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ge-clifian

(v.)
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Rdr. 43, 25. ꝥ þǽr nǽre nán þing on þǽre stówe þe se stántorr on geclyfian mihte (quo inhaerere potuisset ), Gr. D. 12, 19

Linked entry: ge-cleofian

micel-ness

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</b> a mass Wearð upp áscoten swýðlicu mycelnes þæs ungemǽtan stánclifes ingentis saxi moles erupta esl, Gr. D. 12, 9. Eall tóweaxen mid mycelnessum þára clifstána saxorum molibus asperum, 159, 26.

un-gewittigness

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Gestillan fram þǽre wédunge and ungewittignesse swá mycelre wælhreów-nysse a tantae crudelitatis insania quiescere, 164, 27. insanity: Lǽg þær sum man on his móde gefangen mid ungewittignesse . . . þone swylcne seócne lǽcas nemniað gewitleásne (phreneticum

gástlíce

(adv.)

spirituallyspiritually

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Tódál þǽra metta wé ne healdaþ, for þon þe ealle þá gástlíce (spiritaliter) wé understandaþ, An. Ox. 40, 27. Gástlíce typice II, 103.

drý

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Nectanebases þæs drýs, Ors. 3, 9; S. 126, 25. Hé wearð álýsed frám þæs drýes bendum ... and arn bysmrigende þæs drýes yfeldǽdum, Hml. Th. ii. 414, 24: 412, 30. Ánes drýes folgere, i. 468, 8. Þá deóflu gecyrdon tó ðám drýe ...

sweltan

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D. 264, 9. to die from something (gen.), be no longer conscious or under the action of something Hí beóð deáde and ungewisse þæs écan lífes and ne magon sweltan þæs écan wítes deáðes, Gr. D. 264, 11

be-fón

to seizecatchtake,to seizetake forcible possession ofto seize a criminallost propertyto catchget to see a personto getattain toto surroundencompassto enclose,to serve as a covering forcontainto put into a coveringto encircle,to lie roundto place roundto includecontaincompriseto surround with wordsfurnish with a commentaryto have to do with an objectto engage in an occupationget involved in an action

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Sé geypte déman þæt Tiburtius wæs crísten, and hé wæs befangen, Shrn. 116, 24. ¶ to take in the act:-- In dernelegerscip befóen in adulterio deprehensam, Jn.

Alamanne

(n.)
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Alamanne, pl.
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The Alamanni Gratianus gefeaht wið Alomonne (Alamanne, v. l.) þǽm folce and heora fela M ofslóg (plus quam triginta millia Alamannorum interfecta ), Ors. 6, 34; S. 290, 16

darian

(v.)
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darian, p. ode
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To lurk, lie hid Fare man swíðe hraðe tó þám scræfe þǽr þá wiðersacan inne dariað behýdde, Hml. S. 23, 322. [v. N. E. D. dare.] Cf. dirnan

ed-leániend

(n.)
Grammar
ed-leániend, es; m.
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One who rewards, recompenses, remunerates Se ordfruma and edleániend þæs écan lífes auctor ac retributor vitae, Gr. D. 286, 6. Edleáni[ende] remuneratore, i. largitore, An. Ox. 2549

Linked entry: -leániend

fearr-hríþer

(n.)
Grammar
fearr-hríþer, es; n.

A bull

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A bull Sum fearhrýþer (cf. se fear, 6) þæs óþræs ceápes geférscipe oferhogode, Bl. H. 199, 4. Gif him þince ꝥ hé hæbbe ferrhrýðer, Lch. iii. 174, 21

ge-myndgung

(n.)
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ge-myndgung, ge-myndigung, e ; f.
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A memorial, monument Hé þǽr his selfes longe gemyndgunge (-mynegunge, Bos. 54, 14) gedyde magnum monu-mentum in reparatione ejus operatus est, Ors. 3, l ; S. 98, 25

Linked entries: myndgung ge-mynegung

ge-nerenes

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Hý ongunnon biddan þæs cnihtes generenesse coeperunt pro ereptione illius orare, Gr. D. 325, 7. Add

ge-dríhþ

(n.)
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ge-dríhþ, e; f. Action, proceeding, doing, v. ge-dreógan
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Ne hí þǽr (at a church) ǽnig unnit inne ne geþafian, ne ídele spǽce, ne ídele dǽde, ne unnit gedrinc (gedríhþa, v. l. ), Ll. Th. ii. 250, 7

heard-sǽlþ

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Se cyning . . . him wæs wániende ǽgþer ge his ágene heardsǽlða ge ealles þæs folces rex . . . nunc suam, nunc publicam infelicitatem deflet, Ors. 4, 5: S. 166, 20. Add

maþa

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Þǽr manna líc lágon . . . þá weóllon eall maðon and egeslíce stuncon, Hml. S. 4, 212. Add

on-hyriend

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His þæs clǽnan lífes onhergend (-hyrgend, v. l.) imitatores suos in virtutibus, Gr. D. 23, 2. Add

stellan

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Þá þára gásta gehwylc his ácsunge synderlíce gerehton, . . . þá stelde (stælde, v. l.) þǽr án forð in heora middle (unus in medium prosiliit), Gr. D. 189, 13. Add

swilc-hwega

(adj.; pronoun.)
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some Þá geseah hé þǽr swilchwugu treów licgende and ꝥ lytel he saw lying there some bit of wood or other and that little, Hml. S. 236, 766

un-gerisene

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un-gerisene, subst.
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Add Ongunnon lǽcas hire secgan . . . ꝥ hire wolden beardas weaxan on þǽm andwlitan . . . and ꝥ þonne wǽre wífmen sceamu and ungerysnu eallum hire freóndum. Gr. D. 279, 12