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ge-hild

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hild, a secret place. In Ps. Spl. T. 16, 13 perhaps ge-hídum should be read for gehildum. Cf. ge-hýddum
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abditis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 98, 34: 4, 17

ǽ-gift

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-gift, e; f.

A giving up, return, repayment, restoration

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A giving up, return, repayment, restoration Sigelm ágef Godan .xxx. punda . . . Ðá ætsóc Goda ðæs feós ǽgiftes Goda negavit sibi xxx libras persolutas fuisse Cht. Th. 201, 29: 202, 6. Bæd Ælfsige ǽgiftes his mannes a woman who had been stolen from him

efne-

(prefix)
Grammar
efne-, This form is used in the Northern specimens to render the prefix con- in many Latin verbs, e. g. efne-árísa con-surgere, efne-ceiga con-vocare, efne-fornioma com-prehendere, efne-senda
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com-mittere. For other compounds

leás-ferhþness

(n.)
Grammar
leás-ferhþness, e; f.

Inconstancyfalsenessfolly

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Inconstancy, falseness, folly Hú micel leóhtmódnes and leásferþnes quanta mentis levitas, Past. 43, 5; Swt. 313, 10

tó-ryne

(n.)
Grammar
tó-ryne, es; m.
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A running together, concourse, conflict Níwe tórynas folca getácnað nouos concursus populorum significat, Archiv cxx. 51, 41

friðu-sibb

(n.)
Grammar
friðu-sibb, e; f.

Protecting peacetūtēla pācistútéla pacĭfĭca

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Protecting peace; tūtēla pācis, tútéla pacĭfĭca Cwén, friðusibb folca the queen, the protecting peace of nations, Beo. Th. 4038; B. 2017

fleardere

(n.)
Grammar
fleardere, es; m.

wantonly

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One who acts with (wicked) folly, wantonly Warnige hé eác ꝥ hé þurh geþafunge ne wurðe þǽra fleardera geféra, Nap. 23

ǽnig

(num.; adj.)
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On þám folce feáwe wǽran ǽnige, Ps. Th. 104, ii. Cf. ánga

a-wacnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wacnian, -wæcnian; p. cnede, cenede; pp. cned, cened; v. intrans.

to AWAKENcome to life againreviveevigilareexpergefierireviviscereto arisespringhave one's originsuscitarioririnasci

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O.] diluculo revixit, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627. 13. to arise, spring, have one's origin; suscitari, oriri, nasci Of ðám frumgárum folc awæcniaþ from these patriarchs shall spring a people, Cd. 104; Th. 138, 54; Gen. 2291.

Linked entry: a-wæcnian

cantic

(n.)
Grammar
cantic, es; m.
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Moises wrát ðone cantic and lǽrde Israéla folc scripsit Moyses canticum et docuit filios Israel, Deut. 31, 22: 31, 19: Salm. Kmbl. 47; Sal. 24: Ps. Th. 143, 10

sinder

(n.)
Grammar
sinder, es ; n. : sindra(-e ?), an ; m. (f. ?)
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Ðiss folc is geworden nú mé tó sindrum versa est mihi domus Israel in scoriam, Past. 37, 3 ; Swt. 267, 17. Seaxes ecg sindrum begrunden ( with all impurities ground off ), Exon. Th. 408, 3 ; Rä. 27, 6

ge-stǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stǽnan, p. de; pp. ed

To stone

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Ðæt folc all gestǽnaþ usig plebs universa lapidabit nos, Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 6. Óðer gestǽndon alium lapidaverunt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 21, 35

ge-swígian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swígian, (l. ge-swigian, -swugian; and for Mt. L. 22, 12: 12, 23: Shrn. 151, 33: Ph. 145 see ge-swígan).
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Add: intrans. To be silent. to cease speaking, keep silence after speaking Dá geswigode (o obticuit ) se Wísdóm áne lytle hwíle, Bt. 7, 1 ; F. 16, 5. Ðá ðis gesprecen wæs, þá geswigode (-sugode, v. l. ) ꝥ Mód. 18, 1 ; F. 60, 18. Geswugode, 24, 1; F.

án-nes

(n.)
Grammar
án-nes, án-nys, áns, -ness, e; f.

ONENESSunityunitasa covenantan agreementconventiolonelinesssolitudesolitudo

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Lamb. fol. 200 a. 13. On ða ánnysse ðære hálgan cyrican in unitate sanctæ ecclesiæ, Bd. 2, 4; S. 505, 7: 4, 5 ; S. 572, 1.

Linked entry: án-nyss

el-reordig

(adj.)
Grammar
el-reordig, ell-reordig; adj.

Foreign-speaking, barbarous barbărus, pĕregrīnus

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Foreign-speaking, barbarous; barbărus, pĕregrīnus Of gramum folce ða elreordigeealle wǽron de pŏpŭlo barbăro, Ps. Th. 113, 1

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behát-land

(n.)
Grammar
behát-land, es; n.
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A promised land Gelǽddum his folce tó þám behátlande perducto ad terram repromissionis populo, Gr. D. 204, 12

full-healden

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
full-healden, contented
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Ger. folle-haltan.]

fácen-geswipere

(n.)
Grammar
fácen-geswipere, es; n.

Deceitful counsel, deceitconsĭlium astūtum, dŏlus

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Deceitful counsel, deceit; consĭlium astūtum, dŏlus Hí on ðínum folce fácengeswipere syredan in plēbem tuam astūte cōgĭtāvērunt consĭlium, Ps. Th. 82, 3

fyrht

(adj.)
Grammar
fyrht, adj.

Timidtĭmĭdus

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Timid; tĭmĭdus On his sóþfæstnesse swylce démeþ on folce fyrhte þearfan in sua justĭtia jūdĭcābit paupĕres hujus pŏpŭli, Ps. Th. 71, 4

wissian

(v.)
Grammar
wissian, p. ode.

to shewto shewguidedirectruledeclaremake known

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(or uncertain) Rego ic wissige, of ðam cymð rex cyning, ðe rihtlíce wissaþ his folce, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Zup. 173, 6. Ða ðe heora synna bétaþ swá swá hym man wissaþ, Wulfst. 104, 14. Hé ðé wissaþ, Gen. 24, 7.