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bold-getæl

(n.)
Grammar
bold-getæl, es; n. [bold a house, getæl a number, tribe, register]

A dwelling-place, mansion, habitation, housedomicilium, mansio, vicus, domus

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A dwelling-place, mansion, habitation, house; domicilium, mansio, vicus, domus Gif mon wille of boldgetale [boldgetæle MS.

geofu

(n.)
Grammar
geofu, e; gen. pl. -a, -ena, -ona; f.

A gift, gracedonus, gratia

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Ðæt he dryhtnes mót geofona neótan that he may partake of the Lord's gifts, Exon. 61 a; Th. 225, 5; Ph. 384. Ne biddan we úrne Drihten ðyssa eorðlícra geofa let us not ask our Lord for these earthly gifts, Blickl. Homl. 21, 11.

þǽr-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-rihte, adv.
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Gr. 38; Zup. 229, 16-230, 1 : mox, Zup. 241, 6 : confestim, Scint. 236, 1. Gé gemétaþ þǽrrihte (sóna statim, Mt. Kmbl. 21, 2) getígedne assan, Homl. Th. i. 206, 10 : 494, 13 : Mt. Kmbl. 3, 16 : 27, 51. Ðá cwæð hé : 'Geweorðe leóht.'

Linked entries: þáriht hér-rihte

un-álífed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-álífed, adj.

Unallowedillicitunlawful

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Gif mon on his mæstene unáliéfed swín geméte, L. In. 39; Th. i. 132, 11. Unálýfedre willnunge inlicitae concupiscentiae, Bd. 1, 27; S. 495, 9.

Linked entry: á-lífan

un-gewittig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewittig, adj.

madinsanefoolishsenselessnot having reasonirrational

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mad, insane Ic wát ðæt gé wénaþ ðæt ic ungewittige móde ( insana mente ) sprece, Bd. 4, 8; S. 576, 1. foolish, senseless Gif cinges geréfena hwylc gyltig biþ, hwá is manna tó ðam ungesceád and ungewittig, ðæt hé ðæm cyninge his áre ætrecce for ðí ðe

Linked entry: un-wittig

wiccian

(v.)
Grammar
wiccian, p. ode
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Com a modi clarc, to mi douter his love beed, . . . he ne miȝtte his wille have . . . Thenne bigon the clerc to wiche, An. Lit. 11, 3-8), L. Ecg. P, iv. 18; Th. ii. 208, 31 : L. M. I. P. 39; Th. ii. 274, 31

yppe

(adj.)
Grammar
yppe, adj.
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Ðonne mon beám on wuda forbærne and weorðe yppe on ðone ðe hit dyde, 43; Th. i. 128, 18. Nǽnges þinges máre þearf nǽre ðonne his unriht yppe wurde, Blickl. Homl. 175, 10.

Linked entry: uppae

freót

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Gif þeów mon wyrce on Sunnandæg bútan his hláfordes hǽse, þolie his freótes, Ll. Th. i. 104, 6.

géna

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Wið geána usque modo, 24, 21. Wið ðá geána usque athuc, Jn. L. 2, 10

ge-offrian

(v.)
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Gif hwylc ríce mon his bearn Gode on mynstre geoffrian wile, R. Ben. 103, 11

ge-sweorcan

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Forst. 147, 18. anger Wearð gecýdd þám cyninge embe Iudan sige, and he geswearc on móde (when king Antiochius heard these things, he was full of indignation, I Mace. iii. 27), Hml.

ge-þingan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þingan, to determine.
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Þæs ymbe þreó niht ... þætte hálig mónð hæleðum geþinged féreð tó folce, 164

gefá

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Wé beódað, se mon, sé þe his gefán hámsittendne wite, ꝥ hé ne feohte ǽr þám þe hé him ryhtes bidde, Ll. Th. i. 90, 2. Ꝥ náðor ne hý ne wé ne underfón óðres þeóf ne óðres gefán, 288, 5

líchamlíce

(adv.)
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Maria is his módor líchamlíce and gástlíce his swustor, 33, 219.

líf-lád

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Ben. 9, 21. conduct, conversation, mode of life Þéh þe seó tunge þǽre helle tintregu forswígode, seó his líflád hí spræc and cýðde etiamsi taceret lingua, cottversatio loqueretur. Gr. D. 317, 21.

nosu

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Is sió lytle nosu ðæt mon ne sié gescádwís; for ðǽm mid ðǽre nose wé tósceádað ðá stencas, 65, 19-21. Nosa habbað nares habent, Ps. Vos. 113, 6 second: 134, 17. substitute: <b>nóse,</b> an; f, taking it as a separate word

tó-sceád

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Lfc. 83. of difference in non-material objects Swá micel tósceád is betwuh dǽre beðóhtan synne ... and ðǽre ðe mon fǽrlíce ðurhtiéhð, Past. 435, 4

þearf

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Add Wæs him þearf ꝥ him mon hors funde cui necesse fuit ut equus requiri debuisset, Gr. D. 183, 2. Add Þá sceoldon on siml beón winnende þǽr hit þonne þearf wæs. Ors. 6, 23; S. 274, 20.

wéman

(v.)
Grammar
wéman, p. de

To allureattractpersuadeentice

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Hine mon georne wéme ðæt hé wununge healde suadeatur ut stet R. Ben. 109, 22. Ðæt wé tó ǽlcan rihte ús sylfe wenian and wéman Wulfst. 266, 6. Hwǽr ic findan meahte ðone ðe mec fréfran wolde, wéman(wenian?q. v.) mid wynnum Exon.

Linked entry: wǽman

hord-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
hord-gestreón, es; n.

Hoarded, accumulated wealth, that which has been acquired and now forms a 'hord'

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Ne mót hé hionane lǽdan of ðisse worulde wuhte ðon máre hordgestreóna ðonne hé hider brohte, Bt. Met. Fox 14, 21; Met. 14, 11: Beo. Th. 6175; B. 3092.