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búte

(con.)
Grammar
búte, conj.
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Unless, but; nisi, sed Nán þing wyrþe [geweorþe Cot.] búte hit God wille nothing comes to pass unless God wills it, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 244, 18: Bt. Met. Fox 18, 20; Met. 18, 10. Búte ic nát but I know not, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 16.

meagol-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
meagol-líce, adv.

Earnestlystrenuously

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Earnestly, strenuously Hié ðone lifgendan God and ðone hálgan heáhengel Michael meagollíce (cf. Homl.

helma

a helm

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Voc. ii. 98, 4. a person who directs affairs God is wealdend and steóra and steórróþer and helma, for þǽm hé riht and rǽt eallum gesceaftum swá swá gód steóra ánum scipe Deus est veluti quidam claims aique gubernaculum, quo mundana machina stabilis atque

trede

(adj.)
Grammar
trede, adj.

Firm to tread onthat may be walked on

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Firm to tread on, that may be walked on Sǽ cýðde hwí hine gesette, tírmeahtig cyning, for ðon hé hine tredne him ongeán gyrede, ðonne God wolde ofer síne ýðe gán ready for his coming the sea made itself firm for his tread, when God would walk over its

and-fengend

(n.)
Grammar
and-fengend, es; m.

A receiverundertakerdefendersusceptor

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A receiver, undertaker, defender; susceptor Úre andfengend is Iacobes God susceptor noster Deus Jacob, Ps. Th. 45, 6

Linked entry: -fengend

heofon-weard

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-weard, es; m.

The guardian of heavenGod

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The guardian of heaven, God, Cd. 6; Th. 8, 6; Gen. 120: 86; Th. 107, 28; Gen. 1796

foran-lencten

(n.)
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the early part of Lent, early spring Blód bið gód tó lǽtenne on foranlenctene, Lch. ii. 256, 1

Linked entry: lencten

inweard-lic

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Add: earnest, sincere Þá mǽrþa þe God hæfð gegearwud þám þe hine inweardlicere heortan lufiað, E.S. 49, 349

sceaþian

(v.)
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Add: — God mundað þá stówe, and þá slihð and gescynt þe þǽr sceaþian willað, Hml. S. 25, 805

for-liger

(n.)
Grammar
for-liger, -ligr, -lír, es; m.

A fornicatoradultererfornĭcātorădulter

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God fordémþ ða dyrnan forlíras God condemns secret adulterers, ii. 324, 7

líf-fruma

(n.)
Grammar
líf-fruma, an; m.

ChristGodChristGod

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Kmbl. 670; El. 335: Exon. 15 a; Th. 31, 31; Cri. 504: 42 a; Th. 140, 13; Gú. 609: [God], Cd. 208; Th. 256, 20; Dan. 643

pǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
pǽcan, p. pǽhte; pp. pǽht
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To deceive Swylce hié mid sceare and munuces hiwe God pǽcen (pǽcean, MS. T.) as if deceiving God with the tonsure and the appearance of a monk, R. Ben. 9, 15.

ge-dihtnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dihtnian, p. ode
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Þ God ǽr ealre worulde gedihtnode (geteohhode v.l.) him tó forgifenne quod eis Deus ante secula disposuit donare, 54, 26

ge-sweotulian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sweotulian, <b>; IV.</b>
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God bæd ꝥ hé him geswutelode be ðæs sceoccan gylpe, Hml. S. 6, 322

scyrtan

(v.)
Grammar
scyrtan, p. te
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To make short, to shorten Gif God his hwíle ne scyrte (gescyrte, MSS. B. C.), Wulfst. 19, 9

swefel

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Add: — God sende ðá fýr and fúlne swefel him tó and forbærnde hí ealle, Hml. S. 13, 211

þrin-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
þrin-lic, ; adj.
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Threefold On ðone (God) wé sceolon gelýfan þrynlicne on hádum and ánlicne on pédum, Nap. 63 : cf. þrinen

be-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cweðan, ðú -cwíst, he -cwiþ ; p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon ; pp. -cweden, -cweðen.

to sayassertdicereto reproachexprobrareto BEQUEATHto give by willlegare

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Th. 88, 44. to BEQUEATH, to give by will; legare Ealle ða, mynstra and ða cyrican wǽron givene and becweðene Gode all the minsters and churches were given and bequeathed to God, Chr. 694; Th. 66, 6, note 2 : Th. Diplm. A. D. 830; 465, 16

Linked entry: bi-cweðan

gnyrn

(n.)
Grammar
gnyrn, es; m.

Griefsorrowevilwrong

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Wlance drihtne guldon gód mid gnyrne arrogant, they repaid good to the Lord with evil, Cd. 111; Th. 146, 10; Gen. 2420

be-swincan

to labour at

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Nim þín gold, þe lǽs þe hit þé losige ꝥ þú lange beswunce, 12, 219. to labour at, perform with labour Beswanc desudat, An. Ox. 8, 257.