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ge-wiht

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<b&gt;II a.</b&gt; figurative :-- Gif hé gewihte besceáwað on edleáne si pondus considerat in reiributione, Scint. 10, 14. a definite amount used as a measure Gewihte emne ys willa his pondus aequum uoluntas eius, Scint. 110, 13.

ge-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽdan, p. de; pp. ed, -rǽdd, -rǽd.

to arrange, dispose, direct, advise, determine, ordain, consult for, provide fordecernere, statuere, edicere, consulere, providereto enjointo arrangeto readlegere

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Gyf ðú ðæt gerǽdest if thou decidest on that, Byrht. Th. 132, 54; By. 36: Exon. 92 a; Th. 344, 24; Gn. Ex. 178. Ðá witan gerǽddan the counsellors ordained, L. E. G. 4; Th. i. 168, 15. Heó hire feax gerǽdde crines composuit, Bd. 3, 9; S. 534, 13.[Cf.

ge-witan

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'Ðone uoeg gié uuton' . . . 'Huu mago ué ꝥ weg gewuta?' 'uiam scitis' . . . 'Quomodo possumus uiam scire?', Jn. L. R. 14, 5. to know, get knowledge of, learn. absolute Ne walde ǽnig gewuta nec uolebat quemquam scire, Mk. L. R. 9, 30. with acc.

ge-bróðor

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bróðor, -bróðer, -bróðra, -bróðru, -bróðro

brethrenfratres conjuncti

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Gen. 13, 8. synt ealle gebrððru omnes vos fratres estis, Mt. Bos. 23, 8: Mk. Bos. 10, 29. Twegen ǽwe gebrððro duo germáni fratres, Bd. 1, 27; S. 490, 28. Be ðǽm gebrððrum twǽm by the two brethren, Beo. Th. 2387; B. 1191: Andr. Kmbl. 2027; An. 1016

Linked entry: BRÓÐOR

ge-sceádan

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Gl. 246

ge-wadan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wadan, p. -wód; pp. -waden.

To wadegovadereireTo pervadego through

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To wade, go; vadere, ire Sár gewód ymb ðæs beornes breóst pain went around the man's breast, Andr. Kmbl. 2494; An. 1248. Ord in gewód the point entered, Byrht. Th. 136, 26; By. 157: Exon. 47 b; Th. 163, 29; . 1001.

ge-mæc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mæc, adj.

Equal, like, well-matched, suited

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Gemæcca ł gelíco æquales [or v. ge-mæcca?], Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 36. Ic me ful gemæcne monnan funde I found a man fully equal to me, Exon. 115 a; Th. 442, 25; Kl. 18

Linked entries: maca- mæc ge-mec

ge-hwirfness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hwirfness, e; f.
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return, v. ge-hwirfan; 4 Hé wíte-gode on þám sealme be þæs folces gehwyrfnesse of heora hæftnýde, Ps.

ge-tang

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tang, adj.
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In juxtaposition, close to an object Sió filmen . . . is on óðre healfe brád, ge hríneð ðǽre sídan, on óðre is ðám innoðe getang, Lch. ii. 243, 21.

ge-ceorfan

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Take here ge-cearfan in Dict., and add: to cut off, cut down Tré gecorfen bið ł [man] gecearfas arbor exciditur, Mt. L. 7, 19. Ðió eárliprece ðone Petrus gecurfe ( absciderat ), Lk. p. 11, 6.

Linked entry: ceorfan

ge-dihtnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dihtnian, p. ode
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Gl. 551. Ðæt God swá gedihtnað (geændebyrdeð, v.l.) of þǽre micelan gedihtnunge (-stihtunge, v.l.) his ǽrfæstnysse quod Deus ex magnae pietatis dispensatione disponit, Gr. D. 146, 28.

ge-yppan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-yppan, p. -ypte; pp. -ypped, -yped, -ypt

To openrevealdeclaremanifestdisclose

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Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 12. Wit wéndon ðæt ðæt sand uncre swaðe geypte we expected that the sand would discover our track, Shrn. 42, 19.

Linked entry: ge-upped

ge-býgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býgan, -bígan, -býgean, -bígean, -bégan; p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To bowbendturninflect or decline a part of speechreclinetwistbow downhumbleabasebring undersubduecrushflectereincurvareinflecteredeclinarereclinaretorquerehumiliareconfringere

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Spl. 56, 8 : Gen. 27, 29. Ðá hí hwæsne beág ymb mín heafod gebýgdon then they twisted a sharp crown around my head, Exon. 29 a; Th. 88, 25; Cri. 1445.

Linked entries: ge-bígan ge-býgean

ge-hefigian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hefigian, -hefegian, -hefgian; p. ode; pp. od, ad; v. trans.

To make heavy or sadto loadburdenweigh downincrease the weight ofaggravategravarecontristarevexaredeprimereaggravare

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Heora synn ys swíðe gehefegod peccatum eorum aggravatum est, Gen. 18, 20

Linked entry: ge-heofegian

ge-miltsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-miltsian, -mildsian, -milsian; p. ode; pp. od.

to shew mercy, have compassion, to pity, pardonmĭsĕrēri, propĭtiārito make mild, make kind, softenpropĭtium reddĕre, mītĭgāre

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Gr. 27; Som. 29, 56. Árleásnýssum úrum ðú gemiltsast impietātĭbus nostris tu propĭtiābĕris, Ps. Spl. 64, 3: 24, 12. Gemiltsode se Hǽlend him mĭsertus eōrum Jēsus, Mt. Bos. 20, 34. Gemiltsa me God, gemiltsa mín mĭsĕrēre mei Deus, mĭsĕrēre mei, Ps.

Linked entries: miltsian ge-mildsian

ge-máh

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Se gemá inportunus, 43, 71. Gemáh scínhíw flíhð pervicax monstrum (the devil) fugit, Hy. S. 142, 12.

ge-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fæstan, to fast.
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Gefæsted, 55, 59. to fast as discipline, absolute Mið ðý gié gefæstas cum jejunatis, Mt. L. 6, 16. Gefæstað jejunabunt, Lk. L. 5, 35. Gefæsdon jejunabant, Mt. L. 9, 15. Gefaesta jejunare, Lk.

ge-wǽge

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Substitute: Weight. determination of amount by weighing In swá hwelce giwége (on suá huælc gewǽge, L.) giwegen bióðon eft giwegen bið iów in qua mensura mensi fueritis remetietur uobis, Mk. R. 4, 24.

ge-bisnung

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Gif hine hwá mid tihtinge and gebisnungum gódra weorca getrymð, i. 306, 12. Drihtnes þénum gelíc on gebisnungum Domini ministris par documentis, Hy. S. 73, 3. Láre gibisnunga doctrinae documenta, 72, 30. Þ á á

ge-férscipe

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Gif mé (the cook) út ádrífaþ fram eówrum geférscipe (collegio), Coll. M. 29, 9. in special senses, a society of ecclesiastics Þeáh feáwa witena on þám geférscipe beón, R. Ben. 116, 19.