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ge-bletsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bletsian, -bledsian ; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ge-, bletsian to bless]

To bless ⬩ consecrate ⬩ benedīcĕre ⬩ consecrāre

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Miltsa us mihtig Drihten, and us on móde eác gebletsa nú Deus misereātur nostri, et benedīcat nōbis, 66, 1. Ðæt ǽnig preóst ne forlǽte ða circan ðe he to gebletsod wæs that no priest forsake the church to which he was consecrated, L. Edg.

ge-finegod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-finegod, part. p. [fynegian to become mouldy]

Mouldy ⬩ mūcĭdus

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Mouldy; mūcĭdus Ðe nú sind gefinegode which are now mouldy, Jos. 9, 12

on-hycgan

(v.)
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to consider, reflect on Onhicgað nú hálige mihte, wíse wundor Godes, Dan. 473

wealh-hnutu

(n.)
Grammar
wealh-hnutu, gen. -hnyte; f.

A foreign nut ⬩ walnut

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A foreign nut, walnut Hnutbeám oððe walhhnutu nux, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 23

ge-swǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swǽtan, p. te

To sweat

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To sweat Heó ná ne geswǽtte she did not sweat, Shrn. 150, 2

þing

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. ¶ adverbial phrase :-- Þám man nán þingc ne wandode, Hml. S. 23, 71: Hml. A. 103, 47. v. ár-, gedwol-, hǽmed-, mete-, ná-, níd-, stæl-, wíf-þing; ge-þinge, huru-þinga

swíþe

Grammar
swíþe, <b>. II a.</b>
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Gemetegung, mid þǽre sceall seó sáwul ealle þing gemætegian, ꝥ hit tó swíþe ne sý, ne tó hwónlíce, Hml. S. 1, 162. Nú miht þú wel witan þæt weorc sprecan swíðor þonne þá nacodon word, Ælfc. T.

mid-þeahtian

(v.)
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to consent Ná midþeahtien wiþerwenglum ne consentiant adversariis, Ps. Rdr. 290, 1

Linked entry: þeahtian

micel-ǽte

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Sífre, ná mycelǽte sobrius, non multum aedax, R. Ben. I. 61, 5 : 20, 14. Ne beó hé druncengeorn, ne beó hé tó slápol, ne beó hé tó micelǽte, Ll. Th. ii. 416, 15. Add

ofer-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-cwealm, es; m.
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Excessive mortality Nú is heóf and wóp and ofercwealm mycel, Angl. iii. 113, 203

un-oferswíþed

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Hé ne lét ná of gebedum his unoferswíðdan gást, Hml. S. 31, 1357. Add

Linked entry: ofer-swíþan

un-fyrn

(adv.)
Grammar
un-fyrn, adv.

not long ago ⬩ before long

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Nú ic fundige tó ðé of ðisse worulde; nú ic wát ðæt ic sceal ful unfyr[n] faca, Exon. 454, 32; Hy. 4, 42. [Cf. Icel. ú-forn not old.]

Linked entry: un-gefyrn

be-hindan

(prep.)
Grammar
be-hindan, prep. dat.

Behind ⬩ post ⬩ pone

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Ne ðé behindan nú lǽt mænige ðus micle now leave not behind thee such a multitude of people Exon. 10 a; Th. 10, 19; Cri. 155

eahtan

(v.)
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Þæt wé magon eahtan ( this point we can appreciate ) ... þæt se sáwle weard lífes wísdóm forloren hæbbe, sé þe nú ne giémeð hwæðer his gǽst sié earm þe eádig, 1550

Linked entry: eahtend

healtian

(v.)
Grammar
healtian, p. ode; pp. od

To halt, limp, be lame

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Ne healtigeaþ leng ut non claudicans quis erret, Past. 1l, 1; Swt. 65, 18

ofer-stige

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-stige, es; m.

Astonishment, extasy

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, ðæt ic nát ná forgeare hú ic hit ðus macige,' Homl.

Linked entries: stige ofer-stigenness

ono

(con.)

if

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if Ono nú ðæt wíf wel gedyrstgade si igitur bene praesumsit, Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, 19.

inca

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Ne gedyrstlǽce heora nán ... þæt hé Godes áre gewanige oþþe ǽnigne incan séce, hú heó gewanod weorþe, Lch. iii. 442, 17. a cause of complaint Hyra nán ne gedyrstlǽce þæt hé ... ǽnig ðing áhsige ... þe lǽs þe ǽnig inca (incca, v.l.) geseald sý (ne detur

beado-méce

(n.)
Grammar
beado-méce, es; m.

A battle-sword ⬩ sword of slaughter ⬩ pugnæ ensis

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A battle-sword, sword of slaughter; pugnæ ensis Ðæt hine nó beadomécas bítan ne meahton that no battle-sword might bite it, Beo. Th. 2912; B. 1454

Linked entry: beadu-méce

gǽste-dóm

(n.)
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spirituality Utan geearwian ús nú mid inneweardum gebedum and mid gǽstedóme, Verc. Först. 96, 8