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feorh-fægen

(adj.)
Grammar
feorh-fægen, adj.
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Glad to live Ðá ðus sylfe earhlíce betealdon, þá hét se cásere faran swá hwider swá woldon, and feorhfægene him fram sóna ðanon eódon, Hml. S. 23, 309

Linked entry: fægen

ge-cnǽwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cnǽwe, adj.

Knowingconsciousawareacknowledgingcognoscensconscius

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Se cwellere bæd forgifenysse, gecnǽwe his mánes the murderer prayed for forgiveness, acknowledging his crime, 510, 20. We sind gecnǽwe ðæt . . . we are aware that . . . 378, 9. Híg ealle wǽron ðæs gecnǽwe omnes testimonium illi dabant, Lk. Bos. 4, 22

Linked entry: on-cnǽwe

ge-samnian

(v.)
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Ox 1403. used reflexively, to join together for a common purpose to associate for common action Hié móton hié gesomnian, gif hié willað, tó þám were.

fréfran

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Take here fréfrian, and add Se Hálga Fróforgást ús fréfrað mid his gife, Hml. A. 1, 14. Hig fréfrodon (-edon, v.l., froe-fredon, L., freófradun, R.) consolabantur, Jn. 11. 31. ꝥ í Froefra consolari, Mt. L. 2, 18. Frófran, Ps. Srt. 76, 3.

bealcettan

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bylcettaþ ł hig bealcattaþ eructabunt, Ps. L. 144, 7. Add

healf

(num.; adj.; adv.)
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healf, adj.

HALF

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Habban ðone brýce healfne and healfne ða munecas let them have half the usufruct, and the monk's half, Chart. Th. 547, 19. Heó healfne forcearf ðone sweoran him she half cut through his neck, Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 4; Jud. 105.

wiþerian

(v.)
Grammar
wiþerian, wiþrian; p. ode.

to be againstbe hostileto strivestruggledisputeto resistopposeto make hostileprovoketo become provoked

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Eal folc hine tó ðære geðincðe geceás, þeáh ðe hé mid eallum mægne wiðerigende wǽre, Homl.

íðe

(adj.)
Grammar
íðe, adj.

Easypleasant

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On his heortan hé Gode þancie ealles ðæs ðe hé him forgeaf ǽgðer ge ýðran ge unýðran in his heart let him thank God for all that he has given him, both pleasant and unpleasant, L. E. I. 29; Th. ii. 426, 11.

un-gemeaht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemeaht, (?); adj.

Weak

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MS.) wǽron, gif his nán gecynde næfdon, Bt. 36, 5; Fox 180, 4

Linked entry: ge-meaht

þingian

(v.)
Grammar
þingian, p. ode.
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Hwæðer his mágas him fore þingian willon num amici ejus pro eo intervenire vellent, L. Ecg.

ofer-hlifian

(v.)
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Hit (ðæt mód) swíþe oferhlifade ealle þás woruldþing rebus omnibus quae volvuntur, eminebat, Gr. D. 4, 16. Swíþe þeónde on his weorcum and ealle oferhlifigende on wurðmynte, Hml. S. 30, 4

on-fón

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Sé þe hine tó men onfó, Ll. Th. i. 86, 9. Ðá fǽmnan þe gewuniað onfón gealdorcræftigan, 52, 9. Gif sumne freónd onfón willað tó him, Hml, Th. ii. 316, 8. <b>IV b.

ge-sýne

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sýne, -séne, -siéne; adj.

Visibleseenevidentplain

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Visible, seen, evident, plain Ne mihte ic hire bedyrnan mínes módes unrótnesse for ðan hit wæs on mínum andwlitan gesýne I could not hide from her the disquiet of my mind for it was evident in my face, Shrn. 41, 25: Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 28: Blickl.

a-rǽfnan

Grammar
a-rǽfnan, l. á-ræfnan (-ian), and add: I.
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to bear, endure Eall ic hit áræfnie for þínum gebode, Bl. H. 241, 33. Gif hit mon geðyldiglíce áræfnþ, Bt. II, I ; F. 32, 32. Wé eall áræfnaþ, Bl. H. 13, 9. Ic hit áræfnede ꝥ ic eów æteówe hwylcum gemete gé sceolan áræfnan, 237, 12.

þweán

(v.)
Grammar
þweán, p. þwóh, pl. þwógon; pp. þwagen, þwægen, þwegen, þwogen.

to washto anoint.

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hire fét mid his teárum þwóh, 744. Hé þwóh Aaron and his suna, Lev. 8, 6. Heó ðwóhg, Bd. 3, 9; S. 534, 13. Ðæt sylfe wæter ðæt ða bán mid ðwógan, 3, 11; S. 535, 33.

meldian

(v.)
Grammar
meldian, p. ode, ede.

to declareannouncetellto inform againstaccuse

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Hé nolde meldian on his geféran ðe mid him sieredon he would not inform against his companions who had plotted with him, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 20

Linked entry: a-meldian

rihtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rihtlíce, adv.

rightly, justly, with justice or quity rightly, in a manner which suits the circumstances of a case rightly, in accordance with rules or regulations, regularlyrightly as regards conduct

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Him getímode swíðe rihtlíce ðæt mid hiora árleásan hláforde ealle forwurdon, Homl. Th. i. 88, 30.

geó

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Spræc hé swelce hé hit ðá giet nyste ðæt hié hit him ðá ió (iú, v. l. ) ondrédon, Past. 213, 24. Staþol wæs iú þá, Rä. 70, 2. God nú iú ríxað on him, Hml. Th. i. 520, 23. His brýdbedd mé is geara nú iú mid dreámum, Hml. S. 7, 43.

ge-berian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-berian, p. ede; pp. ed [ge-, berian to happen]

To happenevĕnīreaccĭdēre

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Geberede hit dæt Ercules com to him it happened that Hercules came to him, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 34, note 10, MS. Cot: Bt. Met. Fox 25, 61; Met. 25, 31

ge-médred

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Substitute: Having the same mother Wé habbað ealdne fæder, and hé hæfð mid him úrne gingstan bróðor . . and his gemédryda bróðor (uterinus frater) wæs deád, Gen. 44, 20. Jósep geseah his gemédrydan bróðor Benjamin, 43, 29.