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ge-earnian

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

To earn ⬩ deserve ⬩ enjoy ⬩ mereri ⬩ promereri ⬩ frui

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To earn, deserve, enjoy; mereri, promereri, frui Ic ge-earnige mereor, ðú ge-earnast mereris, he ge-earnaþ meretur, ic ge-earnode merui vel meritus, Ælfc. Gr. 27; Som. 29, 64, 65 : 33; Som. 36, 49. Ðæt heó ðý éþ meahte ðæt éce ríce in heofonum geearnian

Linked entries: ge-ærnian ge-arnian ge-gearnian

ge-ebolsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ebolsian, -eofulsian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To blaspheme

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To blaspheme, Mk. Skt. Lind. and Rush. 15, 29; Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27. 39

ge-fyrenian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyrenian, -fyrnian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To sin ⬩ peccāre

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To sin; peccāre Ic gefyrenode I have sinned, Blickl. Homl. 235, 32, 34. We gefyrnedan mid úrum fæderum peccāvĭmus cum patrĭbus nostris, Ps. Th. 105, 6

Linked entry: ge-firenian

ge-fyðerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyðerian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To feather ⬩ give wings to ⬩ provide with wings ⬩ ālas addĕre ⬩ pennis instruĕre

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To feather, give wings to, provide with wings; ālas addĕre, pennis instruĕre Gefyðerad flaa săgitta vel spīcŭlum, Ælfc. Gl. 53; Som. 66, 64; Wrt. Voc. 35, 50. Fugelas gefyðerede vŏlātĭlia pennāta, Ps. Spl. 77, 31

ge-gearwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gearwian, -gearwigean; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ad

To prepare ⬩ make ready ⬩ provide with ⬩ endue

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To prepare, make ready, provide with, endue Ða láreowas sceolan Drihtnes weg gegearwian to heora módum the teachers ought to prepare the Lord's way for their minds, Blickl. Homl. 81, 7. Gegearwigean, Cd. 23; Th. 29, 30; Gen. 458. Ða áne ðe mid clǽnum

Linked entries: ge-earwian earu

ge-gremian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gremian, -gremman; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To irritate ⬩ provoke ⬩ excite ⬩ incense ⬩ inflame ⬩ exaspĕrāre ⬩ provŏcāre ⬩ exăcerbāre

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To irritate, provoke, excite, incense, inflame; exaspĕrāre, provŏcāre, exăcerbāre Ðe in eorre [hine] gegremmaþ qui in īra [eum] provĕcant, Ps. Surt. 67, 7. Hwæt hit swíður gehierste and gegremige what more scorches and excites it? Past. 21, 6; Swt. 165

Linked entry: gremian

ge-híwian

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

To marry

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To marry Forðæm hit is awriten ðæt hit síe betere ðæt mon gehiewige ðonne he birne, forðæm bútan synne he mæg gehíwian for it is written that it is better to marry than to burn, because a man may marry without sin, Past. 51, 9; Swt. 401, 33; Hat. MS

Linked entries: ge-híwendlic ge-hýwian híwian

ge-læswian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-læswian, p. ode; pp. od [læswian to feed]

To feed

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To feed Gilesua pasce, Jn. Skt. Lind. 21, 17. Ic eom gelæswod pastas sum, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 36, 44

geond-sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
geond-sceáwian, p. ode; pp. od [sceáwian to look]

To look at, survey ⬩ perlustrāre ocŭlis

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To look at, survey; perlustrāre ocŭlis Georne geondsceáwaþ earnestly surveys, Exon. 77 a; Th. 289, 23; Wand. 52. Geondsceáwode he ða þing ðe to ðære stówe belumpon he looked about at the things which appertained to the place, Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 22, 17

ge-sehtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sehtian, p. ode; pp. od [sehtian to settle]

To settle, reconcile ⬩ rĕconcīliāre

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To settle, reconcile; rĕconcīliāre Ða heáfodmen ða bróðra gesehtodan the chief men reconciled the brothers, Chr. 1l01; Erl. 237, 26

Linked entry: sehtan

sumer-hǽte

(n.)
Grammar
sumer-hǽte, an; -hætu (o); indecl. or gen. e; f.
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For ðære sumorhǽte, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 132, 31

Twide

(n.)
Grammar
Twide, Tweode, an; or indecl. (cf. Humbre for declension)
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The Tweed In ófre Tweode (Tuidon, Bd. M. 360, 29) streámes in ripa Tuidi fluminis Bd. 4, 27 ; S. 603, 34

þegnisc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
þegnisc, (? cf. -ska nouns in Icelandic(?); or see þegnest(?))
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service Þat sáwulgesceot sceulon ða canonicas habban, and swilce þénisce dón for hig swilce hig ágon tó dóne, Chart. Th. 609, 16

Linked entry: þénisc

unriht-willend

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
unriht-willend, es; m.: or -willende adj. (ptcpl.)

An ill-disposed person ⬩ an unrighteous person

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An ill-disposed person, an unrighteous person Ðæt hé wiðstande mid his sprǽce ðám unryhtwillendum ðe ðyses middangeardes waldaþ hujus mundi potestatibus contraire, Past. 15; Swt. 89, 22

Linked entry: riht-willend

ge-hringan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hringan, ge-hringian; p. (o)de ; pp. ed. od
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To ring Sý gehringed þonne seó eahteoðe tíd bið healf ágau, R. Ben. 73, 14. Sé gehringed ( pulsetur ) belle, Angl. xlii. 380, 212. Beóþ gehringde ( pulsantur ) ealle bécnu, 428, 902. Gehrinde, 401, . 525. Gehringede, 402, 537. Gehringode, 530

Linked entry: hringan

-þræclic

(suffix)
Grammar
-þræclic, v. ǽ- (Ps. Rdr. 95, 4), on-þræclic.

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bridlian

(v.)
Grammar
bridlian, p. ode; pp. od [bridel a bridle]

a bridle ⬩ To BRIDLE ⬩ curb ⬩ rule ⬩ frenare

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To BRIDLE, curb, rule; frenare

brýttian

(v.)
Grammar
brýttian, p. ode, ade; pp. od

To possess, enjoy ⬩ possidere, frui

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¨ To possess, enjoy; possidere, frui Sculon wélan bryttian shall enjoy wealth, Cd. 99; Th. 131, 19; Gen. 2178. Woruld bryttade enjoyed the world, Cd. 62; Th. 74, 22; Gen. 1226

ána

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
ána, m.

One ⬩ sole ⬩ single ⬩ solitary ⬩ unus ⬩ unicus ⬩ solus ⬩ solitarius

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One, sole, single, solitary; unus, unicus, solus, solitarius: Ðæt [treów, a.] se ána is ealra beáma beorhtast geblówen that is the oae of all the trees most brightly flourishing, Exon. 58b; Th. 209, 27; Ph. 177. God ána on écnysse ríxaþ

sǽd-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽd-berende, In a legend of the Holy Cross Seth is represented as bringing seeds from Paradise, whither he had been sent by Adam: Seth, ita edoctus ab angelo cum uellet discedere, dedit ei angelus tria grana pomi illius, de quo manducauerat pater eius dicens ei: 'Infra triduum cum ad patrem tuum redieris ipse exspirabit. Haec tria grana infra eius linguam pones, &c.' If the poet of the Genesis knew such a legend it might have suggested the epithet he applied to Seth. v. Mod. Lang. Rev. vi. 200. See, too, C. M. 1365
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His leue Seth toke of cherubyn, and þre curnels he ȝaf to hym whiche of ꝥ tre he nam ꝥ his fadir eet of Adam

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