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diácon

(n.)
Grammar
diácon, deácon,es ; m.

A deacon, minister of the church, levitediācōnus = διάκoνos a servant, waiting man = Lat. minister, levīta, levītes = λευίτηs

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Ðæra diácona wæs se forma Stephănus ... Hí mid gebédum and bletsungum to diáconum gehádode wurdon the apostles ordained seven deacons ... The first of the deacons was Stephen ... They were ordained deacons with prayers and blessings, Homl.

Linked entry: deácon

lǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽfan, p. de.

to leaveto remain

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Se forma lǽfde his bróðer his wíf primus reliquit uxorem suam fratri suo, Mt Kmbl. 22, 25. Ða men ðe hé beæftan him lǽfde ǽr those men that before he had left behind him, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 13.

Linked entry: be-lǽfan

stæppan

(v.)
Grammar
stæppan, steppan; p. stóp; pp. stapen
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Stóp forð ( prodiit ) se ðe deád wæs, Jn. Skt. 11, 44. Deáð neálǽcte, stóp stalgongum, sóhte sáwelhús, Exon. Th. 170, 17; Gú. 1113. Se cyning stóp tóforan ðam biscope, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 36.

þeóh

(n.)
Grammar
þeóh, gen. þeós; dat. þeó; pl. þeóh; gen. þeóna; dat. þeón; n.
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Gif monnes þeóh biþ þyrel, geselle him mon .xxx. sciłł. tó bóte; gif hit forad sié, sió bót eác biþ .xxx. sciłł., L. Alf. pol. 62; Th. i. 96, 13.

Linked entry: þégh

þeóstre

(adj.)
Grammar
þeóstre, þeóster (-or, -ur), and þiéstre, þístre, þýstre; adj.
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Tódríf ðone þiccan mist, ðe wið ða eágan foran ússes módes hangode, hefig and þystre, Met. 20, 266. On hú ðióstrum horaseáþe ðara unþeáwa, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 1. On ðás þeóstran weorulde, Exon. Th. 86, 18; Cri.1410.

geó

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[In the following passage, if geó be the true form, the word is used of the future, but perhaps instead of geó weorþeð should be read geweorþeð Ic eów secge ꝥ ꝥ geo weorþeð, ꝥ ealle þás getimbro beóþ tóworpene, Bl. H. 77, 35.] Add

ge-sceap

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Voc. i. 135, 63. of material things, shape, form Hí beóð oð ðene nafolan on menniscum gesceape usque ad umbilicum hominis speciem habent, Nar. 36, 19. Adam . . . God gehíwad hæfde tó mænniscum gesceape, on þrytiges wintres ylde, Angl. xi. 2, 26.

heofon-ríce

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Add: heaven as the abode of God and angels Heóldon englas forð heofonríces héhðe þe Godes hyldo gelǽston, Gen. 321. Þám stede þe wé cúðon on heofonríce, 358. Wit noldon on heofonríce hnígan mid heáfdum hálgum Drihtne, 741.

hol

Grammar
hol, hollow.
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On holan ford, iii. 436, 12. In fontem holan wielle, 379, 10. And lang eá tó holan wylle, v. 302, 36. of the shape of a vessel or plant Holo pannae patena, holo ponne paneta, Txts. 86, 784. (Cf. M. E. hol basin in contrast with flat basin. v. N. E.

sprecan

(v.)
Grammar
sprecan, specan; spræc, spæc; sprǽcon, spǽcon; sprecen, specen

To speak. to exercise the faculty of speechto use words in conversation, discourse, etc.to mentionto sayto speakto sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to

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Spl. 43, 18. ¶ Similar entries In technical terms, v. sprǽc, sprecan æfter, on, ymb to sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to Ðæt orf ðæt ic on spece the cattle that I lay claim to, L. O. 2; Th. i. 178, 15.

CLǼNE

(adj.)
Grammar
CLǼNE, cléne; se clǽna, seó, ðæt clǽne; m. clǽnra, f. n. clǽnre; clǽnest; adj.

CLEAN, pure, clearmundus, purus, merus, serenuschaste, innocentcastus, innoxius

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Ðæt land ic selle Cynulfe for syxtigum mancesa clǽnes goldes I sell the land to Cynulf for sixty mancuses of pure gold, Cod. Dipl. 313; A. D. 883; Kmbl. ii. 111, 21.

Linked entries: cláne cléne

ESNE

(n.)
Grammar
ESNE, es; m.

A man of the servile class, a servant, retainer, man, youth mercēnārius, servus, vir, jŭvĕnis

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He was a poor mercenary, serving for hire, or for his land, but was not of so low a rank as the þeów or wealh Ánan esne gebýreþ to metsunge xii púnd gódes cornes, and ii scípæteras and i gód mete-cú, wudurǽden be landsíde ūni æsno, id est, inŏpi, contingent

leger

(n.)
Grammar
leger, es; n.

a lyingdeadsicknessdeatha coucha laira grave

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Tó hæbbenne and tó syllanne for lífe and for legere to have and to give during life and at death, Chart. Th. 208, 3.

Linked entries: clǽne ÁDL

ge-nemnan

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[In Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 31, 35 probably for genemned should be read gemenged as in the corresponding Met. 20, 66, 79.]

gild

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Add: payment, of purchase or barter Hwælc seleþ monn geld for ferh his quam dabit homo commutationem pro anima sua? Mt.

wédan

(v.)
Grammar
wédan, p. de

To be mad or furious, to rage, rave to be mad, out of one's sensesto act with violence, be furious, rage,

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Þe kyng ferde for wraþþe as he wolde wede, R. Glouc. 53, 10

Linked entry: a-wédan

níwe

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Add: not existing before, now made, or brought into existence, for the first time Ealdere timbrunga bóte instructio, níwe timbrung constructio, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 59. Sele níwe, Gú. 714.

MID

(prep.)
Grammar
MID, (in Gloss. Ep. and Lindisfarne Gospels) mið; prep. with dat. acc. inst.

Within conjunction within company with, along withamongapudpenesbythroughwithatwhensinceseeing thatcum

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With; at the root of the various meanings lies the idea of association, of being together. having very nearly the same force as and, Grammar MID, with dat. or inst.

Linked entry: mið

DǼD

(n.)
Grammar
DǼD, gen. dat.dǽde ; acc. dǽde, dǽd; pl. nom. acc. dǽda, dǽde; f. A

DEED, action actio, actus, factum

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For ðære dǽde for that deed, 125; Th. 159, 23; Gen. 2639: 126; Th. 161, 24; Gen. 2670. Hió speón hine on ða dimman dǽd she urged him to that dark deed, 32; Th. 43, 3; Gen. 685.

Linked entry: dyd

LIFIAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIFIAN, leofian; p. ode

To LIVE

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for heofonan ríces lufan on ellþeódignesse lifedon pro æterna patria exulaverant, 5, 10; S. 624, 12. Ðú leofa bútan mé gif ðú mǽge live without me, if you can, Wulfst. 259, 5.

Linked entries: leofian LIBBAN