ge-érendian
to go on an errand
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to go on an errand, L. In. 33; Th. i. 122, 13, note 37, MS. B
ge-gyrdan
To gird ⬩ præcingĕre
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To gird; præcingĕre Eaxle gegyrde girded shoulders, Exon. 126 b; Th. 486, 14; Rä. 72, 14
ge-scýt
shoots forward, falls or is allotted to
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shoots forward, falls or is allotted to, Homl. Th. ii. 104, 9; pres. of ge-sceótan
þurh-brúcan
to enjoy thoroughly
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to enjoy thoroughly Hwylc manna þurhbrýcþ ( perfruitur ) mettum búton swæcce sealtes, Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 15
wícan
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To yield, give way Wicon weallfæsten, wǽgas burston, multon meretorras, Cod. Th. 208, 14; Exod. 483
Linked entry: ge-wícan
ge-eárplættan
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to buffet Se sceocca mé geárplæt ( colphizet, 2 Cor. 12, 7), Hml. Th. i. 474, 13
leás-gewitness
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Sume æfter fácne and æfter leásgewitnysse tó sóðre dǽdbóte gecyrrað, Hml. Th. ii. 398, 3. Add
scír-ham
Having bright armour
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Having bright armour Scacan scirhame (Beowulf and his followers) tó scipe foron. Beo. Th. 3704; 1895
gliwian
To adorn[?]
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To adorn[?] Me gliwedon wrætlíc weorc smiþa, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 17; Rä. 27, 13
gristbátian
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to gnash the teeth Gristbátaþ mid his tóþum fremet dentibus suis, Ps. Th. 36, 12, note
wilm-hát
Burning hot
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Burning hot Him brego engla wylmhátne líg tó wræce sende, Cd. Th. 156, 5 ; Gen. 2584
CEORL
CHURL, countryman, husbandman ⬩ homo liber, rusticus, colonus ⬩ a man, husband ⬩ vir, maritus ⬩ a free man
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wearþ to eorle, sangere to sacerde, and bócere to biscope we know that, by the grace of God, a slave has risen to a thane, and a ceorl [free man] has risen to an earl, a singer to a priest, and a scribe to be a bishop, L.
ge-læccan
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Th. ii. 290, 16-21. to take, pick up food Þá hwelpas gelæccað þá cruman ( catelli edunt de micis, Mt. 15, 27), Hml.
hebban
to lift ⬩ to lift ⬩ to raise ⬩ lift ⬩ make a sound ⬩ to exalt ⬩ elevate ⬩ to extol ⬩ exalt ⬩ to set up ⬩ institute ⬩ to raise ⬩ bring up ⬩ to direct ⬩ bear ⬩ To rise ⬩ mount
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., to direct the mind to a lofty object Dó þínes scealces sáwle blíðe, for ðon ic hí tó ðé hebbe ad te animam meam levavi, Ps. Th. 85, 3. Tó ðé ic hóf sáwle míne, Ps. Srt. 85, 4.
heoru-gífre
Greedy ⬩ eager to destroy
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Greedy, eager to destroy, Exon. 22 a; Th. 60, 29; Cri. 977: 23 b; Th. 65, 25; Cri. 1060: 74 a; Th. 276, 16; Jul. 567: Th. 277, 25; Jul. 586: Beo. Th. 3000; B. 1498
be-fón
to seize ⬩ catch ⬩ take, ⬩ to seize ⬩ take forcible possession of ⬩ to seize a criminal ⬩ lost property ⬩ to catch ⬩ get to see a person ⬩ to get ⬩ attain to ⬩ to surround ⬩ encompass ⬩ to enclose, ⬩ to serve as a covering for ⬩ contain ⬩ to put into a covering ⬩ to encircle, ⬩ to lie round ⬩ to place round ⬩ to include ⬩ contain ⬩ comprise ⬩ to surround with words ⬩ furnish with a commentary ⬩ to have to do with an object ⬩ to engage in an occupation ⬩ get involved in an action
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Th. ii. 420, 22. Ǽr hé hæbbe godcunde bóte underfangen and wið ðá mǽgðe on bóte befangen (set his hand to the work of making bót to the kin). Ll. Th. i. 248, 25
heals-fang
'The sum every man sentenced to the pillory would have had to pay to save him from that punishment had it been in use.' ⬩ embracing ⬩ to embrace
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A term occurring in the laws which Thorpe thus defines: 'The sum every man sentenced to the pillory would have had to pay to save him from that punishment had it been in use.'
leornung
Learning ⬩ study ⬩ meditation ⬩ reading
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Th. 18, 18. Gáþ út tó claustre oððe tó leorninge egredimini in claustrum vel in gymnasium, 36, 9. Hí hiene niéddon tó leornunga, ðéh hé gewintred wǽre they compelled him to go to school, though he was an old man, Ors. 6, 31; Swt. 284, 21.
eorþ-tudor
Progeny of earth, men ⬩ terrestris prōgĕnies, hŏmĭnes
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Progeny of earth, men; terrestris prōgĕnies, hŏmĭnes Ðis ys se dæg de Drihten geworhte eallum eorþtudrum eádgum to blisse this is the day which the Lord made for bliss to all happy men. Ps. Th. 117, 22
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fýrian
To make a fire ⬩ give warmth ⬩ to cherish ⬩ fŏcum præbēre
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To make a fire, give warmth, to cherish; fŏcum præbēre Féde þearfan and scrýde and húsige and fýrige let him feed the needy, and clothe, and house, and fire them, L. Pen. 14; Th. ii. 282, 16
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