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háls

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In l. after 'forgeaf' add: gefreóde and gefreoðade folc under wolcnum, and at end: v. mund-heáls: <b>háls-bóc</b>. v. heáls-bóc: <b>halscod</b>

sceát-líne

(n.)
Grammar
sceát-líne, an; f.

The sheet of a sail

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The sheet of a sail, the rope fastened to the lower end of a sail Sceátlíne (sceac-, MS.) propes, Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 62: 63, 58. Cf. fótráp propes, 48, 25, and Icel. skaut-reip

Linked entries: fót-ráp sceac-líne

full-endian

(v.)
Grammar
full-endian, p. ode; pp. od

To end fullycompletefinishcomplērefīnīre

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To end fully, complete, finish; complēre, fīnīre He bæd Cynebill ðæt he ða árfæstan ongunnennesse fullendode pĕtiit Cynibillum pia cœpta complēre, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 39, note

Linked entries: endian ful-endian

á-teorodness

(n.)
Grammar
á-teorodness, á-teorodnessee; f.

Exhaustioncoming to an end

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Exhaustion, coming to an end Þá hálgan scínað and on þǽre beorhtnysse hí beóð ǽfre wunigende búton áteorodnysse (the brightness will never be exhausted), Hml. A. 44, 495

gifu

(n.)
Grammar
gifu, gyfu, giefu, giofu, geofu, gif, e; pl. nom. acc. -a, -e; gen. -a, -ena; f.

a giftgracefavourdonummunasbeneficiumgratiavirtusfacultasthe Anglo-Saxon RuneRUNE = g, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is gifu a gift,-hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter g, but for gifu as a gift,

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a gift, grace, favour; donum, munas, beneficium, gratia, virtus, facultas Wæs gifu Hróþgáres oft geæhted the gift of Hrothgar was often prized, Beo. Th. 3773; B. 1884. Ðám he geaf micle gife freódómes to these he gave the great gift of freedom, Bt. 41

ge-gearwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gearwian, -gearwigean; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ad

To preparemake readyprovide withendue

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Gáste gegearwod endued with spirit, Cd. 10; Th. 12, 17; Gen. 187 : Elen. Kmbl. 1774; El. 889

Linked entries: ge-earwian earu

cirran

(v.)
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Deáð bið ǽlces yfeles ende, and ne cyrð hé nǽfre má, Prov. K. 49. God bebeád þæt hí eft ne cyrdon tó Heróde, Hml. Th. i. 78, 29. Cerras recedite, Mt. L. 9, 24.

Linked entries: cerran cyrran

fóre-sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-sceáwian, fóre-sceáwigan, fór-sceáwian; p. ode; pp. od

To foreshewforeseeprovidepræ-ostendĕrepōnĕre in conspectuprævĭdēreprovĭdēre

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Ic wisce ðæt hig fóresceáwodon hira ende ŭtĭnam nŏvissima provĭdērent, Deut. 32, 29. Hú hit gebýreþ to fóresceáwigenne quōmŏdo oporteat provĭdēre, L. Ecg. P. cont. i. 1; Th. ii. 170, 3

sige-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
sige-spéd, e ; f.
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Triumphant faculty, ability that gains its ends Ðé God sealde sáwle sigespéd and snyttro cræft God hath given thee effectual power of soul and wisdom's art, Elen. Kmbl. 2341 ; El. 1172. Ic on ðé oncnáwe wísdómes gewit, sigespéd geseald, Andr.

Linked entry: sigor-spéd

ge-fyllednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fyllednes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

A fulnesssatietycompletionfinishingendplēnĭtūdosătĭrĭtasconsummātio

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Óþ ðissere worulde gefyllednysse until the end of the world, Homl. Th. i. 600, 18

ge-mótian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mótian, p. ode.
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Sir, when will any suit be ended, if it can be ended neither with pledge nor with oath ? or if people want to upset every law that king Alfred made, when have our meetings and discussions been to any purpose ?, Cht. Th. 172, 4-10

Linked entry: mótian

smocian

(v.)
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Smoci[endum] fumigabundis, An. Ox. 3553. Add

swengan

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Dele fram- at end, and add Fram swengde excussit (tiro ... procul excussit jaculatas fraude sagittas, Ald. 167, 26), Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 75: 31, 55. Cf. Fram áswengde vel tódráf excussit, 146, 17

Andred

(n.)
Grammar
Andred, es; m.

The name of a large wood in Kentthe city of ANDRED or AndridaAndredes ceaster

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Seó eá, ðe we ǽr embe sprǽcon, líð út of ðam wealde the mouth [of the Limen] is in the east of Kent, at the east end of the same wood which we call Andred.

Linked entry: Andredes ceaster

heonan

(adv.)
Grammar
heonan, heonon, heonun, hionan; adv. of place and time.

Hencefrom here

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Mín feorh heonan on ðisse eahteþan ende geséceþ my life shall reach its end on the eighth day from this time, Exon. 47 b; Th. 164, l9; Gú. 1009

be-týnan

to enclosesurround to shut inoutshut upto closeshutto closeend

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Voc. ii. 132, 52, to close, end He faegere ende his lif betynde and geendade pulchro uitam suam fine con*-*clusit, Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 488, 8. Hé þá ýtemestan word on his herenesse betýnde, Sch. 491, 19

gást-sunu

(n.)
Grammar
gást-sunu, gǽst-sunu; gen. a; dat. a, u; acc. u; pl. nom. acc. a, o, u; gen. a, ena; dat. um; m.

A spiritual sonChristspīrĭtālis fīliusChristus

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A spiritual son, Christ; spīrĭtālis fīlius, Christus Ahangen wæs on Caluarie Godes gástsunu the spiritual Son of God was hanged up on Calvary, Elen. Kmbl. 1342; El. 673

Linked entry: gǽst-sunu

geofian

(v.)
Grammar
geofian, p. ode; pp. od

To give, to endowdare, donare

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To give, to endow; dare, donare He mæg me geofian mid góda gehwilcum he can endow me with every good, Cd. 26; Th. 34, 31; Gen. 546

nemnan

Grammar
nemnan, <b>. I.</b> add: Monega eá sindon be noman nemnede for ðǽm gefeohte, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 12. <b>Ia.</b> with cognate accusative
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Ðú sǽdest ꝥ ðú nystest ǽlcre gesceafte ende; ac wite nú ꝥ ꝥ is ǽlcre gesceafte ende ꝥ þú self ǽr nemdest, ꝥ is God, Bt. 34, 12 ; F. 154, 14. <b>IV a.

stǽner

(n.)
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l. stǽner, and at end of l. 2 for Mt. l. Mk. [Cf. staners the small stones and gravel on the margin of a river or lake; stanners the e]