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wel

(adv.; int.)

Well ⬩ well ⬩ prosperously ⬩ well ⬩ much ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ freely ⬩ well ⬩ properly ⬩ well ⬩ very ⬩ quite ⬩ thoroughly ⬩ very ⬩ quite ⬩ well ⬩ ah

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Hine man byrigde, swá him wel gebyrede, ful wurðlíce Chr. 1036 ;Erl. 165, 34. marking happy, pleasant, agreeable condition Líf ádreógan wel to pass life pleasantly Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 31.

Linked entry: BET

ge-géman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-géman, p. de; pp. ed

To heal ⬩ cure ⬩ amend ⬩ treat [as a patient]

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Lind. 10, 1 : Mk. Skt. Lind. 3, 2. Gegémde ł gehǽlde curavit, 6, 5. Gegéma corrigere, Mt. Kmbl. p. 1, 9. Gegémed, L. Æðelb. 62; Th. i. 18, 8

geóna

(adv.)
Grammar
geóna, adv.

Hitherto, yet ⬩ adhuc

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Lind. 19, 20. Geóna hlifigende adhuc vivens, 27, 63. Ðá geóna [geone, Lind.] athuc, Jn. Skt. Rush. 11, 30: Mk. Skt. Rush. 5, 35. Ne ðá geóna nondum, Jn. Skt. Rush. 7, 39: 8, 57

ge-mercian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mercian, p. ode; pp. od

To mark out ⬩ signāre

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Lind. 27, 66. Ðæt gemercod wére all ymb-hyrft ut describeretur universus orbis, Lk. Skt. Lind. 2, 1

Linked entry: ge-mearcian

elcur

(adv.)
Grammar
elcur, adv.

Otherwise ⬩ alias

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Lind. War. 5, 37

ge-básnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-básnian, p. ade; pp. ad [ge, and básnian to expect]

To expect ⬩ exspectāre

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Lind. 23, 51

hwam-stán

(n.)
Grammar
hwam-stán, es; m.

A corner-stone

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Lind. 21, 42

ræt

(n.)
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a rat Ræt raturus (in a list of animals), Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 48

biaþ

(v.)
Grammar
biaþ, bióþ

are ⬩ for

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Lind. Stv. 26, 31; Similar entries pl. pres. of bión = beón

ge-bend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bend, es; n.

A band ⬩ vinculum

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Lind. 7. 35

ge-cweccan

(v.)
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Lind. 7, 1

Linked entries: ge-coecton cweccan

gefe

(n.)

a gift

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Lind. 23, 18, 19

ge-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fæstan, p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted

To place ⬩ locare

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Lind, 12, 1

Linked entry: ge-feastian

ge-hréran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hréran, p. de

To move

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Lind. 24, 29

sécness

(n.)
Grammar
sécness, e ; f.
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Seeking, visiting, visitation Tíde soecnisse (sócnises, Lind.) tempus visitationis, Lk. Skt. Rush. 19, 44

scínness

(n.)
Grammar
scínness, e; f.
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Lind. 13, 24

un-gelífness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gelífness, (?), e; f.

Unbelief

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Lind. 13, 58

un-meaht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-meaht, adj.

Impossible

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Lind. 17, 20

un-lǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-lǽne, adj.

Not transitory ⬩ permanent

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Not transitory, permanent For ðissum lǽnan lífe ic sylle ðæt unlǽne, Wulfst. 264, 18

weorold-earfeþe

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-earfeþe, es; n.
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Labour or trouble of this life Strong wind woruldearfoþa. Met. 7, 26, 35, 49

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