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ge-wil

(adj.)
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Hé hét sumne biscep secgan on his gewill Alexander ordered a certain bishop to say what he (Alexander) wanted him to say, as to who his father was, S. 3, 13: 1, 12; S. 56, 1.

on-sáwen

(adj.; part.)

sown

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sown Sǽd onsáwen, Exon. Th. 215, 14; Ph. 253

Á

(adv.)
Grammar
Á, aa, aaa; adv.

Alwayseverfor evereversemperunquamusque

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Ic á ne geseah 'I not ever saw' = I never saw, Cd. 19; Th. 24, 10; Gen. 375. Á = ǽfre: Nú, sceal beón á on Ií abbod now, there shall always [ever] be an abbot in Iona, Chr. 565; Th. 33, 2, col. 2.

Linked entry: ÁWA

for-cuman

to seizeget hold ofto overcomeconquerto consumedestroyto reject

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Forcummen sint appraehensi sunt, Mt. p. 13, 8. to overcome, conquer Hine forcumað (printed -cinnað) þá cirican getuinnas, Sal. 107. Ic forcuóm ðone middangeard ego uici mundum, Jn. L. 16, 33: p. 7, 17.

FÁG

(adj.)
Grammar
FÁG, fáh; def. se fága, seó, ðæt fáge; adj.

Coloured, stained, dyed, tinged, shining, variegated tinctus, cŏlōrātus, vărius, versicŏlor, discŏlor

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He geseah since fáge he saw variegated treasures, Beo. Th. 3234; B. 1615. Fágum sweordum with shining swords, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 18; Jud. 194

blǽdre

(n.)
Grammar
blǽdre, blǽddre, an; f.

That which is blown outan inflated swelling, blister, pimple, blain, pustulepustula, papulathe BLADDER, receptacle for the urinevesica

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Wið ðære blǽddran sáre for sore of the bladder, Herb. 107; Lchdm. i. 220, 15: 126; Lchdm. i. 238, 10: Med. ex Quadr. 8, 11; Lchdm. i. 360, 4

Linked entry: blǽddre

DUGAN

(v.)
Grammar
DUGAN, part. dugende; ic, he deah, deag; ðú duge, pl. dugon; p. dohte, pl. dohton

To avail, to be of use, able, fit, strong, vigorous, good, virtuous, honest, bountiful, kind, liberalvalēre, prōdesse, frūgi ease, bŏnum esse, munĭfĭcum, vel libĕrālem se præbēre

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The same præterito-præsens may be generally observed in the following cognate words :--   inf. pres. pl. p. Piers P. Orm.   degh, dægh,     O. Sax dugan, dóg, dugun,   O.

Linked entry: dugunde

fram

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Heora wíse on nǽnne sǽl wel ne gefór, náþer ne innan from him selfum, ne útane from óþrum folcum nulla unquam tempora vel foris prospera vel domi quieta duxerunt, Ors. 4, 4; S. 164, 14. (15) denoting derivation, source Þú fram mínre dohtor onwóce, Sat

ge-fégness

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Gefoegnisse, gifoegnissae, gefégnessi sarta tecta, Txts. 95, 1765. Add: —

Linked entry: fégness

ge-limpan

(v.)
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</b> with complement, to turn out so and so :-- Hit mé wyrse gelomp, Sat. 125. Him þǽr sár gelamp æfst, Gen. 28. to turn to, come to a state, condition, &amp; c. Gelimpeð iúh on cýðnise eontinget uobis in testimonium, Lk. L. R. 21, 13.

mirige

(adv.)
Grammar
mirige, adv.

Pleasantlysweetlygladly

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Pleasantly, sweetly, gladly His módor gehýrde hú myrge hé sang mid ðám munecum and hyre wæs myrge on hyre móde his mother heard how sweetly he sang with the monks, and she was glad at heart, Wulfst. 152, 11-13

sealt-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
sealt-fæt, es; n.
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A vessel for salt, a salt-cellar Sealtfæt salinare vel salinum, Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 59: vas salis, 290, 23: Anglia ix. 264, 18. Se Hǽlend bestang ðone hláf on ðæt sealtfæt ðe him beforan stód, Homl. As. 163, 254

a-sǽdon

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-sǽdon, p. of a-secgan.

said outrelatedtold

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said out, related, told,Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 86, 33;

ge-hǽled

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hǽled, comp. gehǽledra, gehǽldra, geháldre; adj.

Safesecuregoodtutus

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Safe, secure, good; tutus, Bd. 2, 2; S. 503, 39

Linked entry: ge-hǽlan

un-gerýde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerýde, adj.

Roughviolent

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Rough, violent Se egeslíca swég ungerýdre sǽs, Wulfst. 137, 7

Linked entries: ge-ryd ge-rýde

ge-treówfulness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-treówfulness, e; f.
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Faithfulness Sǽd ealre getreowfulnisse semen Israhel, Ps. Rdr. 21, 25

sealt-hús

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D. salt-house.] Cf. sealt-ærn

áweg-gewitennes

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Sárie for his áweggewitennysse, Hml. S. 30, 159, 226. Add

Linked entry: ge-witennes

burga

(n.)
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Bos. 11. 20: Salm. Kmbl. 613

ciern

(n.)
Grammar
ciern, es; n?

sapa

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Must or new wine toiled thick; sapa, Cot. 170: 184