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ge-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽdan, to advise, ge-rǽdan to arrange. [These two verbs seem to have coalesced (v. rǽdan), and are taken together.]
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Gerǽde man friðlice steóra folce tó þearfe, Ll. Th. i. 304, 20 : 324, I : Wlfst. 170, 19. Witan habbað gerǽdd, ꝥ . . . Ll.

mid

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Þone Hǽlend þe becóm tó mannum mid Iúdéiscum folce, Hml. S. 24, 89. Mid weálandum, Gen. 2706. Add Gestód Róme*-*burg xii winter mid miclum welum, Ors. 6, 1; S. 254, 6.

sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽc, spǽc, spréc, e; f.
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Ðæt folc ðe hæfde ǽnige sprǽce eode út tó ðam getelde omnis populus, qui habebat aliquam quaestionem, egrediebatur ad tabernaculum, Ex. 33, 7.

Linked entries: spréc spǽc spéc

þes

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þes, þæs; m.: þeós, þiós, þiús; f.: þis, þiss, þys; n. demons. pron. This
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Þás folc sleán, Cd. Th. 151, 10; Gen. 2506. Þás dǽda, Blickl. Homl. 31, 20. Ðás word, 177. 33.

Linked entries: þás þis

un-geþwǽrness

(n.)
Grammar
un-geþwǽrness, e; f.

discorddissensiondisagreementdivisionquarreltroubledisquiet

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Hié ǽgþer hæfdon ungeþwǽrnesse ge betweónum him selfum ge tó eallum folcum they were at variance both among themselves and with all nations, Ors. 6, 3; Swt. 258, 1. 'Þeód áríst ongeán þeóde:' Mid ðisum wordum hé foresǽde manna ungeðwǽrnyssa, Homl.

Linked entry: ge-þwǽrnes

sígan

(v.)
Grammar
sígan, p. sáh, pl. sigon ; pp. sigen.
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Ðæt folc him sáh eall onbútan the people pressed upon him on all sides, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 650. Eall seó burhwaru sáh út ætgædere ongeán ðæs cáseres tócyme the whole town moved out together in the direction of the emperor's approach, 814.

Linked entries: sígend sígere

gelíce

(adv.)
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Þá folc feóllon on ǽgðere healfe gelíce pari pugna discessum est, 4, 10; S. 198, 5. Se deáð þone rícan gelíce and þone heánan forswelgþ, Bt. 19; F. 68, 33. Se Hálga Gást gǽð of ðám Fæder and of ðǽm Suna gelíce, Hml. Th. i. 280, 17: 406, 29.

gleáw

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For his þæt gleáwe folc coram populo suo, 67, 8. of things. of that which is done with skill Ic níwne cantic Gode, gleáwne singe, Ps. Th. 143, 10. On þǽre glǽwestan sagacissima, i. argutissimo (serie ), An.

on-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
on-cnáwan, p. -cneów; pp. -cnáwen

To knownoscere, cognoscere, agnoscereto know, recognise,to identify an object through being acquainted with its characteristics, to distinguishto recognise a factto know, understand, attain to a knowledge ofto know, learn by observation, observe, perceiveto acknowledgemake acknowledgment of a faultto acknowledge a greetingto acknowledge the power of another

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Ðá cwæþ eal folc ðæt hé Godes sunu wǽre, and ðæt fulfremedlíce oncneówan, Blickl. Homl. 177, 20. Hig oncneówon, ðæt hig nacode wǽron, Gen. 3, 7; Mk. Skt. 12, 12. Oncnáw ðæt míne welan syndon gewitene, Blickl. Homl. 113, 24.

swincan

(v.)
Grammar
swincan, p. swanc, pl. swuncon; pp. swuncen.
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to toil, labour, work with effort Hwæt dést ðú on ðís folce ? hwí swingst ðú ána ? Ex. 18, 14. Hé nǽre ná ælmihtig, gyf him ǽnig gefadung earfoðe wǽre.

ge-flít

Grammar
ge-flít, l. ge-flit,
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Ðæt hé gesette óðre for hine tó démenne betweox ðám folce ymbe hira geflita (-o, v.l.) ut pro se alios adjurgia dirimenda constituat, Past. 131, 16. (5 a) figurative :-- In þám freóndlican geflite (contentione) þǽre wrixiendlican eádmódnesse þǽr eóde

open

(adj.)
Grammar
open, adj.

Opennot shut,allowing ingress or egressof a doorof the eyesnot closed upnot covered, not protecteddeclared, publicnot secret, not concealed, discovered, brought to light (in reference to things where concealment is desired)without attempt at concealment manifest, clear, plain, evident

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Gl. 975. declared, public Ða béc (of the Old Testament) synd gehátene seó ealde gecýðnyss and seó ealde ǽ, ðæt is, open lagu ðe God gesette Israhéla folce.

ealdor-mann

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Ealdormen quinquagenarios, 66, 5. of ecclesiastical office Ðæs folces aldormon archesynagogus, Lk. L. 13, 14. Ðæs aldormonnes archesynagogi, Mk. L. R. 5, 38. From ðǽm folces aldormenn, 35.

tó-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-bregdan, -brédan; p. -brægd, -brǽd, pl. -brugdon, -brúdon (-brudon ?) ; pp. -brogden, -bróden (-broden ? in O. and N. tobrode
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Icel. bregða svefni to awake Slǽpe tóbrægd folces weard, Cd. Th. 161, 15; Gen. 2665. Mid ðý heó ðá ðý slǽpe tóbrǽd somno excussa, Bd. 4, 23; S. 596, 5. Slǽpe tóbrugdon searuhæbbende, Andr. Kmbl. 3053; An. 1529.

un-sib

(n.)
Grammar
un-sib, un-sibb, e; f.

unfriendlinessunkindlinessenmitystrifehostilitieswardivisionvariancedisagreementdisunion

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Æfter hú monegum wintrum sió sibb gewurde ðæs ðe hié ǽ[re]st unsibbe wið monegum folcum hæfdon, Ors. 4, 7; Swt. 182, 18. division, variance, disagreement, disunion Unsib ( dissensio ) áuorden wæs in ðær menigo fore hine, Jn. Skt. Lind. 7, 43.

ge-streón

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Manigra folca gestreónes hié wieóldon labores populorum possederunt. Past. 391, 4. Gestreó(ne) questu, An. Ox. 8, 69. Gestrión lucrum, Kent. Gl. 431. Þá unriht-wísan déman him of hira ceasterwarena forþrycnesse gestreón gaderiað, Ll. Lbmn. 475, 23.

healh

a corneran anglecaveclosetrecessa bay

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L. fol. 193 a, 5. Swá hwelp leóna eardiende on halum (in abditis), Ps. Spl. 16, 13. On þýstrum healum (scræfum, Dóm. L. 139) þissere worulde tenebrosis in antris, Wlfst. 138, 1.

georne

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For eal crísten folc þingian georne, ii. 240, 4. Hé má cégde and geornor bæd, Bl.

ge-cígan

(v.)
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Th. ii. 404, 28, (1 d) to call to a condition, course of life, bring to a state :-- Hé ꝥ folc ... tó ðám heofonlican gecígde and gelaðode, Bd. 4, 28; Sch. 525, 5.

ge-weorþian

(v.)
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Hé his folc golde and seolfre geweorþade, Ps. Th. 104, 32. Giworðadun hine mið giwédum his induerunt eum uestimentis suis. Mk. R. 15, 20. Geweorðad donatur (virgo peplis donatur dominicis, Aid. 60, 20), Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 29.