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ge-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-síþ, -síþþ, es; n.

Companyfellowshipcomitatus

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Company, fellowship; comitatus Sweotol is ðæt ðé sóþ metod on gesíþþe is it is plain that the true Lord is with thee, Cd. 135; Th. 170, 3; Gen. 2807: 109; Th. 145, 5; Gen. 2401

ge-þæht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þæht, e; f: es; n.

Counselconsultationconsĭlium

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Counsel, consultation; consĭlium Ðæt he wolde mid his freóndum sprǽce and geþæht habban that he would have a conference and consultation with his friends, Bd. 2, 13; S. 515, 37. Giþæht consilium, Rtl. 1, 9

ge-þryþian

(v.)
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ge-þryþian, p. ede; pp. ed [þryþ power, strength]

To strengthenarmcorroborare

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To strengthen, arm; corroborare Deáþ nimeþ wíga wælgífre wǽpnum geþryþed ealdor ánra gehwæs death, the blood-greedy warrior, armed with weapons, takes the life of every one, Exon. 62 b; Th. 231, 9; Ph. 486

tó-cumende

(adj.)
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tó-cumende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Coming to a strange place,strange,foreign

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Coming to a strange place, strange, foreign Hé for Godes lufon eode tó reordum mid ðám tócumendum mannum for the love of God he took his meals with the strangers who came, Shrn. 129, 27

á-bisgian

(v.)
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Th. 2, 4. with the idea of trouble, worry, oppression, to trouble, worry, embarrass, exercise, harass, with acc. of person alone Gif hí mé ábysgiaþ, ðonne ne mæg ic smeágan míne unscylda, Ps.

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deáþ-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-cwalu, e; f.

A deadly pain or plague, agony mortis dolor

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A deadly pain or plague, agony; mortis dolor Sió wérge sceólu hreósan sceolde in wíta forwyrd, ðǽr hie in wylme nú dreógaþ deáþcwale the wretched crew were compelled to fall into the ruin of punishment, where they now suffer deadly pains in flame, Invent

be-byrigan

(v.)
Grammar
be-byrigan, be-birigan; p. ede; pp. ed

To cover with a moundto burytumularesepelire

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To cover with a mound, to bury; tumulare, sepelire Bebirigaþ me sepelite me, Gen. 49, 29. Ða bán ðe ðǽr bebyrigede wǽron ossa quæ ibidem fuerant tumulata, Bd. 4, 10; S. 578, 10 : 2, 1; S. 500, 15

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eald-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
eald-gestreón, es: n.

An old treasure antīquus thēsaurus

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An old treasure; antīquus thēsaurus Ic ðé ða fǽhðe leánigeealdgestreónum I will recompense thee for the strife with old treasures, Beo. Th. 2766; B. 1381: Beo. Th. 2921; B. 1458: Exon. 31 a; Th. 96, 8; Cri. 1571

ge-líðewǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líðewǽcan, p. -wǽhte; pp. -wǽht

To softencalmappeaselēnīre

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His afyrhte mód swíðe fægerlíce mid his frófre he gelíðewǽhte he gently appeased his troubled mind with his comfort, Ælfc. T. 37, 24

fíftigoþa

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Th. 50, arg. with units On ðǽm feówer and fíftiogoðan psalme, Past. 429, 3

heals-gund

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Wiþ þone ilcan . . . dó on þone gund, Lch. ii. 44, 7-26. Gif se gund biþ onginnende, 46, 3. Add:

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reádian

(v.)
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Þæt þú wite hwæs blód reádaþ on rosan gelícnysse, and hwæs líchama hwítað on lilian fægernysse, Hml. S. 34, 112. Eágan reádiað, Lch. ii. 258, 14. Wyl þás þreó on meolcum oþ ꝥ hý reádian, 292, 5. Add

bana

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Add: Used of a weapon with which death is caused Ne wæs ecg bona he was not slain by the edge of the sword, B. 2506. Heardréde hildeméceas tó bonan wurdon falchions were the death of Heardred, 2203

spyrian

(v.)
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spyrian, p. ede, ode

to trackgo in a trackfollowmake a journey in search of something to make a trackgoto enquireinvestigateexamineto enquire after or intoseek to know aboutto search afterseek to attainto askinvestigare, indagare, sciscitarito track; to investigate; to ask

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dye (ink), stepped on to me, journeyed with footprints black, Exon.

Linked entries: æfter-spyrian spirian

cunnian

(v.)
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Grn. 2, 33. with acc. (or absolute). To try a plan, put into practice Geseah hé áídlian his smeágunge, and wolde þágyt cunnian ánes cynnes wíte, Hml. S. 4, 400. Hé nán ryhtre geþencan ne meahte þonne hé þone áð ágifan móste . . .

á-teón

to draw (out),to protractto deal with,to treat a personto employ propertytimetalents

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Add: to draw (out), with direction undetermined,(a) of movement Hé his sword áteáh, Hml. S. 27, 75. fig. to protract Hú lange wylt þú áteón þás ýdelnysse, Hml.

fóre-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-áþ, fór-áþ, es; m.

A fore-oathan oath first takenantejūrāmentumpræjūrāmentumpræjūrātio

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Ofgá man ánfealde láde mid ánfealdan fóráþe and þrýfealde láde mid þrýfealdan fóráþe one may proceed to a simple exculpation with a simple fore-oath and to a threefold exculpation with a threefold fore-oath L. C. S. 22; Th. i. 388, 15; cf. Schmid.

Linked entry: fór-áþ

ge-hrínan

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Voc. ii. 22, 16. to touch with some part of the body Se hróf wæs on mislicre heánesse; on sumre stówe hé wæs ꝥ man mid his handa neálíce gerǽcean mihte, in sumre eáþelíce mid heáfde gehrínan, Bl. H. 207, 23. with dat.

hræd-ness

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Wit geségon sittan twégen men on twám olfendum and þá efstan mid þǽre mǽstan hrædnesse, Hml. A. 206, 361. Þone ðóðor mid swiftre rædnesse geslegene, Ap. Th. 13, 4. Rædnisse concursionibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 24.

fore-secgan

to foretellprophesyproclaimpronouncedeclareto preach

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Þá wǽs gefylled ꝥ se wítga foresægde, Bl. H. 203, 12. Þá wítgan þe Crístes tócyme wiston and foresægdon, 81, 10. Is gefylled ꝥ ꝥ hí foresǽdon, Hml. A. 69, 91. Hyt syððan gelamp swá swá hí foresǽdon, 68, 67.