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ge-anbídian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-anbídian, l. ge-anbidian, geandbidian,

to wait ⬩ to wait for. ⬩ to wait for the coming ⬩ return ⬩ to wait for the coming to pass ⬩ to wait

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hwíle; þá eóde heó on hire palatium, Shrn. 75, 24. to wait for the coming to pass of something, with gen.

scíte

(n.)
Grammar
scíte, scéte, scýte, an; f.

A sheet ⬩ piece of linen cloth

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Heó hire feax gerǽdde and hí mid scýtan besweóp crines composuit, caput linteo cooperuit, Bd. 3, 9; S. 534, 13. Sum iungling mid ánre scýtan bewǽfed (amictus sindone). Mt. Skt. 14, 51, 52.

Linked entries: scéte scýte

a-dimmian

(v.)
Grammar
a-dimmian, p. ode; pp. od, ad

To dim ⬩ darken ⬩ obscure ⬩ make dull ⬩ obscurare

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To dim, darken, obscure, make dull; obscurare Ðeáh heora mód sie adimmad though their mind be obscured, Bt. 24, 4; Fox 84, 28: Ps. Th. 68, 24

inweard-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
inweard-líc, adj.

Inward ⬩ internal

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On heora inweardlícum stówum in their inward parts, L. Med. ex Quadr. 3, 1 ; Lchdm. i. 338, 19, MS. H

un-fæderlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-fæderlíce, adv.

In an unfatherly manner

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In an unfatherly manner Saturnus wæs swá wælhreów, ðæt hé fordyde his ágene bearn ealle bútan ánum and unfæderlíce macode heora líf tó lyre, Wulfst. 106, 6

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ge-baþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-baþian, p. ode
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To bathe, wash Heora ǽlc án .c. þearfendra manna gebaðige, Cht. Th. 616, 25. Hé næs geefesod, ne eác bescoren oððe gebaðod, Hml. Th. ii. 298, 20

Linked entry: baþian

ge-beácn

(n.)
Grammar
ge-beácn, es; n.
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Signs, movements intended to express a meaning Twégen seólas mid heora flýse his fét drygdon, ... and siððan mid gebeácne his bletsunge bǽdon, Hml. Th. ii. 138, 13

mór-beám

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Heora mórbeámas, Ps. L. 77, 47. [ Lat. morus.] See next word, and múr-beám

on-hǽtan

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Add Þá mǽdenn onǽldon and onhǽtton þǽra geongrena mód tó forcyrrednesse heora synlustes puellae discipulorum mentes ad perversitatem libidinis inflammabant, Gr. D. 119, 14. Cf. in-hǽtan

scræf

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Th. i. 406, 3. v. heort-, stán-scræf

hínþ

Grammar
hínþ, hínþu, hínþo.

misery ⬩ poverty ⬩ hurt ⬩ injury ⬩ destruction

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Ic heóld nú nigon geár wið ealle hýnða þínes fæder gestreón, Hml. S. 9, 42

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líne

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IV. a series of objects arranged on a line :-- Þá rímcraeftige men wyrcað heom circul of þám fíf stafum, and betǽcað þrý dagas ánum stæfe.

ge-risenlíce

(adv.)
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Hwilc biscop . . gehálgad wǽre, ꝥ we on ðysse æfterfylgendan béc gerisenlícur (-rysen-, v. l. ) and gelimplicur secgad quis . . . dedicatus sit antistes libra sequente oportunius dicetur, 3, 29; Sch. 330, 4. tó swylcre tide swylce heom eallum þince ðæt

plegan

Grammar
plegan, [In p. 775, col. 2, l. 2 for 361, l. 391.]
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Þá mǽdenu beforan þám leornungmannum hæfdon hí sylfe be handa heom betweónum and þá lange hwíle plegdon (diutius ludentes), Gr. D. 119, 14. Hundas blegan gesihð, þanc hit getácnað canes ludere uiderit, gratiam significat, Lch. iii. 200, 27.

wácmódness

(n.)
Grammar
wácmódness, e; f.

weakness of character ⬩ moral weakness ⬩ faintheartedness ⬩ want of courage ⬩ pusillanimity ⬩ cowardice ⬩ weakness ⬩ feebleness

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Ongeán módstaðolnysse and módes strencðe se deófol sendeþ wácmódnesse and lyðerne earhscype, Wulfst. 53, 12. weakness, feebleness Sí foresceáwod wácmódnyss (inbecillitas), nateshwón heom (old men and children) stíðnis regoles ná sí gehealdan on fódum

ge-styrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-styrian, -stirian; p. ede; pp. ed [ge, styrian to move, stir]

To move ⬩ remove ⬩ excite ⬩ agitate ⬩ amovere ⬩ agitare

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Ðá wearþ swíðe gestired se here ongeán ðone biscop forðan ðe he nolde heom nán feoh beháten then was the [Danish] army very much excited against the bishop because he would not promise them any money, Chr. 1012; Erl. 146, 12.

GANG

(n.)
Grammar
GANG, geng, gong, gung, es; m.

GANG ⬩ going ⬩ journey ⬩ step ⬩ way ⬩ path ⬩ passage ⬩ course (of time) ⬩ ĭter ⬩ grădus ⬩ gressus ⬩ incessus ⬩ ambŭlātio ⬩ sēmĭta ⬩ a passage ⬩ drain ⬩ privy ⬩ latrīna ⬩ secessus

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Heó freó on hira fóta gangum blíðe hám wæs hweorfende ipsa lībĕro pĕdum incessu dŏmum læta reversa est; Bd. 4, 10; S. 578, 33. Heora geára gang anni eorum, Ps. Th. 77, 32. Geára gongum in the course of years, Elen.

ge-fultuman

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Ꝥ heó him gefultumode tó his ágenum feore rogavit pro anima sua, Hml. A. 100, 273. Hí bǽdon hine þæt hé him tó heora ealdrihtum gefaltumede, Bt. 1; F. 2, 24. Ealra þára þinga þe mé Críst tó gefultumian wyle, Cht.

þencan

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</b> add :-- Ðǽr heó hiræ lícaman ræstan þæncð where she intends her body to rest, C.D. iii. 360, 3.

á-stellan

To set up, ⬩ to set an example ⬩ to do something first ⬩ to found a place ⬩ institute an office ⬩ to establish a practice ⬩ doctrine, ⬩ to establish ⬩ confirm

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Þæt him beón heora ǽhta eallum gemǽne, swá ðá apostoli hit ástealdon, Hml. Th. i. 318, 10. Þis fæsten wæs ásteald, ii. 100, 1.