr, Mt. R. 18, 8. Blinde, ánhende caecos, debiles, 15, 30. Add

a-cwician

(v.)
Grammar
a-cwician, p. ode; pp. od

To quickenreviveto come to lifevivificarereviviscere

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To quicken, revive, to come to life; vivificare, reviviscere On ðínre mild-heortnesse me scealt acwician in misericordia tua vivifica me, Ps. Th. 118, 159. Ðá acwicode ic hwon then 1 revived a little, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 29

Linked entries: a-cucian a-cwucian

hwílen

(adj.)
Grammar
hwílen, adj.

transitorybrief

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Lasting only for a time, transitory, brief Uton sibbe tó him on ðás hwílnan tíd hǽlu sécan let us seek in this brief season [the present life] peace and salvation from him, Exon. 97 b; Th. 365, 10; Wal. 87

mynster-gang

(n.)
Grammar
mynster-gang, es; m.

Going into a monasteryentering on a monastic life

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Going into a monastery, entering on a monastic life Heó ðonne mót gif heó wile ðæt forlǽtan and hyre mynstergang geceósan tunc, si velit, licebit ei id derelinquere, et vitam monasticam sibi eligere, L. Ecg. C. 20; Th. ii. 146, 23