fóre-gísel
A foremost hostage ⬩ principal or eminent hostage ⬩ præstans vel electus obses
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A foremost hostage, principal or eminent hostage; præstans vel electus obses Salde se here him fóregíslas and micle áþas the army gave him eminent hostages with great oaths, Chr. 878; Erl. 80, 16: 877; Erl. 79, 24.
fore-þingung
A pleading for anyone ⬩ intercession ⬩ intercessio
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Mid gódum foreþingungum with good intercessions, Bd. 4, 3; S. 568, 21, note, MS. Ca.; Rtl. 49, 34
freoðu-webbe
A peace-weaver ⬩ woman ⬩ pācis textrix ⬩ conciliatrix ⬩ mŭlier
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Widsíþ mid Ealhhilde, fǽlre freoðuwebban, hám gesóhte Eormanríces Widsith with Ealhild, faithful peace-weaver, sought the home of Ermanric, Exon. 84 b; Th. 319, 2; Wíd. 6. v. Grm. And. u. El. 144
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íren
iron
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Mid írenum gyrdum with iron rods, 115, 24 : Salm. Kmbl. 55; Sal. 28 : 942 ; Sal. 470. Scyttelas ýrenne hé forbræc vectes ferreos confregit, Ps. Spl. 106, 16
meahte-líce
Mightily ⬩ powerfully ⬩ with power ⬩ in power
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Mightily, powerfully, with power, in power Mihtelíce potenter, Hy. Surt. 26, 4. Myhtylíce potentialiter, 29, 11. Mihtlýce potenter, 49, 19.
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ge-werian
To put on ⬩ cover ⬩ clothe ⬩ induĕre ⬩ vestīre
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Gewered mid wæstme covered with fruit. Cd. 23; Th. 30, 5; Gen. 462. In hwítum hræglum gewerede englas ne óþeówdun angels appeared not clad in white robes, Exon. 14 a; Th. 28, 16; Cri. 447: 15 b; Th. 35, 3; Cri. 552
græfa
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The word may be of Celtic origin, and so may be compared with Old French grave, of which gravel is a diminutive. Celtic forms are Bret. grouan gravel: Corn. grow gravel, sand: W. gro pebbles
ge-fyrþran
To further ⬩ advance ⬩ promote ⬩ improve ⬩ promovere ⬩ prosperare
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Ánrǽd oretta elne gefyrþred the steadfast champion advanced with valour, Andr. Kmbl. 1966; An. 985. Ic ðé gefyrþrede I improved thee, Bt. 8; Fox 24, 29
ge-leánian
To reward ⬩ repay ⬩ recompense ⬩ reddĕre ⬩ trĭbuĕre ⬩ rependĕre
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To reward, repay, recompense; reddĕre, trĭbuĕre, rependĕre Ne mágon we geleánian him mid láþes wihte we may not reward him with aught of hostility, Cd. 21; Th. 25, 15; Gen. 394.
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ge-rǽde
A housing, harness, trappings, equipage ⬩ phaleræ, apparatus
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Folc féreþ herega gerǽdum the nation marches with martial equipage, Cd. 209; Th. 259, 29; Dan. 699: Elen. Kmbl. 2105; El. 1054: 2213; El. 1108
þing-stede
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A place where a meeting (v. þing, II) is held On ðam þingstede ( in the place to which Christ had summoned his disciples to speak with them for the last time.
un-fǽglíc
Not indicating impending death
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MS.) tácn (a symptom which does not indicate that a disease is mortal) him on geseóþ: mé þincþ nú ðæt ðín gecynd flíte swíþe swíþlíce wiþ ðæm dysige id, uti medici sperare solent, indicium est erectae jam resistentisque naturae, Bt. 36, 4; Fox 178, 27
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cracian
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Angl. vi. 133), but the former seems better to give the meaning of the sonaverunt in the Latin, and to agree with the preceding clause of the English :-- Ús ðúhte for þám geþune þæt seó eorþe eall cracode (?)
efnan
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Substitute: To even. to level, bring to a level with Ic ( mead) eom weorpere (q. v. in Dict.), efne tó eorðan (lay flat on the ground ) ealdne ceorl; sóna þæt onfindeð, sé þe mec féhð ongeán, þæt hé hrycge sceal hrúsan sécan, Rä. 28, 8. [v. N. E.
ge-cyndelíce
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Add: in accordance with nature, v. gecyndelic, Ðá getreówan freónd God gecyndelíce gesceóp tó gemágum, Bt. 24, 3; F. 82, 31. inherently, by natural disposition. v. ge-cyndelic, Críst is good gecyndelíce, Hml. Th. i. 238, 17.
ge-derian
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Voc. ii. 53, 31. with dat. Sé ðe heom gederige mid worde oððe weorce, Ll. Th. ii. 240, 6. Gif hit gewierðe ꝥ man gehádedum oþþe ælþeódigum gederode (-ede, v.l.), i. 192, 18. Nán mon ne mæg þám gesceádwísan móde gederian, Bt. 16, 2; F. 52, 17
on-hreósan
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to fall with violence upon, assail, attack Onhrióseð, anhriósit, anhrísit ingruerit, Txts. 69, 1077. Hú longe onhreósað (onáhreóse, Ps. L.) gé on men quousque inruitis in homines, Ps. Vos. 61, 4. Anhreósaþ inruunt (venti in domum, Mt. 7, 25), Wrt.
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or-leahter
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Ðéh þe hé beó mid weredum orsorh, þéhweðere hé ǽfre on wíte wunað and on nearunisse, and ǽfre on gnornunge and on orleahtre . . . welan tó forwyrde gedragað; wel feala for welan on orleahter becómon, E. S. viii. 473, 16-26.
sǽl-wang
A fertile plain ⬩ plain
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A fertile plain, plain Hé be wealle geseah wundrum fæste under sǽlwange sweras unlytle by the wall he saw huge pillars with their bases wondrous fast underground. Andr. Kmbl. 2984; An. 1495.
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