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gef

(con.)

if

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if, Bt. 36, 4; Fox 178, 27

ge-holen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-holen, pp. of ge-helan.

hidden

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hidden,Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 25;

ge-hýt

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýt, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-hýdan.

hides

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hides, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 11;

ge-leht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-leht, pp. of ge-leccan.

wet

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wet, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 6;

ge-leófst

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leófst, = ge-lýfst; 2nd sing. pres. of ge-lýfan.

believest

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believest, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 10

ge-lómelíc

(adj.)

frequent

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frequent, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 32

ge-mimorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-mimorlíce, adv.

By heart ⬩ memoriter

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By heart; memoriter, R. Ben. Inter. 13

Linked entry: -mimorlíce

land-gewyrpe

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Add: the ridge formed by a land (?)

on-drysnu

(n.)
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might be pl. neut. Cf. ge-risene

hand-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
hand-fæstan, p. -fæste

To pledge by giving the hand, ⬩ betrothed ⬩ to betroth by joining hands ⬩ to strike a bargain by shaking hands, to pledge, betroth

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To pledge by giving the hand, Lye

Broten

(n.)

Britain

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Britain, Bd. 3, 29; S. 561, 15

Bryton

(n.)

Britain

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Britain, Bd. l, 7; S. 476, 34

ge-siehþ

(n.)

sight,

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sight, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 18

híran

(v.)

to hear ⬩ to hear ⬩ to hear ⬩ to give ear ⬩ hearken ⬩ listen ⬩ To listen to ⬩ to obey ⬩ to obey ⬩ to obey ⬩ to be subject to ⬩ to serve ⬩ error ⬩ to belong to ⬩ authority ⬩ jurisdiction ⬩ of a due ⬩ privilege ⬩ occupation ⬩ office ⬩ hear of ⬩ be told

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Sé byð eádig þe . . . Dryhtne hýreð, Hy. 2, 10: Dóm. 96. Ðá ðe deóflum hýrdon, Bl. H. 201, 20. Manegum men þincþ ꝥ hé nǽnne anweald næbbe búton hé hæbbe manigne man þe him hére, Bt. 29, 1; F. 104, 9.

míl-gemearc

(n.)
Grammar
míl-gemearc, es; n.

Space of a mile ⬩ distance measured by miles

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Space of a mile or distance measured by miles Nis ðæt feor heonon mílgemearces ðæt se mere standeþ it is not far hence, measuring by miles, that the mere lies, Beo. Th. 2728; B. 1362

Linked entry: fót-gemearc

plegere

(n.)
Grammar
plegere, es; m.
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A player, athlete, wrestler Nacod plegere gimnosophista (the glosser seems to have misunderstood the word, which is rendered by heáhláreów, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40-40, and by weoroldsnottor, 81, 52), Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 10

Linked entry: pleg-mann

ge-mǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To speak, harangue

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Th. 138, 34; By. 230 : 53; By. 244

Tróiesc

(adj.)
Grammar
Tróiesc, tróisc; adj.

Trojan

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Trojan Hé gelíce ðý Tróíescan (Tróiscan, Bd. M. 306, 20) wæle ealle ða landbigengan wolde út ámǽran tragica caede omnes indigenes exterminare contendit, Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 6, Of þan Troyscen monnen, Laym. 410

fugel-timber

the young bird

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Bird-material Similar entries (v. timber; I.), the young bird which develops Hé ( the Phenix ) ǽrest bið swylce earnes brid, fæger fugeltimber; þonne furðor wridað þæt hé bið wæstmum gelíc ealdum earne, Ph. 236. Substitute:

for-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gitan, -gytan, -gietan; ic -gite, ðú -gitest, -gitst, he -giteþ, -gitt, -git, pl. -gitaþ; p. ic, he -geat, -gæt, ðú -geáte, pl. -geáton, -gǽton, -géton, impert. -git , pl. -gitaþ; subj. pres. -gite, pl. -giton; p. -geáte, pl. -geáten; pp. -giten; v. trans. gen. acc. [for-, gitan to get]

To FORGET ⬩ neglect ⬩ oblīvisci ⬩ neglĭgĕre

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Ðæt man forgitt ða ǽrran geár that the former years shall be forgotten, Gen. 41, 30. Ne he ne forgit his wedd neque oblīviscētur pacti, Deut. 4, 31: Ps. Th. 9, 32: Bt. Met. Fox 3, 11; Met. 3, 6.

Linked entry: for-gietan