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sceap

(n.)
Grammar
sceap, es ; n.

A private part

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A private part getǽlde his fæder Noe, ðǽr on his sceape lócode, Anglia xi. 2, 53. Wið gicþan ðæra sceapa, Lchdm. i. 38, 15

heal-reced

(n.)
Grammar
heal-reced, es; n.

A palace

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A palace healreced hátan wolde medoærn micel men gewyrcean he would bid men make a palace, a great mead-house, Beo, Th. 136; B. 68

Linked entry: heall-reced

hearste-panne

Grammar
hearste-panne, hierste-panne, an; f.

A frying-pan

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A frying-pan him tǽhte ðæt him genáme áne íserne hearstepanna tu sume tibi sartaginem ferream, Past. 21, 5; Swt. 161, 7 : 163, 22

gealpettung

(n.)
Grammar
gealpettung, e; f.

Noisy, boastful talking

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Noisy, boastful talking Þá oftost tesoword spræc in his onmédlan gælpettunga (in his arrogant talking), þá earnode mé þǽre mǽsta[n] gestynþo, Nap. 27

Linked entry: gealpettan

nemnan

Grammar
nemnan, <b>. I.</b> add: Monega eá sindon be noman nemnede for ðǽm gefeohte, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 12. <b>Ia.</b> with cognate accusative
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Hér wé magon gehiéran, ðá be ðǽm wróhtgeornan secgean wolde, ðæt hine nemde se áworpna, Past. 357, 23.

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, fór-standan (l. for-).
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His freónda forspǽc forstent him eal þæt sylfe swylce hit sylf spǽce, Wlfst. 38, 16.

Linked entry: for-licgan

hwón-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hwón-líce, adv.

Littleslightly

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Heó hwónlíce undergǽþ ðære eorþan geendunge it goes a little below the horizon, Lchdm. iii. 260, 6: 134, 3. Him hwónlíce speów he had but little success, Homl. Skt. 7, 94.

ge-lettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lettan, ðú -letest; p. -lette; pp. -lett, -let; v. a.

To hinderdelayletstopretardareimpedire

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To hraðe hine gelette lidmanna sum ðá he ðæs eorles earm amyrde too soon one of the seamen hindered him when he disabled the earl's arm, Byrht. Th. 136, 40; By. 164.

Linked entry: lettan

be-hát

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Se apostol blissode on ðám beháte, Hml. Th. i. 74, 20: 466, 30. gefylde his behát þe gecwæð, ii. 284, 17. þæt behát mid weorcum gefylde, 486, 24.

ge-drinc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-drinc, ge-drync, es; n.
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Substitute: Drinking, with the idea of quenching thirst Gif hyne sylfne mid þǽm ǽspryngum Godes worda gelecð, and his mód mid þǽre swétnesse þæs gástlican gedrinces gefylleð, seleð þæs þonne dryncan his þyrstendum móde. Ll.

hatung

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Cf. hatian; 1 α, γ ¶ him fremode mid þǽre réðan éhtnysse hatunge, Hml. Th. i. 84, 12. Hine se kyning hider and þider áflýmde, and his éhtnysse and his hatunge fleáh, Guth. 76, 15

be-díglian

(v.)

to conceal,to conceal fromto be concealedlie hid

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Bedígla hit, Lch. iii. 188, 15. Heó hine bedíglian (celare) ne mihte, Ex. 2, 3: Hml. S. 2, 228. Bedígledes secreti .i. occulti, An. Ox. 1442. with clause ne bedíglode ꝥ on Drihten gelýfde, Hml. S. 5, 160.

genge

(n.)
Grammar
genge, f.
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him tó cómon mid medemum fultume, 1052; P. 175, 17. Se cining sende Ealdred mid genge, P. 176, 13. gewende tó Brytlande and begeat him þǽr micel genge, 1055; P. 185, 38.

wundor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wundor-líc, adj.

Wonderfulexciting admirationsurprise

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Wunderlíc gestreón mirandum negotium, Hpt. Gl. 469, 3. Oft hwæm gebyreþ ðæt hwæt mǽrlíces and wundorlíces gedéð, Past. 4; Swt. 39, 6. (Samson) wearð swíðe ofþyrst for ðam wundorlícan slege, Jud. 15, 18.

ge-girela

(n.)
Grammar
ge-girela, an; m.: <b>ge-girelu,</b> e; pl. n. ge-girele, ge-girela; gen. ge-girela; f.
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Heó him æteówde ealne hire gegyrelan ( omnem indumentum ) þe heó wolde æt hire byrgenne habban, Bl. H. 143, 35.

Linked entry: ge-gerela

fore-gísel

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Salde se here him forgíslas (gíslas, v. l.) and micle áþas þæt hié of his ríce uuoldon, and him eác gehéton þæt hiera kyning fulwihte onfón wolde; and hié þæt gelǽston swá, 878; P. 76, 13. Substitute:

Linked entry: gísel

ge-wǽgan

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Hié sint tó manienne ðæt baldlíce getrúwien ðæt ðá forgiefnesse habbað for ðǽre hreówsunga ðe wilniað, ðý lǽs tó ungemetlíce sién gewǽgde mid ðǽre hreówsunga admonendi sunt, ut de misericordia, quam postulant, praesumant, ne vi immoderatae

ge-læccan

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ús gegripon ł gelahton him nos diripiebant sibi, Ps. L. 43, 11. Þæt folc his cépte and hine gelæhton, Hml. Th. ii. 506, 7. wolde Wulnóð gelæccan cucene oððe deádne take him alive or dead, Chr. 1009; P. 138, note 9.

on-drysnlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-drysnlíc, -drysenlíc; adj.

Terrible

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Ðá ætýwde hire micel mon and ondrysnlíc, Shrn. 106, 9. wæs of líchoman álǽded, and geseah má ondrysnlíces and eác wundorlíces ðonne mihte ásecgan, 51, 31

orþian

(v.)
Grammar
orþian, p. ode

To breathe, pant

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ne gedyrstlǽceþ ðæt furþon orþige he dare not even breathe, Homl. Th. i. 456, 10. earfoþlíce orþian mihte, 86, 8.

Linked entry: oreþian