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ge

and ⬩ even ⬩ even ⬩ both . . . and . . . ⬩ and

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Hé ge his þeóde, ge eác þám cynnum Scotta and Pehta, ge mid his lífes bysene, ge mid láre, ge mid ealdorlicnessa ðreá, ge mid árfæstnesse his sylena swíðe brícsade, Bd. 3, 27; Sch. 322, 8-16. ge . . . ge eác Ge hér on worlde, ge eác on þǽre tóweardan

ge

(con.)
Grammar
ge, conj.

And ⬩ also ⬩ et

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Ge swylce and also, Beo. Th. 4508; B. 2258. Ǽghwæðer ge ... ge either ... or; vel ... vel, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 14, 15. Ǽghwæðer ge on mete, ge on hrægl, ge on ǽghwilcum ðinge both in meat, and in dress, and in every thing, Blickl. Homl. 219, 29.

Linked entries: irfeweardian ge-stirian

ge-

(prefix)

with

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Ge-rád Æðelwold ðone hám æt Winburnan postea invāsit Æthelwaldus villam ăpud Winburnam, Gib. 99, 37 : Chr. 901; Erl. 97, 11. On this power of ge-, Mr.

gé

(pronoun.)
Grammar
gé, gen. eówer [iwer]

ye ⬩ you ⬩ vos ⬩ ύμεîs; ⬩ your ⬩ of you ⬩ vestrum ⬩ vestri ⬩ ύμŵν ⬩ to you ⬩ vobis ⬩ ύμîν ⬩ you ⬩ vos ⬩ ύμâs ⬩ thou

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Gyf gé ða lufiaþ ðe eów lufiaþ si dīlĭgĭtis eos qui vos dīlĭgunt, Mt. Bos. 5, 46. On eów becymþ Godes ríce pervĕnit in vos regnum Dei, Mt. Bos. 12, 28. Eówic grétan hét bade to greet you, Beo. Th. 182; B. 3095.

Linked entries: eów eówer eówic Þú

gé

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Gehérde gé audistis Mt. L. 5, 21. Ne geseáð gié mec. Jn. L. 16, 16. Geseáð gié uidetis 12, 19. Wite gé hwæt ic eów dyde?, Jn. 13, 12. Ne cúðu gié (cuðon gé, R.) ꝥte . . . Lk. L. 2, 49. Huæd gestyredo aro gié (aron gé, R.) ?, 24, 38.

ge-

(prefix)
Grammar
ge-, Both ge- and gi- are used in the oldest glossaries: e. g. on
  • p. 48 of O. E. T.
nine words with the prefix occur; in four cases both the Epinal and Erfurt glosses have gi-, in one they have ge-, in two the Epinal has ge- where the Erfurt has gi-, and in two the Epinal has gi- where the other has ge-. In each case the
  • Corpus Gloss.
has ge-. In this glossary, however, gi- is found, e. g. gi-brec,
  • 2152
, and in later glossaries also, e. g. gi-mynd,
  • Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 73.
Besides the forms given may be noted ga-eddun,
  • Erf. 75
; gy-byrdid,
  • Ep. 228.
In the
  • Durham Ritual
the regular form is gi-.
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ge-

(prefix)
Grammar
ge-, or ǽg-, prefixed to pronouns.

Linked entries: sciftan scrence scrýdan sibbian -siht síman sinscipe slǽpan ár-weorþian camp capitulod cígung cípe weorþ -stál staþolfæstness staþolian -steald -stealla steóran stincan stípan swǽs tæl tawa tídan tígan treówlíce trúwa trymming trymness tucian twǽman þæs-líc þeahtere þeahtian þegnian þeódness mǽlan mǽrsian mǽte mearcian mengan met neádian neáh-lǽcan -rád rǽswa ríp openung rǽding réþra rihtness rúmlíce -sǽte sár scipe scógan fremming frettan frófor -deáw dihtnian dropa ealdian efen-lic sele selen smeágung stæþþigness tæl -þylman bén -wesness wícan wícian widere lísness -mǽl medumlíce mód holian -lǽred leór-ness lícettan -limp þryscan þwǽrian þyldig þyncan unnan wissian wísung wítnung witod wlitigian birhtan fæstlíce fæstnung féging férlǽcan -fildan flǽsc-ness sægen wealdan weder -wef ǽmetgian wíglung hál or-cnáwe spówan -sprǽce

ge hyþnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge hyþnes, se; f.

Opportunity

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Opportunity

ge-stalian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stalian, p. ode; pp. od

To steal; ⬩ fūrāri

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To steal; fūrāri Gyf gehádod man ge-stalige if a man in orders steal, L. E. G. 3; Th. i. 168, 4, MS. B

Linked entry: stálian

ge-þingere

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þingere, es; m.

An intercessor

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An intercessor We biddaþ ðætte fore us ge-þingere astonde quesumus ut pro nobis intercessor existat, Rtl. 44, 36

ge-eán

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-eán, adj.

Yeaning ⬩ enītens ⬩ pariens

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Gen. 33, 13

ge-flǽscnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-flǽscnes, -ness, e; f.

Incarnation ⬩ incarnātio

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Incarnation; incarnātio Ǽr Cristes ge-flǽscnesse before Christ's incarnation, Chr. Erl. 4, 22

ge-egesian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-egesian, p. ode; pp. od

To frighten ⬩ terrēre

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To frighten; terrēre Hí wurdon ge-egesode they were frightened, Ors. 5, 3; Bos. 104, 5

ge-sceldod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceldod, part. p.

Provided with a shield

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Provided with a shield Twegen englas ge-sceldode two angels with shields, Blickl. Homl. 221, 28

ge-sceandnys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceandnys, -nyss, e; f.

A confusion ⬩ confūsio

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A confusion; confūsio Ðú wást ge-sceandnysse míne tu scis confūsiōnem meam, Ps. Spl. 68, 23: 131, 19

ge-héring

(n.)
Grammar
ge-héring, e; f.

A hearing ⬩ hearsay ⬩ tidings ⬩ audītio

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A hearing, hearsay, tidings; audītio Fram ge-héringe yfelre he ne ondrǽt ab audītiōne măla non tĭmēbit, Ps. Lamb. 111, 7

ge-blǽdfæst

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-blǽdfæst, adj. [blǽd fruit]

Fruitful ⬩ fertĭlis

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Fruitful; fertĭlis Beorht and ge-blǽdfæst bright and fruitful, Cd. 5 ; Th. 6, 15; Gen. 89

ge-ænged

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ænged, part. [ænge narrow, troubled, anxious]

Troubled ⬩ anxious ⬩ anxius

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Troubled, anxious; anxius Ge-ængedu anxia, Cot. 18

ge-bécnend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bécnend, es; m.

A discoverer ⬩ discloser ⬩ informer ⬩ index

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A discoverer, discloser, informer; index Ge-bécnend mín index meus, Ps. Surt. 72, 14

ge-sundig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sundig, adj.

Prosperous ⬩ favourable ⬩ prospĕrus ⬩ sēcundus

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Prosperous, favourable; prospĕrus, sēcundus Ge-sundige windas sēcundi venti, Bd. 5, 1; S. 614, 9

Linked entries: -sundig ge-syndig

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