gist
a storm
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a storm
gild
a payment of money ⬩ a tribute ⬩ compensation ⬩ retribution ⬩ substitute ⬩ solutio ⬩ tributum ⬩ compensatio ⬩ remuneratio ⬩ retributio ⬩ GUILD ⬩ society ⬩ club, to which payments were made for mutual protection and support, more extensive than our friendly societies ⬩ societas ⬩ fraternitas ⬩ a payment to God ⬩ worship ⬩ service ⬩ sacrifice ⬩ offering ⬩ cultus ⬩ sacrificium ⬩ a heathen deity ⬩ numen ⬩ a visible object of worship ⬩ an idol ⬩ idolum
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III. a payment to God, worship, service, sacrifice, offering; cultus, sacrificium Ðú goda ussa gield forhogdest thou hast despised the service of our gods, Exon. 67 b; Th. 251, 17; Jul. 246.
Linked entries: gield gild-scipe ed-gild gild-selenn ge-gild ge-gilda geld geold gyld hǽðen-gild
giefu
A gift ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ donum ⬩ munus ⬩ gratia
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God-bearn on grundum his giefe bryttaþ the divine Child on earth his grace dispenseth, 17 b; Th. 43, 2; Cri. 682. Us giefe sealde uppe mid englum gave us favour above with angels, 17 b; Th. 41, 24; Cri. 660: 32 a; Th. 101, 24; Cri. 1663
GILP
Glory ⬩ ostentation ⬩ pride ⬩ boasting ⬩ arrogance ⬩ vain-glory ⬩ haughtiness ⬩ gloria ⬩ ostentatio
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Glory, ostentation, pride, boasting, arrogance, vain-glory, haughtiness; gloria, ostentatio Se seofoþa heáfod-leahter is ídelwuldor ðæt is gylp the seventh chief sin is vain-glory, that is pride, Homl. Th. ii. 220, 27: 218, 22. He nolde nán þing dón
git
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Cwæð hé tó him (cf. handþegnas twégen, 62, 5): 'Ac tó hwon sweriað git mán?', Guth. 64, 6. Add
gilte
GILT ⬩ a young sow
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A GILT, a young sow Gilte suilla vel sucula, Ælfc. Gl. 20; Som. 59, 34; Wrt. Voc. 22, 75
gield
A payment of money ⬩ recompense ⬩ substitute ⬩ offering ⬩ worship ⬩ service ⬩ a heathen deity
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Wæs Abeles gield was Abel's substitute, Cd. 55; Th. 67, 32; Gen. 1109: 5; Th. 7, 5; Gen. 101: 47; Th. 60, 5; Gen. 977: Exon. 67 b; Th. 251, 17; Jul. 146: 58 a; Th. 253, 3; Jul. 174
giren
a snare
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a snare, Ps. Vos. 17, 6: 24, 16: 58, 6: 65, 10
gífer
A glutton
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A glutton Gífer hátte se wyrm the worm's name is glutton, Exon. 99 b; Th. 373. 31; Seel. 118
GICEL
An icicle
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An icicle Íses gicel stiria, stillicidia, Ælfc. Gl. 16; Som, 58, 68; Wrt. Voc. 21, 55
Linked entries: gecile gycel cýle-gicel ís-gicel gecele
gioc
A yoke ⬩ jugum
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A yoke; jugum Ðæt swǽre gioc the heavy yoke, Bt. Met. Fox 10, 39; Met. 10, 20: 9, 110; Met. 9, 55
giow
A griffin ⬩ gryps ⬩ gryphus
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A griffin; gryps, gryphus Giow gryphus, Wrt. Voc. 62, 3
gise
yes ⬩ imnio ⬩ etiam
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yes; imnio, etiam Gise, lá gese yes, O yes, Bt. 16, 4; Fox 58, 15
gif
If ⬩ though ⬩ whether
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If, though, whether For ðý me þyncþ betre gif iów swǽ þyncþ therefore it seems to me better, if it seems so to you, Past. pref; Swt. 7, 6. Gif hie brecaþ his gebodscipe if they break his commandment, Cd. 22; Th. 28, 3; Gen. 434. Gif ic ǽnegum þegne þeóden-mádmas
-giten
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gita
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On Angelcirican þú ána nú gýta (accented in MS.) eart biscop geméted in Anglorum ecclesia adhuc solus tu episcopus inueniris, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 73, 3. in negative sentences. cf. gít; 2 Ne can þára idesa ówðer giéta beorna neáwest, Gen. 2466. cf. gít; 2
cwide-gied
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