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un-gebét

Grammar
un-gebét, un-gebétt.
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I. add Þá synne þe hé ǽr ungebéted hæfde, Gr. D. 329, 3. Him nǽnig syn ungebéted (-bétedu, v.l. ) bútan wrace áleoðod wæs, 332, 3

fundung

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Ðis godspel sprecð ymbe ðæs Hǽlendes fundunge, and hú hé betǽhte ealle ðá geleáfullan his Fæder ǽr ðan ðe hé úp ástige, Hml. Th. ii. 362, 15. Add

CYST

(n.)
Grammar
CYST, cist, cest,e e; f.

CHEST, coffer, coffin, sheath, casket ⬩ capsa, capsella, cista, cistella, loculus

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Cest cistella, Ælfc. Gl. 3; Som. 55, 64; Wrt. Voc. 16, 37

Linked entries: cest cist cist

mín

(pronoun.)
Grammar
mín, pron. gen. of ic

Of me

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Ic sprece ego loquor, mín sprǽc mei locutio, Ælfc. Gr. 15; Som. 17, 56. Ǽr ðú ða miclan meaht mín oferswíðdest, Exon. 73 a; Th. 273, 25; Jul. 521. Ne wát ic hygeþoncum mín, 109 a; Th. 417, 14; Rä. 36, 4. Hé wæs mín on ða swíðran, Elen.

ge-scildnes

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Ǽfre se deófol winð nú ongeán úrne geleáfan; ac seó gescyldnys is æt úrum Fæder gelang. Hml. Th. i. 252, 3. Hí bǽdon Godes gescyldnysse wið þone Syriscan here, Hml. A. 107, 70- Gescyldnesse tutamini, i. protectioni, An.

ranc

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Add Oft týne oððe twelfe ǽlc æfter óðrum scendað þæs þegenes cwenan . . . þǽr hé on lócað, þe lǽt hine sylfne rancne and rícne and genóh gódne, ǽr þæt gewurde, Wlfst. 162, 22

scrift-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
scrift-bóc, f.

a penitential ⬩ a book staling the penances to be enjoined after confession for various sins ⬩ a discourse referring to penance

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Ælfc. P. 44; Th. ii. 384, 2. Swá hwylc swá ðás scriftbóc tilige tó ábrecanne quicunque Confessionale hoc violare conatus fuerit, L. Ecg. P. Addit.; Th. ii. 238, 8.

ÁN

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)

ONE ⬩ unus ⬩ una ⬩ unum ⬩ alone ⬩ only ⬩ sole ⬩ another ⬩ solus ⬩ alius ⬩ sole ⬩ alone of its kind ⬩ singular ⬩ unique ⬩ without an equal ⬩ unicus ⬩ eximius ⬩ a certain one ⬩ some one ⬩ quidam ⬩ a ⬩ an ⬩ a ⬩ an ⬩ each ⬩ every one ⬩ all ⬩ unus-quisque ⬩ una-quæque ⬩ unum-quodque ⬩ One ⬩ other

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Grammar ÁN, singuli, -æ, -a.

heófung

(n.)
Grammar
heófung, e; f.

Mourning ⬩ lamentation ⬩ grieving

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On ðære wǽron áwritene heófunga scriptæ erant in eo lamentationes, Ælfc. Gr. 48; Som. 49, 8, 9. Ǽr he tó heófungum sóðre behreówsunge gecyrran mǽge before he can turn to the lamentations of true repentance, Homl. Th. ii. 124, 13

Linked entry: heófing

ge-nihtsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-nihtsum, -nyhtsum; adj.

abundant, abounding, copious, rich, plentiful, fruitful ⬩ abundans, ūber, cōpiōsus, affluus, profluus ⬩ satisfied ⬩ sătiābĭlis ⬩ abundans

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Hladungum genihtsumum haustĭbus affluis, 58, 12. satisfied; sătiābĭlis Se ðe ǽr ne wæs níþes genihtsum who ere was not satisfied with slaughter, Cd. 93; Th. 120, 15; Gen. 1995

Linked entry: ge-nyhtsum

stéran

(v.)
Grammar
stéran, p. de.
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Ozias wolde offrian and stérde æt ðam weofode ( Uzziah went into the temple to burn incense upon the altar of incense, 2 Chron. 26, 16), Homl. Ass. 58, 185. Nim ǽlc his stórcillan and stére ætforan Gode, Num. 16, 7.

Linked entries: stéring stýran stór

fere

Grammar
fere, l. fére,

able ⬩ seaworthy

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and add: of persons, able, fit for service Þá beád man fyrde be fullum wíte, þæt ǽlc man þe fére wǽre forð wende, Chr. 1016; P. 147, 26. Sóna þæs hí fére wǽron, hí worhton castel æt Hæstinga port, 1066; P. 199, 25.

mæsse-preóst

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Mæssepreóstas sceolon symble æt heora húsum leorningmonna sceole habban, Ll. Th. ii. 414, 7. Add

créda

(n.)
Grammar
créda, an; m. [Lat. crēdo I believe]

The creed ⬩ belief ⬩ symbolum fidei

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We andettaþ on úrum crédan ðæt Drihten sitt æt his Fæder swiðran we confess in our creed that the Lord sits at the right hand of his Father i. 48, 28; 274, 23.

trumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
trumlíce, adv.

firmly ⬩ strongly ⬩ steadfastly ⬩ in a way that encourages (?)

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Ð æt leód and lagu trumlíce stande, Wulfst. 74, 8. Eahta sweras syndon ðe rihtlícne cynedom trumlíce up wegaþ, L.I. P. 3 ; Th. ii. 306, 19. Trumlícor firmius, Rtl. 34, 26.

Linked entry: trum-líc

bǽtan

to bait ⬩ worry with dogs, ⬩ to beat ⬩ make way against the wind or current

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[Icel. beita to bait, hunt with dogs] to beat, make way against the wind or current Good scipstióra ongit micelne wind on hreóre sǽ ǽr ǽr hit geweorðe, and hǽt fealdan ꝥ segl, anð eác hwílum lecgan þone mæst and lǽtan þá bǽtinge; gif hé ǽr þweores windes

a-niman

(v.)
Grammar
a-niman, -nyman; p. -nam, pl. -námon; pp. -numen [a from, niman to take]

To take away ⬩ remove ⬩ tollere ⬩ capere

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To take away, remove; tollere, capere Animaþ ðæt púnd æt hym take the talent from him, Mt. Foxe 25, 28. Animan wolde would take, Fins. Th. 43; Fin. 21

dænn

(n.)
Grammar
dænn, es; n.

A den ⬩ cubile

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A den; cubile Godwine geanu Leófwine ðæs dænnes æt Swíðrǽdingdænne Godwine gives to Leofwine the den at Surrenden, Cod. Dipl. 1315; A. D. 1020; Kmbl. vi. 178, 8, 13

ge-dreóh

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-dreóh, adj.

Sober

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Sober We lǽraþ ðæt man, æt ciric-wæccan, swíðe gedreóh sí we teach that man, at the church wakes, be very sober, L. Edg. 28; Th. ii. 250, 12

ge-iéwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-iéwan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To shew ⬩ ostendere

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To shew; ostendere He ðæt beácen geseah ðæt him on heofonum ǽr geiéwed wearþ he saw the beacon which to him before in heaven was shewn, Elen. Grm. 102