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þingian

(v.)
Grammar
þingian, p. ode.
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cleopie tó Godes hálgum, and bidde ðæt hig him tó Gode þingien, L. E. I. 23; Th. ii. 420, 10. dearr ðingian óðrum monnum, and nát hwǽðer him selfum geðingod bið quomodo aliis veniam postulat qui, utrum sibi sit placates, ignorat?

ge-lífan

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Þéh sýn þæs morþres scyldige, hit him tó nánre synne ne gelýfaþ, Bl.

of-settan

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Hml.

on-cnáwan

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(l b), add: with noun or pronoun (representing a noun) suá micle bet his ágen dysig oncnéw swá undruncenra wæs malum, quod fecerat, cognoscere potuit, quia hoc ebrius non audivit, Past. 295, 8.

lange

(adv.)
Grammar
lange, adv.

Longa long timefar

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Ðá ðá lange and lange hearpode when then he had harped a long, long time, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 5. longe how long, Past. pref; Swt. 9, 4. langæ, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 10. Nóht longe æfter ðon not long after that, Shrn. 105, 9.

Linked entries: lencg leng

ge-hwylc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwylc, -hwelc, -hwilc; pron.

Eachevery oneallwhoeverwhateverquisqueunusquisque

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He beheóld heora ánra gehwilcne he observed each one of them, Th. Ap. 12, 24

be-sprecan

(v.)

mentionto claimTo complain ofblameTo complain

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Th. i. 374, 13. of legal proceedings, to claim Sette borh ꝥ bringe his geteáman in þǽr hit besprecen bið (where the recovered property will be claimed), Ll. Th. i. 288, 17. in an unfavourable sense, trans.

irmþ

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Hié on ðǽm iermþum heora líf geendodon, Ors. 2, 2 ; S. 66, 19. in a moral sense, badness Gif hine mon leahtor-fulne ongit. . . him mon secge þæt þanon gewíte, þe lǽs mid his yrmðe ( miseria ) óþre geleahtrige, R.

sliht

(n.)
Grammar
sliht, sleaht, sleht, slieht, sliét, slyht (see the cpds.), es; m.

a striking of coin a stroke, flash of lightningslaughter, death by violencethe deadly stroke of diseasewhat is to be killed, animals for slaughter a blow, mortal blow; stamp, coining strages, occisio mowing ; striking of an instrument

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Icel. slátr butcher's meat; slátra to slaughter cattle) Gafolswáne gebyreþ ðæt sylle his slyht be ðam ðe on lande stent. On manegum landum stent ðæt sylle ǽlce geáre . xv. swýn tó sticunge L. R. S. 6; Th. i. 436, 11

ge-wilnian

(v.)
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Martin) wæs twelfwintra gewilnode tó wéstene (cf. smeágende (St. Martin ) on wéstene wunian mihte, Hml. Th. ii. 500, 2), and hit eác gefremode gif þá ylde hæfde, Hml. S. 31, 26.

æ-bylgþ

(n.)
Grammar
æ-bylgþ, -bylþ, -bylygþ, e; f: es; n? [bylgþ, v. belgan]

An offencea faultscandalwrongangerwrathindignationoffensainjuriairaindignatio

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He sende on graman æbylygþe hys misit in eos iram indignationis suæ, Ps. Spl. 77, 54. Cristenum cyningce gebyraþ swýðe rihte ðæt he Godes æbylþe wrece Christiano regi jure pertinet ut injurias Deo factas vindicet, L. C. S. 40; Th. i. 400, 10

Linked entries: a-bylgþ æ-bylg

a-reccean

(v.)
Grammar
a-reccean, p. -reahte. -rehte; pp. -reaht, -reht; v. trans.

To tell outrelaterecountexpresstranslateenarrareeloquiexprimerereddere

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To tell out, relate, recount, express, translate; enarrare, eloqui, exprimere, reddere Hwá is ðæt ðe eall ða yfel, ðe dónde wǽron, mǽge areccean who is there that can relate all the evils which they did? Ors. 1, 8 ; Bos. 31, 24: Hy. 3, 17; Hy.

BÉD

(n.)
Grammar
BÉD, es; nom. acc. pl. bédu, bédo; n.

A prayersupplicationreligious worshiporatiosupplicatioDei cultus

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A prayer, supplication, religious worship; oratio, supplicatio, Dei cultus Ðæt he sceolde ða bédu [MS. B. byldo constancy] anescian that he should diminish [weaken] the prayers, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 43.

Linked entry: bédu

mundian

(v.)
Grammar
mundian, p. ode.

to protectshelterguardTo act as guardian

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Baldwine geaf Ælfgife wununge on Bricge and mundode and heóld da hwíle ðe heó ðǽr wæs, Chr. 1037; Erl. 167, 4. Cristenum cyninge gebyreþ ðæt Godes áre mundie, Wulfst. 266, 17. in a technical sense, To act as guardian

Linked entry: a-mundian

þancweorþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þancweorþlíce, adv.
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Gladly, willingly, in a way that shews acceptance ðancweorþlíce ( gratanter ) wǽron fram him onfangene, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 2. ðære gife ðancwurþlíce ( gratanter ) onféng, 4, 30; S. 609, 9.

under-licgan

(v.)

to be subjectsubmityield

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Ða under-ðiéddan mon sceal lǽran ðæt him eáðmódlíce underlicgen subditiadmonendi sunt ut humiliter subjaceant, Past. 28; Swt. 189, 20

wiþ-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-licgan, p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon

To be obstructiveobjectoppose

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Similar entries Cf. wiþ-standan Behét man him ðæt móste wurðe beón ǽlc ðæra þinga ðe ǽr áhte. Ðá wiðlæg (wiðcwæð, MS. D.) Harold, Chr. 1046; Erl. 173, 2.

nyttian

(v.)
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H. 44, 23. Næfð nán man tó þæs unhále æágan þæt ne mage lybban be þáre sunnan, and hire (printed hine) nyttian gyf énygwiht geseón mæg, 43, 25.

ofer-feohtan

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Júdas oferfeaht and áflýmde ǽfre, Hml. S. 25, 387: 536. Máre sige bið þæt se man hine sylfne ðurh geðyld gewylde, ðonne wiðútan him burga oferfeohte, Hml. Th. ii. 544, 11.

undern

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Add: the third hour of the day hét þæt áne tíd ofer undern (cf. æt þǽre þriddan tíde on morgenne, Bl. H. 201, 35) getrymedon ongeán heora fýnd, Hml.