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crísten

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Heó wæs crístenu, Shrn. 86, 15. Úre crístne Róma, Ors. 24; S. 74, 34. Hé bæd hine crístenne beón . . . bæd ꝥ hé ðurh his bebod crístene gefremed wǽre, Bd. 1, 4; Sch. 16, 3, 16. Crístenum þénungum þeówian, 1, 7; Sch. 22, 6.

cræft-lic

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Vulgaris vel artificales dies est, ꝥ byþ ceorlisc dæg oððe cræftlic, fram þǽre sunnan anginne ꝥ heó tó setle gá and eft cume mancynne tó blisse, Angl. viii. 317, 11. skilful, skilled Ðá óðre cræftigan sægdon ꝥ hý þurh drýcræft dydon ðá cræftlican weorc

ge-méde

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II l ; S. 24, 9. of things, that satisfies requirements, adequate, suitable Heó hit Ósulfe on ǽht gesealde wið gemédan feó ( the land was sold for a fair price, or (?) a price that had been agreed on ), Che. Th. 170, 21

ofer-sceadwian

(v.)
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Hú wæs heó ofersceadewod ?, Hml. Th. i. 198, 30-34. Se Hálga Gást hý mid his mihte ofersceadewode, Wlfst, 193, 13

un-wrenc

(n.)
Grammar
un-wrenc, es; m.

an evil tricka malicious wilea wicked artificean evil practicea vice

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an evil trick, a malicious wile, a wicked artifice Ðisne unwrenc (the device practised by Potiphar's wife) heó geþóhte, Gen. 39, 16. Hé (Antichrist) bið eal unwrenca full, Wulfst. 97, 16.

efen-scearp

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-scearp, adj.

Equally sharp æque acūtus

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Equally sharp; æque acūtus Hí heora tungan teóþ sweorde efen-scearpe exăcuērunt ut glădium linguas suas, Ps. Th. 63. 3

fulwiht-hád

(n.)
Grammar
fulwiht-hád, es; m.

A baptismal vow

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A baptismal vow Ðæt hie heora fulwihthádas wel gehealdan that they keep well their baptismal vows, Blickl. Homl. 109, 26

betrung

(n.)
Grammar
betrung, bettrung, e; f. [betrian to be better]

A BETTERING, amendingemendatio

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A BETTERING, amending; emendatio Ðæt hit wǽre heora betrung that it was their amendment, Bt. 38, 7; Fox 210, 13

Linked entries: beterung bettrung

un-gescrépness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gescrépness, e; f.

Inconvenience

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Inconvenience Seó ungescrépnes ðæs sáres fram heora eágan gewát doloris incommodum ab oculis amoverent, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 37

Linked entry: ge-scrépness

for-cirredness

(n.)
Grammar
for-cirredness, e; f.

Perversity

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Perversity Hí onǽldon þǽra geongrena mód tó forcyrrednesse (-cerr-, v. l.) heora synlustes (ad perversitatem libidinis ), Gr. D. 119, 15

ísig

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On ðǽm clife hangodan on ðǽm ísgean bearwum manige swearte sáula be heora handum gebundne, Bl. H. 209, 35. Add

ofer-médla

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hwǽr is heora ofermédla, bútan mid moldan beðeaht and in wítum gewrecen, Wlfst. 263, 17. Add

ofer-þearf

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Ágan þá yldran on Crístenum folce ðæs oferþearfe, þæt hí heora gingran Gode gestrýnan. Wlfst. 38, 23: 301, 15. Add

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Sume preóstas mid forewerdum tán stæppað, ꝥ on þám fúhtan wege ne beón heora fét besprengde, Chrd. 64, 35. Add

þurh-smúgan

Grammar
þurh-smúgan, I.
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Þe lǽs heora gylta áttru tó manige þurh-smúgon ne per plures eorum dira serpant contagia, Chrd, 62, 7. Add

rýne-mann

(n.)
Grammar
rýne-mann, es; m.
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One skilled in explaining mysteries Ða clamme ðe ða rǽdellan wið rýnemenn heóld, Exon. Th. 429, 32; Rä. 43, 13

neb-wlitu

(n.)
Grammar
neb-wlitu, e; f.

The form of the facethe facecountenance

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Ne behealde gé heora nebwlite, ii. 404, 28

scop-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
scop-leóþ, es ; n.
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A poem Se heora cyning ongan singan and giddian and mid ðæm scopleóþe heora mód swíðe getrymede Tyrtaei ducis composito carmine et pro cocione recitato accensi, Ors. 1, 14 ; Swt. 56, 32.

brédan

(v.)
Grammar
brédan, p. de

To cherishnourish

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Been týmað heora teám mid clǽnnysse, of ðám hunige hí brédað heora bród, ii. 10, 17

bacu

(n.)
Grammar
bacu, nom. acc. pl. of bæc

backs

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backs; Hí me towendon heora bacu they turned their backs on me, Bt. Met. Fox 2, 29; Met. 2, 15