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un-gefére

Grammar
un-gefére, <b>. I.</b>
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On ungeférum wege in invio, Ps. Vos. 106, 40. Add

(adv.)
Grammar
HÚ, adv.

How

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gehírdon hú gé ofslógon twegen cynegas Seon and Og audivimus quod interfecistis Sehon et Og, Jos. 2, 10. Hí gehýrdon hú seó hálige spræc. Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 37; Jud. 160. gesáwon hú hé wæs on heofenas ástígende, Nicod. 18; Thw. 8, 39.

Linked entries: hú-lic hú-meta hwu

hwæþere

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Add: in a principal clause with which is connected a dependent clause introduced by þeáh. þeáh ... hwaeþere Þeáh hé hié mannum missenlíce dǽle, hwæþere hé bebeád ꝥ ... gedǽlan ... þone teóþan dǽl, Bl. H. 39, 18.

út-scyte

(n.)
Grammar
út-scyte, es; n.
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'Faraþ tó wega útscytum' ... Útscytas ðara wega sind áteorung woruldlícera weorca, Homl. Th. i. 526, 11-14

CWELLAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWELLAN, ic cwelle, ðú cwelest, cwelst, he cweleþ, cwelþ, pl. cwellaþ; p. cwealde , pl. cwealdon; pp. cwelled, cweled, cweald ; v. a.

To kill, slay = QUELL? necare, trucidare, occidere, mactare

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We cwellaþ we kill, Ex. 8, 26. Cwealde had killed, Andr. Kmbl. 3247; An. 1626. Hí stearcferþe cwellan þohtun the stern of mind resolved to slay her, Exon. 75a; Th. 280. 31; Jul. 637. Ðú Grendel cwealdest thou didst slay Grendel, Beo.

Linked entries: cwoellan cuellan

gif

(con.)
Grammar
gif, gief, gyf, gib; conj. with indic. or subj.

Ifthoughwhether

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Ðú wást gif hit is swá we secgan hýrdon thou knowest if it is as we heard say, 550; B. 272

un-tígan

(v.)
Grammar
un-tígan, p. de

To untieunbindloose

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Ðonne sind gelaðode, ðonne sind untígede, Homl. Th, i. 210, 7, 9

cyn

(adj.)
Grammar
cyn, adj.
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Hit is cynn ( justum est ) ðæt ðæs gemǽnelíce brúcen, 337, 3. Hit is cyn ðæt úre scomigen debemus erubescere, 407, 15. Þonne is hit cyn ꝥ gé þone mid eádmédum gesécen, Ll.

holt

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For ðǽm ceorfað heáh treówu on holte ðaelig;t hí eft úp árǽren on ðǽm botle, Past. 443, 36. Hwá áspyreð ðæt deófol of geofones holte, Sal. K. p. 146, 28. Hé rád þurh ǽnne heáhne holt, Hml. S. 19, 219. On pápan holt súðweardne, C. D.

manian

(v.)
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maniað ꝥ man Sunnandæges freóls mid eallum mægene healde, Cht. E. 231, 18. Add Gif mid rícan mannan hwæt embe úre neóde manian willað si cum hominibus potentibus volumus aliqua suggerere, R. Ben. 45. 20.

ge-rýman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rýman, p. de; pp. ed [rýman to make room]
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Ic him lífes weg gerýmde I opened the way of life to them, Rood Kmbl. 175; Kr. 89: Elen. Kmbl. 2496; El. 1249. Ðú me gerýmdes dīlātasti mihi, Ps. Th. 4, 1. Octauianus gerýmde Rómána ríce Octavianus extended the Roman empire, Homl. Th. i. 32, 18.

Linked entry: rýman

eall-tela

(adv.)
Grammar
eall-tela, adv.

Quite well omnīno bĕne

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Quite well; omnīno bĕne, Cd. 91; Th. 114, 17; Gen. 1905

hafoc-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
hafoc-wyrt, e; f.
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Hawk-weed [?]; hieracium, L. M. 1, 14; Lchdm. ii. 56, 11

un-gehirt

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gehirt, adj.

Disheartenedcowardly

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Disheartened, cowardly Ða ungehyrtan of heora wege áflýman, Wulfst. 192, 24

ge-léf

(adj.)
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weak Geleófe yldo aetate prouectae Bd. 3, 8; Sch. 222, 1. (?)

Linked entries: léf ge-leóf

þe

(adv.; con.; pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, indecl.
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ðás word sprecaþ ... þe in carcerne sittaþ, 2, 27; Cri. 25. , þe ús befæst is seó gýmingGodes folces ... we, to whom is committed the care of God&#39;s people..., L. E. I. 1; Th. ii. 402, 9.

Linked entry: þý

lǽran

(v.)
Grammar
lǽran, p. de

To teachinstructeducateto preachto exhortadmonishadvisepersuadesuggest

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lǽraþ ðæt ... we enjoin that, L. Edg. C; Th. ii. 244-258. Gyf se déma ðiss geáxaþ lǽraþ hyne and gedóþ eów sorhleáse si hoc auditum fuerit a præside, nos suadebimus ei et securos vos faciemus, Mt. Kmbl. 28, 14.

læc

(adj.)
Grammar
læc, adj.
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Taking the word to be independent, and retaining the reading of Hickes, we may compare it with Icel. lakr lacking, defective, and render it by weak, failing (from wounds), wounded.

Linked entry: lacra

geóguþ

(n.)
Grammar
geóguþ, geógeþ, giógoþ, geógaþ, gígoþ, iúguþ, e; f.
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YOUTH, the state of being young; juventus, juvenilis ætas vel status Úre cnihthád is swylce undern-tíd, on ðam astíhþ úre geógoþ swá swá sunne déþ ymbe ðære ðriddan tíde our boyhood is as it were the third hour in which arises our youth as the sun does

Linked entry: eógoþ

ciric-þénung

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-þénung, e; f. [þénung duty, service]

Church-duty or serviceecclesiæ ministerium

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Church-duty or service; ecclesiæ ministerium We lǽraþ ðæt preóstas on ciricþénungum ealle án dreógan, and beón efenweorþe on geáres fæce on eallum ciricþénungum eve enjoin that priests in church-duties all perform service at the same time, and, in the