gift-leóþ
A marriage-song ⬩ epithalamium ⬩ carmen nubentium
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A marriage-song; epithalamium, carmen nubentium, Ælfc. Gl. 82; Som. 73, 53; Wrt. Voc. 47, 57
gift-líc
Nuptial ⬩ belonging to a marriage ⬩ nuptialis
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Nuptial, belonging to a marriage; nuptialis Ðá geseah he ðǽr ǽnne man ðe næs mid gyftlícum reáfe gescrýd vidit ibi hominem non vestitum veste nubtiali, Mt. Kmbl. 22, 11, 12. Ðæt gyftlíce hús the house where the marriage was, Homl Th. ii. 70, 16. Giftlíc
Linked entry: gift-hús
gigant-mæcg
Giant progeny ⬩ filius gigantis
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Giant progeny; filius gigantis, Cd. 64; Th. 76, 36; Gen. 1268
Gild-ford
a town in Surrey, on the river Wey
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GUILDFORD, a town in Surrey, on the river Wey, Lye.
gild-scipe
A guild-ship ⬩ society ⬩ sodalitas
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A guild-ship, society; sodalitas Án gildscipe is gegaderod on Wudeburg lande a guild-ship is gathered at Woodbury land, Th. Diplm. 608, 30: 605, 8: L. Edg. C. 9; Th. ii. 246, 12
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gild-sester
A measure belonging to a guild ⬩ sextarius
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A measure belonging to a guild; sextarius Sceóte ǽlc gegylda ǽnne gyldsester fulne clǽnes hwǽtes let each guild-brother contribute one guild-measure full of clean wheat, Th. Chart. 606, 7: 611, 4
gilp-líce
Proudly ⬩ vauntingly ⬩ arroganter
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Proudly, vauntingly; arroganter, Cot. 1, Lye
gilp-plega
Play of which one may boast ⬩ [war]
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Play of which one may boast [war] Gylpplegan gáres, Cd. 154; Th. 193, 2; Exod. 240
gilp-sceaða
An arrogant, boasting criminal
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An arrogant, boasting criminal Gielpsceaðan boastful and wicked ones [the fallen angels], Cd. 5; Th. 6, 29; Gen. 96. Ðone gelpscaðan that proud and wicked man [Nero], Bt. Met. Fox 9, 98; Met. 9, 49
gilp-word
A boastful word ⬩ a boast ⬩ vaunt
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A boastful word, a boast, vaunt Hí him to gylpworde hæfdon 'ðæt him leófre wǽre ðæt hí hæfdon healtne cyning ðonne healt ríce' their boast was 'that they had rather have a halting king than a halting kingdom,' Ors. 3, 1; Bos. 53, 26. Gylpword boastful
god-gild
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An idol He hét wyrcan gyldeno godgeld and seolfrene ... ðá abræc ðæt mægden ðæt gold and ðæt seolfor of ðǽm godgeldum he bade make golden idols and silver ... then the maiden broke the gold and the silver off the idols, Shrn. 106, 2-4: 122, 9: L. Alf
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rúm-gifa
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A liberal giver Hé wæs eallum rúmgifa manu omnibus largus, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 8. v. next word
scucc-gild
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An idol Hí sceuccgyldum guldan servierunt sculptilibus eorum, Ps. Th. 105, 26
sinc-gimm
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A precious gem, jewel Fyrdrincas fóron . . . hyrstum gewerede. Ðǽr wæs gesýne sincgim locen, hláfordes gifu, Elen. Kmbl. 528 ; El. 264
sund-gird
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A rod to measure the depth of water, a sounding-pole:?-Sundgyrd bolis (βολίς sounding-lead], Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 67: bolidis, 57, 7. Sundgerd in scipe vel metráp bolides, ii. 102, 14. Sundgyrd on scipe vel metráp bolidis, 126, 46: 11, 17. Cf. sund-líne,
Linked entry: sund-ráp
sundor-gifu
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A special gift or grace, prerogative, privilegeCd. Th. 254, 4; Dan. 606. For ðære sundorgife ðe him God sealde gumena ríce, Wé swylc ne gefrugnan ǽfre gelimpan, ðæt ðú in sundurgiefe swylce befénge, Exon. Th. 6, 6; Cri. 80. God monnum syleþ sundorgiefe
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synder-gifu
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sweord-gifu
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Gift of a sword:?-Sceal sincþego and sweordgifu eówrum cynne álicgean taking of treasure and gift of sword shall fail for your race, Beo. Th. 5761; B. 2884
symbel-gifa
A feast-giver
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A feast-giver Sáwla symbelgifa (the Deity), Andr. Kmbl. 2833; An. 1419
tungol-gimm
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A starry gem, a star Heofon ongeat, hwá hine torhtne getremede tungolgimmum, Exon. Th. 71, 6; Cri. 1151