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ge-liþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-liþian, ge-leoþian; p. ode
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Mæg se biscop þæs mannes syngrína þurh Godes þafunge þe swýðor geliðian þe þus wile georne helpan him sylfan, Wlfst. 155, 26. Seó hálige sáwl wæs álysed and geleoðod of þám líchaman sancta illa anima carne soluta est, Gr. D. 282, 17.

Linked entries: on-liþian ge-leoþian

húsel-hálgung

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Twá ðing syndon þurh Godes mihte swá myccle and swá mǽre þæt ǽfre ǽnig man ne mæg ðǽron ǽnig ðing áwyrdan ne gewanian, fulluht and húsl-hálgung.

ofer-stǽlan

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Se dóm þurh þone byþ oferswíþed and oferstǽled ꝥ hlúde geflit þæs folces sententia per quam tumultuosae turbae seditio comprimatur, Gr. D. 265, 2

sceáwung

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Þurh þá gástlican sceáwunge, 154, 3. Ðá eágan mé gebróhton on þám angytte; ac siðþan ic hyt ongyten hæfde, þá forlǽt ic þá sceáwunga mid þám eágum, Solil. H. 21, 17.

sígan

(v.)
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Add Ꝥ him síge ꝥ blód út þurh þone múð, Verc. Först. 110, 10

gifu

(n.)
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Þurh Godes gife, 121, 10. Him ealle þá tóweardan þing þurh Godes gifu wǽron gecýdde, Guth. 44, 25. an exceptional favour, privilege, prerogative Synderlic gifa pręrogatiua An.

ge-wit

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Þurh wís gewit, Cri. 1193. Þurh fród gewit, 1178. Hí deorc gewit hæfdon on hreðre, 640. Þæt týddre gewitt, 29. right or sound mind (out of one's) mind, wits Gif hwylc man of his gewitte feóle si homo quis mente sua excederit, Ll. Th. ii. 236, 29.

sáwel

(n.)
Grammar
sáwel, ol, ul, sáwl, sául, sówhul, ¨ e; f.

The soulthe soul, the animal lifethe soul,a soul, a human creature

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Ðeáhhwæðere nis nán ðæra þreora seó sáwul, ac seó sáwul þurh ðæt gemynd gemanþ, þurh ðæt andgit heó understent, þurh ðone willan heó wile swá hwæt swá hire lícaþ, 288, 15-30.

Linked entry: sáwel-leás

módor

(n.)
Grammar
módor, gen. módor, méder; dat. méder; f.

A mother

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Þurh geleáfan ðæs fæder and ðære méder, Homl. Th. ii. 52, 2: 50, 35: 116, 13: i. 66, 21. Hé mín ne rǽcþ ne ðære méder, Homl. Skt. 4, 313. Þurh þingunge his ðære eádigan méder. Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 42. Segþ his fæder and méder. Mk.

racu

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In þǽre rihtan race byð full oft forðsænded se dóm, þurh þone byþ oferswíþed ꝥ hlúde geflit þæs folces in concione sententia promitur, per quam turbae seditio comprimatur, Gr. D. 264, 27.

sóþ-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
sóþ-fæst, adj.

true, without deceptiontrue in deedjustrighteouspiouswithout wickednesstrue in speechveracious

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Þurh sóþfæste dǽda and þurh mildheortnesse weorc, 97, 2. Ne cwom ic tó ceigenne sóðfæsto (justos) ah synfullo, Mk. Skt. Lind. 2, 17. true in speech, veracious Sóðfæst verax, Wrt. Voc. i. 76, 17: Mt. Kmbl. 22, 16: Mk. Skt. 12, 14: Jn. Skt.

BÚC

(n.)
Grammar
BÚC, es; m.

the belly, stomachventer, alvusa vessel that bulges out, as a bottle, jug, pitcherlagena, hydria

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Þurch heora bláwunge and ðæra búca swég through the sound of their blowing and of the pitchers, Jud. 7, 21. Hí tobrǽcon ða búcas mid micelre brastlunge they broke the pitchers [hydrias confregerunt] with great crashing, 7, 20

Linked entry: but

un-lust

(n.)
Grammar
un-lust, es; m.

absence of desiredisgustdisinclinationwant of appetitedisinclination to actionlistlessnesswant of pleasurejoylessnesswearinessan evil pleasurelust

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Þurh unlustas libidinibus, L. Ecg. C. 5, tit.; Th. ii. 128, 15. Winnan wið leahtras and unlustas forseón, L. Ælfc. P. 12; Th. ii. 368, 19

BYRLE

(n.)
Grammar
BYRLE, byrele, es; m.
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Þurh byreles hond through the cup-bearer's hand, Exon. 88a; Th. 330, 15; Vy. 51. Byrlas ne gǽldon the cup-bearers delayed not, Andr. Kmbl. 3065 ; An. 1535.

Linked entry: byrele

searu-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
searu-þanc, es; m.
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Kmbl. 2511; An. 1257, a cunning (in a good sense) thought, skilful device Þurh sefan snyttro, searoþonca hord, Past. pref.; Swt. 9, 10. Saga sóðcwidum, searoþoncum, gleáwwordum wísfæst, hwæt ðis gewǽdu sý, Exon. Th. 418, 3; Rä. 36, 13.

stíþ-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-mód, adj.
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Thw. 21, 19 ; Jud. 25. of stubborn mind, stubborn, obstinate Ðonne wurð seó heardnes stíð*-*módre heortan swíðe gehnexad þurh grimlíce steóra, Wulfst. 133, 17

for-leósan

to loseto destroy

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þurh áðbrycas forloren, Wlfst. 164, 8. Hwæt wille ic ðisum forlorenum wiðersacan geandwyrdan, Hml. Th. i. 378, 11

for-spanan

(v.)

allureto lureto lureto lure

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Wearð þæt wíf forspanen þurh ðæs deófles láre, Hml. Th. i. 18, 8. to lure to evil action Ðá ðe mid mislicum lustum hí tó ðám leahtrum forspeónon, Hml. Th. i. 410, 33: ii. 478, 31. Forspanen tó forligre, i. 306, 7.

ge-lygnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lygnian, ge-lygenian; p. ode; pp. od
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To charge with falsehood Ðá ne gecneów se portgeréfa þára namena nán ðing þe hé namode, ac hé sóna gelignode hine, and cwæð: 'Nú þurh þínre leásan tale ic ongyten hæbbe ꝥ þú eart án forswíðe leás mon,' Hml. S. 23, 686.

láreów-dóm

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Ox, 4547. the action of a teacher, instruction, guidance; applied to a thing Hit ( a mechanical contrivance ) gewissað ús þurh wísne láreówdóm, Hml. S. 5, 269. what is taught by a teacher, a study Bóclicum láreówdómum liberalibus studiis An.