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ge-arfoþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-arfoþ, es; n.

Troublemolestia

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Trouble; molestia He sceal geþolian manige gearfoðu he shall suffer many troubles, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 110, 26

be-þennan

(v.)
Grammar
be-þennan, p. ede; pp. ed

To coverobducere

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To cover; obducere He mec beþenede he covered me, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 15; Rä. 27, 12

beódian

(v.)
Grammar
beódian, beóddian
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to make tables mæig findan hwæt mæig on byrig bétan . . . beóddian, bencian, Angl. ix. 262, 22

Fríge-ǽfen

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On ðám Frígeǽfen, þæs þe on mergen þrowode, manode his folgeras, Hml. A. 73, 6. Add

hús-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
hús-scipe, es; m.
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A house, family gebletsode húses ( domui) Israéles, gebletsode hússcipes (domui ) Aarones, Ps. L. 113 second, 12

lang-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
lang-gestreón, es; n.
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Treasure that had existed long, ancient treasure Wénde þæt lytel fæc longgestreóna brúcan móste, B. 2240

ome

(n.)
Grammar
ome, oma ?, an; f. (m.
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A liquid measure cwæð ꝥ sceolde syllan his hláford hundteóntig oman mid ele ámetene, Nap. 50

Linked entry: hóme

ge-swæncan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swæncan, p. te; pp. ed

To afflictoppressafflīgĕreopprĭmĕre

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To afflict, oppress; afflīgĕre, opprĭmĕre Ða he gelomlíce geswæncte whom he repeatedly oppressed, Chr.1105; Erl. 240, 11

ge-ládian

(v.)
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Búton hine geládige ꝥ hine fléma nvste, 382, 22. Búton hine geládige ꝥ ná bet ne cúðe, 384, 15. Dolien ealles þæs hý ágon, gif hí wóh tǽcen, oþþe geládian hí ꝥ hí bet ne cúðon, 354, 11. where and are combined. v. 1.

mǽþ-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽþ-leás, adj.

Without moderationgreedy

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Ðá hét Martinus ða mǽþleásan fugelas ðæs fixnoþes geswícan, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 11

niht-slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
niht-slǽp, es; m.

Sleep during the night

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Sleep during the night Ðæt ilce geþanc ðe heom amang ðam nihtslǽpe wæs on heora heortan, eall ðá hí áwac. Odon hí ðæt sylfe geþohton, Homl. Skt. 23, 442

geolhstor

(n.)
Grammar
geolhstor, geolstor, es; m?

Matter, corruption, poison, venomsanies

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Matter, corruption, poison, venom; sanies Hire geolhstor út fleów the matter flowed out from her, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, note 3. Geolster virus, tabum, Hpt. Gl. 517, 490

swígen

(n.)
Grammar
swígen, swígenn, e; f.
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Silence, refraining from speech Ðam láreówe sylfum deraþ hwílon his swígen, ac heó deraþ symle his underðeóddum, gif him biþ seó heofenlíce lár oftogen, Homl. Th. ii. 532, 4

cealfian

(v.)
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Ealdre cú meolc .vii. niht syððan heó níge cealfod hæfð, Ll. Th. i. 438, 19. Add

ge-hýþelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-hýþelíce, ge-hýþlic; adv.
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Conveniently, suitably Æfter þám beó him gegearewod gehýðlíce eal mennislic fremfulnes post hec omnis ei exhibeatur humanitas, R. Ben. 83, 18. Gehýþlícor commodius, congruentius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 3

Linked entry: -hýþelíce

haswe

(adv.)
Grammar
haswe, adv.
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Greyly Ic eom wráþre þonne wermód sý [þe] hér on hyrstum heasewe (cf. wermód se hára, Lch. iii. 30, 14) stondeþ durior quam glauca absinthia campi, Rä. 41, 61

sacerd

Grammar
sacerd, l. sácerd,
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Heó gesette hyre gingran þe hire folgode tó sácerde (priestess), Ap. Th. 25, 18

scyfe

Grammar
scyfe, <b>I a.</b> add: glossing
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praecipitium Þá hors . . . þǽre eá wǽtres hryne heom ondrédon, efne swá hit sum deáþes plyht oððe scyfe wǽre aquam fluminis tangere quasi mortalem praecipitium pertimescebant, Gr. D. 15, 10

on-tígan

(v.)

to untie, set free

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to untie, set free Seó sáwl færþ swíðe freólíce tó heofonum siððan heó ontíged biþ and of ðam carcerne ðæs líchoman onliésed biþ, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 14

gód

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Bið gódes leánes weorðe, Ll. Th. i. 440, 18. gegaderode gódne dǽl feós, Hml. S. 25, 468. góde hwíle þone here gefliémde, Chr. 837; P. 62, 32. qualifying a definite statement of quantity Drince gódne bollan fulne, Lch. ii. 108, 6.