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ge-hálgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hálgian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To consecrate ⬩ dedicate ⬩ initiate ⬩ ordain ⬩ hallow ⬩ make holy ⬩ sanctify ⬩ consecrāre ⬩ dedĭcāre ⬩ sacrāre ⬩ inĭtĭāre ⬩ ordĭnāre ⬩ sanctĭfĭcāre

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Th. ii. 596, 5 : Hy. 6, 3; Hy. Grn. ii. 286, 3 : 7, 18; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 18. He wæs gehálgod fram Scottum ordĭnātus a Scottis, Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 22. On gehálgodre cirican in a consecrated church, L. Edg. C. 30; Th. ii. 250, 19

hearpe

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Hé hearpan wynne, gomenwudu grétte, B. 2017. Hú ic þé mid hearpan hlyste cwéman, Ps. Th. 91, 3. Mid his hearpan (Bt. F. 168, 14 has hearepan), Bt. 35, 6; S. 102, 11.

ge-freoðian

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

To protect ⬩ guard ⬩ free ⬩ keep

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Se ðe his ánum her feore gefreoðade he who here protected only his life, Exon. 39 a; Th. 128, 32; Gú. 413. Gefreoða hyre protect it [the soul], Exon. 118 b; Th. 456, 3; Hy. Grn. ii. 284, 61.

Linked entry: ge-friðian

æt-fleón

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Add: absolute, to escape, flee away Ðá óðre ætflugon, Hml. S. 25, 294: Chr. 1056; P. 186, 31. Hé ofslóh þá þe ætfleón ne mihton, 1068 ; P. 203, 26. Fleón hé mæg, ac hé ætfleón ne mæg. Ap.

for-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bredan, for-bregdan.

transform ⬩ to corrupt

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I a Hé wæs fram deóflum forbróden and hé sweolt he was dragged about by devils and he died, Mart. H. 214, 31: 28, 2. to hurl to destruction Forbregd praecipita, Ps.

ǽg-þer

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Ðá dyde hé him ǽgþer tó gewealdon, Ors. 3, 7; S. 112, 25. Hú ne hæfdon wé ǽr gereht ðæt ðá gesǽlþa and sió godcundnes án wǽre? Sé ðe ðonne ðá gesǽlþa hæfþ, ðonne hæfþ hé ǽgþer; sé ðe ðon(n)e ǽgþer hæfþ, hú ne bið sé ðonne full eádig?

Linked entry: ǽg-hwæþer

framian

(v.)

to do good ⬩ benefit ⬩ absolute ⬩ to do good to an object. ⬩ to get good ⬩ derive benefit ⬩ profit ⬩ make progress ⬩ to prevail

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Sé þe framian ( proficere ) higð, þeáh þe hé stæpe fulfremednysse átilþ, symle swá þeáh hé fint ꝥ hé wexe, Scint. 100, 14

gafel

(n.)
Grammar
gafel, es; n.

Tax ⬩ tribute ⬩ vectīgal ⬩ trĭbūtum

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Tax, tribute; vectīgal, trĭbūtum Ðæt he mǽge cyninges gafel forþbringan that he can bring forth the king's tribute, L. Wg. 7; Th. i. 186, 14, note 17. Hí Godes gafel lǽston they rendered God's tribute, L. Eth. ix. 43; Th. i. 350, 8.

ge-sib

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Þá cwæð se cásere ðæt hí wǽron gesibbe, and for ðí heó sprǽce þillice word him fore, Hml. Th. ii. 310, 9. Freóndum swǽsum and gesibbum, Gen. 1612.

æt-gebicgan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-gebicgan, p. -bohte; pp. -boht [æt, gebycgan to buy]

To buy for himself ⬩ emere

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To buy for himself; emere He hí æft æt ðam ágende sínne willan æt-gebicge let him afterwards buy her at her owner's will, L. Ethb. 82; Th. i. 24, 4

ciric-mǽrsung

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-mǽrsung, e; f.
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Ic wylle eów cýðan ymbe cyricmǽrsunge, þæt gé understandan magan hú man cyrican weorþian scyle þe Gode tó wurðmynte gehálgod bið, Wlfst, 277, 10

egeslíce

(adv.)
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Add: horribly Hé egeslíce hweós, Hml. Th. i. 86, 7. Þǽr manna líc lágon and egeslíce stuncon, Hml. S. 4, 211. Þá wyrhtan tótǽron hí sylfe and egeslíce grymetedon, 6, 197

réce-leás

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Bútan geþylde and þeáwfæstnysse wé yrsiað . . . and lythwón þencað hú wé sceolon æt Gode miltsunge begitan nú wé swá réceleáse syndon and swá réþe ús betwýnan, Hml. S. 28, 141. Add

heáge

(adv.)
Grammar
heáge, adv.

High

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Beheald ðás sunnan hú heáge heó ástíhþ behold this sun, how high it mounts, Homl. Th. i. 286, 31

Linked entry: heáh

tó-wiðere

(prep.)
Grammar
tó-wiðere, -wiðre; prep.

Against ⬩ in reply to ⬩ in opposition to

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Against. with dat. in reply to Hú mæg ic andsware findan wráþum tówiþere, Exon. Th. 12, 13; Cri. 185. with acc. in opposition to Wíg tówiþre, 341, 20; Gn. Ex. 129

Linked entry: wiþere

ge-sceád

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Hý mihton georne tócnáwan, gif hí cúðon þæt gesceád.

weorold-mann

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-mann, es; m.
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him cwyddedon . . .

æ-bylignes

(n.)
Grammar
æ-bylignes, -ness; -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Indignation ⬩ wrath ⬩ indignatio

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He sende on hí graman æbylignysse hys misit in eos iram indignationis suæ, Ps. Spl. 77, 54

Linked entries: æ-bilignes ebylgnes

þungenness

(n.)
Grammar
þungenness, e; f.

Excellence ⬩ virtue

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Excellence, virtue Mid hú monigum médum mín fæder and mín móder mé [wǽron] biddende, ðæt ic forléte míne (ge-?) þungenesse ( the speaker wished to become a monk ), Shrn. 36, 26

for-eáþelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
for-eáþelíce, adv.

Very easily

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Very easily, without inconvenience Hú mihtú for sceame ǽniges ðinges æt Gode biddan, gif ðú forwyrnst ðínum gelícan þæs ðe ðú foreáðelíce him getíðian miht?, Hml. Th. i. 256, 7

Linked entry: eáþe-líce