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drý-cræft

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Hé sǽde ꝥ hé ( Joseph) ðǽr (in Egypt ) drýcræftas geleornode and of þǽm drýcræftum ꝥ hé gewunode monige wundor tó wyrcenne, and ꝥ hé mihte swá wel swefn reccan ... and hé sǽde ꝥ hé of þǽm drýcræfte geleornode godcundne wísdóm. Ors. 1, 5; S. 34, 3-8.

grim

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Þoliað wé þreá, þæt syndon þýstro and hǽto grimme, grundleáse. Gen. 390. Þé sind wítu þæs grim weotud, An. 1367. Storm holm gebringeð in grimmum sǽlum, Gn. Ex. 52.

mann-cyst

(n.)
Grammar
mann-cyst, e; f.
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Manly virtue Healdan wé þæt mid gódum dǽdum and mid æðelum mancystum, þæt wé beón gódum mannum gelíce in ðám mægenum þé wé dón magon, and in ðám dǽdum þe wé þurhteón magon, Verc. Först. 169. Cf. gum-cyst

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hyldu

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His mæg Eádgár hé þǽr on þæs cynges Willelmes heldan tó cynge gesette, 1097; P. 234, 15. (2 b) devotion to the service of a lord :-- Hire hyrdeman ðurh holdrǽdene sume ác ástáh, and his orf lǽswode . . . and hé hearde feóll, gewát of worulde tó Gode for

for-liden

(adj.)
Grammar
for-liden, adj.

Much-travelled

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Much-travelled, that has travelled far and wide Se ilce Nathan wæs forliðen (cf. gelyðen, 26, 13), þæt hé wæs gefaren fram ǽlcen lande tó óðren, and fram sǽ to sǽ, swá þæt hé hæfde ealle eorðe gemǽren þurhfaren, St. A. ix. 11

náwiht-lic

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Ongeán þám ingehýde se deófol syleð nytennysse náhtlicum mannum (worthless men), and eác þæt hý híwigon þæt hý ingehýd habban, Wlfst. 59, 15.

ymb-gangan

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Add: to surround, encompass 'Send mé þínne engel on fýrenum wolcne þæt þá embgange ealle þás ceastre þæt ne magen geneósian for þsém fýre.' And þus cweþende fýren wolc[n] ástáh of heofonum, and hit ymbsealde ealle þá ceastre, Bl. H. 245, 29

ge-habban

(v.)
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</b> to carry on an institution :-- Basilius tó þǽre byrig férde on þǽra wæs gehæfd ꝥ foresǽde mynster, Hml.

á-hleápan

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Seó mycelnes þæs stánclifes swá áhleóp ( saltum dedit ) ꝥ hit ná gehrán þæs scræfes hrófe, 213, 28. Ðá áhleóp se líchoma up of ðám wætere, Shrn. 143, 27. Add

be-streddon

(v.)
Grammar
be-streddon, be-stregdan; p. -strédde

To bestrew

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To bestrew, cover by scattering Hé þæt Crtístes mǽl on ðone seáð ásette, and hit heóld, oð þæt his ðegnas mid moldan hit bestréddon and gefæstnedon donec adgesío a militibus puluere terrae figeretur. Bd. 3, 2 ; Sch. 194, 20. Substitute:

ge-fére

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fére, es; m.
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Aþelbaldes gefére, þæs nama wæs Ecga, wæs fram þám áwyrgedan gáste unstille, Guth. 60, 9-13. Be Aþelbaldes gefére . . . cóm Æþelbaldes geféra þæs nama wæs Ova, 66, 20. Gefére comitem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 42

sigor-fæst

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Add: as an epithet of men Ne byð nǽfre nǽnig leán þæs sigores búton hit sý mid gewinne gecampod. Hwanon beóð hálige men sigorfæste (victores), nymðe hí campian wið þám searwum þæs ealdes feóndes?, Gr. D. 221, 9: 234, 2

wyrt-geard

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Þá gelǽdde hé hine tó þæs wyrtgeardes (-túnes, v.l.) gate eum duxit ad horti aditum, Gr. D. 25, 14. Paulinus onféng þá nytte þæs wyrtgeardes (horti). And þá þá se cyningces áðum gelómlíce eóde in þone wyrtgeard (hortum), 180, 28. Add

ge-beorþor

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þurh þæt gebyrðor (-beorþor, v. l. ), Wlfst. 251, 14. Add

Nicénisc

(adj.)
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Nicene Se bisceopsinoð þæs Nicéniscan geþeahtes, Angl. xi. 8, 1

crístnere

(n.)
Grammar
crístnere, es; m.
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A catechist Seó tíd sancte Petres þæs crístneres, Shrn. 89, 6

fremedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fremedlíce, adv.
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Perfectly Þurh þæt fremedlíce ( perfecte ) ys ge-herud, Scint. 129, 3

here-beorg

(n.)
Grammar
here-beorg, e; f.

Harbourshelterlodgingsquarters

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Harbour, shelter, lodgings, quarters Þá genam hé þǽr herebeorge, Nap. 82

þrowend-hád

(n.)
Grammar
þrowend-hád, es; m.
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Martyrdom Þæs þrowendhádes seó geearrung martyrii meritum, Gr. D. 231, 8

uferor

(adv.)
Grammar
uferor, adv.
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Higher Swá swá heálícor, þæs uferur ut altius, An. Ox. 5058

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