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neáh

(adv.)
Grammar
neáh, adv. prep.
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Add 'Hér is án lytele burg swíðe neáh' . . . Hé cwæð ðæt hió wǽre swíðe neáh ' est civitas hic juxta . . . parva' . . . Iiuxa dicitur, Past. 399, 25 Sió sunne þǽr gǽð neár on setl þonne on óðrum lande, Ors. l, I ; S. 24, 18. Scipia geáscade ꝥ þá foreweardas

weccan

(v.)
Grammar
weccan, p. weahtewehteweahte, wehte; pp. weaht, weht

To wake, waken. to rouse from sleep to rouse to rouseto enliven, stimulate, refresh to rouseto excite, stir upto raise what is depressed to give life to, to cause, give rise to, produce, raise

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To wake, waken. to rouse from sleep Geseh hé beornas swefan on slǽpe; hé sóna ongann wígend weccean, Andr. Kmbl. 1699; An. 852. to rouse from the sleep of death Býman weccaþ of deáðe eall monna cynn, Exon. Th. 55, 21; Cri. 887. Ic gǽ ðætte of slépe

ge-teón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teón, ic -teó, ðú -týhst, he -týhþ, pl. -teóþ; p. -teáh, -teág, -téh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen.

to drawleadinciteexciteconstrainrestrainbring upinstructbring to an endcompletedraw or bind togetherstring a musical instrumenttrahereducereperducerestringereevaginareexcitareconstringereeducareinstitueread finem perducerecomplerenervis aptare vel instruereto bring as an offering or giftcontributebestowgiveconferre

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to draw, lead, incite, excite, constrain, restrain, bring up, instruct, bring to an end, complete, draw or bind together, string a musical instrument; trahere, ducere, perducere, stringere, evaginare, excitare, constringere, educare, instituere, ad finem

hopian

(v.)
Grammar
hopian, p. ode, ede

To hope, have hope or confidence [in a person], expect, watch for [with gen.]

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To hope, have hope or confidence [in a person], expect, watch for [with gen.] Ic hopige tó him swá gódan and swá mildheortan ðæt hé hit nylle sylf dón I have confidence in him, so good and merciful, that he himself will not do it, Chart. Th. 548, 20.

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here

(n.)

an armyan armya hosta division of an armyarmy corpslegioncohorttroopinfantrycavalryan armyan armymultitudehostcrowdmultitudeharryingdevastationplunderingravaging

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an army. Add: a body of armed men. not referring to England, an army, a host Cempa miles, here exercitus, Wrt. Voc. i. 72, 69: faccus, exercitus, ii. 146, 70. Fird, here expeditio, 29, 69. Bið se here eal ídel, ðonne hé on óðer folc winnan sceal, gif

fird

(n.)
Grammar
fird, faerd, ferd, fierd, fyrd(e).

an expeditioncampaignan armya camp

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Add: in glosses or referring to other than English forces, an expedition, campaign Faerd (fertd, Erf. ) expeditio, Txts. 61, 790. Fird, Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 69. Fird expeditio, i. praeparatio, 145, 41. Fyrda expeditionum, 76, 62: 29, 70. Firdum expeditionibus

ge-myndig

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Add: I. having remembrance of. without construction Hé gecostad wearð in gemyndigra monna tídum (in the times of men who can remember the events; cf. míne dihteras . . . mihton gemunan . . . þá wundru þisses eádigan weres (Guthlac), Guth. Gr. 103, 48

on-wendan

(v.)

to turn, changeto change one thing for another, to exchangeto turn, change a direction, to avert, divert, turn asideto change the position of a thing, to invert, turn upside down,to subvert, disturb, upsetto cause to change for the worse, to give a wrong direction, pervertTo return

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to turn, change Ðú hí onwendest mutabis ea, Ps. Th. 101, 23. Hé onwendeþ his hiw, Lchdm. ii. 204, 9. Werþióde his ( the morning-star ) noman onwendaþ, hátaþ hine ǽfenstiorra, Met. 29, 29. Mé onhwyrfdon of ðære gecynde ðe ic ǽr beheóld, onwendan míne

hwilc

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Add: in direct questions as adjective qualifying a noun, what Hwylc man is ꝥ mæge áríman ealle þá sár?, Bl. H. 59, 33. Hwelc gesceádwís mon mihte cweþan þæt. . . ? quis putet . . . ?, Bt. 28 ; F. 100, 30. On hwylcre mihte wyrcsð þú þás þing? in qua potestate

gangan

to gowalkto go pedestrianfootmountedto move along, proceedanimateliveto take a specified courseto be habitually in a specified conditionto pass, be currentto take place to have a specified issueto departto take one's way, proceed gomove in a specified directiongoandto be carried, moved, impelled to reach, extendto passbecometo cometo go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation

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Take here geongan, and add : of movement irrespective of point of departure or destination. to go on foot, walk Halto geongeð claudi ambulant Lk. L. 7, 22. Mid fótum gangan, Met. 31, 8. Cóm se Hǽlend ofer þá sǽ gangende (geongende, L.) venie ambitions

mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽre, adj.

Greatexcellentdistinguishedillustrioussublimesplendidcelebratedfamouswidely knownnotoriousdistinguished by evil deedsinsignis

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Great, excellent, distinguished, illustrious, sublime, splendid, celebrated, famous, widely known (of persons or things) Mære clarus, insignis, nobilis, perspicuus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 66: inclytus, 46, 10, 11. Mere weard percrebuit, Ep. Gl. 18b, 10.

ge-fæstnian

(v.)
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Add: where motion is prevented, to fix. to make motionless that which can move Hé sealte ýþa gefæstnade, Ps. Th. 77, 15. to place firmly that which can be moved Betwux ús and eów is gefæstnod (gefæstnad firmatum, Lk. L. 16, 26) micel ðrosm, Hml. Th.

GÁST

(n.)
Grammar
GÁST, gǽst, es; m.

the breathhālĭtusspīrāmenthe spiritsoulGHOSTspīrĭtusanĭmusănĭma

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the breath; hālĭtus, spīrāmen Ne ne is gást on múþe heora there is not breath in their mouth, Ps. Spl. 134, 17. Ðæt ic ofsleá eall flǽsc, on ðam ðe ys lífes gást that I may slay all flesh, in which is the breath of life, Gen. 6, 17. Mid gáste múþes his

Linked entries: góst gaast gǽst gǽst

ge-faran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-faran, p. fór; pl. -fóron, -fóran; pp. faren.

To goproceedreach by goingarriveireproficiscimeareto departdieto proceedget onfareTo get by goingexperienceoccupyreachobtaingo against

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intrans. To go, proceed, reach by going, arrive; ire, proficisci, meare [He] walde gefara voluit exire, Jn. Skt. Lind. 1, 43. Swá feor swá man on ánum dæge gefaran mæg as far as one can journey in a day, Thw. Num. 11, 31. Eall under hróf gefór all came

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Germania

(n.)
Grammar
Germania, e [ = æ]; f.

Germany

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Germany. The Germania of Alfred extended from the Don on the east to the Rhine and the German Ocean on the west; and from the Danube on the south to the White Sea on the north; it therefore embraced nearly the whole of Europe north of the Rhine and the

ge-munan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-munan, ic, he -man, -mon, pl. -munon; also ic -mune, he -monþ, pl. -munaþ; p. -munde; pp. -munen [a verb whose present tense is the past tense of a lost strong verb, cf. Lat. memini]

To remember, bear in mind, considerrecordari, memorari, meminisse, meditari

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; with gen. and acc. To remember, bear in mind, consider; recordari, memorari, meminisse, meditari Gemunan his hálegan cýðnesse memorari testamenti sui sancti, Lk. Bos. 1, 72. Gif he ne wile mid inneweardre heortan gemunan and geþencean if he will not

swégan

(v.)
Grammar
swégan, p. de
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To sound. to make a noise, with the idea of movement, to move violently with noise, to roar, rush, crash Ðonne swéiþ cum insonuerit, Kent. Gl. 12. Heora fyðera swégaþ swá swá wæteres dyne, Wulfst. 200, 15. Æt ðam forman gedelfe swégde út ormǽte wyllspring

þeów-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
þeów-dóm, es; m.
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Service; in an unfavourable sense servitude, slavery, bondage, thraldom Ðes þeówdóm haec seruitus, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 33; ZuP. 60, 7. Þeówdóm mancipatio, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 57: famulatus, ii. 147, 35. Þeówdómum famulatibus, 34, 3. Ðeówdóm is twyfeald ... Is

ed-wít

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Add: a source or cause of disgrace Edwít probrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 21. Þý lǽs him ætwite and on edwít sette (should make it a reproach to him) his geþoftan ꝥ hé for ege þæs deáþes þá þing dyde ne exprobrarent sibi sodales, quod timore mortis faceret

ge-férscipe

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Add: abstract, of persons Ðæt hié ne sceolden forhyggean ðone geférscipe ðára synfulra, Past. 103, 15. Hé hine on úrne geférscipe ðurh flǽsces gecynd gemengde sese nobis per naturae nostrae consortium junxit, 167, 23. of animals or things Sum fearhryþer