á-bisgian
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Gif ðín willa bið gelóme ábysgod on Godes herungum, 40, 8.
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ge-swícan
To leave off ⬩ desist ⬩ stop ⬩ cease ⬩ rest from ⬩ turn from ⬩ withdraw ⬩ relinquish ⬩ fail ⬩ deceive ⬩ betray ⬩ intermittere ⬩ desistere ⬩ cessare ⬩ quiescere ⬩ requiescere ⬩ deserere ⬩ discedere ⬩ relinquere ⬩ deficere ⬩ fallere ⬩ prodere ⬩ with the genitive ⬩ with the dative
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Gif ðú unrǽdes ne geswícest if thou cease not from evil counsel, Exon. 67 b; Th. 250, 1; Jul. 120. Gif we ðæs unrihtes geswícaþ if we cease from evil, Elen. Kmbl. 1030; El. 516.
ge-ándagian
To appoint a day or term ⬩ diem dīcĕre
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To appoint a day or term; diem dīcĕre Ðæt he him geándagode of ðam folclande that he should give him a term respecting the folk-land, L. Ed. 2; Th. i. 160, 12
god-sǽd
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The fear of God, piety Æþele cnihtas and ǽfæste ginge and góde in godsǽde noble youths and pious, young and good in the fear of God, Cd. 176; Th. 221, 19; Dan. 90
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ge-líhtan
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Add: to make light, give light to. Take here <b>ge-lýhtan</b> in Dict. to be or become light, to shine Giléhta luceat, Rtl. 37, 29 : 173, 41
ge-sprec
The power of speech
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The power of speech He him sealde monnes gesprec he should give him human speech, Shrn. 76, 23. Sealde he dumbum gesprec he gave speech to the dumb, Andr. Kmbl. 1153; An. 577
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teóðung
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Gif hwá teóðinge forhealde, and hé sí cyninges þegn, gilde .x. healfmearc, landágende .v. healfmearc, ceorl .xii. ór, L. N. P. L. 60; Th. ii. 300, 9. Be teóðungum.
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LIFIAN
To LIVE
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Gif seó upplíce árfæstnys mé ǽnig fæc tó lifianne forgifan wylle, Bd. 3, 13; S. 538. 31. Ic symle tilode tó lifigenne tó ðínes múþes bebode, 4, 29; S. 607, 28. On dwolan lifigende, 2, 15; S. 518, 42.
ge-þingian
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Add: to try to get favourable terms for a person, intercede, mediate. absolute Gehwylces mannes dǽda clypiað tó Gode and gewrégað oþþe geþingiað, Scrd. 20, 38. to intercede for a person Gif hwelc monn cymð, and bitt úrne hwelcne ðæt wé hine lǽden tó
dón
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Gif Ænglisc man Deniscne ofsleá, gylde hine mid .xxx. pundum, and dó se Denisca þone Engliscan eal swá gif hine ofsleá, Ll. Th. i. 286, 23. v. wel-, yfel-dón; riht-, unriht-, wel-, yfel-dónde
dǽd-bétan
To make amends, give satisfaction, to be penitent, to repent ⬩ maleficium compensare, malum bono pensāre, pœnitere
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Ðæt he sealde sóðe gebýsnunge eallum dǽdbétendum, ðe to Drihtene gecyrraþ that he should give a true example to all, who shall turn to the Lord by doing amend deeds, Ælfc. T. 38, 4
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þweor-tíme
given to opposition ⬩ contentious ⬩ given to evil ⬩ wicked ⬩ depraved
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given to opposition, contentious. Similar entries v. þweorh, II Ðone réþan, ðe biþ þweortéme, ðú scealt hátan hund, nallas mann ferox, atque inquies linguam litigiis exercet?
bóc-scyld
A beechen shield ⬩ fagineum scutum
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[bóc a beech-tree, scyld a shield] A beechen shield; fagineum scutum Ic ge-an [MS. geann] Siferþe mínes bócscyldes I give to Siferth my beechen shield, Th. Diplm. A. D. 938; 561, 5
un-gewuna
Unaccustomed ⬩ unused
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Ger. un-giwon inusitatus, insolens, novus.]
cunning
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Cri. 198, given under cunnan) ðá unclǽnlico gifliǽ uni thoro juncta contactus inlicitorum fugat, Rtl. 110, 1
god-sǽd
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In Dan. 901 the same meaning seems to be intended as in 89: ginge and góde = æðele cnihtas and in godǽde (among the children of God ?) = ǽfæste
geár-torht
Yearly bright ⬩ every year glorious ⬩ quotannis splendĭdus
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Yearly bright, every year glorious; quotannis splendĭdus Ðá him wæstmas brohte, geártorhte gife, gréne folde when the green earth should bring fruits to him, yearly-bright gifts, Cd. 76; Th. 94, 13; Gen. 1561
blíþs
Joy, gladness ⬩ lætitia
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Sæle blídse me give me joy, 50, 99; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 99
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crístnung
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performing the ritual that precedes baptism. v. crístnian, baptizing Pápa gesette . . . ꝥ þæs Hálgan Gástes þénung wǽre in þǽre gife þæs fulluhtes, nalæs þæs mannes in crístnunge ( in baptizando ), Ll. Th. ii. 140, 17
fæderen-feoh
dowry
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Property given by the father to the daughter on her marriage, dowry (cf. quicquid de sede paterna secum attulit, lex alam, 55. v. Grmm. R. A. 429) Fædrenfeoh dos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 80
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