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on-gitenness

(n.)
Grammar
on-gitenness, e ; f.

understanding, knowledge

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understanding, knowledge Hé wæs gefeónde ðære ongytenesse (agnitione) ðæs sððan Godes biganges. Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 13. Tó ongytenysse (ad agnitionem) ðæs sóðan Godes, 2, 9; S. 511, 3. meaning, purport (cf.

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of

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Godes lage and láre forlǽt, and ðurh deófles láre of dám déð ðe his crístendóme tó gebyreð, Wlfst. 78, 15. Of wlite wendað wæstma gecyndu, Gú. 15.

mynet-cípa

(n.)
Grammar
mynet-cípa, an; m.

A money-dealer

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A money-dealer Se ðe him sylfum teolaþ on Godes gelaþunge, and ne caraþ ymbe Cristes teolunge, se biþ mynetcýpa getalod, Homl. Th. i. 412, 16

wræc-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-wíte, es; n.

Punishment

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Punishment Seó ǽreste módor ðyses menniscan cynnes wræcwíte middangearde bróhte, ðá heó Godes bebodu ábræc, and on ðis wræcwíte áworpen wæs, Blickl. Homl. 5, 24-26

æþeling-hád

(n.)
Grammar
æþeling-hád, es; m.
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Princely condition Sóna swá hé tó his cynedóme gecoren wearþ, wæs swíþe gemundige his behátes þe hé on his æþelincghade Gode behét. Lch. iii. 438, 5

andet-nes

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Wé byddaþ þé ꝥ þú sylle andetnysse Gode, Nic. 10, 28. Mid andetnessum eallra þǽra mǽrða, Hml. S. 25, 505. Add

geár-geriht

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Þæt wé eal gelǽstan on geárgerihtan þæt úre yldran hwílum ǽr Gode behétan; ðæt is sulhælmessan and Rómpenegas and cyricsceattas and leóhtgescota, Wlfst, 113, 9. Add

bisenian

(v.)
Grammar
bisenian, <b>. I.</b>
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add: to give an example in respect to Heó him bysnode mid gódre gedrohtnunge tó Godes þeówdóme, Hml. S. 2, 125: Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 2, 28

wel-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
wel-weorþ, adj.
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Of high esteem, of great account Hé swá wuldorfulle and Gode swá welweorþe (wel weorþe ? v. weorþ III a) leóde geneósian wolde Lchdm. iii. 432, 31

broccen

(n.)
Grammar
broccen, vel gǽten roc, es; m. [broc
a badger
, gǽten
goaten, caprine,
roc
a garment
]

a badgergoaten, caprine,a garment A garment made of badger or goat-skins, extending from the shoulders to the loins; melotes

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A garment made of badger or goat-skins, extending from the shoulders to the loins; melotes, Ælfc. Gl. 63; Som. 68, 117; Wrt. Voc. 40, 27

ge-þurfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þurfan, ic -þearf; p. -þorfte

To have need or necessity;indigerenecesse habere

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To have need or necessity; indigere, necesse habere Ðýlæs ðé geþearfe to óðres mannes ǽhtum lest thou have need of another man's goods, Prov. Kmbl. 73

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ge-win

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D. 122, 22. cf. (1 b β) For þǽm gewinne þe hé ( the evil judge ) wiþ God wan, Bl. H. 63, 3. cf. (1 b γ) Mannes líf is campdóm . . ., for ðan þe ǽlc ðǽra ðe Gode geþíhð bið on gewinne wið ðone deófol, Hml.

hrýman

(v.)
Grammar
hrýman, hréman; p. de

To callcry outto cry outboastexultlamentmurmur

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Gif feorrancumen man oððe fræmde búton wege gange and hé ðonne náwðer ne hrýme ne he horn ne bláwe if a man from a distance or a stranger go off the high road and then neither call out nor blow a horn, L.

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gyltig

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Gif heora hwilc mid deófles costnunge beswicen for Gode oþþe for worulde gyltig biþ, Lch. iii. 442, 35. Gif cinges geréfena hwylc gyltig biþ wiþ Gode oþþe wiþ men, 444, 6

ge-sýman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sýman, -séman. -sǽman; p. de; pp. ed

To load

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To load Se cyning ge-sýmde gold and seolfor uppan olfendas the king loaded gold and silver upon camels, Homl. Th. i. 458, 23. Ða wǽron gesýmed mid feó and mid hrægle that were laden with money and raiment, Gen. 45, 23.

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grama

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S. 23, 694. wrath, ill effect on another as a consequence of a person's anger Becóm Godes grama ofer hí ealle, Hml. Th. i. 10, 29. Wolde hé tóbrecan Godes templ mid teónfullum graman, Hml. S. 25, 723. Godes graman habban, Ll. Th. i. 380, 5.

gára

a gorea goreflaplappet

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Add: a gore of land [' When a field, the sides of which are straight, but not parallel, is divided into lands, the angular piece at the side is called a gore. ' Leicester Gloss. in N. E. D.]

æf-ést-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
æf-ést-ful, adj.

Full of envyinvidia plenusinvidiosus

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Full of envy; invidia plenus, invidiosus He is swíðe æféstful for ðínum góde he is very full of envy at thy prosperity, Th. Apol. 14, 24

a-sweartian

(v.)
Grammar
a-sweartian, p. ode; pp. od

To blackendarkento be made SWARTHY or blackobscureddarkeneddenigrari

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To blacken, darken, to be made SWARTHY or black, obscured, darkened; denigrari Ðæt gold biþ asweartod aurum obscuratur, Past. 18, 4; Hat. MS. 26 b, 8

fóre-genge

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-genge, an; f.

A fore-goerfemale servantancilla

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A fore-goer, female servant; ancilla Hyre fóregenge [MS. fóregenga] blác-hleór ides her servant, the pale-faced woman, Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 18; Jud. 127