weorold-wíse
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What is usual in the world, a fashion of the world Hé bæd ðæt Godes yrre ofer hí ne cóme, ne him wǽre hwæs (hwæt ?) gneáðes ne óþerra worldwísena. Ðá com stefn of heofonum and seó cwæð: . . .
cliwen
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Suelce se láreów hæbbe án cliwen on his honda, Past. 241, 24. Hí gesáwon fýren cleowen (cleawen, Cockayne) gefeallan and óðre síðe gylden cleowen, Mart. H. 2, 13. Cleowena globos, An. Ox. 1658
ealdor-scipe
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Gif heora hwylc þurh þæne trúwan his ealdorscipes tóðint . . . hé sý of ðám ealdorscype áworpen, 46, 10-19. Se biscop is geset tó máran bletsunge ðonne se mæssepreóst . . .
firdian
march
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. /.) hé him tógeánes, Chr. 835; P. 63, 15. Ðá wearð se cyning swá gram ꝥ hé wolde eft in fyrdian, and þone eard fordón, 948; P. 112, 3a. of troops Wǽron on þǽre fyrde fela crístene menn . . . for þan þe hí sceoldon fyrdrian (fyrdian?)
ge-lífed
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Cómon his ágene landleóde gelýfede (-leóf-, v. l. ) on God, 14, 172. with dat., cf. ge-lífan; 1 a β Sume sǽdon ꝥ hí wǽran on Críste gelýfede, Hml. S. 2, 303
ge-myndelic
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Þá þrúh on gemyndelicre stówe hí gesetton sarcophagum in memoriale quoddam posuit, Guth. Gr. 169, 159
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gebed-hús
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Fela ðeóda synd . . . hí ǽnne God wurðiað, þeáh ðe heora gereord and gebedhús manega sind, Hml. Th. ii. 582, 6. Add
raþe
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Ꝥ se rǽdere hig mage þe raðor gemétan, Angl. viii. 333, 15. Ne cwǽde ic þeáh ná ðe raðor 'Genóh', Solil. H. 17, 5. Ne dó ic hí ná ðe raðor gelíce, 12.
steóran
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add: to prohibit. with acc. of person Sóna swá ꝥ gehýrde Nonnosus, hé stýrde hí, ꝥ. ꝥ swá beón ne mihte quod Nonnosus fieri prohibuit, Gr.
teohhian
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Hwílum hí magon begytan þá þing þe heom ǽr teohhode nǽron aliquando obtinere possunt ea, quae non sunt praedestinata, Gr. D. 54, 11. <b>II c.
ofer-brǽdels
A covering, veil, garment ⬩ a coverlet
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Hí áhófen ðone oferbrǽdels of ðære byrgene, the veil Homl. Skt. i. 8, 227. vii. of[er]brǽdelsas, Chart. Th. 429, 26
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lyt
Few ⬩ little
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Hé mid lyt wordum ac geleáffullum his hǽle begeat he obtained his salvation with words few but full of faith, Dóm. L. 6, 61. Ne sceal hé tó lyt þancian heora ælmessan he shall not be too sparing of thanks for their alms, Blickl. Homl. 43, 13.
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muud-bora
one who can give protection (mund) ⬩ protector ⬩ patron ⬩ guardian ⬩ advocate ⬩ a guardian
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Homl. 201, 27 Hé (Dives) ðone wolde habban him to mundboran, ðam ðe hé nolde ǽr his cruman syllan, Homl. Th. i. 330, 27. to earthly kings Wes ðú (Hrothgar) mundbora mínum magoþegnum. Beo. Th. 2964; B. 1480.
un-riht
Wrong ⬩ evil ⬩ bad ⬩ unjust ⬩ unlawful ⬩ depraved ⬩ perverse
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Ic geléfe ðætte ǽlc unriht wítnung sié ðæs yfel ðe hit déþ, næs ðæs ðe hit þafaþ apparet, illatam cuilibet injuriam non accipientis, sed inferentis esse miseriam, 38, 6; Fox 208, 20. Unreht, 37, 2; Fox 188, 7.
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for-cúþ
Perverse ⬩ bad ⬩ infamous ⬩ wicked ⬩ perversus ⬩ mălus ⬩ nēquam
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Wearþ he and ealle his geferan forcúþran andwyrsan ðonne ǽnig óðer gesceaft he and all his companions became more wicked and worse than any other creature, i. 10, 35.
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gítsung
Covetousness ⬩ avarice ⬩ cupidity ⬩ desire
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Þurh his ágene gítsunga he ǽfre ðas leóde mid ungylde tyrwigende wæs through his own avarice he was ever harassing this nation with bad taxes, Chr. 1100; Erl. 236, 1: 1086; Erl. 222, 24.
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séman
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Kmbl. 504; Sal. 252. with acc. of thing, to settle a dispute Hí sace sémaþ, sibbe gelǽraþ, Exon. Th. 334, 22 ; Gn.
earc
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Sum ceorl ásette his earce mid hwǽte gefyllede ofer his byrgenne . . . þoden feorr áwearp þá earce, Gr. D. 41, 23-42, 6. the ark of Noah. v. arc in Dict. Hú wæs Nóes arc (earc, v. l.) gesceapen?
faroþ
ocean ⬩ waves ⬩ shore
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Hí hyne ætbǽron tó brimes faroðe they bore him to the water, B. 28. Gewát him ofer sandhleoðu tó sæ-acute;s faruðe, An. 236. Brimþisan æt sæ-acute;s faroðe sécan, 1660. the land bordering the sea, shore Hé on greóte stód, fús on faroðe, An. 255.
here-toga
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Swá hwylcne heora swá him se tán ætýwde, þonne gecuron hí þone him tó heretogan and tó ládþeówe (hunc tempore belli ducem omnes sequuntur), Bd. 5, 10; Sch. 600, 19.