ge-þingþu
honour ⬩ dignity ⬩ rank ⬩ honor ⬩ dignitas
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Hú micelre geþincþe sý ðæt hálige mǽden Maria of how great dignity is the holy maiden Mary, 22, 21.
ríceter
power ⬩ dominion ⬩ rule ⬩ greatness ⬩ glory ⬩ violence ⬩ force
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Ðam láreówe gedafenaþ ðæt hé hogie hú manegra manna sáwle hé mǽge Gode gestrýnan ... ná hú micel hé mǽge mid his rícetere him tó geteón it behoves the teacher to strive how many men's souls he can gain for God, not how much he can draw to himself by his
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under-hnígan
to descend beneath ⬩ go lower than a place ⬩ to submit to what is laborious or painful ⬩ be subjected to evil ⬩ undergo punishment
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Nyste heora nán on hwæs tíman hé ðrowunge underhnige, Homl. Th. ii. 506, 31
fýren
composed of fire ⬩ on fire, flaming, burning. ⬩ bearing fire ⬩ burning, red-hot
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Geteald tó þǽre fýrenan eá and tó þǽm ísenan hóce . . . getogen mid þon ísnan hóce on þǽre picenan eá . . . hí hine besencton on þá fýrenan eá, Bl. H. 43, 24-30. On þǽre fýrenan helle, 45, 5. Fýrenum ádum flammiuomis (i. ardentibus) torribus, An.
ge-trýwan
To trust ⬩ hope
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Homl. 217, 23
gefér-lǽcan
To keep company or fellowship ⬩ accompany ⬩ associate ⬩ assŏciāre
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He hí geférlǽcþ on ánnysse his gelaðunge he associates them in the unity of his church, Homl. Th. i. 496, 24. He biþ gemǽnscipe ðære hálgan gelaðunge geférlǽht he is associated in the communion of the holy church, i. 494, 19.
GRAMA
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Ic ondréd his graman and his yrre I was afraid of his anger and hot displeasure, Deut. 9, 19. Ðæne úre yldran for graman to deáþe gedémdon whom our elders for anger doomed to death, H. R. 9, 23.
of-standan
to remain standing, keep (trans. or intrans.) in the same place or condition, stop in a place
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Sele him on hátum wætre gewlecedum ða wyrta drincan ðý læs ðæt pic ofstande mid ðý óðre duste give him the herbs to drink in hot water made lukewarm, lest the pitch be left sticking with the other dust, 252, 4.
be-slépan
To slip, lay, place, put ⬩ to slip, put or lay on, to impose, clothe ⬩ ponere, imponere, induere
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To slip, lay, place, put, and with the preposition on on, upon - to slip, put or lay on, to impose, clothe; ponere, imponere, induere Hú hefig geoc he beslépte on ealle how heavy a yoke he laid on all! Bt. 16, 4; Fox 58, 16.
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un-cyme
Mean ⬩ paltry ⬩ poor
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Homl. 227, 12. Ne hæfde wit monig óðer uncymran hors nunquid non habuimus equos viliores plurimos? Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 26
ge-wíder
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Of untídlican gewideran, þæt is, of wǽtum sumerum and of drýgum wintrum temporum turbata temperies, hoc est, aut siccitas hiemis, aut humor aestatis, Ors. 3, 3 ; S. 102, 5. Sænde ic þá gewideru þe ealle eówre wæstmas gebétað, Wlfst. 132, 13.
stæf-cyst
Excellence in letters or learning ⬩ book-learning
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'Ic stæfcyste ne leornode ne ðæra manna nánum ne hlyste ðe ða smeádon and rǽddon' 'didst thou ever learn psalms, or other holy writings?'
hæft-néd
Captivity, thraldom, custody
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On hæftnéde habban to hold in captivity. Blickl. Homl. 85, 23. On hæftnýde gelǽdan to lead into captivity, Ps. Th. 14, argument : L. Ecg. C. 26; Th. ii. 152, 4.
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hú-meta
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S. 37, 61. with ellipsis of the rest of the rest of the clause introduced by how Wé hérdon ꝥ sum sunu ofslóge his fæder, ic nát húmeta, búton wé witon ꝥ hit unmennisclic dǽd wæs, Bt. 31, 1; F. 112, 16
tál-líc
that conveys reproach, calumny, etc., calumnious, blasphemous ⬩ that deserves reproof, blameable, reprehensible
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Hí cwǽdon ðæt hé tállíce word sprǽce be Moyse and be Gode ( this man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law, Acts 6, 13), Homl. Th. i. 44, 29: 46, 1.
a-brecan
To break ⬩ vanquish ⬩ to take by storm ⬩ to assault ⬩ destroy ⬩ frangere ⬩ effringere ⬩ expugnare
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Hú ǽnig man mihte swylce burh abrecan how any man could take such a town, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 16
beácnian
to BECKON ⬩ nod ⬩ innuere ⬩ to shew ⬩ indicate ⬩ indicare ⬩ typice significare
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Ðisses fugles gecynd beácnaþ hú hí beorhtne gefeán healdaþ this bird's nature indicates how they possess bright joy, Exon. 61b; Th. 225, 14; Ph. 389
for-þyldian
To sustain ⬩ bear ⬩ endure ⬩ suffer ⬩ be patient ⬩ wait patiently ⬩ sustĭnēre ⬩ tolĕrāre ⬩ păti
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To sustain, bear, endure, suffer, be patient, wait patiently; sustĭnēre, tolĕrāre, păti For ðé ic forþyldegode hosp propter te sustĭnui opprobrium. Ps. Spl. 68, 10: 54, 12: Homl. Th. ii. 174, 10.
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gástlíce
Spiritually ⬩ spirĭtāliter
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Spiritually; spirĭtāliter Ðæt hálige húsel is gástlíce Cristes líchama the holy housel is spiritually Christ's body, Homl. Th. i. 34, 19.
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níd-scyld
Bounden duty
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duty Sóna swá hé tó ðære áre cymþ, swá þyncþ him ðæt se hié him niédscylde sceolde se se hié him sealde as soon as he comes to the honour, it seems to him that he who gave it him was bound to grant it as a matter of right; repente perveniens jure sibi hoc