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spówendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
spówendlíce, adv.

Thrivingly, prosperously, abundantly

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Thrivingly, prosperously, abundantly Mé ofer cume hǽlu æfter ðínre sprǽce spówendlíce veniat super me salutare tuum secundum eloquium tuum Ps. Th. 118, 41, 58: 147, 4

for-pǽran

(v.)
Grammar
for-pǽran, p. de; pp. ed

To turn away ⬩ pervert ⬩ ruin ⬩ destroy ⬩ pervertĕre ⬩ perdĕre

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To turn away, pervert, ruin, destroy; pervertĕre, perdĕre He ðæs óðres sáwle forpǽrþ þurh his yfelum tihtingum he perverts the other's soul by his evil instigations, Homl. Th. ii. 226, 31: 208, 20. Hie forpǽraþ ðæm edleáne mĕrĭtum pervertunt.

Linked entry: a-pǽran

unriht-wrigels

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-wrigels, es; n.

A veil of error

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Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away, 2 Cor. 2, 14-16), Blickl. Homl. 105, 30

and-lóman

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Hé sceal fela tóla tó túne tilian and fela andlómena tó húsan habban, Angl. ix. 262, 27. Andlamena, 264, 8. Andlumena, Cht. Th. 538, 36. Sylle him man tól tó his weorce and andlaman tó his húse, Ll. Th. i. 434, 26

lippa

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I. either of the two fleshy structures which form the edges of the mouth: — Hunigswéte reádum andþraciaþ lippan smǽrum mellea (tune) roseis herescunt labia labris, An.

of-spring

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Tácnu wurðað on eów and on eówrum ofspringum (in semine tuo), Deut. 28, 46. Ofsprincgum (ofsprincge, Hpt. Gl. 416, 62) femoribus (non auferetur sceptrum de Iuda, et dux de femoribus ejus (Gen. 49, 10).

ge-teld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-teld, -tæld, -teald, es ; n. [teld a tent]

A tent ⬩ tabernacle ⬩ pavilion ⬩ TILT ⬩ cover ⬩ tentōrium ⬩ tabernācŭlum

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Hwylc eardaþ on getelde ðínum quis habĭtābit in tabernācŭlo tuo? 14, 1. Hí aslógan án geteld tĕtendērunt tentōrium, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 34. Onsunnan gesette getelda his in sōle pŏsuit tabernācŭlum suum, Ps. Spl. 18, 5

ge-wil

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wil, -will, -wile, -wyle, es; n.
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A will, wish, pleasure; vŏluntas, arbitrium, vōtum Ne wend ðú ðé nó on ðæs folces unriht gewil turn thou not thyself to the unjust wish of the people, L. Alf. 41; Th. i. 54, 7: Hy. 7, 78; Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 78.

Linked entries: ge-will ge-wile ge-wyle

wendan

(v.)
Grammar
wendan, p. -de

To turn ⬩ To cause to move ⬩ to change ⬩ alter ⬩ convert ⬩ to translate ⬩ interpret ⬩ to move one's self ⬩ take one's way ⬩ go ⬩ proceed ⬩ wend ⬩ To wend ⬩ go ⬩ proceed

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Wyrd bið wended hearde the course of fate is hard to turn, Salm. Kmbl. 871; Sal. 435. to turn round or over. Cf. wending, I Ðæt wérige mód wendaþ ða gyltas swíðe mid sorgum caeca scelerum mergit vertigine mentem Dóm. L. 244.

ge-wuldorbeágian

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

To crown

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Ðú gewuldorbeágodest hine tu coronasti eum, 8, 6. Stephanus is on Leden coronatus ðæt we eweðaþ on Englisc gewuldorbeágod Stephen is in Latin 'coronatus,' which we express in English by crowned, Homl. Th. i. 50, 12; 52, 20

Linked entry: wuldorbeágian

þrowere

(n.)
Grammar
þrowere, es; m.

a sufferer ⬩ a sufferer for religion ⬩ a martyr

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Ðroweres ðínes martyris tui, 75, 41. Ðæs þroweres gemynd Sci Ypolyti, Shrn. 117, 8. Sce Ciricius tíd ðæs þroweres, Chr. 916; Th. i. 190, col. 2. Ðrowres, Rtl. 50, 15. Ðrowre martyrem, 2. Monge Godes þrowera, Exon.

hearmian

(v.)

to da harm to

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Án manncynn wunað under þínum anwealde . . . and þú wel wást ꝥ hit wile hearmian þínum cyneríce heora réceleásnysse gyf him man ne gestýrð heora stuntnysse est populus . . . et optime nosti, quod non expediat regno tuo, ut insolescat per licentiam, Hml

ofer-steppan

(v.)

to over-step, to cross, exceed ⬩ transgredi, excedere

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Ðú oferstópe tu supergressa es, Kent. Gl. 1151. Ne oferstepe ðú ealde geméro ne transgrediaris terminos antiques, 854. Seó sǽ ne mót ðone þeorscwold oferstæppan (-steppan, Met. 11. 69) ðære eorþan, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 26

ge-ner

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ner, -near, es; n.

A refuge ⬩ refugium, asylum, sanctuarium

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A refuge; refugium, asylum, sanctuarium Ðú eart gener mín tu es refugium meum, Ps. Spl. 31, 9: Ps. Lamb. 90, 2. Hí óðer gener næfdon they had not another refuge, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 10.

Linked entries: ner ge-near

ǽht-geweald

(n.)
Grammar
ǽht-geweald, es; m. n.

Possession ⬩ power ⬩ the power of the possessor ⬩ potestas possessoria

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Ðú usic bewrǽce in ǽhtgewealda tu nos tradidisti in potestatem, Exon. 53 a; Th. 186, 28; Az. 26

án-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
án-mód, adj. [án one; mód mood, mind]

Of one mind ⬩ unanimous ⬩ unanimis

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Of one mind, unanimous; unanimis Ðú sóþlíce man ánmód tu vero homo unanimis, Ps. Spl. 54, 14: 67, 6. Ealle ánmóde all with one mind, Andr. Kmbl. 3128; An. 1567.

ge-steóran

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

To steer ⬩ direct ⬩ control ⬩ correct ⬩ contĭnēre ⬩ corrĭgĕre

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Ðú his ýþum miht ána gesteóran mōtum fluctuum ejus tu mītĭgas, Ps. Th. 88, 8: Bt. 16, 4; Fox 58, 15

a-went

Grammar
a-went, -wenþ, -wendeþ

turns

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turns, Lk. Bos. 15, 8

turf-hacce

(n.)
Grammar
turf-hacce, (?), an; f.
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A turf-hoe, implement for cutting turf Ligones, ferrum fossorium (fusorium, MS.) tyrfahga (turfhacce? v. N.E.D. hack an implement for breaking or chopping up, mattock, hoe, &c. ), Txts. 112, 43

seóþan

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Add Swá swá gold on ofne hé hié sýð and costað in fornace probatur aurum; tu, ut sorde careas, tribulationis camino purgaris, Verc. Först. 141, 21