hálgian
To hallow, make holy, consecrate, sanctify ⬩ consecrare
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Nis eów þearf ðæt gé ða ciricean hálgian there is no need for you to consecrate the church, Blickl. Homl. 207, 1. Hweðer hie ða ciricean hálgedon whether they should consecrate the church, 205, 11. Hálgig oððe hálga ðú sanctifica, Jn. Skt.
biscop-seðel
A bishop's seat or residence ⬩ sedes episcopalis
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[seðel a seat] A bishop's seat or residence; sedes episcopalis Mellitus féng to ðam biscopseðle Contwara burge cirican Mellitus succeeded to the episcopal residence of Canterbury church; Mellitus sedem Doruvernensis ecclesiæ suscepit, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509
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hróf-stán
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Add:after hrófstáne: yrnð dropmǽlum swíðe hluttor wæter (cf. wæs of þǽm ilcan stáne þǽre ciricean hrófes swíðe hluttor wǽta út flówende (cf. ꝥ ilce hús (the church) on scræfes onlícnesse wæs æteówed, 207, 19), Bl. H. 209, 1.)
wígbed-þegnung
Service at the altar
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Service at the altar Wé forbeódaþ ðæt ǽnig preóst óðre[s] cirican náðer ne gebicgæ ne geþicgæ, búton hine hwá mid heáfodgylte forwyrce, ðæt hé weófodþénunge wyrðe ne sí, L. N. P. L. 2; Th. ii. 290, 8
ge-bétung
A bettering ⬩ amending ⬩ repairing ⬩ renewing ⬩ restoring ⬩ emendātio ⬩ instaurātio
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A bettering, amending, repairing, renewing, restoring; emendātio, instaurātio Be ciricena gebétunge of the repairing of churches, L. Edm. E. 5; Th. i. 246, 9. Be burga gebettunge of repairing of fortresses, L. Ath. i. 13; Th. i. 206. 13
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á-sprungen
Defunct
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Defunct Is þeáw ꝥ ásprungenra manna líc and ǽwfæstra manna man byreð on ciricean consuetudo est monachorum et hominum religiosorum cadavera (cf. monachos vel homines religiosos defunctos, 53, 9) in ecclesiam portare, Ll. Th. ii. 160, 24
ælmes-leóht
Light brought to church by one keeping a vigil during a fast
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Light brought to church by one keeping a vigil during a fast Ðonne man fæste . . . forlǽte man ǽlce worldbysga, and læges and nihtes swá man oftost mæge on cirican gewunige, and mid ælmesleóhte wacigan ðár georne, Ll. Th. ii. 288, 1
frymþe-lic
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In bysene ðǽre frymðlican (frymþelecan, v. l.) cirican in exemplum primitiuae ecclesiae, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 468, 3. Of þám frymþelican (frymþ-, frumsceapenan, v. l. ) frumgewrite, Wlfst. 252, 12. Fremðlice originalia, Kent. Gl. 1162
ge-wítan
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Th. 79, 14. with clause Gewíte þǽre cirican ealdor ꝥ him mon on þám fierste mete ne selle, Ll. Th. i. 64, 16
ge-creópan
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To creep, crawl. of a human being Hé ne meahte gangan, ac hé gecreáp in þá ciricean he could not walk, but he crawled into the church, Shrn. 126, 25. of a reptile Gecreáp þǽr inn tó þám hálgan men sum unhýre nǽddre, Gr. D. 211, 13
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ge-þeófian
To steal ⬩ thieve ⬩ furāri
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To steal, thieve; furāri Gif hwá on cirican hwæt geþeófige if any one thieve aught in a church, L. Alf. pol. 6; Th. i. 66, 2. Ðæt he hæbbe ǽr geþeófad that he had before thieved, L. In. 48; Th. i. 132, 8, MSS. B. H
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feþe-leás
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Ac hé gecreáp in þæs eádgan Berhtinus ciricean . . . Þá meahte hé gehýran and gangan, Shrn. 126, 22. For 'Footless' substitute: Without the power to walk, and add
ofersǽwisc
From beyond the sea ⬩ transmarine
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Hé (Benedict of Wearmouth) ða ciricean gefretwade mid godcunde wísdóme and mid woroldlícum frætwum ofersǽwiscum, Shrn. 50, 32
gerwan
To make ready prepare, make, construct ⬩ părăre, præpărāre, făcĕre, construĕre
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To make ready prepare, make, construct; părăre, præpărāre, făcĕre, construĕre Ciricean getimbran, gerwan Godes tempel to build a church, to construct a temple of God, Andr. Kmbl. 3266; An. 1636.
mynster-hám
A monastic house ⬩ monastery
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Ðone oferécan mon gedǽle gind mynsterhámas tó Godes ciricum in Súðregum and in Cent, Chart. Th. 482, 18
nón-gereord
A repast after the service of nones
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A repast after the service of nones Siððan hýðone forman cnyl tó nóne gehýren, gangen hý ealle from hyra weorce and dón hý gearuwe, ðæt hý mágon tó cirican gán, ðonne mon eft cnylle. Ðonne eft æfter heora nóngereorde rǽdan hý eft heora béc, R.
líf-fæst
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S. 23 b, 625. settled in respect to domicile Ic wille ǽrist mé siolfne Gode forgeofan tó ðére stówe æt Crístes cirican, and mín bearn dér líffest gedóan, C. D. i. 316, 9
fáh
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exposed to the vengeance of a slain man's kin because of the murder Gif fáh mon (gefáh mon, v. l.) cirican geierne, hine seofan nihtum nán mon út ne teó if a criminal fly for refuge to a church, for seven days no one shall drag him out, Ll.
twelf-gilde
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To be restored twelve-fold Godes feoh and ciricean .xii.
stregdan
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add: to sprinkle Þæt deádberende áttor his getreówleásnesse . . . an eallum middangeardes ciricum hé strægd (stregde, v. l. aspersit), Bd. 1, 8; Sch. 29, 15. 'Stregd (spreng, v. l.) þis gehálgode wæter ofer þæs mannes líchaman' . . .