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un-gerím

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerím, adj.

Countlessnumberlessinnumerableincalculableimmense

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Tó gefremminge ungerímra tácna, Homl. Th. i. 310, 17. Ungerímum innumeris, Wülck. Gl. 255, 14. Se deófol ... wyrcð uugeríma wundra, Homl. Th. i. 4, 16. Ungeríme húðe numerosas praedas, Hpt. Gl. 522, 20

egesian

(v.)
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Hé ðæt mód his hiéremonna óliccende egesige and ðreátigende ólicce corda subditorum et terrendo demulceat, et tamen ad terroris reverentiam demulcendo constringat, 127, 7. to threaten Egsude minaretur, An. Ox. 2481

egl

(n.)
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Ox. 2361. a talon, claw Egl unheóru, B. 987. [v. N. E. D. ail.] Cf. egenu

eorþ-weall

a rampart

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Substitute: a rampart, mound made by the earth taken from a dyke and raised along it Hé hit begyrde and gefæstnade mid díce and mid eorðwealle magnam fossam firmissimumque uallum duxit, Bd. 1, 5; Sch. 17, 20.

flís

fleecewooldown

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Take here flýs in Dict. and add: fleece of a sheep Swá miclum sníwde swelce micel flýs feóll cadere in modum uellerum immense ceperunt nines, Nar. 23, 13. Flýs uellera, An. Ox. 5192. Flýss, 5207.

fiþer-féte

Grammar
fiþer-féte, -fóte.
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Take here fyfer-fýte, feþer-fðte in Dict., and add:, Fiðerfóte fugel griffes, Wrt. Voc. i. 2 2, 44. Eall ðæt fiðerfðte byð, Hex. 14, 30. Fiþerféte[s] quadrupedis, An. Ox. 1854. Fiþer-fétum quadripedante, 14.

Linked entry: feówer-féte

ge-léfed

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Take here <b>gelýfed</b> in Dict., and add Þára ðe gelýfdre yldo (geleófe yldo, v. l.) wǽron earum quae aetate provectae erant, Bd. 3, 8; Sch. 222, 1. Gelýfdre yldo provectioris aetatis, 4, 24; Sch. 482, 12

géna

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Take here geána, geóna in Dict. and add In Ongel-cyricean, on þǽre þú ána nú géna (gyt, gyta, v. ll.) eart bysceop ge-méted in Anglorum ecclesia, in qua adhuc solus tu episcopus inueniris, Bd. l, 27 ; Sch. 73, 3. Geóna (geáne, L., nú gyt, W.

ge-treówian

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-trywian</b> in Dict., and add: to trust Ué getríuadon confidemus, Rtl. 7, 7. with dat., to trust to Wé nytan nánum óðrum þingum tó getreówiganne, Ll.

gise

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Take here <b>gyse</b> in Dict., and add Wéne gé ðæt ǽgðer sié mid mé ge gise ge nese? ( ut sit apud me est et non ), Past. 308, 9. 'Ne sǽde ic ꝥ . . .?' 'Gyse,' cwæþ ic, 'þú ꝥ sǽdest,' Bt. 34, 6; F. 142, 5.

ge-yflian

(v.)
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Th. i. 332, ll. used impersonally, with dat. of person who falls sick Him geyfelode þǽr hé mid þám cynge sæt he was taken ill while sitting with the king Chr. 1053 ; P. 185, 13 : 1086; P. 218, 37. with acc. of person Nam hé his feorme on Wuldahám, and

wearg-cwedol

(adj.)
Grammar
wearg-cwedol, -cwidol; adj.

Given to evil speaking or cursing

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M. 356, 26) Godes ríce gesittan ne magon, hwæþere is gelýfed ðæt ða ðe be gewyrhtum wyrgede wǽron for heora árleásnysse, ðæt hí hraðe ðurh Drihtnes wræc heora scylde wíte ðrowedon quamvis maledici regnum Dei possidere non possint, creditum est tamen quod

ádl

(n.)
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Ádle tabo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 55. Hé læg on ádle, Cht. E. 255, 2. Hé gehǽlde ðone cnapan fram ðǽre mycelan ádle (hreófan ádle, l. 7) morbo elephantino, Gr. D. 157, 1. Ádle and wóle luem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 3. Hé ðæt ádl gestilde, Hml. Th. ii. 150, 11.

ge-ǽtrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽtrian, ge-ǽttrian.

to poison

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Take here ge-ǽtred, and add Ondrǽd þé þone ðrowend þe geǽttrað mid þám tægle . . . biþ his hiht geǽttrod mid þæs ðrowendes tægle, Hml. Th. i. 252, 9. Nǽddran fela manna tó deáðe geǽttrodon, ii. 238, 12.

Linked entry: ǽtrian

hand-seten

(n.)
Grammar
hand-seten, e: f.

The setting of one's hand to a deed, etc., a signature, sign manual

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., a signature, sign manual Ðas trymeþ se forespecena kyng mid Cristes róde tácne and his weotena hondsetena his geofa thus the aforesaid king confirms his gifts with the sign of Christ's cross and the signature of his witan, Cod. Dipl.

ofer-sittan

(v.)

to sit upon, occupy, take possession ofto desist from, abstain from

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to sit upon, occupy, take possession of Ofer-séton obsederunt, Ps. Surt. 21, 13. Ofersétun sáwle mine occupaverunt animam meam, 58, 4.

spellung

(n.)
Grammar
spellung, e; f.

talkingconversationdiscoursenarrationa taleconversationdiscoursenarrative(talking and tasting)tragoediae

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Voc. i. 55, 23. a tale, conversation, discourse, narrative Fabulae, ðæt synd ídele spellunga, Ælfc. Gr. 50, 29; Zup. 296, 5. Spellenga sermonum, Hpt. Gl. 505, 77. Spellunga saga fabulas, 410, 54. Ídele spellunga otiosas fabulas, Confess. Peccat.

dysegian

(v.)
Grammar
dysegian, dysigan, dysian; part. dysigende, dysiende; he dysegaþ; p. ede, ode ; pp. ed, od; v. intrans. [dysig foolish] .

to be foolish, act foolishly, err ineptīre, errāreto talk foolishly, blaspheme blasphĕmāre

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Th. 94, l0. to talk foolishly, blaspheme; blasphĕmāre Manega óðre þing híg him to cwǽdon dysigende alia multa blasphĕmantes dicēbant in eum, Lk. Bos. 22, 65. He dysegaþ blasphĕmat, Mk. Bos. 2, 7

Linked entry: dysian

eofor-þrote

(n.)
Grammar
eofor-þrote, an; f. [eofor a boar, þrote the throat]

The carline thistle carlina acaulis

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Nim eofor-þrotan sǽd take seed of carline thistle, 3, 12 ; Lchdm. ii. 314, 18. Eofor-þrotan awyl on ealaþ boil carline thistle in ale, 1, 45 ; Lchdm. ii. 110, 12, 23: 2, 53; Lchdm. ii. 274, 2: 3, 26; Lchdm. ii. 322, 24: 3, 48; Lchdm. ii. 340, 1

FEARR

(n.)
Grammar
FEARR, es; m.

a bull, an ox taurus, bosthe Bull, one of the twelve signs of the zodiactaurus

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Lamb. 49, 13: 67, 31: Gen. 32, 15. the Bull, one of the twelve signs of the zodiac; taurus Óðer ðæra tácna ys geháten taurus, ðæt is fearr the second of the signs is called taurus, that is a bull, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 7, 4; Lchdm. iii

Linked entry: fear