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collecta

(n.)
Grammar
collecta, an; m. f.
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A collect Ǽr þám seó collecta ( collecta ) beó geended, Angl. xiii. 406, 590. Cweðe se sácerd þone collectan, and geendige þá mæssan mid ánre collectan, Ll. Th. ii. 360, 1-4. Collectan (gebedu, R. Ben. I. 42, 18) letania, R. Ben. 37, 2.

Eáster-wucu

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Ǽr þám hálgan Eástron and ealle þá Eásterwucan ante sanctum Pascha et per totam hebdomadam paschalem, Ll. Th. ii. 190, 18. Add

ge-þancol

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Add: mindful Hé þurh þæs gehátes myngunge swíþe geþancol on anginne his ríces began þá stówe tó fyrþrienne, eal swá hé ǽr behét on his cildgeogoðe.

Róm-gescot

(n.)
Grammar
Róm-gescot, es; n.

Peter's pence

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Peter's pence Man syððan ðæt Rómgesceot be him sende, swá man manegan geáran ǽror ne dyde, Chr. 1095; Erl. 232, 33

Linked entry: Róme-scot

lustsum-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
lustsum-líc, adj.

Pleasantdelectable

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Pleasant, delectable Ic nát for hwí eów sindon ða ǽrran gewin swá lustsumlíce on leóþcwidum tó gehiéranne, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 120, 2

feónd-gild

Grammar
feónd-gild, -gyld.

idolatryan idol

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Sum ǽren feóndgyld, 123, 24. Ꝥ flǽsc þe hí heora feóndgyldum onsægd hæfdon immolata, 232, 15. Hé him swíþe ondréd þá feóndgyld þe in þám temple wǽron, 189, 2

blissigend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
blissigend-lic, adj.

Joyous

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Joyous Se dæg is heora sóðe ácennednys; ná wóplic swá swá seó ǽrre, ac blissigendlic tó ðám écum lífe, Hml. Th. i. 354, 11

féþa

a footmana foot-soldiertroopsinfantry

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Hé wǽpn gegráp mid tó campienne, ǽr þon þe hé tó his líchoman leomum becóme, and hé ǽr þone féþan sóhte (he joined the army), ǽr þon þe hé ꝥ leóht gesáwe, Bl. H. 167, 2

á-gifan

(v.)
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Add: to give back what has been taken, to restore Gif þú wed nime æt bínum nǽhstan, ágif ( reddes ) him his reáf ǽr sunnan setlgange, Ex. 22, 26. Hé háteþ þá eorþan eft ágifan ꝥ heó ǽr onféng, Bl. H. 21, 30.

Linked entries: ǽ-gift on-gifan

hergung

Grammar
hergung, hergiung, herung
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þám gedón wǽre ǽr ꝥ frið geset wǽre, man eall onweig lǽte, Ll.

of-þyncan

Grammar
of-þyncan, Add: <b>I a.</b>
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<b>II a</b> :-- Ðonne hé hit eft ofman, ðonne ofðyncð him ðæs ilcan ðe hé ǽr forbær, and bið eft onǽled mid ðý fýre ðæs sáres, Past. 225, 19.

á-wár

(adv.)
Grammar
á-wár, adv. [ = á-wǽr = á-hwǽr]

Anywherealicubi

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Anywhere; alicubi Swilce he áwár wǽre, ǽrðan ðe he geboren wǽre as if he were anywhere, before he was born, Homl. Th. ii. 244, 19

ge-cœ́lan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cœ́lan, p. ede; pp. ed; v. trans.

To coolrefreshreviverefrigerare

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To cool, refresh, revive; refrigerare Forlétaþ me ðæt ic sie gecœ́led ǽrðon ic gewíte remitte mihi ut refrigerer prius quam abeam, Ps. Surt. 38, 14

dóm-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
dóm-dæg, es; m. [dómes dæg doom's day, L. E. I. 25; Th. ii. 422, 10: Salm. Kmbl. 649; Sal. 324]

DOOMSDAY, judgment-day

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DOOMSDAY, judgment-day; dies jūdĭcii-Ǽr he dómdæges dyn gehýre before he shall hear doomsday's din, Salm. Kmbl. 545; Sal. 272. Æt dómdæge, Exon. 31 b; Th. 99, 3; Cri. 1619. On dómdæge, 99 b; Th. 372, 19; Seel. 95: Cd. 227; Th. 302, 15; Sat. 600.

fagnian

(v.)
Grammar
fagnian, p. ode ; pp. od

To rejoice, be delighted with, wish for gaudēre, appĕtĕre

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To hwon fagnast ðú ðæs ðe ǽ ðú ǽr hæfdest why dost thou long for what thou formerly hadst? Bt. 14, 2; Fox 42, 32

for-wisnian

(v.)
Grammar
for-wisnian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To wither or wizen awaydry updecaymarcescĕrearescĕretābescĕreputrescĕre

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Ðæt biþ forwisnad wraðe sóna, ǽr hit afohten foldan losige quod priusquam evellātur, arescit, 128, 4. To hwan drehtest ðú me eal forwisnad wherefore didst than torture me all decayed? Soul Kmbl. 36; Seel. 18

Linked entry: for-weosnian

glæd

(n.)
Grammar
glæd, es; n.

Gladnessjoy

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missenlíce meahtig dryhten eallum dǽleþ sumum earfeþa dǽl sumum geógaþe glæd thus diversely does the mighty Lord allot to all, to one a share of troubles, to one the gladness of youth, Exon. 88 a; Th. 331, 14; Vy. 68; Perhaps here the form given by Lye ǽr

treów-loga

(n.)
Grammar
treów-loga, an; m.
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One who fails to keep faith, one who fails in loyalty to his leader Ða hildlatan holt ofgeáfon týdre treówlogan ða ne dorston ǽr dareðum lácan on hyra mandryhtnes miclan þearfe those laggards in fight relinquished the wood, pitiful false ones to plighted

ancor-setl

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Se hálga onette tó ðám ancersetle ðǽr hé ǽr gesæt, Hml. Th. ii. 152, 4, 20. Hé on ancorsetle wunade, Shrn. 71, 9. Hé gesæt ancersetl on Fearne, 72, 19. Add

endeleáslíce

(adv.)

everlastinglyto eternity

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Endeleáslíce orsorh beón on gefeán, 52, 9. without making an end, without stopping Ortrúwige sé ána ðe endeleáslíce syngað, and ǽr his endenéxtan dæge dǽdbóte ne gewyrcð, Hml. Th. ii. 316, 30

Linked entry: endeleás-lic