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geómore

(adv.)
Grammar
geómore, geómre; adv.
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Sadly, mournfully Wearð undyrne cúð, gyddum geómore, þætte Grendel wan wið Hróðgár, B. 151. Þǽr wæs tóða geheáw hlúde and geómre, Sat. 340

Linked entry: geómre

geonan

Similar entry: be-geonan

geótere

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[ ȝeetere conflator, Wick. Jer. 6, 29. Belle-ȝeter campanarius, Prompt. 30. ] Add:

geole

Similar entry: geolwe

geong

Grammar
geong, young.
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In l. 4 for genga l. ginga, and add Cnihtas ginge and góde, Dan. 90. In gengum, Dan. 102, the first n is curiously shaped and perhaps geongum (or ? gingum) should be read

geonc

(adj.)

young

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young, Bt. 8; Rawl. 15, 13, note m

geond

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Add: <b>gend</b> (v. geond-geótan), <b>gind, giend, gynd. A.</b> with acc. where position is marked. distribution of objects over a surface Ealle hí lágon slǽpende geond þá eordan they all lay about on the ground sleeping, Hml

geong

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Add: of age. applied to persons Geong puber, Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 72. Iung adultus, 3, 71. Hé wæs wintrum geong and on his þeáwum eald, Gr. D. 219, 3. Gewiton ealdgesíðas swylce geong manig, B. 854. Ongit, guma genga, El. 464. Cwæð Salomon tó iongum monnum

georn

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Add: eager for, desirous of something. with gen. of that which is to be done or to happen Ne beó nǽnig man níþa tó georn, Bl. H. 109, 28. Mánbealwes georn, Dan. 45. Is nú fús þider gǽst síðes georn, Gú. 1018: 1241: Bo. 41: B. 2783. Wæs þǽre wífgifta

geong

(n.)
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sighs, v. góung

georn

Similar entry: íþ-georn

geond-

(prefix)
Grammar
geond-, gend-springan

percrebrescere, multiplicari,

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percrebrescere, multiplicari, Hpt. Gl. 473

geóng

(v.; part.)

went

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went, Beo. Th. 1855, note; B. 925; p. of gangan

GEORN

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
GEORN, comp. m. geornra; f. n. geornre; sup. geornast; adj.

Desirous, eager, anxious, ardent, zealous, studious, intent, careful, diligentcupĭdus, appĕtens, sollĭcĭtus, studiōsus, intentus, dīlĭgenseagerlybrisk, quickearnestlyearnestly, eagerlywillingly, earnestlydesirouswillinglywillinglywillinglydesirousintentus, cupĭdus, stŭdiōsus, prōnusyearning forgladlyfain, willinglyeager, willing

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Desirous, eager, anxious, ardent, zealous, studious, intent, careful, diligent; cupĭdus, appĕtens, sollĭcĭtus, studiōsus, intentus, dīlĭgens Cyning biþ anwealdes georn a king is desirous of power, Exon. 89 b; Th. 337, 4; Gú. Ex. 59. Georn wísdómes desirous

geole

Similar entry: geolo

geond

(adv.)
Grammar
geond, adv.
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Add: marking position, yonder, away there Hér hí synd full gehende geond on Célian dúne here they are quite close away there on the Celian hill, Hml. S. 23, 305. Hí synd hér geond on þám scræfe æt Célian dúne, 734. Gyf Wealh Englis(c)ne man ofsleá, ne

geong

(n.)
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a course

geong

(n.)
Grammar
geong, sighs.
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For geong another MS. has gnornung, which seems the right reading. Perhaps geong has come from the error of a copyist whose eye was caught by forðgeonge that follows almost immediately?

geon

(pronoun.)
Grammar
geon, pron.
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Yon, that Arís and gong tó geonre byrg surgens ingredere civitatem (Acts 9, 6), Past. 443, 25. [Goth. jains: O. H. Ger. jenér: Icel. enn.] See next word

geongan

(v.)
Grammar
geongan, ic geonge, ðú geongest, he geongeþ; p. gang, pl. gungon.

To goire

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To go; ire He com to sele geongan he came to go [ = he came or went] to the hall, Andr. Kmbl. 2624; An. 1313. Wutun geonga eamus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 42: 12, 3, Geongende ambulans, 16, 12: Jn. Skt. Lind. 1, 36. Ic giungo, geongo, geonga vado, 13, 36,