un-gewís
Uncertain ⬩ unknown
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Uncertain, unknown For ðam ðe him cúþ forþfór tóweard wǽre and ungewiis (ungewiss? q. v.) seó tíd ðære ylcan forðfóre eo quod certus sibi exitus, sed incerta ejusdem exitus esset hora futura, Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, 16
ge-wis
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On wege þǽr is gewis mægen in via virtutis suae, Ps. Th. 101, 21. God ne behét nánum elciendum gewis líf oþ mergen, Hml. S. 12, 166. Gewiss, Hml. Th. ii. 602, 29. Þé sind gehealdene ðíne méda gewisse ( or adv.? ), ii. 516, 24.
ge-wile
A will ⬩ vŏluntas
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A will; vŏluntas, L. C. S. 76; Th. i. 418, 11
ge-wita
One who is cognisant of anything ⬩ a witness ⬩ an accessory ⬩ testis ⬩ conscius
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One who is cognisant of anything, a witness, an accessory; testis, conscius Gewita testis, Wrt. Voc. 76, 21. Ælmihtig drihten ðe is ealra þinga gewita the Lord Almighty that is cognisant of all things, Lchdm. iii. 436, 20. Ðisæs is Oda gewita of this
ǽr-gewinn
An ancient struggle ⬩ former agony ⬩ antiquum certamen ⬩ pristina agonia
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An ancient struggle, former agony; antiquum certamen, pristina agonia Earmra ǽrgewinn the former agony of the wretched ones, Rood Kmbl. 37; Kr. 19
folc-gewinn
Folk's war, battle ⬩ bellum
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Folk's war, battle; bellum Wæs monig Gota gelysted folcgewinnes many a Goth was desirous of battle, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 19; Met. 1, 10
gǽst-gewinn
Torment of soul ⬩ ănĭmæ tormentum
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Torment of soul; ănĭmæ tormentum In ðam grimmestan gǽstgewinne in the bitterest torment of soul, Exon. 41 a; Th. 137, 19; Gú. 561
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leód-gewinn
Strife
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Strife Lǽt sace restan, láð leódgewin, Exon. 68 b; Th. 254, 22; Jul. 20
seolfor-gewiht
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Silver-weight, the scale of weight by which silver is weighed, where the pound is of sixteen ounces Se sester sceal wegan twá pund be sylfyrgewyht, Lchdm. iii. 92, 14
un-gewild
Unsubdued ⬩ unsubjected
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Unsubdued, unsubjected Ungewyld indomita, ineffrenata, Hpt. Gl.461, 49. Ungewyldre ǽwnunge effrenatae jugalitatis, 434, 25. Ungewylde indomitos, 457, 76
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ýþ-gewinn
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The wave-strife, the billows Sumne hé feores getwǽfde ýðgewinnes, Beo. Th. 2872; B. 1434. Holmwylme neáh, ýðgewinne, 4815; B. 2412
leád-gewiht
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Some scale of weight (cf. (?) lead-pound Sex waxpnnde makiet .j. leed pound, N. E. D. s. v.) :-- Ic onborgede .xxx. mancsa goldes be leádgewihte, Cht. Crw. 9, 118. See note p. 77
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un-gewitt
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Heó út eóde mid swá hálum and gesundum andgyte, swylce heó nǽfre ǽnig ungewit oððe unhǽle hire heáfodes næfde ita sanato sensu egressa est, ac si eam numquam insania capitis ulla tenuisset, Gr. D. 176, 25. Add
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gúþ-gewinn
Battle ⬩ warlike contest
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Battle, warlike contest, Andr. Kmbl. 434; An. 217: Exon. 102b; Th. 388, 10; Rä. 6, 5
ge-wis
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Hwæs gehwá gelýfan sceolde mid gewisse, Hml. S. 23, 406. Mid gewisse trúwiende, 23 b, 777 note. (1 b) tó gewisse certainly, as a certainty :-- Án þing ic eów secge tó gewisse, Wlfst. 89, 21.
ge-wiht
Weight ⬩ pondus
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Weight; pondus Twegra pundra gewiht two pounds' weight; dupondius, Ælfc. Gl. 59; Som. 67, 114; Wrt. Voc. 38, 37: Th. Chart. 522, 22: Salm. Kmbl. p. 180, 5. Gange án gemet and án gewihte let one measure and one weight pass, L. Edg. ii. 8; Th. i. 270,
fyrn-gewinn
An ancient war ⬩ vĕtus pugna
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An ancient war; vĕtus pugna On ðæm wæs ór writen fyrngewinnes on which was engraved the origin of the ancient war, Beo. Th. 3382; B. 1689
gár-gewinn
Spear-war ⬩ hastātōrum pugna
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Spear-war; hastātōrum pugna Wǽron þearle gelyste gárgewinnes they were very desirous of the spear-war, Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 3; Jud. 308. Ne lǽt ðé ahweorfan grim gárgewinn let not the fierce javelin-strife turn thee away, Andr. Kmbl. 1915; An. 960
gást-gewinn
torment of soul
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torment of soul
in-gewinn
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An intestine struggle Scortlíce is hæbbe nú gesǽd hiora ingewinn I have now shortly related their intestine struggles, Ors. 2, 6 ; Swt. 88, 29