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freó-bearn

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Add: of human beings Hié ( the descendants of Abraham ) gesittað be sǽm tweónum ... leóde þíne, freóbearn fæder, folca sélost, Exod. 445. Abraham andswarode '... Gǽð geréfa mín fægen freóbearnum,' Gen. 2182. of Christ Háligne Gást swá écne swá Fæder

here-gang

(n.)
Grammar
here-gang, es; m.

An irruption ⬩ attack by an army

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An irruption, attack by an army Tó wiðscúfanne swá réþum heregange ad repellendas tam feras inruptiones, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 37, MS. B

ge-efenlícad

(v.)
Grammar
ge-efenlícad, part. p.

Made equal ⬩ æquātus

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Made equal; æquātus Ðæt he swá geefenlícad wǽre mid ða gife his þingeres quātĕnus æquātus grātia suo intercessōri, Bd. 4, 29; S. 608, 3

Linked entry: ge-eblícadun

ge-mun

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mun, adj.

Mindful, having a recollection

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Mindful, having a recollection Swá gemune menn wǽron ǽlces bróces men had such a recollection of every trouble, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 34, 2

Linked entry: -mun

þeód-lícettere

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-lícettere, es; m.
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An arch-hypocrite Se þeódlícetere ( Antichrist ) hit gehíwaþ swá ðæt læst manna wát, hú hé him wið ðone ðeódfeónd gescyldan sceal, Wulfst. 54, 18

wiþ-grípan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-grípan, p. -gráp

To seize on

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To seize on Gif ic wiste hú wið ðam áglǽcan elles meahte gripe wiðgrípan, swá ic wið Grendle dyde, Beo. Th. 5035; B. 2521

Linked entry: wiþ-fón

Fariséos

(n.)
Grammar
Fariséos, gen. o ; pl.

The Pharisees

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The Pharisees Swá dydon Fariséos, Past. 59, 24. Þá Fariséos (Farisséos, v. l.) geliéfdon, 362, 6. Ðæt folc Fariséo (Phariséo, v. l.), 360, 25

Linked entry: Fariséisc

mór-seohtre

(n.)
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a marshy ditch Wæterfrocgan hwílon hí man gesihð of wætere, and swá þeáh sécað tó fúllicum mórseohtrum ( in putridine paludis commorantur ), Chrd. 96, 28

Linked entry: seohtre

ge-tyddrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tyddrian, p. ode; pp. od

To produce ⬩ bring forth

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To produce, bring forth Swilce he swá fela wínboga getyddrode as if it so many vine-branches brought forth, Homl. Th. ii. 74, 7

ge-axian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-axian, p. ode; pp. od [acsian to ask]

To find out by asking ⬩ learn ⬩ hear ⬩ exquīrĕre ⬩ resciscĕre ⬩ audīre

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To find out by asking, learn, hear; exquīrĕre, resciscĕre, audīre Swá hwá swá ðæt geaxaþ, he hlihþ eác mid me quicumque audiĕrit, corrīdēbit mihi, Gen. 21, 6. Æfter ðære tíde ðe he geaxode fram ðám tungelwítegum sĕcundum tempus exquīsiĕrat a māgis, Mt

lah-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
lah-líce, adv.

Lawfully

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Lawfully, according to law Ne úre nǽnig his líf ne fadode swá swá hé scolde ne gehádode regollíce ne lǽwede lahlíce nor hath any one of us ordered his life as he should, neither those ordained according to their rules nor the laymen according to the

Linked entry: lah-líc

ge-byrman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-byrman, p. de; pp. ed

To ferment with BARM ⬩ to leaven ⬩ fermentare

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To ferment with BARM, to leaven; fermentare Bryðen wæs ongunnen ðætte Adame Eue gebyrmde the drink was prepared which Eve fermented for Adam, Exon. 47 a; Th. 161, 6; Gú. 954. Þrymme gebyrmed fermented with greatness, 84 a; Th. 316, 2; Mód. 42. Ne beó

Linked entries: ge-bærmed ge-byrmed

þrǽl-riht

(n.)
Grammar
þrǽl-riht, es; n.
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Thrall-right; in pl. the legal rights and privileges which belonged to the thrall Freóriht wǽron fornumene and ðrǽlriht generwde ... Frige men ne mótan wealdan heora sýlfra, ne faran ðár hí willaþ, ne áteón heora ágen, swá swá hí willaþ; ne þrǽlas ne

un-fǽglíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fǽglíc, adj.

Not indicating impending death

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Not indicating impending death Ðæt is tácn ðínre hǽle; swá swá lǽca gewuna is, ðæt hé cweþaþ ðonne hió seócne mon gesióþ, gef hé hwelc unfǽglíc (ungefǽglíc, Cott. MS.) tácn (a symptom which does not indicate that a disease is mortal) him on geseóþ: mé

un-gefullod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gefullod, -gefulwad; adj.

Unbaptized

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Unbaptized Gif ungefullod cild fǽrlíce bið gebróht tó ðam mæssepreóste, ðæt hé hit mót fullian sóna, ðæt hit ne swelte hǽðen, L. Ælfc. C. 26; Th. ii. 352, 15: Homl. Th. ii. 50, 20. Ðeáh ðe hé ungefullod gyt farende sý, 500, 35. Hine swá fǽrlíce deáð

Linked entries: ge-fullian ge-fullian

un-tweógende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tweógende, -tweónde; adj.

Undoubting ⬩ unhesitating ⬩ unwavering ⬩ certain

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Undoubting, unhesitating, unwavering, certain Gif wé hæfdon ǽnigne dǽl untwiógendes andgites swá swá englas habbaþ si divinae judicium mentis habere possemus, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 254, 7. Hí óþ heora lífes ende untweógende móde þurhwunodan, Blickl. Homl. 171

ge-þwǽnan

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Sió mildheortnes ðæs láreówes geðwǽnð and gelecð ( rigat ) ðá breóst ðæs gehiérendes, Past. 137, 8. Ðonne se láreów drincð of ðǽm wielme his ágnes pyttes, ðonne hé bið self geðwǽned and wel gedrenced mid his ágenum wordum bibit praedicator sui fluenta

heorcnung

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Add: the action of hearkening Ǽlc ðǽra manna ðe hine forhæfð fram unálýfedlicere heorcnunge. Hml. Th. ii. 564, 4, the faculty of heartening, power of hearing: Stemn is geslagen lyft gefrédendlic on hlyste, swá micel swá on ðǽre heorcnunge is voice is

solor

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Add: on upper room, upper part of an house Hé gestód in þám solore (-ere, v. l.) þæs mynstres stans in solario, Gr. D. 119, 25. On solre in (caenaculi) solario, An. Ox. 8, 355. Swá swá nihthrefn on solere (domocilio), Ps. Rdr. 101, 7. a residence Ic

fracoþ

(n.)
Grammar
fracoþ, es; n.

Infamy ⬩ wickedness

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Infamy, wickedness Ignominium sconde hléwung sive fraceþu, idem et infamium . Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 31. Sume men beóð swá gehíwode líceteras, swylce hý Godes ege habban, and bið eal heora ingeþanc mid fracoðe áfylled. Wlfst. 54, 7. Mið fræceðo geyfled contumelia