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gísel

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Philippus, þá cniht wæs, wæs Thebanum tó gísle geseald ( obses Thebanis datus ), Ors. 3, 7; S, 110, 20. Gísl obsidem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 84, 3. Gíslas obsides, 115, 10.

lǽce-cræft

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áxode gif cúðe áht on lǽcecræfte, Hml. S. 22, 40. medical treatment ꝥ word winð on ús swá swá wís lǽce déð þe mid stíðum lǽcecræfte gelácnað þone untruman, Hml.

lár-spell

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Marcus, þe wæs mid Petre on láre, wrát þá óðre bóc ( the second gospel) be Petres bodunge be þám þe geleornode on his lárspellum (the discourses in which he (Peter) instructed Mark ), Ælfc. T. Grn. 12, 35.

ofer-méttu

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in gǽð ðurh ðá ofermétta, 463, 31: 53, 16. Ofermétto insolentiam, An. Ox. 7, 368. Add

tó-weard

Grammar
tó-weard, <b>I b.</b>
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Add Þá leorningcnihtas tósende geond eall tó ǽlcere birig þider þe tówerd wæs, Ælfc. T. Grn. 13. 31

ge-ǽbiligan

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Sé ðe bepǽhð ǽnne Godes þeówena, geǽbiligð ðone Hláford, Hml. Th. i. 516, 20. ðám fæderum bebeád þæt hí heora bearn ne geǽbiligdon (patres, nolite adiracundiam provocare filios vestros, Eph. 6, 4), ii. 324, 26. Byð geǽbylged indignabitur . Bl.

æ-bylignes

(n.)
Grammar
æ-bylignes, -ness; -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Indignationwrathindignatio

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He sende on hí graman æbylignysse hys misit in eos iram indignationis suæ, Ps. Spl. 77, 54

Linked entries: æ-bilignes ebylgnes

ǽ-lǽrende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ǽ-lǽrende, part.

Teaching the lawlegem docens

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Teaching the law; legem docens Siððan him nǽnig wæs ǽlǽrendra óðer betera since there was none other of those teaching the law better than he. Elen. Kmbl. 1009; El. 506

ágend-frió

(n.)
Grammar
ágend-frió, -freo; indecl. m.

An ownerpossessorpossessor

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An owner, possessor; possessor He agife ðam ágendfrió [ágend-freó MS. B.] ðone monnan let him give up the man to the owner, L. In. 53; Th. i. 136, 4

for-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
for-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton; pp. -sliten [slítan to tear]

To tear with the teethto devourmordĭcus lacĕrārecomĕdĕre

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To tear with the teeth, to devour; mordĭcus lacĕrāre, comĕdĕre Lét [wyrm] hiora wyrta wæstme forslítan he let [the worm] devour the fruit of their plants, Ps. Th. 77, 46

níþ-gæst

(n.)
Grammar
níþ-gæst, es; m.

A maliciousmalignant guest

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A malicious, malignant guest ðone níþgæst ( the dragon ) slóh, Beo. Th. 5391; B. 2699. Under níþgysta ( the devils who persecuted Guthlac ) nearwum clommum, Exon. Th. 134, 21; Gú. 511

scrudnung

(n.)
Grammar
scrudnung, scrutnung, e; f.
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Examination, investigation, enquiry began mid geornfulre scrudnunge smeágan and áhsian be ðám gebodum ðæs hálgan regules, Lchdm. iii. 440, 20. Tó ásmeáganne mid scrutniendre scrutnunge. Anglia viii. 302, 36

Linked entry: scrutnung

ge-dirnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dirnan, p. de; pp. ed

To concealkeep secretcēlāre

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To conceal, keep secret; cēlāre Se ðe forstolen flǽsc findeþ and gedirneþ he who finds stolen flesh and keeps it secret, L. In. 17; Th. i. 114, 2, note 1

þe

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, <b>=se</b>,
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in Northern Gospels Ðe ł ipse, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 15, 24. Ðe ilca ipse, 3, 4. Ðe ðe qui, 3, 2. Ðe Hǽlend, Jn. Skt. Rush. 4, 2, 6

un-geleáfullíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geleáfullíc, adj.

unbelievingincredulousunbelievableincredible

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unbelieving, incredulous Gif hwá ðises ne gelýfð ys ungeleáfulíc, Jud. 15, last line. unbelievable, incredible Ic wát ðæt hit wile ðincan swýðe ungeleáffullíc ungelǽredum mannum, Lchdm. iii. 270, 7

un-gerípod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerípod, adj.

Immaturepremature

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forfleáh ungerípedan deáð, Homl. Th. i. 390, 31

Linked entry: ge-rípian

wíd-floga

(n.)
Grammar
wíd-floga, an; m.
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Oferhogode fengel ðæt ðone wídflogan weorode gesóhte, 4681; B. 2346

wídgalness

(n.)
Grammar
wídgalness, e; f.
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vastness, extensiveness Be ðære wídgal*-*nisse his síðfata and his fóra ðe ( Alexander ) geond middaneard férde, Nar. 1, 6. discursiveness, wandering Wídgalnys módes vagatio mentis, Greg. Dial. 2, 3

ymb-hygd

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hygd, f. n. : -hygdu ; f. (v. ofer-hygd)
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Care, anxiety Wiste úre se heofonlíca Fæder his ða leófan bearn on myclum ymbhygdum wæ-acute;ron æfter him; ðá wolde se Hǽlend hié áfréfran, Blickl. Homl. 131, 28

ymb-sceáwiendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ymb-sceáwiendlíce, adv.
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Circumspectly Mid ðý swá gemetfæstlíce and swá ymbsceáwiendlíce hine sylfne on eallum ðingum beheóld cum ita se modeste et circumspecte in omnibus gereret Bd. 5, 19; S. 937, 5