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GREÓT

(n.)
Grammar
GREÓT, es; n.
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Kmbl. 1587; An. 795: Beo. Th. 6315; B. 3168. Of greóte from the earth, Exon. 59 b; Th. 216, 13; Ph. 267: Andr. Kmbl. 3246; An. 1626.

ge-weorþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weorþan, -wiorþan, -wurþan, -wyrþan; he -weorþeþ, -weorþ, pl. -weorpaþ; p. ic, he -wearþ, ðú -wurde, pl. -wurdon; subj. pres. -weorþe, pl. -weorþen; p. -wurde, pl. -wurden; pp. -worden.

to be ⬩ be made ⬩ become ⬩ happen ⬩ fiĕri ⬩ To happen ⬩ come to pass ⬩ befall ⬩ come together ⬩ agree ⬩ be agreeable ⬩ contingĕre ⬩ evĕnīre ⬩ convĕnīre ⬩ plăcēre

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to be, be made, become, happen; fiĕri Hú mágon ðás þing ðus geweorþan quomŏdo possunt hæc fiĕri? Jn. Bos. 3, 9: Elen. Kmbl. 909; El. 456. Ne séc ðú þurh hlytas hú ðé geweorþan scyle seek not by lots how it is to happen to thee, rov. Kmbl. 32.

ge-limplíce

(adv.)
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Þ wé on ðysse æfterfylgendan béc gerisenlícur and gelimplícur secgað id libra sequente dicetur, Bd. 3, 29; Sch. 330, 5. Be ðám is gelimplícor þonne máre tó reccenne þonne nú sý, Hml.

gift

(n.)
Grammar
gift, gyft, e; f.

a gift; as a technical term ⬩ the amount to be given by a suitor in consideration of receiving a woman to wife ⬩ marriage ⬩ nuptiæ

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a gift; as a technical term, the amount to be given by a suitor in consideration of receiving a woman to wife Gif mon wíf gebycgge and sió gyft forþ ne cume if a man buy a wife and the sum agreed upon be not forthcoming, L. In. 31; Th. i. 122, 5.

a-borgian

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

To be surety ⬩ to undertake for ⬩ to assign ⬩ appoint ⬩ fidejubere

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To be surety, to undertake for, to assign, appoint; fidejubere Gif he nite hwá hine aborgie; hæfton hine if he know not who will be his borh, let them imprison [lit. have, detain] him L. Ath. i. 20; Th. i 210, 8

un-sceamig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sceamig, adj.

Not to be confounded ⬩ unabashed

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Not to be confounded, unabashed Is on mé sweotul ðæt ðú unscamge ǽghwæs wurde on ferþe fród in me is it plain, that thou, O woman not to be confounded! hast become in everything sagacious in mind, Exon. Th. 275, 18; Jul. 552

Linked entry: sceamig

ǽþmian

(v.)
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Substitute. to send forth vapour, be heated, be in a ferment Þá þe on gewilnunge grǽdignysse ǽþmeað qui desiderio cupiditatis exestuant, Scint. 112, 11. to send forth a smell Ǽþmmigende redolentia, Germ. 391, 202. [O. H.

ge-wyrþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrþan, he -wyrþeþ, -wyrþ

To be ⬩ become ⬩ happen ⬩ fiĕri

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To be, become, happen; fiĕri Hú mihte ðæt gewyrþan how might that happen? Andr. Kmbl. 1145; An. 573. Cúþ ðæt gewyrþeþ it shall be known, Elen. Kmbl. 2381; El. 1192: 2548; El. 1275. Hú gewyrþ ðis quomĕdo fiet istud? Lk. Bos. 1, 34

Á

(adv.)
Grammar
Á, aa, aaa; adv.

Always ⬩ ever ⬩ for ever ⬩ ever ⬩ semper ⬩ unquam ⬩ usque

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Á = ǽfre: Nú, sceal beón á on Ií abbod now, there shall always [ever] be an abbot in Iona, Chr. 565; Th. 33, 2, col. 2. Nú, sceal beón ǽfre on Ií abbod now, there shall ever [always] be an abbot in Iona, Chr. 565; Th. 32, 11; 33, 4, col. 1.

Linked entry: ÁWA

a-sláwian

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

To be heavy ⬩ dull ⬩ sluggish ⬩ torpescere

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To be heavy, dull, sluggish; torpescere, Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 100, 20

Linked entry: sláwian

eht

(n.)

value, estimation

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value, estimation Be ðæs demmes ehte pro damni æstimātiōne, Ex. 22, 5

un-áreccendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áreccendlíc, adj.

Not to be related ⬩ indescribable

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Not to be related, indescribable Unáreccendlíc blis inenarrabile gaudium, Scint. 26, 15

cumbol

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and should be separated; to add: v. eofor-cumbol. For see cumul

efen-þrowung

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Be efenþrowunge níhstan de compassione proximi, Scint. 147, 8: 148, 12. Add

líhtingness

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As the word translates levitas perhaps líhtnes should be read: líhtness. Add::

on-færeld

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Be onfærelde yfelra andwerdra de incursione malorum presentium, Scint. 212, 5. Add

feorm

(n.)
Grammar
feorm, <b>; II.</b> of an arval feast
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Se gyldscipe hyrfe be healfre feorme þone forþféredan, Cht. Th. 611, 5

sweord-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-bealu, (-o), wes; n.

Bale or hurt caused by the sword

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Bale or hurt caused by the sword, Beo. Th. 2298; B. 1147

hyge-bend

(n.)
Grammar
hyge-bend, es; m: e; f.
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A tie or bond which is furnished by the mind Hygebendum fæst fixed firm by the mind's chains, Beo. Th. 3761; B. 1878

in-beornan

(v.)
Grammar
in-beornan, p. -bearn

To burn

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To burn, be on fire Inbiorne wé inardescamus, Rtl. 95. 27