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án-forlǽtan

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Add: to let go what one holds 'Ic bebeóde ꝥ gé hine leng ne beran, ac hine ánforlǽtan.' And hié sóna hine forlétan and hé gefeól, Bl.

Linked entry: for-lǽtan

hyldu

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Add: held, heldu. kindness, affection, good will For hylde arid lufe affectu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 65. <b>I a.

incer

(adj.; pronoun.)
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incer, adj. pron. 2nd person dual.
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Ðý læs gyt láð gode incrum [Adam and Eve ] waldende weorðan þyrfen, Cd. 27; Th. 36, 25; Gen. 577. Tó incre andsware, Th. 35, 19; Gen. 557. Biddaþ incerne [Moses and Aaron ] god, Ex. 10, 17.

þriwa

(num.; adv.)
Grammar
þriwa, þrywa, þreowa, þriowa, þriuwa, þriga, þrige, þría; adv.

Thrice ⬩ three times

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Ne sint ðæt þreó godas þriwa genemned, ac is án God, Hy. 10, 44. Þriwa (ðriga, Lind.: þriowa, Rush.) ter, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 34. Þriuwa, Rush. 75. Þriwa (ðría, Lind.: ðrige, Rush.), Mk. Skt. 14, 30, 72. Þriwa (ðriga, Lind.: ðrige, Rush.), Lk.

Linked entries: þría þriga

gegninga

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Geagnunga, El. 673. without intermediate agency Hwá meahte mé swylc gewit gifan, gif hit gegnunga God ne onsende?, Gen. 672.

tweógan

Grammar
tweógan, <b>I c.</b> add after Swt. 192, 15: 5, 7; S. 230, 20. <b>II a.</b>
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(d a) with acc. and clause (= acc. and infin.) :-- Þú ne tweóst ná þone ungeswenlican God ꝥ hé is scyppende esse non dubitas creantem Deum, Gr. D. 268, 22

fram-gewítan

(v.)
Grammar
fram-gewítan, from-gewítan; p. -gewát, pl. -gewiton; pp. -gewiten

To go away from ⬩ depart from ⬩ discēdĕre

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To go away from, depart from; discēdĕre Hie him framgewítaþ they depart from him, Bt. 8; Fox 26, 10

Linked entry: from-gewítan

CÝÞ

(n.)
Grammar
CÝÞ, cýþþ,e; f.

knowledge ⬩ notitia, cognitio, scientia ⬩ relation, relationship, KITH ⬩ familiaritas, munus ⬩ a known land, native country, region, ⬩ situs naturalis, natale solum, patria regio

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Ðe náne cýþþe to Gode næfdon who have had no knowledge of God, Homl. Th. i. 396, 28.

Linked entry: cýððu

egesa

(n.)
Grammar
egesa, egsa, ægsa, an; m. [ege fear]

Fear, horror, dread ⬩ tĭmor, horror, terror, formīdo

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Bútan Godes egsan [MS. B. egesan] without fear of God, Bd. 4, 12; S. 581, 1: Cd. 178; Th. 223, 23; Dan. 124: Andr. Kmbl. 914; An. 457. Sió dimme niht ofer eldum egesan ne brohte the dim night did not bring terror over men, Bt. Met.

Linked entry: egsa

mis-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
mis-dǽd, e; f.

A mis-deed ⬩ evil action ⬩ transgression ⬩ offence ⬩ injury

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God him geunne ðæt his góde dǽda swýðran wearþan ðonne misdǽda, Chr. 959; Erl. 121, 6. Gif hund mon tóslíte æt forman misdǽde geselle vi sciłł ... Gif æt ðissa misdǽda hwelcere se hund losige ... Gif se hund má misdǽda gewyrce, L.

un-rihtwísness

(n.)
Grammar
un-rihtwísness, e; f.

Unrighteousness ⬩ iniquity ⬩ injustice

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God hæfð árásod úre unrihtwísnissa, Gen. 44, 16: Blickl. Homl. 87, 29

Linked entry: rihtwís-ness

ge-wǽdian

(v.)
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Ben. 47, 9. a thing Gif gers God swǽ geuoedes ( vestit ), Mt.

wáwa

(n.)
Grammar
wáwa, an ; m.

Woe ⬩ misery

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Ceósan gódes and yfeles, welan and wáwan, Cd. Th. 30, 12 ; Gen. 466. On ǽlcum wáwan bí wǽron geþyldige, Homl. Skt. ii. 28, 130. Uae geíácnaþ wáwan, Ælfc. Gr. 48 ; Zup. 278, 17.

Linked entry: weá

orsorglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
orsorglíce, adv.

without anxiety ⬩ carelessly, rashly ⬩ securely, safely

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without anxiety Geoffra Gode ðone ðe ðú getuge, ðæt ðú ðý orsorglícor becume tó ðam æðelan wulderbeáge offer to God him whom thou hast brought up, that with the less anxiety thou mayest come to the noble crown of glory, Homl.

þǽr-tógeánes

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-tógeánes, adv.

opposite ⬩ on the contrary ⬩ as an equivalent ⬩ as a set off ⬩ in return ⬩ in reply ⬩ in refutation

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Ac wé cweðaþ þǽrtógeánes, ðæt God mæg eal ðæt hé wile, Homl. Th. i. 236, 8 : Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 162

Linked entry: tó-geagnes

lufian

(v.)
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Þæt þú sóð godu lufian wolde, Jul. 195. the subject an animal Ðeáh seó leó hire mágister swíðe lufige, Bt. 25 ; F. 88, 10 : Met. 13, 20. the subject love Sió lufu ðonne hió lufað ætsomne ǽgðer ge God ge his niéhstan, Past. 87, 8. with reference to love

un-tǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tǽle, adj.

Blameless ⬩ without reproach

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Sýn hý swá gecorene, ðæt hý untǽle sýn and sacerdhádes þurh ealle góde cysta wyrþe, R. Ben. 140, 6. Heó hæfð twá ðing untǽle for Gode, sinscipe and eádmódnysse, Homl. Ass. 40, 399

a-hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hreósan, p. -hreás, pl. -hruron; pp. -hroren [a, hreósan to rush]

To rush ⬩ fall ⬩ fall down ⬩ irruere ⬩ mere ⬩ corruere ⬩ decidere

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On Godes naman ahreóse ðís tempel in God's name let this temple fall down. Homl. Th. i. 72, 2, 5. He ahreás he fell, Homl. Th. i. 192, 20

Linked entries: a-hruron a-reósan

for-brittan

(v.)
Grammar
for-brittan, p. -britte; pp. -britted, -britt

To break in pieces ⬩ smash ⬩ bruise ⬩ confringĕre ⬩ contĕrĕre

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To break in pieces, smash, bruise; confringĕre, contĕrĕre God forbriteþ téþ heora on múþe heora Deus contĕrĕt dentes eōrum in ōre ipsōrum, Ps. Spl. 57, 6. Hú he forbritte ealle his bígengan quōmŏdo contrīvĕrit omnes cultōres ejus, Deut. 4, 3.

irfe-weardness

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irfe-weardness, irf-weardness, e; f.

An inheritance

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God cwæþ ðæt hé sylf wǽre heora yrfweardnyss, Homl. Th. ii. 224, 7. Ðonne biþ úre seó yrfeweardnes nostra erit hereditas, Mk. Skt. 12, 7

Linked entry: irf-