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and-weald

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

Power ⬩ right or title to anything

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Power, right or title to anything Ðæ he wolde habban andweald ongeán God that he would have power against God, Homl. Th. i. 10, 25: Ps. Spl. 19, 7: 113, 2: Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 121

eall-wealdend

(n.)
Grammar
eall-wealdend, es; m.
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The omnipotent, the Deity God ðe ána gewylt ealra gesceafta . . . swá swá ealwealdend (eall-, v. l. ) God, Hml. S. 17, 142. Swá swá se eallwealdend heom úðe, 26, 26. Gif hé gewilnaþ þæs eallwealdendes miltsunge, 19, 187

Linked entries: wealdend æle-wealdend

ge-sceapennys

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Adam næs gestrýned ne ácenned, ac God hine gesceóp. Seó óðer gesceapennys wæs swá þæt God gesceóp Euan of hire weres sídan. Ne sind þás twá gesceapennyssa nánum óðrum gelíce.

wecg

(n.)
Grammar
wecg, es; m.

a wedge ⬩ a mass of metal ⬩ a piece of money

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On smǽtum goldórum ł (gold-?) wecgum in obrizum auri metallum, Hpt. Gl. 449, 14. Nis ná Godes wununge on ðám grǽgum stánum, ne on ǽrenum wecgum, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 136.

ge-bylded

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bylded, -bælded, -byld; part. [ge-, byldan to make bold]

Emboldened ⬩ encouraged ⬩ animated ⬩ corrōbĕrātus ⬩ anĭmātus

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We us bletsiap gebylde ðurh God we bless ourselves emboldened by God, H. R. 105, 17

a-recan

(v.)

to recount

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to recount Hit nis nánum men aléfed, ðæt he mǽge arecan ðæt ðæt God geworht hæfþ it is not permitted to any man, that he may recount that which God has wrought, Bt. 39, 12; Fox 232, 10

godcundlic

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Add: of God For his godcundlicum anwealde hé is ǽghwǽr andweard, Bt. 42; F. 258, 11. proceeding from God, inspired by God Godcundlicum wordum ( with words from the Scriptures ) heó hyre bearn lǽrde, Lch. iii. 428, 28. devoted to God, religious Godcundlicere

ge-glengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-glengan, -glencan, -glæncan, -glencgan, -glengcan; p. -glengde, -glencde; pp. -glenged, -glencged, -glengd, -glend

To adorn ⬩ embellish ⬩ set in order ⬩ compose ⬩ ornāre ⬩ cōmĕre ⬩ compōnĕre

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Godes gelaðung is geglencged mid deórwurþre frætewunge God's church is adorned with precious ornament, Homl. Th. ii. 586, 17. Heó wæs geglengd þurh Godes wundra it was embellished by the miracles of God, Th. Diplm. A. D. 970; 241, 6.

Linked entry: glengan

ranc-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
ranc-strǽt, e; f.
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God ðé wǽpnum lǽt rancstrǽte forþ rúme wyrcan God let thee with weapons work an ample road where thy bravery was shewn (of Abraham's rescuing Lot), Cd. Th. 127, 17; Gen. 2112

mild-heort

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Add Ábiddaþ God eádmódlíce, for þǽm hé is swíþe rúmmód and swíðe mildheort, Bt. 42 ; F. 258, 22 : An. 1287. Þú eart mín Drihten God dǽdum mildheort tu, Domine, Deus meus, miserator et multum misericors, Ps. Th. 85, 14

ofer-gemet

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Lóca nú þæt þú ofergemet ne wilnige, nú ðú hí (God and Alypius) tógædere metest, woldest cunnan God swá swá Alippius vide ergo ne impudenter velis satis Deum nosse, qui Alypium non satis nosti, Solil. H. 17, 9. Add

un-gníðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gníðe, adj.

Not scanty ⬩ liberal ⬩ abundant

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Not scanty, liberal, abundant Monigfealde sind geond middangeard gód ungnýðe (-gnyde, MS.) ðe ús dǽleþ tó feorhnere Fæder ælmihtig manifold and abundant are the goods which for our life's support the Father almighty gives on earth, Exon.

ge-stióran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stióran, p. de; pp. ed

To correct ⬩ restrain ⬩ direct ⬩ guide ⬩ corrĭgĕre

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To correct, restrain, direct, guide; corrĭgĕre Wénst ðú ðæt se anwald eáðe ne meahte Godes Ælmihtiges him his yfeles gestióran thinkest thou that the power of Almighty God could not keep him from his evil, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 104; Met. 9, 52

eormen-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
eormen-cyn, -cynn, es; n.

The human race ⬩ hūmānum gĕnus

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The human race; hūmānum gĕnus God gesceapo ferede ǽghwylcum on eorþan eormencynnes God has borne his decrees to every one of the human race on earth, Exon. 88 b; Th. 333, 3; Vy. 96 : Beo. Th. 3918; B. 1957

COSTIAN

(v.)
Grammar
COSTIAN, costigan, costnian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od , ad, ed

To tempt, try, prove ⬩ probare, tentare.

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Hí costodon God tentaverunt Deum Ps. Spl. 105, 14; Mt. Bos. 16, 1. Ne costa ðú ðínne Drihten God tempt not the Lord thy God Homl. Blick. 29, 33; Ps. Spl. C.

Linked entries: costigan costnian

ed-lǽcung

(n.)
Grammar
ed-lǽcung, e; f.

A repetition ⬩ repetĭtio

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A repetition; repetĭtio He sceal God biddan ðæt he hyne gehealde wið dara ǽrgedónra yfla edlǽcunge he shall pray to God to preserve him against a repetition of the evils before committed, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 416, 42

Linked entry: -lǽcung

ge-mundbyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mundbyrdan, p. de; pp. ed [mundbyrd protection]

To protect, defend, patronize ⬩ protĕgĕre, tuēri

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To protect, defend, patronize; protĕgĕre, tuēri Ða is fór God wille gemundbyrdan whom I will protect before God, Cd. 113; Th. 149, 11; Gen. 2473. Ðæt he hine gemundbyrde that he would protect him, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 21

Linked entry: mundbyrdan

for-lytel

(adj.)
Grammar
for-lytel, adj.

Very little

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Oþþe hit nán gód nis for eów selfe, oþþe forlytel gód wiþ eów tó metanne, Bt. 13; F. 40, 11. Forlytla sǽlþa oððe náne, 11, 2; F. 34, 30

be-gangan

to go about ⬩ to go by ⬩ to go about a business ⬩ to attend to ⬩ see after a person ⬩ to worship ⬩ to honour ⬩ celebrate a day ⬩ to exercise ⬩ practise an art ⬩ to practise a religion ⬩ to practise ⬩ do (habitually) ⬩ commit sin ⬩ to exercise ⬩ use

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Add: of movement, to go about Begangende forðan þe hé gewilnode ꝥ hé sumne fæder on þám wéstene funde. Hml. S. 23 b, 156. to go by Bigongende (-geong-, L.) praetereuntem, Mk.

brúnéða

(n.)
Grammar
brúnéða, an; m.

A disease called brunella or pruna ⬩ morbus quidam, idem forte, qui Belgis bruyne, id est, Erysipelas ⬩ ἐρυσίπελας ⬩ cerebri. Oris vitium, cum linguæ tumore, exasperatione, siccitate, et nigredine, vulgo, inquit Kilianus, brunella,

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Oris vitium, cum linguæ tumore, exasperatione, siccitate, et nigredine, vulgo, inquit Kilianus, brunella, Som Ðæt biþ strang sealf and gód wið swelcre abláwunge and brúnéðan, and wið ðara ceácna geswelle, oððe asmorunge that is a strong salve and good