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gýme

(n.)
Grammar
gýme, an; f.

Care

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Care Hý ðæs wealles náne gýman [giéman] ne dydan they took no care of the wall Swt. 134, 21; Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 24

cniht-gebeorþor

(n.)
Grammar
cniht-gebeorþor, gen. -gebeorþres; n.

A boy-bearingchild-bearing; pueri partus

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A boy-bearing, child-bearing; pueri partus On ðæm cnihtgebeorþre heó á clǽne þurhwunode in child-bearing she continued ever immaculate Homl. Blick. 3, 12

ge-swustra

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swustra, -swustru

sisters,

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Bos. 10, 29: Homl. Th. ii. 458, 29. To mínre méder and mínum geswustrum to my mother and my sisters, Nar. 3, 8

ge-hýran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýran, -híran, -héran; to -hýranne, -hýrenne; part. -hýrende; ic -hýre, -ðú -hýrest, -hýrst, he -hýreþ, -hýrþ, pl. -hýraþ; p. ic, he -hýrde, ðú -hýrdest, pl. -hýrdon; impert. -hýr, pl. -hýre, -hýraþ; subj. pres. -hýre, pl. -hýron; p. -hýrde, pl. -hýrden; pp. -hýred.

To heargive ear toaudīreexaudīreTo hearaudīreto obeyobĕdire

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Bos. 11, 4 : Lk. Bos. 7, 22 : Jn. Bos. 14, 24. Gehýr me Drihten God mín exaudi me Dŏmĭne Deus meus, Ps. Spl. 12, 3 : 68, 17 : 142, 7. Gehýre gé ðæs sáwendan bigspell vos audīte parăbŏlam sēmĭnantis, Mt. Bos. 13, 18. Gehýraþ me audīte me, Ps.

ge-tellan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tellan, ic -telle, ðú -telest, he -teleþ, pl. -tellaþ; p. -tealde, pl. -tealdon; pp. -teald, -teled

To tellnumberreckonesteemconsiderascribeassignnumerarecomputarereputarecompararedinumerare

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Seó bóc ðe ys genemned on Englisc getel for ðam ðe Israhéla bearn wǽron on ðære getealde the book that is called in English Numbers because in it the children of Israel were numbered, Num. Pref: Ps. Th. 89, 11: Andr. Kmbl. 1765; An. 885: Mt.

Linked entry: ge-talian

a-hleápan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hleápan, p. -hleóp, pl. -hleópon; pp. -hleápen [a from, hleápan to leap]

To leapleap upexsilireinsilireprosiliredesilire

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To leap, leap up; exsilire, insilire, prosilire, desilire Alexander ahleóp and ofslóh hine Alexander leaped up and slew him, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67, 7. Ahleópon ðá ealle then all jumped up, 5, 12; Bos. 112, 24.

CLÚD

(n.)
Grammar
CLÚD, es; m.

A stone, rock, hillsaxum, rupes, collis

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A stone, rock, hill; saxum, rupes, collis Clúdas feóllan of muntum stones fell from the mountains, Ors. 6, 2; Bos. 117, 12. Clúd rupes, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 27; Som. II. 24. Mid clúdum ymbweaxen surrounded with rocks, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67, 22.

Linked entry: CLÚT

dóm-ern

(n.)
Grammar
dóm-ern, es; n.

A judgment-place, a court-houseforum judiciāle, trĭbūnal, prætōrium

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Bos. 27, 27: Jn. Bos. 18, 28, 33: 19, 9: Homl. Th. ii. 422, 1. Wyðútan hys dómern outside his judgment-hall, Nicod. l0; Thw. 5, 9

em-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
em-líce, adv.

Even-like, evenly, equally, patiently æquālĭter, æquanĭmĭter

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Ors. 2, 1; Bos. 39, 25: 3, 6; Bos. 57, 41. He ðone eard ealne emlíce dǽlde betwux twelf mægþum he divided all the country equally among the twelve tribes, Homl. Th. ii. 214, 12: Boutr. Scrd. 29, ll; Lchdm. iii. 266, 22.

flǽsc-hama

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-hama, -homa, an; m.

Flesh-coveringthe bodya carcasecarnis tegmencorpus

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Flesh-covering, the body, a carcase ; carnis tegmen, corpus Læg mín flǽschoma in foldan bigrafen my body lay buried in earth, Exon. 29a; Th. 89, 32; Cri. 1466: 47b; Th. 163, 35; Gú. 1004.

Linked entry: ge-flǽschamod

a-nyman

(v.)
Grammar
a-nyman, impert. a-nymaþ ge

To take awaytollere

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Bos. 25, 28: Hick. Thes. i. 192, 16, col. 2

beácniend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
beácniend-líc, býcniend-líc, býcnend-líc; adj.

Allegoricalallegoricus

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Allegorical; allegoricus Ic sette áne bóc beácniendlícre race be Cristes cyricean unum librum explanationis allegoriecæ de Christo et ecclesia composui, Bd. 5, 23; S. 648, 5

Linked entry: býcnend-líc

Gallisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Gallisc, adj.

Gaulishbelonging to GaulGallĭcus

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Gaulish, belonging to Gaul; Gallĭcus Ðǽr gefeaht Mallius wið ánne Galliscne mann there Manlius fought with a man of Gaul, Ors. 3, 4; Bos. 56, 16

geat-weard

(n.)
Grammar
geat-weard, es; m.

A gate-warddoor-keeperporterostiārius

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Bos. l0, 3. Geat-weard januārius, Wrt. Voc. 81, 16

ge-unárian

(v.)

To dishonor

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To dishonor Hí hys cyn geunáredon they dishonoured his race, Ors. 1, 5; Bos. 28, 31. Sýn geunárode may they be dishonoured, Ps. Sp1. 34, 4

Linked entry: un-árian

ge-flówan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-flówan, p. -fleów, pl. -fleówon; pp. -flówen

To overflowinundāre

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To overflow; inundāre Swá hit ðære eá flód ǽr gefleów as the flowing of the river formerly flowed over it, Ors. 1, 3; Bos. 27, 28

Linked entries: flówan ge-fleów

ge-sceapen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-sceapen, part. p.

Formed, created

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Formed, created Adam wearþ ðá mann, gesceapen on sáwle and on líchaman Adam then became man, formed with soul and body, Homl. Th. i. 12, 30

Linked entry: ge-scapen

æt-speornan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-speornan, -spornan ðú -spyrnst, he -spyrnþ; p. -spearn, pl. -spurnon; pp. -spornen; v. trans.

To stumblespurn atdash or trip againstmistakecæspitareoffendere ad aliquidimpingere

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Bos. 11, 9, 10. Ðe-læs ðe ðín fót æt stáne ætsporne ne forte offendas ad lapidem pedem tuum, Mt. Bos. 4, 6. Ðe-læs ðú ætspurne [Lamb, ætsporne] æt stáne fót ðínne ne forte offendas ad lapidem pedem tuum, Ps. Spl. 90, 12.

Linked entry: æt-spurne

a-fǽran

(v.)
Grammar
a-fǽran, p. de; pp. ed [a, fǽran to terrify]

To make greatly afraidto affrightterrifydismayastoundexterrereperterrereconsternarestupefacere

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Bos. 9, 6, 15: Lk. Bos. 24, 4. Hig wurdon ealle afǽrede erant omnes exterriti, Gen. 42, 35: Ex. 20, 18

Linked entry: a-féran

eal-swá

(adv.)
Grammar
eal-swá, eall-swá; adv.

ALSO, so, so as, likewise, even as, even so simĭlĭter, sīcut

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Bos. 21, 30. Gewurþe ðé, ealswá ðu wylle fiat tībi sīcut vis, Mt. Bos. 15, 28

Linked entries: swá al-swá eall-swá