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ge-mǽg

Grammar
ge-mǽg, es.
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Substitute: <b>ge-mǽgas, ge-mágas;</b> pl. Take here <b>ge-mágas</b> in Dict. and add Fratres gebróþor, et aliquando ge-mǽgas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 46

ge-mang

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mang, es; n.
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A business; negotium Geendedum þysnm gást-licre áfeormunge gemange finito hoc spiritualis purgaminis negotio, Angl. xiii. 387, 312. Ne mæg ic ána eówre gemang ácuman nan valeo solus negotia vestra sustinere, Deut. l, 12

ge-métend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-métend, es; m.
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One who finds out, an inventor, a discoverer Onfindend and gemétend inuentor, Germ. 391, l

Linked entry: -métend

ge-mirce

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mirce, es; n.
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a limit, boundary Þú const þá gecynd mínes módes mec á gewunelice healdon ł gemerce (v. Angl. i. 508) sóðes and rihtes naturam animi mei nan ignoras, solere me terminum eqaitatis custodire, Nar. 2, 23. a mark, sign: — Gimerco (gemerca, L. ) das gifylgeð

Linked entries: -mirce ge-merce

gemót-beorg

(n.)
Grammar
gemót-beorg, es; m.
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A hill where a 'gemót' is held Ǽrast on æscwoldes hláw ; ðonne on gemótbiorh, C. D. ii. 195, 10. On æscstede; ðanon on ðæne gemótbeorh, v. 82, 20

gemót-hús

(n.)
Grammar
gemót-hús, es; n.
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A house where a ' gemót' is held Curia, i. domus concilii, conventus gemóthús vel -[gemót]stów congregatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, . 51. Cyrice is ús gesceapen tó gebedhúse, ná tó nánum gemóthúse. bútan ymbe þæt heofoncunde ríce and láre, Wlfst. 233, l:

gemót-mann

(n.)
Grammar
gemót-mann, es; m.
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one who addresses a meeting, an orator. Cf. mótian; II, mótere Gemótman contionator, Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 24. Gemótmanna contionatorum (qui pro rostris in edito stantes popularibus catervis contionantur, Aid. 32, 7), Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 16 : 18, 18. a member

ge-myþe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-myþe, es; n. [Theform and gender of the word are not quite certain. A dat. sing. fem, occurs once, but it is in a rather late charter with corrupt forms; all other instances are in dat. pl. Corresponding forms in other languages are neuter, so probably the English.]
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A mouth of a river, valley, opening of one road into another, of an enclosure. where one stream joins another Of Temede gemýðan; andlang Temede in wynnabæces gemýðan . . . in Temede múðan (cf. of Temede streáme in wynnabæce . . . in Temede streám, 386

geond-leóhtend

(n.)
Grammar
geond-leóhtend, es; m.
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One who gives light over or through; the word, however, is used to gloss perlustrator: O Thoma Christi perlustrator (geondleóhtend) lateris, Hy. S. 128, 12

Linked entry: leóhte

geótend

(n.)
Grammar
geótend, es; m.
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one who pours or sheds. v. blód-geótend. an artery Geótend, sinewind arteriae (printed anteriae ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 8, 29. See next word

ge-regne

(n.)
Grammar
ge-regne, ge-réne, es; n.
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Take here ge-rén in Dict. and add: a structure, building Gesih ðás miclo gehríno ł glencas (getim­brunga, W. S. ) uide has magnas aedificationes, Mk. L. 13, 2. I a. edification :-- Gód word tó gehríne bonus sermo ad edificationem, Rtl. 12, 27. an instrument

Linked entries: -regne ge-réne

gereord-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
gereord-dæg, es; m.
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A day on which a meal or feast is celebrated On þám mónðe þe Aprilis [hátte], þǽre nigeðan nihte, on þám drihtenlican gereorddæge (on Holy Thursday. Cf. tó þon hálgan n

ge-ríf

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ríf, es ; n.
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A garment Fðtsíd gerif limus (limus vestis quae ad pedes prodmitur, Isidor, v. Nap. 25), Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 45

Linked entry: -ríf

ge-ríþre

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ríþre, es j n.
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Of ilám gáran in on dá ýfre; of ðǽre ýfre, in on ðá garéðru; of ðám geréiran, C. D. iii. 279, 24. Of ðǽm crundele on ðá lytla hwitan gerýðra beneaðan ýfre on dane þorn, 415, 32. ?

Linked entries: -ríþre ge-réþru

ge-scræf

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scræf, es; n.
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A den Gé dydon hit tó gescræfe (speluncam) scaþena, Mt. R. 21, 13

ge-set

(n.)
Grammar
ge-set, es; n.
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See ge-sǽte

ge-séþend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-séþend, es; m.
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One who asserts or affirms Geséþend connuntiator, i. adsertor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 4-. : firmator, i. adsertor, 148, 65

ge-staþeliend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-staþeliend, es; m.
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One who establishes Andig gestaþeliend (níwiend) zelotypus (sanctimoniae) informator, i. plasmator, An. Ox. 365

ge-strod

(n.)
Grammar
ge-strod, For the two separated forms substitute: <b>ge-strod,</b> es; n.
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confiscation Gestrod proscriptionem (cf. fordéminge, rýpincge ǽhta proscriptionem, i. fraudationem rerum, i. possessionum, An. Ox. 3149 : in both cases Ald. 43, 19 is glossed), Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 67. robbery, rapine Scottas ne sǽtincge ne gestrodu (-

ge-strúd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-strúd, es; n.
Entry preview:

Robbery, rapine Wæs hé onbærned mid þǽre hǽte his gítsunge and higiende tó gestrúde (gestreóne, reáfláce, v.ll.) manna ǽhta suae avaritiae aestu succensus, in rapinam rerum inhians, Gr. D. 162, 32

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