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gelp

(n.)
Grammar
gelp, es; m.

Glory, vain-glory, pride ⬩ glōria, vāna glōria

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Gif he unnýtne gelp ágan wille if he will possess unprofitable glory, Bt. Met. Fox 10, 3; Met. 10, 2

sweðung

(n.)
Grammar
sweðung, swoðung, e; f.
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Gif hé sweðunga (swoðunga, R. Ben. Interl. 59, 11) gegearwode si exibuit fomenta, R. Ben. 52, 11

Linked entry: swoðung

sweord-hwíta

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-hwíta, an; m.
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-Gif sweordhwíta óðres mannes wǽpn tó feormunge onfó (cf. Si quelibet arma politori vel emundatori commissa sunt, L. H. I. 87, 3; Th. i. 593, 15), L. Alf. pol. 19; Th. i. 74, 8. Ic geann mínon swurdhwítan ðæs sceardan málswurdes, Chart. Th. 561, 22

Linked entry: hwíta

ge-gilda

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Gif hwilc gegilda forþfǽre, gebrynge hine eal se gildscipe þǽr hé tó wilnie, 610, 35. Add

ge-neódian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-neódian, vb. impers.
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Ðonne þé martirlogium geneódie, 121, l. that something be done Gyf ꝥ geneódige (gif gebyrige ꝥ for neóde, v.l. ) ꝥ úre ǽnig tó óðrum fǽce mid yrfe, Ll. Th. i. 156, 10

Linked entry: neádian

ge-sceorf

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Gif hire bið oninnan wund, þonne biþ þǽr sár and beótunga and gesceorf, Lch. ii. 220, 4: 228, 25. Sceal him mon sellan hát wæter drincan, þonne stilð ꝥ gesceorf, 240, 23. Þis deáh eác þám þe ꝥ gesceorf ðrowiað, 176, 22

mis-faran

Grammar
mis-faran, <b>; I.</b>
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Nú secge wé gif hit swá beón sceal, ꝥ hit is unnyt bebod . . . 'Declina a malo et fac bonum,' Hml. S. 17, 224. Add

gistlíþ-ness

(n.)
Grammar
gistlíþ-ness, (gæstlíþ-ness, gestlíþ-ness, q. v. in Dict.)
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. ¶ on gistlíþnesse as a guest :-- Gif bescoren man gange him an gestlíðnesse, gefe him man ǽnes if a tonsured man go from house to house seeking entertainment, let it be given him once, Ll. Th. i. 38, 12.

wemman

(v.)
Grammar
wemman, p. de.

to spot ⬩ mar ⬩ spoil ⬩ disfigure ⬩ to defile ⬩ pollute ⬩ profane

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Gif hé óðres ceorles wíf wemme (maculaverit) L. Ecg. C. 14; Th. ii. 142, 12

ǽ-bylgþ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-bylgþ, ǽ-byl(i)gþ(u); f. (but n. in El. 401).

anger ⬩ what causes anger, offence, injury ⬩ ira

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Gif hwylce beóð ðára ðe hwæt ǽbylhða wið óðre habbað, ðonne sceolan hig ðá forgyfan if there are any of those that have any angry feelings against others, they shall give up those feelings, Ll.

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, -stondan; he -stent; p. -stód. pl. -stódon; pp. -standen; v. trans.

to stand up for ⬩ to defend ⬩ aid ⬩ help ⬩ benefit ⬩ avail ⬩ defendĕre ⬩ prodesse ⬩ to understand ⬩ intelligĕre

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Gif hine hwá forstande if any one stand up for him, L. Ath. i. 1; Th. i. 198, 25. Gif hine hwá fórene forstande if any one defend him, v. § 1, 4; Th. i. 230, 4: v. § 8, 2; Th. i. 236, 12: L. Eth. i. 4; Th. i. 284, 3: L. C. S. 33; Th. i. 396, 17.

Linked entries: fórene for-stondan fore-standan

self

Grammar
self, <b>A. I</b> δ.
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<b>III a</b> :-- Gif his hwá sié lustful!! 'Hwæt déstú gif ic tómergen middeges gebíde ?' Hé cwæð, 'Sylf ic swelte þonne' ' what will you do if I live to see midday tomorrow? He said, 'I will kill myself if you do,' Hml. S. 3, 591.

drý-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
drý-cræft, es; m. [cræft craft, art]

Magical art, magic, sorcery ⬩ ars magĭca

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Gif hí hwylcne drýcræft hæfdon si quid malĕfĭcæ artis habuissent, Bd. 1, 25; S. 486, 40 : Ex. 7, 11. Sum man wæs mid drýcræfte bepǽht some man was deceived by magic, Homl. Th. i. 448, 13.

Linked entry: dreó-cræft

friþ-gild

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-gild, es; n.

A peace-guild ⬩ a society for the maintenance of peace and security ⬩ fœderātōrum sodālicium

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Gif úre hláford us ǽnigne eácan geþæncean mǽge to úrum friþgildum if our lord should suggest to us any addition to our peace-guilds, L. Ath. v. § 8, 9; Th. i. 238, 17

Linked entries: freó-gyld frý-gyld

blód-gýte

(n.)
Grammar
blód-gýte, es; m. [blód, gýte a flowing, from gýt flows out, pres. of geótan].

a flowing or running of blood ⬩ sanguinis profluvium ⬩ a blood-shedding, bloodshed ⬩ sanguinis effusio

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a flowing or running of blood; sanguinis profluvium Gif men blód út of nósum yrne tó swíðe, syle him drincan fífleáfan on wíne, and smyre ðæt heáfod mid ðam; ðonne óþstandeþ se blódgýte sóna if blood run from a man out of his nostrils too much, give

Linked entry: blód-geóte

þeór

(n.)
Grammar
þeór, es(?), e(?), gender is uncertain: in the following passages, which might be decisive, the forms are doubtful
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Drenc gif þeór sié on men, ii. 354, 16: iii. 28, 13, Sealf wiþ þeóre ... Wiþ þeóre on fét, ii. 118, 12, 28. Wið ðeóre, iii. 20, 15: 28, 7, 19: 30, 3, 13. v. next word

sydung

(n.)
Grammar
sydung, (better sidung, under which form the word should be entered), e; f.
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Sax. gi-sidón sorga to cause sorrow to a person: O. H. Ger. sitón machinari, disponere; gi*-*sitón instituere, destinare, conglutinare. (See sídung, where perhaps sidung should be read.)

Linked entry: be-sidian

aloþ

(n.)

ale

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ale Wulfréd scolde gifan twá tunnan fulle hlutres aloþ, and ten mittan Wælsces aloþ Wulfred should give two tuns full of clear ale, and ten mittan or measures of Welsh ale, Chr. 852; Ing. 93, 16: Th. Diplm. A. D. 791-796; 40, 4, 5, 6: A.

feormung

(n.)
Grammar
feormung, e; f.

a harbouring ⬩ an entertaining ⬩ susceptio ⬩ hospĭtium

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Pol. 4; Th. i, 62, 16. a cleansing, polishing; purgātio, pŏlītio Gif sweordhwíta óðres monnes wǽpn to feormunge onfó if a sword polisher receive another man's weapon for polishing, L. Alf. pol. 19; Th. i. 74, 9

hundredes ealdor

(n.)
Grammar
hundredes ealdor, es; m.

a centurion

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Kmbl. 8, 5. the presiding officer of the court of the hundred Gif se hundrodes ealdor ðæt geáscoþ, L. Edg. S. 10; Th. i. 276, 8. Cýðan hit ðæs túnes men ðam hundredes ealdre, 8; Th. i. 274, 28

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