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ge-swígung

(n.)
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ge-swígung, e ; f.
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Silence, refraining from speech, v. ge-swígan; 1. 2 Gegearwien wé úra sáula clǽnnesse mid geþyldmódnesse and geswígunge ðonne us man on ðweorh tó sprece, Nap. 33, 13

ge-swinclic

(adj.)
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ge-swinclic, adj.
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That requires labour, laborious, hard (of work) Bebeád Drihten eów þæt healdan þone Sunnandæg fram ǽlcum geswinclicum worce (non facies omne opus in eo), Wlfst. 294, 18

ge-bócian

(v.)
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Cf. ge-bécan

ge-cringan

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Take here ge-crincan, and add Gecrong occubuit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 37. Gecrang, 63, 61. Gecrong oppetere(t), 93, 16. Gecrang, 64, 45. Gecrunge succumberet, 80, 7

ge-wyldan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyldan, -wildan; he -wyld, -wild, -wylt; p. -wylde; pp. -wyld; v. a.

To exercise power overto tamesubdueconquertemperseizetakedominaridomaresubigereprehenderecapere

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Ic me gedó allophilas ealle gewylde mihi allophyli subditi sunt, Ps. Th. 59, 7

Linked entry: ge-wildan

ge-hwæðer

(pronoun.)
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ge-hwæðer, pron.

Botheacheitheruterquepromiscuus

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Se willa béga gehwæðres ge . . . ge . . . her will in both respects both . . . and . . . Elen. Kmbl. 1925; El. 964 : Beo. Th. 2091; B. 1043.

Linked entry: ge-hwæðeres

ge-genge

(n.)
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ge-genge, es; n.
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Th. ii. 386, 23. v. ge-geng; f

Linked entries: ge-gæncg genge

ge-andwyrdan

(v.)
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ge-andwyrdan, -andwerdan; p. -andwyrde ; pp. -andwyrded, -andwyrd

To answerrespondēre

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Him wæs geandwyrd ðus he was answered thus, Gen. 19, 21

Linked entry: and-wyrdan

ge-cennan

(v.)
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ge-cennan, p. de; pp. ed.

to begetbring forthproduceto cleardeclareprovepurgareadvocaremanifestare

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Ger. kiichennan gignere.] to clear, declare, prove; purgare, advocare, manifestare Gif he gecenne if he prove, L. Eth, ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 17. Ic ðé écne God ǽnne gecenne I confess thee the only everlasting God, Grn. Hy. 10, 4

Linked entry: ge-cænnan

ge-lísan

(v.)
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ge-lísan, p. de.
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to loosen, relax, weaken the connexion of the parts of an object, crush; v. ge-lýsan in Dict. to redeem, release Gilésdes úsig redemisti nos, Rtl. 29, 19. Eft gilésdest, 102, 25. Giléseno aron gié redemti estis, 24, 38

Linked entry: ge-lýsan

ge-hogod

(adj.)
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ge-hogod, adj.
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Cf. ge-hugod

ge-staþolung

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Ǽlc endebyrdnes on mynstre sceal been ge-healden . . . be þæs abbodes gestaþelunge (at abbas constituent), R. Ben. 113, 23

ge-witennes

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Add: departure from this life; death (v. ge-wítan; 2); the anniversary of a person's death On þone endlyftan dæg þæs mónþes byð Sc̃i. Martines gewytennys, Shrn. 146, 32

ge-wǽcan

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Hé wæs swíðe gewǽced ǽgðer ge mid fæstene ge on þám langan geswince, Hml. S. 23 b, 769. Gif wé lange standað, wé beóð gewǽhte, Hml. Th. i. 488, 35. of the effect of disease, age, wounds, famine, &c. Hungre ic gewǽce fame conficiam, An.

ge-tenge

(adj.)
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ge-tenge, adj.

Near toclose topressing uponoppressingpropinquusincumbensgravismolestus

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Cyningas on heáhsetlum hrófe getenge kings high-raised [lit. close to the roof] on thrones, 25, 10; Met. 25, 5: Cd. 38; Th. 50, 14; Gen. 808: Runic pm. Kmbl. 343, 2; Rún. 18. Hundas deórum getenge dogs pressing upon the animals, Homl.

Linked entries: ge-tang ge-tænge

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Þú þæt fær gewyrc fíftiges wíd elngemeta, Gen. 1307. Ic þé swá sciénne gesceapen hæfde, wynlicne geworht, Cri. 1388. Ǽnne hæfde hé swá swíðne geworhtne, Gen. 252.

ge-mǽnan

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-mǽnan;</b> in Dict. and add Ðá ðe gemǽnas qui lugent, Mt. L. 5, 5. Ne gemǽnde nan planxistis, ii. 17. Gemǽnde uapulabil, Lk. L. 12, 47. v. mǽnan to lament

ge-líman

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Add:, ge-límian Hé ( the conjunction) gelímað þá word, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 258, 12. Gelímed conglutinata. Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 69: 133, 36. Tósomne gelímed glutinatum, 40, 26. Fugellíme gelímedne visco glutinatam, 81, 57: An. Ox. 3016.

Linked entries: LÍM límian

ge-tácniendlic

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Add: to be shewn, to be indicated Be ge-tácniendlicum tídum Godes weorces de significanda hora operis Dei, R. Ben. 72, 9. symbolical Hí getácnigendlice lác offrodon. pæt gold getácnode þæf hé is sóð cyning, Hml. Th. i. 116, 8

ge-wyrdelic

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Þá gewyrdelican áwendennessa fortuitas permuta-tiones 190. of narrative, recording events, historical, v. ge-wyrd; Fram gewyrdelicere race ab istorica relatione An. 3028. Hyra óðer áwrát þás gewyrdelican race, Hml. S. 6, 366

Linked entry: -wyrde-lic