hord-geat
A door through which a treasure is reached
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A door through which a treasure is reached Hwylc ðæs hordgates cǽgan cræfte ða clamme onleác which, by the key's art, unlocked the fastenings of the door to the treasure, Exon. 112 a; Th. 429, 28; Rä. 43, 11
galg-mód
Sad in mind ⬩ gloomy ⬩ tristis anĭmo
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Sad in mind, gloomy; tristis anĭmo His módor, gífre and galg-mód, gegán wolde sorhfulnesíþ his mother, greedy and gloomy, would go a sorrowful journey, Beo. Th. 2558; B. 1277
helle-geat
- Homl. Th. i. 288, 1, 4.
ge-gaf-sprǽc
Idle ⬩ wanton ⬩ scoffing speech
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Idle, wanton, scoffing speech Dá wæs seó tunge teartlícor gewítnod for his gegafspræce then was the tongue more sharply punished for his wanton speech, Homl. Th. i. 330, 34. Men willaþ bysmorlíce plegian and mid gegafspræcum Godes hús gefýlan men will
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fald-gang-penig
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gamen-lic
exciting mirth, ridiculous ⬩ of a game or pastime.
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exciting mirth, ridiculous, Cf. gamen, (2) Gamelic, bysmerlic ridiculosum An. Ox. 2251. Gamelicne, 7, 360. Gamilicne, 8, 351. of a game or pastime. Cf. gamen, (3) Gamenlicum theatrales An. Ox. 4369
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gast-hús
A guest-house ⬩ guest-chamber ⬩ hospĭtium
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A guest-house, guest-chamber; hospĭtium On heora gast-húsum is gramlíc inwit nēquĭtia est in hospĭtiis eōrum, Ps. Th. 54, 15
burh-geat
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A city-gate; urbis porta Æt burhgeate at the city-gate, Cd. 111; Th. 146, 22; Gen. 2426. Mid ðam ðe ða burhgata belocene wurdon cum portœ clauderentur, Jos. 2, 5. Fóre burg-geatum before the city-gates, Andr.
gást-cund
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Ic eom andette Gode and menniscum men, gást-cundum lǽce, Angl. xi. 102, 58. Add
gast-hof
A guest-house ⬩ guest-chamber ⬩ hospĭtium
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A guest-house, guest-chamber; hospĭtium In ðam gast-hofe in the guest-house, Exon. 19 b; Th. 21, 24; Cri. 821
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gást-hálig
Spirit-holy ⬩ holy in mind ⬩ anĭmi sanctus
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Spirit-holy, holy in mind; anĭmi sanctus Witgan sungon, gast-halíge guman, be Godes bearne prophets, men holy in spirit, sung of the son of God, Elen. Kmbl. 1120; El. 562
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Corfes geat
Corfgate ⬩ Purbeck ⬩ Dorsetshire
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Corfgate, Purbeck, Dorsetshire Hér wæs Eádweard cyning ofslægen æt Corfes geate[Corfgeate, Th. 233, 2, col. 2] in this year [A. D. 979] king Edward was slain at Corfgate Chr. 979; Th. 232, 3, col. 2
ga-máhlic
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Tó ðǽm gemálecan ad inportunum (cf. An. Ox. 807 under ge-máh). Wrt. Voc. ii. a. l. shameless, impudent For þan wé nellan nán gýmeleás yrfe forgyldan, búton hit forstolen sý; mænige men specað gemáhlice sprǽce (many men make most impudent claims for compensation
ga-máhnes
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Add: boldness Gemín inperbitas (=?gemáhnes improbitas), Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 57. Gemágnesse inprovitatem (v. Lk. II, 8), 74, 48. Gemáhgnesse (printed -mang-), 46, 55. Þá unfordyttan [ánwillan) gemágnysse obstinatam inportunitatem i. garrulitatem, An. Ox
be-galan
To enchant ⬩ incantare
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To enchant; incantare Gyf hwylc yfel-dǽde man óðerne begaleþ if any ill-doing man enchants another Herb. 87, 4; Lchdm. i. 190, 10
frófor-gást
The Spirit of comfort ⬩ the Holy Ghost ⬩ Paraclete ⬩ consōlātiōnis Spīrĭtus ⬩ Spīrĭtus Sanctus ⬩ Paraclētus ⬩ Παράκλητος
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The Spirit of comfort, the Holy Ghost, Paraclete; consōlātiōnis Spīrĭtus, Spīrĭtus Sanctus, Paraclētus = Παράκλητος: Se Hálga Gást is geháten on Gréciscum gereorde Paraclitus, ðæt is, Fróforgást, forðíðe he fréfraþ ða dreórian the Holy Ghost is called
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æren-geát
a goat-eagle
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a goat-eagle; harpe = ἅρπη,Ælfc. Gl. 17; Wrt. Voc. 21, 62
flít-gára
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A gára (j. v.) where some kind of contest took place? On ðone flítgáran; of ðám flítgáran, C. D. 217, 15, 22
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gifan
To give ⬩ dare ⬩ impertire
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He nallas beágas geaf he gave no rings, Beo. Th. 3443; B. 1719. Gæf wæstm his dedit fructum suum, Ps. Spl. T. 66, 5. Him scippend geaf [gaf, MS. A.] wuldor-lícne wlite the Creator gave it wondrous beauty, Salm. Kmbl. 114; Sal. 56.