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merigen-dæg

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Gif hé him þæs mergendæges geunnan wolde si in crastino vitam servasset. Guth. Gr. 110, 60. Add

ofer-cymmend

(n.)
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one coming upon another, an assailant Gif bið strongra him se ofercymmend (superueniens), Lk. L. 11, 22

seócan

(v.)
Grammar
seócan, p. <b>seác.</b>
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To be ill Þysum cnihte seócendum (aegrotanti) and forneáh tó his ænde gelǽddum, Gr. D. 338, 24

steall

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(v. treów-, wíg-steall). v. beorg- (borg-), cyric-, him-, mæsse-, mere-, sealtærn-, tún-, wígbed-steall

treówþ

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Add Hé nam þone deácon in his treówþe diaconum in suam suscepit fidem, Gr. D. 253, 16

þeóstrian

(v.)
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R. 24, 29). add His seón swýðe þeóstrodon, Hml. S. 31, 588

under-cyning

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Nú hét hé þé dǽlan þíne goldhordas. . . and þú beó his undercyning. Homl. S. 32, 54. Add

mann-fultum

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Ueriatus him geteáh tó micelne monfultum, ond monega túnas oferhergeade, Ors. 5, 2 ; S. 216, 8. Add

marman-stán

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Ðeáh hit wǽre marmanstánas, ðá wǽron áswengde on ðára onsýn þe þǽron sǽton, Shrn. 81, 2. Add

riht-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
riht-tíma, an; m.

A right, proper time

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A right, proper time Ǽlc wuht from Gode wiste his rihttíman, Bt. 5, 3 ; Fox 12, 8

Linked entry: riht-tíd

rodor-stól

(n.)
Grammar
rodor-stól, es; m.

A celestial throne

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A celestial throne Hé mid handum his on heofonríce rihte rodorstólas, Cd. Th. 46, 24; Gen. 749

Sadducéas

(n.)
Grammar
Sadducéas, pl.

The Sadducees

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The Sadducees Eodun tó him Fariséas and Sadducéas, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 16, 1. Sadducéa Sadducaeorum, 16, 6

ærcebiscop-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
ærcebiscop-dóm, es; m.

Archiepiscopal dignity, archbishopric

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Archiepiscopal dignity, archbishopric Æfter him féng Mellitus tó arceƀdóme (ercebiscopdóme,) (23, 27), Chr. 616; P. 24, 2

spere-níþ

(n.)
Grammar
spere-níþ, es; m.

Spear-strifebattle

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Spear-strife, battle Him Drihten mihte æt ðam spereníðe spéde lǽnan, Cd. Th. 124, 7; Gen. 2059

þadder

(adv.)
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þadder, adv.

Thitherwhither

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Thither, whither Ðadder (ðider, Rush.) ðes færende is quo hic iturus est, Jn. Skt. Lind. 7, 35

Linked entry: þæder

a-settan

(v.)
Grammar
a-settan, p. -sette ; pp. -seted, -sett.

to setputplaceappointlayset uperectbuildto set or taketo plantponerestatuereconstituereinstituerecollocaredeponeredesumereplantareto make a journeyiter facere

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Hét eft asettan he bade her again be taken, Exon. 69 a; Th. 256, 14; Jul. 231.

Linked entries: a-seted a-sette

un-meahtig

(adj.)
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un-meahtig, -mehtig, -mihtig; adj.

not mightyweakimpotentof little power or meansimpossible

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Ðé læs ðe unmihtig man feorr for his ágenon swince, L. Ff.; Th. i. 224, 27. Tó ánum mǽdene unmihtigum tó wíge, Homl. Skt. i. 10, 257. Ðý læs mon unmihtigne man tó feor for his ágenan swencte, L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 3.

HEBBAN

(v.)
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HEBBAN, hæbban; p. hóf, pl. hófon; pp. hafen, hæfen

To HEAVE, lift up, raiselevare, extollere

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God bebeád his englum be ðé ðæt ðé healdon and on heora handum hebban God has given his angels charge concerning thee, that they may preserve thee and lift thee up in their hands, Homl. Th. i. 516, 30.

Linked entries: ge-hebban hafen

DWELLAN

(v.)
Grammar
DWELLAN, ic dwelle, ðú dwelest, dwelst, he dweleþ, dwelþb, pl. dwellaþ; p. dwealde, dwelede; pp. dweald, dweled.

To lead into error, deceive, mislead in errōrem dūcĕre, decĭpĕreTo prevent, hinder, delay impĕdīre, tardāre To continue, remain, DWELLmănēre, habĭtāre

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Ne hine wiht dweleþ, ádl ne yldo nothing prevents him, disease nor age, Beo. Th. 3475, note; B. 1735. Se ealda dweleþ miltse mid máne the old one [the devil] prevents mercy with wickedness, Frag. Kmbl. 62; Leás. 33. v. n.

Linked entry: ge-dwellan

mis-tǽcan

(v.)

to teach wrongly

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to teach wrongly Gif ða láreówas wel tǽcaþ, ðonne beóþ gehealdene; gif mistǽcaþ, forpǽraþ sylfe, Homl. Th. ii. 50, 4