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ge-scot

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.), ge mid stána torfungum, ge mid eallum heora wígcræftum, 3, 9; S. 134, 15. <b>II a.</b> rapid movement of a missile, flight of an arrow :-- Þá wǽmna flugon mid swiftum gesceote on heora fínd, Jud.

a-bégan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bégan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To bend ⬩ bend down ⬩ bow ⬩ reduce ⬩ subdue ⬩ incurvare ⬩ redigere ⬩ subigere

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To bend, bend down, bow, reduce, subdue; incurvare, redigere, subigere Weorþe heora bæc swylce abéged eác dorsum illorum semper incurva, Ps. Th. 68, 24: Chr. 1073; Erl. 212, 1: 1087; Th. 356, 10

Linked entries: a-bégendlíc a-býgan

em-twá

(num.)

two even parts, halves ⬩ dīmĭdia

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two even parts, halves; dīmĭdia Ne dǽlaþ on emtwá heora dagas nan dīmĭdiābunt dies suos, Ps. Lamb. 54, 24. He tobærst on emtwá he burst asunder into halves. Homl. Th. ii. 250, 26

Linked entry: twégen

for-wird

(n.)
Grammar
for-wird, e; f.

Loss ⬩ destruction ⬩ ruin ⬩ perdition ⬩ perdĭtio ⬩ intĕrĭtio

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He generode hí of forwirdum heora erĭpuit eos de intĕrĭtiōnĭbus eōrum, Ps. Spl. 106, 20

leód-geard

(n.)
Grammar
leód-geard, es; m.

country

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The dwelling of a people, country Sunu æfter heóld leódgeard, Cd. 62; Th. 74, 20; Gen. 1225. Ethiopia land and leódgeard, 12; Th. 15, 6; Gen. 229: 85; Th. 106, 18; Gen. 1773

dengan

(v.)
Grammar
dengan, p. de
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To ding, beat, strike Ǽlcum gemete ne sceal árung beón þǽre gyltendan geogoðe, ac swíðor man sceal heora sídan mid gierdon gelómlíce dencgan ( sed potius eorum latera virgis assidue tundenda sunt ), Nap. 17

Linked entry: dencgan

ge-byrdlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-byrdlic, adj.
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Orderly, harmonious Þú hý hæfst æalle gesceapene gebyrdlice and gesóme, and tó þám geþwǽre þæt heora nán ne mæg óðerne mid ælle fordón dissonantia usque in extremum nulla est, Solil. H. 5, 13

tó-settan

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Twá and hundseofontig bóca sind on bibliothécan, for þan þe hig sume sind tósette on twá ( some of them are put into two parts ) for heora langnysse, Ælfc. T. Grn. 19, 32. Add

ge-clips

(n.)

clamour

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., on heora sprǽce and geclysp (-clæsp, -clebs, -cleps, v.ll. ), Ll. Th. i. 54, 7. Geclibs forlǽtan, Past. 222, 13

Linked entries: -clips ge-clibs

ge-lǽstan

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Heó þencende wæs hú heó hit gewrecan mehte; and ꝥ eác mid dǽdum gelǽste, Ors. 2, 4; S. 76, 25. Héton him secgan, ꝥ him leófre wǽre tó feohtanne þonne gafol tó gieldanne. Hié þæt gelǽstan swá, 1, 10; S. 44, 14.

a-fíndan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fíndan, l. á-findan ; p. -fand, -funde; pl. -fundon; pp. -funden,
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Eóde heó in tó hire berne; þá áfunde heó ꝥ hire sunu hæfde þearfum gedǽled þone hwǽte, Gr. D. 68, 17. Gif man áfinde ꝥ heora ǽnig on wóhre gewitnesse wǽre, Ll. Th. i. 204, 23.

wiss-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wiss-líc, adj.

Certain

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Certain Ne heora wítes bið wislíc trymnes nec est firmamentum in plaga eorum, Ps. Th. 72, 3. Dryhten eorle monegum áre gesceáwaþ, wislícne blǽd, sumum weána dǽl, Exon. Th. 379, 16; Deór. 34

Linked entry: wis-líc

wuldorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wuldorlíce, adv.

Gloriously

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Gloriously Hé ðæt setl ðære apostolícan cyrican wulderlíce (gloriosissime) heóld and rehte, Bd. 2, 1; S. 500, 10. Wuldorlíce, Blickl. Homl. 211, 31. Hié on manegum godcundum mægenum swíþe wuldorlíce áscinon, 161, 19

eorþ-fæst

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Sume men synd swá áblende ꝥ hí bringað heora lác tó eorðfæstum stáne, Hml. S. 17, 130. Hig lǽddon þone cyning tó ánum eorðfæstum treówe and tígdon hine þǽr tó, 32, 109. Add

flǽsc-sand

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-sand, e; f.
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A portion or dish of meat Gif man næbbe smeámettas, sylle man twám and twám twá flǽscsande; and tó heora ǽfen-þenunge sylle man twám and twám flǽscsande oððe óðre smeámettas, Nap. 23

Linked entry: sand

flǽsc-þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-þegnung, e; f.
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Allowance of animal food Gif hit gebyrað on geáre þæt náðer ne byð on þám earde ne æceren ne bóc ne óðer mæsten þæt man mæge heora flǽscþénunge forð bringan, Nap. lo, 30

nam-cíging

(n.)
Grammar
nam-cíging, e; f.
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A calling by name, naming An þǽre nam*-*cýginge ne sý nánon álýfed ꝥ heora ǽnig óðerne sindrium naman nemne in ipsorum appellaiione nominum nulli liceat alium puro nomine appellare, Chrd, 9, 25

rád

(n.)
Grammar
rád, es; n.
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A condition, stipulation Hé .cccccc. gísla on his geweald underfǽng on ꝥ rád (gerád, Ors. 3, 8; S. 122, 4) ꝥ hié heora seoþþan éce þeówas wǽran, Mod. Lang. Review, viii. 62, 26

wearg

Grammar
wearg, <b>. I.</b>
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Þá cómon on sumne sǽl ungesǽlige þeófas. . . se hálga wer hí wundorlíce geband . . . ꝥ heora nán ne mihte þanon ástyrian . . . Men þá þæs wundrodon hú þá weargas hangodon, Hml. 8. 32, 211. Add

on-bén

(n.)
Grammar
on-bén, e; f.

A prayer asking for something (evil) to come upon a person, an imprecation

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A prayer asking for something (evil) to come upon a person, an imprecation Hí ús mid heora wiðerwordum onbénum and wyrinessum éhtaþ qui adversis nos imprecationibus persequuntur, Bd. 2, 2; S. 504, 4