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ǽht-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
ǽht-spéd, e; f.
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Wealth, riches Gefylled is eorðe ǽhtspœ́de mid ðínre impleta est terra possessione tua, Ps. L. 103, 24

ǽ-lǽte

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-lǽte, an; f.
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A divorced woman Ne gewífige on gehálgodre nunnan ne on ǽlǽtan ǽnig crísten man, Wlfst. 271, 13: 308, 9: Ll. Th. i. 318, 18. Ǽlǽten, 364, 26. v. preceding words, and á-lǽtan

á-cenness

(n.)
Grammar
á-cenness, e; f.
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Birth, nativity Úres Dryhtnes ácennes, Ors. 1, 14 S. 58, 11. Geðence hé ðá æðelu ðǽre æfterran ácennesse, ðæt is on ðǽm fulluhte nobilitatem intimae regenerationis aspiciat Past. 85, 15. Fram Crístes ácennesse, Chr. P. p. 2, 2. On ðǽm eahteþan dæge æfter

ǽ-brecþ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-brecþ, e; f.
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Sacrilege Þurh ǽbrecþe per sacrilegium, Ps. L. fol. 182 b

ǽfen-gereordung

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-gereordung, e; f.
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Supper Tó ǽfengereordunga lambes ad cenam Agni Hy. S. 82, 3

ǽfen-rǽding

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-rǽding, e; f.
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An evening reading; collatio (apud monachos sacrorum librorum lectio quae maxime post coenam coram iis fiebat, Migne) Ðænne ǽfenrǽding ( collatio ) byþ gerǽdd, Angl. xiii. 393, 400. Tácne ǽfenrǽdincge gestyredum signo collationis moto 416, 723. Niht-sang

Linked entry: æfter-rǽding

ǽfen-repsung

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-repsung, e; f.
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Eventide,night-fall Hé slép swá hwǽr swá hine seó ǽfenrepsung gemétte he slept wherever night overlook him Hml. S. 236, 154, Sunne heó ðá tó setle áhylde, and ðǽre ǽfenrepsunge geneálæhte, 498

Linked entries: ræpsung ǽfen-hrepsung

æferðe

(n.)
Grammar
æferðe, an; f.
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A plant-name Dolhsealf: ácrind, æferðe . . . Lch. ii. 94, 14. Æfertðe niþeweard, 110, I. Nim æferþan nioþowearde, 142, 23: 340, 3

æf-gælþ

(n.)
Grammar
æf-gælþ, e; f.
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Superstition Efgælþe superstitionis An. Ox. 8, 186. Æfgælþe superstitione 8, 176 : 3233. Æfgælþa, 4021. Ídelum æfgælþum superstitiosa cultura 3933

á-standendness

(n.)
Grammar
á-standendness, e; f.

Continuancepersistenceperseverance

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Continuance, persistence, perseverance On þǽre gebedes ástandendnysse, Hml. S. 23 b, 272

Linked entry: standendness

bedu

(n.)
Grammar
bedu, e; f.

Requestprayer

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Request, prayer Góddra þinga bedu ys bonarum rerum postulatio est, Scint. 170, 13. Ðínre béne ic wille onfón, and for ðínre bede ic ne tóweorpe ðá burg, Past. 399, 31

Linked entry: béd

bearwe

(n.)
Grammar
bearwe, an; f.

A barrow

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A barrow Bærwan, Angl. ix. 263, 6

Linked entry: bærwe

be-healdness

(n.)
Grammar
be-healdness, e; f.
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Observation Bihaldnisse observatione, Rtl. 14, 8. Hé mid þǽre geornfullan behealdnysse up lócode, Hml. S. 23 b, 166

Linked entry: heald-ness

be-hygdness

(n.)
Grammar
be-hygdness, e; f.
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Care, anxiety Behygdnis weorulde þisse solli-citudo saeculi istius. Mt. R. 13, 22. Cf. be-hogadness

Linked entry: be-hýdignys

bell-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
bell-tíd, e; f.
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A canonical hour marked by the ringing of a bell (v. preceding word, bel-hringes beácn, and Ll. Th. ii. 346, 29 given under belle) Singuli servorum Dei xxx diebus canonicis horis expleto synaxeos æt vii beltídum Pater Noster pro eo cantetur ( the English

be-niming

(n.)
Grammar
be-niming, e; f.
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Taking away, deprival, privation Gimynde biniming lethargiam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 73

bǽr

(n.)
Grammar
bǽr, e; f.

A pasture (?)

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A pasture (?) Ðis is seó bǽr ðértó hýrð, C. D. v. 179, 33. Ðis synt ðá gemǽra ðá[ra] bǽra ðe hiérað tó Hwítancirican, Fisces-burnan, and Felghyrste, 173, 25

bésming

(n.)
Grammar
bésming, e; f.

Curving

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Curving Bésming (printed besining) sinuatio, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 11

Linked entry: besining

bisenung

(n.)
Grammar
bisenung, e; f.

exampleexampleproof

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example (of conduct) þæt óðre þurh his gódan bysenunge gelǽrede sýn, R. Ben. 109, 23. Náþor ne hí mid bodengum wel ná lǽraþ ne mid bisnuncgum wel ná tǽcaþ, Wlfst. 376, 25. Hí mid bysnungum wel ne lǽdað, Ll. Th. ii. 328, 2. example, proof Bysnung documentum

bladesung

(n.)
Grammar
bladesung, e; f.

Flamingblazingsparkling

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Flaming, blazing, sparkling Blætesunge coruscationes, Ps. Spl. 76, 18

Linked entry: blætesung