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gát-bucca

(n.)
Grammar
gát-bucca, an; m.

A he-goatcăper

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A he-goat; căper Gát-buccan hyrde a keeper of a he-goat, Ælfc. Gl. 20; Som. 59, 37; Wrt. Voc. 22, 78

Linked entry: bucca

grápigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
grápigendlíc, adj.
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Tangible His líchama wæs grápigendlíc ... he æteówde hine grápigendlícne his body was tangible ... he shewed himself tangible, Homl. Th. i. 230, 25, 26

ge-hilt

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

A hilthandlecăpŭlus

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A hilt, handle; căpŭlus He gegráp sweord be gehiltum he seized the sword by the hilt, Cd. 140; Th. 176, 1; Gen. 2905

ge-ryhtan

(v.)

to set rightdirĭgĕre

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to set right; dirĭgĕre He wolde ðone Cristes geleáfan geryhtan he would set right the faith of Christ, Chr. 680; Erl. 40, 12

ge-nyttian

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

To use, enjoy

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To use, enjoy He hæfde eorþ-scrafa ende genyttod he had enjoyed the last of his earth-dens, Beo. Th. 6085; B. 3046

Linked entry: nyttian

þider-leódisc

(adj.)
Grammar
þider-leódisc, adj.
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Of that people geleórde on Burgenda mǽgðe, and wæs bebyrged mid micle wópe ge Angelcynnes monna ge þiderleódiscra, Shrn. 134, 24

Linked entry: leódisc

un-gegrét

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gegrét, adj.

Ungreeted

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Ungreeted wolde tó ðam mynstre faran and his gebróðra grétan, forþan ǽr fram heom ungegrét gewát, Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 22, 20

Linked entry: ge-grétan

weorold-ende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
weorold-ende, es; m.
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The end of the world Ðæt léte hyne licgean ðǽr longe wæs, wícum wunian óð woruldende, Beo. Th. 6159; B. 3083

líþ-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
líþ-wyrde, adj.
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Of gentle speech wæs líðwyrde on þǽre tide þe wolde þæt ic nǽfre in écnesse nǽre mid wordum getyrged, Nap. 84

ornlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ornlíce, adv.
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Excessively, immoderately Þá (man) fédde his líchoman orenlícost mid smeámettum, þá geearnode mé (the soul) þæs écan hungres, Verc. Först. 155

Linked entry: orne

un-geleáf

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Add: incredulous Þá ongan beón eallunga ungeleáf ꝥ hit wǽre ipsum hunc esse coepit omnino non credere, Gr. D. 46, 12

un-leáslíce

(adv.)
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sǽde ꝥ sylf án wítega unleáslíce wǽre, Hml. S. 31, 802. Wé witon ꝥ ðú eart unleaslíce Godes freónd, 1024. Add

riht-racu

(n.)
Grammar
riht-racu, e; f.

A correct account

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A correct account Ðá lýfde ðæt móste beón ryhtes wyrðe for mí[n]re forspǽce and ryhtrace Chart. Th. 170, 4

wacollíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wacollíce, adv.

Watchfullyvigilantly

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Watchfully, vigilantly (Gregory) wæs swíðe wacol on Godes bebodum, and wacollíce ymbe manegra ðeóda þearfe hogode, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 15

ofer-rídan

(v.)

to cross on horseback

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to cross on horseback: — Sealde ðæt betste hors Aidane, ðæt on ðam mihte fordas oferrídan. Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 18

ge-grétan

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Seó ǽ ne gegrét þone rihtwísan mid nánum yfele, ac heó gewítnað þá unrihtwísan, Hml. S. 17, 19. Ꝥte ðú mec ne gegroeta ł ne pínia ne me torqueas, Lk.

cræft

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Under <b>II :-- </b> leornode sumne cræft þe hine áfét, Hml. Th. ii. 556, 32. Under <b>III :-- </b>Hié wénað ðæt hiera unðeáwas sién sum gód cræft vitium virtus creditur, Past. 289, 13.

etan

to devourconsumedestroy

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Ne gedyrstlǽcen þæt áhwǽr út of mynstre etan, þeáh hwá bidde, R. Ben. 79, 17. Et(a)n aepulari, An. Ox. 56, 81. to eat food, &c. Ic eotu flésc ferra manducabo carnes taurorum, Ps. Srt. 49, 13.

mis-faran

(v.)

to go astrayto errtransgressto fare badlyhave ill success

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If Joseph sag hise breðere misfaren His fader he it gan unhillen and baren, Gen. and Ex. 1911.] to fare badly, have ill success Sume secgaþ ðæt (certain animals) þurh bletsunge misfaraþ, and þurh wyrigunge, geþeóþ, Homl.

Linked entry: mis-féran

ge-wícian

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

To dwelllodgeencamphospitarecastra metari

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Ðá gewícode he neáh ánre eá then he encamped near a river, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 84, 31: Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 8: Blickl. Homl. 79, 14