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hwíte-gós

(n.)
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a white goose Hwítegós anser Wrt. Voc. i. 280, 14: ii. 7, 60

Linked entry: gós

gós-fugol

(n.)
Grammar
gós-fugol, es; m.
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A goose, Th. Chart. 471, 31

Got-land

(n.)
Grammar
Got-land, GOTHLAND; Gothia, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 2.

gót-woþe

(n.)
Grammar
gót-woþe, an; f.
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Goatweed; ægopodium podagraria, L. M. i. 31, 7; Lchdm. ii. 74, 19: 38, 3; Lchdm. ii. 92, 7

Linked entry: woþe

grǽg-gos

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Grégós anser silvatica, Txts. 108, 1104. (Perhaps grǽg gós should be read.) Add

betera

(adj.)
Grammar
betera, betra; m : betere, betre; f. n. adj. [from bet good, v. bet-líc good-like, comp. betera, betra better; sup. betest, betst best, v. besta, gód]

BETTERmelior

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BETTER; melior Ðæt hý wǽron beteran þegnas that they were better thanes, Ors. 4, 9; Bos. 92, 23. Ða betran tída the better times, 4, 9; Bos. 92, 18. To beteran tíde to a better time, Bd. 3. 14; S. 539, 39. Wítodlíce micle má mann ys sceápe betera? hou

Linked entry: betre

be-galan

(v.)
Grammar
be-galan, p. -gól, pl. -gólon; pp. -galen [be, galan to sing, enchant]

To enchantincantare

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To enchant; incantare Gyf hwylc yfel-dǽde man óðerne begaleþ if any ill-doing man enchants another Herb. 87, 4; Lchdm. i. 190, 10

betst

(adj.)
Grammar
betst, betest; adj. sup. def. se betsta, betesta; seó, ðæt beteste; pos. gód [bet good; v. bet-líc good-like]

Best, the best, firstoptimus, primus

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Best, the best, first; optimus, primus Ða þing ðe ge betstan gelífaþ [MS. betst ongelifaþ] ea quæ vos optima credebatis, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, note 12. Scipio, se besta [Laud MS. betsta] Rómana witena Scipio, the best of the Roman senators, Ors. 5, 4; Bos

gelden

Grammar
gelden, golden.

Similar entry: gylden

fremfull

(adj.)
Grammar
fremfull, adj. [freme good; ful, full full]

Beneficentprofitablebĕnĕfĭcus

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Beneficent, profitable; bĕnĕfĭcus Ða ðe ánweald ofer hig habbaþ synd fremfulle genemned qui pŏtestātem hăbent sŭper eos bĕnĕfĭci vŏcantur, Lk. Bos. 22, 25

Linked entry: fremfulnes

eal-teaw

(adj.)
Grammar
eal-teaw, adj. [eal all, teaw = tæw good]

Entirely good omnīno bŏnus

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Entirely good; omnīno bŏnus Gif he ealteawne ende gedreógeþ if he enjoys a very good end, Cd. Jun. 110, 16; Hy. 2, 13; Hy. Grn. ii. 281, 13

Linked entry: æl-tæw

tó-gelan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-gelan, pp. -golen.
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To diffuse, spread a fluid Se streám gewunode ꝥ hé tðgolen and tógoten wæs geond his æceras fluvius per agros diffundi consueverat. Gr. D. 192, 18

Linked entry: gelan

ge-galan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-galan, p. -gól; pp. -galen, -gælen
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To enchant; incantare Gegaelen incantata, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 59. Gegælen (printed -grelen, but see Wülck. Gl. 422, 24), 45, 60. Beóþ gegalene fram wísum, Ps. Spl. 57, 5

gorst

(n.)
Grammar
gorst, gost, es; m.
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GORSE, furze, bramble Ðeós wyrt ðe man tribulus and óðrum naman gorst nemneþ this plant, which is named tribulus, and by another name gorse, Herb. 142, 1; Lchdm. i. 262, 16. Of gorstum de tribolis, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 7, 16. Ne wínberian on gorste ne nimaþ

Linked entries: gost georst

a-galan

(v.)
Grammar
a-galan, he -gælþ; p. -gól, pl. -gólon; pp. -galen [a, galan to sing]

To singchantcanerecantare

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To sing, chant; canere, cantare He fúsleóþ agól he sang the death-song, Exon. 52b; Th. 183, 1; Gú, 1320. Fyrdleóþ agól wulf on walde a war-song sung the wolf in the wood, Elen. Kmbl. 54; El. 27: Beo. Th. 3047; B. 1521

Linked entries: a-gælende a-gól

bi-gang

(n.)
Grammar
bi-gang, -gong, es; m.

a course, way, passage, circuitcursus, via, tenor, circuitusan undertaking, business, exercise, religious worshipnegotium, exercitatio, cultus

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a course, way, passage, circuit; cursus, via, tenor, circuitus Tída bigong the course of seasons, Exon. 11 a; Th. 15, 13; Cri. 235. an undertaking, business, exercise, religious worship; negotium, exercitatio, cultus, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 9

hin-gang

(n.)
Grammar
hin-gang, -gong,es; m.

A going hence,departure, death,

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A going hence,departure, death, Exon. 28 b; Th. 86, 24; Cri. 1413: 30 b; Th. 95, 10; Cri. 1555: 44 b; Th. 150, 24; Gú. 783

ge-nugan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nugan, pres. hit -neah [Goth. ganah]

To suffice, to be sufficient, not to be wantingsufficere

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To suffice, to be sufficient, not to be wanting; sufficere Gif us on ferðe geneah if in our soul we be not wanting [if it is sufficient to us in our soul], Exon. 93 a; Th. 348, 29; Sch. 35:90 a; Th. 337, 26; Gn. Ex. 70. Nǽnig mennisc tunge ne geneah

Linked entry: ge-neah

gang-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
gang-dagas, gong-dagas; pl. m. [dæg a day]

Perambulation daysthe three days before Ascension day or Holy ThursdayRogation days, when the boundaries of parishes and districts were traverseddies perambŭlātiōnes vel processiōnisrogātiōnum dies

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Perambulation days, the three days before Ascension day or Holy Thursday, Rogation days, when the boundaries of parishes and districts were traversed; dies perambŭlātiōnes vel processiōnis, rogātiōnum dies Betweox gang-dagum and middum sumera betwixt

duhte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
duhte, did good, Chr. 1013; Erl. 149, 5, = dohte; p.
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of dugan