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geára

(adv.)
Grammar
geára, adv. [gen. pl. of geár a year]

YOREformerlyof oldlong sinceonceōlimantīquĭtusquondam

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Ðú on geóguþfeore geára gecwǽde thou in youthful life long since didst say, Beo. Th. 5322; B. 2664 : Ps. Th. 73, 12 : 80, 10 : 104, 6 : 118, 152. Geára iú, Exon. 76 b; Th. 287, 30; Wand. 22 : 84 a; Th. 316, 31; Mód. 57 : Bt. Met. Fox 1, 1; Met. 1, 1

martyr

(n.)
Grammar
martyr, martyre, es: m.

A martyr

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Ðǽr martiras meotode cwémaþ, Cd. 228; 671; Th. 305, 30; Sat. 655. Hé gemynegode ðara eádigra martyra, Bd. 1. 7; S. 476, 33: Andr. Kmbl. 1751; An. 878. Martira gemynd, Menol. Fox 137; Men. 69. Æfter gerisenre áre martyrum, Bd. 5, 10; S. 625, 17

ge-wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wrégan, p. -wrégde; pp. -wréged, -wréht [wrégan to accuse] .

to accuseaccūsāreto stirripexciteimpelconcĭtāre

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Secgaþ wyrdwríteras ðæt Herodes wearþ gewréged to ðam Rómániscan cásere historians say that Herod was accused to the Roman emperor, Homl. Th. i. 80, 6.

Linked entry: wrégan

ge-un-rótsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-un-rótsian, -un-rótsigean; p. ode; pp. od.

to make sorrowfulto offendcontristarecontribularescandalizareto become troubled, discontented

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Ne sý úre nán geunrótsod let none of us be sad, Blickl. Homl. 149, 19: Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 14, 9. Geunrótsade swíðe contristati valde, Lind. 26, 22: Mk. Skt.

grǽg

(adj.)
Grammar
grǽg, grég; adj.
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grǽfe glashluðre the sea grey and clear as glass, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 15; Met. 5, 8. Grǽgan sweorde with a grey sword, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 22; Gen. 2865: Beo. Th. 665; B. 330: 673; B. 334

seón

(v.)
Grammar
seón, (from síhan); p. sáh, pl. sigon; pp. sigen (cf. león), seowen (v. á-seowen,
    Lchdm. ii. 26, 11
), siwen (v. á-siwen, Lchdm. ii. 124, 14), seón (v. bi-seón. Exon. Th. 67, 13; Cri. 1088).
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Ðæt se lǽce sceolde ásceótan ðæt geswell; ðá dyde hé swá, and ðǽr sáh út wyrms, Homl. Skt. i. 20, 64. Wið seóndre exe, Lchdm. iii. 70, 20. Wið seóndum geallan, Lchdm. ii. 314, 7, 10. Wið seóndum ómum, 102, 9.

ge-fyllednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fyllednes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

A fulnesssatietycompletionfinishingendplēnĭtūdosătĭrĭtasconsummātio

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A fulness, satiety, completion, finishing, end; plēnĭtūdo, sătĭrĭtas, consummātio Astyrod biþ and gefyllednys hyre commŏveātur, māre et plēnĭtūdo ejus, Ps. Spl. 95, 11 : 97, 7.

swiftness

(n.)
Grammar
swiftness, e; f.
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Uton behealdan ða wundorlícan swyftnysse ðære sáwle; heó hæfþ swá mycele swvftnysse, ðæt heó on ánre tíde besceáwaþ heofonan and ofer flýhþ, Homl. Skt. i. 1, 123

Linked entry: swiftu

wyrt-tún

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-tún, es; m.
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Wyrttún ne sáw ðú, Lchdm. iii. 184, 19: Lk. Skt. 13, 19. Wyrtúna hortorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 83, 27. Hé nemde ða undiórestan wyrta ðe on wyrttúnum weaxe, and ðeáh swíðe welstincenda, Past. 57; Swt. 439, 32: Lchdm. i. 94, 7

Linked entry: leác-tún

yfelsian

(v.)
Grammar
yfelsian, p. ode
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Rush. 10, 36. v. ge-ebolsian, and next word: cf. also, two preceding words, and eoful-sæc

Linked entry: eofulsian

be-gyrdan

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Þá lendenu beóð mid sáre be-gyrdedu, Lch. ii. 232, 8

ceác

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Hé (David) genam his (Saul's) ceác ( scyphum aquae, 1 Sam. 26, 11), Ps. Th. 35, arg. Se gelýfeda cempa bróhte ceác fulne wæteres fulluhtes biddende, Hml. Th. i. 428, 1. Gedó on ceác fulne wínes (cf. ceác-full), Lch. ii. 30, 23. [Cf. (?) N. E.

cíne

Grammar
cíne, l. cine (-u), take here passage in Dict. under cínu,
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Geoniendum þám cinum se eóde inn rimis patentibus intravit mare, Gr. D. 248, 27. Cinan rimas, Germ. 399, 307. Þurh þá cinan (cynan, v. l.) þǽre dura per rimas ostiorum, Bd. 4, 7; Sch. 388, 4. a chasm, cavern Cinan crypte, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 61.

creópan

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Add: of reptiles Eall ðæt on and on eáuum crýpð, Hex. 14, 8. Nǽddran crupon on ꝥ hús, Shrn. 152, 28. Wurmas crupon cuce of his líce, Hml.

ele-fæt

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Áfyll ðín elefæt ( imple cornu tuum oleo, 1 Sam. 16, 1), Hml. Th. ii. 64, 6. Hé hét áwurpan út þæt glæsene fæt mid ele mid ealle . . . hét eft áhebban þæt elefæt, 178, 31. Oelefæt full smirinise alabastrum ungenti, Lk. L. 7, 37. Add

feormian

(v.)

to cleanseto furbish

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Hwítlas on wacsan and feormian, Bd. 4, 31; Sch. 540, 12. Tó feormianne (geclǽnsian, v. l.), sumne dǽl hwǽtes, Gr. D. 97, 2. to furbish, polish a weapon, vessel Seó hálige clǽnnes þæt sweord feormað (purificat), Gl. Prud. 15.

fleót

(n.)

an estuary

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On brádan fleót; andlang brádan fleótes út on , C. D. iii. 179, 28. On mearcfleótes múþan, . . . tó mylenfleótes múþan, 429, 4, 5. On seolcingfleót; eást andlang fleótes on haggan-fleót; andlang hagganfleótes, C. D. B. ii. 519, 14, 15.

-iht

(suffix)
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As wost adjectives with one or other of these forms occur in the oblique cases only, it is impossible to say which form should be given in the nominative; but the -iht is found in þorniht, and the -ihte (-ehte, -ecti) in écilmehti, bogehte, clibecti (

meolc

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Past. 459, 18. a milk-like juice or sap Genim þisse ylcan wyrte meolc (meoluc, v. l. ), Lch. i. 224, 6

norþan

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Gefaren tósomne súðan and norðan, Gen. 1988 : Dan. 52 : Sal. 259. Súðan and norðan, eástan and westan, Cri. 885 : Ph. 324. Add