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ge-cope

Grammar
ge-cope, l. ge-cóp,
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ꝥ seó stów mihte beón gecóp ( aptus ) wyrta on tó settanne, Gr. D. 49, 8. For ðǽm ðonne wé forsláwiað ðone gecópustan tíman, ðætte wé ðonne ne beóð onǽlde mid ðǽre lustbǽrnesse úres módes ipsa quippe mentis desidia, dum congruo feruore non accenditur,

ge-cnycc

Grammar
ge-cnycc, v. ge-cnycc; ge-cnyccan (not ge-cnyttan).

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ge-cnyccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cnyccan, p. ge-cnyhte; pp. ge-cnyht

To bind together, connect

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To bind together, connect Unácnycendlicre sibbes bende gicnyhtest insolubili pacis uinculo nexuisti, Rtl. 108, 21. Gicnyht tó lufe nexa fidei, 109, 41. Gebundeno foet and hond gecnyht (honda gecnyted, R.) ligatus pedes el manus institis, Jn. L. 11, 44

Linked entry: cnyccan

ge-cnyclan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cnyclan, ge-cynclian; p. de, ede; pp,ed

To bend, crook

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To bend, crook Geniclede carperrabat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 48. Genicelde carperabat, 128, 70. Genyclede, genicldae obuncans (cf. obuncabat, i. reflectebat beclypte, gebígede, An. Ox. 2956), Txts. 81, 1408. Gecnyclede, Wrt. Voc. ii. 63, 18. Geniclede carperra

Linked entries: ge-niclede ge-nycled

ge-cnyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cnyllan, pp. -cnylled

To strike, ring a bell

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To strike, ring a bell Gecnilledum tácne pulsato signo, Angl. xiii. 382, 247. Bellan gecnylledre campana pulsata, 384, 274. Gecnyllendum (gecnylledum ?) óþrum stundum pulsatis reliquis signis, 380, 219

Linked entry: cnyllan

ge-cnyttan

Grammar
ge-cnyttan, Dele first two and last two passages (v. ge-cnyccan), and add
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Gecnyttan adnecterent, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 19. Gibundenne foet and honda gecnyted ligatus pedes et manus institis, Jn. R. 11, 44. Wǽre gecnyt nodaretur, An. Ox. 5005. Gecnytne conexum, 7, 306. Gecnyttum nodatis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 97, 65

ge-cnúwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cnúwian, pp. ge-cnúwad, ge-cnúad

To pound together

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To pound together Genim rúdan and wermód, gecnúwa and meng wiþ eced and ele, Lch. ii. 18, 6: 12: 19. Gecnúa on ceald wæter, 20, 3: 94, 6: 322, 26. Finoles wyrttruman gecnúadne, 30, 6

ge-clyccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-clyccan, p. ge-clyhte; pp. ge-clyht

To bend, incurve the hand

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To bend, incurve the hand Ná sý ástreht hand þín tó nimene; heó sý tó syllene gecliht non sit porrecta manus tua ad captandum; sit ad dandum collecta, Scint. 99, 2

Linked entries: clyccan ge-cliht ge-cliht

ge-cwealmbǽran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cwealmbǽran, ge-cwylmbǽran.

to torture to death, kill

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to torture to death, kill Gecwylmbǽred (gecwelmbǽred, Hpt. Gl. 470, 45) extorqueretur, i. cruciaretur, An. Ox. 2740. Wé synt gecwylmbérode mortificamur, Ps. L. 43, 22

Linked entry: ge-cwelmbǽran

ge-crymian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-crymian, ge-crymman

To crumble bread

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To crumble bread Nim of ðám hálgedan hláfe þe man hálige on hláfmæssedæg feówer snǽda and gecryme on þá feówer hyrnan þæs berenes, Lch. iii. 290, 28

Linked entry: crymian

ge-cryppan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cryppan, p. ge-cryppan

To crook a finger, close the hand

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To crook a finger, close the hand Genim gecrypte hand fulle, Lch. ii. 276, 13

Linked entry: cryppan

ge-cwidrǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cwidrǽdness, e; f.

An agreement, a covenant

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An agreement, a covenant Hér swutelað seó gecwydrǽdnes ðe ..., Nap. 28

Linked entry: -cwidrǽdness

ge-cynd

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cynd, and add: ge-cyndo, ge-cyndu; indecl. f.
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Dele II

ge-dæft

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-dæft, ge-dæftu; f.

Gentleness, meekness

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Gentleness, meekness Gáð tó þæs wyrtgeardes geate and mid gedæftum (tranquille) biddaþ and mid bletsunge nimaþ, Gr. D. 202, 12

Linked entry: -dæft

ge-dafen

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dafen, es; n. (or ge-dafenu; f. ?)

What is due or fitting

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What is due or fitting Þá wæs þǽr ylding þǽre tíde þe man sceolde þá lícþegnunge and þá gedafenu þǽre byrgene gefyllan and gyldan cum mora esset temporis ad explendum debitum sepulturae, Gr. D. 84, 5. Ágylde se wer þám wífe hire gedafenu (debitum), 218

ge-défe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-défe, (?), es; n. : ge-défu (?); f.

What is seemly; seemliness,

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What is seemly; seemliness, Gn. Ex. 189. [v. list.] Cf. ge-dafen; n

Linked entry: ge-dafen

ge-dæftlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-dæftlíce, ge-dæftelíce.

gently, mildly ⬩ in a. fitting manner, suitably

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Add: gently, mildly Gif hé hit gedæftelíce ásægð si molestias tranquille lingua diceret, Past. 273, 20. in a. fitting manner, suitably Secge him mon suíðe gedæftelíce for his ágnum scyldum modis congruentibus de proprio reatu feriendi sunt, Past. 185

ge-díglan

Grammar
ge-díglan, ge-díglian.

to hide, conceal ⬩ to lie hid

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Take here ge-diéglan, ge-díhligean in Dict. and add: to hide, conceal Hé hit gediégleð (abscondit), Past. 451, 16. Ðá ðe oninnan him gedíglað and gehýdað (occultant) ðá godcundan láre, 379, 4. Wíf his gedégelde (occultabat) hiá, Lk. L. l, 24. Bið gedégled

Linked entries: ge-dieglan ge-díhligean

ge-dírsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dírsian, Take here ge-dýrsian in Dict. , and add:

Linked entries: dírsian ge-dýrsian

ge-díþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-díþan, ge-déþan; pp. ed. [v. deáþ.]

to put to death, kill ⬩ to mortify (in the theological sense)

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to put to death, kill Mið deáðe gedéðed sé morte moriatur, Mk. L. R. 7, 10. Of huælcum deáðe uére sweltende ł gedéðet qua morte esset moriturus, Jn. L. 12, 33. Þte hiá woere gedéðed ł gecuelledo ut interfaerentur, Lk. L. R. 23, 32. to mortify (in the

Linked entry: ge-déþan

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