mann-cynn
mankind ⬩ men ⬩ the human race ⬩ a race of men ⬩ a people ⬩ men
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Hé ða burg gewann and eall ðæt moncynn ácwealde he took the town and slew all the inhabitants, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 112, 16.
weorold-líf
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Hé self lifde on gneáðum worold-life he (bishop Lupus) lived a very frugal life on earth. Shrn. 110, 5. Ðæt hió ne wunian on worldlífe ita ut non sint, Ps. Th. 103, 33 : 61, 12: Exon.
el-þeódignes
exile ⬩ banishment ⬩ pilgrimage
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Hé ús gesóhte on þás ælþeódignesse, Bl. H. 11, 35
ge-cennan
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Ic þéo écne God ǽnne gecenne, Hy. 10, 4. to declare a course of action Gif hé teám gecenne, and sý on óðre scíre sé þe hé tó týmð, Ll.
ge-dyrstlǽcan
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Hwá dear nú gedyrstlǽcan ꝥ hé derige þám folce ?, Hml. A. 101, 306. (3 a) where the extent of presumption is defined by the clause :-- Þ hé ná ne ge-dyrstlǽhte tó þám ꝥ hé þone Godes þeów ǽnig þing hrepode, Gr. D. 38, 32 with dat. infin.
ge-swutelian
To declare ⬩ publish ⬩ make known ⬩ explain ⬩ prove ⬩ manifest ⬩ show ⬩ glorify ⬩ monstrāre ⬩ demonstrāre ⬩ publĭcāre ⬩ exprĭmĕre ⬩ manĭfestāre ⬩ signāre ⬩ explānāre ⬩ prŏbāre ⬩ clārĭfĭcāre
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He wolde God geswutelian clarificātūrus esset Deum, 21, 19. Ic geswutelige exprĭmo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 16: Jn. Bos. 14, 21. He inc geswutelaþ mycele healle gedæfte ipse vobis demonstrābit cænācŭlum grande strātum, Mk. Bos. 14, 15.
Linked entries: ge-sweotulian ge-swytelian
bisenian
model
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Bysnige hé ealle eáðmódnesse eallum magis humilitatis exempla omnibus det, R. Ben. 107, 6. Gif se láreów riht tǽce ..., gif hé yfel bysnige, Hml. Th. ii. 48, 35. Þæt hý bodian and bysnian Godes riht georne, Wlfst. 179, 8.
ge-sceád
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Hé can him gesceád betweox sóðe and unsóðe, Wlfst. 51, 28. 'Gif hé is milde. . . Gif hé is unmilde. .. " Cwǽdon hí: 'Be hwon magon wé þis gesceád witon ?' ' si mitis est . . . sin autem inmitis . . . ' Aiebant: Unde hoc dinoscere ualemus ?
strang
Strong ⬩ fortis, ⬩ acer, vehemens, ⬩ strenuus, ⬩ strong, powerful, mighty ⬩ strong, firm, resolute, hardy ⬩ hard, severe, fierce, stern ⬩ strong, able to resist force, firm ⬩ firm, valid, assured ⬩ strong in operation, effective, producing a great effect, potent ⬩ strong, earnest ⬩ hard, severe ⬩ fierce, violent
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Voc. i. 83, 56: acer, vehemens, 17, 28: strenuus, ii. 74, 60. of living beings, strong, powerful, mighty Hé wæs strang foreþingere he was a powerful intercessor, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 6. Fugel meahtum strang, Exon. Th. 40, 31; Cri. 647.
here-beácen
a war-signal ⬩ a beacon ⬩ an ensign ⬩ a lighthouse
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Herebécn heál cum sǽnesse forus in edito promontorio, An. Ox. 575. Herebeacn, 1701
wil-cuma
One whose coming is pleasant ⬩ a welcome person (or thing)
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Hé wilcuman ( Christ come to hell ) grétte : ‘ Ðé ðæs þonc sié, ðæt ðú ús sécan woldest, ' 462, 26; Hö. 58. Ðegnas cwóman, geségon wilcuman heofones Waldend, 35, 7; Cri. 554. Gé sind wilcuman. Cd. Th. 303, 22; Sat. 617 : Beo. Th. 794; B. 394.
ge-strangian
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Gif hé on fefore sý, syle drincan on wearmum wætere; mycelon hé byþ gebét and gestrangod, 214, 12. Ðú bist gestrangod foueris, Kent.
ge-reccan
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Hé sceal beforan ðǽm ðearlwísan Déman mid gereclicre race gereccean ðæt hé ðæt ilce self dyde þe hé óðre men lǽrde apud districtum judicem cogitur tanta in opere exsolvere, quanta eum constat aliis voce praecepisse, Past. 192, 15.
weorþ-mynd
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Hé wæs for weorulde wís, weorðmynþa georn, Met. 1, 51. Ðæt ðú gefeó in ðæm fromscipe mínes lífes, and eác blissige in ðǽm weorðmyndum, Nar. 32, 32. Hé weorþmyntum þáh he throve gloriously Beo.
Linked entry: wirþu
bóc-riht
BOOK-RIGHT, the right of a will or charter ⬩ testamenti rectitudo vel jus
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BOOK-RIGHT, the right of a will or charter; testamenti rectitudo vel jus Þegenes lagu is, ðæt he sý his bócrihtes wyrðe taini lex est, ut sit dignus rectitudine testamenti sui, L. R. S. 1; Th. i. 432, 1
segling
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Hé mid seglunge binnon ánum dæge com tó Antiochian, Ap. Th. 6, 27
þríst-hycgende
Thinking or intending boldly ⬩ firm of purpose ⬩ having bold resolve
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On þeóde geþeón, ðæt hé wese þrísthycgende, 336, 17; Gn. Ex. 50
un-gefyrn
At no distant date ⬩ before long ⬩ soon
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Eallum folce ðæs swíðe ungefyrn ( very soon after that ) hé geswutelian wolde hwæs gehwá gelýfan sceolde, i. 23, 405
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weorold-gítsere
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One who is covetous of this world's goods Hwæt bið ðæm welegan woruldgítsere (cf. gítsere, Bt. 26, 3; Fox 94, 13) on his móde ðe bet, þeáh hé micel áge goldes and gimma and gooda gehwæs, Met. 14, 1
blípe-líce
Cheerfully ⬩ willingly
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Hé blíðelíce (joyfully) hám tó his earde férde, Chr. 1022; P. 156, 6. Drihten swíþe blíþlíce mannum geleánað, Bl. H. 101, 22. Blíðelícor propensius, Rtl. 34, 30. Add: