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ge-smirian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-smirian, l. ge-smirwau.
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Bið gesmyrod ealra hálgena Hálga (ungatur Sancttis sanctorum, Dan. 9, 24) . . . On ǽlcere hádunge . . . ǽfre sé ðe ðǽr gehádod bið, hé bið gesmyrod mid gehálgodum ele . . .

ge-swicennes

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Add: cessation from doing, a leaving off of a practice, v. ge-swícan; 1 Beháte hé ǽrest bóte and geswicenesse ealra þǽra unþeáwa þe hé fore ádrǽfed wæs, R. Ben. 53, 10. Hé synna forgyfð þám ðe mid dǽdbóte dóð geswicennysse, Hml.

gaderung

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gaderung, gæderung.
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Add: a joining, union. v. gaderian; <b>I a </b>Geaðrung copulam (the bond of matrimony), Rtl. 109, 19. an assembly. v. gaderian; <b>II </b>Cwæð hé beforan ealre þáre gaderunge: 'Gé Tharsysce ceastergewaran . . .,' Ap.

ge-wísian

(v.)
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Þæt wé ús sylfe ge þá þe wé wísian sceolan swá gewísian swá swá úre ealra þearf sý, Ll. Th. ii. 332, 24. (1 a) to direct a person to (tó ) something :-- Ꝥ gesceád hí gewýsigen sceall tó weldǽdum, Hml. S. 1, 148. with dat.

gyden

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Clypiað tó eówrum godum and tó eallum gydenum, 150. ¶ as an explanatory gloss on the name of a divinity :-- Veste gydene, Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 81: Ueneris, An. Ox. 4449. Proserpinam, proprium nomen tó gidenan, 4187. Gydene, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 12.

hrægel-talu

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Synd gesealde from þám abbode ealle neádbehéfe þing, þæt is cugele, syric, &amp;c., þæt hý þurh neóde náne tale tó syndrigre ǽhte næbben, R.

lácnung

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Gif hé his seócum dǽdum ealle lácnunge gegearewade si morbidis earum actibus universa fuerit cura exhibita, 11, 5. a medicine, medicament, means of healing Þá hálan lǽces ne lácnunge ne behófiað, R. Ben. 50, 19. Lác[nunge] medecinae, An.

ofer-winnan

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Iósue and Israhéla folc oferwunnon seofon ðeóda; eahtoðe wæs Pharao . . . swá sceolon crístene men ðá eahta heáfodleahtras mid heora werodum ealle oferwinnan, Hml. Th. ii. 218, 12-17.

of-sittan

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Add Wæs álýfed þám ealdum mannum þæt hí móston heora fýnd mid stranglicre mihte ofsittan, and mid wǽpne ácwellan, Hml. Th. i. 522, 15. <b>II a.

þafian

(v.)
Grammar
þafian, p. ode.
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Hié derede ǽgðer ge þurst ge hǽte, and ealne ðone dæg wǽron ðæt þafiende, Ors. 5, 7; Swt. 230, I7. to bear with, tolerate Hé ilde and ðafode ða scylda and ðeáh hé him gecýðde et dissimulavit culpas, et innotuit, Past. 21; Swt. 151, 22

ealdor-dóm

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Mk. p. 4, 8. of things Swylce eác be ðám heán muntum and dúnum, þá þe heáh standað ofer ealne middaneard, þá hwæðere wíte habbað þæs ealdordómes, þæt heó beóð genehhe mid heofonfýre geþreáde, Wlfst. 262, 14.

CNUCIAN

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

To KNOCK, beat, pound; pulsare, tundere, pertundere

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

Linked entries: cnocian cnuwian

cyne-hláford

(n.)
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cyne-hláford, es; m. [hláford a lord]

A royal lord, sovereign lord, king regius vel supremus dominus, rex

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Ðæt we ealle ánum cynehláforde holdlíce hýran that we all faithfully obey one sovereign lord, L. Eth. vi. 1; Th. i. 314, 10.

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: ge-býgednys cásus

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.)
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ge-lýfed, part. p. [pp. of ge-lýfan to believe]
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Ealle ðing synd gelýfedum mihtlíce omnia possibilia credenti, Mk. Bos. 9, 23

Linked entry: ge-léfed

hálgung

(n.)
Grammar
hálgung, hálegung, e; f.
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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.

húsel-gang

(n.)
Grammar
húsel-gang, es; m.
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Attendance upon or partaking of the sacrament Fulluht and synna forgyfenys húselgang sind eallum gemǽne earmum and eádigum baptism and forgiveness of sins, attendance at the sacrament, are common to all, to poor and rich, Homl.

lǽðan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽðan, p. de

To speak ill ofaccuseabuseexecratedetesthate

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Hý wǽron ealle ánsprǽce ðonne hý mé leahtrodon and lǽðdon loquebantur simul, Ps. Th. 40, 7

Linked entry: láðian

of-áxian

(v.)
Grammar
of-áxian, -ácsian; p. ode

To find out by askingto learn

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Hit wearþ gecweden, ðæt man ofáxode on eallum his ríce, gif ǽnig mǽden mihte beón áfunden swá wlitiges hiwes, Anglia ix. 29, 71. Ic ðé bidde ðæt ðú ofáxie ða næglas, H. R. 15, 23.