eádig-ness
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Seó eádignes þæs heáhengles tíde, 197, 3. Éces eádignisse meardo aeterne beatitudinis premia, Rtl. 51, 19. Hí wilniaþ þurh ungelíce earnunga cuman tó ánre eádignesse ad unum beatitudinis finem nititur pervenire, Bt. 24, 1; F. 80, 9.
hnappian
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to sleep lightly or for a short time, get drowsy Ic neapiu and gerestu obdormiam et requiescam Ps. Srt. 4, 9. For hwí hnappas þú ł hwí slǽpst þú quare obdormis ? Ps. L. 43, 23. Gehwéde hneppast paululum dormitabis Kent. Gl. 135.
æfter-genga
one living at a later time ⬩ a descendant ⬩ one coming after in an office, a successor ⬩ a follower of a creed, &c.
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Z. 275, 3, and add: one living at a later time; where those of the same stock are referred to, a descendant Æftergencgena coposteriorum (natorum ), Hpt. Gl. 445, 60. Æftergen(gena) liberorum, i. filiorum, An. Ox. 584.
lád-teów
A leader ⬩ guide ⬩ conductor ⬩ general
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Ládteáw, Bt. tit. 36; Fox xviii. 4. Láteáu, Kent. Gl. 131. Ládtow dux, Ps. Surt. 30, 4: 54, 14. Mín ládþeów dux mihi, Ps. Th. 30, 4: Ps. Spl. C. 54, 14. Ðú eart ǽgðer ge weg ge ládþeów tu semita, dux, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132. 37. Látteów dux, Ælfc.
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swéte
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Gif hwá biteres hwes onberede, ðæt him þúhte beóbreád ðí swétre, Bt. 23 tit.; Fox xiv, 10. Sweótran ofer hunig, Ps.
EARM
poor, miserable, helpless, pitiful, wretched ⬩ pauper, mĭser ⬩ the poor and destitute for whom the church made a provision ⬩ paupĕres
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The king and his witan have chosen and decreed, as is just,—that a third part of the tithe, which belongs to the church, go to church-repair;—and a second part to the servants of God;—a third to God's poor, and the needy in thraldom, L.
síþ
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Late, after some time Síþ sero, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 22. Him ðá síþ oncwæþ, sóna ne meahte oroþ up geteón, Exon. Th. 163, 19 ; Gú. 996. Síþ and late, Judth. Thw. 25, 24 ; Jud. 275. Tó síþ Exon. Th. 96, 3 ; Cri. 1568. ¶ In phrases with ǽr (cf. O.
ǽfre
ever ⬩ semper, ⬩ at all times, on every occasion ⬩ ever, at any time, in any case ⬩ unquam ⬩ whatever, (as) ever, &c.
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Nǽnig ys sé ðe ǽfre lybbe, Scint. 215, 2. of continuity or continuous recurrence in time, at all times, on every occasion Ǽfri is deinceps, An. Ox. 56, 103. Wearð ǽfre fleám ástiht, and ǽfre hí æt ende sige áhton, Chr. 998; P. 131, 15.
swǽsende
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Ða ilcan wísan on swǽsendum tó mínre tíde léstan (cf. hígon gefeormian tó mínre tíde, 449, 9), 450, 1. Suoesendo agapem 39, 108. Swǽsendo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 22. Ælmessum swǽsendo, 5, 35.
grið
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peace limited to place or time, truce, protection, security, safety. [The word comes into use during the struggles with the Danes. Icel. grið (v. Cl. and Vig.
LYSTAN
To LIST
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Hé sceal syllan his gód on ða tíd ðe hine sylfne sélest lyste his brúcan, Blickl. Homl. 101, 20
siððan
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Hú lang tíd is, syððan him ðis gebyrede ? Mk. Skt. 9, 21. Ðeós syððan ic ineode ne geswác ðæt heó míne fét ne cyste, Lk. Skt. 7, 45. Manige geár syndon ágán nú seoððan úre bisceopas tó mé gewreoto sende, Blickl.
swíge
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Kmbl. 2. silence, quiet, absence of noise; also a time of silence. v. swíg-tíma Ne árfæstness ne sib ne hopa ne swíge gegladaþ nec pax nec pietas immo spes nulla quietis, Dóm. L. 220. In swígean midre nihte intempestive, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 74.
fore-secgan
to foretell ⬩ prophesy ⬩ proclaim ⬩ pronounce ⬩ declare ⬩ to preach
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Tó wæccenne foresægde ðǽm ðe nyston tíd tócyme his vigilandum praedicit nescientibus horam adventus sui, Mt. p. 19, 15. of supernatural knowledge, to foretell, prophesy Ic hyt eów foresǽde (praedixi), Mt. 24, 25.
gearwian
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</b> to make ready to do something :-- Huér wiltu ꝥ wé gearuiga (iarwan, R.) ðé til eottanne eástro?, Mt. L. 26, 17.
hreówan
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Hié ( sins ) ne magon ealla on áne tíd emnsáre hreówan, 413, 29. where no subject is expressed and the cause of sorrow is in the accusative Þonne hreóweð hyre swíðe þá yfelan dǽda, Verc. Först. 105, 9
GÚÞ
War, battle, fight ⬩ bellum
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Ðe ðé æsca tír æt gúþe forgeaf who gave thee martial glory in fight, Cd. 97; Th. 127, 11; Gen. 2109: Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 15; Jud. 123: Exon. 17b; Th. 42, 17; Cri. 674; Beo. Th. 3074; B. 1535; Byrht.
DILE
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Ge tiogoðiaþ eówre mintan and eówerne dile and eówerne cymen ye tithe your mint and your dill and your cummin, Past. 57; Hat. MS: Mt. Bos. 23, 23.
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langian
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Hæleþ langode hwonne hié of nearwe stæppan mósten the men longed for the time when they might step from durance, 71; Th. 86, 16; Gen. 1431. Hine ðæs heardost langode hwanne hé of ðisse worlde móste, Blickl. Homl. 227, 1.
ge-wénan
To hope ⬩ expect ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ esteem
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Ic me ðyslícre ǽr þrage ne gewénde I before expected not such a time for myself, Exon. 72 a; Th. 269, 21; Jul. 453. Gewéned ic eom æstimatus sum. Ps. Spl. 87, 4; 43, 25. Ðás beóþ men gewénede hi putantur homines fuisse, Nar. 35, 33