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hwéne

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Add: Almost always with comparatives. with adj. Syxtig míla brád, oþþe hwéne brádre, Ors. 1, 1; S. 18, 31. Sió lyft bioþ hwéne hnescran gecynde, Bt. 34, 11; F. 150, 27. with adv. Þæt is tó heriaune hwéne rihtlícor, Bt. 14, 3; F. 46, 13.

gold-hroden

(adj.)
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gold-hroden, adj.
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Adorned with gold Cwén goldhroden the queen adorned with gold, Beo. Th. 1232; B. 614: 1285; B. 640: 3900; B. 1948: 4054; B. 2025: Exon. 86 a; Th. 324, 29; Víd. 102

ge-fæstlíce

(adv.)
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ge-fæstlíce, adv.
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with certainty Ic his nát náht gefæstlíce nihil abs te dictum est quod me scire audeam dicere, Solil. H. 32, 9. firmly, with constancy Gelýf gefæstlíce Gode constanter Deo crede, 53. 12

ge-wyrmsed

(adj.)
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ge-wyrmsed, ge-wyrsmed; adj.
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Lǽcedómas wiþ þǽre lifre wunde þonne se swile gewyrsmed tóbyrst, Lch. ii. 202, 14. Wiþ innan gewyrs-medum geswelle, 6, 27 : 72, 21

Linked entries: wyrmsan ge-wyrsmed

ge-wenian

(v.)
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</b> with complementary adjective, to make tame :-- Wudufuglas wel átemede þeáh heora láreówas him biódan þá ilcan mettas ðe hí ǽr tame mid gewenedon (with which they made them tame.

cépan

(v.)
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Add: to observe, notice. with acc. Zachéus cépte þæs Hǽlendes fær, Hml. Th. i. 580, 28. with clause Sé ðe his feóndum ofer sumne weall ætfleón wile, ðonne cépð hé hwǽr se weall unhéhst sý, Hml. Th. i. 484, 10.

be-hlǽman

(v.)

to overwhelm with noise ⬩ strepitu obruere

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to overwhelm with noise; strepitu obruere

syflan

(v.)
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syflan, p. de; pp. ed
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To provide with sufel, q. v

lǽdness

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Add: v. onwegá-lǽdness, wiþ-lǽdness

rǽde

(adj.)
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rǽde, adj.
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Add: v. íþ-, twi-, wiþ-rǽde

feorh-eácen

(v.; part.)
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feorh-eácen, part.

Endued with life ⬩ living ⬩ vītâ auctus ⬩ vīvens

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Endued with life, living; vītâ auctus, vīvens Feorheáceno cynn inc hýrað eall all races endued with life shall obey you two, Cd. 10; Th. 13, 17; Gen. 204

gilp-hlæden

(v.; part.)
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gilp-hlæden, part. p.

Vaunt-lade

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Vaunt-laden Cyninges þegn gums gilp-hlæden gidda gemyndig a king's thane, a man filled with lofty themes, with memory rich in songs, Beo. Th. 1740; B. 868

coerin

(n.)

boiled wine

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boiled wine Cot. 61

feld-wurma

(n.)

the plant wild marjoram

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the plant wild marjoram

ge-monnad

manned, supplied with men

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manned, supplied with men

á-blend

(adj.)
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efn-

(prefix)
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For compounds with efn-

ge-limpwíse

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Dele. l. gelimp, wíse

-lendan

(v.; suffix)
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to endow with land

leód-wita

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Add: cf. þeód-wita

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