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gilda

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</b> one who receives pay. v. hýre-, méd-gilda. one who does worship, sacrifice, &amp;c.

ge-þúf

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Hyre stela byð mid geþúfum bógum, Lch. i. 248, 18. of leaves, growing thickly together, bushy Ðeós wyrt hafað lange leáf and geþúfe, Lch. i. 248, 17. Gehwǽde leáf and geþúfe, 256, 5.

wacian

(v.)
Grammar
wacian, (I b)
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D. 28, 23. (. 3) to keep a vigil for prayer or religious observance :-- Hí hyre líc bebyrigdon . . . and þǽr gelóme wacodon, Hml. S. 7, 249. Hí wacodon þá niht wið þá byrgene biddende God, 21, 120

up-flór

(n.)
Grammar
up-flór, a, e: -flóre, an; f.: es; m.

An upper floor or storyupper chamber

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Seó wudewe wunode on clǽnnysse æfter hire were on hyre upflóre, Homl. Ass. 108, 204. Ða yldestan Angelcynnes witan gefeóllan of ánre upflóran (solario), Chr. 978; Erl. 127, 10. Sume férde upp on ðone uppflóre, 1083; Erl. 217, 18

Linked entry: flór

wil-fægen

(adj.)
Grammar
wil-fægen, adj.

Having ones desiresatisfiedglad

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On eallum ðám mid ðý hé willfægen wæs gefremed, hé eft hwearf tó godcundre láre in quibus omnibus cum sui voti compos esset effectus, ad praedicandum rediit, Bd. 5, II; S. 625, 40, Mid eádigum wilfægene cum beatis compotes Hymn. Surt. 36, 30.

Linked entries: wil-tygþe wil-hrémig

hord-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
hord-gestreón, es; n.

Hoarded, accumulated wealth, that which has been acquired and now forms a 'hord'

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Næs him hyht tó hordgestreónum no hope had they in hoarded wealth, Andr. Kmbl. 2229; An. 1116

slide

(n.)
Grammar
slide, es; m.

A slip, falllapsusof an actual slip a slip into misfortune or error

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Slidas lapsus Hymn. Surt. 7, 17

mǽst

(adv.)
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mǽst, adv.

mostchieflyespeciallyalmostnearly

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Ðara nýtena meolc ðe mǽst bí libbaþ, 1. 2; Swt. 30, 10. Geond ealle world, and ðeáh mǽst in Thasalia, 1. 6; Swt. 36, 8. Swá hié mǽst mehten as much as ever they could, 6, 5; Swt. 260, 32: Past. 28; Swt. 190, 9.

stincan

(v.)
Grammar
stincan, p. stanc, pl. stuncon ; pp. stuncen
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Swá swýþost stincen give out the strongest smell, Lchdm. i. 206, 8. Ðæs stincendan fumigabundi[s ], Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 20 : 86, 40. Ðære stincendan spirantis, 75, 51. Stincende fragrans, 35, 73 : 74, 65.

stíþness

(n.)
Grammar
stíþness, e ; f.
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Ne mid weorces stíðnesse ofsette sýn ut . . . ne violentia laboris opprimantur, 75, 9. Ðæt wé mid sumere stíðnysse tó ðam gástlícum gefeohte ús gegearcian, Homl. Th. ii. 86, 12, 26 : 374, 15.

þridda

(num.; adj.)
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þridda, þirda (in North.)

third

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Heofonwaru and eorðwaru, helwaru þridde, Hy. 7, 95. Ðære þriddan eá nama, Gen. 2, 14. On nánum heolstrum heofenan, oþþe eorþan, oþþe sǽ þriddan, Homl. Th. ii. 146, 32. Ðý þryddan dæge (ðe ðirda dæg, Lind.), Mt. Kmbl. 16, 21.

Linked entry: þirda

ge-beorglic

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Ne tǽce wé ná mid swá gerádum bysenum and gebeorhlicum lárum, þæt hé leahtras fyrðrige, ac þæt hé snotorlíce wanige, R. Ben. 121, 7

Linked entries: -beorglic ge-beorhlic

CLYPPAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLYPPAN, p. clypte; pp. clypt

To embraceclaspCLIPcherishcomplectiamplexari

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hí lufan fæste clyppaþ they firmly clasp them with love Exon. 107a; Th. 409, 8; Rä. 27, 26. Heáfodswíma heortan clypte insensibility seized his heart Cd. 76; Th. 94, 30; Gen. 1569.

Linked entry: be-clyppan

ge-þreátian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þreátian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [þreátian to urge, press]

To urgeoppressthreatenrebukecompelrestrainafflicttormenturgērecōgĕreafflīgĕretrībŭlēre

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Se snáw geþreátaþ the snow oppresseth them, Salm. Kmbl. 607; Sal. 303. Geþýd and geþreátod rebuked and threatened, Andr. Kmbl. 871; An. 436: 2231; An. 1117: Elen. Kmbl. 1387; El. 695.

waru

(n.)
Grammar
waru, e (but acc. waru, Ps. Th. 118, 17) ; f.
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ðæs wære cunnon, healdaþ hine twá hund wearda, Salm. Kmbl. 518 ; Sal. 258. His ware munitiones ejus, Blickl. Gl

Linked entry: wer-genga

tó-brítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brítan, p. te.

to break in pieces,crush,bruise (lit. and fig.)to crush with feelings of sorrow,to make contrite

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Flǽsces tóbrýte (terat) módignesse, Hymn. Surt. 9, 22. Ne ús gedweld tóbrýte (atterat), 17, 24. Ðæt God úre helpe and tóbrýte ðisne here, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 350. Ic bebeóde mínum þeówum þæt hí hí (the idols) ealle tóbrýton, i. 5, 236.

Linked entry: tó-brýtan

ENGEL

(n.)
Grammar
ENGEL, ængel, angel, engyl; gen. engles; dat. engle; pl. nom. acc. englas, engel; gen. engla; dat. englum; m. An ANGEL, a messenger; angelus = ἄγγελος
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Mid hys englum cum angelis suis, Mt. Bos. 16, 27. Englas God worhte, ða sind gástas, and nabbaþ nǽnne líchaman God created angels, which are spirits, and have no body, Homl. Th. i. 276, 1.

ge-byrd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byrd, gen. dat. -byrde; acc. -byrde, -byrd; pl. nom. gen. acc. a; dat. um; f : ge -byrdo; indecl. in s; f : found in both s. and pl. without any apparent difference of meaning.

birthoriginbeginningparentagefamilylineagenativitasorigostirpsgenusnaturequalitystateconditionlotfatenaturaqualitasconditiosorsfatum

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Ǽghwilc gylt be hys gebyrdum every one pays according to his condition, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 35.

ágen

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
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Ðá gewænde seó wydewe hám tó hyre ágenum, Hml. S. 2, 144. v. un-ágen

ge-cynde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cynde, adj.
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Hé sǽde ꝥ Móyses wǽre þæs Jósepes sunu; ꝥ him wǽran fram hym drýcræftas gecynde (paternae scientiae haereditas), Ors. 1, 4; S. 34, 14. (4 a) native (country, language) :-- Ágen vel gecynde sprǽc idioma, proprietas linguae, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 46.