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ge-sibsumnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sibsumnes, -sibbsumnes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f. [sibsumnes peacefulness]

Peacefulnessconcordreconciliationpaxconcordĭarĕconcĭliātio

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Peacefulness, concord, reconciliation; pax, concordĭa, rĕconcĭliātio We mágon gecnáwan on ðara ungesceádwísra niétena gesibsumnesse, hú micel yfel sió gesceádwíslíce gecynd þurh ða ungesibsumnesse gefremeþ we can understand from the peacefulness of irrational

Linked entry: ge-sibbsumnys

ge-bisnian

(v.)

to informimitate

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We gibisnia imitemur, 52, 3. Gebisened imitandam, Lk. Skt. p. 6, 20

Linked entry: ge-býsnian

under-wrítan

(v.)

to subscribesign

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to subscribe, sign ealle mid Cristes ródetácn fæstnedon and underwritan nos omnes subscripsimus, Bd. 4, 17; S. 586, 16

cwém-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
cwém-líce, adv.
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graciously, kindly Drihten, bihald cuoemlíce Domine, intende placatus, Rtl. 41, 39. humbly Cuoemlíce biddas suppliciter exoramus, Rtl. 93, 21

eáht-ness

Grammar
eáht-ness, l. eaht-ness,
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and add Þæt mid geþylde earfeþa and eahtnesse (eht-, v. l. ) þolien, R. Ben. 6, 2. Cf. éht-ness

trahtnere

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habbað trume gewitnysse on Hieronimum þám sóifæstan trahtnere, Angl. viii. 307, 4. Add

a-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þencan, -þencean ; p. -þohte ; pp. -þoht.

to think outdeviseinventexcogitareto thinkintendcogitareintenderevelle

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to think out, devise, invent; excogitare Gif we hit mǽgen wihte aþencan if we may devise it in any way, Cd. 21; Th. 26, 2; Gen. 400 : 179; Th. 224, 35; Dan. 146 : Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 28. to think, intend; cogitare, intendere, velle He ðis ellenweorc

Linked entries: a-þohte a-þoht

fór-oft

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-oft, adv.

Very oftenpersæpe

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Swá swá we sylfe fóroft gesáwon as we ourselves have very often seen, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 12, 9; Lchdm. iii. 260, 2: Wrt. popl. science 11, 8; Lchdm. iii. 256, 16

ende-mann

(n.)
Grammar
ende-mann, es; m.
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Fela hálige menn fram frymðe middaneardes wǽron beforan ús, þám nú endemenn geefenlǽcan ne magon, Hml. S. 12, 281

Denisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Denisc, def; se Denisca; adj.

DANISH Dānĭcus

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DANISH; Dānĭcus Gif man ofslagen weorþe, ealle we lǽtaþ efen dýrne, Engliscne and Deniscne if a man he slain, we estimate all equally dear, English and Danish, L. A. G. 2: Th. i. 154, i.

Linked entry: Deniscan

ísen-ordál

(n.)
Grammar
ísen-ordál, es; n.
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cwǽdon . . . ðæt man . . . myclade ðæt ordálýsen ðæt hit gewege þrý pund . . . and hæbbe se teónd cyre swá wæterordál swá ýsenordál swá hwæðer him leófre sý we have ordained that the ordeal-iron be increased so that it weigh three pounds . . . and

Linked entry: or-dál

stearc

(adj.)
Grammar
stearc, adj.
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Se ðe mec lǽreþ from ðé on stearcne weg, Exon. Th. 259, 14; Jul. 282. Hé hé mihte swá stearce forhæfednysse (rigid abstinence) healdan, Homl.

Linked entries: stearc-heard streac

riht-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
riht-líc, adj.

right, just right, fitting, adapted to due requirements adapted, fitted, entitled right, in accordance with reason right as regards conduct,righteous

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Rihtlíc ðæt wæs ðæt se blinda be ðæm wege sǽte wædliende; forðon ðe Drihten sylfa cwæþ : 'Ic eom weg sóðfæstnesse,' Blickl.

MAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
MAGAN, (the infin. does not occur in W. S. but mæge glosses posse,
  • Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1
  • ;
and <b>magende</b>
(cf. Icel. megandi) = quiens,
  • Ælfc. Gr. 41
  • ;
  • Som. 44, 21.

to be strongefficaciousto availprevailbe sufficientto be strongbe in good healthto be ablemaymay

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&#39; Hig cwǽdon ðǽt hé wel mihte &#39;sanusne est?&#39; &#39;Valet,&#39; inquiunt, Gen. 29, 6. Ðá sǽde se cnapa ðæt hé swíðe wel mihte, Homl. Skt. 3, 435. Ðonne ðú mé getrymedest, ðæt ic teala mihte, Ps.

Linked entry: mæg

a-gén

(adv.)
Grammar
a-gén, adv.

AGAINanewalsoitenimdenuoet

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AGAIN, anew, also; itenim, denuo, et Ðe ðé slihþ on ðín gewenge, wend óðer agén qui te percutit in maxillam, præbe et alteram, Lk. Bos. 6, 29. Ðá wende he on scype agén then he went into the ship again, 8, 37, 40.

ge-tinge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tinge, -tingce, -tynge; adj.

Skilful with the tongueeloquent

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Wer getinge vir linguosus, Ps. Spl. C. 139, 12

stán-bæþ

(n.)
Grammar
stán-bæþ, es; n.
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A vapour bath made by the help of heated stones on to which water was poured Dó on troh háte stánas wel gehǽtte, gebeþe ða hamma mid ðam stánbaðe; ðonne hié sién geswáte, recce hé ða bán, Lchdm. ii. 68, 4-7. Stánbæþ, 10, 13: 60, 9.

tǽtan

(v.)

to gladden, make cheerful

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to gladden, make cheerful Ful oft ðæt gegongeþ, ðætte wer and wíf in woruld cennaþ bearn, and mid bleóm gyrwaþ, tennaþ and tǽtaþ ( the father and mother try to make the child joyous, to amuse it; Thorpe suggests temiaþ and tǽcaþ ), Exon.

un-gedéfe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gedéfe, adj.

Troublesomedisagreeable

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Hér ys seó bót hú ðú meaht ðíne æceras bétan, gif hí nellaþ wel wexan oþþe ðǽr hwilc ungedéfe þing on gedón bið, i. 398, 2. Mannum ungedéfum hominibus importunis, Scint. 38, 15.

wésan

(v.)
Grammar
wésan, p. de.
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Heoretes sceafeþan of felle áscafen mid pumice and wése mid ecede, 44, 11: ii. 100, 15: 246, 13. v. ge-wésan; wése, wésing. to ooze, suppurate Ðonne ǽrest onginne se healsgund wésan (wesan?), Lchdm. ii. 44, 11

Linked entries: wésa wésing