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haga

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E. 239, 16. v. bóc-haga, deór-haga, gemǽr-haga (v. gemǽre; ¶), heáfod-haga, imb-haga, mǽr-haga, wulf-haga; hæg

Linked entry: hecge

ge-lícnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lícnes, -ness, e; f.

a likeness ⬩ image ⬩ resemblance ⬩ similitudo ⬩ imago ⬩ a parable ⬩ proverb ⬩ parabola ⬩ proverbium

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Bos. 4. 23

frum-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
frum-sceaft, e; f.
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Seó forme bóc, Genesis, beféhð þás racu fram frumsceafte, Ælfc. T.

BRÉME

(adj.)
Grammar
BRÉME, brýme; def. se bréma, seó, ðæt bréme; comp. brémra; sup. brémest, brýmust; adj.

Celebrated, renowned, illustrious, famous, notable, BRIM, glorious, esteemed; ⬩ celeber, clarus, illustris, famosus, notus, coguitus

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Hí Rómána brýmuste wǽron they were the most esteemed of the Romans, Ors. 2, 2; Bos. 41, 30

Linked entries: brémen brýme

borgas

(n.)

sureties, debtors

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Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 280, 21; pl. of borh

hnæpf

(n.)
Grammar
hnæpf, hnæpp, hnæp, es; m.

A cup, ⬩ bowl

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A cup, bowl: Hnæp ciatus, anthlia, Ælfc. Gl. 25; Som. 60, 50, 51; Wrt. Voc. 24, 46, 47. Hnæp anaphus, Wrt. Voc. 82, 43. Hnæpp patera, 290, 74. Of ðam hnæpfe from the bowl, Chart. Th. 439, 31. ii gebonede hnæppas two polished bowls, 429, 30

Linked entry: neap

cunelle

(n.)
Grammar
cunelle, an; f. Thyme; thymus [ = θυμός ] vulgaris
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Wylcunellan [MS. cunille] boil thyme, L. M. 1, 31; Lchdm. ii. 74, 22

menigdu

(n.)
Grammar
menigdu, f.

A multitude ⬩ a body of people

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A multitude, a body of people Menigdu manum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 26

antefnere

(n.)
Grammar
antefnere, es; m.
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An anthem-book Antefnas on antefnere ( antiphonario ), Angl. xiii. 405, 571: 409, 634

geoguþ-cnósl

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Before Ic bíde add þǽr ic (a badger) wíc búge, bold mid bearnum

forhtian

(v.)
Grammar
forhtian, forhtigan, forhtigean, forhtegean; to forhtianne; part. forhtiende, forhtigende; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [forht affrighted, and the terminations -an, -anne, -gan] .

To be afraid or frightened ⬩ tremble ⬩ păvēre ⬩ trĕmĕre ⬩ trĕpĭdāre ⬩ formīdāre ⬩ To fear ⬩ be frightened at ⬩ dread ⬩ tĭmēre

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Bos. 14, 27. Ðæt óðre forhtian that others may fear, Homl. Th. ii. 300, 15. v. trans. To fear, be frightened at, dread; tĭmēre Ic ne forhtige wiht I fear nothing, Ps. Th. 61, 2: 54, 2.

Linked entries: frohtian ge-frohtian

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, p. ede, de; pp. ed; v. a.

To fill ⬩ fulfil ⬩ make a total ⬩ complete ⬩ finish ⬩ accomplish ⬩ satisfy ⬩ implere ⬩ saturare

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Bos. 4, 13. Ðæt hús wæs gefylled of ðære sealfe swæces domus impleta est ex odore ungenti, Jn. Bos. 12, 3. Gifena gefylled fremum forðweardum filled with gifts with continual benefits, Cd. 11; Th. 13, 28; Gen. 209. Gefylled consumtus, finitus, Hpt.

ge-stillan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stillan, -styllan; p. de; pp. ed [stillan to rest] .

To rest ⬩ cease ⬩ be still ⬩ quiet ⬩ mute ⬩ quiescĕre ⬩ sĕdāri ⬩ sĭlēre ⬩ obmutescĕre ⬩ rētĭcēre ⬩ To restrain ⬩ still ⬩ stop ⬩ stay ⬩ calm ⬩ keep in ⬩ compescĕre ⬩ cŏhĭbēre ⬩ sĕdāre ⬩ mītĭgāre ⬩ rĕtĭnēre

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Bos. 23, 56. Tantalus gestilde Tantalus became quiet, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 2. Súwa, and gestil tăce obmūtesce, Mk. Bos. 4, 39. He bebeád ðæm winde ðæt he gestilde he commanded the wind to be still, Blickl. Homl. 235, 8.

Linked entries: ge-stellan ge-styllan ge-styllan ge-styltan

ge-

(prefix)
Grammar
ge-, Both ge- and gi- are used in the oldest glossaries: e. g. on
  • p. 48 of O. E. T.
nine words with the prefix occur; in four cases both the Epinal and Erfurt glosses have gi-, in one they have ge-, in two the Epinal has ge- where the Erfurt has gi-, and in two the Epinal has gi- where the other has ge-. In each case the
  • Corpus Gloss.
has ge-. In this glossary, however, gi- is found, e. g. gi-brec,
  • 2152
, and in later glossaries also, e. g. gi-mynd,
  • Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 73.
Besides the forms given may be noted ga-eddun,
  • Erf. 75
; gy-byrdid,
  • Ep. 228.
In the
  • Durham Ritual
the regular form is gi-.
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deór

(adj.)
Grammar
deór, diór, dýr; adj. [deór an animal] .

brave, bold, as a wild beast ⬩ fortis, strēnuus ⬩ heavy, severe, dire, vehement ⬩ grăvis, dīrus, vehĕmens

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Georne gewyrcan deóres dryhtscipes to zealously labour for bold rulership, Salm. Kmbl. 775; Sal. 387. Deórum dǽdum by bold deeds, Exon. 82 b; Th. 310, 17; Seef. 76.

ǽðmian

(v.)
Grammar
ǽðmian, p. ode; pp. od [ǽðm vapour]

To raise vapour ⬩ boil ⬩ to be heated ⬩ to be greatly moved ⬩ exæstuare

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To raise vapour, boil, to be heated, to be greatly moved; exæstuare, Scint. 30

burg-waru

(n.)
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the inhabitants of a city as in a body, Andr. Kmbl. 2189; An. 1096

eofer

(n.)

a boar

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a boar. Ps. Th. 79, 13: Beo. Th. 2228; B. 1112: 2660; B. 1328

lóh-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
lóh-sceaft, es; m.

A bolt ⬩ bar

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A bolt, bar(?) Gaderode mé kigelas and stuþan sceaftas and lóhsceaftas, Shrn. 163, 6

Linked entry: sceaft-lóha

boren

(v.; part.)

borne, carried, born

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borne, carried, born, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 92; Met. 26, 46; pp. of beran

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