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ge-niman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-niman, -nyman, -nioman; he -nimeþ, -nimþ; p. -nam, -nom , pl. -námon, -nómon; imp. -nim, pl. -nimaþ; subj. p. -náme, pl. -námen; pp. -numen

To take, take up, take away, assume, receive, accept, obtain, comprehend, enter into ⬩ sūmĕre, tollĕre, auferre, assūmĕre, accĭpĕre, nancisci, comprehendĕre, inīre

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To take, take up, take away, assume, receive, accept, obtain, comprehend, enter into; sūmĕre, tollĕre, auferre, assūmĕre, accĭpĕre, nancisci, comprehendĕre, inīre Forlǽt mec englas geniman on ðínne neáwest let angels take me into thy presence, Exon.

Linked entries: aweg-geniman ge-namne ge-nioman ge-nyman

scipe

(n.)
Grammar
scipe, es; m.
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[Hi nolleþ paye þet hi ssolle, and hi ofhealdeþ þe ssepes of ham þet doþ hare niedes, Ayenb. 39, 5 (the word occurs several times in this work). Withholdyng or abrigging of the schipe or the hyre or the wages of servauntes, Chauc. Persones T.

réðness

(n.)
Grammar
réðness, -e; f.

Fierceness ⬩ rage ⬩ cruelty ⬩ severity. ⬩ ferocitas ⬩ austeritas ⬩ feritas, i. crudelitas, inclementia, duritia ⬩ furor ⬩ feria, insania ⬩ savageness ⬩ fierceness ⬩ ferocity ⬩ harshness ⬩ severity

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Ðonne sió lár wint on réðnesse suíður ðonne mon niéde scyle cum sese increpatio, plus quam necesse est in asperitatem pertrahit, 21, 7; Swt. 167, 8

líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
líhtan, p. te

To shine ⬩ lighten

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Swá swá ðæt leóhtfæt liéht on nieht úrum eágum, ðætte ða gewritu on dog liéhten úrum móde, Past. 48, 1; Swt. 365, 15. Líhteþ luceat, Ps. Surt. ii. 202, 11: Exon. 64 a; Th. 237, 9; Ph. 587.

Linked entries: a-líhtan leóhtan léhtan leóhtan leóhtian leóhtian lýhtan

ge-þryccan

(v.)
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Hié hié selfe niédað tó healdonne ungemetlice swiggean and for ðǽm bióð swíðe geðrycte illos violenta custodia indiscreti silentii angustat, Past. 270, 17.

sweor

(n.)
Grammar
sweor, swer, swyr, es; m. f.
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Mid ðý fýrenan sweore on nieht and on dæg mid ðý sweore ðæs wolcnes, Past. 41, 5; Swt. 304, 7. On swere (swiorum, MS. T.) in columna (nubis ), Ps. Spl. 98, 7. Þurh wolcnes swyr, Ps. Th. 98, 7.

Linked entries: swer swyr

hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
hreósan, p. hreás; pl. hruron; pp. hroren

To fall ⬩ fall down ⬩ ruere ⬩ corruere

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Hió is má hreósende for ealddóme ðonne of ǽniges cyninges niéde magis imbecillitate propriæ senectutis quam alienis concussæ viribus contremiscunt, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 76, 2.

Linked entries: hrurol hreósende hrést ge-hríst

ge-

(prefix)
Grammar
ge-, Both ge- and gi- are used in the oldest glossaries: e. g. on
  • p. 48 of O. E. T.
nine words with the prefix occur; in four cases both the Epinal and Erfurt glosses have gi-, in one they have ge-, in two the Epinal has ge- where the Erfurt has gi-, and in two the Epinal has gi- where the other has ge-. In each case the
  • Corpus Gloss.
has ge-. In this glossary, however, gi- is found, e. g. gi-brec,
  • 2152
, and in later glossaries also, e. g. gi-mynd,
  • Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 73.
Besides the forms given may be noted ga-eddun,
  • Erf. 75
; gy-byrdid,
  • Ep. 228.
In the
  • Durham Ritual
the regular form is gi-.
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gímen

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Ðonne hé gebint hine selfne tó óðrum menn mid his wordum ðæt hé sceal niéde ðá giémenne and ðá geornfulnesse ymb ðone habban ðe he ǽr ne ðorfte, Past. 193, 9. <b>I a.</b> of medical care.

on-fón

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Hié Godes yrre habban sceoldon, þone nearwan nið niéde onfón, Gen. 697. Ic tó fela hæbbe bealwa onfongen, Cri. 182. add: to take with the hands what is offered Heó ( Eve ) æt þám láðan onféng deáðes beámes wæstm, Gen. 592.

ge-tácnian

(v.)
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Getác[niende] obumbrans, Hpt. Gl. 525, 59. þurh þæt lamb hé wæs getácnud (figura-batur). An. Ox. 40, 31. to indicate figuratively what is future, betoken, portend, be a prognostic of Ic getácnie portendo, An. Ox. 18 b, 69.

gildan

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Þá norðmonnum niéde sceoldon gombon gieldan and gafol sellan, Gen. 1978. Gyldan, B. II. to pay a legal exaction (wergild, wíte, &amp;c.) Mana þone þæs ángyldes; gif hé næbbe, gyld (gild, v. l. ) þú ꝥ ángylde. Ll. Th. i. 116, II.

sellan

(v.)
Grammar
sellan, sillan, sylian; p. salde, sealde; pp. sald, seald
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Norþmonnum niéde sceoldon gombon gieldan and gafol sellan, Cd. Th. 119, 12; Gen. 1978. Gafol syllan, Chr. 1006; Ell. 141, 10. Hí willaþ eów tó gafole gáras syllan, Byrht. Th. 133, 7; By. 46. Hié næfdan for him lamb tó syllenne, Blickl.

Linked entries: seald sillan syllan a-sellan feoh

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan, &nbsp;sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Hé tó foo gif hé niéde sciele coactus ad regimen veniat, Past. 9; Swt. 59, 9. to be obliged, must, shall because from the conditions or nature of a case no alternative is admissible, because a conclusion is inevitable Gif ðæt wíf nele hider tó lande

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

ni-wiht

(pronoun.)

nothing

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nothing Tó niwihte ad nihilum, Ps. Surt. 59, 14

ní-

(prefix)

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