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æþele

(adj.)
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Add: , æþel [cf. O. Sax. eðili, aðal: O. H. Ger. edele, adal]. in the following glosses Aeðile generosus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 109, 58. Þæs æþelan fausta, 33, 76. Þá æþelan emeritos, 32, 73. of persons Æþel gnartis (cultor) , An. Ox. 2637.

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á-heardian

(v.)
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Add: physical Twǽgen healfa hláfas ic bróhte ... ádruwodon swá swá stán and áheardodon, Hml. S. 23 b, 520. Seó hýd ne mihte áheardian, 35, 162: Lch. ii. 250, 4. Hire wæs áweaxen swá áheardod hýd ( obdurata cutis ) swylce olfendan, Gr.

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clipung

(n.)
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clipung, e; f.
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Manegum stefnum and cleopungum (hreámum, v. l.) vocibus clamoribusque, Gr. D. 74, 4. a cry, call, words of address, appeal, &c. Cóm clypung of ðám Hálgan Gáste, þus cweðende, Hml. Th. i. 388, 12. Se sunderhálga cwæð: 'God!

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ende-dæg

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Similar entries cf. ende, II. 1 Ðá wæs endedæg ðæs ðe Caldéas cyningdóm áhton then the power of the Chaldeans was at an end, Dan. 679. the day of death, Similar entries cf. ende, II, 4 a Þá wæs endedæg gódum gegongen, þæt se gúðcyning swealt, B. 3035

feorh

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Ic cweþe eów ne sorgige eówrum fere (animae) hwæt etan . . . ah nis máre ferh (anima) þonne se mete?, Mt. R. 6, 25. On earfoþum þǽr úres feores ne wénaþ, Bl. H. 51, 28.

ge-hirtan

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Take here <b>ge-hyrtan</b> in Dict., and add Gehyrt vel gehlýwþ focilat, i. reficit Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 82.

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genge

(n.)
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genge, f.
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A gang. Substitute: <b>genge,</b> es; n. A band, company, troops Heora ágene menn wolden hergon þone mynstre, wæs Hereward and his genge, Chr. 1070; P. 205, 11.

ge-þreágean

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ge-þreágean, ge-þreán, and (?) <b>ge-þreawian</b> (v. ge-þréwud [é = eá. Cf. bréd = breád, 72] incita ( =incitata (?)), Germ. 390, 82 (but with the remark 'b aus þ').
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Add: to rebuke, reprove Geðráð ðá ǽláruas increpat Pharisaeos, Lk. p. 9, 1. Geðreáde him se Hǽlend increpauit illi Iesus, Lk. L. 4, 35. geðreáde (giðreóde, R.) hiá increpans illos, 9, 21. Geþreáte, Mt. L. 17, 18.

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ge-cuman

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Gif cymeð ( uenerit) on ðá æfterra waccane, and gif on ðá ðirdda wacan gecymeð (uenerit ), Lk. L. 12, 38. Gecymes, Jn. L.R. 7, 27. Gecymmes, Mk. L. 13, 36. Ðú gecuóme uenisti Jn. L. 3, 2: 11, 27. ðe gecuóm ( uenerat ) ðǽm Hǽlende, 19, 39.

ge-forþian

(v.)
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Add: to put forth, proffer, present, contribute ongan smeágan hwaet him sǽlost geforðienne of his cynelicum mádmum Gode lofe and him silfum écere þearfe, C. D. B. ii. 389, 13. [Cf.

ge-tucian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tucian, to torment, ge-tucian to adorn. Substitute: ge-túcian; p. ode.
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D. 22, 23 of punishment for wrong-doing Sum man wæs betogen wǽre on stale ... dydon him út þá eágan. cwæð wurde wólíce swá getúcod, Hml. S. 21, 276. Swilce for his synnum swá getúcod wǽre, Hml.

hǽr

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Add: a hair Hér pilus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 40. a human hair, hair of a person's head Hér (capillus) of heófde iówrum ne bid forloren, Lk. R. L. 21, 18. fýr heora ne æthrán, ne furþum án hǽr heora heáfdes, Hml. S. 30, 454.

hǽmed

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Gl. 525, 13) lenocinia (spreto spousali peplo blanda procorurn lenocinia conternnens, Ald. 76, 9), 5245. ¶ a marriage feast; nuptiae :-- Of hǽmdum ł of brýdlðpurn de nuptis, Jn. p. i. 3. ðǽrn færmum ł hǽmdum ad nubtias, 2, 2. &lt;b&gt;I a.

herung

praiseapprobationpraiselauds

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Benedictus gewilnode þrowode þysses middan-eardes yfel þonne þá herunga (laudes), and wǽre for Gode swýðe mid gewinnum geswænced þonne wǽre úp áhafen on þám herungum (favoribus) þisses andweardan lífes, Gr. D. 98, 9-12.

hú-hwega

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Voc. ii. 24, 35. of space measurement Is eáland fram þǽre cyricean feor út on gársecge seted húhugu (-hwega, húru, v. ll.) on nygan mílum (nouem ferme milibus passuum ), Bd. 4, 27; Sch. 511, 7.

ilca

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In bracket for ' only' substitute: ' as a rule, but for strong forms see An. Ox. 5050, Bd. Sch. 450, 15', and add: in weak declension. as adjective Se ilca wiþerwearda þe him ǽr þá synna lǽrde, Bl. H. 61, 17.

on-ufan

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Add: with dat. local Hié hæfdon wæter genóg onufan þǽre dúne, Ors. 6, 13; S. 268, 16. Onufa lehtfæte supra candelabrum, Lk. L. 11, 33: 20, 18: 13, 4: Jn. p. 4, 16. tácon se groefa gesette ofer ł onufa ðǽr róde (super crucem) Jn. L. 19, 19.

rihte

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Add Smire mid heáfod ufan rihte (right on the top), Lch. ii. 306, 16. wylle þe rihte eást yrne, iii. 74, 13.

sceáwere

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add: a watchman Episcopus is grécisc nama, is on léden speculator, and on englisc sceáwere, for þám þe is geset þám ofersceáwian sceole mid hys gýmene þá lǽwedan, swá swá God sylf cwæð Ezechiele: ' Speculatorem dedi te ic þé gesette

stefn

Grammar
stefn, voice.
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Add synd þreóra cynna on stemne, ac on andgite, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 94, 12