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ge-feá

Grammar
ge-feá, d. gefeán, gefeáne; d. pl. gefeán, gefeánum.
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Écum gefeánum wilfægene sempiternis gaudiis compotes, Hy. S. 123, 9. Tó gehýranne þá gefeán (gaudia) þæs heofonlícan ríces, Bd. 4, 2; Sch. 345, 9. with cause of joy in gen. Næs hié þǽre fylle gefeán hæfdon, B. 562.

ge-flíman

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Þú miht geflýman, Dóm. L. 32, 67.

ge-wǽdian

(v.)
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gewǽdode ( vestiti ) resten, R. Ben. 47, 9. a thing Gif gers God swǽ geuoedes ( vestit ), Mt.

ord-fruma

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Add Ic gecýðe be ǽlcum þǽra spella æt hwilcum ordfruman ic geáxode quibus haec auctoribus mihi comperta sint manifesto, Gr. D. 9, 6, 2. Add Þæt æðele cyn, engla ordfruman, þæt þe eft forwearð, Sat. 21

hæleþ

(n.)
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hæleþ, heleþ, es; m.

A man, warrior, hero

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Heleþa sceppend creator of men, Hy. Grn. 8, 34

Linked entries: eleþ hæle

orsorglíce

(adv.)
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orsorglíce, adv.

without anxietycarelessly, rashlysecurely, safely

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Hí woldon ðý máran anweald habban, ðæt mihton ðý orsorglícor ðissa woruldlusta brúcan, Bt. 24, 2 ; Fox 82, 15. Sió nafu færþ micle fæstlícor and orsorglícor ðonne ða felgan, 39, 7 ; Fox 220, 30

á-solcen

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Ásolcene desides, Hy. Srt. 19, 3 desidiosi, R. Ben. 133, 11. Synd wé swá ásolcene ꝥ wé swincan nellað nán þincg, Hml. S. 28, 132. Add

Linked entry: á-seolcan

FÆT

(n.)
Grammar
FÆT, es; pl. nom. acc. fatu, fata; gen. fata; dat. fatum; n.

A vessel, cup, VATvas, călix

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Hú mæg min ingán on stranges hús, and hysfats hyne bereáfian quōmŏdo pŏtest quisquam intrāre in dŏmum fortis, et vāsa ejus dirĭpĕre, Mt. Bos. 12, 29

Linked entries: fatu ge-fǽtan

for-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
for-wyrd, -wird, e; f. [wyrd fortune; for-weorþan to perish] Loss,

damagedestructionperditionruindeathdetrīmentumintĕrĭtusintĕrĭtioperdĭtiopernĭciesinternĕcio

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Hwæt fremaþ ǽnegum menn, ðeáh he ealne middaneard gestrýne, gyf he hys sáwle forwyrd þolaþ quid prodest hŏmĭni, si mundum ūnĭversum lucrētur, anĭmæ vēro suæ detrīmentum pătiātur? Mt. Bos. 16, 26: Lk. Bos. 9, 25.

Linked entries: for-wird fǽr-wyrd

ge-samnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-samnian, -somnian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed.

to gather, collectcongrĕgāre, collĭgĕreto unite, joinconsŏciāre, jungĕreTo collect, come togethercongrĕgāri, convĕnīre

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Mycle mænigeo wǽron gesamnode to hym congrĕgātæ sunt ad eum turbæ multæ, Mt. Bos. 13, 2: 26, 3. to unite, join; consŏciāre, jungĕre Geférscipas fæste gesamnaþ firmly unites societies, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 186; Met. 11, 93: Bt. 21; Fox 74, 38.

Linked entries: samnian ge-somnian

sín

(adj.; pronoun.)
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sín, possess, pron.
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Esne wið dryhten gebéte síne hýd, L. Wih. 10 ; Th. i. 38, 22. referring to a sing. fem. Bær seó brimwylf hringa þengel tó hofe sínum, Beo. Th. 3019 ; B. 1507. Heáfod on hand ágeaf ludith gingran sínre, Judth. Thw. 23, 21 ; Jud. 132.

stig-weard

(n.)
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stig-weard, es ; m.
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Mína cnihtas ða mína stíwardas witan, 59, 1. fig. a steward, guardian Mé þincþ betere ðæt ic forléte ða gyfe and folgyge ðam gyfan ðe mé égðer ys stíward ge ðas welan ge eác hys freónscypes, Shrn. 176, 20

Linked entry: stí-weard

ge-timbru

(n.)
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Swá swá hýg getimbrena ł þæcena sicut foenum tectorum, Ps. L. 128, 6. Getimbra aedificiorum, Ps. Rdr. Ps. Vos. 128, 6. Eal þás getimbro (-u, v. l. ) ... néh is ꝥ hí ealle fýr fornimeð, Bd. 4, 25; Sch. 498, 9.

sóþfæstness

(n.)
Grammar
sóþfæstness, e; f.

truthfaithfulnessgood faithsinceritytruthrighteousnessjusticetruth of speech or thought

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Se ðe hylt sóðfæstnysse on worulde, hé déþ dóm on teónan þoliendum, Ps. Spl. 145, 5. truth of speech or thought Deófol ne wunode on sóðfæstnesse, forðam ðe sóðfæstnes nis on him.

etan

to devourconsumedestroy

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Ne gedyrstlǽcen hí þæt áhwǽr út of mynstre etan, þeáh hwá bidde, R. Ben. 79, 17. Et(a)n aepulari, An. Ox. 56, 81. to eat food, &c. Ic eotu flésc ferra manducabo carnes taurorum, Ps. Srt. 49, 13.

ge-bétan

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Gebéte hé hit mid godcundre bóte, 328, 2. ' Sýn þæs wyrðe þe on þám canone cwæð . . . búton gebétan,' 244, 14. Nymðe heó hit hér mid þingonge bóte gebéte, C. D. i. 114, 27. Á swá mon bið mihtigra . . . swá sceal hé deóppor synna gebétan, Ll.

Engle

(n.)
Grammar
Engle, Angle; pl. nom. acc; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m: Englan; gen. ena; pl. m.

The AnglesAngli

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The majority of settlers in Britainwere from Anglen and the neighbourhood, hence this country and people derived their name England and English, England being derived from Engla land the land or country of the Angles On ðǽm landum eardodon Engle, ǽr

gafol-gylda

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gafol-gylda, gaful-gylda, -gilda, -gelda, an; m.

a tribute-payertributarydebtortrĭbūti reddĭtordēbĭtora rent-payera renter of land as opposed to the ownerqui censum annum penditconductor

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a tribute-payer, tributary, debtor; trĭbūti reddĭtor, dēbĭtor Rómáne to gafol-gyldum gedydon the Romans made them tributaries, Ors. 3, 8; Bos. 63, 38 : Bd. 2, 5; S. 506, 20.

ymbren-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
ymbren-dæg, es; m.
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Gyf hwylc wydewe forlicge, béte .i. geár, and rihtymbrendagas tó eácan ðæs geáres ( et insuper quattuor temporum legitimis anni diebus ), L. Ecg. C. 39; Th. ii. 164, 30

Linked entry: riht-ymbrendæg

for-swelgan

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H. 93, 4. of non-material agenes Se deáð forswylcð on écnesse mors depascet eos, Ps. Th. 48, 13. Oððæt hí mid ealle deáð forswelge, Hml. S. 23, 326