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Earnulf

(n.)
Grammar
Earnulf, Arnulf, es; m.

Arnulf, emperor of Germany from A. D. 887 to 899, nephew of Charles le Gros = Ger. Kart der Dicke:

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Kart der Dicke: — Ðý ilcan geáre, forþférde Carl, Francna cyning; and Earnulf, his bróður sunu, hine vi wicum ǽr he forþférde, berǽdde æt ðam ríce in the same year, Charles, king of the Franks, died; and six weeks before he died, Arnulf, his brother's

ge-hende

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
ge-hende, adv.

Near ⬩ at hand ⬩ prope

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Godes ríce is gehende Dei regnum est prope, 21, 31 : Gen. 19, 20 : Exod. 2, 12 : Deut. 31, 14. Hí wǽron swá gehende ðet ǽgðer heora on óðer háwede they were so near that each of them looked on the other, Chr. 1003; Erl. 139, 8.

CEORIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEORIAN, ceorigan, ciorian, cerian; ceorigende; ode; od; v. intrans.

To murmur, complain ⬩ murmurare, queri

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To murmur, complain; murmurare, queri Ne underféhþ nán ceorigende sáwul Godes ríce, ne nán ceorian ne mæg, se ðe to ðam becymþ no murmuring soul receives God's kingdom, nor may any one murmur who comes to it, Homl. Th. ii. 80, 11.

ge-hnǽgan

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Hiora ríce wæs gehnǽged inclinata sunt regna, 45, 5. Fleáh fǽgegást, folc wæs geh[n]ǽged, Exod. 169

rodor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
rodor-líc, adj.

of the firmament ⬩ celestial ⬩ heavenly

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Godes ríce on rodorlícere heofonan, ii. 330, 27. celestial, heavenly (v. rodor, II) Cǽgbora se roderlíca ( aethereus ) mid óðrum apostolum, Hymn. Surt. 118, 11. Cæstergewaran rodorlíce cives aetherei, 57, 4.

for-hergian

(v.)
Grammar
for-hergian, -heregian, to -hergianne; part, -hergiende, -hergende; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To lay waste ⬩ destroy ⬩ ravage ⬩ devastate ⬩ plunder ⬩ vastāre ⬩ devastāre ⬩ depŏpŭlāre

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To lay waste, destroy, ravage, devastate, plunder; vastāre, devastāre, depŏpŭlāre Ne wile he ealle ða rícu forsleán and forheregian will he not slay and destroy all the kingdoms? Bt. 16, 1; Fox 50, 3.

Linked entry: hergian

cyne-gird

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., and add Swíðe ryht is seó cynegyrd þínes ríces virga recta est virga regni tui, Ps. Th. 44, 8. Hé bícnode hire tó mid his cynegyrde extendit contra eam virgam auream, Hml. A. 97, 181

Æðel-wulf

(n.)
Grammar
Æðel-wulf, es; m. [æðele noble, wulf a wolf]

Æthelwulf ⬩ Æthelwulfus

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Ecg-bryht) -855 A.D. 837 [MS. 836], hér, Ecgbryht cyning forþférde, and féng Æðelwulf his sunu to Westseaxna ríce here, A. D. 837, king Ecgbryht died, and Æthelwulf his son succeeded to the kingdom of the West Saxons, Chr. 836; Th. 117, 34, col. 1.

rand-burh

(n.)
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Ríce geréfa rondburgum weóld, eard weardade, Exon. Th. 243, 32; Jul. 19. Randbyrig ( the walls formed by the waters of the Red Sea when the Israelites passed through it) wǽron rofene were riven (when the Egyptians attempted to cross ), Cd.

þus-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þus-líc, þul-líc; adj.

Such

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Ðuslícra is ríce Godes talium est regnum Dei, 10, 14. Of ðuslícum cnæhtum ex hujusmodi pueris, 9, 37. Mid ðullucum (ðuslícum, Rush.) monigum bíspellum talibus multis parabolis, 4, 33. Ðuslícum fultumum, Rtl. 64, 33.

Linked entry: þullíc

Breoten

Grammar
Breoten, (-on).
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Eádwine hæfde ríce ofer eall þá Brytene (eal(le) Brytene, Breotone. v. ll.) búton Cantwarum ánum, Bd. 2, 5; Sch. 130, 21. Add

ge-lífan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lífan, -liéfan; p. de; pp. ed

To believe ⬩ trust ⬩ crēdĕre ⬩ confīdĕre

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To believe, trust; crēdĕre, confīdĕre Gif hie willen geliéfan dætte Godes ríce hiera síe if they will believe that God's kingdom is theirs, Past. 36, 5; Swt. 253, 9; Hat. MS. 47 b, 8.

Linked entries: ge-leófan lífan

wóma

(n.)
Grammar
wóma, an ; m.

Sound ⬩ noise

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Siððan tó reste gehwearf ríce þeóden, com on sefan hwurfan swefnes wóma, 222, 26; Dan. 110: Elen. Kmbl. 142; El. 71. Hríð hreósende, wintres wóma. Exon. Th. 292, 22; Wand. 103. Hé secgan ongan swefnes wóman. Cd. Th. 249, 33; Dan. 539.

stræc

(adj.)
Grammar
stræc, strec; adj.

strict, severe, rigorous, stern, hard ⬩ rigid, unyielding, obstinate, persistent ⬩ violent, using force, uncompromising, vehement

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Heofena ríce þolaþ neád, and strece (violenti) nimaþ ðæt, Mt. Kmbl. 11, 12. Godes ríce ðolaþ neádunge, and ða strecan mód hit gegrípaþ . . . Eal cristen folc sceal mid neádunge and strecum móde ðæt heofonlíce ríce geearnian, Homl. Th. i. 358, 25-35.

Linked entry: strec

heofone

(n.)
Grammar
heofone, an; f.
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Heofenan ríce the kingdom of heaven, Homl. Th. i. 68, 2: 58, 4. God gesette hig on ðære heofenan ðæt hie scinon ofer eorþan God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth, Gen. 1, 17, 14.

án-wilnes

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Th. i. 422, 31. in a good sense, persistence Godes ríce wunað on ánwylnysse þæs hálgan geleáfan. Guth. 2, 15

fore-gísel

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Salde se here him forgíslas (gíslas, v. l.) and micle áþas þæt hié of his ríce uuoldon, and him eác gehéton þæt hiera kyning fulwihte onfón wolde; and hié þæt gelǽston swá, 878; P. 76, 13. Substitute:

Linked entry: gísel

ge-witscipe

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Cf. ge-wita; the condition of being witness of a transaction Sculun of Gallia ríce cuman þá þe æt bysceopes hálgunge on gewitscype standan ( qui in ordinatione episcopi testes adsistant ), Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 73, 9. witness, personal observation, presence

Linked entry: wit-scipe

forþ-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
forþ-weard, adv.

moving onwards ⬩ on ⬩ onwards ⬩ continuously ⬩ prospectively ⬩ looking to the future

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Th. 10, 24. with a verb of motion, on, onwards Nathan wæs forðwerd farende tóweard Rómána ríce, Hml.

á-wirdness

corruption ⬩ blemish ⬩ injury ⬩ annoy ⬩ affliction

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Ðá ðe tó Godes ríce gebyrigað nabbað náðor ne womm ne áwyrdnysse on heora líchaman, Hml. Th. i. 236, 31. injury, annoy, affliction 'Búton wé ðǽre sáwle derian magon, ðá líchaman þurhwuniað on heora áwyrdnysse.'