ge-rím
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Wé sceolan under þǽm feówerteóþan geríme (Lent) syllan þone teóþan dǽl úre worldspéda, Bl. H. 35, 18
girnan
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Hé gierneð (girneð, v. l.) ðæs folgoðes magisterium appetit, Past. 55, 21. Hé mid wilnunga his gǽstes giernð ðæs écan gefeán aeterna gaudia spiritus ex desiderio expectat, 395, 20.
bysmerian
mockery, blasphemy ⬩ To mock, deride, irritate, reproach, blaspheme, defame, revile ⬩ illudere, deridere, irritare, irridere, blasphemare, calumniam facere, maledicere
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Uton gangan ðæt we bysmrigen him let us go that we may revile him, 2713; An. 1359
Linked entries: beosmriende bismærian bismerian bismiriende bismrian bysmorian bysmrian bysmrigan
nam-cúþ
Having the name well-known ⬩ celebrated ⬩ famous ⬩ of note ⬩ of renown
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Ǽlcre namcúþre wyrte dǽl a bit of every well-known plant, Lchdm. i. 398, 9. Twegen sacerdas ðe ǽr on lífe wǽron swíðe namcúþe, Homl. Th. ii. 342, 3. Heáhfæderas namcúþe weras ( the twelve patriarchs ), Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 2: R. Ben. 33, 20.
un-tígan
To untie ⬩ unbind ⬩ loose
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Ne untígð ( soluit ) eówer ǽlc on restedæge his oxan oððe assan fram ðære binne? Lk. Skt. 13, 15. Gyt gemétaþ assan folan getíged ... untígaþ hyne. Gif inc hwá áhsaþ hwí gyt hyne untígeaþ ...
ge-cwéman
to please, be pleasing to, be agreeable to ⬩ to satisfy, content by discharge of an obligation or demand
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Heora ofspring, þone dǽl ðe him ǽr gecwémde, Hml. Th. i. 28, 3. to satisfy, content by discharge of an obligation or demand Micel is ꝥ sácerd áh tó dónne ... gif hé his Drihtne gecwémeð mid rihte. Ll. Th. i. 360, 31.
æfter-cweðan
To speak after ⬩ repeat ⬩ to answer ⬩ revoke ⬩ renounce ⬩ abjure ⬩ repetere ⬩ revocare
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To speak after, repeat, to answer, revoke, renounce, abjure; repetere, revocare Bebeád he ðæt him mon lengran cwidas beforan cwæde, and he symle gedéfelíce æftercwæþ he ordered longer sayings to be spoken before him, and he always repeated them properly
Antecrist
Antichrist ⬩ Antichristus
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Ðes deófol, ðe is geháten Antecrist, ðæt is gereht þwyrlíc Crist, is ord ǽlcere leásunge and yfelnysse this devil, who is called Antichrist, which is interpreted opposed Christ, is the origin of all leasing and evil, Homl. Th. i. 4, 21.
bearm
The bosom ⬩ lap ⬩ sinus ⬩ gremium
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Iosep hí nam of ðæs fæder bearme Ioseph eos tulit de gremio patris, Gen. 48, 12 : Cd. 216; Th. 274, 12; Sat. 153. Ðá wæs fæger foldan bearm then was earth's bosom fair, Beo. Th. 2278; B. 1137.
a-winnan
To labour ⬩ contend ⬩ gain ⬩ overcome ⬩ laborare ⬩ contendere ⬩ acquirere ⬩ nancisci ⬩ superare
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Ealles ðú ðæs wíte awunne for all this thou hast gained suffering, Exon. 39 b; Th. 130, 18 ; Gú. 440. Súsl wæs awunnen the pain was overcome, Cd. 208; Th. 257, 8 ; Dan. 654
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Cippan-ham
CHIPPENHAM,
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Hér fór se here to Cirenceastre of Cippanhamme, and sæt ðǽr án geár in this year [A. D. 879] the army went from Chippenham to Cirencester, and remained there one year, Chr. 879; Erl. 80, 26; 81, 23
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exámeron
A work on the six days of creation ⬩ hexæmĕron = ἑξαήμερον = ἕξ, six, ἡμέριος, ον
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A work on the six days of creation; hexæmĕron = ἑξαήμερον = ἕξ, six, ἡμέριος, ον relating to a day Exámeron, ðæt is be Godes six daga weorcum Hexameron, that is concerning the six days' works of God, Hexam. Norm. I.
fæstlíc
FASTLIKE, firm ⬩ firmus
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ðæt on eorþan áuht fæstlíces weorces ne wunaþ ǽfre alas! that on earth aught of permanent work does not ever remain, Bt. Met. Fox 6, 32; Met. 6, 16. Gehyge ðú fæstlícne rǽd devise firm counsel, Cd. 203; Th. 252, 30; Dan. 586.
for-berstan
To break ⬩ burst asunder ⬩ fail ⬩ contĕri ⬩ dirumpi ⬩ exstingui
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Ðæt him forberste se sweora that his neck break, L. Eth. iii. 4; Th. i. 294, 16: Prov. Kmbl. 19. Wæs him beót forborsten their threat failed, Cd. 4; Th. 5, 11; Gen. 70
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fóre-secgan
To FORE-SAY ⬩ foretell ⬩ predict ⬩ announce ⬩ præfāri ⬩ prædīcĕre ⬩ prædĭcāre ⬩ pronuntiāre ⬩ annuntiāre
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Ðæt se bisceop Aidan ðám scypfarendum ðone storm towardne fóresægde ut episcŏpus Aidan nautis tempestātem fŭtūram prædixĕrit, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 16: Ps. Th. 118, 172: 147, 8. Geríses to fóresægcane gódspell oportet prædicari evangelium, Mk. Skt.
fór-sceótan
To shoot before ⬩ anticipate ⬩ come before ⬩ prevent ⬩ anticĭpāre ⬩ prævĕnīre
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Fórscýt ðæt hwílendlíce wíte ða écan geniðerunge the transient punishment will prevent eternal damnation, Homl. Th. i. 576, 2. Mín God fórscýt [MS. forscytte] oððe fórestepþ me Deus meus prævĕniet me, Ps. Lamb. 58, 11
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for-þylman
To encompass ⬩ overwhelm ⬩ cover over ⬩ obscure ⬩ involvĕre ⬩ obvolvĕre ⬩ obscūrāre
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To encompass, overwhelm, cover over, obscure; involvĕre, obvolvĕre, obscūrāre He his sylfes ðǽr bán gebringeþ, ða ǽr brondes wylm on beorhstede forþylmde it [the phœnix] brings its own bones there, which the fire's rage had before encompassed on the
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FYRWET
Curiosity ⬩ cūriōsĭtas
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Mec ðæs on worulde full oft fyrwit frineþ my curiosity enquireth very often about this in the world, Salm. Kmbl. 117; Sal. 58. Hine fyrwyt bræc curiosity urged him, Beo. Th. 470; B. 232.
leahter-leás
Faultless ⬩ innocent
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Ðonne ðú óðerne man tǽle, ðonne geþenc ðú ðæt nán man ne byþ leahterleás, Prov. Kmbl. 3. Ic ða meorde wát leahtorleáse I know the reward to be faultless, Exon. 48 b; Th. 167, 14; Gú. 1060.
leger-teám
Matrimony
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Matrimony, sexual intercourse [lawful or unlawful] Matheus him sægde ðæt hé wǽre swá synnig wið God gif hé ða gehálgodan fǽmnan tó legerteáme onfénge swá se þeów wǽre se ðe fénge on kyninges quéne tó unryhtum hǽmde Matthew said to him, that he would