ge-ágnian
To own ⬩ possess ⬩ inherit ⬩ appropriate to one's self ⬩ claim as one's own ⬩ possĭdēre ⬩ herēdĭtāre ⬩ vindĭcāre sibi
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Parthe him ðæt ríce geáhnedon the Parthians took the kingdom to themselves, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 104, 35. Óþ-ðæt se ágenfrigea him ðæt orf geáhnige till the proprietor claims the cattle for his own, L. Edg. S. 11; Th. i. 276, 16.
Linked entries: ágnian ge-áhnian ge-ágennud
ge-met
Fit, meet, proper ⬩ aptus, congruus, conveniens
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Fit, meet, proper; aptus, congruus, conveniens Wearþ him hýrra hyge ðonne gemet wǽre he had a loftier soul than were meet, Cd. 198; Th. 247, 5; Dan. 492 : 186; Th. 231, 21; Dan. 250: Andr. Kmbl. 2358 ; An. 1180, Swá him gemet þince as to him may seem
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rýan
To roar, rage
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Seó leó gif heó blódes onbirigþ heó gemonþ ðæs wildan gewunan hire eldrana onginþ ðonne rýn and hire racentan slítan (cf. the corresponding passage in the Metres : Onginþ racentan slítan, rýn, grymetigan, Met. 13, 29) si cruor horrida tinxerit ora, resides
corenes
An election ⬩ a choice ⬩ electio
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An election, a choice; electio C. R. Ben. 62
gestæf-lǽred
Versed in letters ⬩ literate ⬩ learned ⬩ booklearned ⬩ lītĕrātus
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Versed in letters, literate, learned, booklearned; lītĕrātus Cild biþ gestæflǽred a child will be booklearned, Lchdm. iii. 184, 3: 192, 15: 194, 12
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mearc
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Th. i. 352, 6. a visible sign or badge assumed by or imposed on a person Antecríst forbýt ǽlcum men áðor tó bycganne oððe tó syllanne, bútan hé on his foranheáfde habbe his mearce, Wlfst. 200, 4.
ge-lufian
To love, esteem ⬩ ămāre, dilĭgĕre
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To love, esteem; ămāre, dilĭgĕre Ne sceal se Dryhtnes þeów máre gelufian eorþan ǽhtwelan nor shall the Lord's servant love more of earth's riches, Exon. 38 a; Th. 125, 23; Gú. 358 : 119 b; Th. 458, 26; Hy. 4, 106.
Linked entry: lufian
drugian
To become, dry, wither ⬩ arescĕre
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To become, dry, wither; arescĕre Drugaþ his ár on borde his oar becomes dry on board, Exon. 92 a; Th. 345, 15; Gn. Ex. 188.
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ge-síclian
To be taken sick or ill ⬩ to be infirm ⬩ ægrōtāre ⬩ infirmāri
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To be taken sick or ill, to be infirm; ægrōtāre, infirmāri Ðæt his fæder wǽre gesíclod quod ægrōtāret păter suus, Gen. 48, 1 : Chr. 1003; Erl. 139, 10.
Linked entries: síclian ge-seócled ge-séclod ge-sýclian
feores
- Exon. 30 b ;
- Th. 95, 32 ;
- Cri. 1566 ;
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of feorh
BIDDAN
To ask, pray, intreat, beseech, BID, order, require ⬩ petere, poscere, orare, quærere, precari, deprecari, rogare, postulare, præcipere, requirere
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Hú hí hine bǽdon [MS. bædan] rihtes geleáfan and fullwihtes bæðes how they had asked him the favour of a right belief and of a font of baptism, Ors. 6, 34; Bos. 130, 30.
a-teorigendlíc
Failing ⬩ fleeting ⬩ perishable ⬩ caducus ⬩ fugax
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Failing, fleeting, perishable; caducus, fugax Seó yld is geteald to ǽfnunge ðises ateorigendlican middaneardes that age is considered as the evening of this fleeting world, Homl. Th. ii. 266, 6
el-þiódgian
To live in foreign parts, to lead a pilgrim's life ⬩ pĕregrīnāri
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To live in foreign parts, to lead a pilgrim's life; pĕregrīnāri Wilnode he on neáweste ðara háligra stówe to tíde elþiódgian on eorþan cŭpīvit in vīcīnia sanctōrum lŏcōrum ad tempus pĕregrīnāri in terris, Bd. 5, 7; S. 621, 12
eard-hæbbendra
to have
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to have
swelgan
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Th. 147, 32; Gú. 736. with the idea of violence or destruction, to devour (lit. or fig.), to consume, engulf Ic swelge wuda and wætre. Exon. Th. 499, 20; Rä. 88, 18. Líg eal þigeþ eorþan ǽhtgestreón, grǽdig swelgeþ londes frætwe, 232; 16; Ph. 507.
Linked entry: swylfende
ge-broc
A breaking ⬩ broken piece ⬩ fragment ⬩ fractio ⬩ fragmentum
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A breaking, broken piece, fragment; fractio, fragmentum Sum biþ mid ðæs innoþes gebrocum gemenged some is mingled with fragments of the inwards, L. M. 2, 56; Lchdm. ii. 276, 26. Ðara gebroca fragmentorum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 14, 20: 15, 37
ge-wérgian
To weary ⬩ fatigue ⬩ fatīgāre
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Mauritanie wǽron mid ðam gewérgode the Mauritanians were wearied by it, Ors. 5, 7; Bos. 107, 7. Ðe on lengtenádle gewérigade wǽron who were wearied with ague, Bd. 4, 6; S. 574, 7
byrn-hom
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A coat of mail; lorica Beraþ bord fór breóstum and byrnhomas bear shields before your breasts and coats of mail, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 17; Jud. 192
ge-ádlian
To be sick ⬩ to languish ⬩ become impotent ⬩ languescĕre
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To be sick, to languish, become impotent; languescĕre On ðám porticon læg mycel menigeo geádledra in his portĭcis jăcēbat multĭtūdo magna languentium, Jn. Bos. 5, 3.
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a-drigan
To dry ⬩ dry up ⬩ rub dry ⬩ wither ⬩ abstergere ⬩ siccare ⬩ exsiccare
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To dry, dry up, rub dry, wither; abstergere, siccare, exsiccare Hlúde streámas on Æthane ealle ðú adrigdest tu exsiccasti fluvios Ethan, Ps. Th. 73, 15