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leód-biscop

(n.)
Grammar
leód-biscop, es; m.

a suffragan

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Se hálga Cúðbertus Lindisfarnensiscere gelaþunge leódbiscop [cf. hé wæs tó biscope gecoren ðære cyricean æt Lindisfarena eá, Bd. 4, 28; S. 606, 7], Homl. Th. ii. 148, 22. Gif hwá arcebisceopes oððe æþelinges borh abrece ...

portic

(n.)
Grammar
portic, es ; m.
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'Porticus aedis sacrae propylaeum in porticus formam exstructum, in quo consistebant Catechumeni et Poenitentes : improprie pro sanctuarium, seu orientalis ecclesiae pars in qua majus altare erigi solet,' Du Cange Hálig portic sanctuarium, Ps.

be-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-týnan, -tiénan, bi-týnan; p. -týnde, pl. -týndon; impert. -týn, -tiéne; pp. -týned, -tiéned, -týnd; v. a. [be, týnan to hedge in].

to inclose or surround with a hedge, inclose, close, shut, shut upsepem circumdare, sepire, intercludere, claudere, occludere, concludereto end, finish, concludefinire

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Wearþ se hálga wong bitýned the holy plain was closed, 61 b; Th. 227, 7; Ph. 419. He hine inne betýnan nolde he would not shut it in, L. Alf. 21; Th. i. 48, 31. He ðæt folc úte betýnde he shut the people out, Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 81, 40.

Linked entries: be-tiénan bi-týnan

ge-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gán, p. -eóde, -ióde; pp. -gán.

to gogo or pass overcome to passhappenirepræterireevenireto occupyovercomeoverrunsubdueoccuparevinceresubigereto observepractiseexerciseeffectaccomplishobservareexercereperficereefficere

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Ðæt se hálga þeów elne geeóde which the holy minister zealously practised, Exon. 34 b; Th. 111, 19; Gú. 129 : Ps. Th. 118, 40. Hie elne geeódon they effected by strength, Beo.

Linked entry: ge-yde

stregdan

(v.)
Grammar
stregdan, [There are two verbs of this form, a strong and a weak. The conjugation is further complicated by the frequent loss of g, so that forms of the strong verb are found (?) belonging to two classes (cf. bregdan): while in the Northern Gospels strong and weak inflections are combined in the same word. The two verbs are here put together] ; ic stregde, strigde, stréde, hé stregdeþ, strigdeþ, strét; p. (strong) strægd, pl. strugdon and strǽdon (v. strédun, Mk. 11, 8: but the form may be weak = strægdon) : (weak) stregde, strédde, strugde (North.); pp. (strong) strogden : (weak) stregd, stréded, stréd
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Stréd on hálig wæter sprinkle holy water on, iii. 56, II, 18. On ðæs feóndes feax flána stregdan, Salm. Kmbl. 262 ; Sal. 130. Stregdende weter aspargens aquas, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 190, 9.

Linked entries: strédan strégan

staþolian

(v.)
Grammar
staþolian, p. ode.
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Se hálga ongan hyge staðolian, Elen. Kmbl. 2186; El. 1094. Mód staþelian geleáfan, Exon. Th. 168, 26; Gú. 1083: 264, 15; Jul. 364. Úre heortan rihtan and staðelion. Wulfst. 253, 18

eácan

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
eácan, eácen; adj.
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Eácen feoh (cf. hálig feoh, 201), Gen. 1517. Hé eácenne gást in sefan sende, snyttro cræftas, Dan. 485. Beorhtne sunu, beam eácen Godes, Cri. 205. Eald sweord eácen, B. 1663. Eácne eardas, 1621.

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Nú cwæð se hálga Béda . . . ꝥ . . . 272. (5 b) inserted parenthetically with similar force :-- Þeáh hé nú máran wilnige, hé ne mæg furðum ðæt forðbringan, Bt. 18, 3; F. 64, 23. Hwí nis nú anweald tó tellanne tó sumum ðára héhstena góda ? . . .

HORN

(n.)
Grammar
HORN, es; m.

A HORN, a drinking-horn, a cupping-horn, a trumpet, the horn-shaped projection on the gable-end of a house [v. Dasent's translation of Njála, plate 3, p. cvii], a pinnacle a horn, drinking-horn, trumpet, husk cornu, tuba a horn, drinking-horn, trumpet; a corner n. cornu, tuba, promontorium

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Ne hér ðisse healle hornas [horn næs, Th.] ne byrnaþ nor here do this hall's gables burn, Fins. Th. 7; Fin. 4.

tó-drífan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-drífan, p. -dráf, pl. -drifon; pp. -drifen

To drive in different directions,drive awayto drive asunderseparateto scatter,disperseto scatter,destroyto drive away,send elsewhereto drive away,dispel,put an end to

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Se hálga deófulgild tódráf and gedwolan fylde, Andr. Kmbl. 3372; An. 1690. Tódríf ðone mist ðe nú hangaþ beforan úres módes eágum disjice nebulas, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 32: Met. 20, 264. Wearð se háta líg tódrifen and tódwæsced, Cd.

Linked entry: tó-drǽfan

wítegian

(v.)
Grammar
wítegian, wítgian; p. ode

To prophesy

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Grammar wítegian, with a preposition Anna wítegode be him . . . swá hálig wíf wæs ðæs wyrðe, ðæt heó móste wítigian embe Crist, Homl. Th. i. 146, 27-29. Hé wítgode be ðære ácennednesse Cristes, Ps. Th. 8, arg. : Blickl. Homl. 133, 28.

Linked entry: wítgian

hladan

to loadto loadfreightcargoto loadto drawto drawto drawto drawobtainto scoop out

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Ðonan hine hlódan hálge, Past. 467, 32. Hladað iów nú drincan, 469, 7. Ne in huon ðú hlada hæfis ðú neque in quo haurias habes, Jn. L. 4, 11. Úp hladen exantlamus, hauriamus, Hpt. Gl. 418, 33. Tó hladanne dæt wæter, Past. 373, 9.

ǽrende

(adj.)

a messagean errand, a mission

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Sóna swá se hálga man ðás ǽrendu gehýrde quo audito Gr. D. 29, 14. Geatweard ðe mid gesceáde cunne andswara syllan and ǽrenda underfón, R. Ben. 126, 16.

Linked entry: ǽrend

ge-weald

(n.)
Grammar
ge-weald, -wald, es; m. n.

powerstrengthmightefficacypotestaspower over any thingempireruledominionmasteryswayjurisdictiongovernmentprotectionkeepinga bridle-bitpotestasfacuitasimperiumditioarbitriumjuscamas

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Wínærnes geweald jurisdiction over the wine-hall, Beo. Th. 1312; B. 654. Ðú scealt wǽpned-men wesan on gewealde thou shalt be in subjection to man, Cd. 43; Th. 56, 30; Gen. 920.

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, -sión, ic -seó, ðú -sihst, he -syhþ; p. -seah, ðú -sáwe, pl. -sáwon, -ségon; imp. -syh, -seoh; subj. pres. ic -sáwe; pp. -sawen

To seevidere, conspicere

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Gesyhþ wínsele wéstne he sees the wine-hall deserted, Beo. Th. 4901; B. 2455: Cd. 37; Th. 48, 30; Gen. 783: 64; Th. 78, 12; Gen. 1292.

Linked entry: ge-sión

ge-neahhe

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Swég úp ástág níwe geneahhe (new enough, i. e. that had not been heard before, for Grendel had never been attacked in the hall), B. 783. Hé hǽðengield gesóhte neóde geneahhe ( very diligently), Jul. 24.

hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
hweorfan, hworfan, hwurfan

To turnchangegoreturndepartgo aboutwanderroam

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Hwærf him dá tó heofenum hálig drihten the holy Lord returned to heaven, Cd. 13; Th. 16, 7; Gen. 240. Hwearf eft tó his ágnum biscopdóme, Chr. 813; Erl. 60, 22. Hé hwearf be wealle he went along the wall, Beo. Th. 3150; B. 1573: 2380; B. 1188.

þín

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þín, prop. poss.
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Kmbl. 6, 6. (1 a) where the noun is to be inferred :-- Ða ilcan ðé habbaþ nú heora ágnes þances forlétan, hales þínes, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 13. (1 b) strengthened by ágen :-- Þín ágen geleáfa þé hæfþ gehǽledne, Blickl. Homl. 15, 26.

fóre

(prep.)
Grammar
fóre, = fór; prep. dat. acc.

beforecōramantein conspectupræsente vel audiente ălĭquoantebeforeante

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Kmbl. 369; An. 185. sometimes fóre follows its case or is separated from it On ðone Drihten ðe ðes háligdóm is fóre hálig by the Lord before whom this relic is holy, L. O. 1. 2; Th. i. 178, 3, 12.

lencten

(n.)
Grammar
lencten, lengten, lenten, es; m.

SpringLent

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Gif mon in lencten hálig ryht in folce bútan leáfe álecgge gebéte mid cxx. sciłł if any one in Lent suppress holy law among the people without leave, let him make amends with cxx shillings, L. Alf. pol. 40; Th. i. 88, 13.

Linked entry: lengten