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ge-dwol-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dwol-cræft, es; m.

A deceptive artdeception

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A deceptive art, deception Mid heora gedwolcræftum with their deceptions, Blickl. Homl. 61, 25. Ða ðe gedwolcræftas begangaþ those who practise divination, 63, 14

ge-nǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nǽstan, p. te

To contend

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To contend Se ðe wiþ mægenðisan mínre genǽsteþ he that contends against my main force, Exon. 107 b; Th. 410, 3; Rä. 28, 10

Linked entry: nǽstan

-scígan

(suffix)
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in ge-scígan Heora ǽlc sceal án .c. þearfendra manna fédan and ealle ða gescýgean ( provide them all with shoes ), Chart. Th. 616, 26

Linked entries: scógan -scýgean

þúsend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þúsend-líc, adj.

Numbered by thousands

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Ðæt hé ús gescylde wiþ ða þúsendlícan cræftas deófles costunga, Blickl. Homl.19, 16

ge-bisceopian

(v.)
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to confirm Gif hwá gebisceopige hine tuwa, and hé hit wite si quis bis confirmatus sit, et hoc sciat, Ll. Th. ii. 164, 15

Linked entry: bisceopian

ge-rímian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rímian, p. ode
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To calculate, compute Understand þú p. ic wyð þé nú gerímige understand the computation that I am making with you, Angl. viii. 307, 40

Linked entry: rímian

hætsan

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Perhaps the word may be connected with hǽts(e) ( v. hægtesse), cf. (?) later English hag to incite, urge. v. N. E. D

gold-gewefen

(adj.)
Grammar
gold-gewefen, adj.
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Woven with gold Wimple goldgewefenum (Hpt. Gl. 506, 64 has goldgerenum, and in margin goldgerefenum) cyclade auro texta, An. Ox. 4297. Goldgeweuenum, 2, 316

Linked entry: ge-wefan

pínung

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Nǽre his (the rich man's) wíte fulfremed on ðám fýre, búton hé ðá ylcan pínunga his siblingum gewénde, Hml. Th. i. 334, 2. Add

þweorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þweorlíce, <b>.
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</b> add: insolently Hé smeáde míd tóþundenum móde hú hé þwyrlícost (proterva mente) sceolde him wiþ sprecan, Gr. D. 37. 22

fýr-hús

a room with a fire

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Substitute: a room with a fire Búr camera, fýrhúscaminatum, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 7. Fýrhúses (printed -hýses) hlýwing caumene refugium, Angl. xiii. 397, 461

bræsian

(v.)
Grammar
bræsian, brasian, ic bræsige, ðú bræsast, he bræsaþ, pl. bræsiaþ; p. ode; pp. od

ærare"To cover or furnish with brass, to make of brass

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ærare"; To cover or furnish with brass, to make of brass Ic bræsige [MSS. C. D. brasige] æro, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 39

Linked entries: bracigean brasian

gleáwlíce

(adv.)
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S. 29, 20. with verbs of inquiry, understanding, discriminating, with clear mental vision, clearly, accurately, diligently Nú wé sceolon georne gleáwlíce þurhseón ússe hreðercofan heortan eágum, Cri. 1328.

ildan

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Add: to delay, with acc. Ne yllde (ylde, v. l. ) hé hit þá leng, Bd. 2, 12; Sch. 152, 4. with clause Tó won yldest þú ꝥ þú tó Gode gecyrre?, Archiv cxxii. 257, 9. Ne yld þú ná ꝥ þú gecyrre . . . Sé þe yldeð ꝥ hé ne gecyrre.

willian

(v.)
Grammar
willian, p. ode.

to willto desire,with a genitivewith infinitivewith gerundial infin.with a clauseabsolute

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Gé wylladon (wilniaþ, v. l.) ús ða ðing gemǽnsuman ea nobis communicare desiderastis, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, 13. with gerundial infin.

á-hreósan

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Wit unc ondrédon hwonne wit sceoldon feallan of þám olfende and of áhreósan. Hml. A. 202, 228. to be destroyed Áhriósð corruet, Kent. Gl. 386: concidet, 1048

Linked entry: á-hríran

ge-hyhtan

(v.)
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Gihyhte in nome Drihtnes speret in nomine Domini Rtl. 19, 27. to look with hope to Tó hwám mæg ic heononforð gehyhtan (-hyltan, MS.) ?, Hml. S. 33, 273. trans. To hope for, hope to get. with acc. Ðæt ꝥ ic gehihte, ꝥ ic hæbbe nú, Hml.

ge-dyrstlǽcan

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D. 38, 32 with dat. infin. Þæt nán ne gedyrstlǽce his ágenne rǽd tó beweri-genne, R. Ben. 15, 12 : 55, 10: 56, 17. with a preposition 'Úre Fæder . . . 'Ne gedyrstlǽce nán man be mǽgðháde bútan sóðre lufe, Hml.

GEARO

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
GEARO, gearu; gen. m. n. -wes, -owes; f. -re, -rwe; def. se gearwa; adj.

YAREreadypreparedequippedcompletepromptuspărātusinstructusperfectus

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Geofum biþ gearora with gifts is more prepared, Exon. 128 b; Th. 493, 15; Rä. 81, 31

hlystan

listento listen

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Bodian láreówas godcunde þearfe, and ǽlc ꝥ gescád wite hlyste him georne, Ll. Th. i. 424, 19.