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recenian

(v.)
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Add: to pay Recna man iungere Brún án marc gol, C. D. iv. 59, 8

eáþ-ness

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Ealle þá gódan God geseóð, heom tó áre and eáðnesse, Solil. H. 67, 15. Add

ceorl

Grammar
ceorl, <b>; II.</b>
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add: — Fram þám dysigum ceorla folce wæs weorþod se hǽþena god, Gr. D. 121, 19

ælf-siden

to charma charm

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Þeós sealf is gód wiþ ǽlcre feóndes costunga and ælfsidenne, Lch. ii. 334, 18. Add

ge-twǽfan

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Cf. ge-twǽman Ic þæt unsófte ealdre gedígde ... ætrihte wæs gúð getwǽfde nymðe mec God scylde I hardly escaped it with life ... almost was battle ended, unless God had protected me, 6. 1658

ge-wísung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wísung, e; f.

Direction

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Direction Be Godes sylfes gewísunge by the direction of God himself, Jud. pref. Thw. 153, 6

birn-sweord

(n.)
Grammar
birn-sweord, es; n.
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A flaming sword God his byrnsweord getýhþ and þás world ealle þurhslyhþ, Bl. H. 109, 34

Linked entry: byrn-sweord

hǽlan

(v.)
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to castrate Móna se syofoða, blód lǽtan . . . temian, hǽlan (castrare) gód ys, Lch. iii. 186, 22

-ing

(suffix)
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L. 67, 28. v. god-ing, wǽdl-ing(?), Wóden-ing. . Add

lah-brecende

(adj.)
Grammar
lah-brecende, adj.
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Sacrilegious Wið God múðe mid lah*-*brecendum woffigende erga Deum ore sacrilego blasphemantem Scint. 9. 9

Linked entry: brecan

fylstend

(n.)
Grammar
fylstend, es; m.

A helper

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A helper God mín fylstend mín Deus meus adiutor meus, Ps. L. 17, 3: 61, 9

ge-lýfan

(v.)
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ge-lýfan, -lífan, -léfan; to -lýfanne, -lýfenne ; part. -lýfende; ic -lýfe, ðú -lýfest, -lýfst, he -lýfeþ, -lýfþ, pl. -lýfaþ; p- ic, he -lýfde, ðú -lýfdest, pl. -lýfdon; impert. -lýf, pl. -lýfe, -lýfaþ; subj. pres. -lýfe, pl. -lýfon ; pp. -lýfed

To believe, confide, trust, hopecrēdĕre, confīdĕre, spērāre

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Gif ðú sóþne God lufast and gelýfest if thou lovest and believest the true God, 66 b; Th. 245, 21; Jul. 48 : Cd. 203; Th. 252,14; Dan. 578. Gelýfst ðú ðyses crēdis hoc? Jn. Bos. 11, 26.

fremung

(n.)
Grammar
fremung, freomung, fromung, e; f.

Advantageprofitgoodcommŏdumprofectusbenefĭcium

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Advantage, profit, good; commŏdum, profectus, benefĭcium Ðæt gé gehycgen ymbe ða fremunge gódra weorca that ye meditate on the advantage of good works, L. E. I. prm; Th. ii. 400, 32. For heora fremunge for their good, ii. 400, 36

Linked entry: freomung

híd-gild

(n.)
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híd-gild, es; n.

A land taxtax paid on every hide

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he owned this country, besides the hide-tax, which no one but God alone can reckon, Chart.

ge-wittig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wittig, -witig; adj.

Wiseknowingsaneconsciousintelligens

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Sum biþ gewittig æt wínþege beórhyrde gód one is expert at feasting, a good keeper of beer, Exon. 79 b; Th. 297, 26; Crä. 74: Beo. Th. 6179; B. 3094

Linked entry: ge-witig

BRǼÞ

(n.)
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BRǼÞ, bréþ, es; m.

An odour, a scent, smell goodbad, a savour, BREATHodor, odoramen

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An odour, a scent, smell good or bad, a savour, BREATH; odor, odoramen God underféng ðære wynsumnysse brǽþ odoratus est Dominus odorem suavitatis, Gen. 8, 21.

Linked entries: ǼÐM bréþ

bile-witness

(n.)
Grammar
bile-witness, bil-witness, e; f.

Mildness, simplicity, innocencesimplicitas

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Mildness, simplicity, innocence; simplicitas Se God wunaþ simle on ðære heán ceastre his ánfealdnesse and bilewitnesse God dwells always in the high city of his unity and simplicity, Bt. 39, 5; Fox 218, 19.

Linked entries: bil-wetnes bil-witness

þurh-gangan

(v.)

to go over or throughperambulateto pierce

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to go over or through, perambulate Þurh-gangende perambulante, Ps. Spl. 90, 6. to pierce Ne forhtast ðú ðé on dæge flán on lyfte, ðæt ðé þuruhgangan gáras on ðeóstrum, Ps. Th. 90, 6. [Goth. þairh-gaggan: O. H. Ger. durh-gangan.]

wuldrian

(v.)
Grammar
wuldrian, (and wuldran?); p. ode.

to glorifyto ascribe glory toto make gloriousbestow glory onto gloryto receive glorybe glorified

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Heó ongan wuldrian on God, Blickl. Homl. 157, 18. to receive glory, be glorified God wuldraþ (glorificatur) in geðæhte háligra, Ps. Surt. 88, 8. Hé wuldraþ mid Gode on ðam heofenlícum setle, Homl. Th. ii. 552, 25.

be-mancian

(v.)
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be-mancian, p. ode
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To maim, mutilate Gif þú gesihst [h]earmas þíne bemancude gód getácnað, Lch. iii. 214, 20

Linked entry: -mancian