met-gird
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Thómas eóde metende mid ánre metegyrde þone stede, Hml. S. 36, 94
riht-gifu
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a lawful gift, a gift that is rightfully made. The word occurs in a section of Cnut's laws headed 'De officiis domino debitis', but what was the nature of the obligation to which it is applied is nowhere explained Hláfordes rihtgifu
wíg-gild
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Se ealdorapostol ǽrest ús gesette tó healdanne ðás dagas and tó beganganne for hǽðenra manna gedwilde, for þan þe hié hiera wíggild and deófulgild on ðás dagas weorðedon, Nap. 69. Add
be-gímen
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Dádbóte begýmenum poenitentiae obseruationibus , Chrd. 106, 31. Add
ælmes-gifu
What is given as alms, alms
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What is given as alms, alms Ðæt ðæt heom góde men tó ælmesgife for Godes lufan sealdon, Wlfst. 159, 20
Linked entry: gifu
brýd-gifa
espousals ⬩ sponsalia
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espousals; sponsalia, Ǽlfc. Gl. 87; Som. 74, 53
hǽðen-gild
Heathen worship, idolatry ⬩ idol
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Heathen worship, idolatry; also an idol Ðis hǽðengyld deófles biggeng is this idolatry is worship of the devil, Homl. Th. i. 72, 4. Hǽðengield, Exon. 66 a; Th. 243, 23; Jul. 15. Tó ðam hǽðengilde bugon they turned to the idol [Baal-peor], Num. 25, 2
beáh-gifa
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Add Æðelstán cyning, beorna beáhgyfa (cf. Egils Saga, 55: Aðalsteinn konungr tók gullhring af hendi sér, ok dró á blóðre-filinn, ok rétti yfir eldinn til Egils.) See also Coll. M. 22, 35 under beáh (3)) Ædelst. 2. Ꝥ him God forgyue . . . and eác swá
gif-stól
A gift-seat ⬩ seat from which gifts are distributed ⬩ throne ⬩ throne of grace ⬩ donorum thronus ⬩ solium ⬩ gratiæ thronus
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A gift-seat, seat from which gifts are distributed, throne, throne of grace; donorum thronus, solium, gratiæ thronus Ðone gifstól grétan to greet the throne, Beo. Th. 338; B. 168. Brynewylmum mealt gifstól Geáta the gift-chair of the Goths was consumed
Linked entry: gief-stól
fyrn-gid
An old prophecy ⬩ vĕtus prŏphētia
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An old prophecy; vĕtus prŏphētia Fyrngidda fród prudent in old prophecies, Elen. Kmbl. 1079; El. 542
GÉN
Again, moreover, besides, at length, yet, hitherto ⬩ iterum, denuo, adhuc, insuper, denique
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Again, moreover, besides, at length, yet, hitherto; iterum, denuo, adhuc, insuper, denique Ðǽr he gén ligeþ there he still lies, Exon. 18 b; Th. 46, 9; Cri. 734. Swá he nú gén déþ as he still does, Beo. Th. 5711; B. 2589: Exon. 29 a; Th. 89, 17; Cri.
and-giet
understanding ⬩ intellect ⬩ knowledge ⬩ intellectus
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understanding, intellect, knowledge; intellectus Ic ðec, mon, ǽrest geworhte, and ðé andgiet sealde I first wrought thee, O man, and gave thee understanding, Exon. 28a; Th. 84, 30; Cri. 1381: 117a; Th. 449, 16; Dóm. 72
and-gite
The intellect ⬩ understanding ⬩ knowledge ⬩ intellectus ⬩ cognitio
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The intellect, understanding, knowledge; intellectus, cognitio
a-gimmed
Gemmed ⬩ set with gems ⬩ gemmatus
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Gemmed, set with gems; gemmatus Agimmed and gesmiðed bend a gemmed and worked crown, a diadem; diadema, Ælfc. Gl. 64; Som. 69, 12; Wrt. Voc. 40, 46. Agimmed gerdel, vel gyrdel, vel angseta, vel hringc a gemmed girdle or ring; strophium, 64; Som. 69,
Linked entry: a-gymmed
a-gíta
A spendthrift ⬩ prodigus
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A spendthrift; prodigus.Past. 20, 2; Hat. MS. 29 b, 10
ár-gifa
A benefit-giver ⬩ beneficiorum dator
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A benefit-giver; beneficiorum dator, Exon. 78 b ; Th. 294, 6 ; Crä. 11
ed-gift
A re-giving, restitution ⬩ restĭtūtio
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A re-giving, restitution; restĭtūtio, Lye
ed-gild
A re-payment ⬩ rĕ-sŏlūtio
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A re-payment; rĕ-sŏlūtio, Leo, A. Sax. Gl. 250
feorh-gifu
The gift of life ⬩ vītæ dōnum
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The gift of life; vītæ dōnum Secgas feorh-giefe gefégon men rejoiced in the gift of life, Exon. 94 a; Th. 353, 1; Reim. 6
feówer-gild
A fourfold payment or compensation ⬩ quadruplex compensātio
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A fourfold payment or compensation; quadruplex compensātio Ǽlc tíhtbýsig man gilde feówergilde let every man of bad repute pay with fourfold compensation, L. Eth. iii. 3; Th. i. 294, 10