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ge-treówlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-treówlíc, adj.

Faithful ⬩ fĭdēlis

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Us is swíðe uncúþ hwæt úre yrfeweardas getreówlíces dón willon æfter úrum lífe it is quite unknown to us how faithfully our heirs will act after our life, Blickl. Homl. 51, 36

þorf-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
þorf-leás, adj.
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Lind. 25, 30. Ðor[f]leáse ł sum óðer gefeóllon néh strǽt quaedam ceciderunt secus viam, 13, 4. Esnas ðor[f]leáse (-leóse, Rush.) wé sindon servi inutiles sumus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 17, 10. Cf. þearf-leás, and preceding word

géman

(v.)
Grammar
géman, p. de; pp. ed
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Lind. 8, 7 : Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 9. Nallaþ gie géma nolite solliciti esse, 12, 11. Ne gémes ðú non curas, Mk. Skt. Lind. 12, 14. Gémende solliciti, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 25

Linked entry: GÝMAN

meord

(n.)
Grammar
meord, meorð, meard, e; f.

Reward ⬩ pay

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Lind.) merces, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 12. Leán ł mearde mercedem, 6, 2; (meard, Lind.), 10, 41. Geld him meard redde illis mercedem, Lind. 20, 8. Meorde (mearda, Lind.) onfóeþ mercedem accipit, Jn. Skt.

Linked entries: meard méd

ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, l. ge-lógian,
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E. 230, 9. to arrange a course of action, order one's conversation, regulate Hé his líf gelógað mid wísdóme, Wlfst. 52, 24. Þ ðú gelógie þín líf on eádmódnysse, Hml. A. 10, 263. Þ úre líf beó swá gelógod ꝥ úre ende geendige on God, Hml.

aldor-leás

(adj.)

deprived of parents ⬩ orphanus

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Lind. War. 14, 18. Aldorleás [MS. aldoras], Beo. Th. 30; B. 15

éd-módian

(v.)
Grammar
éd-módian, -módigan; p. ode; pp. od

To be humble, to obey ⬩ obēdīre

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Lind. War. 1. 27

FYRST

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
FYRST, first, fyrest; adj.

FIRST ⬩ prīmus

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FIRST; prīmus Fyrst ferhþ-bana the first life-destroyer, Cd. 162; Th. 203, 5; Exod. 399

Linked entries: first fyrest

lustgeorn-ness

(n.)
Grammar
lustgeorn-ness, e; f.

Desire ⬩ concupiscence

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Lind. 4, 19

neáwung

(n.)
Grammar
neáwung, e; f.

Nearness ⬩ coming near

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Lind. 13, 28

ge-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-slítan, p. -slát; pp. -sliten
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Lind. 8, 29

ge-þeód

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeód, part. p.
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Lind. 21, 24. Fore geþeádum pro captivis, Rtl. 177, 19

Linked entry: ge-þeád

wín-trog

(n.)
Grammar
wín-trog, es; m.
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Lind. 21, 33

cranc-stæf

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Substitute: A crank Crancstæf ( in a list of weaving implements ), Angl. ix. 263, 14. Cf. crencestre

wǽdling

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdling, (= wǽdl-ling ?), es; m.
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A needy person Wǽdlinge (-lingc ?) ic earn egens sum ego, Ps. Vos. 87, 16. v. (?) sedling

winter-hús

(n.)
Grammar
winter-hús, es; n.
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A winter-house, house to live in in winter Winterhús and sumorhús, Hml. S. 36, 98

an-hebban

(v.)
Grammar
an-hebban, -hæbban; p. -hóf, pl. -hófon; pp. -hafen

To heave up ⬩ lift up ⬩ exalt ⬩ raise up ⬩ take away ⬩ remove ⬩ elevare ⬩ erigere ⬩ exaltare ⬩ sublimare ⬩ attollere ⬩ auferre

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To heave up, lift up, exalt, raise up, take away, remove; elevare, erigere, exaltare, sublimare, attollere, auferre Ðæt ðúðé ne anhebbe on ofermetto that thou lift not up thyself with arrogance, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 34.

Linked entry: an-hafen

ge-wuna

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wuna, indecl. adj.

Accustomed

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Lind. 10, 1. Gewuna wæs se groefa consueverat præses, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 15: Cd. 166; Th. 207, 27; Gen. 473

hlot

(n.)
Grammar
hlot, es; n.
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Lind. 15, 24. Hlott ł tán, Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 24. Æfter gewunan ðæs sacerdhádes hlotes secundum consuetudinem sacerdoti sorte, Lk. Skt. 1, 9. Sel mé dǽl ł hlodd [hlott, Rush.] striónes da mihi portionem substantiæ, Lind. 15, 12.

Linked entries: hlét hlodd hlyt

ge-tǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tǽlan, -télan; p. ede; pp. ed
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Lind. 20, 26. Óðerne getéleþ alterum contemnet, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 24. Nǽfre getéldon gé ða unsuinnigo numquam condemnassetis innocentes, 12, 7. Ðætte hé getéldon him ut accusarent eum, 10: Mk. Skt. Lind. 3, 2.

Linked entry: ge-télan

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