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niht-nihstig

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Gód wín þicgen hié and neahtnestige lapien on hunig, 12. ¶ on nihtnihstig after fasting a night :-- Syle drincan on mergene on nihtnihstig gódne bollan fulne, Lch. iii. 48, 15 : 50, 20: i. 82, 13: 84, 16. On nihtnistig (-nihstig, v. l. ), 76, 7.

ge-ǽbiligan

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Hwæt sé geearnige þe geǽbylið (scandali-zauerit) énne þára lǽstena þe on God behycgað, R. Ben. 55, 14. Sé ðe bepǽhð ǽnne Godes þeówena, hé geǽbiligð ðone Hláford, Hml. Th. i. 516, 20.

miltsian

(v.)
Grammar
miltsian, mildsian; p. ode

To have or take pity upon a person ⬩ shew mercy ⬩ be merciful ⬩ pity

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B.) man for Godes ege for fear of God let mercy be shewn, L. C. S. 68; Th. i. 410, 22: L. Eth. vi. 53; Th. i. 328, 28. Cum and mildsa, Hy. 7, 27; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 27.

ǽg-hwá

(n.; adj.; adv.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽg-hwá, m. f: neut. ǽg-hwæt; gen. ǽg-hwæs [á + ge + hwá]

Every one ⬩ everything ⬩ quisque ⬩ quicunque

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God ǽghwæs wealt God governs everything, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 160, 14. Þearfum ǽghwæs oftugon ye denied the poor everything, Exon. 30 a; Th. 92, 8; Cri. 1505.

Linked entry: ǽg-hwæt

níd-riht

(n.)
Grammar
níd-riht, es; n.

a duty that must be performed ⬩ service ⬩ office ⬩ officium ⬩ debitum ⬩ a due ⬩ what must be paid

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God-cund þeówdóm is gesett on cyriclícum þénungum æfter canoneclícan gewunan tó niédrihte eallum gehádedum mannum. On ǽlcne tíman man sceal God herian ...

steór-róðor

(n.)
Grammar
steór-róðor, (-er, -ur), es; n.
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God is steórróþer and helma clavus atque gubernaculum, Bt. 35, 3; Fox 158, 25. God ǽghwæ; wealt mid ðæm helman and mid ðæm stiórróþre his gódnesse Deus omnia bonitatis clavo gubernare credatur, 35, 4; Fox 160, 15. Steórróðre (stiór-, Cott.

wealdende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
wealdende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Ruling ⬩ powerful

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Ruling, powerful Mihtig God, . . . waldende God, Exon. Th. 62, 34; Cri. 1011: 71, 27; Cri. 1162. Se wealdenda Drihten, Homl. Th. i. 328, 11. Se anweald ne mæg gedón his wealdend wealdendne, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 56, 3, 17.

Linked entry: ge-wealdende

ge-un-rótsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-un-rótsian, -un-rótsigean; p. ode; pp. od.

to make sorrowful ⬩ to offend ⬩ contristare ⬩ contribulare ⬩ scandalizare ⬩ to become troubled, discontented

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Lind. 10, 22. to become troubled, discontented Ðæt se man geunrótsige ongeán God for ungelimpum ðises andwerdan lífes so that a man becomes discontented with God for the mishaps of this present life, Homl. Th. ii. 220, 16.

ge-wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wrégan, p. -wrégde; pp. -wréged, -wréht [wrégan to accuse] .

to accuse ⬩ accūsāre ⬩ to stir ⬩ rip ⬩ excite ⬩ impel ⬩ concĭtāre

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Gytsung is gewréht wið God covetousness is accused before God, 256, 22. to stir, rip, excite, impel; concĭtāre Gifen biþ gewréged the sea is impelled, Exon. 101 a; Th. 381, 29; Rä. 3, 3

Linked entry: wrégan

godspellian

(v.)
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To preach the gospel Hé bodade and godspellade ríc Godes praedicans et euangelizans regnum Dei, Lk. L. 8, 1. Hí Godes word Engla þeóda godspellodon, Chr. 596; P. 21, 17

pilece

(n.)
Grammar
pilece, an; f.
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Hwí worhte God pylcan Adame and Eve æfter ðam gylte? Ðæt hé geswutelode mid ðám deádum fellum ðæt hí wǽron ðá deádlíce, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 28

Linked entry: pylece

steórend

(n.)
Grammar
steórend, stýrend, es; m.
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-God, staðulfæst steórend, Andr. Kmbl. 2673; An. 1338. Stýrend, 241; An. 121. Drihten, ealra sceafta reccend and stýrend, Wulfst. 255, 18. one who corrects, one who reproves:?-Stýrend corrector, increpator, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 82

Linked entry: stýrend

ealdor-leás

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Substitute: without a lord. v. ealdor, I God fyrenþearfe ongeat, þæt hí ǽr drugon aldorleáse, B. 15. without parents, orphan, v. ealdor, II Ne forlǽte ic eów aldorleáse ( = aldorleása orfanos, Jn. L. 14, 18), Bl. H. 131, 21

forligerlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
forligerlíce, adv.

Adulterously

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Ðǽr is þæs geleáfan mægðhád þe wurðað ǽnne sóðne God, and nele forligerlíce tó leásum hǽðengylde búgan, ii. 566, 10

syndrian

(v.)
Grammar
syndrian, ode

To sunder, separate

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Ðæt God gegeadrade, monn ne suindria (separet), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 19, 6

cýþþu

Grammar
cýþþu, (-o).
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Abraham . . . tó Gode cýððe hæfde (cf. Abraham was called the friend of God, James 2, 23), 190, 12. Máran cýððe habbað englas tó Gode þonne men, i. 10, 3: ii. 112, 29. Þá hǽðenan náne cýððe tó Gode næfdon, i. 396, 28. Cíððe, 25.

Linked entry: cýþ

pullian

(v.)
Grammar
pullian, p. ode
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Gif him þince ðæt hé sceáp pullige, ne biþ ðæt gód, Lchdm. iii. 176, 7

Linked entry: a-pullian

ge-fylsta

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fylsta, an; m.

A helper ⬩ an assistant ⬩ adjūtor

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A helper, an assistant; adjūtor God mín gefylsta is Deus meus adjūtor est, Ps. Spl. 17, 2 : 27, 9. He him to gefylstan gesette he appointed him his assistant, Homl. Th. ii. 120, 13 : Job Thw. 166, 39

Linked entry: fylsta

ge-heápod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-heápod, part.

Heaped ⬩ piled up ⬩ coacervātus

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Heaped or piled up; coacervātus Gód gemet, and full, and geheápod, and oferflówende híg syllaþ on eówerne bearm mensūram bŏnam, et confertam, et coagĭtātam, et sŭpereffluentem dăbunt in sĭnum vestrum, Lk. Bos. 6, 38 : Blickl. Homl. 175, 17

ge-hyhtan

(v.)
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S. 7, 235. ꝥ wé gehihtan sceolon þá máran gód þurhþá lytlan, Gr. D. 70, 23. with clause, to hope that Ꝥ gód þe gehwylc man gehyhteþ ꝥ sý gedón for hine, Gr. D. 348, 11. Hé gehyhte þæt him God sealde his gewinnes frófre, Guth. 94, 7.