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ge-bed

Grammar
ge-bed, <b>; I.</b> in l. 3 for 236 l. 23 b,
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and add Ásende hé tó Basilie biddende ꝥ hé þone geyrsodon cásere þurh his gebedu gelíðgode, Hml. S. 3, 194

ge-fiðerhamod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fiðerhamod, part. p.

Provided with a covering of feathers

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Provided with a covering of feathers He wæs egeslíce gefiðerhamod he was frightfully feather-clad, Homl. Th. i. 466, 27

æt-beran

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To carry off :-- Swerie hé ꝥ hé ǽfre ne stele ne feoh ne ætbere, Ll. Th. i. 332, 21. Add

beót-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
beót-lic, adj.

Threatening ⬩ arrogant

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Threatening, arrogant Hé sende tó þám cyninge beótlic ǽrende, ꝥ hé ábúgan sceolde tó his manrǽdene, Hml. S. 32, 44

horn-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
horn-leás, adj.
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Without horns Gif hé hornleásne oxan geseó, þonne ofercymð hé his fínd, Archiv cxx. 304, 28 ; E. S. 39, 349

up-gange

(n.)
Grammar
up-gange, an; f.

Landing.

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Hí bǽdon ðæt hí upgangan ágan móston they asked for leave to land, Byrht. Th. 134, 20; By. 87

Linked entry: up-gang

gást-brúcende

(adj.)

practising in spirit

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practising in spirit, v. gást; III Ealle þá gódnyssa þe hé bebreác, hé wæs gástbrúcende, Hml. S. 23 b, 34

con

I know, he knows; I, he can

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I know, he knows; I, he can Cd. 227; Th. 304, 13; Sat. 629; Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 16

ge-sweógian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sweógian, p. ode; pp. od

To be silent; ⬩ tăcēre

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To be silent; tăcēre Gesweógode he áne hwíle he was silent for some time, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 212, 10

fíf-tyne

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
fíf-tyne, -tene

fifteen ⬩ quindĕcim

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He slóh fíftyne men he slew fifteen men, Beo. Th. 3169; B. 1582. He on wéstenne wíceard geceás fíftynu geár he chose a dwelling in the wilderness fifteen years, Exon. 46b; Th. 158, 13; Gú. 908. Fíftyno, acc. n. Cd. 57; Th. 70, 10; Gen. 1151

Linked entries: fíf-tene fýftyne

bor-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
bor-líce, adv.

Eminently ⬩ excellently ⬩ well

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Eminently, excellently, well Hyt geríst borlíce wel it is eminently suitable, Angl. viii. 302, 5. Wel borlíce hé forð stæppeð full nobly he steps forth, 307, 28. Hé geswutelað borlice he shews admirably, 329, 24.

hordere

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. ; sý hé ealre geférrǽdenne swá swá fæder. Hé hogige embe ealle ðing; ne dó hé nán ðing bútan þæs abbodes hǽse; healde þæt him beboden sý, R. Ben. 54, 6-12.

deófol-gild

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Hét se geréfa hí lǽdan tó þúres deófulgeldum ond hét hí ꝥ weorðian . . . þá feól ꝥ deófolgild tó hire fótum, Mart. H. 166, 14-16. Syxtum nédde se cásere tó Tíges deófolgilde.

Linked entry: ge-deóful-geld

ge-eáþmédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-eáþmédan, Add: , -eáþmédian ; p. ede.

to humiliate ⬩ to make submissive, subject, subdue ⬩ the object a high place, to lower ⬩ where an attitude that expresses humility is taken ⬩ where worship is paid ⬩ where submission is made ⬩ to worship, adore. ⬩ with the idea of condescension,

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Ic hym geeádmédan wylle and hym þeówian. Hml. A. 190, 265. with the idea of condescension, of human beings Tó ðon þaeti for mínum synnum hí ( the clergy of Worcester ) heó geeáðmédden þaette heó wáeren þingeras wið Drihten, C.

Linked entry: ge-eáþmédian

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, against ⬩ towards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way of ⬩ against ⬩ against, for the reception of, to receive ⬩ in reply to ⬩ in return for, as an equivalent for ⬩ opposite, over against ⬩ against, in a direction opposite to ⬩ against, with, contrary to, in opposition to ⬩ in reply to ⬩ as an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange for ⬩ against, ready for ⬩ towards ⬩ opposite ⬩ again, back ⬩ Lat re- ⬩ in reply ⬩ towards ⬩ on the other hand ⬩ again

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Ðá cwæþ hé: Teóh eft ðíne hand on ðínne bósum. Ðá teáh hé hig ongeán, Ex. 4, 6-7

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

tó-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceád (in the Northern Gospels weak forms are found, and -sceádde occurs in Bede); pp. -sceáden.

to divide in two, ⬩ separate one thing from another ⬩ to divide into parties ⬩ cause division ⬩ dissension among ⬩ to separate contending parties or claims ⬩ judge, ⬩ decide between ⬩ to make a distinction between things ⬩ to distinguish ⬩ treat or regard differently ⬩ to separate one thing from another with the mind, ⬩ to discern, ⬩ distinguish, ⬩ discriminate ⬩ to separate things from one another, ⬩ to order, ⬩ dispose, ⬩ appoint ⬩ to separate the parts of a confused whole, ⬩ to expound, ⬩ interpret, ⬩ render intelligible ⬩ to discuss ⬩ to send in different directions, ⬩ to scatter ⬩ disperse ⬩ To be separated, ⬩ to differ

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Hwæt mǽnde Sanctus Paulus, ðá hé his láre suá cræftelíce tósceád (-scéd, Cott. MSS.) (gave such different counsel in the two cases), and ðone óðerne lǽrde, ðæt hé him anwald on tuge, óðerne hé lǽrde geðyld? Past. 40; Swt. 291, 20.

wealh

(n.)
Grammar
wealh, gen. weales; m.

a foreigner ⬩ properly a Celt ⬩ a Celt of Britain; the word occurs mostly in pl., ⬩ the British ⬩ the Welsh ⬩ Wales ⬩ a Roman ⬩ a slave ⬩ servant ⬩ a shameless person

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Hér Æðelfrið ofslóh unrím Walena (-ana, v. l. ), and swá wearð gefyld Augustinus wítegunge, ðe hé cwæð: 'Gif Wealas nellaþ sibbe wið ús, hí sculan æt Seaxana handa farwurþan.'

dón

(v.)
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Hié þá men woldon him tó mete dón, St. A. 4, 18. Hé hét dón tó geblote ealle þá cuman, Ors. S. 1, 19.

ǽr-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-cwide, es; m.

Prophecy ⬩ prophetia? ⬩ nuntii vel doctoris loquela ?

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— He ǽrcwide onwreáh [MS. onwearh] he revealed the prophecy,Exon. 83a; Th. 313, 23; Mód. 4

áncer

(n.)
Grammar
áncer, es; m.

An anchoret ⬩ hermit ⬩ anachoreta

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An anchoret, hermit; anachoreta Mid ðý he leornode be ðám áncerum when he learnt concerning the anchorets, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 18, 22