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el-leoht

(n.)
Grammar
el-leoht, es; n. The incorrect use (elision f) of l
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Elleohtes lauta*-*cismi (= labdacismi; cf. laudacismi ðǽre uncyste, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 33), An. Ox. 5471

Linked entries: -leoht em-leoht

elra

Grammar
elra, élra(?)=eglra; cpve. of egle.
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for-

(prefix)
Grammar
for-, Other forms of the prefix are fær, fer: e. g.
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faer-tyhted, Txts. 51, 483: fær-réd (fer-), 89, 1635: fer-uuaenid, for-uuened, 70, 548: fær-hæfdnes (for-). Past. 41, 14: fær-wyrd (for-), 133, 20: fer-ðrycednis, Ps. Srt. 31, 7

for-súgan

Grammar
for-súgan, Substitute: To suck in (used of the spasmodic action of the stomach in hiccough? Cf. súgan; <b>II,</b> sogoþa)
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Lǽcedómas wið ádeádodum magan and gif hé forsogen sié, Lch. ii. 158, 14. Wiþ forsogenum magan oþþe áþundenum for a stomach troubled with hiccough or wind, 186, 17

ge-blandan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-blandan, ge-blandan; pp. ge-blanden, -blonden [In the two instances where the past tense occurs the forms are ge-blond,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 16,
ge-blondan,
    An. 33.
Under blandan is given blénde as apast subjunctive, but this form might be placed as a present (or past) under blendan. v. ge-blendan. Cf. gang as a past tense of gangan.]
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Substitute: To mix, blend Geblonden infectum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 77. Geblanden, 45, 17: confectum, 14, 49. to mix with :-- Is him þæt heáfod hindan gréne, wrǽtlíce wrixled wurman geblonden, Ph. 294. to mix things that should be kept separate :-- Ðona

full-sleán

(v.)
Grammar
full-sleán, to effect the death of a person,
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kill outright Gif Petrus móste þone man fulsleán, þonne ne héte hine Críst ná geswícan þæs weorces, Ll. Th. ii. 386, 30

ge-man

(n.)
Grammar
ge-man, the hollow of the hand.
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Dele, and see ge-mána

ge-myþe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-myþe, es; n. [Theform and gender of the word are not quite certain. A dat. sing. fem, occurs once, but it is in a rather late charter with corrupt forms; all other instances are in dat. pl. Corresponding forms in other languages are neuter, so probably the English.]
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A mouth of a river, valley, opening of one road into another, of an enclosure. where one stream joins another Of Temede gemýðan; andlang Temede in wynnabæces gemýðan . . . in Temede múðan (cf. of Temede streáme in wynnabæce . . . in Temede streám, 386

geópan

(v.)
Grammar
geópan, The subject of the riddle is a bow, the poison it first takes in, then spits out, is the arrow.

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ge-rǽwod

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rǽwod, ge-rǽwud; adj. (ptcpl.) Of troops,
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drawn up in line Gerǽwud (printed -rǽrud) féda acies Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 26

Linked entry: -rǽwod

ge-dropa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dropa, a kind of date (cf.
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drop as the name of a kind of plum) Gedropa nicolaum, An. Ox. 474

ge-wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wrítan, to write together the names of things to be granted
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and make the grant, to make a grant in writing. Cf. gewrit-rǽden Nú gewríte ic hire ðæt ðreóra hída lond, C. D. ii. 100, 12. Ðis earon þára manna noman þe gewritene earon from Bynsingtúne in ꝥ bisceopríce tó Uueogornacestre mid heora teáme and mid þý

gierende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
gierende, taxauerat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 6. Perhaps the passage to which this gloss belongs is Ald. 27, 14: Sibi usurpans tantopere taxauerat, other glosses to which are, taxauerat, i. iudicauerat hé démde, An. Ox. 2014: usurpans geauligende, 7, 118; taxauerat, i. iudicauerat, posse-derat hé démde, Hpt. Gl. 454, 3. As in the Corpus Glossary the gi- form of the prefix is very rare (gi-brec, Wrt. Voc. ii. 124, 6, is the single instance, unless gierende be another), and as there is no other instance of ǽrendan (the verb is always ǽrendian) perhaps gierende is incorrect. If, however, it is correct, it seems to be nearer in meaning to usurpans than to
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taxauerat

gníþe

(adj.)
Grammar
gníþe, gnéde; adj. Of persons, frugal, sparing; of things,
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scanty, scarce Gnéþre mediocri, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 10. Of gnǽþum parcis, Germ. 391, 31. On ðám mægenum eúðmódnesse and hýrsumnesse nóhte þon lǽssa ne gnéðra (gnédra, v. l.: these forms might be mutated comparatives of gneáþ(-d)) wæs, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 656

Linked entry: gnéþe

gyt-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
gyt-feorm, an entertainment where there is pouring of drink, a feast. Cf. ge-beór scipe, brýd-
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ealu (-oþ) On sumere ðeóde gebyreð winter-feorm, Eástcrfeorm, bénf(e )orm for ripe, gytfeorm for yrðe. Ll. Th. i. 440, 26

hád-bryce

Grammar
hád-bryce, Dele ' a violation of holy orders'.
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In 1. 4 after mǽðe add, swá be were swá be wíte swá be lahslite swá be ealre are (secundum omnia quę habet malefactor. This is the rendering in the 'Instituta Cnuti', which gives the first clause of the law thus: Qnicnmque uiolauerit ordinem, sicut est

gold-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
gold-fæt, a plate of gold.
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Dele

ham

(n.)
Grammar
ham, a piece of enclosed land, a ham (v.
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N. E. D.). Add: — Hæfde hió hire gebógod on ánan wyrtigan hamme, Hml. S. 30, 312. On brádan leá on énne ham; þurh út ðone leá súð út on óðerne ham ; of ðan hamme . . . on brádan ham westeweardne; of brádan hamme . . . of mǽde on flexhammas; of flexhamman

hand-brǽd

(n.)
Grammar
hand-brǽd, hand-bréd. Perhaps hand-bred should be read and the quotation be taken to the next word. But in support of hand-brǽd may be noted the form breð ( = brǽð) odor, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 58, and the phrase gód hande brád. v. hand;
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Wicklif has handibreede v. N. E. D. handbrede

grist

(n.)
Grammar
grist, (?) gnashing of teeth, in the cpds. grist-bátian, grist-bátung, grist-bite, grist-bitian, grist-bitung. [Cf. O. Sax. grist-grimmo gnashing of teeth in rage: O. H. Ger. gris-gramón stridere, fremere dentibus; gris-grimmón stridere; grist-grimmung stridor.]
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