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mann-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
mann-cynn, es; n.

mankindmenthe human racea race of mena peoplemen

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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

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-líf, es; n.
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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

exilebanishmentpilgrimage

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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 teám gecenne, and sý on óðre scíre sé þe tó týmð, Ll.

ge-dyrstlǽcan

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Hwá dear nú gedyrstlǽcan ꝥ derige þám folce ?, Hml. A. 101, 306. (3 a) where the extent of presumption is defined by the clause :-- Þ ná ne ge-dyrstlǽhte tó þám ꝥ þone Godes þeów ǽnig þing hrepode, Gr. D. 38, 32 with dat. infin.

ge-swutelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swutelian, -swuteligan, -swytelian, -sweotulian, -sweotlian; p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud [sweotol manifest, clear, open]

To declarepublishmake knownexplainprovemanifestshowglorifymonstrāredemonstrārepublĭcāreexprĭmĕremanĭfestāresignāreexplānāreprŏbāreclārĭfĭcāre

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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.

bisenian

(v.)
Grammar
bisenian, p. ode

model

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Bysnige ealle eáðmódnesse eallum magis humilitatis exempla omnibus det, R. Ben. 107, 6. Gif se láreów riht tǽce ..., gif yfel bysnige, Hml. Th. ii. 48, 35. Þæt hý bodian and bysnian Godes riht georne, Wlfst. 179, 8.

ge-sceád

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can him gesceád betweox sóðe and unsóðe, Wlfst. 51, 28. 'Gif is milde. . . Gif is unmilde. .. " Cwǽdon hí: 'Be hwon magon wé þis gesceád witon ?' ' si mitis est . . . sin autem inmitis . . . ' Aiebant: Unde hoc dinoscere ualemus ?

strang

(adj.)
Grammar
strang, adj.

Strongfortis,acer, vehemens,strenuus,strong, powerful, mightystrong, firm, resolute, hardyhard, severe, fierce, sternstrong, able to resist force, firmfirm, valid, assuredstrong in operation, effective, producing a great effect, potentstrong, earnesthard, severefierce, violent

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Voc. i. 83, 56: acer, vehemens, 17, 28: strenuus, ii. 74, 60. of living beings, strong, powerful, mighty 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-signala beaconan ensigna lighthouse

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Herebécn heál cum sǽnesse forus in edito promontorio, An. Ox. 575. Herebeacn, 1701

wil-cuma

(n.)
Grammar
wil-cuma, an; m.

One whose coming is pleasanta welcome person (or thing)

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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

(v.)
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Gif on fefore sý, syle drincan on wearmum wætere; mycelon byþ gebét and gestrangod, 214, 12. Ðú bist gestrangod foueris, Kent.

ge-reccan

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sceal beforan ðǽm ðearlwísan Déman mid gereclicre race gereccean ðæt ðæt ilce self dyde þe óðre men lǽrde apud districtum judicem cogitur tanta in opere exsolvere, quanta eum constat aliis voce praecepisse, Past. 192, 15.

weorþ-mynd

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ-mynd, (-mynt), es; m. : e; f. : -myndu (-o); indecl. f. Honour
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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. weorþmyntum þáh he throve gloriously Beo.

Linked entry: wirþu

bóc-riht

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-riht, es; n.

BOOK-RIGHT, the right of a will or chartertestamenti 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

(n.)
Grammar
segling, e ; f.
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mid seglunge binnon ánum dæge com tó Antiochian, Ap. Th. 6, 27

þríst-hycgende

(adj.)
Grammar
þríst-hycgende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Thinking or intending boldlyfirm of purposehaving bold resolve

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On þeóde geþeón, ðæt wese þrísthycgende, 336, 17; Gn. Ex. 50

un-gefyrn

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gefyrn, adv.

At no distant datebefore longsoon

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Eallum folce ðæs swíðe ungefyrn ( very soon after that ) geswutelian wolde hwæs gehwá gelýfan sceolde, i. 23, 405

Linked entry: ge-fyrn

weorold-gítsere

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gítsere, es; m.
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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 micel áge goldes and gimma and gooda gehwæs, Met. 14, 1

blípe-líce

(adv.)

Cheerfullywillingly

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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: