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ge-fégan

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

To joinunitecompactcomposejungĕreconjungĕrecompingĕrecompōnĕre

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Fox 11, 177; Met. 11, 89. Gefég ðás bricas join these fragments, Homl. Th. i. 62, 7. Ne weorþaþ hí nǽfre tosomne geféged they are never united together, Bt. 16, 63; Fox 56, 7 : Bt. Met. Fox 20, 231; Met. 20, 116 : 20, 241; Met. 20, 121.

deóp-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
deóp-líce, dióp-líce; comp.-lícor ; sup.-lícost ; adv.

DEEPLY, profoundly, thoroughlyprofunde, subtīlĭter

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Fox 22, 5; Met. 22, 3. Dióplíce spirigan æfter ryhte to search deeply after truth, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 154, 19. Wit sculon deóplícor ymbe ðæt beón we two must inquire more deeply about it, 5, 3; Fox 12, 12.

Linked entry: dióplíce

hwearfung

(n.)
Grammar
hwearfung, e; f.

A turningrevolutionchangeexchangebarter

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On midre ðisse hwearfunga, Fox 22, 19. Ðæt tácnaþ ceápunge and hwearfunge that betokens chaffer and barter, Lchdm. iii. 156, 6.

Linked entry: hwerfung

mere-streám

(n.)
Grammar
mere-streám, es; m.

A sea-streamthe seawater of the sea

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Fox 74, 26), Bt. Met. Fox 11, 130; Met. 11, 65: 20, 228; Met. 20, 114. Óþ merestreámas unto the waters of the sea, Cd. 199; Th. 247, 27; Dan. 503: Bt. Met. Fox 28, 65; Met. 28, 33. Manegum merestreámum de aquis multis, Ps. Th. 143, 12

ge-heaðorian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-heaðorian, -heaðerian, -heaðrian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To restraincontrolcompresscohĭbērecoartārecoangustāre

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Fox 13, 11; Met. 13, 6 : Bt. 21; Fox 74, 9 : 25; Fox 88, 5. Ðæt se secg wǽre hergum geheaðerod that the man should be restrained with harryings, Beo. Th. 6136; B. 3072.

Linked entries: ge-haðerian heaðorian

wiþ-foran

(prep.)
Grammar
wiþ-foran, prep. with dat. acc.

Before

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Hé ofirnþ ða sunnan hindan, and cymþ wiþforan ða sunnan up, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 2. ¶ wiþ . . . foran Ðone mist ðe wið ða eágan foran usses módes (cf. beforan úres módes eágum, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 32) hangode, Met. 20, 265.

ge-scerpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scerpan, -scirpan, -scyrpan; p. te

To clothe, furnish, adorn, deckvestire, ornare

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Fox 15, 4; Met. 15, 2. Gescyrpte, Bt. 28; Fox 100, 26. Ele andwlitan gescyrpeþ oleum faciem exhilarat, Ps. Th. 103, 15.

ÉCE

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ÉCE, ǽce; gen. m. n. éces; gen. f. écre, écere; dat. m. n. écum; f. écre, écere; def. se écá, écea; seó, ðæt éce; gen. écan, écean; adj.

Eternal, perpetual, everlasting sempĭternus, æternus

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Fóre onsýne écan Dryhtnes before the face of the eternal Lord, 64 b; Th. 238, 7,; Ph. 600. To écre gemynde for a continual remembrance, Homl. Blick. 127, 22. Wæs me andfencge écere hǽlu tu es susceptor salūtis meæ æternæ, Ps. Th. 88, 23.

Linked entry: ǽce

glǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
glǽdan, to cause to slip or totter. A compound form, á-glǽdan, seems to be concealed in the gloss
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Labefacare agleddęgo, Txts. 111, 9. Cf. O. Sax. biglédda labefactat, Gall. 23

Linked entry: á-glǽdan

ermþu

(n.)
Grammar
ermþu, e; f.

Misery, calamity mĭsĕria

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Fox 16, 15; Met. 16, 8. Æfter ermþum after calamities, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 30: Elen. Kmbl. 1533; El. 768

Linked entry: irmþ

ár-wyrþ

(adj.)
Grammar
ár-wyrþ, adj.

Honourablevenerablehonorabilisvenerandus

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Honourable, venerable; honorabilis, venerandus, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 212, 23: Elen. Kmbl. 2256; El. 1129

eáster-mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
eáster-mónaþ, es; m.

Easter-month Aprīlis mensis

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Fox 142; Men. 72

eldran

(n.)

elders, parents

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Fox 1, 115; Met. 1, 58: 13, 55; Met. 13, 28

Linked entry: ildra

FÆGER

(n.)
Grammar
FÆGER, e; f.

Beauty, fairness pulchrĭtūdo

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Beauty, fairness; pulchrĭtūdo Ðæs líchoman fæger the body's beauty, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 30

hróf-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
hróf-fæst, adj.
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Fox 7, 11; Met. 7, 6

gise

(n.; int.)

yesimnioetiam

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yes; imnio, etiam Gise, lá gese yes, O yes, Bt. 16, 4; Fox 58, 15

Linked entries: gyse gese

bísgian

(v.)

to occupy, busy

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to occupy, busy, Cd. 64; Th. 76, 29; Gen. 1264: Bt. proœm; Fox viii. 6

ge-sǽlþ

(v.)

happens

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Fox 13, 43; Met. 13, 22; 3rd sing. pres. of ge-sǽlan

ge-sǽl-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sǽl-líc, adj.

Happyfēlix

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Fox 2, 34; Met. 2, 17

un-onbindendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-onbindendlíc, adj.

Not to be unboundindissoluble

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Not to be unbound, indissoluble Mid unanbindendlícum racentum irresoluto nexu, Bt. 25; Fox 88, 6

Linked entry: un-ábindendlíc