líc-wyrþe
pleasant ⬩ acceptable ⬩ agreeable ⬩ estimable ⬩ sterling
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Hwæt biþ ðǽr ðonne lícwyrþes búton his gód and his weorþscipe ðæs gódan cyninges quid in eis aliud, quam probitas utentium, placet? Bt. 16, 1; Fox 50, 16. iiii pund lícwyrþes feós four pounds of sterling money, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 254, 15.
and-fengend
A receiver ⬩ undertaker ⬩ defender ⬩ susceptor
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A receiver, undertaker, defender; susceptor Úre andfengend is Iacobes God susceptor noster Deus Jacob, Ps. Th. 45, 6
Linked entry: -fengend
heofon-weard
The guardian of heaven ⬩ God
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The guardian of heaven, God, Cd. 6; Th. 8, 6; Gen. 120: 86; Th. 107, 28; Gen. 1796
foran-lencten
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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
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Add: — God mundað þá stówe, and þá slihð and gescynt þe þǽr sceaþian willað, Hml. S. 25, 805
gegaf-sprǽc
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Sume menn drincað æt deádra manna líce ofer ealle þá niht and gremiað God mid heora gegafsprǽce, Hml. S. 21, 315. Hí willað wacian and wódlíce drincan binnan Godes húse and mid gegafsprǽcum Godes hús gefýlan, 13, 78.
fóre-steppan
To step or come before ⬩ to prevent ⬩ go before ⬩ precede ⬩ prægrĕdi ⬩ prævĕnīre ⬩ antĭcĭpāre ⬩ præcēdĕre
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To step or come before, to prevent, go before, precede; prægrĕdi, prævĕnīre, antĭcĭpāre, præcēdĕre Mín God fórscýt [MS. forscytte] oððe fórestepþ me Deus meus prævĕniet me, Ps. Lamb. 58, 11.
Linked entry: fóre-stæppan
ge-fylsta
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Wé sind Godes gefylstan we are labourers together with God; Dei sumus adjutores, 8, 8: Hml. S. 11, 309. Hí tó Antecríste búgað and weorþað his gefylstan eallum heora mihtum, Wlfst. 93, 10. Add
ge-þreát
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Þá þe fæste heora geleáfan on God hæfdon, and for nánes mannes geþreáte heora Drihtne wiðsacan noldon, 23, 70
ge-spreca
One who talks with another ⬩ a counsellor
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One who talks with another, a counsellor Abraham wæs Godes gespreca Abraham was one who talked with God, Homl. Th. ii. 190, 12.
Linked entry: ge-speca
tó-samnian
To assemble, ⬩ collect
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servants of God, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 11
Linked entries: samnian tó-somnian
ge-sweotulian
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Hé God bæd ꝥ hé him geswutelode be ðæs sceoccan gylpe, Hml. S. 6, 322
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
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Threefold On ðone (God) wé sceolon gelýfan þrynlicne on hádum and ánlicne on pédum, Nap. 63 : cf. þrinen
scyrtan
To make short ⬩ to shorten
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To make short, to shorten Gif God his hwíle ne scyrte (gescyrte, MSS. B. C.), Wulfst. 19, 9
full-fremedlíce
completely ⬩ entirely ⬩ to the full extent
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Gif wé þá dagas fulfremedlíce for Gode lifgeaþ ( if we live those days entirely for God ), þonne hæbbe wé úre daga þone teóþan dǽl for Gode gedón, Bl. H. 35, 25. Getogen on Hebréiscum gereorde fulfremedlíce, Hml. Th. i. 436, 14: Bl. H. 217, 4.
anda
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Anda is twyfeald, þæt is yfel and gód. Yfel bið se anda þe andað ongeán gódnysse, and se anda is gód ðe mid lufe andað ongeán yfelnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 54, 22-24. Þá heáfodleahtras sind . . . anda ( invidia ), 592, 6: Wlfst. 245, 14.
and-lícnis
A likeness ⬩ similitude ⬩ imago
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A likeness, similitude; imago God gesceóp man to his andlícnisse creavit Deus hominem ad imaginem suam, Gen. 1, 27
læst
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A fault, sin Wé sceolon biddan georne God þæt hé úre neóda gecnáwe and úre læsta gebéte, Nap. 41