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mǽgþ-hád

(n.)
Grammar
mǽgþ-hád, es; m.

Kinshiprelationship

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All we are brethren that believe on God, and we all say 'our Father that art in heaven.' Let no man presume on kinship without true love. Homl. Th. i. 54, 6-11

for-pǽran

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ne mótan ná furðor embe þis (the nature of God) smeágan, gif nellað ús sylfe forpǽran (if we do not wish to work our own destruction), 1, 71. Add

níd-micel

(adj.)
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H. is: Medmycel ǽrende þyder habbað, and ús is þearf ꝥ hit þéh gefyllon we have an unimportant errand thither, and we must however carry it out, 233, 11.

hrine

(n.)
Grammar
hrine, es; m.

Touch

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Drihten ðú né mágon ongytan mid hrine Lord thou whom we cannot perceive with the touch, Shrn. 166, 21

giongra

(n.)
Grammar
giongra, an; m.

A vassalfollowerattendantasseclasectātor

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A vassal, follower, attendant; assecla, sectātor Móton we hie us to giongrum habban we may have them as our vassals, Cd. 21; Th. 26, 16; Gen. 407

ge-gild

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gild, ge-gyld, es; n.

A guildsocietyclubsocietasfraternitas

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A guild, society, or club; societas, fraternitas We for his lufon ðis gegyld gegaderodon for love of him we have gathered this guild, Th. Diplm. 608, 7

Linked entry: ge-gyld

ge-stíþian

(v.)
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Add: To make firm, stiffen hiera módes meruwenesse gestíðigen mid ðǽm ðæt hié gehiéren ðæt hié herigen eorum tenerítudinem laus audita nutriat, Past. 210, 18

Linked entry: á-stíðian

faroþ-rídende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
faroþ-rídende, part.

Wave-riding, sailing nāvĭgans

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Wave-riding, sailing; nāvĭgans We on sǽbáte wada cunnedon, faroþrídende we in the sea-boat made a trial of the fords, riding over the waves, Andr. Kmbl. 879; An. 440

Linked entry: rídan

wlǽtung

(n.)
Grammar
wlǽtung, e; f.

sicknessnauseadefilementdisfigurement

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sickness, nausea Mid micelre wlǽtunge gewíteþ ðæt sár on weg, Lchdm. i. 80, 14 note. Similar entries v. morgen-wlǽtung, Lchdm. iii. 44, 19. defilement, disfigurement. Similar entries v. wlǽta, Wléttuncg deformatio, Hpt. Gl. 510, 6

folde

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Hál wes þu, folde, fira módor, Lch. i. 404, 2. Se líchama in þǽre cealdan foldan (eorðan, moldan, v. ll.) gebrosnað, Wlfst. 187, 12. Wæs Waldendes lof áfylled on foldan, Chr. 975; P. 120, 14. Add

ge-þíwe

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., and add Sume dæge sænde se hálga wer þǽra muneca sumne, swá him geþýwe wæs quadam die misit ex more, Gr. D. 142, 31

Linked entry: ge-þýwe

stéran

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Add: stýran Ðonne þú stórfæt habban wille, þonne wend þú þíne hand ofdúne and wege hí swilce þú stýre, Tech. ii. 120, 15. Se abbud stére abbas turificet, Angl. xiii. 403, 547. Stérende turificando, 402, 531

un-þæslic

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;Þá cwæð se hálga wer ;ꝥ Add

cirlisc

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Th. i. 68, 9-14. in a general sense, common, vulgar, rustic, plebeian, peasant Hwæt is þes ceorlisca wer quis est iste vir rusticus?, Gr. D. 35, 2. Ceorlisc bysmrung, 46, 18.

a-limpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-limpan, p. -lamp, pl. -lumpon; pp. -lumpen

To happenbefallevenireacciderecontingere

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Ðá him alumpen wæs wén then hope had occurred to him, Beo. Th. 1471; B. 733

Linked entry: a-lamp

ful-riht

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-riht, adj.

Full rightmost right or directvalde rectusdirectissĭmus

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Full right, most right or direct; valde rectus, directissĭmus Ðú ne mihtest gyt fulrihtne weg arédian thou hast not yet been able to find the most direct way, Bt. 22, 2; Fox 78, 8

lícan

(v.)

to please

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Wel lícaþ Drihtne ða ðe hine him ondrǽdaþ beneplacitum est Domino super timentes eum, 146, 12

Linked entry: lícian

óþ-grípan

(v.)
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to snatch away Gif wén wíére ðæt hé ðǽr hwylce mihte deófle óþgrípan and tó Criste gecyrran si quos forte ex illis ereptos Satanae ad Christum transferre valeret, Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 19

be-weddian

(v.)
Grammar
be-weddian, -weddigan; p. -ede, ode; pp. ed, od

To espouse, wedspondere, despondere

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To espouse, wed; spondere, despondere Ic beháte oððe ic beweddige [MS. bewedige] spondeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 6; Som. 29, 10. Gif he híg his suna beweddap si filio suo desponderit eam, Ex. 21, 9

Linked entries: be-wyddod bi-weddian

weorold-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-dóm, es; m.
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A secular judgment, judgment by a secular court Sum wer wæs betogen ðæt hé wǽre on stale, and hine man gelæhte and æfter worulddóme dydon him út ða eágan, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 267