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earm

(adj.)
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</b> poor in something, destitute of (with gen.) :-- Hú earme wé bióð ðára écena ðinga ab aeternis nos miseros cernimus, Past. 389, 8

hreówan

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With dat. or acc. of person, or used absolutely. to affect with sorrow, to distress, grieve, vex. with pronoun (in apposition to clause) as subject Þæt mé on mínum hyge hreóweð, þæt hié heofonríce ágan, Gen. 426. with clause as subject Mec ongon hreówan

fǽr-bifongen

(adj.)
Grammar
fǽr-bifongen, adj.

With perils encompassed pĕrīcŭlis

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With perils encompassed ; pĕrīcŭlis vel terrōrĭbus circumventus Fǽrbifongen ic dǽr furðum cwom I had just come there encompassed with perils, Beo. Th. 4022; B. 2009

Linked entry: be-fón

ge-hámian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hámian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To make [one's self] familiar with(?)

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To make [one's self] familiar with(?) Aldred hine gihámadi mið ðæm ðriim dǽlum Aldred made himself familiar with the three parts, Jn. Skt. 188, 7

Linked entry: -hámian

gim-reced

(n.)
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gim-reced, es; m. n.

A hall adorned with gems

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A hall adorned with gems Ne hí gimreced setton searolíce nor with art did they build palaces, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 50; Met. 8, 25

gleáw-ferhþ

(adj.)
Grammar
gleáw-ferhþ, adj.

Of a wise mindsagacious

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Of a wise mind, sagacious Gleáwferhþ hæleþ a man wise of mind, Cd. 57; Th. 70, 12; Gen. 1152: 112; Th. 147, 27; Gen. 2446

gold-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
gold-beorht, adj.
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Bright with gold; auro splendens Beorn monig goldbeorht scán many a warrior shone bright with golden ornaments, Exon. 124 b; Th. 477, 33; Ruin. 34

ge-drinca

(n.)
Grammar
ge-drinca, an ; m.
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One who drinks with another, one who sits at table with another, a guest, companion. Cf. ge-beór Danihel wearð þæs cyninges gedrinca. Nap. 29

Linked entry: drinca

pening

(n.)
Grammar
pening, penning, pending, penig, pennig, es; m.
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Wið lúsum ; cwic seolfor, án pening seolfres, 124, 24. Drenc biþ on peninge the dose will be a pennyweight, 272, 24. Ceorf nygan penegas cut up nine pennyweights, iii. 8, 2. Man ðysses wyrttruman genime týn penega gewihte, i. 260, 17.

Linked entry: pending

be-fæstan

to fix,to place in securityto fix in the mindimplantto fix by promise or agreementto pledgeto committo commit to a person's chargeto commit to a placeto setbetake to an occupationto commendrecommend,to make acceptableto trust

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Dele passage under I, and add: to fix, to place in security Hié befæston hira wíf and hira scipu and hira feoh on Eást-Englum, Chr. 894; P. 88, 4. Þá Deniscan hæfdon hira wíf befæst innan Eást-Engle, 896; P. 89, 22.

glófung

(n.)
Grammar
glófung, e; f.

A providing with gloves

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A providing with gloves Glófung him gebyreþ he is to be provided with gloves, L. R. S; Th. i. 438, 6

wind-filled

(adj.)
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wind-filled, adj.
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Wind-felled, blown down by the wind Wudu*-*wearde gebyreþ ǽlc windfylled treów, L. R. S. 19 ; Th. i. 440, 10

Linked entry: fillan

hæbbenga

(adv.)
Grammar
hæbbenga, adv.
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With constraint, constrainedly

þirran

(v.)
Grammar
þirran, þierran
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to dry, wipe

Linked entries: þæran á-þierran

ge-singe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-singe, [ = ge-sinhíge(?) v. ge-siníg], an; f.
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A wife Ne meaht ðú habban mec ðé to gesingan thou mayest not have me for thy wife, Exon. 66 b; Th. 245, 34; Jul. 54

Linked entry: -singe

gin-wísed

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<b>gin-wíse</b> (gynn-) of noble manners (wíse). Cf. gin-fæst for the sense of gin- in this compound

Linked entries: wísian wísan

sceáden-mǽl

(adj.)
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with divided marks, damascened; a sword with blade so marked Hraþe seoþdan wæs æfter mundgripe méce geþinged þæt hit sceádenmǽl scýran móste, cwealmbealu cýðan, B. 1939

beótian

(v.)

to threatento threatento threaten witha weapona penalty, to promise

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Rtl. 53, 3.] threat expressed, by a clause Beótaþ hé ꝥ hé wile þá sáula sendan on éce wítu, Bl. H. 95, 3. Hí ongunnon beótian ꝥ hí scoldon hine geniman, Gr. D. 325, 29. ¶ threat inferred from a clause: Hí onbidedon beótra (= beótedra?)

glæd

(adj.)
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glæd, adj.
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D. iii. 60, 8. (3 a) well-disposed towards (wiþ) :-- Mín Drihten hine gedó glædne wið eów Deus meus faciat vobis eum placabilem, Gen. 43, 14. glad on account of a particular circumstance. the circumstance given in the context Heródes geséne ðone Hǽlend

ríd-wíga

Grammar
ríd-wíga, l.
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-wiga