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flǽsc-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
flǽsc-líc, adj.

Fleshly ⬩ carnal ⬩ carnălis

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Swá swá ða gódan fæderas gewuniaþ heora flǽsclíce bearn þreágean sīcut bōni patres carnālĭbus fīliis sŏlent discĭplīnam tĕnēre, Bd. 1, 27; S. 490, 16. Hwæt gódes mágan we secgan on ða flǽsclícan unþeáwas what good shall we say of the fleshly vices?

níd-genga

(n.)
Grammar
níd-genga, an; m.

One who is forced to go ⬩ one who goes in misery

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One who is forced to go or one who goes in misery Nacod nídgenga ( Nebuchadnezzar ), Cd. Th. 255, 32; Dan. 633

hǽlend

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Úre hǽlend God helpe ússes salutaris noster, Dens noster, Deus salvos faciendi, 67, 20. Hǽlynd Drihten, 107, 6. Mín gást wynsumaþ on God mínum hǽlende, Bl. H. 7, 3. with weakening of force and tending to become a mere title (cf.

spyrian

(v.)
Grammar
spyrian, p. ede, ode

to track ⬩ go in a track ⬩ follow ⬩ make a journey in search of something ⬩ to make a track ⬩ go ⬩ to enquire ⬩ investigate ⬩ examine ⬩ to enquire after or into ⬩ seek to know about ⬩ to search after ⬩ seek to attain ⬩ to ask ⬩ investigare, indagare, sciscitari ⬩ to track; to investigate; to ask

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Wé sceoldon eallon mægne spirian æfter Gode, 42; Fox 256, 1. to search after, seek to attain Ealle men spyriaþ æfter ðam héhstan góde. Ac ne mágon ða yfelan cuman tó ðam hrófe eallra góda, forðam hí ne spyriaþ on riht æfter, 39, 9; Fox 224, 24-27.

Linked entries: æfter-spyrian spirian

ge-lífan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lífan, -liéfan; p. de; pp. ed

To believe ⬩ trust ⬩ crēdĕre ⬩ confīdĕre

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To believe, trust; crēdĕre, confīdĕre Gif hie willen geliéfan dætte Godes ríce hiera síe if they will believe that God's kingdom is theirs, Past. 36, 5; Swt. 253, 9; Hat. MS. 47 b, 8.

Linked entries: ge-leófan lífan

wíf-hád

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-hád, es; m. 1.

womanhood

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God ána wát hú his gecynde biþ, wífhádes oððe weres, Exon. Th. 223, 9; Ph. 357. Se ðreát ðæra Godes ðeówa in wífháde ancillarum Dei caterva, Bd. 4, 7; S. 574, 34

ge-mendful

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mendful, -full; adj. [ge-mend = ge-mynd the mind, memory]

Of good memory, mindful ⬩ mĕmor

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Of good memory, mindful; mĕmor Cild biþ gemendful a child will be of good memory, Lchdm. iii. 186, 24

feoht

(n.)
Grammar
feoht, es; n.

FIGHT ⬩ battle ⬩ pugna ⬩ prœlium

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God tǽceþ handa míne to feohte Deus dŏcet mănus meas ad prælium, Ps. Spl. 143, 1

Linked entry: fyht

exe

(n.)
Grammar
exe, an: ex (?), e; f.

The brain

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Se drænc is gód wið heáfodecce and wið brægenes hwyrfnesse and weallunge, wið seóndre exe, Lch. iii. 70, 21

Linked entry: ex

hwæl

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God gesceóp þá micelan hwalas ( cete grandia ), Gen. 1, 21. Hwælas, Angl. viii. 310, 18

sófte

(adj.)
Grammar
sófte, adj. Add: <b>I a.</b> of weather
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Add God ealla g gað sída gesceafta, sófta geþwérað, Met. 29, 47

tóweard-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tóweard-líc, adj.

Future

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God forgefe alle synne ðíno ondweardlíca and tóweardlíca (futura), Rtl. 170, 11

eafoþ

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Hine God mægenes wynnum, eafedum stépte, 1717. Cf. afol. Add

tægl

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Wæs beboden ꝥ se tægel sceolde beón gehál ǽfre on þám nýtene æt þǽre offrunge for þǽre getácnunge ꝥ God wile ꝥ wé simle wel dón oþ ende úres lífes; þonne biþ se tægel geoffrod on úrum weorcum, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 3, 39-42. Add

ge-wissian

(v.)
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God, gewissa úre dǽda, Hml. Th. ii. 598, 16. Hí eóden tó scipe mid him and bǽdon God ꝥ hé his weg gewissode, 15, 19. to appoint a time Tó þám ylcan ándagan þe hé him gewissode, Hml.

lícian

(v.)
Grammar
lícian, p. ode

To please

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Ðé is sélost ðæt ðú Gode lície, Blickl. Homl. 64, 34. Ac lícige swá hit lícige but please as it may, Wulfst. 191, 21. Ǽghwylc man þurh góde dǽda Gode lícian sceal, Blickl. Homl. 129, 34. Hé ðam cyninge wæs líciende, Bd. 5, 53; S. 632, 9.

Linked entry: ge-lícian

æppled

(v.; part.)
Grammar
æppled, æpled; part.

APPLED ⬩ made into the form of apples ⬩ made into balls or bosses ⬩ in pomorum formam redactus

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APPLED, made into the form of apples, made into balls or bosses; in pomorum formam redactus Æpplede gold appled gold, Exon. 63a; Th. 232, 14; Ph. 506: 75b; Th. 283, 30; Jul. 688. Æplede gold, Elen. Kmbl. 2517; El. 1260

tellan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
tellan, p. tealde; pp. teald: also forms as from telian occur: ic telge, hí teliaþ; p. telede; p. teled.
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Ðonne on úrum móde biþ ácenned sum ðing gódes, and wé ðæt tó weorce áwendaþ, ðonne sceole wé ðæt tellan tó Godes gyfe, and ðæt Gode betǽcan consider it as God's grace, and attribute it to God, 138, 23.

gramlic

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Ealle þǽra hǽðenra godas synd gramlice deófla omnes dii gentium demonia, 14, 18. Ne cwæð þú ná goda, ac gramlicra deófla, 8, 59. of things Nǽron hí geneádode tó ðám gramlican geþeahte, Hml. S. 27, 166.

mis-faran

(v.)

to go astray ⬩ to err ⬩ transgress ⬩ to fare badly ⬩ have ill success

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Th. i. 100, 31. þurh deófol fela þinga misfór by the devil&#39;s agency many things have gone on badly, Wulfst. 104, 22. Se ðe Gode nele hýran, witod hé sceal misfaran, 178, 21

Linked entry: mis-féran

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