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wealdend-god

(n.)
Grammar
wealdend-god, es; m.

The Lord God

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The Lord God Ic cleopige tó Heáhgode and tó Wealdendgode ðe mé wel dyde clamabo ad Deum altissimum, et ad Dominum qui bene fecit mihi, Ps. Th. 56, 2. Se is wealdendgode wellícendlíc beneplacitum est Deo, 67, 16

æfter-gán

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dele

ǽr-gód

Good from of old?, very good

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Good from of old?, very good. Substitute:

gál-freólsas

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For ' Som. . . . Lye ' substitute Gálfreólsas luper-calia An. Ox. 4715. Gálfreólsum lupercalibus, i. idolatriis 4861

gál-full

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For ' Scint. . . . 58 ' substitute Gálful þing wín luxuriosa res uinum Scint. 105, 5. Gelustfullunge gálfulre misláre delectationem libidinose suggestionis 88, 7. Dohter gálfulle filliam luxuriosam 177, 2. Mid wordum gálfullum verbis luxuriosis Angl.

gaf-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
gaf-sprǽc, e; f.

Buffoonery, scurrility

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Buffoonery, scurrility Hwǽr biþ his gafsprǽc, and ðá ídelan gamenunga, and his ungemetegode hleahter?, Bas. 50, 28

Linked entry: gaf

gál-ness

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Gálnyss gehorwigende libido sordidans Hy. S. 5, 5. On ðám lændenum is getácnad seó fúle gálnes, Ll. Th. ii. 368, 35: Hml. A. 17, 98. Se óðer leahtor is forligr and ungemetegod gálnyss; sé is geháten fornicatio Hml. S. 16, 276: Hml. Th. ii. 220, 3. Seó

gál-scipe

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Ðis synt þá ídelnessa þisse worlde . . . gálscipe (lascivia), Ll. Th. ii. 174, 33. Se seofoða heáfodgylt ys luxuria ꝥ ys gálscype, Angl. viii. 337, 4. Byrnendes gálscipes flagrantis furie Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 36. Of gálscipe petulantia An. Ox. 5290. Mid

gás-ríc

(n.)
Grammar
gás-ríc, es; m.

An impetuous creature, a furious animal

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An impetuous creature, a furious animal (used of the whale ; cf. the description in Wal. 5 : Se micla hwæl biþ unwillum oft geméted frécne and ferðgrim fareðlácendum) Fisc (a whale) flódu áhóf on fergenberig; warþ gásríc grorn þǽr hé on greút giswom

wíf-gál

(adj.)
Grammar
wíf-gál, adj.

Incontinentlicentious

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Incontinent, licentious Swá lǽren hí ða wífgálan gesinscipe, swá hí ða forhæbbendan ne gebrengen on unryhthǽmde sic incontinentibus laudetur conjugium, ut tamen jam continentes non revocentur ad luxum. Past. 60; Swt. 453, 30

Linked entry: gál

wí-gár

Similar entry: wíg-gár

wíg-gár

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-gár, es; m.

A lance

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A lance Wígár lancea, wegures (wīgáres?) gewrið amentum Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 46 - 47. Cf. wíg-spere

Linked entries: wegures wí-gár

sóþ-gid

(n.)

a true tale

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a true tale Sóðgied wrecan, Exon. Th. 306, 2; Seef. 1: 314, 17; Mód. 15

hord-geat

(n.)
Grammar
hord-geat, -gat,es; n.

A door through which a treasure is reached

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A door through which a treasure is reached Hwylc ðæs hordgates cǽgan cræfte ða clamme onleác which, by the key's art, unlocked the fastenings of the door to the treasure, Exon. 112 a; Th. 429, 28; Rä. 43, 11

galg-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
galg-mód, adj. [galg = gealh sad; mód mind]

Sad in mindgloomytristis anĭmo

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Sad in mind, gloomy; tristis anĭmo His módor, gífre and galg-mód, gegán wolde sorhfulnesíþ his mother, greedy and gloomy, would go a sorrowful journey, Beo. Th. 2558; B. 1277

helle-geat

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helle-geat, -gat,
  • Homl. Th. i. 288, 1, 4.

ge-gaf-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gaf-sprǽc, e; f.

Idlewantonscoffing speech

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Idle, wanton, scoffing speech Dá wæs seó tunge teartlícor gewítnod for his gegafspræce then was the tongue more sharply punished for his wanton speech, Homl. Th. i. 330, 34. Men willaþ bysmorlíce plegian and mid gegafspræcum Godes hús gefýlan men will

Linked entry: gaf-sprǽc

gang-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
gang-dagas, gong-dagas; pl. m. [dæg a day]

Perambulation daysthe three days before Ascension day or Holy ThursdayRogation days, when the boundaries of parishes and districts were traverseddies perambŭlātiōnes vel processiōnisrogātiōnum dies

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Ofer gang-dagas after Rogation days, L. Ath. i. 13; Th. i. 206, 15. Ðys Gódspel sceal to Gang-dagon this Gospel must be on the Rogation days [Gang-days], Rubc. Mt. Bos. 7, 7-14, notes, p. 575.

gang-geteld

(n.)
Grammar
gang-geteld, es; n.

A travelling-tenttentpaviliontentōrium ambŭlātōriumpāpĭlio

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A travelling-tent, tent, pavilion; tentōrium ambŭlātōrium, pāpĭlio Gang-geteld pāpĭlio, Ælfc. Gl. 110; Som. 79, 40; Wrt. Voc. 59, 12

Linked entry: ge-teld

gast-hús

(n.)
Grammar
gast-hús, es; n.

A guest-houseguest-chamberhospĭtium

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A guest-house, guest-chamber; hospĭtium On heora gast-húsum is gramlíc inwit nēquĭtia est in hospĭtiis eōrum, Ps. Th. 54, 15