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ge-hú

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-hú, adv.

In any manner

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In any manner He is gecweden hláf ðurh getácnunge and lamb and leó and gehú elles he is called bread typically and lamb and lion and in any other way, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 17. Ðeáh ðe heó sý ge-býged gehú though it be bent anyhow, Hexam. 6; Norm. 10, 30

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ge-hú

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Substitute: In every way, in all sorts of ways Ðeáh ðe seó sǽ sý gebýged gehú ( is bent in all sorts of ways ), heó wunað swá ðeáh on ðǽre eorðan bósme binnan hyre gemǽrum. Hex. 10, 30. God hit gewræc, ꝥ hí swultan gehú ( they died by all manner of deaths

forþ-gang

Grammar
forþ-gang, (-geong).
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Add: a going forth of a place Forðgang egressio, Ps. L. 18, 7. a going forth to a place Hire forbeád þone forðgang (-gong, v. l.) seó sceomu tó þǽre cyrichálgunge cum processionem imperaret verecundia, Gr. D. 72, 16. a going on, course, progress Forðganges

geócian

(v.)
Grammar
geócian, p. ode; pp. od; gen. dat.

To preserve, saveservare, salvare

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To preserve, save; servare, salvare. with the gen Geóca úser preserve us, Cd. 188; Th. 234, 14; Dan. 292. Geóca mínes gǽstes save my soul, Exon. 118 b; Th. 455, 5; Hy. 4, 45. with the dat Geóca us preserve us, Exon. 53 a; Th. 185, 23; Az. 12. Geóca

geofan

(v.)
Grammar
geofan, p. geaf, pl. geáfon; pp. gifen

To givedare

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To give; dare Nymþ ðú me rǽd geofe unless thou mayest give me counsel, Ps. Th. 58, 1: 118, 72

geó-meówle

Similar entry: iú-meówle

geó-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
geó-sceaft, e; f.

That which has been determined of old, fate

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That which has been determined of old, fate Weras wyrd ne cúðon geósceaft grimme [MS. grimme] men knew not their destiny, their grim fate, Beo. Th. 2472; B. 1234

geó-geáre

(adv.)
Grammar
geó-geáre, adv.

Of oldolim, antiquitus

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Of old; olim, antiquitus Swá swá we geógeáre hýrdon so as we of old have heard, Ps. Th. 47. 7

geó-man

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Take here <b>iú-man</b> in Dict., and add Swá geómen cwǽdon, Lch. iii. 430, 32

geó-sceaft

(n.)
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is masc., not fem. Cf. frum-sceaft

geó-leán

Similar entry: iú-leán

geó-mann

Similar entry: iú-mann

geó-wine

Similar entry: iú-wine

geó-geára

(adv.)
Grammar
geó-geára, adv.

Of oldolim, antiquitus,

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Of old; olim, antiquitus, Ps. Th. 42, 3. Similar entries v. geó, geára; adv

Linked entries: iú-geára hi-geára

geó-man

(n.)
Grammar
geó-man, gió-man, -mann, es; m.

A man of oldqui olim vixit

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A man of old; qui olim vixit

Linked entry: gió-man

geó-dǽd

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Take here <b>iú-dǽd</b> in Dict., and add: cf. ǽr-dǽd

geó-dæg

(n.)
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a former day, day of old Þú gehýrdest þætte giódagum gelomp, Bt. 18, 4; F. 66, 27. Iúdagum Rómáni gehálgedon on þissa tungla gemynde heora dagas, Angl. viii. 321, 4. Iúdagum se biscop Theophilus wrát ǽnne pistol, 322, 45. See geó in Dict., and cf. ǽr-dæg

geó-geára

Grammar
geó-geára, [Perhaps this should be taken as two words. v. An. 1388
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Sé þe þá fǽhðo iú wið God geára grimme gefremede.] Add: :-- Geára oððe geógeára jam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 11. Geógeára (iú-, -ieára, v. ll.) geworht antiquitus facta, Bd. 1, 26; Sch. 57, 20. Geógeára (iú-, v. l.) jamdudum, 4, 4; Sch. 370, 23. Bryten wæs

geó-hwílum

(adv.)
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formerly, of old Þeáh ic geóhwílum gecóplíce funde, ic nú misfó, Bt. 2; F. 4, 8. Cf. ær-hwílum

geó-sceaft-gást

(n.)
Grammar
geó-sceaft-gást, es; m.

A fatal, dire spirit[?] or ancient spirit[?]

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A fatal, dire spirit[?] or ancient spirit[?] Ðanon wóc fela geósceaftgásta wæs ðæra Grendel sum thence arose many dire spirits, Grendel was one of them, Beo. Th. 2536; B. 1266