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ge-gangan

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Hú gegangeð þæt góde oððe yfle?, Sal. 362. where movement from a place is the primary notion, to depart Gegangende cesuram, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 18.

fandian

(v.)

to try ⬩ to tempt ⬩ to try ⬩ to try ⬩ taste ⬩ feel ⬩ to try ⬩ to visit ⬩ tempt ⬩ provoke ⬩ attempt

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Sé fandað Godes, sé þe his ágen gesceád forlǽt þe him God forgeaf, and swá bútan gesceáde sécð Godes fultum, Scrd. 22, 2-4. to visit Ic wæs on cearcerne, and gé mín noldon fandian in carcere eram, et non visitastis me, Past. 329, 5.

æt-eówian

(v.)
Grammar
æt-eówian, -eówigan; p. de, ede; impert. -eow; pp. ed.

To shew ⬩ display ⬩ manifest ⬩ declare ⬩ ostendere ⬩ manifestare ⬩ To appear ⬩ apparere ⬩ manifestari

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God æteówde me Deus ostendit mihi, Ps. Spl. 58, 11: Mt. Bos. 13, 26. He geseah dríge stówe æteówde he saw the dry places displayed, Cd. 8; Th. 10, 31; Gen. 165. v. intrans.

FLEÁ

(n.)
Grammar
FLEÁ, an; m.

a FLEA ⬩ pūlex ⬩ a speck ⬩ speck or disease in the eye ⬩ albūgo ⬩ -ĭnis ⬩ măcŭla

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Gorst cwelþ ða fleán gorse killeth the fleas, 142; Lchdm. i. 264, 15. Wið fleán against fleas, 142; Lchdm. i. 264, 14.

Linked entries: flǽh fleah fleó

for-lǽtennys

(n.)
Grammar
for-lǽtennys, -lǽtnys, -nyss, -ness, e; f.

A leaving ⬩ remission ⬩ desolation ⬩ loss ⬩ intermissio ⬩ remissio ⬩ desōlātio ⬩ perdĭtio

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Forlǽtnes góda loss of goods, Lchdm. iii. 172, 2

Linked entry: for-létenes

for-screncan

(v.)
Grammar
for-screncan, -scræncan; p. -screncte, -scræncte; pp. —scrænct, -screnct [screncan to trip up]

To supplant ⬩ overcome ⬩ oppress ⬩ cast down ⬩ supplantāre ⬩ opprĭmĕre ⬩ elīdĕre

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To supplant, overcome, oppress, cast down; supplantāre, opprĭmĕre, elīdĕre Ða ðe leahtras forscrencaþ belimpaþ to Godes ríce those who overcome sins belong to God's kingdom, Homl. Th. i. 198, 23. Forscrænc hine supplanta eum, Ps. Lamb. 16, 13.

Linked entry: for-screncend

be-smitenes

(n.)
Grammar
be-smitenes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

Dirtiness, SMUTTINESS, filthiness, pollution, abomination, infection ⬩ sordes, inquinamentum, pollutio, coinquinatio

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Dirtiness, SMUTTINESS, filthiness, pollution, abomination, infection; sordes, inquinamentum, pollutio, coinquinatio Tilode se Drihtnes wer ða stówe fram unsyfernyssum geclǽnsian ðara ǽrrena mána and besmitenessa the man of God toiled to cleanse the place

ge-gæderian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gæderian, -gaderian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To gather ⬩ join ⬩ colligere ⬩ congregare

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Ðam biþ gæst gegæderad Godes bearn God's child will be a guest associated with him, 84 b; Th. 318, 9; Mód. 80

Linked entry: ge-gaderian

ge-sceón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceón, p. de

To happen, come upon ⬩ accidere, contingere

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To happen, come upon; accidere, contingere Him níþ godes gesceóde God's enmity came upon him, Cd. 206; Th. 255, 7; Dan. 620. [Cf. Cod. Ex. Th. 226, 4; Ph. 400.]

Linked entry: sceón

syn-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
syn-líc, adj.

Sinful

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Wé geáxiaþ nǽnig gód áwunigende and ealle worldlícu þing swíþe synlícu, Blickl. Homl. 109, 3. [Wǽron swíðe hefige and sinlíce gewinn betwux ðam Cásere of Sexlande and his sunu, Chr. 1106; Erl. 241, 23.]

un-gehádod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gehádod, adj.

Not ordained ⬩ not in holy orders

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Gif hwylc mǽdenman mid gehádodum wunaþ, and heó tó ðam ylcan háde þence ... ne biþ heó ná wið God unscyldig, þeáh heó ungehádod wǽre de puella non ordinata.

Linked entries: ge-hádod un-hádod

wyrcend

(n.)
Grammar
wyrcend, es; m.

a worker ⬩ labourer ⬩ a maker ⬩ a doer.

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Similar entries v. wyrcan, II Ic gelýfe on ǽnne God, wyrcend heofenan and eorðan, Homl. Th. ii. 596, 25. Heó wǽron ðám wyrcendum gelíce similes illis fiant qui faciunt ea, Ps. Th. 113, 17. a doer.

fiscere

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Wearð geworden, swá swá God wolde, fiscere to biscope, Ll. Th. i. 334, 12. Tó hwon þú sceole for ówiht þysne man (S. Peter) habban, ungelǽredne fiscere þone leásostan, Bl. H. 177, 14. Similar entries Cf. stæþ-swealwe

ge-rihtreccan

Grammar
ge-rihtreccan, Substitute: To shew rightly, demonstrate, v. reccan; III. 6
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Ic þé meg secgan þæt ic eom seó gesceádwísnes ðínes módes, þe ðé wið sprecð, and ic eom seó racu ðe mé onhagað ðé tó gerihtreccenne (the demonstration that it is in my power to give you), ðæt þú gesyhst myd ðínes módes eágan God swá sweotole swá þú nú

herian

(v.)
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On dægred man sceal God herian, Btwk. 194, JO

ofer-flówendness

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Ðú weliga, tó hwon treówadest þú on þínne welan and on oferflówennysse (-flównessa, v. l. ) þínra góda?, Wlfst. 261, 1

weá-mét

(n.)
Grammar
weá-mét, weá-métt, e: -méttu(-o); indecl. f.

Anger, wrath, passion, irascibility

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[Cf.Heo weore god ȝif heo neore to wamed. Anan se he wes wrað wið eni he hine wolde slæn, Laym. 6368.]

full-fremednes

completeness

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A. 11, 272. the greatest excellence God is full ǽlcre fullfremednesse, Bt. 34, 3; F. 136, 19. Fulfremednesse weg þe wé on féran sceolan, Bl. H. 21, 16. Fulfremednysse perfectionem, An. Ox. 1011

ge-ýcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ýcan, -ýcean; p. te

To increase ⬩ add ⬩ eke

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To increase, add, eke Se ðe ðisne freóls geýcean wille geýce God his gesynta qui hanc libertatis dapsilitatem augere voluerit, augeat dominus ejus prosperitatem, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 138, 14.

gleáw

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God mín and gleáw hældend Deus meus et salutaris meus, 61, 6. Hé ( Abraham ) is gód and gleáw, Gen. 2657. Hé gleáw ne wæs, réðe and rǽdleás, Dan. 176.