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FEORH

(n.)
Grammar
FEORH, feorg, fiorh, ferh, fyorh; gen. feores; dat. inst. feore; pl. nom. acc. feorh; gen. feora; dat. inst. feorum; n. m.

lifesoulspiritvītaănĭmaa living beingpersonhŏmopersōna

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Feores unwyrðe unworthy of life, 30 b; Th. 95, 27; Cri. 1563. Feores wyrðe worthy of life, L. Ath. iv. 4; Th. i. 224, 3. Ðæt man forgá þýfþe be his feore that a man forego theft by his life, L.

CLǼNE

(adj.)
Grammar
CLǼNE, cléne; se clǽna, seó, ðæt clǽne; m. clǽnra, f. n. clǽnre; clǽnest; adj.

CLEAN, pure, clearmundus, purus, merus, serenuschaste, innocentcastus, innoxius

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Seó clǽneste cwén the most chaste woman, Exon. 11b; Th. 17, 26; Cri. 276

Linked entries: cláne cléne

weá

(n.)
Grammar
weá, an; m.

woe misery evil afflictiontroubleevilwickedness malice

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Th. 77, 30; Cri. 1264

Linked entries: wáwa weó

déman

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Th. 71, 2. to judge a cause, crime Dém þíne ealde intingan judica causam tuam, Ps. Th. 73, 21.

fore-þanc

consideration

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Th. 48, 8. what is thought beforehand, a preconceived idea On þone foreþonc . . . þý þe hý (the apostate angels) him sylfum séllan þúhton þonne Críst, Hy. 4, 53

Linked entry: for-þanc

namian

(v.)
Grammar
namian, <b>. I.</b>
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A. 34, 261. substitute: to call by some title or epithet Hwí namode Críst on his godspelle Abel rihtwísne tóforan óðrum ? cur Abel in evangelio singulariter justus nominatur ?

on-drysne

(adj.)
Grammar
on-drysne, adj.

terrible, dreadful, awfulawful, exciting awereverence, venerable

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applied to that which is evil, terrible, dreadful, awful Firen ondrysne terrible crime, Beo. Th. 3869; B. 1932. applied to that which is good, awful, exciting awe or reverence, venerable Him wæs freán engla word ondrysne, Cd.

þeóden

(n.)
Grammar
þeóden, es; m.
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Th. 68, 1; Cri. 1097. Se brego mǽra tó Bethania, þeóden þrymfæst, his þegna gedryht gelaðade, 29, 3; Cri. 457. Crist, cyninga wuldor, mǽre ðeóden, Menol. Fox 4; Men. 2. Se drihten, se ðe deáð for ús geþrowode, þeóden engla, Cd.

mǽþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽþ-líc, adj.

Moderatein accordance with due measureproper to a person's degreehaving regard to others

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Gif hwilc forwyrht man hiówan gesǽce, bió se þingad swá hit médlíc sió be ðæs geltes méðe if any criminal betake himself to the convent, let terms be made for him, as may be fit and proper according to the measure of the crime, Chart. Th. 509, 23

Linked entry: mǽþ-full

mennisc

(adj.)
Grammar
mennisc, adj.

Human

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Ðus mǽrsode se mennisca Crist his heofenlícan Fæder, Homl. Th. ii. 362, 11. Ðá getreówde hé in godcundre fultom ðǽr se mennesca wan wæs, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 23. Anginn menniscre álýsednysse ... intinga mennisces forwyrdes, Homl. Th. i. 194, 27-30.

Linked entry: menisc

grund-weall

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Ne mæg nán man lecgan óþerne grundweall on ðǽre hálgan gelaðunge búton ðone ðe ðǽr geléd is, ꝥ is Hǽlend Críst. Hé is se grundweall þǽre hálgan cyrcan, Hml.

weallian

(v.)
Grammar
weallian, p. ode.

to wander roam to go as a pilgrim

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to wander, roam Weallaþ swá niéten feldgangende, feoh bútan gewitte, se þurh ðone cantic ne can Crist geherian, Salm.

on-lǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-lǽnan, p. de; with gen. or acc.

of the loanto lend, grantto lease, let

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Se cræft ðe him Crist onlǽnþ, Met. 10, 37. Hé úre ðé onlǽnde æfter his bebodum tó brúcanne, Bt. 7, 5; Fox 24, 9. Gif hwá his wǽpnes óðrum onlǽne, L. Alf. pol. 19; Th. i. 74, 3: L. In. 29; Th. i. 120, 10, 12, 14.

ge-stælan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stælan, p. de; pp. ed

To set upput uponimputeaccusestatuereimponere inimputarearguereaccusare

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Ne mæg on me fácnes frum-bearn fyrene gestælan may not deceit's firstborn [the devil] impute crime to me, Exon. 48 a; Th. 166, 18; Gú. 1044. He us ne mæg ǽnige synne gestælan he cannot accuse us of any sin, Cd. 21; Th. 25, 10; Gen. 391.

áscung

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Críst áxode Philippum . . . getácnode hé mid þǽre ácsunge þæs folces nytennysse, Hml. Th. i. 188, 14. Yfele wé dydon mid þissere áxunge, ii. 300, 14 Þá áxunga (áhsunge, v. l.) þǽre ǽscan tó wríðende interrogationi interrogationem jungens, Hml.

EAL

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
EAL, eall; gen. m. n. ealles; f.ealre , eallre ; dat. m. n. eallum ; f.ealre , eallre ; acc. m. ealne, eallne. f ealle, n. eal; inst. ealle; pl. nom. acc. ealle, ealla; gen. ealra, eallra; dat. eallum;

sometimes used indeclwithout substantive, and sometimes governing the genitiveare sometimes used, almost adverbially

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Exon. 11 b; Th. 15. 33; Cri. 245. without substantive, and sometimes governing the genitive Eal [acc. n.] ic recce I govern all, Exon. 110 b; Th. 424, 2; Rä. 41, 33.

Linked entries: al all eall

fore

beforein front ofat the head ofbeforeforfromthroughbecause ofon account offorfromthroughin place ofinstead offor the sake ofon behalf ofto the honour ofofaboutbeforeinto the presence of

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Cuman fore heofona cyning, Cri. 1039: 796: 1114.

heard

firmsteadfastresoluteboldresoluteobduraterigidunyieldingoppressiverigorousstrictharsh

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H. 49, 5. of a time in which there is suffering Se hearda dæg (the day of doom), Cri. 1065.

lof

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Críst heriað and him lof lǽdað, Hy. 7, 25: An. 1479. Crístes lof rǽran, Cri. 1689: Jul. 48. Hé Dryhtnes lof reahte and rǽrde, Gú. 130. Lof Drihti. es wyrcean.

DEÁD

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÁD, def. se deáda; seó, ðæt deáde; adj.

DEAD mortuus

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Ne willaþ eów andrǽdan deáde féðan dread ye not dead bands, Cd. 156; Th. 194, 26; Exod. 266: Exon. 24 b; Th. 71, 21; Cri. 1159: Andr. Kmbl. 2156; An. 1079. Lǽt deáde bebyrigean hyra deádnn let the dead bury their dead, Mt. Bos. 8, 22.

Linked entry: déd