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forþ-heald

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-heald, -heold; adj.

Bent forward ⬩ inclined downwards ⬩ stooping ⬩ incurvus ⬩ prōnus ⬩ proclīvus

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Lind. 13, 11

Linked entries: forþ-heold heald

ge-cnedan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cnedan, p. -cnæd, pl. -cnǽdon; pp. -cneden

To mix ⬩ mingle ⬩ spread ⬩ knead ⬩ depsere

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Lind. 13, 21. Gecneden sealf cataplasma, Cot. 209

geostra

(adj.)
Grammar
geostra, giestra [estra],
  • [Ps. Spl. 89, 4]
gystra, gyrsta; adj.

Of yesterday ⬩ hesternus ⬩ heri ⬩ hesternum

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Lind. 4, 52. Giestron yesterday, Exon. 111 a; Th. 424, 24; Rä. 41, 44. Gystran niht yesternight, Beo. Th. 2672; B. 1334. Gyrstan dæg heri, Jn. Bos. 4, 52: Th. An. 22, 1

Linked entry: giestron

heáh-synn

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-synn, e; f.

Mortal sin, crime, wickedness

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Lind. 12, 5. Bebeorh ðé wið ða eahta heáhsynna cave tibi ab octo capitalibus criminibus, L. Ecg. C. pref; Th. ii. 132, 5. Héhsynna scelera, Rtl. 5, 16. Héhsynno facinora, 42, 15

ge-bégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bégan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To cause to bow ⬩ bend ⬩ bow down ⬩ recline ⬩ press down ⬩ humble ⬩ crush ⬩ flectĕre ⬩ incurvāre ⬩ humiliare ⬩ deprĭmĕre

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Lind. 9, 58. Se ðe hine ahefeþ he biþ gebéged and se ðe hine gebéges he ahæfen biþ qui se exaltaverit humiliabitur et qui se humiliaverit exaltabitur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 23, 12.

ge-nédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nédan, -niedan, -nýdan; p. de; pp. ed

To compel, force, urge

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Lind. 5, 41. Sihhem geniédde ðæt mǽden Sichem forced the maiden, Past. 53, 5; Swt. 415, 22; Hat. MS. Genéddon Simon angariaverunt Simonem, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 21.

Linked entries: ge-nídde ge-niédde ge-nýdan

stǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
stǽnan, p. de
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to stone, cast stones at Ðú stǽnæst (stǽnas, Lind.) ða ðe tó ðé sende wéran, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 23, 37. Ne stǽnas ué ðec non lapidamus te, Jn. Skt. Lind. 10, 32.

strínd

(n.)
Grammar
strínd, strýnd, e; f.
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Lind. 19, 28. Strýndum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 22, 30

Linked entry: strýnd

under-delfan

(v.)

to dig under ⬩ undermine ⬩ dig out ⬩ suffocare

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Lind. 13, 7, 22: Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 4, 7, 19

rúm-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm-mód, adj.

liberal ⬩ profuse ⬩ benignant, gracious, kind

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Lind. 6, 35. Rúmmód clemens, The word translates paracletus Rtl. 74, 10.Rtl. 120, 1 : Jn. Skt. Lind. 14, 16, 26 : 15, 26

alan

(v.)
Grammar
alan, ic ale, ðú alest, alst, he aleþ, alþ, pl. alaþ; p. ól, pl. ólon; pp. alen.

to nourish ⬩ grow ⬩ produce ⬩ alere ⬩ procreare ⬩ to appear ⬩ apparere

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Lind. War. 11, 44. [Goth. alan; pp. alans crescere: O. Nrs. ala gignere, parere, procreare: Lat. alere.]

mǽnsumian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnsumian, p. ode .

to have the companionship of a person ⬩ to marry ⬩ to share with another ⬩ to communicate

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Lind. 12, 25. to share with another, to communicate Ménsumede participavit, communicavit. Hpt. Gl. 467, 2

port

(n.)
Grammar
port, es ; m.
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Fíf portas quinque porticos, Lind. Rush. 5, 2. Ða him sǽton sundor on portum qui sedebant in porta, Ps. Th. 68, 12

un-gerec

(n.)
Grammar
un-gerec, un-gerecc, es; n.

Disorder ⬩ tumult ⬩ violence

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Lind. 26, 5. Ungerece impetu (cf. O. H. Ger. Mit mihhilu ungirehhu magno impetu, Mk. 5, 13), Rush. 8, 32. Hé óðerne cyninges þegn in ðæm ungerecce ácwealde in ipso tumultu alium de militibus peremit, Bd. 2, 9; M. 122, 24

Linked entry: in-gerec

hand-bred

(n.)
Grammar
hand-bred, es; n.

The palm of the hand ⬩ palma ⬩ palma

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Lind. 26, 67. Sleánde mid handbredum striking with the palms of their hands, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 13

bræcce

(n.)

trousers

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trousers Braeccę (the second c is added above the line) sarabare, Txts. 95, 1788

twégen

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
twégen, (twegen? In the later MSS. of the Gospels tweigen and twegen are found, but ei may represent earlier e, e. g. weig, Lk. 1, 79, eige, 2, 9; or é, e. g. wreigende, 23, 10, wreigeð, 23, 14: Layamon has tweiȝe, tweien: in the Ormulum the form is tweȝȝen); m.: twá, twuá; f.: tú, tuu, twá; n.: gen. twéga, twégea, tweágea, twíga, twégera, twégra (later Gospels have tweigre, tweire); dat. twám, twǽm. Besides these West Saxon are the following forms, nom. acc. twǽgen, twœgen, tuoegi, tuoege, tuóge, tuoe, tué; m.: f. tuoege: gen. tuoega, tuoe, twégen, tuoegara,twoegra, tuoera.
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Ðǽr twégen (tuoe, Lind.: twége, Rush.: tweigen, later MS.) oððe þrý synt gegaderode, 18, 20. Twá (tuoege ł tuu wíf duae, Lind.: twá, Rush.) beóð æt cwyrne grindende, 24, 41: Lk. Skt. 17, 35. Tuu in líchome ánum, Rtl. 106, 32.

Linked entries: tú tuu twá

wiht-mearc

(n.)
Grammar
wiht-mearc, e; f.

A weight-mark ⬩ a plumb-line

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A weight-mark, a plumb-line Of punder, ol wihtmearce perpendiculo . Hpt. Gl. 476, 75

cól-þrǽd

(n.)
Grammar
cól-þrǽd, -þréd, es; m.

A coal or blackened thread ⬩ plumb-line ⬩ perpendiculum

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A coal or blackened thread, plumb-line; perpendiculum Cólþréd perpendiculum Glos. Epnl. Recd. 160, 73

ge-witan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-witan, p. -wiste

To understand ⬩ know ⬩ scire

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Lind. 16, 8: Exon. 108 a; Th. 412, 14; Rä. 30, 14. Embihtmen giwistun ministri sciebant, Jn. Skt. Rush. 2, 9. Ðæt ne sé gewitten quod non scietur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 26. Gá and gewite go and get to know, Ap. Th. 13, 24

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