ge-tynge
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Take here ge-tinge in Dict., and add: I. in a good sense Getinge dissertas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 24. of persons, skilful with the tongue, elegant in speech, eloquent, witty Getincge facetus i. facundus (poeta ), An. Ox. 13.
hlihhan
to laugh ⬩ to rejoice ⬩ to laugh at ⬩ to laugh ⬩ to scorn ⬩ To laugh at ⬩ deride ⬩ scorn
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Take here hlehhan in Dict., and add: to laugh Ic hlihe ridebo, Kent. Gl. II. Hlihcaþ rident Germ. 391, 17. Wearð micel gehlýd hlihhendra deófla, Hml.
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ídel
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Take here the passages in Dict. under <b>ídel;</b> and add: in vain, to no purpose Hí on ídel sóhton sáwle míne, ipsi in vanum quaesierunt animam meam, Ps.
on-ginnan
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Ongin nú wel, Rufe, and behát mé mid áðe take the right course now, Rufus, and promise me on oath, Hml. S. 22, 104. Ongin nú stranglíce, and þín gemynd stent on herunge, 29, 272.
óga
the feeling which is excited in a person, terror, dread, horror, great fear ⬩ the exciting cause of such a feeling ⬩ an object which excites fear, a terrible, horrible thing ⬩ to fear ⬩ to terrify ⬩ to frighten ⬩ terrible
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Skt. 21, 11) of heofenum and micele tácna terrores de caelo et signa magna, 538, 32. Ógana terribilium, Blickl. Gl. God him sende swíðlíce ógan (the ten plagues) Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 18. [Cf.
ge-þungen
Grown ⬩ thriven ⬩ advanced [morally ⬩ mentally ⬩ etc.] ⬩ excellent ⬩ pious ⬩ noble ⬩ perfect
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Ðæt nǽnig þing ne gedafenade swá æþelum cyninge and swá geþungenum quia nulla ratione conveniat tanto regi, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 38: 2, 1; 501, 34: Homl. Th. ii. 122, 14: 126, 28.
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trendel
a circle ⬩ ring ⬩ a disk ⬩ orb ⬩ a round place ⬩ a circus
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Trendla circulorum (the rings on a peacock's tail), Hpt.
gildan
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(bb) to repay an amount taken or borrowed :-- Wénstú gif hwá óðrum hwæt gieldan sceal, hwæðer hé hine mid ðý gehealdan mæge ðæt hé him náuht máre on ne nime, ne ðæt ne gielde ðæt hé ǽr nam?, Past. 425, 1-3.
cæg-loca
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A similar provision is found in the old Scottish law: 'Tamen uxor in certis casibus respondere tenebitur; videlicet, si furtum inveniatur sub clavibus suis quas ipsa habet sub cnstodia et cura sua, utpote spensæ, arcæ suæ vel scrinii sui.
CYFES
A concubine, handmaid ⬩ concubina, pellex, ancilla
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Gif he cyfesan hæbbe, and náne riht ǽwe, he áh ðæs to dónne swá him geþincþ; wíte he ðeáh ðæt he beó on ánre gehealden, beó hit cyfes, beó hit ǽwe si concubinam habeat, et nullam legitimam uxorem, erit ei proinde quod ipsi videbitur faciendum; sciat tamen
BORH
a security, pledge, loan, bail ⬩ fœnus ⬩ a person who gives security, a surety, bondsman, debtor ⬩ fidejussor, debitor
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-Bail was taken by the Saxons from every person guilty of theft, homicide, witchcraft, etc: indeed, every person was under bail for his neighbour.
ge-limpan
To happen ⬩ occur ⬩ befall ⬩ come to pass ⬩ take place ⬩ accĭdĕre ⬩ evĕnīre ⬩ contingĕre
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To happen, occur, befall, come to pass, take place; accĭdĕre, evĕnīre, contingĕre Ðæt gelimpan sceal ðætte lagu flóweþ ofer foldan it shall happen that water shall flow over the earth, Exon. 115 b; Th. 445, 1; Dóm. 1 : 117 b; Th. 452, 5; Dóm. 116.
tyslian
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Gedónum tácne gán and hí mid dægþernum tyslian gescýum facto signo eant et se diurnalibus induant calciamentis, Anglia xiii. 383, 260
ge-friþian
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Take here <b>ge-freoþian</b> in Dict. and add: to protect, shelter. to defend from harm, guard from injury Þú gehǽlst ús and gefreoðast (custodies ) fram heora yfle, Ps. Th. ii. 8.
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ge-rídan
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Heó ealle þá þá landgemǽre geridan, eal swá heó man on fruman þám bisceope lǽdde, iv. 235, 3. to obtain by riding, ride and get, take possession of Ðá gerád Æðelwald þone hám æt Winburnan bútan ðæs cyninges leáfe . . . and hæfde ealle ðá geatu forworht
geap
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Take all together under <b>geáp,</b> and add: curved, bent Geáp curfa Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 46. Geápum pandis, 116, 23 : curvis 21, 16. of a line Geápum ł gebígedum pando, curvo (arcu ), Hpt. Gl. 405, 69. Geáp, Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 70.
on-sund
of persons, sound, whole, uninjured ⬩ of things, sound, entire, perfect, without flaw or injury
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Ðá wurdon ða gymstánas swá ansunde, ðæt nán tácen ðære ǽrran tócwýsednesse næs gesewen, Homl. Th. i. 62, 16
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bán
bone ⬩ a bone ⬩ the bone of a limb ⬩ a leg ⬩ or arm
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Hrepa his bán and his flǽsc tange os ejus et carnem, Hml. Th. ii. 452, 19: Ph. 221. of other hard material:-- Sió ecg gewác on báne (the hide of the firedrake ), B. 2578. Wæter wearð tó báne (ice), Rä. 68, 3. a bone Bánes byrst, Ps.
ÁGAN
OWN ⬩ possess ⬩ have ⬩ obtain ⬩ possidere ⬩ habere ⬩ percipere ⬩ to make another to own or possess ⬩ to give ⬩ deliver ⬩ restore ⬩ dare in possessionem ⬩ reddere ⬩ rependere
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[Ágan is the first of the following twelve Anglo-Saxon verbs, — ágan, cunnan, dugan, durran, magan, mótan, munan, nugan, sculan, þurfan, unnan, witan, which are called præterito-præsentia, because they take their new infinitives and their present tenses
under-fón
to receive ⬩ to have given ⬩ to get ⬩ to receive ⬩ submit to ⬩ a rite ⬩ to receive a person ⬩ to receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouring ⬩ to receive for safe conduct, custody ⬩ to receive as a servant or dependent ⬩ to receive, admit into a society ⬩ to receive as a master ⬩ to submit to ⬩ to receive ⬩ admit the claims of ⬩ to receive, admit the force of a person's words ⬩ accept testimony ⬩ to receive what is offered ⬩ to accept ⬩ to receive ⬩ serve as a receptacle for ⬩ to receive or accept an office, a duty, etc. ⬩ to take upon one's self ⬩ to undertake a labour, task, etc. ⬩ to receive what is burdensome ⬩ undergo ⬩ bear ⬩ to take surreptitiously ⬩ to steal
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., to take upon one's self, to undertake a labour, task, etc., where the object of the verb is a word implying action or effort Regulus underféng Cartaina gewinn Regulus, bellum Carthaginense sortitus, Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 174, 1: 2, 2; Swt. 66, 13.
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