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frófor-gást

(n.)
Grammar
frófor-gást, frófer-gást, es; m.

The Spirit of comfortthe Holy GhostParacleteconsōlātiōnis SpīrĭtusSpīrĭtus SanctusParaclētusΠαράκλητος

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in the Greek tongue Παράκλητος, that is Spirit of comfort, because he comforts the sad, Homl.

wérigness

(n.)
Grammar
wérigness, e; f.
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Ex. 17, 12), Homl. Skt. i. 13, 44. Gehwǽr is on úrum lífe áteorung and wérignys, Homl. Th. i. 490, 7. Ðæt hors ðý gewunelícan þeáwe horsa æfter wérinysse ( post lassitudinem ) ongan walwian, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 39.

under-niman

(v.)
Grammar
under-niman, p. -nam, pl. -námon; pp. -numen.

to take surreptitiouslyto stealto take into the mindreceive what is said, taughtto take upon one's selfto blameresent

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Hé deóplíce undernam Drihtnes láre æt him, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 76. Abraham undernam hefiglíce ðás word dure accepit hoc, Gen. 21, 11. Ðis sind ðæra apostola word, undernimaþ hí mid carfullum móde, Homl. Th. i. 236, 4: H. R. 7, 29.

Linked entry: under-fón

ge-wísian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wísian, p. ode; pp. od

To directteachshew

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To direct, teach, shew Bǽdon ðæt him gewísade waldend se góda hú hie libban sceolden prayed the good Ruler to direct them how they were to live, Cd. 40; Th. 52, 27; Gen. 850

ofer-lǽdan

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Th. i. 504, 31 under ofer-hón). to carry across, translate, v. ofer-lád Gewrit oferlǽded Scriptura translata, Mt. p. 2, 13

geán-dýne

(adj.)
Grammar
geán-dýne, adj.

Steeparduous

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Steep; fig. arduous (cf. uphill) Þis is mid sumum mannum swýþe geándýne þing and earfoðlic þing hoc apud nonnullos res ardua est et difficilis Ll. Th. ii. 134, 6. Cf. dún, æf-dýne

Linked entry: -dýne

un-gedafenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gedafenlíce, adv.

Unbecominglyunseasonablyinordinatelyin an unseemly mannerindecently

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Boda Godes word ǽgðer ge gedafenlíce ge ungedafenlíce preach God's word both in season and out of season, Homl. Ass. 12, 306. Be ðam men ðe ungedafenlíce hǽmð de homine qui turpiter, fornicator, L. Ecg. P. ii. 6 tit.; Th. ii. 180, 9

Linked entry: ge-dafenlíce

hefe

(n.)
Grammar
hefe, es; m.

Weight

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Weight Hú mihte hé gefrédan ǽniges hefes swǽrnysse ðá ðá hé ðone ferode ðe hine bær how could he feel the heaviness of any weight when he carried one who bore him, Homl. Th. i. 336, 26.

ed-lesende

(adj.)
Grammar
ed-lesende, ed-lesendlíc; adj.

Reciprocal, relativerelātīvus

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Reciprocal, relative; relātīvus Gif ic cweðe, ðú wást hwá ðys dyde tu scis quis hoc fēcit, ðon biþ se [hwá]ðæt is edlesendlíc quis rĕlātīvum, Ælfc. Gr. 18; Som. 21, 30: 38; Som. 40, 62

fearm

(n.)
Grammar
fearm, es; m.

A freight, cargo, load ŏnus nāvis

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A freight, cargo, load; ŏnus nāvis Ofer holmes hrincg hof séleste fór mid fearme the most excellent house [the ark] sailed over the ocean's orb with its freight, Cd. 69; Th. 84, 7; Gen. 1394

ge-dwínan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dwínan, p. -dwán, pl. -dwinon; pp. -dwinen

To dwindle or vanish awaydisappearevanesceredisparere

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To dwindle or vanish away, disappear; evanescere, disparere Ðæt hálige sǽd gedwán and gewát the holy seed has wasted away and departed, Blickl. Homl. 55, 29. His drýcræftas gedwinon his magic vanished, Shrn. 135, 1

ylpen-bán

(n.)
Grammar
ylpen-bán, (elpend-), es; n.
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Ivory Ðis ylpenbán hoc ebur, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 22; Zup. 49, 9. Mid ylpenbáne and mid báres tuxe, Lchdm. i. 244, 8. Genim ylpenbán, 368, 19. v. elpend-bán (where these passages should be put)

Linked entries: elpen-bán elpend-bán

ge-mang

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mang, es; n.
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A business; negotium Geendedum þysnm gást-licre áfeormunge gemange finito hoc spiritualis purgaminis negotio, Angl. xiii. 387, 312. Ne mæg ic ána eówre gemang ácuman nan valeo solus negotia vestra sustinere, Deut. l, 12

hoppe

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The 12th century Latin version of the first passage is: Nola bouis, collarium canis (Anglice dicitur hundes hoppe, quasi canis circularium, quia hóp circulus) . . . unumquodque ualet unum sol. et uniuscuiusque modus computatus melda. Add

meagol-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
meagol-líce, adv.

Earnestlystrenuously

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Homl. Th. i. 504, 7 where in the same narrative geomlíce bǽdon occurs) gebǽdon they earnestly prayed to the living God and the holy archangel Michael, Blickl. Homl. 201, 13.

cyne-word

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-word, es; n. [word a speech]

A proper speech or wordproprium verbum

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A proper speech or word; proprium verbum Mon cýðe cynewordum, hú se cuma hátte let a man make known in fitting words, how the guest is called, Exon. 112 b; Th. 430, 29; Rä. 44, 16

bliótan

(v.)
Grammar
bliótan, for bleóton

sacrificed

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sacrificed; 3rd pl. p. of blótan to sacrifice Hú ða burhleóde on Cartaina bliótan [ = bleóton] men hira godum how the towns-people in Carthage sacrificed men to their gods, Ors. cont. 4, 4; Bos. 11, 32

ymb-strícan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-strícan, p. -strác
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To rub round so as to smooth Gif ðæs dolges ófras synd tó heá ymbstríc mid háte ísene if the edges of the wound are too high, pass a hot iron round Lchdm. ii. 96, 5

Linked entry: strícan

win-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
win-cynn, es; n.
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A kind of wine Ne drinc ic heononforð of ðysum wíncynne ( de hoc genimine uitis, Mt. 26, 29) ǽr on ðám dæge þe ic eft drince mid eów níwe wín on mínes fæder ríce. Nap. 69

þráwan

(v.)
Grammar
þráwan, p. þreów; pp. þráwen

To throwTo twistracktortureTo twistturn roundto take a different directionto turn roundrevolveto curl

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To twist, rack, torture Hé hét hí on hencgene ástreccan and ðráwan swá swá wiððan, Homl. Skt. i. 8, 113. Hé hér hine hón on hengene, and mid hengene ðráwan tó langere hwíle, Homl. Th. ii. 308, 31. Grammar þráwan, intrans.