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blíþe

(adj.)

cheerful ⬩ gentle

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.) :-- Gehwylc sý blýðe þæs þe him æt his cyrcan cume, Ll. Th. ii. 410, 34. Gehýrdon gehwilce hálige englas singan, blíðe þæs hálgan tócymes, Hml.

ge-girela

(n.)
Grammar
ge-girela, an; m.: <b>ge-girelu,</b> e; pl. n. ge-girele, ge-girela; gen. ge-girela; f.
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., and add: in a collective sense, apparel, clothing, raiment Of þám unmetta and þám ungemetlican gegerelan . . . onwæcnaþ sió wóde þrág þǽre wrǽnnesse, Bt. 37, 1; F. 186, 16.

Linked entry: ge-gerela

ge-lettan

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.) :-- Ne gelette ús þæs síðes se feónd, Wlfst. 252, 16. <b>I b.

ge-strangian

(v.)
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Þæt mægen þǽra synfulra byð forbrocen, ac Drihten gestrangað (confirmat) þá rihtwísan. Ps. Th. 36, 16. Þú mé gestrangodest beforan þínre ansýne, 40, 12. Ne bið gestrangad non roborabitur (homo ex impietate), Kent. Gl. 393.

þreágan

(v.)
Grammar
þreágan, þreán, and þreáwian (v. þreápian); p. þreáde [in Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 7 a form occurs that might be a strong past of þreán, on the analogy of þweán, sleán Ðæt gewit wæs swíþe sorgiende for ðám ermþum ðe hí ðrógan; cf. the rendering of the same passage in the metres: Ðæt mód wæs swíðe sorgum gebunden for ðǽm earfoþum ðe him on sǽton,
  • Met. 26, 97.
But, perhaps, drugon should be read, as, Latin is:]; pp. þreád.

to reprove ⬩ rebuke ⬩ reproach ⬩ to punish one who deserves punishment ⬩ to chastise by way of discipline, with a view to amend ⬩ to chasten ⬩ correct ⬩ to torture ⬩ torment ⬩ afflict ⬩ distress ⬩ vex ⬩ oppress

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to reprove, rebuke, reproach Ic hine þreáge (ðreá, Lind.: ðriá, Rush.) and forlǽte corripiam illum et dimittam, Lk. Skt. 23, 22. Ne þreáge (drégu, Surt.: þreá, Spl. C.: þrǽwie, Spl. T.) ic eów non arguam te, Ps. Th. 49, 9. Þreáge (ðréu, Surt.: ðreáge

Linked entries: þreán þreiga ðrogan

þegen-gilde

(n.)
Grammar
þegen-gilde, es; n.
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The wergild for a thane Gyf þrǽl þegen fullíce áfylle, licge ǽgylde; and gyf se þegen þæne þrǽl, ðe hé ǽr áhte, fullíce áfylle, gylde þegengylde, Wulfst. 162, 10

á-fúlian

(v.)
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Þæt oreð stincð and áfúlað, Wlfst. 148, 7: Bl. H. 101, 3. ꝥ Þá áfúlode hé swá ðæt nǽnig nion ne meahte áræfnan þone stenc, Shrn. in, 24. Áfúlie squalescat, sordescat , An. Ox. 586. Áfúliendum líchaman hí for-wurdon. Gr. D. 207, 17.

ár-weorþ

Grammar
ár-weorþ, -wierþe (u, y).
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Þæt árwyrðe weófod, 207, 15. Móder árwyrðe mater honorificata, Rtl. 45, 25: veneranda, 66, 21. Árweorðra (-wierð-, v. l. ) monna mód, Past. 128, 25. Hé geceás árwurðe weras electis viris strenuis, Ex. 18, 25. Árwyrþran prestantiorem, An. Ox. 1112.

be-willan

(v.)
Grammar
be-willan, p. de
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Wylle oþ sié twǽde bewylled þæs wóses, ii. 38, 11. Wylle on cetele oþ ꝥ se wǽ. a sié twǽde on bewylled, 332, 17: 966, 31. Gewyrce gemilscade drincan, ꝥ is micel dǽl bewylledes wǽteres on huniges gódum dǽle, 202, 27

Linked entry: willan

bridel

Grammar
bridel, l. brídel (from brigdel),
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Þæt wíf sceolde him tógeánes gán and his brídel onfón, ii. 142, 18. Lupatis brídlum frænis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 61. Ísenum brídlum ferratis saliuaribus, An. Ox. 2188. substitute for first instance and add:

cwician

(v.)
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Þǽre sáwle mægen cwicaþ þone líchoman, Gr. D. 268, 18

fæt-fellere

(n.)
Grammar
fæt-fellere, fæt-fyllere, es; m.
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Þá gebígde hé þæs fætfylleres (fylleres, v. l.) mód tó þon ꝥ hé gemengde áttor tó ðæs wínes drynce cum vini fusoris ejus animum corrupisset, ut mixtum vino veneni ei poculum praeberet, Gr. D. 186, 19. Gelǽste man Ægelríce pund míre fætfylre, Cht.

Linked entry: fyllere

frum-cenned

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Dele last passage, and add: first-born Næs þæt cild for ðí gecweden hire frumcennede cild swilce heó óðer ácende, ac for ðí þe Críst is frumcenned of manegum gástlicum gebróðrum, Hml. Th. i. 34, 24.

gemót-stów

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See first passage under gemót-hús. a place where a law-court is held Hé hæfde áne gemótstówe gecweden ymb sume neódþearfe þæs mynstres erat pro utilitate monasterii causa constituta, Gr. D. 21, l

ge-célan

Grammar
ge-célan, [The passage in I is from Lch. i. 146, 14.]
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Þæt hé hys ( Dives ) þurst myd þí gecélde, Solil. H. 67, 30. Ðæt ic sié gecoeled ut refrigerer, Ps. Srt. 38, 14. [O.H. Ger. ge-kuolen refrigerare.] See ge-cǽlan. Add

ge-þring

Grammar
ge-þring, ge-þryng.
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Mín líchama wæs swíðe geswenced for þám nýde þæs geþringes, Hml. S. 23 b, 421. Ealle ðá gehýrdon þe ðǽr æt wǽron ... on ðám egeslican geþryngce ðá man þá martyras cwylmde, 23, 92. Add

gyru

(n.)
Grammar
gyru, (?), gen. <b>gyrwe;</b> f.
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. ¶ giving rise to a local name :-- Æt wire múðan and be Tínan þǽre eá, on ðǽre stówe þe is gecýged on Gyrwum ( in loco, oni uocatur In Gyruum (Yarrow)), Bd. 5, 21; Sch. 677, 12

Linked entry: Gyrwas

niþer

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Wearþ hine niðer on þæt nióbedd, Gen. 343. Niðer under næssas, Sat. 31. Sé sceal heán wesan niðer gebíged, Mód. 55. Funde þreó róda under neólum niðer næsse gehýdde, El. 832. Add

orþung

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Orþunga halitus, 402, 77. inspiration of a spirit Þurh orðunge þæs Hálgan Gástes, Hml. Th. ii. 524, 12. See preceding word

sprengan

Grammar
sprengan, <b>II a.</b>
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</b> add :-- 'Gang hrædlíce and spreng (stregd, v. l.) þis wæter ofer þæs licgendan líchaman'. . . Se diácon ꝥ gebletsode waster sprengde (stregde, v. l.) ofer his lima 'vade citius, et aquam super jacentis corpus projice' . . .

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