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bisceop

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop, biscop, biscep, es; m.

a BISHOP, prelateepiscopusa chief priest of the Jewspontifexa heathen priest of the Romans and Egyptians

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best educated men of their age, and often the most energetic, their advice and assistance were, therefore, naturally sought in every case of emergency in the cabinet or in the field,-Hence Ealhstan, the bishop of Sherborne for fifty years [Ealhstán hæfde

teóðung

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung, teóðing, e; f.
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Abraham geaf ðam kincge Melchisedech ða teóðunga ( decimas ) of ðám ðingon ðe hé gewunnen hæfde, Prud. 56. with special reference to the English church.

Linked entry: tegðung

wolcen

(n.)
Grammar
wolcen, wolcn (wolc), es;n. : also wolcne, an; f.

A cloudthe cloudsthe heavensthe skythe clouds of nightunder heavenon earthskywelkin

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Nalas ðæt wolcn ðý forþ comðe úre Drihten ðæs wolcnes fultomes þearfe hæfde, oþþe ðæt wolcn hiene up áhófe, ac hé ðæt wolcn him beforan nam, and hé on ðæm wolcne from heora gesihþe gewát, 121, 11-17. Regn wolcen brincgeþ. Ps. Th. 67, 10.

tó-geagnes

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
tó-geagnes, -gegnes, -geánes, -génes.

towards,so as to meetagainst,to meetin the way of,to meet the approach ofin readiness for,against the coming ofagainst,for the purpose of resistingon the approach of,towardsagain,in return

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Hæfde hé Grendle tógeánes seleweard áseted, Beo. Th. 1336; B. 666. marking the object towards or against which an action is directed Ðá clypode se eádiga Godes ðeów him tógeánes the blessed servant of God cried out addressing him, Homl.

in-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
in-gehygd, -hýd, e; f : es; n.

Thoughtmindintentsenseknowledgeunderstandingconscienceintentionpurpose

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hæfdon ðæt góde ingehýd on heora heortan ðæt hí woldon Gode ánum gecwéman and ná cépan dysegra manna herunge they had the good sense in their hearts, to wish to please God only, and not to care for the praise of foolish men, 564, 29.

níwe

(adj.)
Grammar
níwe, neówe; adj.

newnot yet usednewrecentnot of long standingnot long madenew (to anything)inexperiencednewnoveldifferent from what has gone before

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hæfdon neówne gefeán geméted, Elen. Kmbl. 1737; El. 870. Fægere word ðis synd . . . ac forðon hí níwe syndon and uncúþe, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, 9. Lyt swígode níwra spella, se ðe næs gerád, Beo. Th. 5788; B. 2898. Hí sprecaþ níwum tungum, Mk.

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þreát

(n.)
Grammar
þreát, es; m.

a troopbandcrowdbody of peopleswarmpressthrongviolencecompulsionforceoppressionpunishmentill-treatment

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Ða ðe hæfdon sum þing lytles tó bigleofan, ðæt gelæhton reáferas and of ðam múðe him ábrudon unmǽðlíce mid þreáte, Homl. Ass. 68, 73. Mid swíðlícum þreáte, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 12: Homl. Skt. ii. 28, 105: 29, 217.

níþ

(n.)
Grammar
níþ, es; m.

envyhatredenmityrancorspiteill-willjealousyaction which arises from hatredstrifewarhostilitythe effect of hatredpersecutiontroublevexationannoyanceafflictiontribulationgriefevilwickednessmalice

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Hæfde hé sele Hróðgáres genered wið níþe, Beo. Th. 1658; B. 827 : Andr. Kmbl. 2073; An. 1039. Hié habban sceoldon hellgeþwin, ðone nearwan níþ, Cd. Th. 43, 27; Gen. 697 : 48, 13; Gen. 775. Ic wræc Wedera níþ, Beo. Th. 850; B. 423.

ge-met

(adj.)
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Ex. 33. of degree Hé hæfde eádmódnysse ofer mennisc gemett, Hml. S. 31, 46. Gýtsung gemet nát auaritia modum ignorat, Scint. 99, 5. Seó gítsung ne cann gemet avartiae nihil satis est, Bt. 26, 2; F. 94, 6.

lang

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David sang þysne sealm ymb swýðe lang þæs þe hine God álýsed hæfde, Ps. Th. 17, arg. without prep. Þá dysegan menn þe þysum drýcræftum long lýfdon, Met. 26, 99.

HÁD

(n.)
Grammar
HÁD, es; m.

personpersonasexdegree, rank, order, conditionstate, condition, kind, nature, formmanner, wayhonourpersona, sexus, ordo, gradus.

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Cyninges naman hæfde and wæs ðæs hádes well wyrþe regis nomine ac persona dignissimus, Bd. 3, 21; S. 550, 40, MS. B. Weorþian wé ða cláþas his hádes let us honour the clothes of his person, Blickl. Homl. 11, 9.

gearo

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hæfdon gearwe (gearuwe, v. l.) mágistras (mágistras gearwe, v. l.) haberent in promtu magistros, Bd. 4, 2; Sch. 345, 13

ge-healdan

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Ꝥ symble mid eów gehealden sý þe gé tó friðes bóte gecoren hæfdon, 278, 2.

lád

(n.)
Grammar
lád, e; f.

excuse

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Dúnstan gedémde ðæt se mæssepreóst nǽre, gif hé wíf hæfde, ǽnigre óðre láde wyrðe, bútan eallswá lǽwede sceolde ðe efenboren wǽre, gif man mid tihtlan ðæne beléde, L. Edg. C. 60, note; Th. ii. 256, 38.

Linked entry: ládian

þurh-teón

(v.)

to carry throughget a proposal accepted, a request grantedto carry out a plan, orders, etc.give effect to an intentionto carry throughcarry on to a (successful) endto accomplishperformto perpetrateto carry oncontinueto bring to a successful issueto achievebring aboutbring to passto affordto go throughundergoto drawdrag

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Cweþan ðæt sió godcunde foretiohhung getiohhod hæfde ðæs ðe hió ne þurhtuge, 41, 3; Fox 248, 21. Hí nóhwæþere heora willnunge habban ne ðurhteón magan in neutro cupitum passunt obtinere propositum, Bd. 5, 23; S. 647, 3: Ors. 1, 2; Swt. 30, 22.

þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung, e; f.
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Malchus hæfde mid him eáþelícan fódan, and com tó his geféran ... and ða eáðelícan þénunga ðe hé ðider bróhte heom þénode, ðæt hí be dǽle hí gereordodon, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 233-240.

dǽl

(adv.)
Grammar
dǽl, pl. dǽle (gelimplice daele conpetentes portiunculas,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 79
), dǽlas.
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Hwæðer sǽ dǽl ǽnigne grénre eorðan ofgifen hæfde, Gen. 1453. Nǽnigne dǽl leóhtes scíman geseón ne minimam quidem lucis alicujus particulam videre, Bd. 4, 10; Sch. 401, 10.

ge-gaderian

(v.)
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Se cyng hæfde gegadrod (-gaderod, v. l. ) sum hund scipa, 911; P. 96, 6. Hí woldon faran tó heora cynehláforde and tó þám witan þe mid him gegaderode wǽron, 1048; P. 174, 6: 894; P. 87, 19. <b>II a.

hál

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Hálum monnum sanatis hominibus, Mt. p. 15, 19. (3 a) of a part of a living body :-- Þæt mǽden (a girl born dumb ) hæfde hire sprǽce mid hálre tungan, Hml. S. 31, 1118. Hálne incolumem (pupillam evulsam ), An.

hwǽr

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(c α) with emphatic genitive :-- Hæfde ic úhtceare hwǽr mín leódfruma londes wǽre, Kl. 8. (c β) where the clause is in apposition to a pronoun :-- Hié ymb þæt siredon hwǽr hié hié gemétan wolden, Ors. 3, 11; S. 144, 35.