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BEGEN

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)

Bothambobothamboambæambobothambo et ambæ vel ambæ et amboof bothamborumambarumamborumto bothambobusambabusambobusbothambosambasambobothambos et ambas velambas et ambwithby bothambobusambabusambobus

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Grammar BEGEN, Instr. m. f. n. bám, bǽm with or by both; ambobus, ambabus, ambobus Mid bǽm handum with both hands Elen. Kmbl. 1607; El. 805

wráþe

(adv.)
Grammar
wráþe, adv.

angrilywith or in angerwith indignationfiercelycruellygreviouslybitterlyevillyperverselywickedly

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angrily, with or in anger, with indignation Eów se Waldend wráðe (in his wrath) bisencte, Exon. Th. 142, 3; Gú. 638. Ondsworade ðæs folches aldor wráðe (wráððe, Lind. ) respondens archesynagogus indignans, Lk. Skt.

ge-nóg

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-nóg, adv.
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Genóg fremmað sufficit, Rtl. 191, 37. with adj. or adv. as an intensive, enough, very, with adj. Genóh mánfulne gylt satis (i. valde) probrosum facinus, An. Ox. 2782. Genóh sutel satis euidens, 4538.

winter

(n.)
Grammar
winter, es; m. (in pl. a neuter form wintru occurs, as well as masculine wintras, winter: the dat. sing. wintra is a trace of earlier u-stem declension).

a season of the yearwinterwintry weathercolda year

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Th. 69, 21; Gen. 1139. used in singular with a collective force Adam wæs on þrýtiges wintres ylde Anglia xi. 2, 27. Wine fród wintres, Cd. Th. 72, 29; Gen. 1194

wícian

(v.)
Grammar
wícian, p. ode.
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Án his manna wolde wícian æt ánes búndan húse, Chr. 1048; Erl. 177, 36. to camp, encamp, v. wíc, to stop in the course of an expedition or march Hé ástyrede his fyrdwíc forð tó Iordanen and wícode þreó niht wið ða eá movit castra, veneruntque ad Jordanem

Linked entry: ge-wícian

hearga

(n.)
Grammar
hearga, an; m.

a grovea templefanean idol

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[For pl. hearga; f. substitute: a place sacred to a god, with an idol and an altar. a grove Hearga lucum (the word occurs among glosses to Aldhelm between one on Ald. 50, 25 and another on 50, 27: in the text between these lucum does not occur), Wrt.

wýscan

(v.)
Grammar
wýscan, p. te
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To wish. with gen. to wish for, desire Hé helle wísceþ, ðæs engestan éðelríces, Salm. Kmbl. 212; Sal. 105. Hý ðæs betran lífes wýscaþ and wénaþ, Exon. Th. 106, 26; Gú. 47. Wíscaþ, 115, 24; Gú. 194. Hié his tócymes wýscton, Blickl.

Linked entry: wíscan

wiþ-innan

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Add Wé fundon dá weardas wiðútan standende, ac ne gemétton nǽnne wiðinnan, Hml. Th. i. 572, 35. Hé weardas wiðinnan and widútan gesette, 574, 3. Add Wiþinnan þan infra, An. Ox. 129: 1441

ge-hwilc

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Þæt hé gedǽlde ánra gehwylces líf wið líce, B. 732. For ánra gehwylcum onsundrum, Seel. 97. (c I) with a noun in agreement with ánra :-- ꝥ ánra manna gehwylc sceáwige hine sylfne, Bl. H. 57, 33 Ánra manna gehwylcne ic myngie, 107, 10.

macian

(v.)
Grammar
macian, <b>. I.</b>
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; P. 229, 9. with sbs. expressing the action of vbs., and forming with them phrases approximately equivalent in sense to those verbs Manega drýmen maciaá menigfealde dydrunga þurh deófles cræft, Hml.

geornlíce

(adv.)
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Gl. 1159. with a will, with all one's power, vigorously. Cf. georne, Him se gýsel ongan geornlíce fylstan, By. 265. Heó geornlíce míne sáwle swýðe onbígdon, Ps. Th. 56, 7.

ge-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-síþ, es; m. [cf. ge-féra]

A companionfellowcompanion or follower of a chief or kingsociuscomes

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Gif gesíþcund mon þingaþ wið cyning for his inhíwan, náh he náne wíterǽdenne, se gesíþ if a 'gesithcund' man compound a suit with the king for his household, he, the 'gesith,' shall not have any fee, 50; Th. i. 134. 5.

Linked entries: ge-sóð ge-síþman

fǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
fǽle, adj.

Faithful, true, dear, good fĭdēlis, constans, cārus, bŏnus

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Wese áwá friþ on Israhéla fǽlum folce let peace ever be with the faithful people of Israel, Ps. Th. 148, 14. Mid Ealhhilde, fǽlre freoðuwebban with Ealhild, the faithful peace-weaver, Exon. 84 b; Th. 319, 2; Wíd. 6: Ps. Th. 76, 3: 118, 155.

Linked entry: fælsian

wlǽta

(n.)
Grammar
wlǽta, wlǽtta, an; m.

nausealoathingwhat produces nausea an object of loathingdefilementdisfigurement

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nausea, loathing Wið spiwðan and wlǽttan, Lchdm. i. 358, 24. Wiþ wlǽttan, ðam men ðe hine ne lyst his metes ne líþes, ii. 62, 15. Wiþ nnluste and wlǽttan ðe of magan cymð, 184, 5. Wlǽtan, 158, 12. Gif hwá on scipe wlǽttan þolige, i. 206, 9.

Linked entries: wlǽtung wlott

ge-sceáwian

(v.)
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, regard Éce God, symbeltíde dæges ðisses mildelíce gisceáwia (intuere), Rtl. 77, to look at with care, consider. of material objects, to examine, reconnoitre Hæfdic þæs kyninges wíc and his fæstenu gesceáwod, Nar. 19, 14. to consider a subject, circumstance

gryre

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Hié of þám grimman gryre (the fiery furnace) glade treddedon, Dan. 439.Gyllende gryre (with the roaring waves of the Red Sea), Exod. 489. Hine God ús onsende wið Grendles gryre ( the terror caused by Grendel), B. 384 : Exod. 20.

lácnung

(n.)
Grammar
lácnung, lǽcnung (v. sealf-lǽcnung), e; f.

Healingcureremedymedicine

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Gebéte wið hine ða wunde and begyte him ða lácnunge componset ei vulnus, et sanationem ei comparet, L. Ecg. P. iv. 22; Th. ii. 210, 25

Linked entry: lǽcnung

rǽde-here

(n.)
Grammar
rǽde-here, es; m.
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Earnulf gefeaht wið ðæm rǽdehere (ráde-, MS. B.: rád-, MS. D.), Chr. 891; Erl. 88, 2

ge-gæderian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gæderian, -gaderian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To gatherjoincolligerecongregare

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Ðam biþ gæst gegæderad Godes bearn God's child will be a guest associated with him, 84 b; Th. 318, 9; Mód. 80

Linked entry: ge-gaderian

ge-hergian

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

To ravageplunderafflictharrowtake captivevastārespŏliāreafflīgĕrecaptīvum dūcĕre

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Ðæt úre wíf and úre cild wurdon gehergode ut uxōres ac libĕri nostri dūcantur captīvi, Num. 14, 3 : Jud. 10, 8 : Gen. 31, 26 : Shrn. 96, 12