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gleáwlíce

(adv.)
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glǽwlíce þæt swefen rehte quod prudenter somnium dissolvisset, Gen. 40, 16. with discernment, appropriately þú gleáwlíce mid noman ryhte nemned wǽre Emmanuhel, Cri. 130. with discretion, wisely Ongan gleáwlíce gingran síne wordum trymman .

rǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽsan, p. de
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, getogene ðý wǽpne, rǽsde on ðone cyning, 2, 9; S. 511, 22. út rǽsde on ðone æþeling, Chr. 755; Erl. 48, 34. Se stranga wind ðǽr on rǽsde, Shrn. 81, 32. Hit on ús and on úre wícstówe rǽsde, Nar. 15, 20 : Beo. Th. 5373; B. 2690.

Linked entry: on-rǽsan

for-cnídan

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forcnýdeþ comminuet eas, Ps. Spl. 28, 6. Add

fær

(n.)

goingpassinga going awaya journeycoursea voyagea marchan expeditionenterprisea passagethoroughfareroadentrancecarriagevessela troopa crewfareproceedings

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bǽdon ꝥ móston faran þurh ðá burh, ac ðá burhware noldon þæs færes him getýðian, Hml. S. 25, 445. Þá þá gehýrde þæs folces fær mid þám Hǽlende, ðá ácsode hwá þǽr férde. cwǽdon him tó þæt þæt wǽre ðæs Hǽlendes fær, Hml.

Linked entry: færbu

feran

Grammar
feran, l. féran,

to go onproceedto farego onsucceedto comebe derived

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Férde ǽlc man him hám, Chr. 1016; P. 147, 24. him férdon onbúton swá swá sylf, woldon, 1001; P. 133, 27.

Aríus

(n.)
Grammar
Aríus, [ = 'Aρειοs], Arrius; g. ii; acc. um; m.

A presbyter of Alexandria, founder of the Arians, born in Cyrenaica, Africa, and died in A. D. 336

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He wolde dón Crist læssan ðonne he is, and his Godcundnysse wurþmynt wanian then Arius said that Christ, the Son of God, could not be equal to his Father, nor so mighty as he; and said, that the Father was before the Son, and took example from men, how

Linked entries: Arrian Arrius

ge-sĕþness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sĕþness, e ; f.
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Assertion, affirmation Þæt geseah gesóðode þurh his geséðnysse, þeáh þe sume noldon his láre underfón ne his geséðnysse, Nap. 32

þæt

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næfþ his fóta geweald ꝥ mæge gán, Bt. 36, 4; F. 178, 13. On sumre stówe se hróf wæs ꝥ man mid his handa neálíce gerǽcean mihte, Bl. H. 207, 22.

un-befangenlic

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Add: — unbefaiigenlice (incomprehensibilia) his dómas syndon, Gr. D. 137, 25

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hwílwend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hwílwend-líc, adj.

Temporary

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swanc for heofonan ríce swíðor ðonne hogode geheólde on worulde ða hwílwendlícan geþincþu, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 98, 93. Ðæt wé ða heofonlícan þinga mid ðam eorþlícum and ða écelíc mid ðam hwílwendlícum geearniaþ, L. Ath. i. prm; Th. i. 196, 27

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frimdig

(adj.)
Grammar
frimdig, frimdi, frymdi, firmdig; adj.

Inquisitiveaskingdesirousinquisītīvusdesīdĕransrequīrens

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Inquisitive, asking, desirous; inquisītīvus, desīdĕrans, requīrens Man him sóna funde, ðæs ðe he frimdig wæs one soon found for him, what he was desirous, Ælfc. T. 36, 13. Swá gé frimdie wǽron sīcat dīcĭtis, Ex. 12, 31.

fyrn

(adv.)
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fyrn, adv.

Formerlylong agoof oldōlimprīdemantīquĭtus

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Formerly, long ago, of old; ōlim, prīdem, antīquĭtus mæg ic ðæt findan ðæt swá fyrn gewearþ how can I find that which happened so long ago? Elen. Kmbl. 1261; El. 632: 1279; El. 641.

berstan

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Hingware berstan sceolde, Hml. S. 32, 58. of noise Fióndes byrstende hroeðnise inimici rugientis sevitiam, Rtl. 122, 14

be-hyldan

(v.)

to put off to flayskinexcoriare

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to put off to flay, skin; excoriare He hét behyldan he ordered to flay it Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 84, 45

híwung

shapingshapeframemakeconstitutionshapeformspecieskindtransformationan illusory shapedeceptive appearancea pretencetricksimulationhypocrisyfictionirony

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S. 23 b, 281. pretending to do what is not really done Ðá bǽdon ... ꝥ ... dyde swilce ǽte ... and swá mid ðǽre híwunge him sylfum geburge. Ðá cwæð : 'Ic eom eald tó híwigenne ... bið mín híwung þám geongum tó forwyrde, Hml.

á-hreddan

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H. 43, 24. wæs áhred æt his feóndum, Ps. Th. 4, arg. fram áhredde fram deófles anwealde, Hml. Th. i. 334, 7. fram frecednyssum áhredde, 574, 20.

ágnian

(v.)
Grammar
ágnian, = áhnian; part. ágnigende; p. ade, ode; pp. ad, od; v. a.

To ownpossessto appropriate to himselfto prove or claim as one's ownpossiderevindicare sibi

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He ágnige hit let him prove it as his own [keep possession of it, Th.], L. C. S. 24; Th. i. 390, 10, 11: L. O. 13; Th. i. 184, 5. Swá he hit ágnode [MS. B. áhnode], swá he hit týmde as he claimed it as his own, so he advocated it, L.

Linked entries: áhnodon ægnian

ge-ceápian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ceápian, p. ode; pp. od [ceápian to bargain]

To buypurchasetradeĕmĕrenegotiari

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Gif he hit næbbe befóran gódum weotum geceápod if he have not bought it before good witnesses, L. In. 25; Th. i. 118, 14 : L. Ethb. 77; Th. i. 22, 1 : Gen. 43, 21. feolu éghwelc geceápad wére quantum quisque negotiatus esset, Lk. Skt. Rush. 19, 15

ge-myndig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-myndig, -mindig; adj.

Mindful, rememberingmémor

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Wæs heó þearle gemyndig, heó ðone atolan eáðost mihte ealdre benǽman she was very mindful how she might easiest deprive the fell one of life, Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 23; Jud. 74: Ps. Th. 73, 21: 82, 4.

Linked entries: myndig ge-mindig

ge-forþian

(v.)
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His engel geforðige ðé and þíne fare gewissige, Hml. S. 22, 29. yrðe mæge fyrme geforðian, Angl. ix. 261, 5. to carry out, accomplish, perform Se cniht þá brýdlác geforþode, Hml. S. 34, 21.