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ge-redian

(v.)
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Gif þá mon ne mæge eáþe geredian, þonne sceal mon on þǽre middelǽdre blód lǽtan, Lch. ii. 210, 10. to carry out, efect, do Ne see ðú þurh hlytas hfi ii geweoráan scyle . . . ; eáðe gerædað God ðæt hé wile be ðé, ðeáh hé hit iíé ǽr ne secge, Prov.

Linked entries: rédian ge-rædian

gim-cyn

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Add:; a kind of gem Smaragdus ꝥ gimcyn, Nar. 5, l. Hwelc fremu byþ þám gítsere ꝥ hé ǽlces gimcynnes genóg begite Bt. 26, 3 ; F. 94, 13. Eárhringas of mænigfealdan gimcynne geworhte, Nar. 26. 32.

myntan

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myntan, <b>. I a.</b>
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</b> add: to mean something for a person :-- Ic hit ágnian wille tó ágenre ǽhte ꝥ ꝥ ic hæbbe, and nǽfre þé myntan plot ne plóh, ne turf ne toft, Ll. Th. i. 184, 6.

hám-fæst

(adj.)
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hám-fæst, adj.

Resident, dwelling at home

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Resident, dwelling at home Hú mæg ðǽr ðonne ánes ríces monnes nama cuman ðonne ðǽr mon furðum ðære burge naman ne geheórþ ne ðære þeóde ðe he on hámfæst biþ how can one great man's name come there, when the name of the town even and of the people among

ardlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ardlíce, adv. [arod quick, líce]

Quicklyimmediatelypromptecito

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Quickly, immediately; prompte, cito Éfstaþ ardlíce persequimini cito, Jos. 2, 5: Gen. 14, 14: 22, 11

cum

(v.)

come

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come ðú cum now come thou, Exon. 10a ; Th. 10, 9 ; Cri. 149; imp. of cuman

sceþwræc

(adj.)
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sceþwræc, adj.
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John ) ne sceþede nǽnig scyld ðisse sceþwracan worlde, Blickl. Homl. 161, 33

un-forswíþed

(adj.)
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un-forswíþed, adj.

Unconquered

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Unconquered Ic ðæs þoncunge dó ðæm unforswýþdum úrum weorode ago gratias inuicto exercitui nostro, Nar. 2, 31

Linked entry: for-swíþan

un-metlíce

(adv.)
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un-metlíce, adv.

Immenselyexceedingly

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Immensely, exceedingly Ða columnan wǽron unmetlíce greáte heáhnisse upp columnae ingenti grossitudine atque altitudine, Nar. 4, 22

Linked entries: metlíce un-gemetlíce

wan-hǽle

(adj.)
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wan-hǽle, ; adj.
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Having bad health Ealle ða ðe wonnhiǽle wǽron, healtte and blinde, dumbe and deáfe, Nar. 48, 31

Linked entry: wan-hál

wundor-bebod

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-bebod, es; n.

A monstrous command

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A monstrous command Hé him bebeorgan ne con wóm wundorbebodum wergan gástes, Beo. Th. 3498; B. 1747

cycen-þegnung

(n.)
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cycen-þegnung, e; f.
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Service in the kitchen Se ærcediácon and se práuost móton beón áspelode fram þǽre cycenþénunge, Nap. 15

efen-hleóþrian

(v.)
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efen-hleóþrian, p. ode
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To sing together Gyf þá deóflu þæt ongytað . . . beóð hí ealle efenhleóþriende and swýðe blíðe, Nap. 19

feoh-georn

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Leófan men, beorgað eów wið deófles lára . . . ne beón gé tó feohgeorne, Wlfst. 40, 17 note.. Add

ge-fyrhto

(n.; v.)
Grammar
ge-fyrhto, p. l. ge-fyrhto (-u); indecl.; [ge-fyrht, e]; f., dele passage from Bl. H. (for which see ge-wyrht),
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and add Se cwylra mid gefyrhto genam his swurd and hire heáfod of áslóh, Nar. 48, 22

ge-swǽsscipe

(n.)
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ge-swǽsscipe, es; m.
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Friendship, loving companionship Þǽr is geswǽsscipe (cf. geþoftscipe, Wlfst. 265, 9) engla and geférrǽden apostola, Nap. 32

Linked entry: -swǽsscipe

grǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
grǽde, adj.
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Grassy Gang of þǽre grǽdan (grénan, v. l. ) dúne, Hml. S. 18, 245. v. grǽd grass

Lǽden-sprǽc

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Sé þe þurh Lédensprǽce rihtne geleáfan understandan ne cunne geleornige húru on Englisc, Wlfst. 126, 1. Add

mán-dǽda

(n.)
Grammar
mán-dǽda, an; m.
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An evil-doer, one that works iniquity Morðslagan and mándǽdan. . . and wiccan and unlybbwyrhtan, Nap. 65, 36

or-trúwian

(v.)
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Þreó þing syndon þe ne beóð forgifene . . . þrydde, þæt man ortrúwige Godes mildheortnysse, Wlfst. 299, 16. Add