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bisceopian

(v.)
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bisceopian, biscopgan; p. ode; pp. od

To exercise the office of a bishop, to oversee, visit, confirmepiscopali munere fungi, visitare, confirmare

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C. 17; Th. ii. 348, 26

Linked entries: bisceopung biscopgan

blácian

(v.)
Grammar
blácian, blácigan, to blácienne, blácigenne; p. ode; pp. od

To grow palepallere, pallescere

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[blác pallid, bleak, pale] To grow pale; pallere, pallescere Ic blácige palleo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Som. 28, 42: 35; Som. 38, 5. Ic onginne to blácigenne [blácienne MS. C.] pallesco, 35; Som. 38, 6.

ge-deorfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-deorfan, p. -dearf, pl. -durfon; pp. -dorfen

To labour

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To labour Micel ic gedeorfe mullum laboro, Coll. Monast. Th. 20,25. In Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 86, 3, Heora scipa gedurfon L and C perhaps we should read gedufon sank, cf. 85, 38, gedeáf [gedráf], and Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 24, Ðá gedufon ealle and adruncon

Linked entry: dorfen

ge-ládian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ládian, p. ode; pp. od

To clearvindicateexcusepurgareexculpareexcusare

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To clear, vindicate, excuse; purgare, exculpare, excusare Geládige hine let him clear himself, L. C. S. 44; Th. i. 402, 5 : 29; Th. i. 392, 16.

ge-sadelod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sadelod, -sadolod; part. [sadelian to saddle]

Saddledstrātus

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Saddled; strātus Twá hors, án gesadelod and óðer ungesadelod two horses, one saddled and the other unsaddled, L. C. S. 72; Th. i. 414, 17. Eahta hors, feówer gesadelode [gesadolode, MS.

Linked entry: sadolian

be-werung

Defenceprotection

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Wǽpnu on swæþnum beran bewerunge hit getácnað, Lch. iii. 198, 11: 206, 4. Substitute:

hwearf

(n.)
Grammar
hwearf, a wharf.
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Ic wille ðat sainte Petre and ðá gebróðera in Westminstre habben ðat land and ðone wearf ðe Ulf and his wíf ... gáfon, ... and ic anu alswá ðat habben fulne frídóm on allen þingen ðá ðár úp áspringed be lande and be strande, C. D. iv. 221. Add

lifer

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Voc. i. 45, 10. Wiþ þǽre lifre swile, Lch. ii. 200, 1 (and often). His lifere iecor eius, Kent. Gl. 218. Swát ýðum weóll þurh báncofan, blód lifrum swealg (the blood streaming out brought with it parts of the inside of the body ? C f.. Add: —

stán-ceastel

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Substitute: An old Roman or British earthwork (?v. castel; ), a heap of stones Iuxta unum aceruum lapidum quod nos stáncestil uocamus, C. D. iii. 388, 13. On ánne stáncastel, 397, 27.

talian

(v.)
Grammar
talian, <b>. I a.</b>
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taliað ducimus (nec legitimum connubium spernendum ducimus, Ald. 7, 27), An. Ox. 419. for náht taliende parui pendendam, 504. &lt;b&gt;I c.

heáh-synn

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-synn, e; f.

Mortal sin, crime, wickedness

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Mortal sin, crime, wickedness Héhsynn crimen, Rtl. 187, 25. Búta héhsynne sint sine crimine sunt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 5. Bebeorh ðé wið ða eahta heáhsynna cave tibi ab octo capitalibus criminibus, L. Ecg. C. pref; Th. ii. 132, 5.

gamel

Grammar
gamel, gamol.

of great ageancient, of a time long past

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Add: of great age. of persons Ic eom gomel wintrum, Ps. Th. 70, 16. Gomol bið snoterost, fyrngeárum fród, þe ǽr fela gebídeþ, Gn. C.

ge-hagian

(v.)
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Substitute: v. impers. with acc. of person. to be convenient or suitable for a person to have or do (to) something Mid swelcan yrfe swelcan ðenne gehagað cum tali pecunia quae tunc competens erit, C.

mæsse-bóc

(n.)
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mæsse-bóc, gen. -béc; f.

A mass-bookmissal

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A mass-book, missal Saltere and pistol*-*bóc, godspellbóc and mæssebóc, sangbóc and handbóc, gerím and pastoralem, penitentialem and rǽdingbóc, ðás béc sceal mæssepreóst néde habban, L. Ælfc. C. 21; Th. ii. 350, 13: Chart. Th. 430, 7.

ymb-swápan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-swápan, p. -sweóp; pp. -swápen.
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C. 44, 10, 15. Emswápen circumamicta, circumdata Hpt. Gl. 430, 45

æt-steall

(n.)
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Substitute: &lt;b&gt;æt-steall,&lt;/b&gt; es; m. A station, camp On æt-stealles beorh, C. D. iv. 31, 2. Ðú feohtan sóhtest æt ðám ætstealle, Vald. 1. 21. gyrede hine mid gǽstlicum wǽpnum, wong bletsade him ætstealle (v.

ele-beám

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Oelebeám oliva, Rtl. 65, 35. Úp ðám ealdan elebeáme, C. D. v. 194, 3. ðám elebeáme, 297, 20. On ǽnne elebeám, 374, 21. Andlang hagan on ðone elebeám, 70, 23. Mór oelebeáma (-beómes, R.) mons oliuarum, Mk. L. 11, 1: 14, 26.

innane

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Innane (intus) hit geþafode, 417, 17. áþindað innane on ídlum gilpe, 439, 5

líf-fæst

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S. 23 b, 625. settled in respect to domicile Ic wille ǽrist siolfne Gode forgeofan ðére stówe æt Crístes cirican, and mín bearn dér líffest gedóan, C. D. i. 316, 9

niccan

(v.)
Grammar
niccan, to say no (v. nic),
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refuse a person something Ic bidde ðé þurch ðene Drictene gif ic ongén ne cóme ðat ðú it néfre ne lét welden míne unwynan æfter ðe mid unrichte sitteð ðéron, and niccað it éuere unðanke, C. D. vi. 201, 6. [v. N. E. D. nick to deny.]

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