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heorþ-pening

(n.)
Grammar
heorþ-pening, -peneg, es; m.

A tax of a penny to be paid by every house [e.g. Peter's pence]

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Peter's mass day: and he who shall not have paid by that time, let him be led to Rome, and in addition thereto pay xxx pence, and then bring a certificate that he has there paid so much.

líf-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
líf-líc, adj.

livingvital

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Líflíc ys blód lǽtan to let blood [at this time] is as much as a man's life is worth, Lchdm. iii. 190, 28. Is hwæðere swá tó lǽtanne swá ðæt líflíce mægen ne áspringe blood however is to be let so that vital power be not dissipated, L.

un-ágán

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ágán, adj.

Not lapsedwith the time of its lease not run out

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Not lapsed, with the time of its lease not run out Ego Ealdulf ... quandam ruris particulam ... cuidam militi nomine Leofenað ... largitus sum ... et post uitae suae terminum duobus tantum haeredibus immunem derelinquat; quibus defunctis, aecclesiae

ge-mircian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mircian, ge-mercian.
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Take here ge-mercian in Dict. and add: to fix by marks, determine Fore gemercade ł getáchte praefigit, Mt. p. 15, 7. to mark out, distinguish by a mark, designate Téno of tal ðé mercas ic gemercade decent numero tibi titulos designavi, Mt. p. ii. 3.

Linked entry: -mircian

ge-edstaþelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edstaþelian, ge-edstálian.
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S. 16, 24. to repeat, establish for a second time Geetstaþoliat instaurant (hostes superati bellum ), An. Ox. 11, 80. Hé ( Antichrist ) geedstaðelað níwe tempel þǽr þǽr Salamon hæfde ǽr árǽred þæt mǽre tempel, Wlfst. 195, 4

ge-cweþan

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On þǽre ylcan tíde þe God gecwæð ( praedixerat ), Gen. 21, 2. to settle. to agree upon a course of action, arrange, fix a time Hé cwæð tó ðám gebróðrum þæt hé wolde sylf on ðám dæge ðe hé gecwæð þǽr gecuman (cf. hé heom gehét ꝥ hé æfter heom cuman wolde

Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden

middan-geard

(n.)
Grammar
middan-geard, es; m.

the middle dwellingthe earthworldthe world and they that dwell thereinmankind

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Rícsian on ðiosan middangearde, Ors. 1, 2, tit.; Swt. 1, 4. Seó ród biþ árǽred on ðæt gewrixle ðara tungla, seó nú on middangearde áwergede gástas flémeþ, Blickl. Homl. 91, 24.

Linked entry: middan-eard

uppe

(adv.)
Grammar
uppe, adv.

upaboveon highup

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On winterlícre tíde hí (the Pleiades) beóð on niht uppe and on ðæg ádúne, Lchdm. iii. 272, 2. where there is motion from the sea up to the land. Similar entries v. up, I Gif hé his scip uppe getogen hæbbe, L. Eth. ii. 3; Th, i. 286, 8.

Linked entry: up

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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</b> — demonstrative, then. of time, then, at that time Fóron hié bí swá hwaþerre efes swá hit þonne (at the time of their going, whenever it was) fierdleás wæs, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 13. Ðæt geweorþeþ on dómes dæge ...

Linked entries: þænne þonne

ge-win

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Th. i. 426, 18. mental distress, trouble. v. gewin-tíd, -woruld Hé gehyhte þæt him God sealde his gewinnes frófre sperans in Domino daturum sibi refocillationem aliquam laboris sui, Guth. Gr. 171, 7.

god-cund

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Ðæt mon hiora tíd geuueorðiae mid godcundum gódum . . . Ic bidde hígon ðette hié ðás godcundan gód gedón . . . ðaet ęghwilc messepriost gesinge twá messan . . . ond ęghwilc Godes ðiów gesinge twá fíftig, C. D. i. 293, 1-33.

Linked entry: god-lic

Angle

(n.)
Grammar
Angle, g. a; dat. um; pl. m.

The ANGLES

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Bede wrote his history about A.D. 731, at which time Abercorn was within the bounds of Engla land - England: Ðæt land, ðætte Angle ǽr hæfdon the land, that the Angles formerly had, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 30.

FORMA

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FORMA, m; forme f. n: def. adj.

The firstearliestprīmus

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Forman síðe for the first time, Beo. Th. 4562; B. 2286: Exon. 84 b; Th. 319, 3; Wíd. 6: Cd. 17; Th. 21, 4; Gen. 319. Gebletsode Metod monna cynnes ða forman twá the Lord blessed the first two of mankind, Cd. 10; Th. 12, 31; Gen. 194.

Linked entry: feorma

GANG

(n.)
Grammar
GANG, geng, gong, gung, es; m.

GANGgoingjourneystepwaypathpassagecourse (of time)ĭtergrădusgressusincessusambŭlātiosēmĭtaa passagedrainprivylatrīnasecessus

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GANG, going, journey, step, way, path, passage, course (of time); ĭter, grădus, gressus, incessus, ambŭlātio, sēmĭta Beswícan gangas [MS. M. stepas] míne supplantāre gressus meos, Ps. Spl. C. 139, 5. Mínne gang gressum meum, Ps. Th. 139, 5.

ge-ágnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ágnian, -áhnian; to -ágnianne, -áhnianne; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To ownpossessinheritappropriate to one's selfclaim as one's ownpossĭdēreherēdĭtārevindĭcāre sibi

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Óþ-ðæt se ágenfrigea him ðæt orf geáhnige till the proprietor claims the cattle for his own, L. Edg. S. 11; Th. i. 276, 16. Sceal monna gehwilc wesan geágnod me every man shall be appropriated to me, Cd. 106; Th. 140, 1; Gen. 2321

ge-wis

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wis, -wiss; adj.

Certainsureknowingforeknowingcertus

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On gewissum tídum at certain times, R. Ben. interl. 48. Of gewissum intingan of certain causes, R. Ben. interl. 63. Myd gewyssum gesceáde with certain reason, wherefore; propter certam rationem, quapropter, Nicod. 3; Thw. 2, 6

Linked entry: ge-wiss

big-spell

(n.)
Grammar
big-spell, bí-spell; g. -spelles; pl. nom. acc. -spell, -spellu; n. [big, bí, spell a history]

A by-history, a parable, fable, example, proverb, storyparabola, fabula, exemplum, proverbium, narratio

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He him rehte bíspell bí ðære sunnan he related to him a parable of the sun, Bt. titl. vi; xFox x. 12.

Linked entries: an-lícnes bí-spell

týnan

(v.)
Grammar
týnan, p. de
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To teen, tine (v. Halliw. Dict.), close. to fence, enclose Me mæig on sumera týnan, Anglia ix. 261, 11. Gif ceotlas gærstún hæbben gemǽnne oþþe óðer gedálland tó týnanne, and hæbben sume getýned hiora dǽl, sume næbben, L.

ídel-ness

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Nú is se tíma ꝥ ðú forlǽte þíne ýdelnesse and lác ðám godum geoffrige, Hml. S. 22, 213. lack of result, ineffectiveness. Cf. <b>II, II</b> a α Hí ealne dæg mid ídelnesse ( frustra ) wunnon, Gr. D. 250, 21.

lyt-hwón

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Onwende hé his neb áweg lythwón, Lch. ii. 284, 16, of time Lytle huíle (modicum) geséne wére hine cuæð and eftsóna lythuón (modicum) ne uére geséne, Jn. p. 7, 14: Gú. 363. of extent, degree Hé lithwón hogode embe his sáwle þearfe, Hml.