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ge-bícnend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bícnend, ge-bícniend, ge-bícnigend.
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Gebícnigend, Germ. 393, 51. Spǽc ídel ídeles ingehýdes gebícnigend ys sermo uanus uanae conscientiae index est, Scint. . 104, 2

Linked entry: bícnend

ge-crimman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-crimman, p. ge-cramm ; pp. ge-crummen
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Ger. ka-chrumman refertim.] Cf. ge-crammian

Linked entries: ge-crumen crimman ge-trummen

ge-dón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dón, ic -dó, ðú -dést, he -déþ, pl. -dóþ; p. -dyde, pl. -dydon; pp. dén, -dón

To do ⬩ make ⬩ put ⬩ cause ⬩ effect ⬩ reach a place ⬩ facere

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Fóron ðæt hie gedydon innan Sæferne múðan they went so as to get within the mouth of the Severn, Chr. 918; Erl. 102, 24

ge-seccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seccan, = ge-sécean[?]
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or ge-feccan[?] Ides sceal dyrne cræfte hire freónd geseccan gif heó nelle on folce geþeán ðæt hí man beágum gebycge a woman must by secret art get herself a friend if she do not wish publicly to succeed in being bought with rings, Menol.

ge-wleccan

Grammar
ge-wleccan, ge-wlecian.
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Dele ge-wlecian, and add: pp. ge-wlæcced Genim beolonan seáw, gewlece, and þonne on eáre gedrýp, Lch. ii. 40, 13: 46, 30. Him mon on eáre drýpe gewlæccedne ele, 22, 8. Genim þás wyrte . . . on ele gewlæhte (-wlehte, v. l. ), i. 212, 5.

ge-girela

(n.)
Grammar
ge-girela, an; m.: <b>ge-girelu,</b> e; pl. n. ge-girele, ge-girela; gen. ge-girela; f.
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Take here <b>ge-gerela</b> in Dict., and add: in a collective sense, apparel, clothing, raiment Of þám unmetta and þám ungemetlican gegerelan . . . onwæcnaþ sió wóde þrág þǽre wrǽnnesse, Bt. 37, 1; F. 186, 16.

Linked entry: ge-gerela

ge-tíme

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tíme, es; n. [<b>ge-tímu;</b> f. (?); pl. ge-tíme; gen. ge-tímena. Cf. ge-timbre.]
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A yoke of oxen Ic bohte án getýme (getýmðe, v. l.) oxena jugum boum emi, Lk. 14, 19. 'Ic bohte fíf getýme oxena ...' Ðá fíf getýma getácniað ðá fíf andgitu ... Þás andgitu sind rihtlíce wiðmetene fíf getýmum oxena, Hml. Th. ii. 372, 23-24. Twégra getýmæna

Linked entries: ge-téman ge-téme ge-týme

ge-wild

Grammar
ge-wild, ge-weold.
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Þæt hié mehton ǽgðer ge þone cyning ge þá cuéne him tó gewildum gedón, 3, 11; S. 148, 9.

Corfes geat

(n.)
Grammar
Corfes geat, Corf-geat, es; n. [Sim. Dun. Coruesgeate: Hovd. Coruesgate]

Corfgate, Purbeck, Dorsetshire

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Corfgate, Purbeck, Dorsetshire Hér wæs Eádweard cyning ofslægen æt Corfes geate [Corfgeate, Th. 233, 2, col. 2] in this year [A. D. 979] king Edward was slain at Corfgate Chr. 979; Th. 232, 3, col. 2

ge-libban

(v.)
Grammar
ge-libban, ge-lifian, ge-leofian; p. ge-lifde, ge-lifode, ge-leofode
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K. 16. to get by living, to live to do Hé cyng beón sceolde, gif hé hit gelifode he should have been king, if he had lived to do it, Chr. 1093; P. 228, 11. Fulne ende þínes lífes þú hæfst gelifd plenam etatis finem habes, Nar. 30, 11

Linked entries: ge-leofian ge-lifian

ge-myndgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-myndgian, ge-myndigian.
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Ge-myndged is memoratur, p. 3, 13.

ge-wrinclod

Grammar
ge-wrinclod, ge-wrinclode.
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Add: having an indented outline, serrated Gewrinclode serrata, Germ. 398, 217

ge-teóh

(n.)
Grammar
ge-teóh, gen. -teóges; n.
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Matter, material; pl. instruments, implements, utensils Se ðis leóht onwráh and ðæt torhte geteóh tillíce onwráh who this light displayed and the bright matter [the universe] revealed, Exon. 94 a; Th. 352, 32; Reim. 2. Sulh-geteógo ploughing implements

Linked entry: egeþ-getígu

ge-heald

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-heald, cpve. ge-healdra, ge-hildra (ge-hældra, ge-hyldra); adj.
Entry preview:

Take here <b>ge-hyldra</b> in Dict., and add Þæt him wíslicre and gehaldre ( tutius ) wǽre, Bd. 1, 23; Sch. 49, 4. Þæt him gehealdre (gehǽledre, v. l.) wǽre quia satius esset, 2, 5; Sch. 135, 10.

ge-bleoh

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bleoh, -bleó; gen. -bleós; n. [ge-, bleoh a colour]

A colour ⬩ color

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A colour; color Mid swá wlitigum blóstmum hí oferstígaþ ealle eorþlíce gebleoh with such beautiful blossoms they excel all earthly colours, Homl. Th. ii. 464, 9

ge-mædla

Grammar
ge-mædla, chatter, v. ge-maðel.
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Substitute: <b>ge-mǽdla</b> fury, madness; vecordia

ge-smeáh

(n.)
Grammar
ge-smeáh, gen. -smeáges[?]; n.
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Intrigue Ðǽr wearþ se cyng of France þurh gesmeáh gecyrred there the king of France was turned back by intrigue, Chr. 1094; Erl. 230, 23

ge-rǽdod

Grammar
ge-rǽdod, ge-rǽded.
Entry preview:

Add: Falerato vel fictitio, i. ornato gerǽdod, ge-hyrste, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 71. Gerǽdedum falerato, An. Ox. 7. Geréde-gedum ( = gerédedum; this and the preceding one are glosses on Ald. 2, 32), 3, 4.

ge-sceot

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceot, ge-sceót
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(l. ge-sceot)

ge-læht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-læht, pl. ge-læhte; pp.

Taken ⬩ captus ⬩ comprehensus

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Lamb. second 9, 2; pp. of ge-læccan

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