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1. gōst n.

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(a) A spiritual being; angel, devil, spirit; godes gost, one of God's angels; (b) the Holy Ghost; godes gost [see also Holi gost]; (c) the evil spirit possessing a lunatic; (d) a familiar spirit……

2. gā̆sten v.

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(a) To frighten (sb., one's heart), terrify; (b) refl. to be afraid; also, frighten oneself; (c) to torment (sb., one's life); ruin, destroy. …

3. gōn v.

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(a) To walk; also, be able to walk; walken and gon; comen gon (going), come walking; gon on fot, gon upon fet, gon with fot, etc., go on foot, walk; gon on a fot, go on one foot, hop; (b) gon or……

4. frọ̄vre n.

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(a) Comfort, consolation, solace; aid, remedy; (b) hali (gastes) frovre, the comfort of the Holy Ghost. …

5. orðiæn v.

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To breathe, blow. …

6. iwīsinge ger.

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Guidance, tutelage. …

7. upfæreld n.

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Ascension. …

8. samtāle adj.

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(a) Reconciled, agreed; (b) joined together. …

9. ilīf-festen v.

Additional spellings: iliffesten
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To endow (a creature) with life. …

10. umbwlātunge n.

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Contemplation or the power of contemplation. …

11. tāllīce adj. plural

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Blasphemous, slanderous. …

12. bilewhītnesse n.

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Kindness, gentleness. …

13. Hōlī̆ Gōst n.

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(a) The third person of the Trinity, the Holy Ghost; (b) in creeds and formulas; (c) in phrases: Holi Gost of sothnesse, the Holy Spirit of Truth, the Holy Ghost; holi gostes welle, the baptismal……

14. ishēdwīs adj.

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Capable of discrimination, rational. …

15. thrinnes(se n.

Additional spellings: thrinnesse
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The Trinity, the threefold nature of God; holi thrinnes. …

16. ablouen v.

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(a) To blow (sth. upon or into sb.); (b) to breathe (a soul into a body); ablouen gost (soul), to endow with life, create a soul; (c) to puff up or inflate (sb.) as with pride; (d) to blow into or……

17. ikīndelīche adv.

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In accordance with nature, naturally. …

18. ?unā̆gunnen ppl.

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Without beginning, not created. …

19. unlīchamlīc(e adj.

Additional spellings: unlichamlice
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Incorporeal. …

20. onblōwen v.

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To breathe or blow (a soul) into (sb.). …

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