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mete-gearwa

(n.)
Grammar
mete-gearwa, pl. f.

Preparations of food

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Preparations of food Óðre hwǽtene (MS. wætan) metegearwa sint tó forbeódanne other preparations of wheaten food are to be forbidden, L. M. 2, 23; Lchdm. ii. 210, 26

níd-gedál

(n.)
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níd-gedál, es; n.

An inevitable partingthe parting of body and soul

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An inevitable parting, the parting of body and soul Nis nú swíðe feor ðam ýtemestan endedógor nýdgedáles, Exon. Th. 172, 9; Gú. 1141. Se Dryhtnes dóm wísade tó ðam nýhstan nýdgedále, 129, 5; Gú. 416. Þurh nýdgedál, 158, 9; Gú. 906

Linked entry: níd-faru

gelp-ness

Similar entry: gilp-ness

bi-geng

(n.)
Grammar
bi-geng, es; m.

Observation, worship, servicecultus

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Observation, worship, service; cultus Bigeng cultus, Ælfc. Gr. 11; Som. 15, 18, MSS. C. D. He bæd híg ðá georne, ðæt híg búgan ne sceoldon fram Godes bigengum he bade them then earnestly, that they should not decline from the services of God, Jos. 23

big-geng

(n.)

observation, worshipcultus

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observation, worship; cultus Biggeng [MS. biggend] cultus, Ælfc. Gr. 11; Som. 15, 18

gebeár-scipe

(n.)

a feast

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a feast, Lk. Skt. Lind. 9, 14

gebúr-gerihta

(n.)
Grammar
gebúr-gerihta, pl. n.

A boor's or farmer's rights or duescĕlōni consuetūdĭnes

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A boor's or farmer's rights or dues; cĕlōni consuetūdĭnes Gebúrgerihta sýn mislíce, gehwár hý sýn hefige, gehwár eác medeme geburi consuetudines inveniuntur multimode, et ubi sunt onerose et ubi sunt levioris aut medie, Th. i. 434, 4

gefér-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
gefér-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To keep company or fellowshipaccompanyassociateassŏciāre

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To keep company or fellowship, accompany, associate; assŏciāre Ic geférlǽce associo? Ælfc. Gr. 30, 5; Som. 34, 51. He hí geférlǽcþ on ánnysse his gelaðunge he associates them in the unity of his church, Homl. Th. i. 496, 24. He biþ gemǽnscipe ðære hálgan

ge-gealt

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gealt, = ge-healt.
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Deut. 7, 12

gegn-slege

(n.)
Grammar
gegn-slege, es; m.

A striking back againexchange of blowsbattle

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A striking back again, exchange of blows, battle, Andr. Kmbl. 2711; An. 1358

gelp-scaða

(n.)
Grammar
gelp-scaða, an; m.

A boastful foe

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A boastful foe Ðone gelpscaðan ríces berǽdan to deprive that boastful foe of his power, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 99; Met. 9, 49

géme-leáslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
géme-leáslíce, adv.

Negligentlyneglĭgenter

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Negligently; neglĭgenter For hwon sǽdest ðú Ecgbyrhte swá gémeleáslíce and swá wlætlíce ða þing ðe ic ðé bebeád him to secganne quāre tam neglĭgenter ac tĕpĭde dixisti Ecgbercto quæ tibi dīcenda præcēpi? Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 9. Ða ðe unwærlíce and gémeleáslíce

þeóden-gedál

(n.)
Grammar
þeóden-gedál, es, n.
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The separation from a lord by his death Ellen biþ sélast ðam ðe sceal dreógan dryhtenbealu, behycgan þeódengedál ... se wát his sincgiefan holdne biheledne, Exon. Th. 183, 8; Gú. 1324

eald-gefá

(n.)
Grammar
eald-gefá, an; m.
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An old foe Métte hiene his ealdgefána sum and hiene ofstang, Ors. 3, 7; S. 118, 34

freóls-gefa

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gegaf-sprǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
gegaf-sprǽce, adj.
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Given to buffoonery, scurrilous Hé wæs gegaf-sprǽce (cf. nunquam se ad sanctae conversations habitum venire, jurando, irascendo, deridendo testabatur, Gr. D. bk. 4, c. 38), Hml. Th. i. 534. 2

Linked entry: ge-gaf

ge-geng

(n.)
Grammar
ge-geng, e; f.
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A body of fellow-travellers, a company Seó sǽ ádrencte Pharaonem and ealle his gegenge . . . Críst deófol silfne besencte and ealle his gegenge, Btwk. 196, 4, 8. v. ge-genge; n

Linked entry: -geng

gehát-land

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Gelǽddum his folce tó þám gehátlande perducto ad terram repromissionis populo, Gr. D. 204, 12. Add

Linked entry: behát-land

gebúr-land

(n.)
Grammar
gebúr-land, es; n.
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Land occupied by gebúras Ðis sindon þá land-gemǽro þæs gebúrlandes (þǽsse búrlandes, C.D. v. 401, 34) tó Abbendúne, C.D.B. iii. 201, 14

Linked entry: bur-land

hlinc-gelád

(n.)
Grammar
hlinc-gelád, es; n.
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A watercourse on a slope (?). The word occurs as a place-name Ðis sind ðá landgemǽru tó Hlincgeláde (cf. quoddam ruris praediolum . . . eni solicolae antiquum indiderunt uocabulum æt Lhincgelade, 78, 21), C. D. vi. 79, 4

Linked entry: ge-lád