ælmes-dǽd
An alms-deed, a charitable action
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Gif se mon áhefð his handa tó ælmesdǽdum, Bl. H. 37, 24: H. R. 17, 27: Wlfst. 238, 24. Mid ælmesdǽdum and mid óðrum gódum weorcum, 142, 24. Góde weorc begán and ælmesdǽda, 286, 6: Hml. Th. ii. 100, 21
ælmes-dónd
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an almsgiver, Chrd. 92, 28
ælmes-hand
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un-rím
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Se ingang begiten bið mid ælmesdǽdum and óþrum unrím gódum, Hml. S. 33, 241. Add
ofer-eáca
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Syllað ðone ofereácan eów ( the rich ) tó ælmesdǽdum, Hml. Th. ii. 328, 3
á-clǽnsian
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Mid ælmesðǽdum áclǽnsode, Hml. A. 142, 110. to remove impurity from an object Ðá nebcorn hé of ðám andwlitan áclǽnsað, Lch. i. 348, 26
yfel
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In him wunnon þá yfel his líchaman wið þám weorce his ælmesdǽda, Gr. D. 320, 18. Ðá lytlan yflu gé fleóð, Past. 439, 26. what is hurtful or grievous Þonne hí mǽst tó yfele gedón hæfdon, Chr. 1011; P. 141, 19.
níþ
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Ne trúwige nán man be ælmesdǽdum bútan lufe; for ðan ðe swá lange swá hé hylt ðone sweartan níð on his heortan, ne mæg hé God gegladian. Hml.
campian
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In him wunnon and campedon (certabant) þá yfel his líchaman wið þám weorce his ælmesdǽda, Gr. D. 320, 18. Campian ongeán ðám deófle mid geleáfan, Hml. Th. ii. 402, 15. with acc.
gódnes
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Habban ús on handa úre leóhtfatu ꝥ sýn hálige weorc, on ælmesdǽdum and on eallum gódnessum, Ll. Th. ii. 368, 38. <b>IV a.
wær-scipe
Prudence, caution, circumspection, wisdom,in a bad sense, cunning, astuteness
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Ðes sunderhálga hæfde opene eágan tó ælmesdǽdum, ac hé næfde nǽnne wærscipe ðæt hé ða sóðan eádmódnysse on his weldǽdum geheólde ( he had not the wisdom to observe true humility in his benefactions ), Homl.
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trúwian
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Ne trúwige nán man be ælmesdǽdum oððe on gebedum, bútan ðære foresǽdan lufe, i. 54, 11. IV. with a clause, to trust that :-- Ic trúwige, ðeáh, ðæt sum wurðe ábrird þurh God, L. Ælfc. P. 3; Th. ii. 364, 17
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á-hebban
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S. 35, 335. figurative, implying attempt, attack Gif se mon áhefþ his handa tó ælmesdǽdum, Bl. H. 37, 24. Syððan hé wǽpen áhóf wið hetendum, El. 17. Up áhef (ahefe. Ps. Srt. Spl.) þíne handa leva manus tuas , Ps.
Linked entries: un-áhefendlic hebban
LAND
LAND ⬩ earth ⬩ a land ⬩ country ⬩ region ⬩ district ⬩ province ⬩ land ⬩ landed property ⬩ estate ⬩ cultivated land ⬩ country
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Feówer land hé forgeaf ælþeódigum tó andfencge and tó ælmesdǽdum he gave four estates for the reception of strangers and for deeds of charity, Homl. Skt. 7, 386.
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hand
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Gif se mon áhefþ his handa tó ælmesdǽdum, Bl. H. 37, 24. Waldend his honda árǽrde wið þám herge, Gen. 50 : Ps. Th. 105, 21. in reference to the position of the hands one on each side of the body.
weorþ
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On weorcum ælmesdǽda weorþ and mǽre, 4, 29 ; S. 608, 16. Áhsiaþ hwá sí wyrðe ( dignus ), Mf. Kmbl. 10, 11. Míne gewitnesse weorðe and getreówe testamentum meum fidele, Ps. Th. 88, 25.
þurh
Through ⬩ through ⬩ for ⬩ during ⬩ through ⬩ by ⬩ through ⬩ by ⬩ by means of ⬩ by use of ⬩ through ⬩ in consequence of ⬩ as the result of ⬩ by reason of ⬩ on account of ⬩ through ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ in virtue of ⬩ by right of ⬩ in ⬩ by ⬩ in the character of ⬩ by way of ⬩ in ⬩ with ⬩ with a view to ⬩ through ⬩ by ⬩ in
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Hí sume þurh freónda fultum and ælmesdǽdum, and swíðost þurh hálige mæssan beóð álýsede, 352, 25-27. Ðurh ða treówu and ðam streáwe and ðam ceafe sind getácnode leóhtlíce synna, 590, 12-14.
be
rest ⬩ by ⬩ along, ⬩ by, not later than ⬩ by ⬩ during ⬩ by ⬩ with ⬩ conveyance, by (in to send by) ⬩ subject to ⬩ in the case of ⬩ in the matter of ⬩ in ⬩ with ⬩ (to do) by ⬩ or about ⬩ to ⬩ with ⬩ (to become)of ⬩ by ⬩ because of ⬩ on account of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ by ⬩ by means of ⬩ by the use of ⬩ by way of ⬩ in the form of ⬩ after ⬩ according to ⬩ after ⬩ by the command ⬩ at the request
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8: Chr. 1057; P. 188, 14. marking cause:-- Hwanan sió ádl cume be misgewiderum and of metta þiginge, Ld. ii. 244, 11. marking ground of action, because of, on account of:-- Ne gedyrstlǽce nán man be mægðháde bútan sóðre lufe; ne trúwige nán man be ælmesdǽdum