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giéna

againstillyet

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again, still, yet

GICEL

(n.)
Grammar
GICEL, es; m.

An icicle

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An icicle Íses gicel stiria, stillicidia, Ælfc. Gl. 16; Som, 58, 68; Wrt. Voc. 21, 55

giefa

(n.)

a giver

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a giver

gísel

(n.)
Grammar
gísel, gýsel; gen. gísles; dat. gísle; m.

A pledgehostageobses

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A pledge, hostage; obses Gýsel obses, Wrt. Voc. 72, 63: Byrht. Th. 139, 36; By. 265. Bútan ánum Bryttiscum gísle except one British hostage, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 8. Ecgferþ wæs to gísle geseald Ecgfrid obses tenebatur, Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 26. Ðú eádige

Linked entry: gýsel

gicel

(n.)
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Dele ís at end, and add: <b>, gicele, an;</b> f. Ickle (v. N. E. D. s. v.) Gecilae stiria Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 26. Gecele, i. 289, 33. Þǽr synt tó sorge ætsomne gemenged se þrosma líg and se þrece gicela frigora mista simul ferventibus algida

gifla

(n.)
Grammar
gifla, geofola, an ; m.
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A small piece of food, a mouthful Geofola buccilla Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 67

Linked entry: geofola

girela

(n.)
Grammar
girela, gierela, am; m.: <b>girelu,</b> e; f.
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Take here <b>gerela</b> in Dict., and add: in a collective sense, attire, apparel, clothing, garments Ðá gimmas . . . scoldon scínan on ðæs hiéhstan sácerdes hrægle . . . ðonne ne beóð hira gimmas on ðǽm gerénum ðæs biscepes gierelan, Past

Linked entries: gyrla gerela

gilp

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Ðonne se mon nó his ágenne gielp ( gloriam ) mid ne sécð, ac ðæs úplican Fæder . . . hé hæfð gewitnesse. . . ðæt hé hit for Gode dyde, næs for gielpe, 451, 15-18.

gild

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Gield numina Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 34: 92, 80. Gild, 60, 70. (2 a) an idol :-- Gield dilubra Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 34: 27, 23. Hé þá ídlan gild bræc, Bl.

gilp

(n.)

powderdustscobs

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powder, dust; scobs, Cot. 181

Linked entries: gielp gelp gylp

Giúl

YuleChristmas

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Yule, Christmas

gilp

Grammar
gilp, powder.
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For Cot. 181 substitute Gilp scobem (the passage is : Cuspide vexilli scrobem sulcare, Ald. 153, 31), Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 23

gief

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gifl

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gién

-gill

(suffix)
Grammar
-gill, gille.

cwide-gied

(n.)
Grammar
cwide-gied, cwide-giedd, es; n. [gid, gied a song, lay]

A song, ballad carmen

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A song, ballad ; carmen Fela cúþra cwidegiedda many [of] known songs, Exon. 77a. Th. 289, 28; Wand. 55

eád-giefu

(n.)
Grammar
eád-giefu, e; f.

Gift of blessedness beatitūdĭnis dōnum

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Gift of blessedness; beatitūdĭnis dōnum Ðæt hí éce eádgiefe ánforléton that they forsook the eternal gift of blessedness, Exon. 73 a; Th. 272, 20; Jul. 502: 74 a; Th. 276, 8; Jul. 563

bryne-gield

(n.)
Grammar
bryne-gield, es; n.

A burnt-offering, burnt-sacrificeholocaustum

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A burnt-offering, burnt-sacrifice; holocaustum, Cd. 140; Th. 175, 6; Gen. 2891: 142; Th. 177, 18; Gen. 2931

hǽðen-gild

(n.)
Grammar
hǽðen-gild, -gield, -gyld, es; n.

Heathen worship, idolatryidol

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Heathen worship, idolatry; also an idol Ðis hǽðengyld deófles biggeng is this idolatry is worship of the devil, Homl. Th. i. 72, 4. Hǽðengield, Exon. 66 a; Th. 243, 23; Jul. 15. Tó ðam hǽðengilde bugon they turned to the idol [Baal-peor], Num. 25, 2