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ge-segnian

(v.)
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gesáwon ꝥ wæs gemearcod mid þý gerýne Crístes róde tácnes, þá cwǽdon : 'Þis is ǽmtig fæt and gesegnod (signatum),' Gr.

ge-edlǽcan

(v.)
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Þá ylcan láre þe him ǽr tǽhte eft geedlǽhte, Hml. Th. i. 28, 7. eft geedlǽhte his word, Ælfc. T. Grn. 17, 3. Ná geedlǽc þú ( iteres ) word mánfull, Scint. 79, 10. Ne geedlǽce hig eft ná ne repetat illa postea, Ll. Th. ii. 136, 15 : Hml.

birnan

(v.)
Grammar
birnan, pp. burnen

To burnardentvehement

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fleáh ðá biernendan (birnendan, 35) ceastre, Past. 397, 33. to suffer heat, of fire (Dives) wæs eall biernende, Past. 309, 10. of inflammation His (Herod) líchama barn wiðútan mid langsumere hǽtan, Hml. Th. i. 86, 4.

Linked entries: byrnan beornan

grin

(n.)
Grammar
grin, gryn, e; f.: es; n.
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Ox. 961. a noose ácwealde hine sylfne on heálicum grine, Hml. S. 19, 212

grénnes

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Se wæstem ys tó nymenne tó þám tíman þonne æfter his grénnysse fealwað, Lch. i. 324, 7. fig.

béhþ

(n.)
Grammar
béhþ, e; f.

A tokensignproofsignumtestimonium

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A token, sign, proof; signum, testimonium Heó hét hyre þínenne ðæs herewǽðan heáfod to béhþe blódig ætýwan ðám burhleódum she ordered, her servant to shew the bloody head of the leader of the army to the citizens as a token Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 6; Jud

forþ-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gangan, -gongan; p. -geóng, pl. -geóngon; pp. -gangen, -gongen

To go forthproceedgo beforeprecedeprocēdĕreprogrĕdipræcēdĕre

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To go forth, proceed, go before, precede; procēdĕre, progrĕdi, præcēdĕre Hét hyssa hwæne forþgangan he commanded each of the youths to go forth, Byrht. Th. 131, 5; By. 3. Forþgangendre tíde procēdente tempŏre, Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, 30.

weorold-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-þearf, e; f.
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What is needed for the life of this world Swá swá gehét him andlyfne and heora weoruldðearfe forgifan, eác swylce lýfnesse sealde ðæt móstan Cristes geleáfan bodian eis, ut promiserat, cum administratione victus temporalis, licentiam quoque praedicandi

canon

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Add: — Béte swá canon tǽce, Ll. Th. i. 168, 7. On sumum canone hit cwyð .xii. geár, ii. 230, 5. gesetton ðone canon þæt nán mæssepreóst on his wununge wíf hádes mann næbbe, Hml. Th. i. 97, 29. Canones beódaþ, Hml. S. 36, 387

eln

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geseah úp áhefene swá swá mannes elne fram þǽre eorðan, Hml. S. 23 b, 274. Add

ge-bendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bendan, to put in bonds.
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Ac fealh of þǽm bendum þe hiene mon gebende (lapsus e vinculis), Ors. 5, 11; S. 236, 13. Man þá hálgan hæfte and gebende, Hml. S. 23, 105. Gebænde, Wlfst. 14, 6. xi síðan hund þúsenda lǽddon gebende, 296, 26. Add

ge-twífyldan

Grammar
ge-twífyldan, l. ge-twifildan,
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Mín sár is getwyfyld, Hml. S. 33, 269. Þǽr bið getwifeld quo bimetur (duplicetur ), Hpt. 31, 16, 443. Getwifeld duplicata, Hy. S. 104, 25. Þá fíf pund bróhte his hláforde getwyfylde, Hml. Th. ii. 554, 32

ge-wirþe

(n.)
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ge-wirþe, es; n.
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Take here <b>ge-wyrþe</b> in Dict., and add gesealde twégra æcera gewirde landes concessit duo iugera ruris, C. D. vi. 207, 16. Heó on hire múð sende þreóra corna gewyrde, Hml. S. 23 b, 716

of-tredan

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Add: literal Gif ðám ylpum hwá wiðstent, byð sóna oftreden, Hex. 16, 14. figurative Míne fýnd . . . oftreden (conculcent) on eorðan mín líf, Ps. Th. 7, 5.

ge-spówan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-spówan, p. -speów, pl. -speówon; pp. -spówen [spówan to succeed]

To succeedprospersuccēdĕreprospĕrāre

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To succeed, prosper; succēdĕre, prospĕrāre hyre æt beaduwe gespeów how she prospered in battle, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 7; Jud. 175: Andr. Kmbl. 2688; An. 1346. Him æt ðære byrig ne gespeów he did not succeed at the city, Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 82, 8

ge-teón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teón, -tión; p. -teóde; pp. -teód

To makeformframeappointdeterminedecreeordainassignfăcĕrestătuĕreconstĭtuĕredecernĕre

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He hine gegyrede mid grame wyrgþu, swá he hine wǽdum wrǽstum geteóde induit se mălĕdictiōne sīcut vestīmento, Ps. Th. 108, 18. woruld wǽre wundrum geteód how the world was wondrously framed, Cd. 177; Th. 222, 28; Dan. 111.

drypan

(v.)
Grammar
drypan, p. de, te; pp. ed

To drop, moistenstillāre, humectāre

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Heó drypte in ða eágan she dropped it on the eyes, Guthl. 22; Gdwin. 98, 2. Míne handa drypton myrran my hands dropped myrrh, Homl. Th. i. 118, 4. He bæd ðæt Lazarus móste his tungan drypan he prayed that Lazarus might moisten his tongue, i. 330, 29

forþ-faran

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-faran, p. -fór, pl. -fóron; pp. -faren

To go forthdepartdiediscēdĕreabīredefungi

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To go forth, depart, die; discēdĕre, abīre, defungi Ðætte hi ǽgðer ge forþfaraþ ge eftcumaþ that they both depart and return, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 8. On ðam ilcan geáre he forþfór in the same year he died, Chr. 571; Erl. 19, 18.

eahtian

(v.)
Grammar
eahtian, eahtigan, ehtian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od.

to meditate, devise, deliberate meditāre, reputāre, deliberāre to esteem æstimāre

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to meditate, devise, deliberate; meditāre, reputāre, deliberāre Eahtade wynna þorfte brúcan he meditated how he might enjoy delights, Exon. 37 b; Th. 122, 17; Gú. 307.

Linked entries: ahtian ehtian eahtan

in-cuman

(v.)
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in-cuman, p. -com

To come inenter

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On swá hwilcum húse swá gé incumaþ whatever house you enter, Homl. Th. ii. 534, 8. Gá út mid swilcum reáfe swilce incom cum quali veste intraverit, cum tali exeat, Ex. 21, 3. Ðá hié tósamne incóman when they entered together, Blickl.