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on-dúne

(adv.)
Grammar
on-dúne, adv.
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Down: — Þá onhylde se hálga cnyht hys ansýne ondúne and noldon hig ná geseón, Shrn. 152, 27

bisig

(adj.)
Grammar
bisig, adj.

Busyoccupied

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Busy, occupied Oft bið seó sáwul on ánum þinge swá bysig, ꝥ heó ne gýmð hwá hyre gehende bið, þeáh ðe heó on lócie, Hml. s. 1, 217. Se bisceop wæs bysig mid þám cynincge, 21, 235. Mín dohtor is nú swiðe bisy ymbe hyre leornunge, Ap. Th. 20, 5

ge-endebyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-endebyrdan, (2 α)
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Preóstas hyra endebyrdnyssa sceolon healdan ealswá hig geendebyrde synt on heora gecyrrednysse, Chrd. 9, 17

for-gǽging

(n.)
Grammar
for-gǽging, e; f.

Transgressionexcess

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Transgression, excess Hí be hyra forgǽgincgum beóð geþreáde de suis excessibus arguuntur, Scint. 115, 9

Linked entry: gǽging

nihstnig

(n.)

fasting

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Eft ( monks ) gaderiaþ on nixtnig, ðæt raca gehýren æt heora fæder ... siððan heora líchoman gereordaþ, R. Ben. 138, 2-8

Linked entry: nixtnig

be-sorg

(adj.)
Grammar
be-sorg, -sorh

Anxious, careful, dear, belovedsollicitus, carus

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Anxious, careful, dear, beloved; sollicitus, carus: Ðǽr wǽron ofslægene hyre þægna feówer ðe hyre besorge wǽron there were slain four of her thanes which were dear to her Chr. 917; Erl. 105, 25.

Linked entries: un-besorh be-sorh

efen-gelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-gelíc, adj.

Like, co-equalsĭmĭlis, consĭmĭlis, co-æquālis

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Like, co-equal; sĭmĭlis, consĭmĭlis, co-æquālis Cweðaþ to hyra efengelícon dīcunt co-æquālĭbus, Mt. Bos. 11. 16

ge-húsan

(n.)
Grammar
ge-húsan, pl. m.

Housefolkthose of the householddŏmestĭci

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Housefolk, those of the household; dŏmestĭci Mannes fýnd, hys gehúsan inĭmīci hŏmĭnis, dŏmestĭci ejus, Mt. Bos. 10, 36

ge-drohtnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-drohtnung, e; f.
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Living, course of life Heó hym eallum gebysnode mid góddre gedrohtnunge tó Godes þeówdóme, Hml. S. 2, 126

Linked entry: drohtnung

riht-endebyrdness

(n.)
Grammar
riht-endebyrdness, e; f.
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Right order Elles ealle healdon . . . hyra rihtendebyrdnysse reliqui omnes . . . ut ordinati sunt, ordines suos custodiant, Chrd. 9, 23

Linked entry: ende-byrdnes

winna

(n.)
Grammar
winna, an; m.

An opponent

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An opponent Ða þeóda ðe hyra winnan (wiþer-, ge-winnan, v.ll.) wǽron, Ors. 6, 35; Bos. 130, 44

mǽrsung

Grammar
mǽrsung, <b>. II.</b>
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Wé on lofsangum hyre mǽrða cýðað, ꝥ heó ús þingige tó hyre suna, ꝥ hé ús miltsige for ðǽre mǽrsunge þe wé hyre gedóó, Hml. A. 25, 34. ' v. sealmsang-, wíd-mǽrsung

un-geleáffulness

(n.)
Grammar
un-geleáffulness, e; f.

Unbeliefincredulity

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For hyra ungeleáffulnysse, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 58: 17, 20. Hé tǽlde hyra ungeleáffulnesse, for ðam ðe hí ne gelýfdon ðám ðe hine gesáwon of deáþe árísan, Mk. Skt. 16, 14

níw-cenned

(adj.)
Grammar
níw-cenned, -cend

new-born

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new-born Mid hyre nícendum cilde cum recens nato parvulo, Bd. 2, 16; S. 520, 1

Linked entry: ní-cend

mylen-stede

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Se mylenstede and ðæt land benorðan eá ðe ðǽrtó hýrð, C. D. v. 383, 13. Add

út-færeld

(n.)
Grammar
út-færeld, es; n.

A going out

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Útfæreld his fram Fæder egressus ejus a Patre, Hymn. Surt. 44, 17. Hí ǽr Moyse and hys folce ðæs útfæreldes wyrndon, Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 38, 19. Útfæreld exitum, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Zup. 193, 8.

Linked entry: ex-odus

nunn-scrúd

(n.)
Grammar
nunn-scrúd, es; n.

The habit of a nun

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The habit of a nun Finde Æþelflæd án hyre nunscrúde, lóce hwæt hió betsð mǽge, Chart. Th. 538, 12

besema

(n.)
Grammar
besema, an; m.

A besomscopæ

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A besom; scopæ He gemét hyt [hús] geclǽnsod mid besemum invent eam [domum] scopis mundatam, Mt. Foxe 12, 44

stán-ceosel

(n.)
Grammar
stán-ceosel, es; m.
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Sand Hí getimbrode hys hús ofer stánceosel, Mt. Kmbl. 7, 24 MS. A. Stáncislas glareas, Hpt. Gl. 449, 16

Linked entry: ceosel

fore-witol

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Se forewitola Scyppend wiste on ǽr hwæt hé of hyre gedón habban wolde, Chr. 1067; P. 201, 26. Add

Linked entry: -witol