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conflict, contest, struggle.
of physical effort,
in competition. v. gewin-stów,
and cf. (2 a)
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  • Ðæs pleglican gewinnes

    Olimpiaci agonis,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 57: 4, 62.
of hostile conflict,
a fight, battle, cf. (2 b)
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  • Of ánwígum

    vel gewinnum congressibus, i. pugnis,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 42.
  • Geedcwicede gewin

    rediuiua certamina,

      An. Ox. 11, 81.
a war, cf. (2 c)
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  • Þis wæs geworden ǽr ðæt gewinn cóme ðurh Hengest and Horsa þe hýndon ðá Bryttas,

      Hml. S. 19, 147.
  • Þæt gewinn þæt his fæder ástealde

    bellum a patre susceptum,

      Ors. 2, 5; S. 78, 31.
  • Þá gewin wǽron grimlicran þonne hý nú sýn,

      1, 2; S. 30, 23.
  • Manega bismerlica gewin gefremede,

      1, 8; S. 42, 9.
  • Þá folc him betweónum ful x winter þá gewin wraciende (wrecende,

    v. l.

    ) wǽron,
      1, 11; S. 50, 21.
war, cf. (2 d)
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  • Gódne hlísan ǽgþer ge on sibbe ge on gewinne,

      Bt. 24, 2; F. 82, 11.
  • Hé gewinn upp áhóf wið Athenienses

    in Athenienses impetum fecit atque arma direxit,

      Ors. 2, 5; S. 78, 21: Bt. 1, 1; F. 2, 2.
  • Gewinn,

      Chr. 1094; P. 230, 3.
  • Hé him onbeád gewin

    bellum Caesari denuntiavit,

      Ors. 5, 13; S. 246, 1.
warfare, fighting, cf. (2 d)
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  • Secgan be þǽre micelnisse úres gewinnes and compes

    gloriam militiae nostrae asserere,

      Nar. 2, 28.
  • Ꝥ hí him andlifene and áre forgeáfon for heora gewinne

    ut militantibus debita stipendia conferrent,

      Bd. 1, 15; Sch. 41, 13.
  • Hié þóhton þæt hié sceoldon mid gewinne þæs landes máre gerǽcan,

      Chr. 921; P. 101, 18.
of the action of natural forces
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  • Hwí ne wundraþ hí þæs gewinnes sǽ and winda and ýþa and landes,

      Bt. 39, 3; F. 214, 34.
figurative. v. 4. (a) cf. (1 a)
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  • Geswincfulles gewinnes sigeleán

    laboriosi certaminis (i. luctaminis) palma,

      An. Ox. 1116.
  • On gewinne

    in conflictu (octo principalium vitiorum ultima ponitur ),

      4, 17.
  • Þylce nabbað méde, for þí þe hí næfdon geswinces gewinnu; þá sóðlíce geanbidað wyrðscype on þám beóð geswincfulle gewinnu (

    certamina

    )
      Scint. 70, 11-13.
cf. (1 b α)
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  • Níwe campas and gewin (

    certamina

    ) þæs ealdan feóndes ongǽn þone Godes þeów,
      Gr. D. 122, 22.
cf. (1 b β)
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  • For þǽm gewinne þe hé (

    the evil judge

    ) wiþ God wan,
      Bl. H. 63, 3.
cf. (1 b γ)
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  • Mannes líf is campdóm . . ., for ðan þe ǽlc ðǽra ðe Gode geþíhð bið on gewinne wið ðone deófol,

      Hml. Th. ii. 454, 29.
cf. (1 b δ)
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  • [Mynster]lices gecampes gewin

    cenobialis militię tyrocinium,

      An. Ox. 4170.
  • Gewinnes

    militiae (spiritalis bellatores ),

    3026.
a conflict with words, contention, dispute
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  • Gewin

    concertatio (prolixa sermonum ),

      An. Ox. 3204.
  • Gewinnum

    conflictibus (reciprocis disputans ),

    3000.
  • Hé geseah ðá geflitu and gewinn (

    certamina

    ) þára werigra gásta. Þá fliton hí him on and mid gelómlicum oncunningum tiledon ꝥ . . .,
      Bd. 3, 19; Sch. 278, 7.
of spiritual or mental struggles. v. 2.
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  • Hé wearð mid grimmum gewinne his líchaman lustes geswænced

    hunc acri certamine carnis incentiva fatigabant,

      Gr. D. 26, 17.
labour.
strenuous effort, hard work
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  • Him nǽnig gewin tó heard ne þúhte, þæs þe hé heora sáulum tó hǽle gewinnan mihte,

      Bl. H. 227, 3.
  • For hwan gǽst þú swá búton wæstme þínes gewinnes?,

      249, 5.
  • Gif ic sié þínum folce nédþearflic tó hæbbenne, þonne ne wiðsace ic þǽm gewinne,

      225, 27.
  • Hafa þú æt þínum gewinne þæt þú mæge

    get what you can from your labour,

      Wlfst. 259, 24.
  • Gé geseóþ nú mínra gewinna wæstm gefullian,

      Bl. H. 191, 23.
  • God nolde hí ábysgian mid þám gewinnum (geswinceum, v. l.) þises middaneardes

    eos Deus noluit hujus mundi laboribus occupari,

      Gr. D. 6, 34.
painful effort, toilsome work
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  • Ꝥ hí ne áfyrhte ꝥ gewin ðæs síðfætes (ne forhtgean þæs gewinnes ne ðæs síþfætes,

    v. l.) labor uos itineris non deierreat,

      Bd. 1, 23; Sch. 50, 4.
  • On gewinne and on swáte hé leofaþ,

      Bl. H. 59, 36.
physical pain, distress
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  • Ne biþ þǽr sár ne gewinn,

      Bl. H. 103, 35.
  • His hýd is bryce hundum wið wóles gewinne on tó dónne. Hafa þǽre hýde fellsticceo on þínum sceón, ne gefélest þú gewin on þínum fótum,

      Lch. i. 330, 3-6.
  • Git ðú scealt fela gewinn habban on ðínum martyrdóme,

      Hml. Th. i. 426, 18.
mental distress, trouble. v. gewin-tíd, -woruld
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  • Hé gehyhte þæt him God sealde his gewinnes frófre

    sperans in Domino daturum sibi refocillationem aliquam laboris sui,

      Guth. Gr. 171, 7.
  • Mínes gewinnes ende

    the end of my troubled life,

      139, 21. v.
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