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ge-sam-híwan

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sam-híwan, gen. -híwena, pl. m.
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Married persons; conjugati, conjugia Unriht gewuna is arisen betwih gesamhíwum prava in conjugatorum moribus consuetudo surrexit, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 34, note: Bd. 4, 5; S. 573, 14, note

frigenes

(n.)
Grammar
frigenes, frignes, -ness, -nyss, e; f. [frigen asked, pp. of fricgan to ask; ness, -ness]

An askinginquirya questioninrerrogatioquæstio

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An asking, inquiry, a question; inrerrogatio, quæstio þurh his geornfulle frigenesse repĕtīta interrogātiōne, Bd. 5, 12; S. 631, 4. Wæs Édwine bealdra geworden on ðære frignesse Edwin was become bolder on that inquiry, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 10. Be monigum

Linked entry: frignes

ge-hwyrfednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hwyrfednes, -hwyrfenes, -ness, e; f.

A conversionchangeconversio

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A conversion, change; conversio Ðara geleáfan and gehwyrfednesse quōrum fīdei et conversiōni, Bd. 1, 26; S. 488, 13. In ða tíd heora gehwyrfenesse tempŏre suæ conversiōnis, 4, 5; S. 572, 39

Linked entry: ge-hwerfnes

tó-lísness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-lísness, e; f.
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dissolution, destruction Sibbe tólésness, Blickl. Homl. 115, 16. dissolution, death Seó tíd mínre tólýsnesse and mínre forþfóre is swýþe neáh, Bd. 4, 29; S. 607, 21: 4, 9; S. 577, 16

geornlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
geornlíce, comp. -lícor; superl. -lícost; adv.
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Earnestly, diligently, zealously, strenuously, carefully, willingly; dīlĭgenter, stŭdiōse, obnixe, sollĭcĭte, lĭbenter Faraþ and axiaþ geornlíce be ðam cilde īte, et interrŏgāte dīlĭgenter de puĕro, Mt. Bos. 2, 8: Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, 28: 3, 19; S. 547

Linked entry: eornlíce

brýcian

(v.)
Grammar
brýcian, brícsian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [brýce, bríce use]
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To be of use, profit, benefit, do good; prodesse, proficuum esse He his gefërum brýcian gýmde he took care to do good to his companions, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 33. Hí brýcaþ monigra hǽlo multorum saluti proficuum erit, Bd. 4, 22; S. 590, 32. Him sylfum brícsade

ge-limplíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-limplíc, adj.

Fitseasonablesuitablemeetordered by fatefatalcompĕtenscongruusopportūnusfātālis

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Fit, seasonable, suitable, meet, ordered by fate, fatal; compĕtens, congruus, opportūnus, fātālis Gelimplíc fātālis, Cot. 89. On gelimplícre tíde in tempŏre opportūno, Ps. Spl. 144, 16 : Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 10. Swá hwǽr swá he gelimplíce stówe findan

hlutor-ness

Grammar
hlutor-ness, hluttor-ness, e; f.
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Clearness, purity Hú heora gecynd bútan ǽlcre besmitennysse on écere hluttornysse þurhwunaþ how their nature continues without any pollution in eternal purity, Homl. Th. i. 538, 29. Tó hluttornisse geleáfan ad simplicitatem fidei, Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 42

geornes

(n.)
Grammar
geornes, geornys, gyrnes, gyrnys, -ness, -nyss, e; f.
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Earnestness, diligence, industry, care, endeavour; industria, stŭdium Mid ðysses cyninges geornesse hujus industria rēgis, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 30. He hæfde swýðe mycle geornysse sibbe stŭdium vĭdēlĭcet pācis hăbuit, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 7: 3, 28; S. 560,

Linked entry: gyrnes

sceóness

(n.)
Grammar
sceóness, sciéness, scinness, scýness, scynness, e ; f.
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Suggestion, persuasion, incitement:Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 13. On scynnesse, S. 497, 24. Mid scýnesse, S. 497, 10.Homl. 5, 1. — Seó scynnes biþ þurh deófol suggestio fit per diabolum, Deófol mid hire (the serpent's) ðære yfelan sceónesse and fácne beswác ðone

Linked entries: sciéness scýan

ge-wuldorbeágian

(v.)
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Se geleáfa æfter gewunnenum sige gewuldorbeágað (coronat) ðá mihta, Prud. 10 b. Cynehelmas óþre gewuldorbeágiað serta alios coronant, Hy. S. 104, 23. Gewuldorbeágod on wurþmente decoratus honore, 47, 16. Ꝥ hé wǽre áfandod and gerihtwísod and gewuldorbeágod

ge-fyrhto

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fyrhto, p.

Feardoubt

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Fear, doubt Be ðære cennendre gefyrhtum ðæs bearnes weorðe ongyten wǽre by the mother's fears the child's worth might be understood, Blickl. Homl. 163, 27

Linked entry: fyrhto

on-hyreness

(n.)
Grammar
on-hyreness, e; f.
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Imitation Ðone weg ðære onhyrenesse viam imitationis, Past. 16, 4; Swt. 103, 14. Tó onhyrenesse ( ad imitationem ) ðæra eádigra apostola, Bd. 4, 28; S. 606, 26: 1, 27; S. 492, 23

Linked entry: -hyreness

eall-wealdende

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-wealdende, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Omnipotent Se eallwealdenda God, Hml. Th. i. 344, 1. Se eallwealdenda Hǽlend, Hml. S. 19, 181. Se eallwealdenda Drihten, Wlfst. 144, 30: 146, 7. Se ealwealdenda Déma, Hml. S. 16, 343

sweór

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Se sweór bemǽnde his snore, and se brýdguma his brýd, Hml. S. 33, 191. Hiene ofslóg his ágen sweór fraude soceri sui interfectus est, Ors. 6, 29; S. 278, 18. Add

on-wealh

(adj.)
Grammar
on-wealh, -walh; adj.
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Whole, entire Onwalh integer, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 25. Of anwealhre integro, Hpt. Gl. 525, 61. literal, sound, uninjured, uncorrupted Ealne his líchoman gemétton onwealhne and gesundne ( integrum ), Bd. 4, 30; S. 608, 37. Ealle ða scýtan ðe se líchoma

Linked entries: an-wealh -wealg

ess

(n.)
Grammar
ess, es; m.
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The letter s Premo ic ofðrycce macað pressi on twám essum, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 170, 3. Fissum on twám essum . . . fusum, án s for ðan ðe se u is lang, 178, 5

neáh-lǽcan

(v.; prefix)
Grammar
neáh-lǽcan, neá-lǽcan; p. -lǽhte, -lǽcte

To draw nighapproach

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To draw nigh, approach Ðis fýr mé swíðe neálǽceþ ignis mihi adpropinquat, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 24 : Exon. Th. 164, 4; Gú. 1006. Deáþ neálǽcte, 170, 16; Gú. 1112. Hé neálǽhte accessit, Gen. 27; 27. On ðære tíde ðe neálǽhte niðða bearnum, Cd. Th. 77, 32;

bisceop-roc

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-roc, -rocc
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a bishop's rochet

un-gemyndum

Grammar
un-gemyndum, un-genéd.
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Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 38