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sagu

Grammar
sagu, saying.
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Gif seó hringe nele úp . . . þonne ne sceall hé þínre sage gelýfan, Hml. S. 21, 48. Æt þises sage (narratione) ic geleornode ꝥ . . . Gr. D. 218, 27: 318, 27. Spellunga ł saga fabulas, An. Ox. 188. <b>I a.

fǽr-gripe

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-gripe, es; m.

A sudden or pernicious grasp ⬩ sŭbĭtanea vel pernĭciōsa arreptio

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A sudden or pernicious grasp; sŭbĭtanea vel pernĭciōsa arreptio Him hrínan ne mihte fǽrgripe flódes the flood's sudden grasp could not touch him, Beo. Th, 3036; B. 1516. Under fǽrgripum during his sudden grasps, Beo. Th. 1480; B. 738

cimbal

(n.)
Grammar
cimbal, es; m: cimbala, an; m;

A cymbal ⬩ cymbalum

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Cimbalan oððe psalteras æt-hrínan [MS. ætrínan] saca hit getácnaþ to touch cymbals or psalteries betokens a lawsuit, Somn. 74; Lchdm. iii. 202, 14; Greg. Dial. 1, 9

gylden

(adj.)
Grammar
gylden, gilden; adj.

Golden ⬩ aureus

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Hring gyldenne a golden ring, Beo. Th. 5611; B. 2809

Linked entries: ge-gyld gelden gilden

ge-tang

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tang, adj.
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In juxtaposition, close to an object Sió filmen . . . is on óðre healfe brád, ge hríneð ðǽre sídan, on óðre is ðám innoðe getang, Lch. ii. 243, 21.

be-cnyttan

to tie up in a bundle ⬩ to tie round ⬩ surround with a bond ⬩ to tie ⬩ attach with a string, ⬩ to tie a rope,

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Þæt heó náme ǽnne wernægel and becnytte tó ánum hringe mid hire snóde, ii. 28, 18. with acc. of the fastening to tie a rope, Hí becnytton ánne wriþan onbútan his swuran, Hml. S. 23, 607

bell-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
bell-tíd, e; f.
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A canonical hour marked by the ringing of a bell (v. preceding word, bel-hringes beácn, and Ll.

þeána

(adv.)
Grammar
þeána, (combined with swá, se); adv. conj.

Yet

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Nó God wolde ðæt seó sáwl sár þrowade, lýfde se þeána ðæt hý him mid hondum hrínan mósten, 127, 3; Gú. 380

wóp

(n.)
Grammar
wóp, es; m.

a whoop ⬩ cry ⬩ a cry of grief ⬩ wailing ⬩ lamentation ⬩ weeping

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Similar entries See wópes hring under hring

GEÁP

(adj.)
Grammar
GEÁP, adj.

Open ⬩ spread out ⬩ extended ⬩ broad ⬩ roomy ⬩ spacious ⬩ wide ⬩ pătens ⬩ pătŭlus ⬩ amplus ⬩ lātus

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Open, spread out, extended, broad, roomy, spacious, wide; pătens, pătŭlus, amplus, lātus Gim sceal on hringe standan, steáp and geáp a gem shall stand in a ring, prominent and broad, Menol. Fox 505; Gn. C. 23. Steáp and geáp high and wide, Salm.

ge-sceþþan

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Heó gúðrinc geféng . . . nó þý ǽr in gescód h álan líce; hring útan ymbbearh þæt heó þone fyrdhom þurhfón ne mihte she clutched the warrior . . . none the more did she do hurt within to his body; the mail without protected, so that she might not pierce

Linked entries: ge-sceaþan sceþþan

seó

(n.)
Grammar
seó, gen. seón, seó; acc. seón, seó ; f. m. (?)

The pupil ⬩ apple of the eye

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seó hringc circulus Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 72. Hé heóld hig swá his eágan seón (quasi pupillam oculi sui), Deut. 32, 10: Ps. Spl. 16, 9. Seán, Ps. Surt. 16, 8. Sión, Kent. Gl. 177. Swylce hé hreppe ða seó mínes eágan, Homl. Th. i. 390, 15: 516, 23.

wǽg-líþend

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg-líþend, es; m.: -líþende; ptcpl.

A sea-farer ⬩ sea-faring

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Ne móston wǽglíðendum wætres brógan hrínon, ac hié God nerede, Cd. Th. 84, 9; Gen. 1395: Beo. Th. 6297; B. 3159. Hæleð langode, wǽglíþende, hwonne hié of nearwe stæppan mósten, Cd. Th. 86, 17; Gen. 1432

wer-nægel

(n.)
Grammar
wer-nægel, es; m.
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Ðá lǽrde hí sum man ðæt heó náme ǽnne wernægel of sumes oxan hricge, and becnytte tó ánum hringe mid hire snóde, and mid ðam hí tó nacedum líce begyrde, Homl. Th. ii. 28, 17

ofer-gyldan

(v.)

to cover or ornament with gold

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Ða ofergyldan saglas sceolden stician on ðǽm gyldnum hringum. Past. 22; Swt. 171, 22

hlid

fence ⬩ a gate ⬩ door

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'Gange hé him tó mínre byrgene and áteó áne hringan úp of ðǽre þrýh' . . . ' Getíða mé ꝥ ic áteó þás hringan úp of ðysum hlide (hlyde, v. l.)' . . . Hé teáh ðá ꝥ ísen úp of ðám stáne, Hml. S. 21, 67.

earc

(n.)
Grammar
earc, e; f.
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'Áhóh hringas on ðá hyrnan ðǽre earce . . . and sting stengas út þurh ðá hringas bí ðǽre earce sídan . . .' Hwæt mæg seó earc tácnian?, Past. 169, 19-171, 2. Ðerh aerca cýðnisse per arcam testamenti, Mt. p. 8, 6. Ðá aerce, Rtl. 194, 15

fýren

composed of fire ⬩ on fire, flaming, burning. ⬩ bearing fire ⬩ burning, red-hot

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Add:: composed of fire Án fýren hring globus ignis Ors. 5, 10; S. 234, 3. Blódig regn and fýren, Bl. H. 93, 3. 'Send mé þínne engel on fýrenum wolcne' . . . Fýren wolc[n] ástáh of heofonum, 245, 30.

ge-wyrpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrpan, p. -wyrpte; pp. -wyrped

To recover ⬩ verti ⬩ recuperare

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He hyne gewyrpte, ðeáh ðe him wund hrine he recovered though the wound had touched him, Beo. Th. 5944; B. 2976. He ðá befrán on hwilcere tíde he gewyrpte he then enquired at what hour he recovered, Homl. Th. i. 128, 12.

ymb-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-gán, p. -eode; pp. -gán.

to go round ⬩ a circular course ⬩ to go about, in the neighbourhood of ⬩ to go about, through

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to go round a circular course Ǽr sunne twelf mónða hringc útan ymbgán hæbbe, Guthl. 21; Gdwin. 96, 6. an object Hí útan ymbgáð ceaster circuibunt civitatem, Ps. Spl. C. 58, 16. to go about, in the neighbourhood of.

Linked entries: embe-gán ymb-gangan