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eást-ern

(adj.)
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Substitute: <b>eásterne;</b> adj. marking position. in the east Leóht eásternes tungles lux eoi sideris, Hy. S. 22, 9. of the east part of the world, eastern Of Asian lande þæs eásternan ríces, Hml. S. 25, 752.

ge-hremmed

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-hremman;</b> p. ge-hremde; pp. ge-hremmed To hinder, impede, to prevent the free action of Dóð húru þæt hí ne magon úre tungan gehremman, ne ús áléfian, Hml.

gímeleáslíce

(adv.)
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gímeleáslíce, adv.
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Take here <b>gémeleáslíce</b> in Dict., and add: carelessly, without taking pains, negligently Gif heora hwylc fúllíce oðþe gýmeleáslíce mynstres þing behwyrfe si quis sordide aut neglegenter res monasterii tractaverit R. Ben. 56, 11.

ge-wirpan

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-wyrpan</b> in Dict., and add: intrans. Gif hé biþ on xxx nihte ealdne mónan gestanden, uneáðe hé gewyrpð, and þeáh áríseþ, Lch. iii. 182, 26: 188, 11. Geuaerpte convaluit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 17.

Linked entry: ge-wyrpan

leger

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<b>, II.</b> [the last passage under should be transferred to ]. Add Hé ábád on ðám legere áne feáwa dagas (cf. hé læg þá swá forþ áne feáwa daga, Hml. S. 31, 1349) mid fefore gewǽht, Hml. Th. ii. 516, 29.

brégan

(v.)
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brégan, brégean; p. de; pp. ed; v. a. [bróga
fear, terror
]¨

fear, terror ⬩ To give fear, frighten, make afraid, terrify, astonish ⬩ terrere, pavefacere, stupefacere

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Sume wíf us brégdon some women astonished us, Lk. Bos. 24, 22

hǽte

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<b>IV a.</b> a feverish or inflamed condition of body :-- Wið ðæs magan hǽtan, Lch. i. 268, 1.

æt-standan

(v.)
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æt-standan, ic -stande, ðú -standest, -stentst, he -standeþ, -stent, -stynt, pl. -standaþ; p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen.

To stand ⬩ stand still ⬩ stop ⬩ stand near ⬩ rest ⬩ stay ⬩ stand up ⬩ stare ⬩ adstare ⬩ restare ⬩ requiescere ⬩ To stop ⬩ obturere ⬩ claudere

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Ætstód ðæs blódes ryne stetit fluxus sanguinis, Lk. Bos. 8, 44. Ðá ætstód se arc requievit arca, Gen. 8, 4: Ps. Th. 106, 24: Lk. Bos. 7, 14. Ætstódon cyningas [Ps. Th. 2, 2, arísaþ] kings stood up; adstiterunt reges, Ps. Spl. 2, 2: 5, 4.

Linked entry: æt-stent

mitta

(n.)
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mitta, an; m.

A measure, both dry and liquid, as for corn, meal, ale, honey

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Hund mittena centum choros, Lk. Skt. 16, 7. Wíf gehýdeþ in meolo mitto þrió mulier abscondit in farinae sata tria, Lind. 13, 21

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teóðung-land

(n.)
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teóðung-land, es; n.
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For the teóðung of a hide, see the last passage given under teóðung, <b>I b.</b>

á-gifan

(v.)
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Circsceat mon sceal ágifan, Ll. Th. 1. 140, 12. Gif hé hæbbe ealle on fóðre tó ágifanne, 9. to give up, abandon Ic hine tó heora sylfra dóme ágeaf. Bl. H. 177, 25. Se ágend þone banan ágefe, Ll. Th. i. 26, 9: 28, 5.

Linked entries: ǽ-gift on-gifan

eaht

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>eaht,</b> aht, æht, eht, es; m. council, deliberation Þonne úðweotan æht besǽton ( sat deliberating ), on sefan sóhton hú hié sunu Meotudes áhéngon, El. 473. estimation, consideration Bið ðæt æðeleste híw onhworfen, ðonne

ge-healdsum

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Þá wǽron hálige bisceopas gehealtsume (-heald-, v. l.) on þeáwum (cf. I Tim. 3, 2 : Tit. I. 8). <b>IIIa</b>, continent Geheald[sume] caelibes An. Ox. 665. safe, inviolate For gehealdsumere side[ful-nesse] pro pudicitia conservanda An.

forþmest

(adj.)
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forþmest, adj.

First

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First, of order in place or time Swelc in endebrednise forðmest ł ǽrest ( primus ) geseted is godspell ǽrest ł forðmest ( primus ) áwrát, Mt. p. 12, 8. Cuoæð ðǽm forðmesto (primo), Lk. L. 16, 5.

Linked entry: forþ

ge-þwǽrian

(v.)
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Gif þú þártó geþwǽrudest, Ll. Lbmn. 414, 4. Þá men þe þás stale gefremoden and þe þǽrto geþwǽrdon, 438, 9.

in

(prep.)
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in, prep.
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Add: <b>A.</b> with dat. inst. of position or location, within any place or thing Gif in cyninges túne man mannan ofsleá, Ll. Th. i. 4, 4. In (on, v.l. ) cyninges healle, 66, 8: 82, 8.

K

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Thus in Sweet's edition Angelkynn is found p. 2, ll. 3, 13, but Angelcynn l. 4 ; whilst in each case the Hatton MS. has c. So in the following page in l. 10, kynn, in l. 20, cynn.

ge-wyrd

(n.)
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ge-wyrd, fate.
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Voc. ii. 147, 26. what pleases a person, what seems fit, pleasure, v. ge-weorþan; <b>V. l a</b> [cf. ? O. H.

a-wendan

(v.)
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a-wendan, ic -wende, ðú -wendest, -wenst, he -wendeþ, -went, pl. -wendaþ; p. -wende; pp. -wended, -wend, -went.

To turn away or off ⬩ avert ⬩ remove ⬩ to turn upside down ⬩ turn ⬩ change ⬩ translate ⬩ pervert ⬩ avertere ⬩ vertere ⬩ mutare ⬩ transferre ⬩ subvertere ⬩ To turn or direct oneself to turn from ⬩ go ⬩ depart ⬩ se vertere ⬩ ire

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Ne nim ðú lác, ða awendaþ rihtwísra word nec accipies munera, quæ subvertunt verba justorum, Ex. 23, 8. v. intrans.

FÆC

(n.)
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FÆC, es; pl. nom. acc. facu; gen. faca; n.

Space, interval, distance, portion of time ⬩ spătium, intervallum, tempŏris intervallum

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Ðæt wæs on fæce syxtig furlanga fram Hierusalem quod ĕrat in spătio stădiōrum sexāginta ab Ierūsālem, Lk. Bos. 24, 13. Hí binnon lytlan fæce gewendon to Lundene they within a little space went to London, Chr. 1016; Erl. 155, 22.

Linked entries: æfter-fæce fec