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GÁN

(v.)
Grammar
GÁN, to gánne; ic gá, ðú gǽst, he gǽþ; pl. gáþ; p. ic he eóde, ðú eódest; pl. eódon; imp. gá, pl. gáþ; pp. gán; v. n. [the conjugation is formed from two roots, the past tense being from root i; cf. Gothic iddja];

To go ⬩ come ⬩ walk ⬩ happen ⬩ īre ⬩ grădi ⬩ evĕnīre

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Sume for hungre heora feóndum on hand eódon some for hunger went into the hands of their foes, 1, 15; S. 484, 5. Gá hider come hither, Gen. 27, 21. Gáþ eów into ðære cyrcan unforhtlíce go into the church fearlessly, Homl. Th. i. 508, 1

fant

(n.)
Grammar
fant, font, es; m.

Fountain, spring ⬩ fons, tis ⬩ that which holds pure or holy water, The font for baptism ⬩ baptistērium = βαπτιστήριoν

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Fountain, spring; fons, tis, m; pure water, that which holds pure or holy water, The font for baptism; baptistērium = βαπτιστήριoν Ne dó man nǽnne ele to ðam fante let no one put any oil into the font, L. Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 358, 35; Wilk. 159, 32

Linked entries: fant-fæt font

scír-gesceatt

(n.)
Grammar
scír-gesceatt, es; n.
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Ðises ys ealles wana .xxxiii. hída of ðám hídun ðe óðre bisceopas ǽr hæfdon intó hyra scýre. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 327, 4

Linked entry: ge-sceatt

cwic-súsl

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Intó écere cwicsúsle, Wlfst. 289, 9. Uncyst hine besencte on cwycsúsle, Hml. Th. i. 328, 22. On deorce cwicsúsle in tetra tartara, An. Ox. 1249. Add

dréfan

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Hé sceal dréfan dimne and deópne hellewítes grund he shall be plunged into hell's dim and deep abyss, Wlfst. 48, 2: Ll. Th. ii. 320, 5. Dréfende turbulentus, R. Ben. I. 61, 6: R. Ben. 120, 12. Dréfende turbida (aequora turgida, Ald.), Wrt.

stán-clúd

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Of elleheorhan intó stánclúde, C. D. iii. 424, 29. Hú Nonnosus þone mycelan stánclúd ( saxum ) áweg ádyde, Gr. D. 48, 16. Of stánclúdum cumað wyllspringas, Hex. 22, 23. Add

hilte

(n.)
Grammar
hilte, an; f.

A hilt, ⬩ handle

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Swá ðæt ða hiltan eodon intó ðam innoþe the haft went in after the blade, Jud. 3, 22. Óþ ða hiltan capulotenus, Mone Gl.432

Linked entry: hilt

forþ-genge

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Þæs cáseres hǽs wearð forðgencge the emperor's order was carried into effect, Hml.

meagol-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
meagol-mód, adj.

Of earnest mind ⬩ earnest ⬩ strenuous

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heortan meagolmód gemynd and gedéfe hreówe and sóðe ondetnesse ealra mínna synna I, sinful, pray that thou send into my heart an earnest mind, and suitable penitence, and the true confession of all my sins, Wanley Cat. 246, 9

síþe

(n.)
Grammar
síþe, (from sigþe), es ; m.
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Befeóll án síþe of ðam snǽde intó ánum deópan seáþe, Homl. Th. ii. 162, 10. Hé sceal habban . . . síþe, Anglia ix. 263, 5

wyrm-melu

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-melu, (-o), wes; n.
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'Dry fair large earthworms before the fire, or in an oven, which when thorough dry, beat into powder,' Salmon's English Physician, quoted by Cockayne.

ge-wringan

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Ðysse wyrte wós wel gewrungen, i. 274, 18. to squeeze together, press into a shape Hé mæg ealla gesceafta on his ðǽre swíðran hand on ánes weaxæpples onlícnisse geðýn and gewringan, Sal. K. p. 150, 34

seáþ

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Danihel wearð áworpen intó ðára leóna seáðum, Hml. S. 16, 81. Add

ge-þwit

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þwit, es; n.

What is cut or shaved off ⬩ shavings ⬩ cuttings ⬩ chips ⬩ assulæ

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B.] nómon ond in wæter sendon they cut off chips from the very stud [prop] and threw the cuttings into the water, Bd. 3, 17, MS. T; S. 544, 44, col. 2, note

Linked entry: þwit

geond-felan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-felan, -feolan: p. -fæl, pl. -fǽlon; pp. -folen [cf. (?) Goth. filhan: Icel. fela to hide; hence to give into one's keeping; so geondfolen fýre = utterly given up to fire. Or may folen be taken from the literal meaning and so geondfolen compare with the preceding participle geinnod? The meaning of the verb in any case seems to be]

To fill throughout ⬩ mplere

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To fill throughout; mplere, Cd. 2; Th. 3, 29; Gen. 43

Linked entry: geond-folen

tó-nemnan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-nemnan, p. -nemde

To name separately, ⬩ distinguish by name into parts

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To name separately, distinguish by name into parts Hié ða þrió dǽlas on þreó tónemdon, Asiam, Europem, and Affricam they distinguished the three parts by the three names, Asia, Europe, and Africa, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 4.

Linked entry: nemnan

for-grówan

(v.)
Grammar
for-grówan, p. -greów, pl. -greówon; pp. -grówen [for-, grówan to grow]

To grow up ⬩ grow into ⬩ increscĕre

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To grow up, grow into; increscĕre Se ǽr in dæge wæs dýre, scríðeþ nú deóp feor, brondhord geblówen, breóstum in forgrówen copper was dear in [that] day, now it circulates wide and far, an ardent treasure flourishing, grown up in the hearts, Exon. 94

bere-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
bere-wíc, (and? -wíce; f. cf. Lot. berewica)
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Mid allen ðám bere-wícan ðe ic habbe intó ðáre hálagen stówe gegifen, C. D. iv. 211, 27: 192, 7. Medeshámstede and tá berewícan þa þár tó héren, and Anláf-estún and þá(m) berewícan þár tó . . . Undelum and tó berewícum þár tó gebyreð, C. D.

rippel

(n.)
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Ðás ii béc lóciað intó Ryppel, iii. 19, 22. Cf. Ad silbam qui appellatur ripp, i. 104, 2. Rhip, v. 46, 14. (?)

orgel

(n.)

pride

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Heó leapeð into horel (orhel, MS. T. : orȝel, MS. C. ), A. R. 224, 2

Linked entries: orgello orgol

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