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be-sorg

(adj.)
Grammar
be-sorg, -sorh

Anxious, careful, dear, beloved ⬩ sollicitus, carus

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Papinianus wæs ealra his deorlinga besorgost Papinianus was the most beloved of all his favourites Bt. 29, 2; Fox 104, 25. Besorh carus R. Ben. 72

Linked entries: un-besorh be-sorh

gemót-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
gemót-ærn, -ern, es; n. [gemót; ærn, ern a place]

A meeting-place, senate-house, hall ⬩ conveniendi locus, aula

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A meeting-place, senate-house, hall; conveniendi locus, aula Ahleópon ðá ealle, and hine mid heora metseaxum ofsticedon on heora gemótærne [MS. gemóterne] then [the consuls and the senate] all jumped up, and stabbed him [Julius Cæsar] with their daggers

Linked entry: mót-ærn

wrǽþþu

(n.)
Grammar
wrǽþþu, (-o); indecl. : wrǽþþ, e; f.

wrath ⬩ anger ⬩ injury

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Hæbbe hé Godes curs and wrǽððe ealra hálgena, Chart. Erl. 253, 14. injury Ðú in wrǽððo giscildnise tu in injuria defensio, Rtl. 105, 9

ang-ness

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Ealle angnysse and uneáðnysse, Lch. iii. 156, 13. Bróðer on angnyssum (angustiis) byð áfandud, Scint. 15, 4

Linked entry: agnes

cancer

Grammar
cancer, (-or).
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.,' and add Hine æt se cancor, and his weleras wǽron áwlǽtte mid ealle, and eác his nosu fornumen mid áttre, Hml. S. 6, 284. Hym of þám andwlytan nyðer áfeóll se cancer þe hyne ǽr swýðe ámyrred hæfde, Hml. A. 183, 70.

flíte

cream

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Ete ealdes spices iii snǽda, and súpe mid flétum, Lch. ii. 316, 13. Take here fléte in Dict., and add

Linked entry: flot-smere

ge-neát-scólu

(n.)
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A band of retainers (v. ge-neát; I a) Swylt ealle fornóm secga hlóðe and hine sylfne (Heliseus, who is described as æðeles cynnes ríce geréfa, 18) mid . . . hý helle sóhton.

Linked entry: scolu

gearcung

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Cf. ealle míne ðing ic gearcode; cumað tó þám giftum, 522, 8) búton gyftlicum reáfe?, Hml. Th. i. 530, 2

græf

(n.)
Grammar
græf, a writing-style.
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Synd gesealde from þám abbode ealle neádbehéfe þing, þæt is ... seax, græf ( gravium ) ... weaxbreda, R. Ben. 92, 3: 56, 20.

líc-þrúh

(n.)
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' Seó þín lícþrúh eáðe unc bégen ymbféhð . . . þá on-týndon hí þá þrúh (sepulcrum) . . . þæs abbodes líchama hæfde áíylled ealle þá lícþrúh (sepulcrum) . . . þá fǽringa se líchama þæs abbudes . . . hine sylfne cyrde and ǽmtige stówe þǽre lícþrúh

wíde

Grammar
wíde, <b>.
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</b> add Tóferdon þá apostolas wíde landes geond ealle þás world, Ll. Th. ii. 372, 6. <b>IVa.

ge-temian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-temian, p. ede: pp. ed

To tame; ⬩ domare

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Se getemeda assa hæfde getácnunge ðæs Iudéiscan folces, ðe wæs getemed under ðære ealdan ǽ the tamed ass betokened the Jewish people that was tamed under the old law, Homl. Th. i. 208, 20

treów-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
treów-fæst, adj.

Faithful

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Wǽron his bebodu ealle treówfæste fidelia omnia mandata ejus, Ps. Th. 110, 5

ge-trýwþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-trýwþ, e; f.

A covenant ⬩ treaty ⬩ pledge ⬩ faith ⬩ fidelity ⬩ fœdus ⬩ pignus

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A covenant, treaty, pledge, faith, fidelity; fœdus, pignus Ofer ealle ða getrýwþa ðe he him geseald hæfde against all the pledges which he had given him, Chr. 1001; Erl. 136, 15: 1093; Erl. 229, 19.

Linked entry: ge-treówþ

ge-weder

(n.)
Grammar
ge-weder, -wider, -wyder, es; pl. nom. acc. -wederu; n. [weder weather]

Weather ⬩ the temperature of the air ⬩ tempestas ⬩ cæli tempĕries

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Godes miht gefadaþ ealle gewederu God's power ordereth all weathers, 19, 4; Lchdm. iii. 278, 13

Linked entries: ge-wider ge-wyder

ge-dihtnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dihtnian, p. ode

To dispose, order, arrange; disponere

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Þ God ǽr ealre worulde gedihtnode (geteohhode v.l.) him tó forgifenne quod eis Deus ante secula disposuit donare, 54, 26

Linked entry: ge-dihtnung

ge-býgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býgan, -bígan, -býgean, -bígean, -bégan; p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To bow ⬩ bend ⬩ turn ⬩ inflect or decline a part of speech ⬩ recline ⬩ twist ⬩ bow down ⬩ humble ⬩ abase ⬩ bring under ⬩ subdue ⬩ crush ⬩ flectere ⬩ incurvare ⬩ inflectere ⬩ declinare ⬩ reclinare ⬩ torquere ⬩ humiliare ⬩ confringere

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Hý ealle to him gebígde he brought them all under him, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 64, 15 : 5, 3; Bos. 104, 11. Ðæt hig ealle leóda sceoldan gebígan to geleáfán that they should subdue all nations to the faith, Ælfc. T. Lisle 30, 5.

Linked entries: ge-bígan ge-býgean

feax

a bush

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Oð ealdan hege; on westhealfe ealdan hege tó feaxum; ðonne west from feaxum, C. D. iii. 429, 12

Linked entries: feaxede feax-gerǽdian

ge-laþung

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Nú syndon ealle Crístene men ánum naman gehátene, . . . seó hálige gelaðung þe gelýfð nú on God, Hml. A. 29, 115-123. Críst ús circean árǽrde, þe is his gelaðung, Ælfc. T.

MÆGEN

(n.)
Grammar
MÆGEN, es; n.

MAIN ⬩ might ⬩ strength ⬩ force ⬩ power ⬩ vigour ⬩ efficacy ⬩ virtue ⬩ faculty ⬩ ability ⬩ an exercise of power ⬩ effort ⬩ a mighty work ⬩ miracle ⬩ a force ⬩ military force

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Geleáfa is ealra mægena fyrmest, Homl. Th. 1. 134, 2. Geþyld is wyrtruma ealra háligra mægna, and ungeþyld is ealra mægna tóstencednys, ii. 544, 6. Þurh dínra mægna spéd through the abundance of thy powers, Bt. Met.

Linked entry: mægn