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ge-myþe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-myþe, es; n. [Theform and gender of the word are not quite certain. A dat. sing. fem, occurs once, but it is in a rather late charter with corrupt forms; all other instances are in dat. pl. Corresponding forms in other languages are neuter, so probably the English.]
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A mouth of a river, valley, opening of one road into another, of an enclosure. where one stream joins another Of Temede gemýðan; andlang Temede in wynnabæces gemýðan . . . in Temede múðan (cf. of Temede streáme in wynnabæce . . . in Temede streám, 386

hearpe

(n.)
Grammar
hearpe, hærpe, an; f.

A harpplectrum, chelys, psalterium, cythara

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A harp Hearpe cithara, Wrt. Voc. 73, 56: Ps. Th. 56, 10. Psalm æfter hærpan sang canticum: ǽr hærpan sang psalmus, Ælfc. Gl. 34; Som. 62, 57, 58; Wrt. Voc. 28, 37, 38. Ðǽr was hearpan swég there was the sound of the harp, Beo. Th. 179; B. 89: 4908; B

ge-mót

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Add: Gemóte conuentione, Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 50. Gemót consessum, ii. 133, 57. with the idea of two parties coming face to face. a meeting with others for consultation, discussion, & c. Heródes gewende tó Cesaream, and ðǽr hæfde gemót wið Tyrum

HÝRAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝRAN, heran, hiéran; p. de [with acc., with infin., and with acc. and infin.]

to HEARhear ofto listen tofollowserveobeybe subject tobelong to

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to HEAR, hear of Morgensteorran ðe wé óðre naman ǽfensteorra nemnan héraþ the morning star which we hear called evening star by another name, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 29; Met. 4, 15. Nǽnigne ic sélran hýrde hordmádmum no better treasure did I ever hear of, Beo

ge-læccan

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Add Ic gelæcce arripio, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 275, 12. without sense of violence. to take, take hold of, catch Þá árás hé and gelæhte hine be þám swuran, and cyste and clypte, Hml. S. 30,335. to take, catch fish, &c. On ðám ǽrran fixnoðe wurdon swá

ge-nerian

(v.)
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Add: where evil is being experienced to take out of an unfavourable position, to deliver Mid hine ic eam in geswince, ic genergu hine, Ps. Srt. 90, 15. Ðec mið am, ꝥte ic genere (eruam) ðec, Rtl. 55, 14. <b>I a.</b> </b> by preps.

ge-feallan

(v.)
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Add: intrans. to fall from a higher to a lower position Ofer þæne þe hé gefylþ super quem ceciderit, An. Ox. 61, 28. Þá tó heofenum ástígað, nyðer gefeallað under neowulne grund ( descendant usque ad abyssos ), Ps. Th. 106, 25: Cri. 1532. Hié hine forlétan

LECGAN

(v.)
Grammar
LECGAN, p. legde, lægde, léde

to layplaceputlayto slay

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To cause to lie. to lay, place, put, lay [a dead body in the grave.] Syððan hé ðanne grundweall legþ postea quam posuerit fundamentum, Lk. Skt. 14, 29. Ða ungeþyldegan ne mágon áberan nánwuht ðæs láðes ðe him mon on legþ impatientes ab aliis illata non

wist

(n.)
Grammar
wist, e; f. (and m.?
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v. big-, dæg-, hús-, neáh-wist.
)

subsistencesustenancefoodprovisionsdainty fooda feasteatingfeasting

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being. Similar entries v. æt-, ed-, gador-, gegador-, hús-, los-, mid-, neáh-, on-, sam-, stede-wist. subsistence Wist vel anleofa stips, Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 8. Wiste stipis, Anglia xiii. 36, 348. sustenance, food, provisions Næs ðǽr hláfes wist, ne wæteres

cýping

(n.)
Grammar
cýping, cýpingc, cíping,e; f. [ceáping, ceáp a price, q. v. II.].

a bargaining, setting a price, marketing, chapping, traffic negotiatio, nundinaa market-place, market forum

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a bargaining, setting a price, marketing, chapping, traffic; negotiatio, nundina Ðæt nán cýping ne sý Sunnan dagum that no marketing be on Sundays, L. Ath. i. 24; Th. i. 212, 15: v. 10; Th. i. 240, 9. Ða ealdorbiscopas geþafedon ðæt ðǽr cýping binnan

eówde

(n.)
Grammar
eówde, eówede, eówode, es; n: eówd, eówod, e; f.

A flock, herd grex

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A flock, herd; grex Neuter, Ðæt-Drihtnes eówde the Lord's flock, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 25: 2, 6; S. 508, 15. We wǽrun sceáp eówdes ðínes nos ŏves grĕgis tui, Ps. Th. 78, 14. He genam hine æt eówde, úte be sceápum tŭlit eum de grĕgĭbus ŏvium, 77, 69. Ne

synnig

(adj.)
Grammar
synnig, adj.

sinful, wickedguilty, culpable

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in a religious sense, sinful, wicked Ánra gehwylc, sóðfæst ge synnig, Exon. Th. 233, 11; Ph. 523. Se feónd and se freónd . . . synnig and gesǽlig, Elen. Kmbl. 1908; El. 956. Synnig wið sáwla nergend, Andr. Kmbl. 1841; An. 923. Hwí swigast ðú, synnigu

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, p. teóde.
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to make, frame, create, ordain, arrange, contrive, bring about, construct, referring to material objects Ðysne wig ðe ðú ðé tó wundrum teódest, Cd. Th. 228, 25; Dan. 208. Thá middungeard moncynnæs uard æfter tiáde (teóde, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 23) dehinc

wana

(n.; adj.)
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wana, an; m.
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want, lack, absence Mé ys feós- wana deest mihi pecunia, Ælfc. Gr. 32 ; Zup. 202, 12. Hláfes wæs wana panis deerat, Gen. 47, 13. Ðonne wana (wona, Hatt. MS. ) bið ðæs ðe hié habban woldon hae cum desunt, Past. 18 ; Swt. 126, 22. Hit nan mon ne mæg eall

Linked entries: ge-wana wan wan

ge-innian

(v.)
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Add: to put into a place. to restore property to rightful ownership Gyf hwá genyrwe ðæt ic . . . on éce yrfe geseald hæbbe, Drihten his andweald genyðrige . . . nymðe hé . . . geinnige ðæt hé on úrum Drihtne gereáfod, C. D. v. 331, 8. Hér swutelað hwæt

ge-teón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teón, p. ge-teóde.
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Add: to do, effect, cause Heora feorh generede Metodes weard . . . hálige him þǽr help geteóde, Dan. 236. Hé wolde guman findan þone þe him on sweofote sáre geteóde, B. 2295. to determine a course of action Hé ꝥ on his móde gehogod and geteód hæfde,

ríht

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Add þǽr næs riht on þǽre stówe ǽnigne tó ácwellanne for þǽre stówe weorþunge in illo loco neminem fas erat interfici, Nar. 30, 1. Béte hé þone borgbryce swá him ryht wísie, and þone wedbryce swá him his scrift scrífe, Ll. Th. i. 60, 20. Be ryhtes béne

settan

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add: to place in or out of a condition Man sette Stigant of his bisceopríce, Chr. 1043; P. 162, 26. Ne sete þú him ðás dǽda tó synne ne statuas illis hoc peccatum, Hml. Th. ii. 34, 21. On gewrit settan, Ll. Th. i. 58, 22. Add Fuglas heofnes ne settas

á-dreógan

to bear offsuffer, endureto bear with, tolerateto pass, spend timeto carry out, perform

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Add: to bear off Ic ádreóge digero, An. Ox. 18 b, 22. with the idea of pain :-- Hárnessa ádreóhende canos (suos) ducentes (ad inferos), 3368. to bear what is painful, suffer, endure :-- Ic ádreáh mycel broc, Bl. H. 175, 12. Wylm ádreáh fervorem exegit

Linked entry: á-dreósan

æppel

(n.)
Grammar
æppel, nom. ac. pl. æp(p)la, ap(p)la, æpplas (apples of eye); gen. pl. appla, æpplena; m.: appla (-u, v. finger-æppel), æppel (? æppel mala, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 40); n.

an apple (in a special and in a general sense as in oak-apple)an apple-shaped objectan eye-ball

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Add: an apple (in a special and in a general sense as in oak-apple) Æppel pomum, Ælfc. Gr. 31, 4. Ęppel malum, Kent. Gl. 962. Scoldon hangigan reáde apla mala punica Hwæt is getácnod ðurh ðá reádan apla (appla, l. 13)? Se æppel bið betogen mid rinde,