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ge-cígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cígan, -cígean, -cýgan, -cégan; p. -cígde, -cýgde, -cégde; pp. -cíged, -cýged, -cýgd, -céged [ge, cígan to call]; v. trans.

To callnamecall uponinvokecall forthprovokeincitevocarenominareinvocareprovocareincitare

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To call, name, call upon, invoke, call forth, provoke, incite; vocare, nominare, invocare, provocare, incitare Ne com ic rihtwíse to gecígeanne, ac ða synnfullan non veni vocare justos, sed peccatores, Mt. Bos. 9, 13.

á-dwǽscan

to extinguish fire, lightto put an end to, put dawn, suppress a practice, doctrine, &;c.to put down, suppress, destroy a person

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Ðæt wæter and seó eorþe eallunga ne ádwǽsceþ ðæt fýr, Bt. 33, 4; F. 130, 14.

fyrhþ-wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
fyrhþ-wérig, adj.

Soul-wearysorrowfulmæstus

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Soul-weary, sorrowful; mæstus Seó cwén ongan fricggan fyrhþwerige, ymb fyrngewritu the queen began to ask them, sorrowful, concerning the old scriptures, Invent. Crs. Recd. 1119; El. 560

Linked entry: ferþ-wérig

hrúm

(n.)
Grammar
hrúm, es; m.

Soot

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Micelne sigelhearwan ðæm wæs seó onsýn sweartre ðonne hrúm a great Ethiopian with a face blacker than soot Shrn. 120, 24

Linked entry: hrýme

hrut

(adj.)
Grammar
hrut, or hrút

balidusbalidus

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.; See hryte

Linked entry: hryte

rǽd-wægn

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-wægn, es; m.
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Icel. reið-skjótr, but see also hræd-wægn

ge-sceaplíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-sceaplíce, adv.

Properly, fitly, wellapte

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Properly, fitly, well; apte Seó heáfodstów gesceaplíce gehiwad to ðam gemete hyre heáfdes locus capitis ad mensuram capitis illius aptissime figuratus, Bd. 4, 19; S. 590, 1, note

Linked entry: -sceaplíce

þeóden-stól

(n.)
Grammar
þeóden-stól, es; m.
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The seat of a king, a throne Þrymcyning þeódenstóles berýfan, Exon. Th. 317, 8; Mód. 62. Ymb þeódenstól hý þringaþ, 25, 7; Cri. 397: 319, 16; Víd. 13

dóm-bóc

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Ic gedó ꝥ man sceall þé wel fæste gewríðan, and þé, eall swá seó dómbóc be swilcum mannum tǽcð, oft and gelóme swingan, Hml. S. 23, 714. Add

ge-íþan

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ge-íþan, <b>ge-éðtan</b> in Dict., and add: to be gentle. v. eáþe,
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Linked entry: -íþan

ge-efesian

(v.)
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Seó fǽmne cwæð ꝥ heó wolde hí sylfe bedíglian ... and for ðý underfǽnge þá gyrlan wærlices hádes and wurde geefsod (geefesod, v. l. ), Hml. S. 2, 232. Add

gifian

(v.)
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Take here <b>geafian, geoflan</b> in Dict. and add God mænig-fealdlícor gifað mannum þonne hé seó gebeden, Hml. S. 23 b, 617

grytta

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Dele last passage, for which see hwǽte-gryttan, and add Hic furfur þás grytta, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 48, 17. Berene gryta (gritta, v. l. ), Lch. i. 354, 2

tó-drífan

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Add Seó þiccnys þára woruldcara swíðe áwésteð and tódrífeð ( devastat ) ánra gehwilces bisceopes mód, Gr. D. 41, 8

tó-samne

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Add Hí ðá tósomne cómon æt Peonhó, and sóna swá hí tógædere fengon, þá beáh seó Englisce fyrd, Chr. 1001; P. 133, 23

un-sidelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-sidelíce, adv.
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Linked entry: sídelíce

stunt-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
stunt-wyrde, adj.
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Using foolish words, foolish in speech Se ðe wǽre stuntwyrde, weorðe se wíswyrde, Wulfst. 72, 17

dryht-weorþ

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
dryht-weorþ, adj. -weorþa, an; m. Divine; a divine, theologian [as epithet of St. John (θεολόγος)]
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Se drihtwurðe (Iohannes) theologe, Hy. S. 126, 14. Ióhannes se drihtwurða wrítere, Hml. S. 15, 200

wǽdla

(n.; adj.)

poorneedyindigentwantingdeficient inpoor inbeggingpoorneedya poor, needy persona poor, needy persona beggar

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Se welega nát ðæt hé is wǽdla, Homl. Th. ii. 88, 27. Ðonne se mon wǽdla biþ, hé wilnaþ welan, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 122, 32: Exon. Th. 91, 22; Cri. 1496, Se se on his gǽste bið wǽdla, Past. 44; Swt. 325, 14.

útane

(adv.)
Grammar
útane, (-one, -ene); adv.

from withoutoutsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutat seaoutwardlyexternallyabout

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Se rodor hine hæfþ útane (cf. se rodor ðás rúman gesceaft útan ymhwyrfeþ, Met. 20, 137), Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 22.