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in-gewitness

(n.)
Grammar
in-gewitness, e; f.

Knowledgeknowingconsciousnessconscience

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Knowledge, knowing, consciousness, conscience Besmitene syndon ge heora mód ge heora ingewitnys coinquinata sunt et mens eorum et conscientia, Bd. 1, 17; S. 494. 42.

sin-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
sin-rǽden, [<b>n</b>], e ; f.
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A perpetual, lasting condition, wedlock On óðre wísan sint tó manienne ða ðe mid synnrǽdenne bióþ gebundene aliter admonendi sunt conjugiis obligati, Past. 51, 1 ; Swt. 393, 22. Ða ðe beóþ gebundne mid synrǽdenne conjugati, Swt. 393, 21.

þegnung-gást

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung-gást, es; m.
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A ministering spirit Englas beóþ tó ðéninggástum fram Gode hider on worulde ásende, ðæt hí beón on fultume his gecorenum ( nonne angeli sunt administratorii spiritus, in ministerium missi propter eos, qui haereditatem capient salutis?

un-gesceádwíslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesceádwíslíc, adj.

Indiscreetimprudentunreasonableextravagant

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Gif wé hwæt ongietaþ on him ungesceádwíslíces gedoon si qua ab eis inordinate gesta sunt, 32; Swt. 211, 22

Linked entry: un-sceádwíslíc

weorold-wrenc

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wrenc, es; m.
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A worldly wile, a trick of this world Ða ðe woruldmonnum ðynceaþ dysige, ða geciésð Dryhten, for ðæm ðæt hé ða lytegan, ðe mid ðissum woroldwrencium bióð upáhæfene, gescende quae stulta sunt mundi, elegit Deus, ut confundat sapientes, Past. 30; Swt.

for-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
for-cuman, p. -com, -cwom. pl. -cómon, -cwómon; pp. -cumen, -cymen

To surpassovercomedestroyharasswear outsupĕrārevexāre

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To surpass, overcome, destroy, harass, wear out; supĕrāre, vexāre Hæfde ðá se snotra sunu Dauides forcumen and forcýðed Caldéa eorl then had the wise son of David overcome and surpassed in knowledge the earl of the Chaldeans, Salm.

Linked entry: for-cinnan

menen

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Sunu þínre þínenne ł mennenne filium ancillae tuae, Ps. L. 85, 16. Be þám Godes mænnene (menn, þeówene, v. ll. ) de ancilla Dei, Gr. D. 29, 20. Gif hé þeów oþþe þeów mennen (þeówne, þeowene, v. ll. ) ofstinge. Ll. Th. i. 50, 3 : Gen. 2233

eald-hláford

(n.)
Grammar
eald-hláford, es; m. [eald old, ancient; hláford a lord]

An old or ancient lordpristĭnus domĭnus

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He hæfde heora eald-hláfordes sunu on his gewealde he had the son of their old lord in his power, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 74, 25. Se Cásere wæs heora eald-hláford cynnes the Cæsar was of the kin of their ancient lords, Bt. 1; Fox 2, 22.

purpure

(n.)
Grammar
purpure, an ; f.
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Hé gemétte his ágenne sunu mid purpurum gegieredne ( purpuratus ) ... hit næs þeáw ðæt ánig óðer purpuran werede búton cyningum, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 30-35. Hiene hét iernan on his ágenum purpurum, 6, 30; Swt. 280, 12.

gor

(n.)
Grammar
gor, es; n.
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Ðæs gores sunu, ðone we wifel nemnaþ son of the dung, which we call [dung-] beetle, Exon. 111 a; Th. 426, 11; Rä. 41, 72. Mid swínenum gore with swine dung, Herb. 9, 3; Lchdm. i. l00, 11.

Linked entries: gyru gyr

ge-líffæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líffæstan, p. -líffæste; pp. -líffæsted, -líffæst

To make alivequickenvivificāre

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Se sunu gelíffæst ða ðe he wyle filius quos vult vivificat, Jn. Bos. 5, 21. He wolde swá synfulle sáwle gelíffæstan he would quicken so sinful a soul, Homl. Th. i. 496, 15 : ii. 206, 17.

Linked entry: líf-fæstan

ge-ligernes

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Wearð Alexander ofslagen from his ágenne méder, þeh heó hiere óþerne sunu eác ǽr ofslóge, for hiere geligernesse Alexandra scelere matris occiso, quamvis ea, jam commisso adulterio et altero filio interfecto, generi nuptias mariti morte pepigisset, 3,

gum-cynn

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Idisí. . . gumkunnies wíf, Mariun munilíka, Hél. 5785) Eom ic gumcynnes ánga ofer eorðan I am the only one of the race (cf. his sunu . . . ángan ofer eorðan yrfeláfe his only son and heir, Isaac, Exod. 403), Rä. 85, 12.

wifel

(n.)
Grammar
wifel, es; m.

A weevila beetle

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Is ðæs gores sunu gonge hrædra, ðone wé wifel nemnaþ, Exon. Th. 426, 13; Rä 41, 73. Æfter ðam wifele. Lchdm. ii. 320, 2.

Linked entry: wibil

scydd

(n.)
Grammar
scydd, es; m.
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Haec sunt pascua porcorum . . . in communi silua pascuale quod dicitur Palinga Schittas (scyddas ?), ii. 303, 19

sundor-nytt

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-nytt, e; f.
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MS.) per officium diversa sunt, Past. 34. 3; Swt. 232, 4. Hæfde Hróðgár seleweard áseted; sundernytte beheóld ymb aldor Dena, eóten weard ábeád, Beo. Th. 1339; B. 667. v. preceding word

be-hóflic

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Ðá ðe behóflico sint qui necessari sunt, Lk. L. 14, 28. Add

Linked entry: -hóflic

ge-þeahting

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Þá þing þe beóð on Godes geþeahtunge (design, cf. ge-þeaht; ) (þá þe beóð Godes geþeahtunge, v. l.) quae Dei sunt, Gr. D. 137, 4

hás

(adj.)
Grammar
hás, adj.

Hoarse

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Mé syndan góman háse raucæ factæ sunt fauces meæ, Ps. Th. 68, 3

ge-weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weorþan, -wiorþan, -wurþan, -wyrþan; he -weorþeþ, -weorþ, pl. -weorpaþ; p. ic, he -wearþ, ðú -wurde, pl. -wurdon; subj. pres. -weorþe, pl. -weorþen; p. -wurde, pl. -wurden; pp. -worden.

to bebe madebecomehappenfiĕriTo happencome to passbefallcome togetheragreebe agreeablecontingĕreevĕnīreconvĕnīreplăcēre

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to be, be made, become, happen; fiĕri Hú mágon ðás þing ðus geweorþan quomŏdo possunt hæc fiĕri? Jn. Bos. 3, 9: Elen. Kmbl. 909; El. 456. Ne séc ðú þurh hlytas hú ðé geweorþan scyle seek not by lots how it is to happen to thee, rov. Kmbl. 32. Hú geweorþeþ