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Anglo-Saxon

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efen-blissian

(v.)
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Efenblissiende hyre wuldres ejus gloriae congaudens, Gr. D. 169, 10. Add

ofer-habban

(v.)

to command, govern

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to command, govern móstan ðám læppan friþ gebicgean ðe under cyngces hand oferhæfdon [geweald ofer hæfdon (?)], L. Eth. ii. l; Th. i. 284, 14

Æl-mehtig

(adj.)

Almighty

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Almighty, Hy. 8,14

pǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
pǽcan, p. pǽhte; pp. pǽht
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óðer specaþ, óðer þencaþ, and lǽtaþ ðæt tó wærscype, ðæt óðre mágan swá swicollíce pǽcan, Wulfst. 55, 3. Pǽcht decepta, seducta, Hpt. Gl. 449, 42

for-wurþan

(v.)

to perishpĕrīre

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Bos. 8, 25: Hy. 7, 112; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 112

Linked entry: for-weorþan

ge-twin

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Add: -twinn beóð þurh áne idese ácende twégen getwinnas, Sal. 364. In ðǽre cirican þe nemnað Scs geminos, æt ðám hálgum getwinnum, Shrn. 134, 23

rynel

(n.)
Grammar
rynel, es; m.

A runner, messenger, courier

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Pilatus hét geclypian his ǽnne rynel and hym tó cwæþ : Yrn and clypa tó mé ðone ðe ys Jesus genemned. Se rynel swá dyde and myd mycelum ófste wæs fotþyrnende ... Hí clypodon tó Pilate : Héte ðú ðýnne bydel and ðýnne rynel hym swá ongeán cuman?

Linked entry: rynele

ang-sumnes

(n.)
Grammar
ang-sumnes, -ness, ang-sumnis, -niss, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Troublesome-nesssorrowanxietyanguishangustiæærumna

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We gesáwon hys angsumnisse nos vidimus angustiam animæ illius, Gen. 42, 21: Jos. 7, 7

Linked entries: angnes anxsumnes

ge-soc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-soc, n. (not m.?).
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Add: sucking Ágyld þú mé mid biternesse leán, swá swá módor déþ hyre bearne, þonne hió hit fram hire breósta gesoce weneþ sicut ablactatus est super matrem suam, ita retribues in animam meam, R. Ben. 22, 21

Linked entry: soc

efen-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
efen-wyrhta, an; m.

A fellow worker co-opĕrātor

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A fellow worker; co-opĕrātor Com he to Róme mid hys efenwyrhtan and geféran ðæs ylcan weorces Ceólferþ vēnit Rōmam cum co-opĕrātōre ac sŏcio ejusdem opĕris Ceolfrido, Bd. 4, 18; S. 586, 28

binde

(n.)
Grammar
binde, an; f. [bindan to bind]

A band, wreath, head-band, filletcorolla, fascia

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A band, wreath, head-band, fillet; corolla, fascia Hió an Ceoldryþe hyre betstan [MS. betsðan] bindan she gives to Ceoldryth her best band, Cod, Dipl. 1290; A. D. 995; Kmbl. vi. 133, 18, 20

up-lyft

(n.)
Grammar
up-lyft, (for gender see lyft)

the air above

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the air above Ðú wealdan miht eorðan mægen and uplyfte, wind and wolcna, Btwk. 196, 29; Hy. 9, 6. Ðú geworhtest heofonas and eorðan, eardas and uplyft, 198, 4; Hy. 9, 19

mægen-strang

(adj.)
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mægen-strang, adj.

Strong in power

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Strong in power Hú ðú mǽre eart mihtig and mægenstrang how great thou (Christ) art, how mighty and strong in power, Hy. 3, 21; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 21. Ðú eart se miccla and se mægenstranga, 3, 38; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 38.

nǽgen

(v.)
Grammar
nǽgen, = ne mǽgen
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Gedó ðæt nǽgen dón ðæt yfel ðæt þencaþ make them unable to do the evil that they devise; decidant a cogitationibus suis, Ps. Th. 5, 11

eal-teaw

(adj.)
Grammar
eal-teaw, adj. [eal all, teaw = tæw good]

Entirely good omnīno bŏnus

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Jun. 110, 16; Hy. 2, 13; Hy. Grn. ii. 281, 13

Linked entry: æl-tæw

be-þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
be-þeódan, p. de

To joinattach

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To join, attach ]þǽm mid clǽnum móde sylfe beþeóddan and for his lufan manna geþeódrǽdenne forsáwan cui puris mentibus inherserunt, et propter cujus amorem hominum consortia reliquerunt, R. Ben. 134, 20

ge-lómlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-lómlíce, comp. -lícor; superl. -lícost; adv.

Often, frequently, repeatedlysæpe, frĕquenter, crebro

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Búton hí hyra handa gelómlíce þweán nisi crebro lāvĕrint mănus, Mk. Bos. 7, 3 : Bd. 3, 13; S. 538, 8 : Hymn. Surt. 116, 14. Gelómlícor oftener; sæpius, Ælfc. T. 22, 22 : Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 39, 53.

GÁL

(n.)
Grammar
GÁL, es; n.

Lustwantonnesslightnessfollylascīvialĭbīdoluxŭrialĕvĭtas

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Lust, wantonness, lightness, folly; lascīvia, lĭbīdo, luxŭria, lĕvĭtas Hie hyra gál beswác their folly deceived them, Cd. 18; Th. 21, 21; Gen. 327. Gódes oððe gáles of good or evil, Exon. 23 a; Th, 64, 9; Cri. 1035

ge-hálgung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hálgung, e; f.

A consecrationsanctificationsanctuaryconsecrātiosanctĭfĭcātiosanctuārium

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On gehálgunge hys in sanctĭfĭcātiōne ejus, Ps. Spl. C. T. 95, 6

dol-líce

(adv.)
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Seó beó dollíce hyre cynesetl gestíhð, Angl. viii. 324, 15. Add