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ge-cláded

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cláded, part.

Clothedcladvestitus

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Clothed, clad; vestitus geségon hine gecláded oððe gegerelad vident illum vestitum, Mk. Skt. Lind. 5, 15

weorþ-mynd

(n.)
Grammar
weorþ-mynd, (-mynt), es; m. : e; f. : -myndu (-o); indecl. f. Honour
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Eodan hié him tógeánes mid blówendum palmtwigum heora siges tó wyorþmyndum, Blickl. Homl. 67, 11. Seó mǽre burh ðe ic geworhte tó wurðmyndum Babylon magna quam ego aedificavi in gloria decoris mei (Dan. 4, 27), Cd. Th. 254, 12 ; Dan. 610.

Linked entry: wirþu

fyren-ligerian

(v.)
Grammar
fyren-ligerian, p. ede; pp. ed

To commit fornicationfornĭcāri

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To commit fornication; fornĭcāri fyrenligeredon on begímingum his fornĭcāti sunt in adinventiōnĭbus suis, Ps. Spl. 105, 36

Linked entry: firen-ligerian

swefel

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Add: — God sende ðá fýr and fúlne swefel him tó and forbærnde ealle, Hml. S. 13, 211

crístnian

(v.)
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cf. crístnung, Þá hǽþenan feóllon tó his cneówum biddende hine ꝥ hé dyde crístene. Hé ne wandode on þám wídgillan felda þá hǽþenan tó cristnigenne . . . ac hé ealle sóna samtingas gecrístnode, Hml. S. 31, 1036

Linked entries: crístian crístnere

hnesce

softtendersoftgentlesofttendergentleeffeminate

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Hwilc sió gecynd sié þæs líchoman, hwæþer hió sié strang þe heard and eáþelíce mæge þá strangan lǽcedómas áberan, þe hió sié hnesce and mearwe and þynne and ne mæge áberan þá lǽcedómas, Lch. ii. 84, 13

fela-fǽcne

(adj.)
Grammar
fela-fǽcne, adj.

Very craftymultĭdŏlōsus

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Very crafty; multĭdŏlōsus Wineleás mon genimeþ him wulfas to geféran felafǽcne deór a friendless man takes wolves for his comrades very crafty animals, Exon. 91 b; Th. 342, 26; Gn. Ex. 148

mód-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
mód-gehygd, es; n.

Thought

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Hine fyrwyt bræc módgehygdum his thoughts were distracted by curiosity. Beo. Th. 471; B. 233

ge-sceran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceran, p. -scer, -scær; pp. -scoren

To cut, cleavesecare, dissecare

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To cut, cleave; secare, dissecare He him on heáfde helm gescer he clave the helmet on his head, Beo. Th. 5939; B. 2973. Helm gescær he cut the helmet, 3057; B. 1526

ed-gift

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Hé bæd ꝥ hé him geþingude wiþ Eádgife his bóca edgift requisivit ut pro eo me (Eádgifu) rogaret quatinus ei redderem libros terrarum suarum, Cht. Th. 202, 33. Cf. ǽ-gift. Add

god-dohtor

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'Ic þé wille biddan, Sum geréfman wǽre þára þe onfénge ánum mægdene æt fullwihte ... hé bæd þá ylcan his goddohter, ꝥ heó mid him þá niht wunode, Gr. D. 308, 17. Add

Linked entry: dohtor

symbelness

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Hit wæs þæs abbodes hádingdæg. Þá sende hé ánne bróðor tó Pafnuntię and laþode hine tó þǽre symbelnysse, 33, 61

efne

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efne, <b>. I 3.</b>
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Ðá land dǽlan him betweónan swá hig efnost magon, C.D. vi. 147, 19. <b>II 2.</b> add :-- For hwon ... búton efne for þon ..., Shrn. 133, 9. Add

þeód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-scipe, es; m.
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léton ealles ðeódscipes geswincg forwurðan, Chr. 1009; Erl. 142, 12: 1048; Erl. 178, 23. An hé ( king Eadred ) his sáwla tó anliésnesse, and his ðeódscipe tó þearfe sixtýne hund punda, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 75, 1.

Linked entry: leód-scipe

á-búgan

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Ðá ábeáh seó módor tó hire bearne, 25, 174. Hwæþer þé of móde ábeáh has it escaped your memory?, Gr. D. 40, 24. (1a) where motion indicates reverence :-- on cneówum ábúgað tó his dǽdum bánum, Chr. 979; P. 123, 27 : Hy. 7, 10.

un-gesceádwísness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gesceádwísness, e; f.

Unreasonablenessfoolishness

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hwí geþafiaþ ðæt bióð dysige? hwí nyllaþ spyrigan æfter cræftum and æfter wísdóme? quid enervatius ignorantiae caecitate? an sectanda noverunt? Bt. 36, 6; Fox 180, 31, 35.

Linked entry: ge-sceádwísness

fylgean

to follow to pursueto followproceed alongto follow to followto followto followdevote one's self to, diligently attend to. to attend toto accommodate one's self to the will of another, yield to a thingobsequito try to gain to follow, do what has already been done by anotherto happen or come at a later time

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Ne forléton nó ꝥ gecyndelice gód; ac simle him wolde ꝥ fylgean, 27, 3; F. 100, 7. marking pursuit, attack Felð persequitur (malum peccatores ), Kent.

wreþian

(v.)
Grammar
wreþian, p.ede; pp. ed

To propstaysupportsustain

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His ða untruman limo mid his cricce wreðiende imbecilles artus baculo sustentans, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 28. Biþ seó módor wundrum wreþed, Exon. Th. 492, 15; Rä. 81, 16

Linked entry: wræpian

ge-win

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him andlifene and áre forgeáfon for heora gewinne ut militantibus debita stipendia conferrent, Bd. 1, 15; Sch. 41, 13.

on-findan

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Hé þóhte his sunu tó beswícanne . . . þá hit se sunu anfunde, 6, 30; S. 282, 10: 12. Se cyning ðæt anfunde, þæt him mon geswicen hæfde, 1, 12; 8. 52, 6. with clause Hé anfunde þæt þæt cúþ wæs, Ors. 4, 5 ; S. 166, 30: 6, 33; S. 288, 15.