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be-gangan

to go aboutto go byto go about a businessto attend tosee after a personto worshipto honourcelebrate a dayto exercisepractise an artto practise a religionto practisedo (habitually)commit sinto exerciseuse

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M. 22, 34.

wundorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wundorlíce, adv.

Wonderfully

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Ic ne férde on mǽrðum ne wundorlíce mid getote be ne bodude neque ambulavi in magnis, neque in mirabilibus super me, R. Ben. 22, 17. Hé hine gescerpte wlitegum wǽdum wundorlíce, Met. 15, 3.

GRÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
GRÓWAN, part. grówende; ic grówe, ðú grówest, gréwst, he gróweþ, gréwþ, pl. grówaþ; p. greów, pl. greówon; pp. grówen
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Ic grówe vireo, 26, 2; Som. 28, 44: Mk. Bos. 4, 27. Leáf and gærs geond Bretene blóweþ and gróweþ leaves and grass blow and grow over Britain, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 198; Met. 20, 99: 29, 140; Met. 29, 70: Ps.

Linked entry: ge-grówan

æ-leng

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-leng, adj.

Longprotractedlengthytroublesomelongusmolestus

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Long, protracted, lengthy, troublesome; longus, molestus Me þincþ ðæt ðé þincen tó ǽlenge ðás langan spell methinks that these long discourses appear to thee too lengthy. Bt. 39,4; Fox 218, 6

féster-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
féster-fæder, es; m.

A foster-fathernourisheraltornutrītor

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Ætýwde me mín iú magister and fésterfæder appārŭit măgister quondam meus et nutrītor, Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 34

forþ-lífan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-lífan, p. -láf, pl. -lifon; pp. -lifen [lífan to leave]

To stand outappearpromĭnēre

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To stand out, appear; promĭnēre Mid ðý me of sweoran forþlífaþ seó reádnes and bryne ðæs swyles dum mihi de collo rŭbor tŭmōris, ardorque promĭneat, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 30

fulwiht-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
fulwiht-tíd, e; f.

Time of baptismbaptismal timebaptismătis tempus

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Time of baptism, baptismal time; baptismătis tempus Fulwiht-tíd [MS. -tiid] éces Drihtnes to us cymeþ the baptismal time of the eternal Lord comes to us, Menol. Fox 22; Men. 11

Linked entry: fulluht-tíd

lyðer-

(adj.; prefix)
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lyðer-, luðer- full; adj.

Baseviledissolutedepraved

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Base, vile, dissolute, depraved Leófan men ne beón gé náðor ne leáse ne luðer- [lyðer- MS. B] fulle, ne fúle ne fracode, ne on ǽnige wísan tó lehterfulle, Wulfst.40, 5

Linked entries: luðer- hlyþran

un-árlíce

(adv.)
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un-árlíce, adv.

disgracefullyshamefullymercilesslycruelly

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disgracefully, shamefully þeówmennen drehte dǽdum and wordum unárlíce, Cd. Th. 135, 29; Gen. 2250. mercilessly, cruelly Nǽfre gé mid blóde beódgereordu unárlíce eówre þicgeaþ, Cd. Th. 91, 28; Gen. 1519

Linked entry: ár-líce

weorold-stund

(n.)
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weorold-stund, e; f.
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Time spent in this world ne woldon folc oncnáwan, ðeáh ic fela for him æfter woruldstundum ( in the hours I spent on earth ) wundra gefremede, Elen. Kmbl. 725 ; El. 363

fore-gehátan

(v.)

to orderto promise

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to order Foregehéht praecipit, Mt. p. 14, 11: praecepit, 18, 9. to promise Hiá foregehéhton him feh þte hiá sealla walldon promiserunt ei pecuniam se daturos, Mk. L. R. 14, 11

Linked entry: ge-hátan

heofon-wealdend

(n.)
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heofon-wealdend, es; m.
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The ruler of heaven: Hefonwealdend arcitenens (Nullns me superat . . . ni Deus aethrali summus qui regnat in arce . . . Dum pater arcitenens concessit, jure guberno, Aid. 271, 13-21), An. Ox. 23, 10

nytlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
nytlíce, adv.
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Usefully þinceð ꝥ ic full nyttlíce (fornytlíce and nýdþearflíce, v. l.) ne undergite ná þá þing þe þú sǽdest videor mihi utiliter non intellexisse quae dixeras, Gr. D. 174, 18

cræftiga

(n.)
Grammar
cræftiga, cræftega, cræftica, cræftca, cræftga, an; m.

A craftsmanworkmanartificerarchitect artifexopifexarchitectus

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Met. Fox 11. 184; Met. 11. 92; Exon. 8a; Th. 1. 22; Cri. 12. Cræftiga [MS. C. cræftica] architectus Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 35, MS. D

BREGO

(n.)
Grammar
BREGO, bregu, brega, breogo; indecl. m.

A leader, governor, ruler, prince, king, Lord; imperator, princeps, rex, Dominus

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Norþmanna bregu the leader of North men, Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 33; Æþelst. 33. Brego engla the ruler of angels, Cd. 9; Th. 12, 7; Gen. 181. Brege moncynnes ruler of mankind, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 86; Met. 20, 43.

Linked entries: brega bregu breogo

GÝMAN

(v.)
Grammar
GÝMAN, géman, gíman, giéman; p. de

To care fortake care oftake heed toheedobserveregardkeep

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To care for, take care of, take heed to, heed, observe, regard, keep; cum gen. acc Ic gýme mín wedd I will keep my covenant, Lev. 26, 42.

FRÁSIAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRÁSIAN, freásian; p. ade; pp. ad

To askinquiretemptinterrŏgāreconquīrĕresciscĭtāritentāre

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To ask, inquire, tempt; interrŏgāre, conquīrĕre, sciscĭtāri, tentāre Frásiaþ [MS. frasias] conquīrĭtis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 16.

un-geleáffulness

(n.)
Grammar
un-geleáffulness, e; f.

Unbeliefincredulity

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Unbelief, incredulity Gefylst mínre ungeleáffulnysse ( incredulitatem ), Mk. Skt. 9, 24. Ne dó ðú æfter heora ungeleáffulnesse, Blickl. Homl. 237, 9. Ungeleáfulnesse, 241, 34. For hyra ungeleáffulnysse, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 58: 17, 20.

fylgean

to follow to pursueto followproceed alongto follow to followto followto followdevote one's self to, diligently attend to. to attend toto accommodate one's self to the will of another, yield to a thingobsequito try to gain to follow, do what has already been done by anotherto happen or come at a later time

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S. 23 b, 710. of action or condition. with a personal subject. to follow another. as his disciple Sé þe fylgeþ , ne gǽþ hé on þeóstro, Bl. H. 103, 31. Cum and filig , Hml. Th. ii. 400, 14. Fylg mec ł soec mec sequere me, Lk.

fyllnis

(n.)
Grammar
fyllnis, se; f.

Fulnessthat which makes full or completea supplement

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Fulness, that which makes full or complete, a supplement Fyllniss plenitudo, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 16; Rtl. 100, 13. Fyllnis supplementum, Mk. Skt. Lind. 2, 21. Fylnis perfectio, p. 1, 13