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ge-réfa

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Voc. i. 18, 42)/auu, Gr. D. 125, 8. Sæge Stephane þám geréfan die Stephana optioni (optio est qui militaris ducis vices agit, vel qui centurioni adjutor datur), Gr. D. 314, 5. Man ofslóh ðæs Cáseres geréfan; sé wæs Labienus geháten (cf.

ge-wegan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wegan, p. -wæg, pl. -wǽgon; pp. -wegen.

to bearcarrymovegoproceedvehereireprocedereto weighmeasure

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to bear, carry, move, go, proceed; vehere, ire, procedere He to ðære byrig gewæg mycelne aad advexit illi urbi plurimam congeriem, Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 22.

Linked entries: ge-wæge wegan

ge-welgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-welgian, -welegian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To enrichmake wealthyendowdītāredōtāre

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Ic gewelegode Abram ĕgo dītāvi Abram, Gen. 14, 23. Hí nalæs niid deófolcræfte, ac mid godcunde mægene gewelgade cóman illi non dæmonĭca sed divīna virtūte prædĭti vĕniēbant, Bd.1, 25; S. 487, 2: 4, 13; S. 582, 39.

Linked entry: weligian

ge-wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wrégan, p. -wrégde; pp. -wréged, -wréht [wrégan to accuse] .

to accuseaccūsāreto stirripexciteimpelconcĭtāre

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Gytsung is gewréht wið God covetousness is accused before God, 256, 22. to stir, rip, excite, impel; concĭtāre Gifen biþ gewréged the sea is impelled, Exon. 101 a; Th. 381, 29; Rä. 3, 3

Linked entry: wrégan

ge-hyrtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hyrtan, p. -hyrte; pp. -hyrted, -hyrt [hyrtan to hearten, encourage; heorte the heart]

To encourageanimaterefreshconfortareanimarerefrigerare

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Gl. 478. Se læg dæg and niht geswógen. He wearþ ðá gehyrt he lay day and night senseless. He then revived, Homl. Th. ii. 356, 27

Linked entry: hyrtan

ge-lustfullian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lustfullian, p. ode; pp. od.

To be delighted, be pleased, rejoicedelectāri, lætāriTo delight, pleasedelectāre, jŭvāre

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Gr. 33; Som. 37, 12. Gelustfullodon ðé dóhtra cyninga delectāvērunt te fīliæ rēgum, Ps. Spl. 44, 10. Ða welan gelustfulliaþ riches afford pleasure, Homl. Th. ii. 88, 20 : 130, 9

ge-blissian

(v.)
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Gl. 22. Geblissa letare, 108. Geblissa þú góda þeówa euge bone serve, Mt. 25, 23. On écum gesetednessum heó geblissige ( gaudeat ), Angl. xiii. 381, 331. ꝥ on n trans. þú þíne fyrde geblissast. Hy. 7, 47.

ge-feormian

(v.)
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D. 215, 25. to entertain as an obligation, v. feormian; Hé þére cirican láforde geselle éghwelce gére ðrittig scillinga and hine áne niht gefeormige, Cht.

ge-wefan

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Of Críste wið tó God endebrednis gegeadred bið ł gewefen a Christo usque ad Deum ordo contexitur, Lk. p. 4, 10

ge-ánlǽcan

(v.)

to uniteuniteTo join togetherto get together, collect, assemble

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Voc. ii. 134, II. to get together, collect, assemble Geánlǽhte Lisias fíf and sixtig þúsenda fyrdendra þegena, Hml. S. 25, 362

ge-frédan

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Hé þæs fýres bryne gefrédde him onbútan, 31, 884. to be sensible of an action (gen. ) Ðæt feax gréwð ofer ðǽm brægene and his (the growing] mon ðeáh ne gefréd (-frét, v.l.) capilli super cerebrum insensibiliter oriuntur . . .

ge-tíþian

(v.)
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God þé getíþige and þíne béne gehýre, Angl. xii. 515, 13. with gen. of request and dat. of person Gif wé þæs biddað þe ús tó écere hǽlþe fremiað, ús getíðað þæs se heofenlica Fæder, Hml. Th. ii. 528, 20.

ge-lendan

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Th. ii. 378, 24. to go, proceed. of persons Conon gelende tó Ahténa Conon Athenas pergit, Ors. 3, 1; S. 98, 23. Hé þóhte þæt hé on þá burgware on ungearwe becóme; ac hit him wearð ǽror cúþ . . .

ge-dígan

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Add: to escape danger, (i) used absolutely Seó wiht (a steer), gif hió gedýgeð, dúna briceð, gif hé tóbirsteð, bindeð cwice cf. the Latin riddle: Si vixero, rumpere colles incipiam, vivos moriens aut alligo multos, Prehn, p. 212), Ra. 39, 6. with acc

ge-bédian

(v.)
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Substitute: ge-bedi(g)an to worship, pray Hé þóhte þæt hé wolde Róme gesécan, and ðá hálgan stówe ðára eádigra apostola . . . geseón and him þǽr bodigan (gebedigan, gebiddan, gebodian, v. ll.)

ge-gán

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<b&gt;B.</b&gt; with the idea of attainment, to get by going. to get a material object. to get by allotment In þǽm dǽle þe hé mid tán geeóde, Bl.

ge-lífan

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Take here <b&gt;ge-léfan</b&gt; in Dict., and add: absolute, to exercise faith Ne ondrǽd þú ðé, gelýf (geléf, L., giléfes, R.) for án, Mk. 5, 36. 'Gif þú gelýfan (geléfe, L. R.) miht, ealle þing synd gelýfedum (ðǽm geléfes credenti, L.

ge-glengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-glengan, -glencan, -glæncan, -glencgan, -glengcan; p. -glengde, -glencde; pp. -glenged, -glencged, -glengd, -glend

To adornembellishset in ordercomposeornārecōmĕrecompōnĕre

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Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 13. Ic smicere geglengce orno, Ælfc. Gl. 99; Som. 76, 116; Wrt. Voc. 54, 58. Nerón hine mid ǽlces cynnes gimmum geglengde Nero adorned himself with gems of every kind, Bt. 28; Fox 100, 27 : Bt. Met. Fox 15, 7; Met. 15, 4.

Linked entry: glengan

ge-cwéman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cwéman, p. de; pp. ed [cwéman to please]

To pleasesatisfypropitiateplăcēresatisfăcĕre

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God, ðú ðe mið hreównisse gicuoemes ł gicómed biþ Deus qui pænitentia placaris, Rtl. 8, 33

Linked entry: ge-cwémdun

ge-fyrn

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-fyrn, adv. [fyrn formerly]

Formerlylong agoof oldof yoreolimpridem

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Gr. 38; Som. 39, 57. Gefyrn pridem, 38; Som. 39, 56. Gefyrn ǽr formerly, Bt. 33, 3; Fox 126, 30 : 37, 1; Fox 186, 25 : Chr. 892; Erl. 89, 1

Linked entry: ge-firn