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ge-mǽdan

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Add: pp. ge-mǽd. to make insane Gemǽd amens (puer . . . vertitur in rabiem fraudatus mente sagaci, bacchatur . . . amens, Aid. 176, 17), Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 4: 5, 59. to make foolish Gemǽdid ineptus, Wrt. Voc. ii. in, 70. Gemaeded vanas, 123, 13.

ge-neát-scólu

(n.)
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Ne þorftan þá þegnas in þám þýstran hám, seó geneátscolu . . . tó þám frumgáre . . . wénan, þæt hý in wínsele beágas þégon. Jul. 675-687

fúlnes

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Add: in a physical sense Fúlnes (fúllness, v. l.) fetor, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 619, 20. Þá fúlnesse (fúlnessa, v. l.) fetorem, Sch. 624, 1. Fúlnesse putores, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 63. in a moral sense Fúlnys obscenitas, i. turpitudo, An. Ox. 3674.

gistian

(v.)
Grammar
gistian, p. ode
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To be a guest, be lodged in another's house On wrigylse fiðra þínra ic gystige ( I will lodge? The Latin is exultabo ), Ps. Cam. 62, 8.

hærfest-lic

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On hærfæstlice (árfæstlice, MS. ) tíde (in autumnali tempore, i. e. August 20), fíf dagum ǽr Sc̃e Bartholomeus mæssan (August 25), Guth.

hnutu

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hnutu, gen. dat. hnyte.
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R. 7, 16. the form hnut- is found in many local names: On hnutclyf, C. D. iii. 48, 6. In hnutfen, v. 126, 32. Æt Hnuthyrste, i. 63, 5. On hnutleáge, v. 207, 20. Tó hnutstede, iii. 275, 8. On hnutwíc, 176, 17

wíde

Grammar
wíde, <b>.
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</b> add :-- Swá myccle má hit byþ beswicen in hwylcumhugu ánum þinge, swá myccle hit rúmor and wíddor byþ ábysgod on manegum wísum (quanto latius in miiltis occupatur), Gr. D. 41, 19

hand-plega

(n.)
Grammar
hand-plega, an; m.

Fighting

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Hí nǽfre wyrsan handplegan on Angelcynne ne gemitton ðonne Ulfcytel him tóbrohte they had never had more disastrous fighting in England than in their engagement with Ulfcytel, Chr. 1004; Erl. 138, note 7

heáfod-weard

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-weard, e; f.

A guarding of the [lord's] head, attendance as a guard upon the king.a body-guard

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The word occurs in an enumeration of the services required of the thane and the 'geneat,' Th. i. 432, 8, 17. So in Beowulf it is said of Wiglaf that he 'healdeþ heáfodwearde,' keeps guard over the dead king, Beo. Th. 5811; B. 2909

hearm-loca

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-loca, an; m.

An enclosed place where hurt or affliction is suffered, a prison

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Hé his maguþegne under hearmlocan hǽlo ábeád he announced safety to his servant in prison, Andr. Kmbl. 189; An. 95: 2058; An. 1031: Elen. Kmbl. 1386; El. 695

hlutor-ness

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hlutor-ness, hluttor-ness, e; f.

Clearness, purity

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On hluttornesse and on clǽnnesse in sinceritate, 4, 9; S. 576, 21: 2, 15; S. 518, 30

tó-fleón

(v.)
Grammar
tó-fleón, p. -fleáh, pl. -flugon; pp. -flogen

To flee in different directions,be dispersed in flight,flee away

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To flee in different directions, be dispersed in flight, flee away Gif wæter on eáran swíðe gesigen sý, genim ðysse ylcan wyrte seáw, drýpe on ðæt eáre; sóna hyt tóflýð (-flíhð, MSS. H. B.) the water will run away directly.

tó-hladan

(v.)
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tó-hladan, p. -hlód; pp. -hladen

To disband,disperse

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dispersed in troops, Cd.

ós

(n.)
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Whether ós in the sense of god occurs as an independent word is doubtful.

Linked entry: ésa

wícing

(n.)
Grammar
wícing, es; m.
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Ðý geáre gegaderode ón hlóþ wícenga (-inga, v. l. ), Chr. 879; Erl. 80, 28. Ðá métton hié .xvi. scipu wícenga (-inga, v. l. ), 885; Erl. 82, 28.

Linked entry: scegð-mann

CEREN

(n.)
Grammar
CEREN, cyrin, e; f.

A CHURN

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A CHURN; vas in quo lac agitatur et butyrum cogitur, fidelia, sinum Cyrin sinum, Wrt. Voc. 290, 31

deáþ-drepe

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-drepe, es; m.

Death-stroke letālis ictus

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Death-stroke; letālis ictus Ðý deáþ-drepe in the death-stroke, Cd. 167; Th. 209, 6; Exod. 495

eá-gang

(n.)
Grammar
eá-gang, es; m.

A water-courseflumĭnis cursus

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A water-course; flumĭnis cursus On ðære eágang in the water-course, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 13

ellen-þríst

(adj.)
Grammar
ellen-þríst, adj.

Bold in courage, bold audax

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Bold in courage, bold; audax Ða idesa ellenþríste the bold women. Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 22; Jud. 133

emne-cristen

(n.)
Grammar
emne-cristen, em-cristen, es; m.

A fellow-Christianco-christiānus

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A fellow-Christian; co-christiānus His emnecristen fratrem suum in Christo, L. Ed. C. 36; Wilk. 209, 18

Linked entry: em-cristen