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ge-glengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-glengan, -glencan, -glæncan, -glencgan, -glengcan; p. -glengde, -glencde; pp. -glenged, -glencged, -glengd, -glend

To adornembellishset in ordercomposeornārecōmĕrecompōnĕre

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To adorn, embellish, set in order, compose; ornāre, cōmĕre, compōnĕre Gé preóstas sculon eówerne hád healdan árwurþlíce, and mid gódum þeáwum symle geglæncan ye priests should religiously observe your order, and always adorn it with good habits, L.

Linked entry: glengan

ge-leáfa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-leáfa, an; m. [leáfa belief]

Belieffaithconfidencetrustfĭdesfĭdūcia

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Ic hæbbe me fæstne geleáfan up to ðam ælmihtegan Gode I have firm trust in the Almighty God above, Cd. 26; Th. 34, 26; Gen. 543 : 205; Th. 256, 19; Dan. 643 : Andr. Kmbl. 670; An. 335.

ge-limpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-limpan, he -limpeþ, -limpþ; p. -lamp, -lomp, pl. -lumpon; subj. p. -lumpe, pl. -lumpen; pp. -lumpen

To happenoccurbefallcome to passtake placeaccĭdĕreevĕnīrecontingĕre

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Gregorius Gode þancode ðæt Angelcynne swá gelumpen wæs, swá swa he sylf geornlíce gewilnode Gregory thanked God that it had so happened to the English nation, as he himself had earnestly desired, Homl. Th ii. 130, 28 : Beo. Th. 1653; B. 824

dǽd-bétan

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Gif hit gelimpe, dǽdbéte sé Gode on his gebedhúse þe hit þurh his gýmeleste gelamp si contigerit, satisfaciat Deo in oratorio per cujus evenerit neglectum, R. Ben. 36, 6.

ge-limplíce

(adv.)
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Sé bið gelimplíce Godes gifu gecíged þe ðurh góde geearnunga Godes gife begyt, Hml. Th. i. 586, 25. Be ðám is gyt gelimplíce gecweden . . . ii. 80, 28

ǽr

(prep.)
Grammar
ǽr, prep.

before a certain time or circumstancebefore the proper timeago

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Hí sweltan woldon, ǽr ðan ðe hí wiðsócon Gode, and heora líf áléton ǽr ðan ðe heora geleáfan, 19, 102-3. with acc. :-- God ǽr ealle worulda, Hml. Th. ii. 280, 13: 596, 28. Wæs hé beforan ǽr þá þreó geár gecrístnod, Bl. H. 215, 36

Linked entry: ǽr-ǽt

hleahtor

(n.)
Grammar
hleahtor, hlehter, es; m.

Laughter

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God mé worhte hlehter risum fecit mihi deus, Gen. 21, 6, Hwǽr beóþ ða ungemetlícan hleahtras where are the immoderate laughings, Blickl. Homl. 59, 18: 195, 15

Linked entries: leahter hlehter

á-syndran

Grammar
á-syndran, (á-syndrian).

to separate objects already connectedto distinguishto exceptto place at a distanceto prevent intermixturekeep apartto prevent associationparticipationcut off

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Gode the farther they are from God, Bt. 39, 7; F. 222, 32. to prevent intermixture, keep apart Ðæs sácerdes weorc sculon beón ásyndred from óðerra monna weorcum, Past. 81, 21. to prevent association, participation, cut off Seó syn þone man ásyndrað

-an

(suffix)
Grammar
-an, -anne, v. -anne, in alphabetical order, and TO; prep.
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The termination of most Anglo-Saxon verbs is in -an; but -án is found, which seems to be contracted from aa, agan, ahan, as, — gán to go, from gaan: smeán to consider, from smeagan: sleán to slay, from sleahan, etc.

on-lǽtan

(v.)

to release, relaxto let a thing go on, to continue

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Ðonne him sigera weard his gewealdleðer wille onlǽtan, Met. 11, 28, 75. to let a thing go on, to continue Tó anlǽtenne continuanda, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 19. Fæstan twegen dagas on ðære wucan, bútan hý ouermicel geswinc habben.

Linked entry: an-lǽtan

feoh-land

(n.)
Grammar
feoh-land, es; n.

Pasture-land

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Pasture-land Hé méé geset on swýðe good feoh*-*land in loco pascuae me collocavit, Ps. Th. 22, 1

forþung

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Substitute: Forwarding, furtherance, promotion Gold on swefnum handlian forðunge ceápes getácnað, Lch. iii. 198, 23. v. scip-forþung; forþian

lecg

(n.)
Grammar
lecg, e; f.
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Leo takes lecg = gift, legacy, and then a dish of three pounds and a cup of equal amount would go to make up the amount of eighty mancusses. As regards the value of a handseax, Chart.

bi-scerian

(v.)
Grammar
bi-scerian, -scirian, -scyrian; p. ede; pp. ed

To deprive, separateprivare, separare

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Faraþ nú, awyrgde, willum biscyrede engla dreámes, on éce fír go now, accursed, wilfully deprived of the joy of angels, into eternal fire, 30 a; Th. 93, 3; Cri. 1520: 95 a; Th. 355, 28; Reim. 84: 42 b; Th. 142, 17; Gú. 645

heán-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
heán-líc, adj.

Ignominious, disgraceful, vile, poorinfamis, fœdus, ridendus, dedecor, indecor

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Ignominious, disgraceful, vile, poor Tó heánlíc mé þinceþ ðæt gé mid úrum sceattum tó scype gangon unbefohtene too shameful methinks that ye with our treasures should go to your ships without a struggle, Byrht. Th. 133, 25.

eges líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eges líc, def. se eges líca, seó, ðæt eges líce; adj. [eges líc a likeness of fear = ]

Fearful, terrible, dreadful, terrific, horrible, awful terrĭbĭlis, terrĭfĭcus, horrĭbĭlis, horrendus

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Gen. 28, 17.He is egeslíc God, ofer ealle godu eorþbúendra Domĭnus terribĭlis est sŭper omnes deos, Ps. Th. 95, 4: 88, 6: Ps. Spl. 46, 2. Wæs ðǽr swíðe egeslíc geatweard there was a very horrible gatekeeper, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 18.

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To dividepartimpartseparatedistributesharepartake

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Gif he ǽr nele ðone sélestan dǽl Gode gedǽlan if he will not before give the best part to God, Blickl. Homl. 195, 7. Ðæt we gedǽlan ðone teóþan dǽl that we distribute the tenth part, 39, 19.

gíming

Grammar
gíming, gímung.
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[Hic am God ðe in min geming nam Jacob, Gen. and Ex. 2783.] ruling, rule Hér onféng Pilatus gýminge ofer Júdéas, Chr.

æt-wenian

(v.)
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Þæt hí heora gingran Gode gestrýnan and hí deófle ætwænian (-wenian, v. l. ), Wlfst. 38, 24 : 301, 16. Add

fram-eald

(adj.)
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Goth. fram-aldrs.]

Linked entry: eald