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ge-irnan

(v.)
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Brydegume cymende giiorne ( occurrere ), Rtl. 106, 10. (1 b) with the idea of attack :-- Gelamp sume síðe, ðǽr hé sum gild bræc, ꝥ þǽr gearn mycel menigeo tó him . . . and ealle swíðe erre wǽron (cf.. to run to a place Georn xvi-wintre mǽden tó ðǽre

Linked entries: ge-urnen ge-yrnan

ge-mána

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D. vi. 149, 30. partaking of the Eucharist, communion; the Eucharist Ne gewiton þá nunnan of þǽre cyrican betwyh þám þe bescyrede wǽron þæs god-cundan gemánan, for þon þe hí onféngon þone gemánan fram Drihtne þurh þone Drihtnes þeówan dum inter eos qui

ge-rǽcan

(v.)
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(sc) to take from (on) a person :-- Hé on þám fǽrsceaðan feorh gerǽhte, By. 142: Hié lange wǽron þæt dreógende ǽr heora áðer mehte on óþrum sige gerǽcan, ǽr Alexander late unweorðlicne sige gerǽhte diu anceps pugna tandem íristem pene vicloriam Macedonibus

ge-winnan

(v.)
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Wénde man þæt þæt gewin geendad wǽre, þá þá wǽron gefeallen þe þǽr mǽst gewunnan ducibus occisis finita bella videbantur, Ors. 3, 11; S. 148, 27. Æfter þǽm gewunnon Demetrias and Lisimachus Lysimachus adversus Demeírium pugnavit, S. 152, 1. trans.

heord

keepingcustodycareguard

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His gebróðru wǽron mid heora fæder heordum on lǽsum . . . 'Þíne gebróðru healdað scép on Sichima,' Gen. 37, 12: 47, 4.

hwanne

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Hié wǽron on þǽre ondrǽdinge hwonne hié on þá eorþan besuncene wurden, Ors. 2, 6; S. 88, 14. Beóð beofigende hwonne ..., Sat. 622.

on-gitan

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Mid þý hí ðá ðá elreordigan ongeáton þæt hí wǽron óðerre ǽfestnesse qui cum cogniti essent a barbaris, quod essent alterius religionis, Bd. 5, 10; Sch. 601, 10.

weder

(n.)
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weder, es; n.

weather, condition of the atmospheregood weatherwind, storm, breeze, airweather (as in weather-bow, -bound), wind.

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Ðá him weder com, and Godwine and ða ðe mid him wǽron wendan tó Brycge, Chr. 1052 ; Erl. 181, 19. Wearð ðæt wæder swíðe strang, ðæt ða eorlas ne mihton ge*-*witan hwet Godwine eorl gefaren hæfde, Erl. 183, 3.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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Sóðlíce hig wǽron bútá rihtwíse, Lk. 1. 16. Latinus . . . Brutus . . . þá heó on firde wǽron . . . hié brémuste wǽron tó ðǽm cyninge, Ors. 2, 2 ; S. 66, 30-32 : 2, 8 ; S. 92, 29-31.

hláford

a rulersovereigngovernorcaptaina mastera major-domoan ownera proprietora husbandthe husbanda rulerlord

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Hý þæs láreówes word ne gehyrwdon; sóna wǽron gearwe hæleð mid hláford, Cri. 461. a major-domo. Similar entries v. hláf-weard Gesette hine hláford húses his, Ps.

wracu

(n.)
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wracu, e; f.

painsufferingmiserysufferingpunishmentvengeanceretributionpersecutionhostilityactive enmityvengeancerevenge

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., ðæt wæs ðá hí tó Babilonia gelǽdde wǽron, Ps. Th. 30, arg. Heó on wrace seomodon swearte síðe, Cd. Th. 5, 14; Gen. 71.

folc

a peoplea nationan armya racetribesectlay-folkthe laitythe peoplefollowersthe people the common peoplecountry-folkfolkmenpeoplefolksa crowdcompanytrooppeoplefolk

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Óþer wundor ꝥ folc ongeat, óþer þá sácerdas oncneówon . . þá folcu cómon mid mycelre mænigeo, and wé wǽron . . . singende herenesse Gode . . . þá þræng seó mænigeo þæs folces. Gr. D. 235, 15-26.

ge-métan

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P-hí hámweard wǽron . . þá gemétton hí sciphere wícinga, 885 ; P. 79, 22. to meet that which is moving in an opposite direction Hig grimme windas gemétað and þá wreccan geswencað, Angl. viii. 324, 14.

gifu

(n.)
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Him ealle þá tóweardan þing þurh Godes gifu wǽron gecýdde, Guth. 44, 25. an exceptional favour, privilege, prerogative Synderlic gifa pręrogatiua An.

lǽdan

(v.)
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</b> to trace a line, boundary, track, &amp;c. :-- Gif ðá landgemǽre ealswá wǽron swá man heó on fruman lǽdde, C. D. iv. 234, 34 : 235, 4. Þá þe lífes weg lǽdan cunnon, Wlfst. 75, 2.

here

(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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Ðis synd þá friðmál þe Æðelréd cyng and ealle his witan wið ðone here gedón habbað ðe Anláf and Iustin and Gúðmund mid wǽron.

DRIGE

(adj.)
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DRIGE, dryge, dríe; def. se driga, dryga, dría; seó, ðæt drige, dryge, dríe; adj.

DRY siccus, arĭdus

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Wǽron ða wareþas drige the shores were dry, Ps. Th. 105, 9. Wegas syndon dryge the ways are dry, Cd. 157; Th. 195, 28; Exod. 283. Dríra arentum, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 151, 22.

þurh-wunian

(v.)

to continuelastnot to come to an endnot to pass awayto continue in a place, with a personto remain, not to leaveto continue in a conditionnot to changeto perseverepersisthold out

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His ( Adam's ) bendas wǽron onlýsde ... Eua ðágyt on bendum þurhwunode, 89, 6. Hié þurhwunian on rihtum geleáfan, 77, 19. Hé nolde þurhwunian on ðære sóðfæstnisse ðæs sóðfæstan Godes sunu, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 41.

þeód-scipe

(n.)
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þeód-scipe, es ; m.
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</b> a collection of regulations, law, religion :-- Swá swá bí ðan ealdan ðeódscipe ða úttran weorc wǽron behealden, swá on ðam níwan ðeódscype ... sicut in Testamento (v.

þreá

(n.)
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þreá, þrawu; gen. þreá; pl. þreá; f.: þreá; gen. þreán, also þreás(?); m.; also neuter.

rebukereproofthreatchastisementcorrectionpunishmentan infliction that has been deservedjustifiable severityan infliction (where no idea of correction is implied)evilillpangplaguecalamityaffliction

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Þreá wǽron þearle, þegnas grimme, 135, 4; Gú. 519. Monge ðreá ( flagella ) synfulra, Ps. Surt. 31, 10. Wé ðec for þreáum and for ðeónýdum (for þearfum and for þreánýdum, Exon. Th. 186, 3) árna biddaþ, Cd. Th. 234, 18; Dan. 294.

Linked entry: bróh-þreá