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riht-gefang

(n.)
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riht-gefég

(n.)
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a proper joining Eall þæs scipes fæt wæs ácweht and for ðám mycclum ýþum tólýsed and tósloþen fram eallum his rihtgefégum (rihtgefongum, v. l.) totum vas navis quassatum nimiis fluctibus, ab omni fuerat sua compage dissolutum, Gr. D. 248, 26

Linked entry: ge-fég

sceadd-genge

Similar entry: genge

stæf-gefég

Grammar
stæf-gefég, <b>I a.</b>
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Add Ꝥ híw byð gecíged omoeuteleuton swá oft swá se middel and se ýtemesta dǽl geendað on gelícum stæfgefége, Angl. viii. 332, 13. Add Stæfgeféges litteraturae, i. scripturę, An. Ox. 7, 219. Ic ne oncneów stæfgefǽg non cognovi litteraturam, Ps. L. 70

un-gefóg

(n.)
Grammar
un-gefóg, es; n.
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Excess Weámóde láreówas þurh hetolnysse heora réðscipes gehwyrfaíf þǽre láre gemet tó ungefóge þǽre wælhreównysse (ad immanitaiem crudelitatis), Chrd. 70. 16

wæl-genga

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-genga, an ; m.
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A deadly walker, a wild beast, a dragon Wælgengan beluę, An. Ox. 8, 305 : 5, 41

ymb-geóting

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Dele, and see in-geóting

bí-genga

Similar entry: eorþ-bígenga

sceadu-genga

(n.)
Grammar
sceadu-genga, an; m.

One who walks in darkness

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One who walks in darkness Com on wanre niht scríðansceadugenga (Grendel), Beo. Th. 1410; B. 703.

weald-genga

(n.)
Grammar
weald-genga, an; m.

A weald-goer bandit brigant

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A weald-goer (v. weald), bandit, brigant Hé wolde beón yldest on ðam yfelan flocce, and geworhte his geféran tó wealdgengum ealle on wídgillum dúnum . . . 'Hé is geworden tó wealdgengan and ðæra sceaðena ealdor, ðe hé him sylf gegaderode, and wunaþ on

wel-gedón

(adj.)

well doneThe word also glosses beneficium:

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well done Gif hwæt welgedónes bið si qua bene gesta sunt Past. 17; Swt. 111, 3. Suíðe suíðe wé gesyngiaþ, gif wé óðerra monna welgedóna dǽda ne lufigaþ valde peccamus, si aliena bene gesta diligimus 34; Swt. 231, 1. The word also glosses beneficium:

æfter-genga

one living at a later timea descendant one coming after in an office, a successora follower of a creed, &c.

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Substitute for first quotation Æftergenga posterus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 275, 3, and add: one living at a later time; where those of the same stock are referred to, a descendant Æftergencgena coposteriorum (natorum ), Hpt. Gl. 445, 60. Æftergen(gena) liberorum

ǽr-gedón

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Dryhten hine ðreáde for his ǽrgedónum weorcum, Past. 443, 27. Ðá ðe ðá ǽrgedónan synna wépað, 177, 23. Add

ofer-genga

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-genga, an; m.

One who goes over or beyond

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One who goes over or beyond Gif hé biþ on .xi. nihta ealdne mónan se biþ landes ofergenga if he is born on the eleventh of the month, he will be a traveller about the land Lchdm. iii. 158, 1 : 160, 30

of-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
of-georn, adj.

Too eager, elated

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Too eager, elated Ofgeorn[um] subnixis, Hpt. Gl. 485. 45

on-geótung

(n.)
Grammar
on-geótung, e; f.

Pouring in

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Pouring in Clǽnsa ǽrest ða wambe mid drences ánfealddre ongeótunge, Lchmd. ii. 234, 26

ge-nóg

Grammar
ge-nóg, <b>;
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III.</b> add Þás bysna ús magon tó genógon nobis ista siifficiunt, Chrd. 90, 8

ge-gong

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gong, -gang

fatea falling outan accidentfatum

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fate, a falling out, an accident; fatum, Cot. 48

Linked entry: ge-gang

ge-long

Similar entry: ge-lang

ge-mong

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

A mixture, crowd, throng, companycommixtio, turba, cætus

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A mixture, crowd, throng, company; commixtio, turba, cætus Ðǽr is sib bútan níþe hálgum on gemonge there is amity without envy among the holy, Exon. 32 a; Th. 101, 19; Cri. 1661: 59 b; Th. 216, 9; Ph. 265. On gemonge in the throng, Beo. Th. 3290; B.