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ge-myntan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-myntan, p. -mynte; pp. -mynted, -mynt

To determine, resolvestătuĕre, decernĕre

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To determine, resolve; stătuĕre, decernĕre Gregorius gemunde hwæt he gefyrn Angel-cynne gemynte Gregory remembered what he of old had determined for the English race, Homl. Th. ii. 126, 25. He befran hwam ða gebytlu gemynte wǽron. Him wæs gesǽd ðæt hí

Linked entry: myntan

stípan

(v.)
Grammar
stípan, p. te.
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to raise, build high, erect Tó heofonum up hlǽdræ rǽrdon, strengum stépton stǽnenne weall ofer monna gemet, Cd. Th. 101, 2 ; Gen. 1676. fig. to exalt, elevate, dignify, ennoble Ic ðé on tída gehwone duguðum stépe, Cd. Th. 139, 7 ; Gen. 2306. Hé him

þrǽd

(n.)
Grammar
þrǽd, es; m.
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A thread Ðréd filum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 59: i. 66, 28. Þrǽd, ii. 35, 44: i. 81, 65: fila, 282, 11. Se gyldna ðrǽd bratea fila, ii. 89, 37: 12, 3. Þrǽd mé ( a coat of mail ) ne hlimmeþ, ne æt mé hrisil scríþeþ, Exou. Th. 417, 18; Rá. 36, 6. Cnyte mid

þreodian

(v.)
Grammar
þreodian, þridian; p. ode.

to deliberatetake thoughtto deliberatehesitate

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to deliberate, take thought Hé on his móde ðóhte and ðreodode ðæt hé wolde eall Angolcyn of Breotone gemǽrum áflýman totum genus Anglorum Brittaniae finibus erasurum se esse deliberans, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 28. Hé þreodode and smeáde on his móde, hwæt

un-gelífedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelífedlíc, adj.

Incrediblemarvellous

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Incredible, marvellous Swá ðæt nán wundor [nis] ne eác ungelýfedlíc þincg, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 39. Nis nán tó ðam ungelýfedlíc spel, gif hé hyt segð, ðæt ic him ne gelífe, Shrn. 196, 18. Ðæs wealles micelness is ungeliéfedlíc tó secgenne murorum ejus

un-sýferness

(n.)
Grammar
un-sýferness, e; f.

Impurityuncleanness

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Impurity, uncleanness (physical or moral) Se ðe forgýmeleásige gehálgod húsl, ðæt him sig unsýfernys ( sordes ) on, L. Ecg. P. iv. 44; Th. ii. 216, 18. Ðǽr unsýfernes on ne sý ne unclǽnnes, L. E. I. 5; Th. ii. 406, 1. Fulle bána deádra and ǽghwilcre

Linked entry: sýferness

wrǽst

(adj.)
Grammar
wrǽst, wrǽste, wrást; adj.

delicateelegantsplendidnobleexcellent

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delicate, elegant, splendid Wrást delicatus, Txts. 55, 630. Wrástum (urastnm) delicatis, 55, 645. Hé hine wǽdum wrǽstum geteóde, Ps. Th. 108, 18. Óð wígbedes wrǽste hornas, 117, 25. Ne ðé on ðínum selegescotum swíðe lícaþ, þeáh ðe weras wyrcean wrǽst

Linked entries: wrǽstan wrást

and-weard

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Add: -wurd, -wyrd. local Hé is ǽghwǽr andweard . . . hé is on ǽlcere stówe, Hml. Th. i. 158, 4. Ic wæs and*-*weard sumum bréðer, Gr. D. 267, 24. Him biþ beforan andweard engla cynn, Bl. H. 83, 11. Swá swá hé hyre andweardre tó sprǽce, Bd. 4, 8; S. 575

cǽg

(n.)
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For cǽge; f. l. cǽga; m. , and add Cǽg clavis, Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 18. lit. Se preóst nolde undón þá duru mid cǽge, Hml. S. 3, 484.Þæs wífes cǽglocan . . . Þǽra cǽgean (cǽgan, v. l. ) heó sceal weardian, ꝥ is hire héddernes cǽge and hyre cyste cǽge and

erian

(v.)
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Of ðám tíman ðe man ǽrest ereð oð Martinus mæssan hé sceal ǽlcre wucan erian .i. æcer . . . His gafolyrðe III. æceras erige, Ll. Th. i. 434, 14-19. Wæs se mere áwend tó felda, swá ꝥ man erode ealne þone fixnoþ, Nap. 22, 28. Þeáh hé erige his land mid

esol

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Eosol asina, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 50. Se eosol þe Críst on sittan wolde, Bl. H. 71, 29. Ánes esoles cinbán, Sal. K. p. 186, 32. Esules, Mt. R. 18, 6. Hý habbað eoseles eáran auribus asininis, Nar. 36, 6. On eoseles gelícnisse onagro similes, 20. Sittende

éþung

breathingpantingflatulencyinspirationbreath

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Add: breathing, panting Mid þæs rynes éðgunge (éþunge) with panting from running, R. Ben. 68, 3. flatulency (?): Wiþ áþundenesse and éþunge magan, Lch. ii. 188, 19. fig. inspiration: Éþunge inspirationis, R. Ben. I. 53, 12. breath Oroþ vel éþung flatus

Linked entry: ǽþung

for-helan

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Add: with acc. Gif hwilc túnes man ǽnigne pænig forhele oþþe forhæbbe, Ll. Th. ii. 300, 5. Nǽnne sacleásan man forsecgean, ne nǽnne sacne forhelan, i. 294, 6. Hú magan þá cyningas forhelan hiora unmihte, Bt. 29, 1; F. 104, 13. Ic þé árecce, náht ne forhelende

ge-lagian

(v.)
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Add: of general regulations, to fix by law, establish as law Iulius se cásere þisne bissextum gelagode on þǽre stówe þe wé nú hine healdað, Angl. viii. 306, 40. Be þǽre steóre þe Eádgár gelagede, Wlfst. 272, 8. Gif hé his ælmessan rihtlíce ne gelǽste

ge-seóþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seóþan, p. ge-seáþ; pp. ge-soden
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To cook in a liquid, seethe, boil. [Take here <b>ge-soden</b> in Dict.] Gedó on ceác fulne wínes and geseóþ . . . þonne hió gesoden sié, Lch. ii. 30, 23. Gáð and geseóðað (coquite) úra wyrhtena sufl, Gr. D. 201, 24. Gedó on ꝥ fæt þe þú hit

Linked entries: seóþan ge-soden

ge-sylhþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sylhþ, a plough. Substitute: a team (of oxen)
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for a plough Ágife hé ꝥ land þám híréde mid swá myclum swá se híréd him on hand sette; ꝥ synd . xii. þeówe men, and .II. gesylhðe oxan, and .I. hund sceápa. Cht. Th. 435, 6. [Cf. Hé geann án sylhðe oxna, Cht. Crw. 23, 4. Here (unless ánre might be read

geár-getal

Grammar
geár-getal, l. -getæl,
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and add: a number of years, years of existence, age of a person Gif hé bið cealdre gecyndo, þonne cymð seó ádl æfter feówertigum, elcor cymð æfter fíftigum wintra his gǽrgetales, Lch. ii. 284, 22. age of the world Findan hú micel þæs geárgeteles is

ge-windan

(v.)
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Add: intrans. of movement, by living things, to roll together, roll up Se iil . . . sóna suá hiene mon geféhð, suá gewint hé tó ánum cliéwene ericius . . . mox ut apprehensus fuerit, semetipsum in sphaeram colligit, Past. 241, 11. by inanimate things

godspell-bodung

(n.)
Grammar
godspell-bodung, e; f. Gospel-preaching, the period during which the gospel has been preached, the Christian dispensation. Cf. god-spell; <b>I a</b>
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Seó ealde ǽ and wítegan wǽron oð Ióhannes tócyme; siððan ongann godspelbodung ( lex et prophetae usque ad Iohannem; ex eo regnum Dei euangelizatur, Lk. 16, 16), Hml. Th. i. 354, 16. Æt him ongann seó godspellbodung, Ælfc. T. Grn. 12, 16. Iúdas Machabéus

heófan

Grammar
heófan, also strong forms occur, p. heóf, hóf (an Old Saxon form A. S. heáf?); pl. heófon.

To lamentTo be sorry forgrieve at

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Add: absolute Heófde luxerat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 35. Þæt wíf gnornode, heóf hreówigmód, Gen. 771. Ongan ic of inneweardre heortan heófonde forðbringan þá geómorlican siccetunga, Hml. S. 23 b, 428. with acc. To lament Godes andsacan . . . heófon deóp