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recene

(adv.)
Grammar
recene, adv.
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Quickly, straightway, at once Recene (recone, Lind.) protinus, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 29. Hét him recene tó his sunu gangan, Cd. Th. 53, 20; Gen. 864 : 134, 41; Gen. 2228. Ðú nú recene beheald intende, Ps. Th. 29, 1. Recone ł sóna confestim, Mk. Skt. Rush

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gebringan

(v.)
Grammar
gebringan, he -bringeþ, -brincþ; p. -brang, -brong; pp. brungen [ge-, bringan to bring]

To bringleadadduceproducebearferredūcĕreaddūcĕreprodūcĕreofferre

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To bring, lead, adduce, produce, bear; ferre, dūcĕre, addūcĕre, prodūcĕre, offerre He mæg ðone láðan gást fleónde gebringan he may bring the evil spirit to flight, Salm. Kmbl. 176; Sal. 87: Bt. 32, 1; Fox 114, 4, Gif ðú mec gebringest if thou bring me

ge-restan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-restan, p. te; pp. ed

To rest, remain, rest [one's self]

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To rest, remain, rest [one's self] Ðæt he hine gerestan meahte ad quiescendum membra, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 9. Forðon ic ǽfre ne mæg ðære mód-ceare mínre gerestan for I can never rest from my mind's sorrow, Exon. 115 b; Th. 444. 1; Kl. 40. Templ Háliges

Linked entries: ge-ræstan restan

ge-mynan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mynan, p. de

To remember, remind

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To remember, remind Dryhten gemynest ðú ðæt se forlǽrd cwæþ sir, dost thou remember that that deceiver said? Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 27, 63. Ðú nú gemyndest ða word ðe ic ðé sǽde thou now remembered the words that I said to thee, Bt. 35, 2; Fox 156, 21. Ðæt

un-clǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-clǽne, adj.

uncleanfoulfilthyuncleannot fit for fooduncleanimpure

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in a physical sense, unclean, foul, filthy. Similar entries v. un-clǽnness, clǽne. as applied to animals or things, unclean, not fit for food Seó ǽ monig ðing bewereþ tó etanne swá swá unclǽne ( inmunda ), Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, 33. Hwæt gif hit unclǽne

cwilman

(v.)
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Add: to torment Ansýn þara cwelra þe cwylmað ðá earman tortorum facies, Dóm. L. 203: Wlfst. 139, 5. Ꝥ se draca mé má ne ceówe ne ne cwelme, Gr. D. 324, 27. Ic eom cwielmed on ðýs liége, Past. 309, 7. Cwylmed, Bl. H. 63, 6: Dóm L. 216. <b>I a.<

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ed-wist

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Ædwist substantia, An. Ox. 50, 57. Ǽlc edwist þætte God nys, þæt is gesceaft, Hml. Th. i. 276, 21. Seó sunne hæfð ðreó ágennyssa; án is seó líchamlice edwist, þæt is ðǽre sunnan trendel, 282, 8. Án sáwul is and án líf and án edwist . . . ná &amp;

ge-mǽte

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Substitute: meet, of suitable dimensions, made to fit (with dat. ) Heó ðone cláð hire on ádyde, and wæs swíðe gemǽte hire micelnysse ( it was a very excellent fit), Hml. S. 7, 157. Seó ðrúh wæs geworht hire swá gemiéte swylce heó hyre sylfre swá gesceapen

ge-bytlu

(n.; v.)
Grammar
ge-bytlu, For 'indecl. f.
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A building' substitute pl. n. A group of buildings, a dwelling-place, residence [cf. the plural use of hús in this sense in Icel.], in l. 5 for 580, 32 read 354, 32, and add Man bytlode áne gebytlu ... Hé befrán hwám ðá gebytlu gemynte wǽron, Hml. Th

ge-deorf

(n.)
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labour, toil, work Gif gedeorf (labor) oðþe sumer-hǽte hwylces eácan ( an increase of food) behófige, R. Ben. 64, 17. Of folclicum gedeorfe ex plebeio labore, 138, 22. On sceortum gedeorfe labore breui, Wülck. Gl. 256, 27. Woldon hremmas hine bereáfian

ge-þungennes

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Add: maturity, v. ge-þungen; Þæs geþungennes hine ne geþafige worian cuius maturitas eum non sinat vagari, R. Ben. I. 112, 6. growth, progress, advancement Of geþungenysse processu ... conuersationis (v. R. Ben. I. 6, 8), An. Ox. 57, 1. eminence, distinction

hǽman

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Add: in a not criminal sense. to have sexual intercourse Gif wer and wíf hý gesomnien, and heó secge ꝥ hé ne mæge hǽman (coire) mid hire . . . nime hire óðerne, Ll. Th. ii. 146, 37. to marry Ne beþærfeþ ꝥ mon hǽme non expedit nubere, Mt. R. 19, 10.

láþ

(adj.)
Grammar
láþ, adj.
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Dele passage in l. 19, and add Láþe exosas Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 25. hateful, repulsive Láþ unclǽnnys detestanda obscenitas An. Ox. 4301. Láþera inuisorum (uitiorum), 885. <b>I a.</b> hateful to a person :-- Hú láð eów selfum wæs tó gelǽstanne

man

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Add: with correlative he Ðonne mon má fæst ðonne hé ðyrfe, Past. 313, 1. On ðǽre gesundfulnesse mon forgiett his selfes, 35, 6. Hit is áwrieten ðæt mon ne scyle cweðan tó his fríend . . . 325, 1. Seó hróf wæs ꝥ man mid his handa gerǽcean mihte, Bl. H

leahter

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Add: [The word is made feminine in Hml. S. 16, 306 Seó eahteóðe leahter, but in other MSS. it is masculine, and so in the other seven instances] :-- Scyld, lehter, mándǽd crimen, i. peccatum Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 2. Hwæt ne cann sé ðe ealle ðing cann ?

wæl-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-reáf, es; n.

what is taken from the slainspoil taken in warspoilpreyrobbing the slain

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what is taken from the slain, spoil taken in war, spoil, prey Waelreáf (wael-, uuel-reáb) manubium, Txts. 77, 1277. Wælreáf, manubia (the passage is: Vesperi dirimens manubias (v. Gen. 49, 27), Ald. 26), Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 44:78, 48. Hé under segne sinc

Linked entry: weg-reáf

gál-ness

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Gálnyss gehorwigende libido sordidans Hy. S. 5, 5. On ðám lændenum is getácnad seó fúle gálnes, Ll. Th. ii. 368, 35: Hml. A. 17, 98. Se óðer leahtor is forligr and ungemetegod gálnyss; sé is geháten fornicatio Hml. S. 16, 276: Hml. Th. ii. 220, 3. Seó

tó-beran

(v.)
Grammar
tó-beran, p. -bær, pl. -bǽron ; pp. -boren.

To carry off in different directions,carry offTo move in different directions,separate

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trans. To carry off in different directions, carry off Hí tredaþ ðec and tergaþ, tðberaþ ðec blódgum lástum (thy body will be torn to pieces), Exon. Th. 119. 25; Gú. 260. Ðæt sǽd ðe feóll be ðam wege . . . wegférende hit fortrǽdon, and fugelas tóbǽron

á-weccan

(v.)

to wake (trans.) from sleepraise from the deadto arouse a person from quiescenceto excite to feeling or actionstir upto arouseexcite passion

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Add: to wake (trans.) from sleep, raise from the dead Hwílon láreow mín áwecþ mé stíþlíce mid gyrde, Coll. M. 35, 31. Ic míne frýnd áweahte, Nar. 30, 32. God hine áweahte tó onliésanne ðá gehæftan on helle, Past. 443, 9. Iern and áwece hine, 193, 18.

beáh

a crowngarlanda collarnecklacea shackle for the necka braceleta circle,

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Add: a crown, garland Beáh of hwítum blóstmum geworht, Gr. D. 338, 12. Mon sette ðyrnenne beág on ðæt heáfod, Past. 261, 14: Bl. H. 23, 33. Wuldres beág, 171, 10. Bég coronam, Ps. Srt. 20, 4: 64, 12: Mk. L. R. 15, 17. a collar, necklace Baeg munila