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Certes íg

(n.)
Grammar
Certes íg, e; f.

CHERTSEYCertesia

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CHERTSEY; Certesia Hér [MS. hier] wurþan ða canonicas gedrifen út of ealdan mynstre fram Eádgáre cynge, and eác of niwan [MS. niwen] mynstre and of Certes íge, and of Mideltúine, and he sette ðárto munecas and abbodas: to niwan [MS. niwen] mynstre Ægel-gárum

for-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
for-cweðan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp. -cweden

To rebukecensurerevilerefuserejectincrĕpāremaledīcĕrerecūsārerejĭcĕre

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Ða fortrúwodan forsióþ óðre menn and eác forcweðaþ [MS. forcueðaþ] the presumptuous despise and also revile other men, Past. 32, 1; Hat. MS. 39 b, 27.

friþ-stól

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-stól, fryþ-stól, es; m.

A peace-stool or seatpeace-placeasylumsanctuaryrefugepācis sēdes vel lŏcusasȳlumrefŭgium

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Ðú eart friþstól us, Drihten Dŏmĭne, refŭgiumfactus es nōbis, Ps. Th. 89, l: 90, 9. Me is geworden Drihten to friþstóle factus est mihi Dŏmĭnus in refŭgium, 93, 21

Linked entry: fryþ-stól

gagátes

(n.)
Grammar
gagátes, indecl. m.

The agate or jeta precious stonegăgātesγăγάτηs

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The agate or jet, a precious stone; găgātes = γăγάτηs Hér biþ eác geméted gagátes, se stán biþ blæc-gym here is also found the agate, the stone is a black gem, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473. 24.

HWǼTE

(n.)
Grammar
HWǼTE, es; m.

WHEAT

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Fullne hwǽte on ðam eare plenum frumentum in spica, Mk. Skt. 4, 28. Hwǽtas frumenta, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 10. On hwǽtum frumento, Ps. Th. 64, 14

ræfter

(n.)
Grammar
ræfter, es; m.
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Ǽrest man ásmeáþ ðæs húses stede, and eác man ðæt timber beheáwþ, and ða syllan man fægere gefégþ, and ða beámas gelegþ, and ða ræftras tó ðære fyrste gefæstnaþ, Anglia viii. 324, 7-9

ge-ríman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ríman, to -rímenne; p. de; pp. ed [ríman to number]

To number, reckonnumĕrāre

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Ðonne mæg he eác swilce geríman ðínne ofspring sēmen quŏque tuum numĕrāre pŏtest, Gen. 13, 16: Ps. Th. 104, 30. To gerímenne to reckon, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 46, 39.

tán

(adj.)
Grammar
tán, adj.

Having branches, spreading, used metaphorically of the offspring of a parent; cf. The use of branch in speaking of the members of a family

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The use of branch in speaking of the members of a family Ic Ismael wille bletsian, swá ðú béna eart, ðæt feorhdaga on woruldríce worn gebíde tánum túdre ( with a family that has many branches.

þurh-stingan

(v.)

to stab throughpiercethrust through

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Þurhsting his eáre perforabis aurem ejus, Deut. 15, 17. Ðæt hé hine selfne ne ðurhstinge mid ðý sweorde unryhthǽmedes ne luxuriae se mucrone transfigant, Past. 43; Swt. 313, 8. Hé hét hine mid sweorde þurstingan, Shru. 131, 33.

un-forcúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forcúþ, adj.

Not despicablenot ignoblenot wickedhonourablenoblegood

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Hé þenceþ ðæt his wíse þince eal unforcúþ, Exon. Th. 315, 14; Mód. 31. Cweðan ealle ðæt unforcúðe ðe him on standeþ egsa Dryhtnes dicant qui timent Dominum, Ps. Th. 117, 4

un-seht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-seht, adj.

Not in agreementin hostilityat variance

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Sóna ðæræfter wurdon unsehte se cyng and se eorl directly after the king and the earl fell out, 1102; Erl. 238, 6

wísa

(n.)
Grammar
wísa, an; m.

A leader director captain

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Ðú eart eallum eorðbúendum weard and wísa, 251, 19; Dan. 566. Enoch ealdordóm áhó;f, folces wísa, 73, 2 ; Gen. 1198. Leóda aldor, herges wísa, freom folctoga, 178, 18;Exod. 13: 228, 16; Dan. 203. Mægenes wísa, 260, 2; Dan. 703.

for-weorpan

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., of reckless or fruitless expenditure :-- Ðýý God nele ꝥ wé beón grǽdige gýtseras, ne eác for woruldgylpe forwurpan úre ǽhta, Hml. S. 16, 330.

ge-midlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-midlian, l. ge-mídlian,
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Voc. ii. 150, 49. to muzzle a dog Canes muti non ualentes latrare; eal swilce hé cwǽde, þæt gemídlede hundas ne beorcað tó náhte. Dumbe beóð þá bydelas and tó fæste gemídlede, þe for ege oððe lufe wandiað Godes riht tó sprecanne, Wlfst. 191, 2-6

geornfulnes

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Add: eagerness. desire to have Þæs écean lífes hé sceal mid ealre geornfulnesse ( concupiscentia ) girnan, R.

ge-redian

(v.)
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to reach, get at Sceal him mon. . . blód Isétan on þám swíþran earme on þÉére niþerran ǽdre.

Linked entries: rédian ge-rædian

ge-risene

Grammar
ge-risene, [7a line 4 /. Bd. i. 26.]
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Add: — See man ymbe mínre sáwle þearfe swá hit beón mæge, and swá hit eác gerysne sý, C. D. ii. 117, 2. Ne wére girisen t reht tó unbindanne non oportuit solui, Lk. R. 13, 16.

lícham-lic

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Ic eom þurh míne gecynd Hchamlic man and þú eart éce God, 156, 123. Líchamlicere geþeódnesse carnalis copulf, An. Ox. 1604. Lícamlices cweartenes carnalis ergastuli, 2552. Hé líchamlicne deáð geðrowade. Hml. A. 152, 31.

Linked entry: lícum-líc

up-heáh

(adj.)
Grammar
up-heáh, adj.

tallloftyloftynobleupright

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Wǽron hié swá greáte swá columnan, ge eác sume uphýrran (proceriores), Nar. 14, 5. fig. lofty, noble Ealle upheá and æðele bearn filii excelsi omnes, Ps. Th. 81, 6. upright Ðá genam Sanctus Martinus hine be his handa and upheáh árǽrde, Blickl.

Linked entry: up-lang

ǽsce

question, inquirysearch for stolen cattle

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Wé gehýraþ æfter ðisse ǽscan (-ean, v. l.) (post hanc interrogationem ) Drihten andswariendne, R. Ben. 3, 16. Hé angan tó befrínenne . . . Hé wearð æfter ðysse ǽscan ontend, Lch. iii. 432, 29.