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nefa

(n.)
Grammar
nefa, an; m.

a nephewneposa grandsona step-son

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Ealdra nefena pronepotum, 445, 56. a step-son Nefa prifignus, Wülck. Gl. 41, 28

ge-bígednys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bígednys, -nyss, e; f.

A bendinginflectiondecliningdeclensioncasedeclīnātiocāsus

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Ða pronōmĭna ðe habbaþ vŏcātīvum, ða habbaþ six casus, and ða óðre ealle nabbaþ búton fíf gebígednyssa the pronouns which have a vocative have six cases, and all the other have but five cases, Ælfc. Gr. 18; Som. 20, 55.

Linked entries: cásus ge-býgednys

ge-cyndelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cyndelíc, adj. [cyndelíc natural]

Naturalaccording to naturenatūrālis

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Natural, according to nature; natūrālis Hit is gecyndelíc ðæt ealle eorþlíce líchaman beóþ fulran on weaxendum mónan, ðonne on wanigendum it is natural that all earthly bodies are fuller at the increasing moon than at the waning, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt

Linked entry: ge-cundelíc

ge-lýfed

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-lýfed, part. p. [pp. of ge-lýfan to believe]

One who believed, faithfulreligiosus, fidus, fidelis

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Ealle ðing synd gelýfedum mihtlíce omnia possibilia credenti, Mk. Bos. 9, 23

Linked entry: ge-léfed

stípan

(v.)
Grammar
stípan, p. te.
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Ðeáh ðe hine mihtig God mægenes wynnum stépte ofer ealle men, Beo. Th. 3438 ; B. 1717.

treówan

(v.)
Grammar
treówan, triéwan, tríwan, trýwan; p. de.
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to trust Trnaþ ealle endemes, ða ðe hiora ærninge tréwaþ those who have confidence in their powers of running, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 10. Gehwylc hiora his ferhite treówde, ðæt hé hæfde mod micel, Beo.

Linked entries: triéwan trýwan

un-gewuna

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewuna, an; m.

A bad customevil practice

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A bad custom, evil practice Se eorðlíca geférscipe hiene tiéhð on ða lufe his ealdan ungewunan ad vetustatem vitae per societatem secularium ducitur, Past. 22; Swt. 169, 9.

Linked entry: ge-wuna

bune

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Andlang ðǽre díc ðæt intó bunon; andlang bunan ðæt tó ðan ealdan forda, C.D. vi. 129, 27. ¶ Buna occurs as the name of a person, Txts. 156, 81 : 161, 277

erian

(v.)
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Wæs se mere áwend tó felda, swá ꝥ man erode ealne þone fixnoþ, Nap. 22, 28. Þeáh hé erige his land mid ðúsend sula, Bt. 26, 3; F. 94, 14. Þeáh him mon erigan scyle ǽghwelce dæg æcera ðúsend quamvis rura centeno scindat opima bove, Met. 14, 4.

for-glendrad

(v.)
Grammar
for-glendrad, for-glendran.

To devourconsume

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Ealle heora snytru beóð yfele forgledred omnis sapientia eorum devorata est, Ps. Th. 106, 26. Seó grániende neowelnys and seó forglendrede (-iende(?): -glændrede, -gleddrede, v. ll.) hell, Wlfst. 187, 1.

fracoþ

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Tarquinius hira eallra fracoþast wæs, Ors. 2, 2; S. 66, 28. Þá fúlan forligeras þæs fracodostan mennisces Sodomitiscra ðeóda. Hml. S. 13, 191. Cf. forcúþ. Add

ge-brýsed

(v.)
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Þá stánas nales ꝥ án ꝥ hí his limu tóbrǽcan, ac eác swylce mid ealle his bán gebrýsedon (-brýsdon, tóbrýsdon, v. ll.] saxa non solum cjtes membra, sed etiam ossa contri*-*verant, Gr. D. 125, 23.

gramlic

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Ealle þǽra hǽðenra godas synd gramlice deófla omnes dii gentium demonia, 14, 18. Ne cwæð þú ná goda, ac gramlicra deófla, 8, 59. of things Nǽron hí geneádode tó ðám gramlican geþeahte, Hml. S. 27, 166.

ild

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Hé his ealdan ylde ofergetiligende . . . arn, Hml. S. 23 b, 185.

inn

(adv.)
Grammar
inn, adv.
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Ing tó ealdan mynstre, Che. E. 185, 7. Hé tihð his fét suá hé inmest mæg, Past. 241, 12. See also verbs where in has been taken as a prefix

mǽte

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men onmiddan þám spácan, and þá betran neár þǽre nafe, and þá mǽtran neár ðǽm felgum . . . þá felga longiað on þǽm spácan. . . swá dóð þá mǽtestan (mǽstan, v.l.) men on þǽm midmestum, and þá midmestan on þǽm betstan . . . þá mǽtestan (mǽstan, v.l. ) ealle

hálgung

(n.)
Grammar
hálgung, hálegung, e; f.

Hallowing, consecration, sanctificationconsecracio, dedicaciosanctificatio

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Ðeáh ealle circan habban hálgunge gelíce though all churches have like consecration, L. Eth. 9, 5; Th. i. 340. 27. Seðe ða hálgunge oððe ða lectionem ne mæg æfter þeáwe gefyllan qui consecrationem vel lectionem non potest rite implere, L.

CNUCIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CNUCIAN, cnucigan; p. ode; pp. od

To KNOCKbeatpound; pulsaretunderepertundere

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Cnucige ealle ða wyrta pound all the herbs Lchdm. i. 382, 15

Linked entries: cnocian cnuwian

hold

(n.)
Grammar
hold, es; m.
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Þurcytel eorl and ða holdas ealle, 918; Erl. 104, 22. Þurferþ eorl and ða holdas, 921; Erl. 107, 28. Holdes and cyninges heáhgeréfan wergild iiii þúsend þrymsa, L. Wg. 4; Th. i. 186, 8.

Linked entries: a-hold holde

á-smeágan

to investigate,to find out by investigationdevise

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Add: to investigate, where the object is concrete Þá hí hæfdon þá burh ealle ásmeáde, Chr. 1011; P. 142, 2. Ásmeáð requirit, Scint. 42, 16. Ásmeáde exquirit, i. investigat, An. Ox. 2796. Ásmeágian percunctari, Angl. xiii. 366, 11.

Linked entry: smeágan