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georn-ness

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Seó gehýrnes and seó geornnes ne bið nyt on þǽm ungelýfdum mannum (cf. nyt bið þǽm men þéh hé geornlíce gehýre, 4), Bl.

Linked entries: girn-ness geornes

ge-þæf

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hé his ágene unðeáwas ongietan wille and hira geþæf bión (cf. (?) gerest ðæt mód hit orsorglíce on ðǽre fortrúwunga, 463, 10 : both passages refer to the same subject) how he will recognize his own faults, and yet wish for no change in them (?

ge-þrístlǽcan

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hé dorste geþrístlǽcean (for hwon hé geþrýsstlǽhte, v. l. ) ꝥ hé héte þone Godes wer swencean, 39, 9. Sceal nán mon geþrístlǽcan ( presumat ) þát hé sprǽce, R. Ben. 16, 2

(adv.; int.)
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Wá lá wá ic greów..., wá lá on micelre genihtsumnysse ic hwílum wæs, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 189-193. Wá lá wá ðæt is sárlíc heu, pros dolor! Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 14.

Linked entries: eów waa

scip-gebroc

(n.)
Grammar
scip-gebroc, es; n.
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Ic ðé bidde ðæt ðú mé on ðæm scipgebroce ðisses andweardan lífes sum bred gerǽce ðínra gebeda in hujus quaeso vitae naufragio orationis tuae me tabula sustine, 65, 7; Swt. 467, 24.

hundteóntigoþa

(num.; adj.)
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Fram ðám hundteóntigeðan-and-þám-nigeðan oð þene hund-teóntigeþan-and-þane-seofan-and-feówertigeþan .. . fram ðám hundteón-tigeþan-and-seofonteóðan oð þone hundteóntigeðan-and-seofon-and-twéntigeðan . . . bútan þám hundteóntigeþan-and-þreó-and-þrítigeðan

of-gán

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Ðá tíþode se ealdorman him, and se abbod sealde him ðá án hund mancosa goldes, C. D. B. iii. 547, 6

ge-lýfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lýfan, -lífan, -léfan; to -lýfanne, -lýfenne; part. -lýfende; ic -lýfe, ðú -lýfest, -lýfst, he -lýfeþ, -lýfþ, pl. -lýfaþ; p- ic, he -lýfde, ðú -lýfdest, pl. -lýfdon; impert. -lýf, pl. -lýfe, -lýfaþ; subj. pres. -lýfe, pl. -lýfon; pp. -lýfed
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Aarones hús on Dryhten leófne gelýfdan dŏmus Aaron spērāvit in Dŏmĭno, Ps. Th. 113, 19. Gelýf me crēde mihi, Jn. Bos. 4, 21. Gelýfe gyt, ðæt ic inc mæg gehǽlan crēdĭtis quia hoc possum făcĕre vōbis? Mt. Bos. 9, 28.

widuwe

(n.)
Grammar
widuwe, widewe, weoduwe, weodewe, wuduwe, wudewe, wydewe, widwe, an; f. A widow, v. wíf, <b>III a</b>
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.: widwa, Rush.) hús, Lk. Skt. 20, 47. Weodewena (widwena, Ps. Surt.), Ps. Spl. 67, 5. Widewum, Deut. 27, 19. Weodewum, Ps. Th. 145, 8. Wydewum, 67, 5 : Blickl. Homl. 45, 1. Ða wuduwan (wydewan, wydwan, v.ll. ), L. Alf. 34; Th. i. 52, 16.

Linked entries: weodewe weoduwe

feówerteóða

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
feówerteóða, m; seó, ðæt, feówerteóðe, f. n; adj.

The fourteenthquartus dĕcĭmus

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Healdaþ ðæt óþ ðone feówerteódan dæg ðæs mónþes servābĭtur usque ad quartam dĕcĭmam diem mensis hujus, Ex. 12, 6

forþ-ateón

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-ateón, p. -teáh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen

To draw forthbring forthproduceproferreprodūcĕreedūcĕre

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God ðá forþateáh of ðære moldan ǽlces cynnes treów produxitque Dŏmĭnus Deus de hŭmo omne lignum, Gen. 2, 9. He forþateáh wæter of stáne eduxit ăquam de petra, Ps. Lamb. 77, 16. Forþ-atogen progenitus, Hpt. Gl

sixtig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
sixtig, used as subs, or adj.
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Mid iii hund scipa and LXgum, Swt. 176, 25. Sexdig (sextig. Rush. ), Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 8. Sexdig ł sextih. Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 23. Sexdeih, 13, 8

un-cyme

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cyme, adj.

Meanpaltrypoor

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Ðá bǽdon hine his discipulos ðæt hié móstan húru sume uncyme streównesse him under gedón for his untrumnesse, Blickl. Homl. 227, 12. Ne hæfde wit monig óðer uncymran hors nunquid non habuimus equos viliores plurimos? Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 26

hwǽr-hwega

(adv.)
Grammar
hwǽr-hwega, adv.
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Þá bæd hé æt þæs mynstres hláforde, ꝥ hé him álýfde hwǽrhwugu (-hugu, v. l. ) ꝥ hé him móste byrgenne gegearwian, Gr. D. 225, 25

middan-geard

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Add Ðeáh ðe eal middangeard sý fram Adames frymðe edniówe geworden, and ánra gehwylc. . . móte lifigan ðreó hund wintra, Sal. K. 148, 33

lyðre

(adj.)
Grammar
lyðre, adj.

Evilwickedbasemeanpoorsordidvilelewddepraved

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lǽne and lyðre ðis líf is on tó getrúwianne, 189, 3. Eálá ðú lyðra þeówa serve nequam, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 32: Lk. Skt. 19, 22: Homl. Th. ii. 552, 6. Ic eom se lytla for ðé and se lyðra man, se syngige swíðe genehhe, Hy. 3, 41; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 41.

on-findan

(v.)
Grammar
on-findan, p. -fand, -funde.
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Boetius hí wolde berǽdan, and þeódríc ðæt anfunde, Bt. 1. tit.; Fox x. 2. Onfundan deprenderint, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 33. Gif hé wæccende weard onfunde búan on beorge, Beo. Th. 5675; B. 2841. Gif hwylc brððor on lytlum gyltum byþ onfunden, R.

sweotolung

(n.)
Grammar
sweotolung, e; f.
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, title-deed, certificate, prescript Hér is seó swutelung (the will, testament) Ælfhelm his áre and his ǽhta gefadod hæfþ, Chart.

earfoþe

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþe, adj.
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hefig and earfoþe (gearfoþe, v. l. ) þis is tó gereccanne, Bt. 39, 4; F. 216, 33. Hit is earfoð tó witane, Chr. 1050; P. 170, 25. Þæt gástlice angyt is earfoþe tó understandende, R. Ben. 66, 19.

Linked entry: earfeðe

for-drífan

to drive awayoffoutto drive awaycast outto drive outto banishexpelto drive asideto overtask

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earmlice and reówlic tíd wæs ðá, ðá ðá wreccæ men lǽgen fordrifene full neáh tó deáðe, and syððan cóm se scearpa hungor and ádyde hí mid ealle, Chr. 1086; P. 218, 1