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ge-langian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-langian, -langigan; p. ode; pp. od; v. trans. [ge, langian to long for]

To call forsend fordeliverliberateconvocarearcessereaccersireliberare

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Dial. 2, 3. He hét gelangian ðone hálgan láreów he ordered the holy teacher to be sent for, Homl. Th. ii. 308, 5. He gelangode him to his swustur he sent for his sister, i. 86, 30.

Linked entries: ge-lengan langian

síde

(adv.)
Grammar
síde, adv.
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Is wuldur ðín wíde and síde ofer ðás eorþan ealle in omnem terram gloria tua, Ps. Th. 56, 6, 13. Gesamnadon weras wíde and síde, Andr. Kmbl. 3273 ; An. 1639. Cyn*-*ingas hine wíde worðodon síde, Chr. 975 ; Erl. 125, 23.

un-efn

(adj.)
Grammar
un-efn, -efen, -emn, -emne(?); adj.

Unequalunlikedissimilardiverseirregular

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Unequal, unlike, dissimilar, diverse, irregular Hú ðǽr wæs unefen racu unc gemǽne, ic onféng ðín sár ðæt ðú móste gesǽlig mínes éþelríces neótan, Exon. Th. 89, 20; Cri. 1460. Dysigra monna mód bið suíðe unemn and suíðe ungelíc ...

werlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
werlíce, adv.
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after the manner of a male Se ðe ðis werlíce déð qui hoc virili modo fecerat, L. Ecg. P. iv. 68, 6; Th. ii. 228, 18. like a man, manfully Wer uir, werlíce uiriliter, Ælfc. Gr. 232, 16. Werlíce dó ðú viriliter age, Ps. Spl. 26, 20: Ps.

ymb-gyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-gyrdan, p. de.
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Dip. Kmbl. iii. 396, 3

Linked entry: embe-gyrdan

forþ-rihte

(adj.; adv.)
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Ne cwǽdon hí ná Úre Hláford, ne Ðín Hláford, ac forðrihte Hláford, 210, 2. of the service in church. Cf. forþ-riht; adj.

ge-flíman

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Take here <b>ge-nǽman, ge-fléman, ge-fliéman, ge-flýman</b> in Dict., and add: to put to flight a defeated enemy Þá Gotan hié mid gefeohte gefliémdon victo exercitu, Ors. 6, 34; S. 290, 25.

ge-costian

(v.)
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Ðis cwæð ðæt gicostade hine, Jn. R.L. 6, 6. Éghwelc mið fýre sié gicostad, Mk. R. 9, 49 (1 a) to try with inducements to evil, to tempt :-- ꝥte hé woere gecostad ł gecunned (temtaretur ) from diáble, Mt. L. 4, 1. Gecosted (-ad, R.), Lk.

heorcnian

(v.)
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Th. i. 422 (not 442 as in Dict.), 2. with acc. Maria sæt heorcigende his láre (cf. his word heorcnigende, 440, 16), Hml. Th. ii. 438, 33

treów

Grammar
treów, truth.
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Take here trúw in Dict., and: Add Hé nam þone deácon in his treówþe (treówa, v.l.) diaconum in suam suscepit fidem, Gr. D. 253, 16. Add Hwæt is ðæt, ðæt mon hreówsige his synna, búton ðæt mon eówað Gode his eáðmódnesse and his treówa?

weax

(n.)
Grammar
weax, es; n.

Wax

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Dip. Kmbl. i. 293, 20. Ontend .iii. candella, drýp ðæt weax, Lchdm. i. 393, 11. On gemelt weax gedón, ii. 72, 7. Ic gefrægn weax ( dough ?) nát hwæt þindan and þunian, Exon. Th. 431, 16; Rä. 46, 1

Linked entries: wex wexen wæx

of-gangan

(v.)

to requireto extort, exact what is not dueto acquire, obtain

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Dip. Kmbl. iii. 435, 34. Similar entries v. preceding word

hláford-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-scipe, es; m.

Lordship, rule;dominatio

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Lordship, rule; dominatio Hláfordscipe ðín dominatio tua, Ps. Spl. 144, 13. Hwí wæs Adame án treów forboden ðá ðá hé wæs ealles óðres hláford ?

ge-lífan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lífan, to grant, allow.
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Take here <b>ge-léfan, ge-lýfan</b> in Dict., and add: to grant something to a person (dat. ) Gilébdae (-lép-) borg verecundiae concesserim vadimonium, Txts. 106, 1089. Hé hafað ús gelýfed burh and beágas, Exod. 555.

ge-strínan

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-streónan, ge-strýnan</b> in Dict., and add: <b>-strínian;</b> pp. od. to acquire, get by effort Ðá ðe willað sellan ðæt hí gestrínalt (-striénað, v.l.) qui sua tribuunt, Past. 335, 3.

afor

(adj.)
Grammar
afor, adj.

Vehementdirehatefulroughausterevehemensatroxodiosusasperausterusacerbus

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Vehement, dire, hateful, rough, austere; vehemens, atrox, odiosus, asper, austerus, acerbus Iudiþ, egesfull and afor Judith, dreadful and vehement, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 13; Jud. 257.

efnes

(n.)
Grammar
efnes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

Evenness, equity, justice æquĭtas

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Eágan ðíne geseón oððe bewlátiun efnysse oððe rihtwísnesse ocŭli tui vĭdeant æquĭtātes, 16, 2

Linked entry: efen-nys

ende-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
ende-dæg, gen. -dæges ; pl. nom. acc. -dagas; gen. -daga; dat. -dagum; m.

The last day, the day of one's death dies suprémus, dies mortis

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The last day, the day of one's death; dies suprémus, dies mortis Ðá wæs endedæg ðæs ðe Caldéas cyningdóm áhton then was the last day that the Chaldeans held the kingdom, Cd. 209; Th. 258, 22; Dan. 679.

EAHTA

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
EAHTA, ahta, æhta, ehta

eight octo

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eight; octo Eahta dagas dies octo, Lk. Bos. 9, 28. Búton ðám eahta mannum except eight men, Ælfc. T. 6, 26. To eahta geára fyrste for a space of eight years, Jud. 3, 8. Æfter eahta dagum post dies octo, Jn. Bos. 20, 26.

Linked entries: æhta ahta ehta

tropere

(n.)
Grammar
tropere, es; m.
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Ðonne ðú tropere haban wille, ðonne wege ðú ðíne swí[þ]ran hand, and tyrn mid dínum swíþran scytefíngre ofer ðíne breóst foreweard, swilce ðu notian wille, Techm. ii. 119, 10-12