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for-gýman

(v.)
Grammar
for-gýman, -gíman; p. de; pp. ed [for, gýman to take care]

To neglectpass bytransgressneglĭgĕreprætĕrīretransgrĕdi

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Se ðe Drihtnes word forgímde, he forlét his men and nýtenu úte qui neglexit sermōnem Dŏmĭni, dimīsit servos suos et jūmenta in agris, Ex. 9, 21. Ic nǽfre ðín bebod ne forgýmde nunquam mandātum tuum prætĕrīvi, Lk. Bos. 15, 29.

Linked entry: for-gíman

milisc

(adj.)
Grammar
milisc, adj.

Honeyedsweetmellowmulled

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(Melarium, pomarium melis (μηλoις), hoc est malis, consitum, Du Cange: the Anglo-Saxon glosser seems to connect the word with mel?.) Milisc æppel nicalalbum, 289, 74: ii. 60, 42. Ðære miliscan mulsæ, 32, 66: 54, 35. Myliscre, Hpt. Gl. 520, 39.

Gewis

(n.)
Grammar
Gewis, Giwis, es; m.

Gewis, the great grandfather of Cerdic

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Smith's note on the word is 'Gevissæ. Saxonicum est pro Occidentalium. Sic Visigothi præposita tantum Saxonica expletiva Ge. ' See Thorpe's Lappenberg i. 109, note

ge-hyld

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hyld, es; n.

Regardobservationkeepingconcealingobservantiacustodia

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Or could the word have the sense of space, cf. Ger. gehalt, gehaltig? Cf. also geheald subst. and adj. and gehild

Linked entry: ge-heald

wara

(n.)
Grammar
wara, an; m.
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The word is used mostly in the plural, and as the second part of compounds ; but the singular in composition is found in ceaster-weara civis, Bd. 3, 22; S. 552, 32 (cf. ceaster-gewara civis, Ælfc.

Linked entry: -waru

lóc

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The word is used with nú and with indirect interrogatives, pronouns or adverbs.

líne

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K. 150, 31. a line, stroke made on a surface ' Þú leornedest be ánre línan wæs áwriten anlang middes þæs þóþeres'. . . ' Ic wót hwæt seó líne tácnað, ' Solil. H. 20, 16-20. pá línan þe on þám þóþere átéfred wæs, 21, 6.

sál

(n.)
Grammar
sál, es; m. : e; f. (?)

a rope, cord, line, bonda reinthe loop which forms the handle of a vesselthe fastening of a doora necklace, collar

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The word occurs under the heading nomina vasorum), Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 11. the fastening of a door Repagulum sál[-panra?], Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 3. Sále repagula, ii. 119,4 . a necklace, collar Sweorcláþ vel [sweor]tég vel [sweor?]sál collarium, 134, 49.

Linked entries: sweor-sál salpanra

fyll

Grammar
fyll, fyllu(-o).

fill, full supply repletion, satiety

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Dó ꝥ wós and þá wyrte on wín, drince þonne . . . symle án ful tó fylles (always one cup as a full dose, v. tó II. 5), Lch. i. 82, 14. with idea of excess, repletion, satiety Fyll and druncennyss saturitas et ebrietas, Scint. 106, 4.

ge-hýran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýran, -híran, -héran; to -hýranne, -hýrenne; part. -hýrende; ic -hýre, -ðú -hýrest, -hýrst, he -hýreþ, -hýrþ, pl. -hýraþ; p. ic, he -hýrde, ðú -hýrdest, pl. -hýrdon; impert. -hýr, pl. -hýre, -hýraþ; subj. pres. -hýre, pl. -hýron; p. -hýrde, pl. -hýrden; pp. -hýred.

To heargive ear toaudīreexaudīreTo hearaudīreto obeyobĕdire

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Ðænne hí ðæt word gehýraþ qui cum audiĕrint verbum, Mk. Bos. 4, 16, 18, 20. Ic gehýrde hine ðíne dǽd and word lofian I heard him praise thy deed and words, Cd. 25; Th. 32, 23; Gen. 507 : 26; Th. 33, 23; Gen. 524. Ðú gehýrdest me exaudisti me, Ps.

hind

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Cwæð se cyning tó hire hwylcne dǽl þæs landes hió onfón wolde hyre bróðrum tó wergilde. Hió cwaeð ꝥ hió his ná máran ne gyrnde þonne hire hind útan ymbe yrnan wolde þe hire ealne weg beforan arn ðonne hió on ráde wæs . . .

under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receiveto have givento getto receivesubmit toa riteto receive a personto receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouringto receive for safe conduct, custodyto receive as a servant or dependentto receive, admit into a societyto receive as a masterto submit toto receiveadmit the claims ofto receive, admit the force of a person's wordsaccept testimonyto receive what is offeredto acceptto receiveserve as a receptacle forto receive or accept an office, a duty, etc.to take upon one's selfto undertake a labour, task, etc.to receive what is burdensomeundergobearto take surreptitiouslyto steal

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Skt. 5, 43. to receive, admit the force of a person's words, accept testimony : -- Hé cýð ðæt hé geseah and gehýrde, and nán man ne underféhþ his cýðnesse, Jn. Skt. 3, 32. Se ðe míne word ne underféhð, hé hæfþ hwá him déme, 12, 48.

Linked entry: under-niman

firen-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
firen-weorc, es; n.

A wicked workcrimescŭlestum ŏpusscĕlus

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A wicked work, crime; scŭlestum ŏpus, scĕlus Hí firenweorc beraþ they bear their wicked works, Exon. 26b; Th. 80, 1; Cri. 1301: 28a; Th. 85, 30: Cri. 1399

here-bleáþ

(adj.)
Grammar
here-bleáþ, adj.

Fearful in fight,timorous

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Fearful in fight, timorous Flugon forhtigende woldon herebleáþe hámas findan fearful they fled and shunning the battle would find their homes, Cd. 166; Th. 206, 17; Exod. 453

ge-egsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-egsian, -egesian; p. ode; pp. od

To frightenterrēre

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To frighten; terrēre He hý mid his wordum geegsode he frightened them with his words, Ors. 2, 3; Bos. 42, 13 : Jud. 7, 22. Geegsod frightened, 4, 17

Linked entry: ge-egesian

weorold-gewuna

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gewuna, an; m.
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The custom of the world Hé ásmeáde ðæt godcunde be woruldgewunan he considered the religious question from a secular standpoint, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 15

ge-swinclic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-swinclic, adj.
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That requires labour, laborious, hard (of work) Bebeád Drihten eów þæt gé healdan þone Sunnandæg fram ǽlcum geswinclicum worce (non facies omne opus in eo), Wlfst. 294, 18

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

bed-streáw

(n.)
Grammar
bed-streáw, es; n.

Straw used for bedding

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Straw used for bedding Of his bedstréwe man band on ánne wódne; þá gewát se deófol him of, Hml. S. 31, 572. (Cf. streáw tó his beddinga,) 849

cassuc-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
cassuc-leáf, pl. n.
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Hassock-leaves Wið eárum [earon MS.] genim ða brádan biscopwyrt and cassucleáf for the ears take the broad bishop-wort and hassock-leaves, Lchdm iii. 46, 2