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ge-hola

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Wé beóð þíne geholan, and ealne wæg þíne mid-sprecan, ne wé nellað ðé ámeldian, achit eall stillelǽtan, Hml. S. 23, 590. Add

wáclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wáclíce, adv.

weakly ⬩ feebly ⬩ poorly ⬩ meanly ⬩ cheaply

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Diminutiva syndon wanigendlíce ... bene wel, and of ðam is belle ná ealles swá wel, bellissime ealra wáclícost, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 231, 4

syngung

(n.)
Grammar
syngung, e; f.

Sinning

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Sinning Ús is swíðe þearle tó éfstanne ðæt wé bewépan ðæt wé ǽr tó yfele gedydon, and ofer ðis ðære syngunge geswícan, Homl. Ass. 149, 137

æt-bredendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
æt-bredendlíc, adj. [æt-bredende, part. of ætbredan to take away]

Taking away ⬩ ablativus

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Taking away; ablativus Ætbredendlíc is ablativus: mid ðam casu biþ geswutelod swá hwæt swá we ætbredaþ oðrum, oððe swá hwæt swá we underfóþ æt óðrum, oððe hwanon we faraþ, — Fram ðisum menn ic underféng feóh ab hoc homine pecuniam accepi, Fram ðisum

fylstan

(v.)
Grammar
fylstan, filstan, ic fylste, he fylsteþ; p. [fylstede = ] fylste. pl. fylston; subj. pres. fylste, pl. fylsten, fylston; pp. fylsted; v. trans. dat. [fylst e; f. help]

To help ⬩ give help ⬩ aid ⬩ protect ⬩ adjŭvāre ⬩ auxĭliāri ⬩ protĕgĕre

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Hí him fylston wel they helped him well, Cd. 114; Th. 149, 34; Gen. 2484. Aríson and fylston eów surgant et vos protĕgant, Deut. 32, 38

Linked entry: filstan

screncan

(v.)
Grammar
screncan, p. te

To lay a stumbling-block in a person's way ⬩ trip up ⬩ ensnare

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Healden hié ðæt hié ða ne screncen ða ðe gáþ on ryhtne weg tóweard ðæs hefonríces ne ad ingressum regni tendentibus obstaculum fiunt, 9; Swt. 59, 19

hwón-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hwón-líc, adj.

Little ⬩ slight ⬩ small

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Little, slight, small Gif wé eów ða gástlícan sǽd sáwaþ hwónlíc biþ ðæt wé eówere flǽslícan þing rípon if we sow the spiritual seeds for you, it is a slight matter that we reap your fleshly goods, Homl.

bétan

put right ⬩ to mend ⬩ repair ⬩ restore ⬩ cure ⬩ to correct ⬩ to amend ⬩ make amends ⬩ reparation for

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Th. 50, 5. in the laws, to make 'bot', pay the fine for a crime :-- Gif se hund má misdǽda gewyrce, and hé (the owner) hine hæbbe, béte be fullan were, Ll. Th. i. 78, 7. Béte man ꝥ fullum were, 286, 27: 110, 17

æðel-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
æðel-líce, æðel-íce; adv.

Nobly ⬩ nobiliter

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Nobly; nobiliter Wæs se wer on hálgum gewritum æðellíce gelǽred vir erat sacris litteris nobiliter instructus, Bd. 5, 23; S. 646, 17: 4, 26; S. 603, 9: 2, 1; S. 501, 8

Linked entry: æðel-íce

bedecian

(v.)
Grammar
bedecian, p. ode

To beg

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Hit is swíðe wel be ðǽm gecweden ðæt hé eft bedecige on sumera, Past. 285, 12

clipian

(v.)
Grammar
clipian, clipigan,clipiaþ; ode; od

call, address, invoke ⬩ vocare, alloqui

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To make a vocal sound, call, address, invoke; vocare, alloqui We clipiaþ to ǽlcum þinge we address everything, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 25

Linked entries: cleopian clypian

sigor-tiber

(n.)
Grammar
sigor-tiber, es; n.

A sacrifice for victory or deliverance

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A sacrifice for victory or deliverance Wes ðú on ófeste . . . ðæt ðú lác onsecge sigortifre hasten to offer with a sacrifice, that may deliver you from your peril, Exon. Th. 257, 30; Jul. 255

Linked entry: sige-tiber

á-feormian

(v.)
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Wyrttruman of ðǽre rinde wel áfeormadne, Lch. i. 300, 18. to clear of impurity from an object Ælcne gylt áfeorma ( ablue ), Hy. S. 53, 30. Horu þú áfeormige, 23, 21. ꝥ wé áfeormian ( purgemus ) ꝥ werste, 14, 15.

ge-liþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-liþian, ge-leoþian; p. ode
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Seó geleoðode syn þǽre unhýrsumnesse wearð him tó deáde in þám wege peccatum inobedientiae in ipsa fuerit morte laxatum, 294, 26.

Linked entries: on-liþian ge-leoþian

ealdnys

(n.)
Grammar
ealdnys, -nyss, e; f.

OLDNESS, age ⬩ vĕtustas

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We awurpon ða derigendlícan ealdnysse we have cast off pernicious age, Homl. Th. i. 194, 25

ge-neh

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-neh, adv.

Enough, sufficiently, abundantly

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Enough, sufficiently, abundantly Ðonne sceolon we geneh geþencean emb úre sáula ðearfa then ought we to consider very much about our souls' needs, Blickl. Homl. 101, 32

weorþung-dæg

Grammar
weorþung-dæg, <b>. II.</b>
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add: a festival Swá oft swá hit ǽnige freólsdagas beón, Sunnandagas oððe mæssedagas oððe þyllice wurðingdagas þe wé hátað templhálgunga, forlǽten wé ǽlc óðer wurc, Nap. 68

rétend

(n.)
Grammar
rétend, es; ;m.;

One who cheers; or ;comforts

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; One who cheers; or ;comforts; Wǽron wé oft gemyngode ðæt wé sceoldan beón wudewena helpend and steópcilda árigend and earmra rétend and wépendra fréfriend, Wulfst. 257, 4

gifnes

(n.)
Grammar
gifnes, -ess, e; f.

A favour ⬩ grace ⬩ beneficium ⬩ gratia

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A favour, grace; beneficium, gratia Ealle we beþurfon Godes gifnesse we all have need of God's grace, Hy. 7, 114, 110: Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 114, 110

ge-fædlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-fædlic, adj.

Suitable, proper

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Suitable, proper Wé habbað medomlíce þás þing gehrepod; hit þingð ús gefædlic ꝥ wé rúmlícor þás gerénu átrahtnion, Angl. viii. 324, 6: 337, 6: Wlfst. 245, 19

Linked entry: -fædlic