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fór-boda

(n.)
Grammar
fór-boda, an; m.

A foreboderforerunnermessengerprænuntius

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A foreboder, forerunner, messenger; prænuntius Gódes fórboda God's messenger, L. N. P. L. 2; Th. ii. 290, 6

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

waru

(n.)
Grammar
waru, e (but acc. waru, Ps. Th. 118, 17) ; f.
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Ðé God hæfde wære bewunden God kept thee on every side, 1069; An. 535. Wære betolden, 1976 ; An. 990. Him Scyld gewát on Freán wære, Beo. Th. 54; B. 27. In Godes wære, Menol. Fox 79; Men. 39. Hé gást ágeaf on Godes wære, 432 ; Men. 217.

Linked entry: wer-genga

til

(adj.)
Grammar
til, adj.
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Th. 108, 23; Gen. 1810. good, excellent, of moral good Til biþ se ðe his treówe gehealdeþ, Exon. Th. 293, 6; Wand. 112. Til sceal mid tilum the good shall be associated with the good, 334, 28 ; Gn. Ex. 23.

Linked entries: ticlum til-líc

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

hyldu

(n.)
Grammar
hyldu, e; hyldo; indecl. f.

Kindnessfavouraffectionfriendshipgracefidelityloyalty

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Englas ðe ǽr godes hyldo gelǽston angels who were loyal to God, Cd. 17; Th. 21, 9; Gen. 321: Ps. Th. 55, 10: 84, 8

Linked entry: helde

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

gegn-pæþ

(n.)
Grammar
gegn-pæþ, es; m.

A path along which one goes to oppose another

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A path along which one goes to oppose another, Exon. 104 b; Th. 397, 27; Rä. 16, 26

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

ge-stihtung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-stihtung, e; f. [stihtung a disposing]

A dispensingdisposingprovidencedispŏsĭtioprōvĭdentia

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A dispensing, disposing, providence; dispŏsĭtio, prōvĭdentia Fram Godes gestihtunge by God's providence, Ors. 2, 1; Bos. 39, 3

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

bén-tíðe

(adj.)
Grammar
bén-tíðe, bén-tigðe, bén-tiðige; adj. [bén a prayer; tíða, tíðe possessing, having obtained; compos] .

having obtained a prayerbenefittedfavouredsuccessfulprecum vel supplications composfortunatusaccepting a prayerexorablegraciousdeprecabilis

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having obtained a prayer, benefitted, favoured, successful; precum vel supplications compos fortunatus Hie ðǽr, Godes þances, swíðe béntíðe [béntiðige, col. 2; béntigðe, p. 153, 10, cols. 1, 2] wurdon æfter ðam geháte there, God be thanked, they were

Linked entry: tíþe