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feoh-gítsere

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An avaricious, a covetous person Gehiére gé feohgiétseras (-gídseras, v. l.) hwæt be eów gecweden is . . . 'Ne wyrð se gítsere nǽfre full feós' cum augendis pecuniis inhiat, audiant quod scriptum est: 'Auarus non impletur pecunia,' Past. 331, 6. Add:

ge-rótsian

(v.)
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Substitute: To gladden, delight Se ilca lust ðe hine geunrðtsað on ðǽre dégelnesse his módes hine eft gerótsat, gif he him wiðstent, Past. 417, 9. Girðtsiað coniristani, Rtl. 56, 20. (Either ge- unrðtsiað or un-gerðtsiad should be read. )

Linked entry: rótsian

lǽn

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Gif ðæt God geteód hæbbe, and mé ðæet on lǽne gelíð ( it is to be granted me ) ðæt gesibbra ærfeweard forðcymeð wépnedhádes, C. D. ii. 121, 26. Þæt þæt þe heó tó lǽne onféng, Gr. D. 97, 12. Add

ofer-mǽte

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Be ðám þingum þe ðú mé sédest þat þú getyohhod hæafde tó forlétanne . . . þæt is ofermétta wela and ofermýtta wyrðscipe and ungemetlíce ríclic lýf, Solil. H. 38, 2. Hine deófla costodon mid ofermǽte unclǽne luste, Shrn. 52, 22. Add

waroþ

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Tó warode ad litus, An. Ox. 8, 420. Be sǽs wároðe (waroðum, v.l.) sicut arenam quae est in littore maris, Gr. D. 55, 12. Lócian égðer ge ofer þone warað ge ofer þá sǽ, Solil. H. 45, 20. Add

wǽg-bord

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg-bord, es; n.

A wave-board ⬩ a plank of a vessel

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A wave-board, a plank of a vessel Ðú of eorðan wæstmum wiste under wǽgbord (cf. lǽd under earce bord, 80, 23; Gen. 1333; be útan earce bordum, 81, 33; Gen. 1354) gelǽde, Cd. Th. 81, 4; Gen. 1340

hors-wealh

(n.)
Grammar
hors-wealh, es; m.

A servant that attends to horses

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A servant that attends to horses [Thorpe takes wealh to mean one of British origin, v. Glossary] Be cyninges horsweale. Cyninges horswealh se ðe him mǽge geǽrendian ðæs wergield biþ cc sciłł. L. In. 33; Th. i. 122, 12

Linked entry: wealh

gnorn

(n.)
Grammar
gnorn, es; m.

Sorrow ⬩ sadness ⬩ affliction ⬩ mæstitia

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Sorrow, sadness, affliction; mæstitia Ne biþ ðǽr ǽngum gódum gnorn ætýwed no sorrow shall there be shewn to any good man, Exon. 31 a; Th. 96, 19; Cri. 1576. Gnorn þrowian to suffer sadness, Beo. Th. 5310; B. 2658

stæf-wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
stæf-wrítere, es; m.

A writer about letters or grammar

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A writer about letters or grammar Stæfwríterum grammaticorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 33 : 75, 40. The word glosses historiographus, 42, 45, but perhaps stær- should be read for stæf-: and 18, 67 stæfwríterum glosses caracteribus, which seems an error

folc-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
folc-gemót, -mót, folces gemót, es; n.

A folk-meeting ⬩ pŏpŭli consessus

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A folk-meeting; pŏpŭli consessus. The folc-gemót was a general assembly of the people of a town, city or shire, and was held annually on the first of May, but it could be convened on extraordinary occasions by ringing the moot-bell, — 'Cum ălĭquid vēro

Linked entry: folc-mót

a-bæligan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bæligan, p. ode; pp. od

To offend ⬩ to make angry ⬩ irritare ⬩ offendere

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To offend, to make angry; irritare, offendere Sceal gehycgan hæleða ǽghwylc ðæt he ne abælige bearn waldendes every man must be mindful that he offend not the son of the powerful, Cd. 217; Th. 276, 27; Sat. 195

eácnian

(v.)
Grammar
eácnian, eácnigan, eánían; part. -iende, -igende; p. ode, ade

To increase, to be augmented, to become pregnant, to bring forth ⬩ augēri, concipĕre, parturīre

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To increase, to be augmented, to become pregnant, to bring forth; augēri, concipĕre, parturīre Ellen eácnade the fortitude increased, Exon. 94 b; Th. 353, 51; Reim. 31: Ps. Spl. 7, 15. Eácniende wíf muliĕrem prægnantem, Ex. 21, 22

Linked entries: eácnigende ge-eácnian

óþ-cirran

(v.)
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to turn away, be perverted Gif sóðfæstra þurh myrrelsan mód ne óþcyrreþ (neod cyrreþ, MS. ) if by seduction the mind the mind of the righteous is not perverted Exon. Th. 262, 26; Jul. 338. Cf. on-cirran; intrans

ge-ryd

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-ryd, -rid; adj.

Prepared, ready, usual ⬩ paratus

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Prepared, ready, usual; paratus Ðeáh se graf geryd sí though the grave be prepared, Lchdm. iii. 355, 2, col. 1; Shrn. 184, 20. Moises dyde on geryde orcas Moses put it into the usual basons, Ex. 24, 6

un-fullod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fullod, adj.

Unbaptized

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Unbaptized Swá hwylc mæssepreóst se ðe wite ðæt hé unfullod sý, fullige man hine omnis presbyter, qui noverit quod non sit baptizatus, baptizetur, L. Ecg. C. 7; Th. ii. 138, 23. Be unfullodon mæssepreóste, Th. ii. 128, 17

Linked entry: full-wian

wrǽþan

(v.)
Grammar
wrǽþan, p. de

To be angry ⬩ get angry

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To be angry, get angry Se ðe uraeðes brótfere his qui irascetur fratri suo, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 22. Wraeðde hláford iratus dominus, 18, 34. Se cynig wrǽðde rex iratus est, Rtl. 107, 29. Urǽðde fremuit, 197, 31

hind-berige

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Hindberiae acinum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 9. Hindberige, 8, 42. Hindberge, i. 285, 65: erimio, ii 107, 34. Hind*-*berge erimo, 29, 40. the word seems to be used of the strawberry also: Hindberian flaga, 38, 62. Add

hwelian

(v.)
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Mænige andan mid wunde hweliað multi inuidię liuore tabescunt, Scint. 77, 2. Be óþres fremum þú ná hwela de alterius profectibus non tabescas, 8. For ' Lchdm. . . . col. 1' substitute Scint. 76, 19 and add: to waste away, pine: —

wæl-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-cræft, es; m.

A deadly power ⬩ power which causes death

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A deadly power, power which causes death Ðonne mín hláford wile láfe þicgan ðara ðe hé of lífe hét wælcræf[tum] áwrecan (of those whom he has ordered to be slain), Exon. Th. 498, 11; Rä. 87, 11

wamm

(adj.)
Grammar
wamm, adj. I.
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Ic under eorþan sceáwige wom wræcscrafu (? wrað-, MS. ) wráþra gésta, Exon. Th. 424, 18;Ru. 41, 41. -- Ná ðú be gewyrhtum, Wealdend, úrum, wommum wyrhtum woldest ús dón non secundum peccata nostra fecit nobis, Ps. Th. 102, 10