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mynster-stede

(n.)
Grammar
mynster-stede, es; m.
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A monastic edifice, monastery (as a building) Eall his mynsterstede full fæste gestód, búton þám gebedhúse ánum in þám hé læg seóc; eall hit ábifode dum ejus omnis domus in sua soliditate persisteret, cubiculum in quo jacebat aeger contremuit Gr.

licgan

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Ðá læg se king and ásweartode eall, C. D. iv. 57, 13. Se wítega læg and slép, Hml. Th. i. 246, 2. Læg sum wǽdla æt his geate, 328, 13. Þá se Hǽlend geseah þysne licgean (licgende. L. licende, R. ) hunc cum uidisset Iesus iacentem, Jn. 5, 6.

cwyde-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
cwyde-leás, adj.

Speechless, intestate mutus, intestatus

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Speechless, intestate ; mutus, intestatus He læg cwydeleás, bútan andgite he lay speechless, without sense, Homl. Th. i. 86, 26. Gif hwá cwydeleás of ðyssum lífe gewíte if any one depart this life intestate, L. C. S. 71; Th. i. 412, 27

Linked entry: cwide-leás

eád-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
eád-gifu, -giefu, e; f.

Blessed grace, gift of blessednessbeāta grātia, beatitūdĭnis dōnum

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Blessed grace, gift of blessedness; beāta grātia, beatitūdĭnis dōnum Ðæt ðú me ne lǽte of lofe hweorfan ðínre eádgife that thou let me not turn from the praise of thy blessed grace, Exon. 69 b; Th. 259, 2; Jul. 276

Linked entry: eád-giefu

ge-máhlicnes

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Substitute: Importunity, inconvenience Ðý lǽs ðurh ðá wilnunga ðissa eorðcundlicra ðinga ðæt mód áðístrige se for-hwierfda gewuna gemálicnesse ne mentem per terrenarum rerum cupidinem importunitas pulvereae cogitationis obscuret, Past. 79, 19.

úp

Grammar
úp, <b>. V.</b>
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Þý lǽs hí for longum gesǽlþum hí tó úp áhæbben, and ðonan on ofer-méttum weorðen, Bt. 39, Ii; F. 228, 23: Past. 79, 17 : 461, 28. Add

tó-swífan

(v.)

to move off in different directions

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to move off in different directions Ǽghwilc óþer útan ymbclyppeþ, ðý læs hí tóswífen each from without embraces other, lest they take their separate courses, Met. 11, 36. v. Bt. 21; Fox 74, 11 Similar entries in tó-slúpan, I

á-wlacian

(v.)
Grammar
á-wlacian, p. ode

To grow lukewarm

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Þe lǽs þe þǽre hálgan ǽfestnesse welm áwlacige and mid ealle ácólige, Lch. iii. 442, 20

ferhþ

(n.)
Grammar
ferhþ, fyrhþ, ferþ, ferht, es; m. n.

the soulspiritmindanĭmusmenslifevīta

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He wiste ferhþ guman he knew the man's soul, Cd. 134; Th. 169, 2; Gen. 2793, Ne lǽt ðú ðín ferhþ wesan sorgum asǽled let not thy soul be bound with sorrows, Cd. 100; Th. 132, 17; Gen. 2194.

sceþþan

(v.)
Grammar
sceþþan, p. sceþede
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Ðý læs him gielp sceþþe, Exon. Th. 43, 6; Cri. 684: 299, 11; Crä. 100. Ðam mon sceal sellan ða mettas ða ðe wambe nearwian and ðam magan ne sceþþan, Lchdm. ii. 278, 18.

Linked entry: sceaþan

fér-blǽd

(n.)
Grammar
fér-blǽd, es; m. [fér- = fǽr-sudden, blǽd a blast]

A sudden or fearful blastrepentīnus flātus

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A sudden or fearful blast; repentīnus flātus Ic lǽran wille ðæt gé eówer hús gefæstnige, ðý-læs hit férblǽdum windas toweorpan I will exhort that ye make your house firm, lest winds overthrow it with sudden blasts, Exon. 75 a; Th. 281, 21; Jul. 649

Linked entry: fǽr-blǽd

ge-fealdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fealdan, p. -feóld, pl. -feóldon; pp. -fealden

To fold upwrapplĭcāreinvolvĕre

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To fold up, wrap; plĭcāre, involvĕre Ne læg hyt ná mid línwǽdum, ac onsundron gefealden on ánre stówe non cum linteamĭnĭbus pŏsĭtum, sed sepărātim invŏlūtum in ūnum lŏcum, Jn. Bos. 20, 7. Miððý gefeáld ðæt bóc cum plicuisset librum, Lk. Skt.

Linked entry: ge-fildan

for-dician

(v.)
Grammar
for-dician, for-dícian; p. ode

To barricade

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Ðý lǽs hié himselfum fordíkigen ðone weg ðǽre bóte ne viam sibi meliorationis abscidant, 383, 23. Substitute:

úp-weardes

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D. 286, 21. with the face turned upwards, cf. úp-riht Se líchama þæs abbudes læg úpweardes abbatis corpus supinum jacebat, Gr. D. 226, 21

tó-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-þringan, p. -þrang, pl. -þrungon; pp. -þrungen

To press asunderscatter by pressure

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To press asunder, scatter by pressure Hwílum ic wíde tóþringe lagustreáma full hwílum lǽte eft slúpan tósomne sometimes I (the storm) drive wide apart the cups of the floods (i.e. the clouds), sometimes let them again glide together, Exon.

fléte

(n.)
Grammar
fléte, fliéte, flýte, an; f: flét, e; f. [fleótan to float]

What floats on the surfaceCreamskimmingcurdsflos lactislactis crĕmor exemptuscoagŭlum

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What floats on the surface, hence, — Cream, skimming, curds; flos lactis, lactis crĕmor exemptus, coagŭlum Genim cúmeoluc bútan wætere, lǽt weorþan to flétum, geþwer to buteran take cow's milk without water, let it become cream, churn it to butter, L

Linked entries: flét fliéte

þanane

(adv.)
Grammar
þanane, adv.
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Voc. ii. 139, 63. causal Ðonne mon lǽt tóslúpan ðone ege ..., ðonne wierþ gehnescad ðonone sió ðreáung ðæs anwaldes, Past. 40; Swt. 289, 3. whence Wígheard tó Róme wæs onsended, ðonone hí hider onsendon gewritu, Bd. 3, 29; S. 561, 3

Linked entry: þanone

ǽþ-rýt

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ǽþ-rýt, l. ǽ-þryt[t], -þryte,
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Þý lǽs ðe hit eów ǽðryt þince, Hml. Th. i. 88, 32. Þe lǽs þe hyt beó ǽþryt gelǽredum preóstum, Angl. viii. 333, 13. Him ðincð ǽðryt tó gehýrenne ymbe ðá clǽnnesse, Hml. Th. ii. 374, 21. Þincð him ǽþryt ꝥ hé embe ꝥ þence, An. Ox. 4582, note.

fore-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
fore-þencan, p. -þohte, pl. -þohton; pp. -þoht [ = for-þencan]

To distrustdespairdiffīdĕredespērāre

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To distrust, despair; diffīdĕre, despērāre Ðý-læs he hine for ðære wynsuman wyrde fortrúwige, oððe for ðære réðan foreþence lest he on account of pleasant fortune should be arrogant, or on account of the affliction should despair, Bt. 40, 3; Fox 238,

Linked entry: for-þencan

þearlwíslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þearlwíslíce, adv.
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Ðý læs hié wyrðen ðearlwíslecor gedémede ne districtius puniantur, Past. 28; Swt. 191, 15