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be-beódan

'to give . . . generally,'to orderenjoin to commitcommendto offer to the gods to commit into (on, in)to announce

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Ox. 4782, to commit, commend Ic mé þé bebeóde, Hml. S. 23 b, 448. Gif ðú gewítest, hwǽm bebeódest þú ús?, Bl. H. 225, 17. Þá þré fǽmnan þe him Críst bebeád, 145, 31. Þé Gode bebeód te Deo commenda, Ll. Th. ii. 226, 16.

gingra

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Th. i. 246, 18. in special senses. a vassal, follower, servant of a prince (human or superhuman) [cf. liberata ab pastu regis et principis, uel iuniorum eorum, C. D. ii. 25, 7] Hwane manaþ God máran gafoles þonne þone biscop?

á-bítan

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Ðæt flǽsc ðæt wildro ábiton flesh that is torn of beasts Ex. 22, 31. Hine wulfas ábiton and frǽton, Bl. H. 193, 7; Gen. 41, 4. Be hundes slite. Gif hund mon tóslíte oþþe ábíte ( desubitet aut mordeat ), L. Alf. pol. 23; Th. i. 78, 2.

ge-settan

(v.)
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Is seó cirice geseted on þǽm cnolle, 17. Þaet mynster is geseted in Huicca maegðe, C. D. i. 114, 14. to place, determine the position (lit. or fig.) in a series of objects Gesette praeposuit (omnibus virtutum gradibus in catalogo), An. Ox. 344.

abbud-hád

(n.)
Grammar
abbud-hád, es; m.

The statedignity of an abbotabbatis dignitas

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The state or dignity of an abbot; abbatis dignitas Munuchád and abbudhád ne syndon getealde to ðysum getele monkhood and abbothood are not reckoned in this number, L. Ælf. C. 18; Th. ii. 348, 31

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a-hæbban

(v.)
Grammar
a-hæbban, p. -hóf, pl. -hófon; pp. -hæfen

To heave upraiseexalt

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To heave up, raise, exalt Hió biþ up ahæfen ofer hí selfe she is exalted above herself, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 437; Met. 20, 219: 25, 37; Met. 25, 19: Elen. Kmbl. 19; El. 10

behát

(n.)
Grammar
behát, es; n.

A promisevowpromissumvotum

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A promise, vow; promissum, votum Ic sende on eów mínes fæder behát ego mitto promissum Parris mei in vos Lk. Bos. 24, 49. Ðonne ðú behát behǽtst Drihtene cum votum voveris Domino Deut. 23, 21

dimlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
dimlíc, dymlíc; adj.
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Ná swylce he todrǽfe ða dymlícan þeóstra not as if he dispelled the dim darkness, L. Ælf. C. 14; Th. ii. 348, 7

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hyht-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
hyht-leás, adj.

Without hopejoyless

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Without hope [of that which is promised], joyless Áhóf brýd Abrahames hihtleásne hleahtor Abraham's wife laughed incredulously [without hope that the promise of a son would be fulfilled ], Cd. 109; Th. 144, 9; Gen. 2387

lífan

(v.)
Grammar
lífan, léfan, lýfan; p. de

To believe

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Swá is tó lýfenne ðæt ... Blickl. Homl. 11, 12

manigfeald-ness

(n.)
Grammar
manigfeald-ness, e; f.

Multiplicitycomplexityabundancegreat number

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Voc. ii. 68, 20. Of monig-faldnise ex habundantia, Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 45. On mænigfealdnysse in multitudine. Ps. Spl. 65, 2: 68, 20: Cant. Moys. 7

Mealdumes burh

(n.)

Malmsbury

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Æt Meldum, ðæt is óðrum naman Maldumes buruh geclypud, 24, Binnon Mealdelmes byrig, Chr. 1015; Erl. 152, 3: Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 312, col. 2

mis-lǽran

(v.)

to teach wronglyto persuade a person to do what is wrong

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to teach wrongly, to persuade a person to do what is wrong Ðá ongunnon heora mágas behreówsian ðæt hí ǽfre ða martyras mislǽran woldon, Homl. Skt. 5, 119. [Luþer men ðat hine mislerede, Laym. 4311.]

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sealt-wille

(n.)
Grammar
sealt-wille, -welle, an; f.
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A salt spring or well; hence Saltwell In saltwyllan ; of saltwyllan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 70, 24. Ða saltwælla ł of sæltwælla a saliua (translator seems to have read salina), Mt. Kmbl. P.1. 5

ge-breadian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-breadian, p. ode; pp. od, ad [=ge-bredian]

To restore the flesh or body

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To restore the flesh or body Ðonne [Fénix] þurh briddes hád gebreadad weorþeþ eft of ascan then [the Phœnix] through youth's state is restored again from ashes, Exon. 61 a; Th. 224, 8; Ph. 372

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þrístlǽcness

(n.)
Grammar
þrístlǽcness, e; f.

Boldnessaudacitytemeritypresumption

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Boldness, audacity, temerity, presumption Ic eom ondetta ... ðrístlǽcnesse mínra synna, Anglia xi. 98, 22. Gyf man þurh þrýstlǽcnysse man fullaþ si quis ex temeritate aliquem baptizaverit, L. Ecg. P. addit. 30; Th. ii. 236, 34

burhrest

(n.)
Grammar
burhrest, = (?) búr-rest
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a bed in a separate chamber(?). Cf. búr(I) Ðonne þú burhreste haban wille, þonne wege þú þíne fýst swilce þú wyrta cnocian wille, and lege þínne scytefinger tó þínum welerum. Tech. ii. 125, 23

centur

(n.)
Grammar
centur, es; m.
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A centurion Tó cuóm tó him ðe centur, ꝥ is hundraðes monna hláferd accessit ad eum centurio, Mt. L. 8, 5 (cf. ðe centurion, Mk. R. 15, 44). Ðæs centures centurionis, Mt. p. 15, 13

folc-lagu

(n.)
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a law that is valid for all the people of a country, a law of the nation Godes gerihta wanedan innan þysse þeóde on ǽghwylcum ende, and folclaga wyrsedan (the laws deteriorated), Wlfst. 158, 6

ge-wirman

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Take here <b>ge-wyrman</b> in Dict., and add Seó bródige henn tósprǽt hyre fyðera and þá briddas gewyrmð, Angl. viii. 309, 26. Gewyrmede fotam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 46

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