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ge-hende

(adj.; prep.)
Grammar
ge-hende, prep. dat.

Nighnearjuxta

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He wæs gehende ðam scype he was near the ship, Jn. Bos. 6, 19. He læg ðeódne gehende he lay by his prince, Byrht. Th. 140, 27; By. 294 : Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 47, 34

ge-creópan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-creópan, p. ge-creáp, pl. ge-crupon
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To creep, crawl. of a human being ne meahte gangan, ac gecreáp in þá ciricean he could not walk, but he crawled into the church, Shrn. 126, 25. of a reptile Gecreáp þǽr inn tó þám hálgan men sum unhýre nǽddre, Gr. D. 211, 13

Linked entry: creópan

ge-swǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-swǽre, adj.

Heavyoppressedafflicted

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Heavy, oppressed, afflicted He lǽrde ǽlcne man ðe geswǽre and ofercumen, and eft gefriþod byþ, ðæt he swá ylce Gode þancode he taught every man that is oppressed and overcome, and afterwards is saved, that he in the same way should thank God, Ps.

ge-edcwician

(v.)
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Add: to come to life again after death ne geedcucað ǽr ðám gemǽnum ǽriste, ac is tó écum wítum genið-erod, Hml. Th. i. 382, 2. clypode: 'Thabita, árís, ' and heó þǽrrihte geedcucode, Hml. S. 10, 71.

ge-wit

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hæbbe his gewitt that he have his wits about him, Ll. Th. ii. 352, 31. Ne wénþ ðæs nán mon ðe his gewit hæfð nisi qui insaniat, nemo id putat, Bt. 36, 7; F. 184, 3. Ꝥ þú forlure þín gewitt, Hml.

eów

(int.)
Grammar
eów, interj.

Wo! alas! væ! heu! — Eów me!heu mihi!

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heu! — Eów me! heu mihi! Ps. Spl. T. 119, 5

Linked entry: euwá

ge-feterian

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

To fetterbindcompĕdīrevincīre

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To fetter, bind; compĕdīre, vincīre He ða strangan mæg streámas gefeterian he can fetter the strong streams, Ps. Th. 65, 5. He gefeteaaþ fǽges monnes handa he fetters the hands of the doomed man, Salm. Kmbl. 317; Sal. 158.

Linked entry: ge-fetrian

rídere

(n.)
Grammar
rídere, es; m.

A knight

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A knight begeat ðone castel æt Albemare and ðárinne sette his cnihtas . . . Æfter ðisum begeat má castelas and ðǽrinne his ríderas gelógode, Chr. 1090; Erl. 226, 30

ge-búgan

(v.)
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Hml.

eft

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Þá wæs eft swá ǽr þeód on sǽlum, B. 642: An. 1478. of return, reversal, back, again to a place eóden and eft cómon, Hml. Th. i. 64, 7: Gen. 1478. Hám eft becuman, El. 143. Se heofonlica ǽrendwreca eft hám cerde, Bl. H. 9, 24.

cuman

(v.)
Grammar
cuman, p. cóm, coom.
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Srt. 118, 77. in address cwæð hire tó: 'Wel þú cóme; ac cum tó ús on éce reste, Shrn. 60, 19. to come to, to recover læg bútan andgite. Eft ðá ðá cóm, þá hét hine ferigan tó Hiericho, Hml.

steorfan

(v.)
Grammar
steorfan, p. stearf, pl. sturfon; pp. storfen
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Se ðe gelíð raðe styrfþ oððe génunge áríseþ he that takes to his bed (on the tenth day of the moon), soon will he die or he will be up again directly, Gif hrýðera steorfan, 54, 30.

á-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
á-bregdan, -brédan.
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ðone mete him of ðám múðe ábrúdon, Hml. Th. i. 404, 5. Ðá cwelleras hire cláðas of ábrúdon, Hml. S. 7, 146. hine þanon ábrúdon, 23, 647. Ábregd cniht of áde, Gen. 2914. Ábréd of ðá fiðeru, Lev. 1, 17 : Lch. i. 362, 5. Gif man wǽpn ábrégde, L.

Linked entry: á-brédan

ge-lettan

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wearð þurh weder gelet, Chr. 1097; P. 233, 17. him swá gelettum and swá genýddum hwæthugu getǽse gedyde ei commodum coacto renitentique dedit, Gr. D. 39, 26.

feoht

(n.)
Grammar
feoht, es; n.

FIGHTbattlepugnaprœlium

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A FIGHT, battle; pugna, prœlium Wæs he þencende ðæt he ðæt feoht forléte he was thinking that he would give up the fight, Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 39. God tǽceþ handa míne to feohte Deus dŏcet mănus meas ad prælium, Ps. Spl. 143, 1

Linked entry: fyht

ofer-hygdig

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-hygdig, proud, supercilious.
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Gif wel áginnan wile ne mæig sleac beón ne tó oferhýdig, Angl. ix. 259, 21. hæfde ǽnne swíþe oferhigdigne cniht, þám sylf mihte uneáðe gewyldan superbum valde puerum habuit, cui vix poterat vel ipse dominari, Gr. D. 36, 5. Add

maniend

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Add: a creditor sǽde ꝥ wǽre hefelíce geswenced fram his maniende (moniendan, v. l.) for twelf scillingum quia a creditore suo pro duodecim solidis graviter offligeretur, intimavit. Gr. D. 157, 32. hét ágeáfe his maniende (-um, v. !.

frymþ

(n.)
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wolde ðǽre ealdan ǽ ende gesettan, and þysse níwan frymð gesettan, Hml. A. 152, 21. the beginning. referring to eternity On frymðe wæs word, Hml. Th. i. 40, 8. Tó ðám éðele becuman ðe him on frymðe se heofonlica Fæder gemynte, ii. 218, 18.

níd-dǽda

(n.)
Grammar
níd-dǽda, an ; m.

One who does something under compulsion

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One who does something under compulsion Gif æfter sunnan upgonge ðis déþ ( kills the housebreaker), biþ mansleges scyldig, and ðonne self swelte, búton niéddǽda (nýd-, MS. H.) wǽre (unless he were forced to do it in self-defence ), L.

scip-fultum

(n.)
Grammar
scip-fultum, es; m.
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A naval force sende tó Eádwerde cingce and bæð hine scipfultumes ꝥ ne geþafode ꝥ him on wætere ne ætburste, Chr. 1049; P. 166, 36