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þeáw-fæst

(adj.)
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þeáw-fæst, adj.
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of good manners, of well-ordered life, moral, virtuous Loth hine fægre heóld, þeáwfæst and geþyldig, on ðam þeódscipe, Cd. Th. 116, 26; Gen. 1942: ( Abraham ), 161, 8; Gen. 2662.

un-bleoh

(adj.)
Grammar
un-bleoh, adj.

Not colouredclearbrightsplendid

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Hwæt mæg beón heardes hér on lífe wið ðam ðú móte gemang ðam werode eardian unbleoh on écnesse (but there is no corresponding word in the Latin, which is: Quid durum saeclo consetur in isto, utque illas inter liceat habitare cohortes?), Dóm. L. 302

ge-swencness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swencness, e ; f.
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Ne sprǽce hé . . . be Lazares geswencnesse (contritione), þá þá hé cwæð ꝥ hé onféncge manige yfel on his lífe. Gr. D. 310, 27. For þám þingum swá monigra geswencnissa ꝥ wé ealle þá niht férdon mid þurste gewǽcte, Nar. II. 29.

wite-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
wite-lic, wítig-lic; adj.
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Se hunger sóna ácwelleð and álýseð of dám wítelican lífe, Verc. Först. 178. Tó þon ꝥ hí heom ne ondrǽdon þone wítelican dóm heora deáðes, Gr. D. 277, II. Hí þá englas getellað tó þám wítelicum stówum, 316, 10. Wítelicum (wítiglicum, v.l. ), 332, 9

ofer-færeld

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-færeld, es; m. n.

A going across, passage, transit

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Crist gewát þurh oferfæreld of deáþe tó lífe, 330, 9. Heore is ðæt scip and se ouerfæreld ðare hæuene eorum (the monks of Christchurch) est navicula et transfretatio portus, Chart. Th. 317, 38.

feorh-gebeorh

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-gebeorh, gen. -gebeorges; n.

Life's securityrefugevītæ servātiorefŭgium

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Life's security, refuge; vītæ servātio, refŭgium He gelǽdde ofer lagustreámas máþmhorda mǽst on feorhgebeorh he led the greatest of store-houses over the water-streams for refuge, Cd. 161; Th. 201, 8; Exod. 369

or-wéna

(adj.)
Grammar
or-wéna, adj. with gen.
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Hopeless, despairing Ðá wearþ his agen sunu yfele geuntrumed, and orwéna lífes læg æt /orþsíðe, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 301: Beo. Th. 2008 ; B. 1002 : 3134; 6. 1565: Exon. Th. 329, 27; Vy. 40. Friþes orwéna, 261, 25 ; Jul. 320. Ic eom orwéna, ðæt. . .Cd.

Linked entry: -wén

be-geát

(n.)
Grammar
be-geát, es; n. (f.
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in Laym.). attainment, acquisition For begeáte þæs écan lífes, Hml. Th. i. 240, 7: ii. 70, 22. For begeáte obtentu, An. Ox. 2698: 3915. what is acquired, possessions, property Cýð mildheortnysse earmum mannum mid þínum begeáte, Hml.

beðing

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Hwí ne bidst þú þé be-þunga and plaster lifes lǽcedðmes cur tibi non oras placidae fomenta medelae ? Dóm. L. 80. Add:

full-fremednes

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Add: completeness Sé þe fulfremednesse háligre drohtnunge habban wile, þæt þá synd gesette tó lífes bysene hálegra fædera lára, þára gémen gelǽt mannan tó fulþungenre fulfremednesse, R. Ben. 132, 18-133, 1.

regol-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
regol-líc, adj.

As an ecclesiastical term (v. regal, III).regular, in accordance with monastic rulesregularisin accordance with the canons of the church, canonical

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On rihtum lífe and on reogollícum recte vivendo et regulariter, 4, 6;S. 574, 19. Libbaþ regollícan lífe, sécaþ eówre cyrican, and gefyllaþ eówre tíde aa on gesetne tíman, L. I. P. 20;Th. ii. 330, 19.

ge-líffæstan

(v.)
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ge-líffæstan, ge-líffæstian; p. ge-líffæste, ge-líffæstade; pp. ge-líffæst, ge-líffæsted.
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to make alive. of physical life Se Fæder áwecð þá deádan and gelíffæst, Jn. 5, 21. Þurh þone gást syndon gelíffæste ealle þá gesceafta þe se Fæder gesceóp, Hml. A. 2, 20. of spiritual life Þú gelíffæst mé viuificabis me, Ps. L. 137, 7: 142, II.

un-æþellíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-æþellíce, adv.

Ignobly

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Ignobly Ic cúþe sumne bróþor ... wæs hé geseted on æþelum mynstre, ac hé unæþelíce his líf lifede novi fratrem ... positum in monasterio nobili, sed ipsum ignobiliter viventem, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 9

Linked entry: æþel-íce

féðe-gang

(n.)
Grammar
féðe-gang, es ; m.

A foot-journeypĕdestre ĭter

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A foot-journey; pĕdestre ĭter Ne mæg ic aldornere míne swá feor heonon féðegange gesécan I cannot seek my life's safety so far hence by a foot-journey, Cd. 117; Th. 152, 1; Gen. 2513

Gúþ-lác

(n.)
Grammar
Gúþ-lác, es; m.

The hermitsaint of Crowland died at the age of 41,in A. D. 714

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Onginne ic nú be ðam lífe ðæs eádigan weres, Gúþlaces I begin now concerning the life of the blessed man Guthlac, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 2; Exon. 34b; Th. 110, 15; 113, 17; 115, 29.

Linked entry: Crúland

fyrhþ

(n.)
Grammar
fyrhþ, es; m. n.

the soulspiritmindănĭmusmenslifevīta

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Kmbl. 1278; El. 641: 391; El. 196. life; vīta Ðú God Dryhten wealdest wídan fyrhþ thou lord God rulest for ever, Elen. Kmbl. 1518; El. 761

Linked entries: ge-fyrhþe firhþ

ealgian

(v.)
Grammar
ealgian, algian; p. ode; pp. od

To defenddefendĕre

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To defend; defendĕre Nemne we mǽgen feorh ealgian þeódnes unless we may defend the life of the prince, Beo. Th 5304; B. 2655: 5329; B. 2668.

Linked entries: algian ge-algian

geond-irnan

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Ꝥ se seáw mæge ꝥ heáfod geondyrnan, 18, 15. of mental action, to run over a subject Geondyrnan ( percurrere ) þá þing þe syndon ongunnene be his lífe, Gr. D. 103, 10

Linked entry: geond-yrnan

ge-wítendlic

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ge-wítendlic, In l. 6 l. gewítendlicum, and add: ge-witenlic perishable.
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v. ge-wítan; 4 Gewítendlicum lífe sole uolubili, presenti uita, Germ. 388, 3. Gewítendlic deciduam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 19. Hohfulnesse be þingum gewítendlicum sollicitudinem de rebus transitoriis, R. Ben. I. 16, 10.

Linked entries: -wítendlic ge-witenlic

tóweardness

(n.)
Grammar
tóweardness, e; f.

the time to comethe futurea future coming

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Swá ðú on ðisum andweardum lífe má earfoða drígast, swá myccle ðú eft on tóweardnysse geféhst, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 32, 13. a future coming Úre Drihten ðæt gefylde, ðæt hé þurh his ða hálgan tóweardnesse gehét, Blickl. Homl. 119, 28