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bige

(n.)
Grammar
bige, es; n? [bycgan, bicgan to buy]

A buying, exchange, commerce, trafficemptio, permutatio, commercium, mercatus

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A buying, exchange, commerce, traffic; emptio, permutatio, commercium, mercatus Gif gebyrige ðæt for neóde heora hwilc wið úre bige habban wille, oððe we wið heora, mid yrfe and mid ǽhtum, ðæt is to þafianne if it happen that from necessity any of them

Linked entry: byge

ymb-sittend

(n.)
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ymb-sittend, es; m.
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One living on the borders of another's country, a neighbour Gif ic ðæt gefricge, ðæt ðec ymbsittend ( those that sit on thy borders ) egesan þýwaþ, Beo. Th. 3658; B. 1827. Him ǽghwylc ðara ymbsittendra hýran sceolde, 18; B. 9: Elen.

cwician

(v.)
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S. 12, 31. to become sensitive, recover feeling, power Gif wund on men ácólod sý . . . heó cwicaþ and wearmað, Lch. i. 194, 25. Wæs sum mǽden licgende on paralisin . . . ealle hire lima cucodon, Hml.

ceole

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Add: a throat Gif ðé þynce ðæt ðú tó wrǽne sý, wít ðaét ðínre ceolan for ðám unnyttum lustum, Prov. K. 54. Ceolan gurgustio (cf. gurgustio ceolor ( omitted after Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 34; v. Angl. viii. 451), Wrt.

ealu-scóp

(n.)
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Gif preóst oferdruncem lufige, oþþe glíman oþþe ealascop wurðe, 296, 12. Cf. the section, 'Ut sacerdos ebrietatem et tabernas fugiat, et inordinata etiam convivia,' 410, 13

for-syngian

(v.)
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Substitute: To make sinful; reflex, to sin Gif hé hine sylfne wið God forsyngað, Wlfst, 280, 8. ¶ forsyngod burdened with sin, sinful :-- Swá se man sý swýðor forsingod, swá he geornor Godes hús séce, Wlfst. 155, 8.

Linked entry: for-singian

mere

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Gif man of myran folan ádrífð, Ll.

mis-lícian

(v.)
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Gif hwám þises sealmsanges fadung mislícað (displicuerit), R. Ben. 44, 14. Swá hwæt swá mé mislícode (miss-, v.l. ), Gr. D. 3, 1 8. Ðý lǽs hé mislícige ðǽm ðe hé ǽr hine selfne sealde ut ei placeat, cut se probavit, Past. 131, 3.

ymb-gang

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Add Gif hí embegang ná dón si processionem non egerunt , Angl. xiii. 404, 554.

un-wittig

(adj.)

Without wit or understanding,

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Ass. 29, 122. in a bad sense Wel déd se ðe unwittigum stýrð mid swinglum, gif hé mid wordum ne mæg. Hit is áwriten:'Ne bið se stunta mid wordum gerihtlǽced' Homl. Th. ii. 532, 13. Þeówian unclǽnum deóflum and ðám unwittigum heargum, Homl.

Linked entry: un-gewittig

wed-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
wed-bryce, , es; m.

Breach of a pledge or engagement

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Breach of a pledge or engagement Gif hé ðæs weddie, ðe hym riht sý tó gelǽstanne, and ðæt áleóge . . . béte ðone wedbryce swá him his scrift scrífe, L. Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 6-21.

of-lícian

(v.)

to displease, be displeasing

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Gif hwam seó lár oflícige, 216, 23

Linked entry: lícian

oftrǽdlíce

(adv.)
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oftrǽdlíce, adv.

Frequently, often, habitually

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Gif man hine oftrǽdlíce (ex consuetudine) ofer drince, L. Ecg. P. iv. 33; Th. ii. 214, 12. Ǽghwæðer óðerne oftrǽdlíce út drǽfde, Chr. 887; Erl. 86, 12. Hé oftrǽdlíce fór mid miclum gefeohtum on Sciððie, Ors. l, 2; Swt. 30, 2: 4, 12; Swt. 208, 33

snaca

(n.)
Grammar
snaca, an; m.: snacu (?), e; f.

A reptile, a snake

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Gif ðú gesihst snacan ongeán ðe cuman, ongeán yfele wýfmen ðé bewerian mynegaþ Lchdm. iii. 214, 9. Snacan colubros Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 37: scorpiones Lk. Skt. 10, 19

gafol-freó

(adj.)
Grammar
gafol-freó, adj.

Free from taxtribute

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Free from tax or tribute Ic habbe gifen ... ðat cotlíf ðé ic wæs boren inne ... and áne hýde ... scotfré and gafolfré, C. D. iv. 215, 33. Gauelfré, 191, 18

gealpettan

(v.)
Grammar
gealpettan, p. te.

to devour, eat greedily

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Sax. galpón Ne galpó thu far thínun geƀun te swíðo do not say too much about your gifts Hél. 1563]

ge-cýþnes

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Witan hwæt sý betwux ðám twám gecýðnessum; ðáre ealdan ǽ ǽr Crístes tócyme and þáre níwan gecýðnesse under Crístes gife. Ll. Th. ii. 368, 10-12. Gecýþnessa testamentorum (duorum), An. Ox. 1547

GRÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
GRÓWAN, part. grówende; ic grówe, ðú grówest, gréwst, he gróweþ, gréwþ, pl. grówaþ; p. greów, pl. greówon; pp. grówen
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Hwæt druge ðú grówendra gifa? what madest thou of the growing gifts? Cd. 42; Th. 55, 6; Gen. 890

Linked entry: ge-grówan

slǽpan

(v.)
Grammar
slǽpan, slépan ; p. te. [The Northern Gospels also shew forms from slépian
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Skt. 22, 45. to sleep, lie with a person Gif hwá fǽmnan beswíce unbeweddode, and hire mid slǽpe (slépe, MS G. ), L. Alf. 29; Th. i. 52, 6

Linked entry: slépan

on-secgan

(v.)

to sacrifice, offerto deny, renounce, abjure

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Gif ðú onsecgan nelt sóðum godum, Exon. Th. 253, 3; Jul. 174. Ðu scealt Isaac mé onsecgan, Cd. Th. 172, 30; Gen. 2852. Ðǽm godum onsægdnisse onsæcgan victimis placare, Nar. 20, 5.