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féster-fæder

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Drihtnes engel hine gelǽdde tó sumum sǽ and his fésterfæder mid hine, Shrn. 91, 1. Add

for-scúfan

To drive away

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To drive away, drive to destruction Werud (the Israelites) wæs wígblác, oð þæt wlance (the Egyptians) forsceáf mihtig engel, Exod. 204. Substitute:

fýr-feaxe

(adj.)

Having locks of flame

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Having locks of flame Se fýrfeaxna [engel angelus] ignicomis (Ald. 146, 35), Wrt. Voc. ii. 90, 31: 47, 17

for-scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
for-scúfan, p. -sceáf, pl. -scufon; pp. -scofen

To cast downamŏvēredispellĕre

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To cast down; amŏvēre, dispellĕre Wlance forsceáf mihtig engel a mighty angel cast down their pride, Cd. 153; Th. 190, 25; Exod. 204

fulwa

(n.)
Grammar
fulwa, an; m.
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A fuller Hire bróhte Godes engel swylcne gerelan swylcne nǽfre nǽnig fulwa, þæt is nǽnig webwyrhta, þæt mihte dón on eorðan, Shrn. 56, 9

wáfung

Grammar
wáfung, <b>; II.</b>
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Se apostol þe se engel onlýsde, and his mód gegráp on wáfunge quem angelus solvit, ejusque mentem in ecstasim rapuit, Gr. D. 108, 3. Add

á-wiltan

(v.)
Grammar
á-wiltan, p. te.

to rollto harassmolest

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Se engel áwylte þæt hlid of ðǽre þrýh, Hml. Th. i. 222, 8. Engel eft áwælte (revolvit) ðone stán, Mt. L. 28, 2. Hé áwælte (aduoluit) ðone stán tó ðǽr dura, Mk. R. 15, 46.

Linked entries: wiltan á-wyltan

racent-teáge

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Þá læg Petrus . . . mid twám racenteágum getíged . . . se engel cwæð, 'Arís . . . ' and þá racenteágan feóllon ðǽrrihte of Petres handum, Hml. Th. ii. 382, 2-8. Add

wæter-bróga

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-bróga, an; m.

Terror caused by water, the terror of the deep

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Terror caused by water, the terror of the deep Engel ðín con sealte sǽstreámas, waroðfaruða gewinn and wæterbrógan, Andr. Kmbl. 394; An. 197 : 912; An. 456

Linked entry: wæter-egesa

ǽnig

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽnig, ǽneg, áni; adj. [ǽn = án one, -ig adj. termination; ánig, g = y, Eng. any]

ANYany oneullusquisquamaliquis

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ANY, any one; ullus, quisquam, aliquis Ðæt ǽnig man ǽnig fæt þurh ðæt templ bǽre that any man should bear any vessel through the temple, Mk. Bos. 11, 16. Mæg ǽnig þing gódes beón of Nazareth a Nazareth potest aliquid boni esse? Jn. Bos. I, 46. Ǽniges

un-geteón

(n.)
Grammar
un-geteón, es; n.

Foul injury

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Engel se ðe ásetted is ofer nétno úsra gihalda ða ðætte ne mæg diól onrád ða ( ut non poterit diabolus inequitare illa ), Rtl. 119, 15

freoðu-weard

(n.)
Grammar
freoðu-weard, es; m.

A guardian of peacepācis custos

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A guardian of peace; pācis custos Him wæs engel neáh fǽle freoðuweard the angel was near him, a faithful guardian of peace, Exon. 35 a; Th. 112, 15; Gú. 144

Linked entry: freoðo-weard

treówleásness

(n.)
Grammar
treówleásness, e; f.
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Ðonne lærþ ús Godes engel smeáunge ymbe Godes beboda. . . . ðonne lǽrþ ús se deófol treówleásnesse Godes beboda (unfaithfulness to God's commands), Wulfst. 233, 19

stów-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
stów-líc, adj.
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Local, relating to place, occupying a place God is ǽghwǽr, þeáh ðe se engel stówlíc sý. Nis se ælmihtiga Wealdend stówlíc, forðan ðe hé is on ǽlcere stówe, and swá hwider swá se stówlíca engel flíhþ, hé biþ befangen mid his andwerdnysse, Homl.

tó-liðian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-liðian, p. ode

To dismember,disjoint

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To dismember, disjoint Ðá tóliðode se engel ðæt cild on ðam disce, Homl. Th. ii. 272, 18. Biþ ðæt heáfod tóhliden, handa tóliðode (-leoþode, Exon. Th. 373, 16), Soul Kmbl. 214; Seel. 109

Linked entry: tó-leoðian

stæppan

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Mid þám ðe hé mótode on his dómsetle sittende, . . . þá stóp him tó Godes engel, and hine ofslóh, 382, 31. Add

an-sín

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Se engel on egeslicum onsýne æteówde, 6, 32. Beforan þínum ansýne (þínre ansýne, v.l. ), Bd. 5, 23; Sch. 700, 15

ambyht-secg

(n.)
Grammar
ambyht-secg, es; m. [ambeht an office, command, message; secg a man, messenger]

An official mana messengerambassadorministernunciuslegatus

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An official man, a messenger, ambassador; minister, nuncius, legatus Ðæt ic seó gramum ambyhtsecg, nales Godes engel that I am a minister to the malignant one, not God's angel, Cd. 27; Th. 36, 35 ; Gen. 582

Linked entry: ambeht-secg

eáþ

(adv.)
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Þæt mæg engel þín eáð geféran, 194

hirde-mann

(n.)
Grammar
hirde-mann, es; m.

A herdsmanshepherd

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Se engel cýdde Crístes ácennednysse hyrdemannum, i. 36, 9. Sacu betwux Abrames hyrdemannum (inter pastores gregum) and Lothes, Gen. 13, 7