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líc

(n.)
Grammar
líc, es; n.

A body

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Gang tó ciricean tó ðæs hálgan Óswaldes líce and site ðǽr ingredere ecclesiam, et accedens ad sepulcrum Osualdi, ibi reside, Bd. 3, 12; S. 537, 9. Stód se biscop æt ðam líce, 4, 11; S. 580, 13: L. Edg. c. 65; Th. ii. 258, 13.

ceorl

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Paul ) underféng ðá hálgan gesomnunga tó plantianne, suá se ceorl déð his ortgeard, Past. 293. 4. Dúnhere, unorne ceorl ( simple peasant ), By. 256. Mon ðane chiorl slóh for ðan buccan, C. D. iii. 434, 21. Ceorla samnung compita, Wrt.

ár

Grammar
ár, honour.
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Of þáre Godes áre (church property) þe he hæfde of manegum hálgum stówum, Chr. 1052 ; P. 182, 14. Hé gerád sóna ealle Sigeferðes áre and Morcares, 1015; P. 146, 8 : Ors. 1, 12 ; S. 54, 8.

fæste

shakenfirmlyfasturgentlystrictlysolemnlysecurelyfastfastspeedily at once

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Wearð sé hálga wong þurh feóndes searo fæste bitýned Ph. 419. so as to make secure.

Linked entry: fæstlíce

fæsten

firmamentcitadelforta fortificationentrenchmentsfastnessstrongholda prisona sepulchreHellclaustrum

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Fæsten wyrcð se hálga láriów " aedificabis munitiones." Munitiones sanctus praedicator aedificat, Past. 163, 5: 161, 5. Hí ymbsǽton ðá ceastre and worhton óþer fæsten ymb hié selfe . . . se here forlét þæt geweorc, Chr. 885; P. 78, 11. ¶ a siege (?)

wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen, wǽpn, es; n.

a weaponmembrum virile

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Se hálga héht his heorðwerod wǽpna onfón, Cd. Th. 123, 5; Gen. 2040. Hé ne mihte wǽpna gewealdan, Beo. Th. 3022; B. 1509: Byrht. Th. 139, 50; By. 272. Wǽpna wyrpum, Exon. Th. 35, 28; Cri. 565. Wǽpna wundum, 119, 15; Gú. 255. Wǽpna wælslihtes, Cd.

manian

(v.)
Grammar
manian, <b>, manigean, monian;</b> p. ode.

to bring to mind what ought to be doneto urge upon one what ought to be doneto admonishexhortinstigateto bring to mind what, should not be forgottento admonishremindsuggestpromptto tell what ought to be doneto teachinstructadviseto claim of a person (acc.) what is duein jus vocaread malium mannire

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Hér ús manaþ and mynegaþ be ( we are here reminded of ) ðisse hálgan tíde weorþunga, 161, 3. Manaþ swá and myndgaþ sárum wordum Beo. Th. 4120; B. 2057.

stów

(n.)
Grammar
stów, e ; f.
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Lácnian ða sáran stówa, ii. 22, 3 : 70, 8 : 150, 16. a place which is built, a house or collection of houses, a habitation, dwelling Seó stów ( Ely ) wæs gehálgod ðam hálgan Petre, Chart. Th. 241, 2.

wísian

(v.)
Grammar
wísian, p. ode.

shewguidedirectto shewshewpoint putguidedirectindicate

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(or clause) of what is pointed out Hálgan heápe hlýt wísode ðǽr hié Dryhtnes ǽ déman sceoldon, Apstls. Kmbl. 18; Ap. 9. Mé ða treahteras tala wísedon on ðam micelan béc, Salm. Kmbl. 10; Sal. 5

Linked entry: riht-wísian

ge-nerian

(v.)
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Hé þá hálgan sáuwla þonon álǽdde, and hié generede of deófles anwalde, 67, 19 : Dan. 448. Genere mé of þysses deáþes bendum, Bl. H. 89, 23. Nis sé þe generge ( eripiat ) of hondum mínum, Txts. 413, 77.

glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
glæd, adj.
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Críst, eádiges mǽdenes glæd hálgum bénum Christe, beatae Virginis placatus sanctis precibus, Hy. S. 119, 8. Gladum suna Fródan, B. 2025. Ic mínne can glædne Hróðulf, þæt hé þá geogoðe wile árum healdan, 1181: 863.

níwe

(adj.)
Grammar
níwe, neówe; adj.

newnot yet usednewrecentnot of long standingnot long madenew (to anything)inexperiencednewnoveldifferent from what has gone before

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Ðæt is ðæt mon ða earce bere on ðǽm saglum ðætte ða gódan láreówas ða hálgan gesomnunge lǽrende ða níwan (niéwan, Cott.

Linked entry: níwung

wépan

(v.)
Grammar
wépan, p. weóp, wép (wǽpde, Lind.), pl. weópon, wépon ; pp. wópen
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Hé sægde ðæt ða hálgan triów swíðe wépen and mid micle sáre instyred wǽron ( uberibus lacrimis commoueri ), Nar. 28, 11. Hé ongan wépan hlúttrum teárum. Ðá fræng hine his mæssepreóst for hwon hé weópe coepit ad lacrymarum profusionem effici.

Linked entries: wópen wǽpan

ge-restan

(v.)
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hie gerestan, þéh hié þæs hungres and þæs moncwealmes ne mehte cessatum est a praeliis, cessatum tamen a mortibus non est, Ors. 2, 4; S. 70, 9. to be at ease, remain quiet, dwell, lodge Hwá eardað on þínum temple, odðe hwá mot hine gerestan on þǽm hálgan

hring

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Fugla cynn þone hálgan hringe beteldað, Ph. 339. an enclosed circular space, sea or land enclosed by the horizon Wíde rád wolcnum under ofer holmes hrincg hof séleste, Gen. 1393. a circular course or orbit Hringa hóhwerfinge orbes orbibus, Wrt.

hyht

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Hieru-salem, þú bist full hálgan hyhtes, swá þú geháten eart (cf. Gerusalem is gereht &#39; sibbe gesyhþ&#39;, Bl. H. 81, l), Cri. 58. Manna gehwám mód bið on hyhte, fyrhð áfréfred, An. 637. Dreám wæs on hyhte, 876.

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(i) :-- On þone hálgan handa sendon tó feorhlege, El. 458. (j) :-- Ceólulf wilnade ðæs landes tó Heáberhte bisceope and tó his hígon, Cht. Th. 47, 7. Tó hæpsan pinn, Angl. ix. 265, 9. add: Hé sæt tó þám cásere, Hml. S. 31, 629.

ge-setnes

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Ðá beóð scyldige ðe ðá gesetnysse ( the injunction as to fasting) tóbrecaþ þǽre hálgan gelaðunge, Hml. Th. ii. 330, 35. Hwæne þú forsáwe and hwæs (God&#39;s) gesetnysse (of the Mosaic law ), Ælfc. T. Grn. 20, 15.

gelíce

(adv.)
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Se Hálga Gást gǽð of ðám Fæder and of ðǽm Suna gelíce, Hml. Th. i. 280, 17: 406, 29. Þǽr gǽð gelíce bót tó eallum compensation is made to the same amount in all the cases, Ll. Th. i. 98, 16. Ealle cyrcan godcundlíce habban hálgunge gelíce, 340, 27.

þæt

(con.)
Grammar
þæt, conj.
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Se deófol genam ðæt wíf him tó gefylstan, þæt hé ðone hálgan wer ðurh hí geswice, Homl. Th. ii. 454, 1. Hí cómon him tó, þæt hí hine geneósodon, 7. <b>II a.