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bisceop-hád

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Se abbod þes biscophádes gernde, Chr. 1048; P. 172, 10. Ðá geár gefilled wǽron his bysceophádes (-háda, v. l.), Bd. 3, 17; Sch. 267, 7: 4, 5; Sch. 380, 13. Twégen bisceophádes men, Hml. S. 23, 365.

ge-risenlíce

(adv.)
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honourably, in a way that deserves honour, creditably p ic unfracodl. ce and gerisenlice mihte steóran þone anweald þe mé befæst wæs, Bt. 17; F. 58, 27. in a way that shews honour or respect pxs bisceopes ban . . . swá swá hit wel swá árwyrðum bisceope gerás

þín

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þín, prop. poss.
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Ger. O. Frs. thín: O. H. Ger. dín: Icel. þinn.]

hege

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Hegum sepibus, Germ. 401, 15. Ne læg ælðeódig man wiðútan mínum hegum, ac mín dura geopenode symle wegférendum foris non mansit peregrinus, ostium meum viatori patuit (Job. 31, 32), Hml. Th. ii. 448, 22. 'Far geond wegas and hegas' . . .

hweogol

(n.)
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Hweowlu rotas, Germ. 392, 54. of a vehicle On wǽnes eaxe hwearfiað þá hweól and sió eax stent stille. . . ꝥ hweól hwerft ymbúton, Bt. 39, 7 ; F. 220, 27-29. Sum cild . . . bearn under ánum yrnendum hweóle, and wearð tó deáðe tócwýsed, Hml.

Linked entries: sceard-hweogol hwegl

réðness

(n.)
Grammar
réðness, -e; f.

Fiercenessragecrueltyseverity.ferocitasausteritasferitas, i. crudelitas, inclementia, duritia furorferia, insaniasavagenessfiercenessferocityharshnessseverity

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Réðnyssa efferata, Germ. 399, 380. applied to persons, in a bad sense Ðone lǽddon feówer áwyrgde englas mid mycelre réðnesse and hine besencton on ða fýrenan eá, Blickl.

DUGAN

(v.)
Grammar
DUGAN, part. dugende; ic, he deah, deag; ðú duge, pl. dugon; p. dohte, pl. dohton

To avail, to be of use, able, fit, strong, vigorous, good, virtuous, honest, bountiful, kind, liberalvalēre, prōdesse, frūgi ease, bŏnum esse, munĭfĭcum, vel libĕrālem se præbēre

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Ger. tugen, touc,   tohte, O. H. Ger. tugan, touc, tugun, 3rd pers. pl. tohta, Goth. dugan, dáug, dugum, daúhta.]

Linked entry: dugunde

á-bítan

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Ger. ar-pízan percutere, occidere.]

ge-brúcan

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Ger. ge-brúhan uti, fungi

on-sittan

(v.)

to occupy to oppress (cf. colloquial to sit on a person)to fear (taking like ondrǽdan a reflexive dative)

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Ger. int-sizzen metuere: Goth. and-sitan to regard) to fear (taking like ondrǽdan a reflexive dative) Nó ic mé onsitte non vereor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 46. Ne ic mé herehlóþe helle þegna swíðe onsitte, Exon. Th. 166, 15; Gú. 1043.

be-cweþan

to sayto urgepressto speak forpray forto bequeathegrant by will

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Þám se fæder becwæð ger-suman unáteallendlice, Chr. 1086; P. 219, 14. Gif his yldran him ǽhta becwǽdon, Hml. Th. i. 256, 21. Þæt þú becwede þíne ðincg, for ðan ðe ðú sweltan scealt, Hml. S. 18, 414. Him þe ic feoh becweden hæbbe, Cht. Th. 490, 20.

ge-rímcræft

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>gerím-cræft</b>, es; m. The science of number, arithmetic Gerímcræft arithmeticam. An. Ox. 7, 390. ¶ the word almost always occurs in reference to calculation connected with the calendar.

Linked entry: rím-cræft

scotian

(v.)
Grammar
scotian, sceotian ; p. ode.
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Ger. diu scozonten fiur (a shooting star )], 744; Erl. 49, 2

Linked entries: sceotian scotung

ge-sceððan

(v.)

To injure, hurt, oppress, be an enemy tonocere, adversari

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Ger. scadón, scadota. With regard to the form &#39;scód&#39; instead of &#39;skóþ,&#39; see Grm. And. u. El. 93] To injure, hurt, oppress, be an enemy to; nocere, adversari Gisceðeþ nocebit, Rtl. 8, 29.

swæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
swæðer, swaðer (= swá hwæðer, cf.
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Ger. sueder). pronoun. Whichever of two Swaðer uncer leng wǽre, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 113, 20, 25. Hwæðres ðara yfela is betere ǽr tó tilianne búton swæðres swæðer frécenlícre is quae pestis ardentius insequenda est, nisi quae periculosius premit?

Linked entry: swaðor

á-lísan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lísan, (-lýsan, q. v.
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Ger. ar-lósen.]

Linked entry: á-lýsan

ge-méde

(n.)
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Ger. ge-muati what is agreeable.] See next word

geong

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Ger. der jüngste tag) Þæt wæs þám gomelan gingæste word ǽr hé bǽl cure . . . him of hreðre gewát sáwol, B. 2817. marking rank, degree. v. gingra Hé gesette under him gingran cásere, Ors. 6, 30; S. 278, 21.

ána

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
ána, m.

Onesolesinglesolitaryunusunicussolussolitarius

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One, sole, single, solitary; unus, unicus, solus, solitarius: Ðæt [treów, a.] se ána is ealra beáma beorhtast geblówen that is the oae of all the trees most brightly flourishing, Exon. 58b; Th. 209, 27; Ph. 177. God ána on écnysse ríxaþ

slæc

(adj.)
Grammar
slæc, sleac, slec (v. slæcness); adj.
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Sleaces socordis, Germ. 388, 34. Ne beón gé tó slápole ne tó sleace, ac scyldaþ eów georne wið deófles dare. Wulfst. 40, 21. Sleace to ǽnig wyrcenne gód pigre ad aliquod operandum bonum, Anglia xi. 117, 36. languid, ill Slæce egra, Wrt.

Linked entry: sleac