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ge-ágniendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-ágniendlíc, -ágnigendlíc; adj.

Owningpossessivepossessīvus

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Sume synd geágnigendlíce, ða geswuteliaþ ða þing ðe beóþ geágnode some are possessive, which make known the things which are owned, 5; Som. 4, 55

rípian

(v.)
Grammar
rípian, p. ode
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Dó ðæt sunne scíne ðæt ðíne æceras rípion cause the sun to shine, that thy fields may ripen, Homl. Th. ii. 104, 3. Rípian maturescere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 27 : Hpt. Gl. 419, 64

Linked entry: rípan

ge-scyndan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scyndan, p. de.

to hastento cause to hasten, to drive

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to hasten Heofon-torht swegl gescyndeþ the heaven-bright sun hastens, Exon. 93 b; Th. 351, 2; Sch. 74. to cause to hasten, to drive Ða twegen drýmen wurdon gescynde of ðam earde the two wizards were driven from the land, Homl. Th. ii. 476, 8

un-gyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
un-gyrdan, p. de

To ungird

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To ungird Se cyning ungyrde hine ðá his sweorde rex discinxit se gladio suo, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 35. Se cásere hét hine ungyrdan and bewǽpnian, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 409. Gif him þince ðæt hé sý ungyrd, broc ðæt biþ, Lchdm. iii. 172, 12

Linked entry: on-gyrdan

ge-féra

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Ic hæbbe sumne cnapan, Coll. M. 19, 25. Zebedeis sunn wǽron Simones geféran (gefoero, L., socii ), Lk. 5, 10. Hig bícnodon hyra geféran (sociis) þe on óðrum scipe wǽron, 7 : Coll.

hiw

(adj.)
Grammar
hiw, l. híw,

shapeformshapefigurea formshapewritingappearanceaspectcolourformkindnaturecharacterformulaformtypemodela pretexa fancya kindspecies

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Ðý lǽs ǽnig durre on eáðmódnesse híwe (sub humilitatis specie) hit forcweðan, Past. 51, 3. Sume men onderfóð eáðmódnesse híw, sume ofermódnesse, 301, 25. a pretext Híwe praetextu, An.

circul

(n.)
Grammar
circul, es; m.

A circle, the zodiaccirculus, zodiacus = ζωδιακός

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Ætýwdan feówer circulas onbútan ðære sunnan four circles appeared round the sun, Chr. 1104; Erl. 239, 17.

bleoh

Grammar
bleoh, (bleóh?).

colourform

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Hió scínð on twǽm bleóm suá suá twégea bleó godwebb, Past. 87, 9, 3, 13. Bleohga (bleóa, Hpt. Gl. 529, 64) fucorum, An. Ox, 5495. Ongemang óðrum bleón (bleóm, v. l.), Past. 89, 1. Mistlice bleoh varios colores, An. Ox. 5203: Hy.

ge-horsod

Grammar
ge-horsod, ge-horsian.
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Add: provided with or possessed of a horse Hé sceal beón gehorsad ꝥ hé mæge tó hláfordes seáme ꝥ syllan equum habeat quem ad summagium domini sui prestare possit Ll. Th. i. 436, 6.

batian

(v.)
Grammar
batian, p. ode.

to get better

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Grasu . . . sumu neát batigað fore, sumu cuelað herbae, quae haec animalia nutriunt, alia occidunt, Past. 173, 20

ealdor-burh

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-burh, -burg; gen.-burge ; f.

A royal city, metropolis rēgia arx, metrŏpŏlis

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A royal city, metropolis; rēgia arx, metrŏpŏlis On Cantwara byrig, seó wæs ealles his ríces ealdor-burh in civĭtāte Doruvernensi, quæ impĕrii sui tōtīus erat metrŏpŏlis. Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, 19: I. 13; S. 482, 6.

Linked entry: aldor-burh

mist-hliþ

(n.)
Grammar
mist-hliþ, es; n.

A mist-covered hill-side

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Ðis leóhte beorht ( the sun )cymeþ morgna gehwam ofer misthleoþu wadan ofer wǽgas, Exon. 93 a; Th. 350, 8; Sch. 60

ge-wícan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wícan, p. -wác, pl. -wicon; pp. -wicen

To give wayfaildepartretirecederedeficererecedere

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To give way, fail, depart, retire; cedere, deficere, recedere To hwý, Driht, gewic [gewite, Sur.] ðú feor ut quid, Domine, recessisti longe, Ps. Spl. second 9, 1. Ne his mægenes [mǽges?]

dóm-setl

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Hé gearwað his dómsetl paravit in judicio sedem suam, Ps. Th. 9, 8. Tó dómsetlum ad subsellia, ad tribunal, Germ. 393, 61. Þæt hí on ðám micclum dóme ofer twelf dómsetl sittende beóð tó démenne eallum mannum, Hml. Th. i. 542, 20. Add

hete-lic

malignanthardsevere

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Hé ferde on hetelicum wintra, on swá swíðlicum cyle ꝥ sume men swulton þurh þone, Hml. S. 31, 59

rihtere

(n.)
Grammar
rihtere, es; m.

A ruler, director

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Gesege mé nú ðú cwist ðæt ðú náht ne tweóge ðætte God ðisse worulde rihtere síe ... operi suo conditorem praesidere Deum scio ... Dic mihi, quoniam a Deo mundum regi non ambigis ... Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 5-14

Linked entry: rihtere

drý-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
drý-cræft, es; m. [cræft craft, art]

Magical art, magic, sorceryars magĭca

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Sum man wæs mid drýcræfte bepǽht some man was deceived by magic, Homl. Th. i. 448, 13. Warna ðé ðæt ðú ne gíme drýcræfta ne swefena ne hwatena nec inveniātur in te, qui ariolos sciscĭtētur et observet somnia atque augŭria, Deut. 18, 10.

Linked entry: dreó-cræft

cræftig

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Wæs sum mǽden wundorlíce cræftig . . . on úðwítegunge snoter, Hml. S. 35, 80. Cræftig[estan] sollertissimae, An. Ox. 56, 208. <b>III a.

módig

Grammar
módig, <b>.
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</b> applied to a personal attribute :-- Æfter þám módigan unþeáwe after the vice of pride, Wlfst. 249, 7. applied to an animal Sum módig fearr weorð ángencga and þǽre heorde dráfe oferhogode, Hml. Th. i. 502, II.

sáre

(adv.)
Grammar
sáre, adv.

Sorely, grievously, bitterly

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Sum sáre angeald ǽfenreste one paid a heavy price for his night's rest, Beo. Th. 2507; B. 1251. Hé cenþ unriht and hit cymþ him sáre it shall trouble him sorely, Ps. Th. 7, 14. Hí sáre sprecaþ they speak bitterly, 63, 4. Wé sittaþ andsáre wépaþ (cf.