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ge-síþcund

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Add: in a general sense, gentle by birth, gentle in contrast with simple Gif his sunu and his sunu sunu ꝥ geþeóð ꝥ hí swá micel landes habban, siþþan bið se ofsprinc gesíðcundes cynnes be twám þúsendum, Ll. Th. i. 188, ll.

reccan

(v.)
Grammar
reccan, p. reahte, rehte.
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</b> to correct :-- Seó cyrice sum þing þurh wælm receþ (corrigit ), 1, 27; S. 491,30

ge-trýwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-trýwe, def. se -trýwa; adj.

TRUEfaithfulfīdusfĭdēlis

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He eallum mannum sǽde and bodode ðæt wuldor his getrýwan þeówes omnĭbus fĭdēlis sui fămŭli glōriam prædĭcābat, Bd. 3, 13; S. 539, 10. Gif þegen hæbbe getrýwne man if a thane have a true man, L. C. S. 23; Th. i. 388, 16.

GRAMA

(n.)
Grammar
GRAMA, an; m.
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Drihten wearþ yrre mid graman his folce iratus est furore Dominus in populo suo, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 73, 54-6: Gen. 19, 25. Ic ondréd his graman and his yrre I was afraid of his anger and hot displeasure, Deut. 9, 19.

ge-mæcca

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mæcca, -mæccea, an; m. and f.

A companion, mate, consort, husband or wifeconjux

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He onféng hys gemæccean accepit conjugem suam, Mt. Bos. 1, 24

Linked entries: mæcca ge-mecca

tapor

(n.)
Grammar
tapor, (-er, -ur); m.

A taper; also the wick of a lamp

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Swegles tapur the sun, Exon. Th. 205, 18; Ph. 114. Onfangenum tapere accepto cereo, Anglia xiii. 403, 548. Hé hiene onǽlþ mid ðæm tapore (-ure, Hatt. MS.) ðæs godcundan liegges, Past. 36; Swt. 258, 13.

Linked entries: tapor-berend teaper

un-weder

(n.)
Grammar
un-weder, es; n.

Bad weathertempest

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Bad weather, tempest Nú cweðaþ sume men ðæt se móna hine wende be ðan ðe hit wuderian sceal on ðam mónðe; ac hine ne went nǽfre náðor ne weder ne unweder of ðam ðe him gecynde is, Lchdm. iii. 268, 4.

Linked entries: un-geweder un-widere

á-cwellan

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Sume hí man hreówlíce ácwealde, Chr. 1036; P. 158, 27. Áqualdun necabantur, Txts. 81, 1376. Ácuoeldon (-cweledum, R.) interficerent, Jn. L. 12, 10. Sóðfæstne man ne ácwele ðú ( non occides ), Ll. Th. i. 54, 15. Gif ðú mæge, ácwel hine, Bl.

á-gyltan

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S. 12, 22. combining and Sume men on lytlum ðingum wið God ágylton, Hml. Th. ii. 396, 34

Linked entry: ǽ-gylt

býge

Grammar
býge, l. byge,
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D. 122, 24. something bent Under býcnunge ðæs écan biges (beáges, v.l.) sub figura coronae perpetis, Bd. 5, 22; Sch. 682, 6. Hyrdle, bige plecta, An. Ox. 3888

cweorn

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Se IIII. nihta móna, se byð gód þǽm ergendan hys sul út tó dóne, and þém grindere his cweorn, Lch. iii. 178, 1. v. pipor*-*cweorn. Add

clýsing

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Hé lét þá módor tó þám suna on synderlicre clýsincge, Hml. S. 4, 343. Clýsunga mynstres claustra monasterii, R. Ben. I. 23, 2: 114, 1. Binnon his mynstres clýsingum intra cellae suae claustra, Gr. D. 124, 24.

eafor

(n.)
Grammar
eafor, es; m. n. (?).
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aefres et cumfeorme nisi istis causis quas hic nominamus; praecones si trans mare uenirent ad regem uenturi, uel nuncii ... de gente Northanhymbrorum ... si uenirent supra nonam horam, tunc dabitur eis noctis pastum, et iterum de mane pergent in uiam suam

ge-wǽge

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Substitute: Weight. determination of amount by weighing In swá hwelce giwége (on suá huælc gewǽge, L.) giwegen gí bióðon eft giwegen bið iów in qua mensura mensi fueritis remetietur uobis, Mk. R. 4, 24.

hlúde

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Ne hí on hracan áwiht hlúde ne cleopiað non clamabunt in gutture suo Ps. Th. 134, 19. Hlúde cígan, cirman, styrman, Gen. 2908: Jud. 270: 223: Ps. Th. 129, 6. Hlúde hlihhan. Hml. Th. ii. 350, 30: Gen. 73. Hlúde reordian, El. 406.

wearn

(n.)
Grammar
wearn, e; f.

a hindrance, obstacle, difficulty,a refusal,

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edwítu and on ðære wearne þurhwunaþ þeáh and eádmódlíce bit, ðæt him mon infæres tíþige, sý hé underfangen si veniens perseveraverit pulsans, et inlatas sibi injurias et difficultatem ingressus visus fuerit patienter portare et persistere petitioni sue

cwéman

(v.)
Grammar
cwéman, part.cwémende ; p.de; pp. ed ; v. a. dat.

To give pleasure, please, delight, propitiate, satisfy placere, satisfacere

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To give pleasure, please, delight, propitiate, satisfy ; placere, satisfacere Sum sceal on heápe hæleðum cwéman one shall in company give pleasure to men, Exon. 88a; Th. 331, 33; Vy. 77.

Linked entry: cwǽman

DRÝ

(n.)
Grammar
DRÝ, drí; gen.drýs ; dat. acc. drý; pl. nom. acc. drýas; gen. dríra? dat. drýum, dríum; m.

A magician, sorcerer, wizardmagus, malĕfĭcus

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Petres wiðerwinna wæs sum drý, se wæs Simon geháten: ðes drý wæs mid ðam awyrgedum gáste afylled Peter's adversary was a certain sorcerer, who was called Simon: this sorcerer was filled with the accursed spirit, Homl.

nacod

(adj.)
Grammar
nacod, næcad ; adj.

nakedbarenuduswithout clothingunsaddledbare-backednakedunsheathedbaredestitutestripped of propertynot accompanied by deeds

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Ðá sæt ðǽr sum þearfa nacod, bæd him hrægles, Blickl. Homl. 213, 33 : Cd. Th. 255, 32; Dan. 633. Ic wæs nacod and gé mé scrýddon, Mt. Kmbl. 25, 36 : Cd. Th. 207, 29; Exod. 474. Gif ðú earm gewurðe, geþenc ðú ðæt ðín móder ðé nacodne gebær, Prov.

seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
seóc, ; adj.
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Sick, ill. of bodily infirmity or disease Sum seóc man quidam languens. Jn. Skt. II, I. Se is seóc infirmatur, 3. Hé seóc wæs infirmabatur , 6. Seóc hé biþ ðe tó seldan ieteþ. Exon. Th. 340, 16 ; Gn. Ex. III.