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mæsse-steall

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-steall, es; m.
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'þæt is mid clǽne ælmessan and mid leóhte tó úrum ciricean and tó úrum mæssesteallum, Nap, 43. pápa hét hine mæssian at S. Petres weófode, Ch. 995; P. 130, 28. Hé stód æt ðám weófode swylce hé wolde mæssian, Hml. S. 21, 355

ge-fyrenian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyrenian, -fyrnian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To sinpeccāre

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We gefyrnedan mid úrum fæderum peccāvĭmus cum patrĭbus nostris, Ps. Th. 105, 6

Linked entry: ge-firenian

for-wundorlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-wundorlic, adj.
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Very wonderful Is ꝥ forwundorlic wíse and in úrum tídum tó wafienne res mira et nostris stupenda temporibus, Gr. D. 240, 4: 255, 25: 229, 20

Linked entry: wundor-lic

ild

(n.)
Grammar
ild, e ; f.

an ageævumsæculumageyearsætasmatureeldsenectusvetustasage

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Deóplícor mid ús ðú smeágast ðonne yld úre anfón mǽge profundius nobiscum disputas quam ætas nostra capere possit, Th. An. 33, 11. Hé wæs ðá sixhund geára on ylde he was six hundred years of age, Gen. 7, 6.

Linked entries: yld eld

un-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
un-þanc, es; m.

disfavourdispleasureangerill-willan unpleasing acta displeasurean offenceannoyancenot thanksdispleasure expressed in wordsunwillinglywithout consenton compulsioningratiswithout (a person's) consentnot of (one's own) accordagainst (one's) will

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Ðis folc ðe úre unþances faran wyllaþ, Ex. 14, 5. Hí heora unðances hié begeáton, Ors. 2, 2; Swt. 64, 27. Unþances, 5, 13; Swt. 244, 25, Unþances, Jud. 11, 33

Linked entry: un-þances

wísian

(v.)
Grammar
wísian, p. ode.

shewguidedirectto shewshewpoint putguidedirectindicate

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Ðæt wé ǽgðer ge ús sylfe, ge ða ðe wé wísian sceolan, swá gewísian mótan, swá swá úre ealra þearf sý, L. P. 21; Th. ii. 332, 24.

Linked entry: riht-wísian

earfoþ-lǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ-lǽte, adj.

Difficult to be sent forthdiffĭcĭlis emissu

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Difficult to be sent forth; diffĭcĭlis emissu Earfoþlǽte micga a painful discharge of urine, strangury; strangūria = στραγγουρία, Ælfc. Gl. 11; Som. 57, 47; Wrt. Voc. 19, 49

tó-gewegen

(adj.)
Grammar
tó-gewegen, adj. (ptcpl.)

Applied

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Applied Ðæt se bisceop ðæt tógeweghene fýr ðære cynelícan burghe onweg gewende ut episcopus admotum ab hostibus urbi regiae ignem amoverit, Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 12

Linked entry: ge-wegan

flíme

(adj.)
Grammar
flíme, adj.

Fugitive

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Fugitive þás biscopas wurdon swá fléme (flýmed, v.l.) oð ꝥ hí becómon tó Constantinopolim þǽre byrig hi itaque profugi ad Constantinopolitanam urbem venerunt, Gr. D. 241, 4

Linked entry: flíman

un-gelífed

Grammar
un-gelífed, unbelieving.
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Ðú ús trymest on úrum geleáfum þæt ús ne magon þá ungelýfædan ámirran Deus per quern nos non movent qui minine credunt, Solil. H. 8, 17. Add

worn

Grammar
worn, (l b).
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Swá swá hé spræc tó fæderum úrum (Abraham) and sǽdes worne (sædsworne, MS.) sicut locutus est ad patres nostros Abraham et semini eius, Ps. Rdr. 296, 55. Add

a-rédian

(v.)
Grammar
a-rédian, p. ode; pp. od, ad

To make readyprovidefurnishexecutefindto find the way to any placereachpararepræparareexsequiinvenirepervenire aliquo

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To make ready, provide, furnish, execute, find, to find the way to any place, reach; parare, præparare, exsequi, invenire, pervenire aliquo Us ís þearf ðæt we arédian ðæt úre hláford wille it behoves us that we provide that which our lord wants, L.

Linked entries: a-rédad a-rédod

metod

(n.)
Grammar
metod, metud, meotud, meotod, es; m.

fatedestinydeath

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-Ne dorston ða deóflu, ðá ðá hí ádrǽfde wǽron, intó ðám swýnum, gif hé him ne sealde leáfe, ne intó nánum men forðan se metoda drihten úre gecynd hæfde on him sylfum genumen, Homl. Th. ii. 380, 4-7.

ge-tácnung

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Wæs seó ealde ǽ swíðe earfoðe tó understondenne; ac þonne wé cumað tó ðám smedman, þæt is tó ðǽre getácnunge, þonne gereordað heó úre mód, Hml. Th. i. 188, 8

hold

(adj.)
Grammar
hold, adj.
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Micel heáp holdra freónda úre andbidað þǽr ( in heaven ), Hml. Th. ii. 526, 31. Þá þeóde symble Angelcynne þá holdestan gentem nationi Anglorum semper amicissimam Bd. 4, 26; Sch. 504, 15. of things, pleasant Heriað hine on hleóðre holdre béman, Ps.

hlot

on allotted portiona sharelotlotfatefortune

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A. 130, 456. the urn in which the lots are placed (fig.): Hlote urna, An. Ox. 1838 Similar entries (v. hlít Ia). the result determined by lot, the lot falls on a person: Ðá gefeóll þæt hlot ofer Júdan cyn, Hml.

in-gehygd

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D. 130, 9. conscience Þá déglan ingehygde úre gesiónde sweðe secreta conscientiae nostrae videns vestigia, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 203, 39. knowledge Scientia gód ingehýd on Englisc, Wlfst. 51, 8; Angl. xi. 107, 8.

settan

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Add Hí úre béc setton swá swá hí geleornodon æt heora láreówe Críste, Hml. S. 16, 151. to proceed in a specified direction, set out Ðá geáxedon ꝥ lið ꝥ on Sandwíc læg embe Godwines fare, setton þá æfter, Chr. 1052; P. 178, 29.

ele

(n.)
Grammar
ele, es; m.
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Wé tó dæg sceolan dǽlan úrne ele on þreó wísan gehálgodne . . . hálig ele, óþer is crisma, and seóccra manna ele: and gé sceolan habban þreó ampullan gearuwe tó þam þrým elum, Ll. Th. ii. 390, 2-7. Grénes eles, Lch. ii. 180, 11.

nán

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
nán, [ = ne án]; pron.

not onenonenononeno mannothing

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gé habbaþ gecýðed ðæt gé úres nánes ( = úre nánes) ne siendon quid vos hujus vel illius dicitis, qui nullius vos esse monstratis ? Past. 32, 1; Swt. 211, 14. Nánne ne sparedon ðæs herefolces, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 40; Jud. 233.