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eáster

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aut tua in aestivos fructus intumescit ubertas?, Bt. 14, 1; F. 40, 24-28

ge-bígan

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S. 10, 128. to incline, turn a person to, bring to accept a faith, practice, object of worship, &c. Hé þæt hǽðene landfolc tó Crístes geleáfan mid bodunge gebígde, Hml. Th. ii. 164, 20.

híd

Grammar
híd, hígid.

familia

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Ic sile Forðréde nigen hígida lond . . . hîgida lond, 5, 24-30. where assessment is made according to the number of hides: Sé þe hæbbe þreó hída tǽcne óðres healfes hýdes gesettes, Ll. Th. i. 144, II.

Linked entries: hígid híwisc

flíma

(n.)

a run-awaydeserteran apostatean outlawexilean outcastwretch

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Ðá forstæl hé ðá oxan . . . and hine héte ðá flýman, Cht. Th. 173, 7. a fugitive from ecclesiastical law: Be Godes flýman. Gif hwá Godes flýman (flíman, v.l.

Linked entry: flýma

wandian

(v.)
Grammar
wandian, p. ode.
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to turn aside from something (gen.)

Linked entries: ge-wand á-wandian

sóþ

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ, es; n.

Soothtruth in a general senseconformity with an absolute standard truththat which conforms to an absolute standardtruthwhat is true in generaltruth in regard to a particular circumstanceexact conformity with the facts of a case truthfidelity to a promisetruthrealitycertaintyreal condition of thingswhat really isaffirmation of truthasseverationtruthconformity with rightrighteousnessequityjustice

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Ðæt mǽre sóð justitiam tuam, 70, 18. Suna cynincges syle ðæt hé sóð healde justitiam tuam da filio regis, 71, 1. Se ðe his sóþ and riht symble healdeþ justus, 111, 6. Gif wé sóþ and riht on úrum lífe dón willaþ, Blickl. Homl. 129, 32.

Linked entry: sóþ-cwide

irþling

(n.)
Grammar
irþling, es; m.

a husbandmanfarmerploughman a cuckoo

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Hwæt sægest ðú Yrþlingc quid dicis tu, Arator? Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 11. Hwilce ðé geþuht betwux woroldcræftas heoldan ealdordóm? Eorþtilþ forðam se yrþling ús ealle fétt qualis tibi videtur inter seculares artes retinere primatum?

Linked entries: eorþ-ling ærþling

lettan

(v.)
Grammar
lettan, p. te

hinderimpededelay

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Ac ic ðé hálsige ðæt ðú mé nó leng ne lette tu modo quem excitaveris ne moreris, Bt. 36, 3; Fox 174, 32.

Linked entry: ge-lettan

ge-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-weorc, -worc, -were, es; n. [ge-, weorc a work] .

workŏpusŏpuscŭlusa fortfortressarx

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Hí worhton geweorc they wrought two forts, 896; Erl. 94, 11. Geweorc arx, figmentum, māchĭna, Scint. 62: Cot. 85: 128, Lye

bismer

(n.)
Grammar
bismer, bismor, bysmer, bysmor; gen. bismeres, bysmres; n.

Filthiness, pollution, abomination, disgrace, infamy, mockery, reproach, contumely, blasphemy, calumnyludibrium, pollutio, abominatio, infamia, opprobrium, contumelia, blasphemia, calumniaopprobrium

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Ðú hí, Drihten, dést deópe to bysmre tu, Domine, deridebis eos, Ps. Th. 58, 8. He hálge láre brygdeþ on bysmer he turneth holy lore into mockery, Exon. 117 a; Th. 449, 14; Dóm. 71.

leóran

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Vos. 65, 12. þé gedafenaþ ꝥ þú leóre on þíne bǽre tu debes procidere lectum, Bl. H. 149, 17.

sárig

(adj.)
Grammar
sárig, adj.

feeling grief, sorry, sorrowful, sad expressing grief, mournful, sad, bitter

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Sóhton sárigu (the two women at the sepulchre) sigebearn Godes, 460, 2; Hö. 11.

úte-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
úte-weard, adj.

Outwardextremeon the outside ofat the extremity ofthe outward partextremity

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Ðá geféngon hié ðara þreóra æt ðæm múðan úteweardum, 897; Erl. 95, 26. Hé sý onfangen on úteweardre endebyrdnesse in ultimo gradu recipiatur, R. Ben. 53, 11. Hé ðencð on ðam oferbrǽdelse his módes ...

Linked entry: útan-weard

ge-mæcca

Grammar
ge-mæcca, <b>ge-mecca</b>
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beóð gemæccan, Gn. Ex. 23

CEÓSAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEÓSAN, ciósan, ic ceóse, ðú ceósest, cýst, he ceóseþ, cýst, císt, ceósaþ; ic, he ceás, cés, ðú cure,curon; ceós, ceósaþ; coren; v. a.

to CHOOSE, select, electlegere, seligere, eligereto acceptoblatum accipere, accipere

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Bebodu ðíne ic ceás mandata tua elegi, Ps. Spl. 118, 173. Hér Eádgár, Engla cyning, ceás him óðer leóht, and ðis wáce forlét líf here, A.

færeld

(n.)
Grammar
færeld, fareld, færelt, es ; n. [fær a going, faran to go] .

a way, going, motion, journey, course, passage, progress, expedition, company, one who accompanies in the journey of life, a relationvia, ĭter, cursus, gressus, expĕdītio, cognăta The passover of the Jews transĭtus, phase, id est transĭtus

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Færeld ðín cognāta tua, Lk. Rush. War. 1, 36. Færeldu [MS. færeldtu] lustra, meātus, Cot. 125: 134. a particular passage,- The passover of the Jews; transĭtus, phase, id est transĭtus, Vulg. [ = τò πάσχα, indecl.]

irsian

(v.)
Grammar
irsian, p. ode.

to be angryto rageto make angryto angerprovoke

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to be angry, to rage Hú lange yrsast ðú on ðínes esnes gebed quousque irasceris in orationem servi tui, Ps. Th. 79, 5. Synfull yrsaþ peccator irascetur, 111, 9.

Linked entry: eornigende

borh

paymentsuretyshipsecurityloandebt

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Ðú eart on borg begán ðínum friénd incidisti in manus proximi tut, 193, 17. Eóde þyses ealles on borh Ælfgár Alfgar became responsible for the performance of all this, Cht.

gearwian

(v.)
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H. 247, 10. to grant Gearwig ł gionn ꝥte cirica ðín giðii praesta ut ecclesia tua proficiat, Rtl. 18, 21. v. full-, ymb-gearwian; girwan

á-drífan

to drive, cause to move (with violence)to drive off, drive awayexpellere, repudiare

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Hí sýn fram ðínre handa ádrifene de manu tua expulsa sunt, Ps. Th. 87, 5. heonon Ðá man mæg mid fæstenum heonon ádrífan, Dóm. L. 30, 46. of Hé his bróðer ádráf of éðele, Chr. 380; P. 11, 10: Sat. 201: Bo. 18. Gif man folan of ádrífe, Ll.