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geoc

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Take here <b>iuc</b> in Dict., and add: a (material) yoke. for animals Scear vomer, culter cultor, geoc jugum, Wrt.

ge-warenian

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-warnian, ge-wearnian</b> in Dict., and add: to warn a person, put on guard Críst gewarnode his apostolas þysum wordum: ' Vigilate ..., ' Hml. A. 49, 4.

ge-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-weorc, -worc, -were, es; n. [ge-, weorc a work] .

work ⬩ ŏpus ⬩ ŏpuscŭlus ⬩ a fort ⬩ fortress ⬩ arx

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Of geweorcum árwurþra fædera ex ŏpuscŭlis venerābĭlium patrum, Bd. 5, 24; S. 647, 33. a fort, fortress; arx He of ðam geweorce wæs winnende wið ðone here he warred on the army from the fortress, Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 5: 896; Erl. 94, 3, 21.

ge-dwimor

an illusion produced by diabolic agency, apparition ⬩ delusion, deception ⬩ a delusion, that which (by diabolic power) gives a false idea, deceit ⬩ a delusion, a false idea entertained, error :-- ⬩ a practice that deludes :--

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For the sense in which nebulonis seems to be taken here cf. nebulonis heówunga, leásunge, 2238), An.

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HUND

(n.)
Grammar
HUND, es; m.

A HOUND ⬩ a dog

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Wið hundes slite for the bite of a dog, Herb. 177, 2; Lchdm. i. 310, 8. Of ðæs hundes handa de manu canis, Ps. Th. 21, 18. Ðone hǽðenan hund the heathen dog [Holofernes ], Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 7; Jud. 110. Swá hundas ut canes, Ps. Th. 58, 6.

Linked entries: hundred hund-teóntig

mægþ-hád

Grammar
mægþ-hád, <b>mægeþ-hád,</b> es; m.

maidenhood ⬩ virginity ⬩ celibacy ⬩ chastity ⬩ a body of young persons

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Án man ðe sý mægþhádes man, cnapa oððe mægden, Herb. 104, 2; Lchdm. i. 218, 21. Hire meiþhádes pupertatis sue, Kent. Gl. 26. Ic bidde ðé for Scam. Marian mægþháde, Bt. Fox 260, 3. a body of young persons :-- Mægeþháde pedagogio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 30

cempa

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Seleucus hæfde ealle þá æðelestan men Alexandres heres ..., and Cassander þá cempan mid Chaldéum summa castrorum Seleuco cessit; stipatoribus regis satellitibusque Cassander praeficitur, Ors. 3, 11; S. 144, 2. Add

flocc

a company ⬩ a troop ⬩ band ⬩ legion ⬩ a band ⬩ a flock ⬩ herd

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S. 18, 306. of animals, a flock, herd Geseah hé micelne floc heorta . . . án ormǽte heort . . . gewende fram þám flocce and rǽsde intó þám wudu, Hml. S. 30, 26-31

hnutu

(n.)
Grammar
hnutu, e; f.

A nut

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Cyrnlu of píntrýwenum hnutum kernels out of pine tree nuts, Herb. 134, 2; Lchdm. i. 250, 9. Gif heó gelóme eteþ hnyte if she is often eating nuts, iii. 144, 20. Hnyte somnian, gaderian to gather nuts, 174, 5: 208, 18.

Linked entry: hnyte

CLÚD

(n.)
Grammar
CLÚD, es; m.

A stone, rock, hill ⬩ saxum, rupes, collis

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Sumra wyrta eard biþ on clúdum the soil of some herbs is on rocks, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 24. Beorh oððe clúd collis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. Ii, 46

Linked entry: CLÚT

ge-earnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-earnian, -igan; p. ode; pp. od

To earn ⬩ deserve ⬩ enjoy ⬩ mereri ⬩ promereri ⬩ frui

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He hí hæfþ geearnod mid his hearpunga he has earned her by his harping, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 7

géna

(adv.)
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géna, adv.

Yet, still, further

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Næbbe ic synne wiþ hie gefremed géna I have not committed sin against her yet, 125; Th. 160, 17; Gen. 2651. Nú géna still at the present time, Exon. 34 b: Th. 111, 13; Gú. 126. Ic eom géna swétran I am yet sweeter, 111 a; Th. 425, 19; Rä, 41, 58.

Linked entries: geóna giéna

fore-weard

(n.)
Grammar
fore-weard, e; f.
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Hér swutelað on ðysan gewrite ðá foreward ðe Godwine worhte wið Byrhtríc, C. D. iv. 10, 16. Twégra manna dæg ealswá ðá foreward spreocað, iii. 333, 25. Hú man mǽden weddian sceal and hwylce forewarde þǽr ághon tó beónne, Ll. Th. i. 254, 23.

hádian

(v.)
Grammar
hádian, p. ode; pp. od

To ordain

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Hér mon hádode Byrnstán bisceop tó Wintanceastre in this year Byrnstan was ordained to the bishopric of Winchester, Chr. 931; Ed. 110, 22. Ne hádige man ǽfre wudewan tó hrædlíce never let a widow take the veil too hastily, L. C. S. 74; Th. i. 416, 15

Linked entry: ge-hádian

ge-dwola

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dwola, -dweola, an; m.

error ⬩ madness ⬩ heresy ⬩ error ⬩ errātum ⬩ vesānia ⬩ hærĕsis ⬩ a heretic ⬩ hærĕtĭcus

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error, madness, heresy; error, errātum, vesānia, hærĕsis Se mennisca gedwola human error. Bt. 33, 2; Fox 122, 22. Se Arrianisca gedwola Arriāna hærĕsis, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 33 : Bt. Met. Fox 1, 81; Met. 1, 41.

Linked entries: dwola ge-dweola

CWACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWACIAN, cwacigan; part. cwaciende, cwacigende ; p,ode; pp. od

QUAKE, shake, tremble ⬩ tremere, contremere

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Heó gemétte ealle hire bearn cwacigende eallum limum she found all her children quaking in every limb, 30, 20. Heard ecg cwacaþ the hard edge shaketh, Elen. Kmbl. 1513 ; El. 758 . Céne cwacaþ the bold shall quake, Exon. 19b ; Th. 50, 8; Cri. 797 .

hwettan

(v.)
Grammar
hwettan, p. te

To WHET ⬩ sharpen ⬩ instigate ⬩ urge ⬩ incite ⬩ excite

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Ic hig hwette tó fleánne I instigated her to fly, Shrn. 41, 25. Swá ðín sefa hwette, Beo. Th. 985; B. 490. Hwetton higerófne, 413; B. 204. Hý hwetton exacuerunt, Blickl. Gloss

ge-scendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scendan, -scindan, -scyndan; p. de; pp. ed

To shame, put to shame, confound, corrupt

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Ðæt ðú híg gescindest that thou didst shame her, Gen. 20, 6. He us gescende and úre weorc he hath put us and our deeds to shame, Blickl. Homl. 243, 11. Hwá biþ gescended ðæt me forðæm ne scamige who is shamed and I am not ashamed?

sirwan

Grammar
sirwan, <b>. II.</b>
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Ox. 2939. to lie in wait for, to ambush Hér seó ungeþwǽrnes þá mægnu syrwde and gehæfte discordia virtutibus insidiatur et capitur, Prud. 78a. (1 a) with infin. (?) :-- Syrewiaþ moliuntur, i.cogitant (ingruere), An. Ox. 889.

scip-hlæst

(n.)
Grammar
scip-hlæst, es; m.

the body of (fighting) men on a ship ⬩ a ship of burden ⬩ a transport

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Hér gefeaht Ecgbryht cyning wið .xxxv. sciphlæsta, Chr. 833; Erl. 64, 19: 837; Erl. 66, 5: 840; Erl. 66, 19. Ælfréd cyning gefeaht wið .vii. sciphlæstas and hiera án geféng and ða óðru gefliémde, 875; Erl. 78, 6.

Linked entry: hlæst