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ge-cneordlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-cneordlíce, adv.

Diligentlystudiose

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Diligently; studiose Ða ðe woldon woruldwisdom gecneordlíce leornian those who wished diligently to learn philosophy, Homl. Th. i. 60, 27

Linked entry: -cneordlíce

ge-hírsumnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hírsumnes, se; f.

Obedience

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Obedience For his gehírsumnisse ðe he hæfde to Gode for his obedience to God, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 62, 181

gén

(adj.)
Grammar
gén, gegn[?]; adj.

Direct, short, near

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Direct, short, near [of a road] Ðe ða génran wegas cúðan ðara síðfato qui brevitates itinerum noverant, Nar. 6, 7

stán-scylf

(n.)
Grammar
stán-scylf, es; m.
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Of sandigum stánscilfum de arenosis sablonibus, Hpt. Gl. 449, 20, 25

Linked entry: scylf

un-boren

(adj.)
Grammar
un-boren, adj.

Unborn

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Unborn Se ðe unborenum cildum líf sylð, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 429. Ða unborenan bearn, Past. 48; Swt. 367, 20

un-onwendedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-onwendedlíc, adj.

Unchangeable

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Unchangeable Ne wyrð seó burh nǽfre onwend, ða hwule ðe God byð unonwendedlíc ón hire midle, Ps. Th. 45, 4

clifer-féte

(adj.)
Grammar
clifer-féte, adj.
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Cloven-footed Hara wæs unclǽne, for ðan ðe hé nis cliferféte, Hml. S. 25, 79. v. clyfer-féte in Dict

Linked entries: clyfer-féte -féte

cnítan

(v.)
Grammar
cnítan, (?), cnítian(?)
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plenus uenter facile de ieiuniis disputat, Scint. 51, 12. Cf. cneátian

sól

(n.)
Grammar
sól, e; f. (?)

The sun

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The sun Ne ðé sunne on dæge sól ne gebærne per diem sol non uret te Ps. Th. 120, 6

bebbisc

(adj.)
Grammar
bebbisc, adj. ? :---
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Se hǽlend nazarenisca ł (in the margin ðe bebbisca .i. all suá monn cuoeðas) Iesus Nazarenus, Lk. L. 18, 37

ge-cynde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cynde, adj.
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Tól tó swelcum cræfte swelce þú cunne ꝥ ðé is gecynde, and ꝥ þé is riht tó habbenne, F. 42, 7. Þám treówum ðe him gecynde biþ úpheáh tó standanne. ...

ge-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sittan, p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten.

to sitsit downsettleleanreclinesĕdēreconsīdĕrediscumbĕreto occupypossessinhabitpossĭdērehăbĭtāre

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Hie hæfdon heora stemn gesetenne they had sat out their time of service, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 31. to occupy, possess, inhabit; possĭdēre, hăbĭtāre Ðeáh ðe wyrigcwydole Godes ríce gesittan ne mágon quamvis maledīci regnum Dei possĭdēre non possint, Bd.

Linked entry: ge-setenness

GRUND

(n.)
Grammar
GRUND, es; m.
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Ǽlc sǽ ðeáh heó deóp sý hæfþ grund on ðære eorþan every sea, though it be deep, hath its bottom in the earth, Lchdm. iii. 254, 20. Hordweard sóhte georne æfter grunde the keeper of the hoard sought eagerly along the floor [of the cave], Beo.

Middel-Engle

(n.)
Grammar
Middel-Engle, a; pl.

The Middle Anglesthe Angles of Leicestershire

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Ðá wæs Déma biscop geworden Middel-Engla and eác Myrcna samod ... hé forþférde on Middel-Englum on ðam þeódlande ðe is nemned on Feppingum, S. 551, 32-36: 3, 24; S. 557, 17.

Linked entry: Engle

steng

(n.)
Grammar
steng, es; m.
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MS.) of ðæm treówe ðe is haten sethim facies vectes de lignis sethim, Past. 22, 1; Swt. 168, 22

Linked entry: stæng

un-gewit

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewit, un-gewitt, es; n.

madnessinsanityfollystupidity

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Sende ðé Drihten on ungewitt and blindnysse percutiat te Dominus amentia et coecitate, Deut. 28, 28. folly, stupidity Ðý læs ðe ǽnig ungecyrred woroldman mid nytnesse and ungewitte regules geboda ábrǽce, and ðære tale brúce, ðæt hé misfénge ðý hé hit

á-drincan

to drink up, quench thirstto be drownedto be sunk to be drownedcrapulatus (a vino)

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Ðeáh ðe hié ǽr eorþe bewrigen hæfde, oððe on wætere ádruncan, Bl. H. 95, 15. Ðǽr wearþ monig mon ofslægen and ádruncen, Chr. 853; P. 66, 2: Ors. 2, 5; S. 82, 27.

dóm-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
dóm-georn, adj. [georn desirous, eager]

Eager for justice, ambitious, just, virtuousjustĭtiæ appĕtens, justus

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Eager for justice, ambitious, just, virtuous; justĭtiæ appĕtens, justus Se hálga wæs to hofe lǽded, deór and dómgeorn the holy one was led to the house, dear and virtuous, Andr. Kmbl. 2617; An. 1310.

éðung

(n.)
Grammar
éðung, éðgung, e; f.

Breath, a breathing, inspirationhālĭtus, spīrātio, inspīrătio

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Breath, a breathing, inspiration; hālĭtus, spīrātio, inspīrătio He læg swá swá deád mon, nemne bynre éðunge ætýwde quăsi mortuus jăcēbat, hālĭtu tantum pertĕnui quia vīvĕret demonstrans, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 24. Éðung spīrātio, Ælfc.

Linked entry: éðgung

beód-land

(n.)
Grammar
beód-land, es; n.
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Ðen héwen tó bédlonde, iv. 292, 18. Cf. beód, <b>Ib.</b>