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ge-leoran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leoran, p. de; pp. ed

To go ⬩ depart ⬩ emigrate ⬩ die ⬩ īre ⬩ migrāre ⬩ emigrāre ⬩ defĭcĕre

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Ðonne heora hwylc of weorulde geleored wæs cum quis eōrum de sæcŭlo fuisset evŏcātus, Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 41, note. Sægde Hilde of weorulde geleoran nunciavit Hild migrasse de sæculo, 596, 11. Ne gelioraþ non præteribit, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 24, 34.

Linked entries: ge-lioran ge-lirde

ge-rím

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rím, es; n.

A number, computation, calendar, diary ⬩ nŭmĕrus, compŭtātio, ephāmĕris

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A number, computation, calendar, diary; nŭmĕrus, compŭtātio, ephāmĕris = έφημερίs Ðæs næs ná gerím cujus non ĕrat nŭmĕrus, Ps. Spl. 104, 32.

Linked entry: gerím-bóc

stær-blind

(adj.)
Grammar
stær-blind, adj.
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Stærbli[nde] scotomaticos, Hpt. Gl. 478, 20. [Bi daie þu (the owl) art stareblind, O. and N. 241. O. Frs. staru-, stare-, star-blind: O. H.

Linked entries: stare-blind blind

un-gemetgod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gemetgod, adj.

Immoderate ⬩ excessive ⬩ intemperate ⬩ indiscreet

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Ne durre wé ðás bóc ná miccle swíðor gelengan, ðí læs ðe heó ungemetegod sý, Homl. Th. ii. 520, 4. Ungemetegod lufu, 220, 6: Homl. Skt. i. 16, 276. Tunge ungemetegud(-ad) lingua immoderata, Scint. 78, 10: Kent. Gl. 507.

Linked entries: ge-metgian un-gemetegod

first-mearc

an interval ⬩ a respite

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Hé wilnode fyrsþmearce (inducias) . . . hé gewilnode þára fyrstmearca, ac hé þá ná ne onféng, 326, 18-20

á-þolian

(v.)

To hold out under trial, ⬩ To put up with ⬩ endure ⬩ suffer

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Þá earman bearn ne mihton leng for sceame on þǽre byrig áðolian, ii. 30, 27. of things Ꝥ scyp byð gesund, gyf se streng áþolað, Shrn. 175, 23. Seó upfléring tóbærst... þæt hús eal ansund áðolode, Hml. Th. ii. 164, 5.

Linked entry: þolian

ende-dæg

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Ic gefremman sceal eorlic ellen oððe endedæg mínne gebídan I will do or die, B. 637. the last day, Similar entries cf. ende, II, 1 a Ne lǽt láðe cwellan and bærnan sáwla úre . . . ne lǽt swá heánlíce þín handgeweorc on endedæge forwurðan, Hy. 7, 112

ge-beót

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Ádwǽsc nú ðás gebeót and ðás wópas tóbrec, Shrn. 68, 9

ge-þanc

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Nis mé on geþance vel on móde non mihi est cordi, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 47.

of-sleán

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Th. i. 50, 14: 128, 14. to destroy a thing, material or non-material Ne þúhte nánum men þæs tweó ꝥ gif ꝥ stánclif feólle, ꝥ hit ne ofslóge ꝥ scræf and eác Martinum ácwealde si ingens moles rueret, dubium non erat quod simul et specum destrueret et Martinum

MAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
MAGAN, (the infin. does not occur in W. S. but mæge glosses posse,
  • Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1
  • ;
and <b>magende</b>
(cf. Icel. megandi) = quiens,
  • Ælfc. Gr. 41
  • ;
  • Som. 44, 21.

to be strong ⬩ efficacious ⬩ to avail ⬩ prevail ⬩ be sufficient ⬩ to be strong ⬩ be in good health ⬩ to be able ⬩ may ⬩ may

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Ne meg mon non praevaleat homo, Ps. Surt. 9, 20. Ne mágon úre woruldfrýnd ús ðonne ǽnigum góde our friends will avail us nothing then, Wulfst. 151, 12. Helle gatu me mágon ongén ða portæ inferi non prævalebunt adversum eam, Mt. Kmbl. 16, 18.

Linked entry: mæg

ge-mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnan, p. de; pp. ed [ge-mǽne communis] .

to MEAN, to signify ⬩ sibi velle, significare ⬩ to communicate, announce, pronounce, utter ⬩ communicare, pronuntiare ⬩ to MOAN, to groan ⬩ ingemiscere, plangere ⬩ to consider ⬩ colloqui, considerare ⬩ to make common, contaminate, defile, violate ⬩ communicare, coinquinare, violare ⬩ communicare alicui ⬩ to make known ⬩ dicere, monstrare, judicare

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Th. 2207, note; B. 1101

Linked entries: mǽnan mǽnan

regn

(n.)
Grammar
regn, rén,es;m.

Rain

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Nǽnig dǽl regnes ne ungewidres in cuman ne mæg, Blickl. Homl. 125, 33. Hé áríman mæg rægnas scúran dropena gehwelcne, Cd. Th. 265, 22;Sat. 11. Þurh dropunge deáwes and rénes, Ps. Th. 64, 11. Líget hé tó regne wyrceþ fulgura in pluviam fecit, 134, 7.

Linked entry: rén

scín-cræft

Grammar
scín-cræft, scinn-cræft, es: m.

the art by which deceptive appearances are produced ⬩ magic ⬩ a magic art ⬩ trick

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Beó ic scyldig, gif ic his scýncræft ne mæg ádwæscan mid mínum drýcræfte, 14, 57. Hý wǽron tó sáre beswicene þurh ðæs sweartan deófles scíncræft, Wulfst. 198, 18. a magic art or trick Scíncræfte praestigia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 59.

stíg

(n.)
Grammar
stíg, e; f.
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Ðú ná forfleó [weg] hǽle se ðe nis búton mid stíge tó onginnenne non refugias viam salutis que non est nisi angusto initio incipienda, R. Ben. Interl. 6, 8. Be westan róde óó sticelan stíg; ðonne be ðære stíge óð ða ealdan díc, Cod. Dip.

Linked entries: stíga gát-ánstíg

un-cyst

(n.)
Grammar
un-cyst, e: -cyste, an; f.

A vice ⬩ defect ⬩ fault ⬩ a disorder ⬩ a fault ⬩ solecism ⬩ a vice ⬩ fault ⬩ the vice of avarice ⬩ niggardliness ⬩ parsimony ⬩ want of liberality

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Ne hé uncysta ná begange nec avaritie studeat, R. Ben. 55, 3

Linked entry: un-gecost

ge-healdan

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Ne geeódon úre foregengan ná ðás eorðan mid sweorda ecgum, ne hý mid þý ne geheóldon non in gladio suo possidebunt terram, Ps. Th. 43, 4.

DEÁD

(adj.)
Grammar
DEÁD, def. se deáda; seó, ðæt deáde; adj.

DEAD ⬩ mortuus

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Ne dó hý to deádan ne occidĕris eos, Ps. Th. 58, 10: 61, 3: Ex. 21, 35, 36. Ne willaþ eów andrǽdan deáde féðan dread ye not dead bands, Cd. 156; Th. 194, 26; Exod. 266: Exon. 24 b; Th. 71, 21; Cri. 1159: Andr. Kmbl. 2156; An. 1079.

Linked entry: déd

dysig

(n.)
Grammar
dysig, disig, dysi, es; n.

An error, ignorance, folly, foolishness ⬩ error, stultĭtia, insānia. insĭpientia

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Ne lócaþ nǽfre to ídelnesse, ne to leásungum, ne to dysige non respexit in vanĭtātes, et insānias falsas, Ps. Th. 39, 4. Míne wúnda rotedan and fúledon for mínum dysige computruērunt et deteriorāvērunt cicatrīces meæ, a făcie insĭpientiæ meæ, 37, 5.

ge-reord

Grammar
ge-reord, speech.
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Þá eallreordau þeóde, þára ðe hí furðon þá gereorde (furðum gereord, v. l.) ne cúðan barbaram gentem, cuius ne linguam quidem nossent, Bd. l, 23; Sch. 49, 8. In Englisc gereorde (on Englisce reorde, v. l. ), 4, 24; Sch. 481, 12.