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ge-síþa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-síþa, an ; m.
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a companion Gesiþa comeans, socius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 47. Getreów gesíþa fida comes, 148, 73. Gesíþan comite, Angl. xiii. 369, 59. Gesíþan comitem (i, socium) (angelicae castitatis), An. Ox. 1185. Gesíðan on gangum comites gressibus, Hy. Srt. 38, 27

ge-þofta

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þofta, (?), an; m.
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Fellowship, society Sinscipes (sein-, MS.) geþoften (cf. gemána contubernia, societas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 18), samwistu matrimonii contubernia, An. Ox. 414. Cf. brý-tofta ( = brýd-þofta)

ge-þot

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þot, (?), es; n.: <b>ge-þota (?),</b> an; m.
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A shout, howl Geonung, geþota (pl. n.? or sing. m.?), rárung barritus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 125, 19

-gilde

(adv.; suffix)
Grammar
-gilde, in composition with numerals, forming noun, adj., or adv. v. án-gilde, endleofan-gilde, feówer-gilde, nigon-gilde, six-gilde, twelf-gilde, twi-gilde, þri-gilde

ge-wemmend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wemmend, es; m. An adulterer, a fornicator. v. ge-wemman; <b>IV a</b>
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Gewemmend and forlicgend mechus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 58

Linked entry: wemmend

gicce

(n.)
Grammar
gicce, an; f.
Entry preview:

Itch Gyccas prorigo, urigo cutis Txts. 113, 82

Linked entry: giccan

glíw-bydenestre

(n.)
Grammar
glíw-bydenestre, an; f.
Entry preview:

A female player on the timbrel Glýw*-*bydenestra tympanistriarum, Ps. L. 67, 26

Linked entry: bydenestre

gloria

(n.)
Grammar
gloria, a, an; pl. glorian; m.
Entry preview:

A Gloria, a name for a liturgical formula Se gloria þæs forman sealmes, R. Ben. 69, 3: 68, 8. Under ánum gloria (glorian, R. Ben. I. 47, 6), 40, 22. Tódǽled on twégen glorian, 38, 3: 42, 13

gyrdels-hringe

(n.)
Grammar
gyrdels-hringe, an; f.
Entry preview:

A girdle-buckle, clasp for a girdle Gyrdislrhingae, gyrdilshringe legula, Txts. 74, 582. Gyrdilshringe lingula, 75, 1226

Linked entry: gyrdel-hring

gyt-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
gyt-feorm, an entertainment where there is pouring of drink, a feast. Cf. ge-beór scipe, brýd-
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ealu (-oþ) On sumere ðeóde gebyreð winter-feorm, Eástcrfeorm, bénf(e )orm for ripe, gytfeorm for yrðe. Ll. Th. i. 440, 26

hæcine

(n.)
Grammar
hæcine, an; f.
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A drink made of vinegar and water Hæcine pusca (printed hacine (but see Angl. viii. 451) pusta ), Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 4 (in a list' de generibus potionum ')

Linked entry: hacine

hanga

(n.)
Grammar
hanga, (?), an; m.
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A slope (?), declivity On líchangan; of líchangan, C. D. v. 321, 32

golde

(n.)
Grammar
golde, an; f.
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A marigold Golde solsequia (cf. solsequia sigel-hueorua, Lch. iii. 305, col. 1), Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 76

Linked entry: gold-wyrt

hálsung-tíma

(n.)
Grammar
hálsung-tíma, an; m.
Entry preview:

A time of supplication Swylce fram þæs dæges úpspringe tó hálsungtíman þreó tída sýn forð áðenede, Nap. 35

hand-gemaca

(n.)
Grammar
hand-gemaca, an; m.
Entry preview:

A close companion Þá hyrdecnapan mid heora handgemacan ymbe ꝥ wǽron, Hml. S. 23, 421. Cf. hand-gesella, hand-gestealla

Linked entry: ge-maca

gryndle

(n.)
Grammar
gryndle, an; f.
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A herring Grindle alleh (cf. taricus vel allec hærinc, Wrt. Voc. i. 77, 62), Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 16

Linked entry: grindle

grépe

(n.)
Grammar
grépe, an; f.
Entry preview:

A ditch, drain, privy Latrina genge, groepe atque ductus cloacas (aqueductus cloacae?), Txts. 73, 1172. Groepum scrobibus, 95, 1819. See preceding word

grípe

(n.)
Grammar
grípe, an; f.
Entry preview:

A ditch, drain Adelseáþa grýpan cloacarum cuniculi, An. Ox. 3320. Grýpan, adelseáþes cloacę 4290. Tó wiþersacunge adelseáþe, grýpan ad apostasię cloacam, 4744

hae-swealwe

(n.)
Grammar
hae-swealwe, an ; f.
Entry preview:

A kind of hawk Haesualwe (Sweet suggests sǽ-) astur, Txts. 43, 234. Cf. beoru-swealwe

Linked entry: swealwe

gold-óra

(n.)
Grammar
gold-óra, an; m.
Entry preview:

A mass of gold Wudebǽre gyrda bearewum on smǽtum rédes goldórun, [gold- ?] wecgum vimina siluestria (e frondosis) nemoribus (allata mutavit) in obrizum flauentis auri metallum (cf. ðá grénan gyrda wurdon tó reádum golde áwende, Hml. Th. i. 64, 1), An

Linked entry: gold-wecg

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