ge-wealdende
Powerful ⬩ mighty ⬩ potens ⬩ validus
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Powerful, mighty; potens, validus Mid his gewealdendre hand with his mighty hand, Ps. Th. 113, 8
ge-welhwǽr
Everywhere ⬩ ŭbīque
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Everywhere; ŭbīque Is wíde cúþ þeódum gewelhwǽr it is well known to people everywhere, Menol. Fox 61; Men. 30: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 105, 33
Linked entry: wel-hwǽr
ge-wemmodlíce
Corruptly ⬩ impurely
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Corruptly, impurely Gewæmmodlíce we sprecaþ corrupte loquimur, Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 8
ge-wéne
Perhaps ⬩ forte
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Perhaps; forte Gewoene forte, Mk. Skt. Rush. 14, 2
Linked entry: ge-wén
ge-wifsǽlig
Fortunate ⬩ fato ⬩ fortuna felix
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Fortunate; fato vel fortuna felix, Cot. 88, 194, 196, Lye
gíferlíce
Greedily ⬩ eagerly ⬩ avide
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Greedily, eagerly; avide Ongan gíferlíce ðæt gærs etan virecta herbarum avidius carpere cæpit, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 41. Gíferlíce pertinaciter, Hpt. Gl. 424
gifre
Useful ⬩ salutary
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Useful, salutary Niðum to nytte hæleþum gifre of advantage to men, useful to warriors, Exon. 107 b; Th. 409, 12; Rä. 27, 28: 113 a; Th. 433, 6; Rä. 50, 3
Linked entry: un-gifre
gífre
Greedy ⬩ covetous ⬩ voracious ⬩ eager ⬩ desirous ⬩ avidus
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Greedy, covetous, voracious, eager, desirous; avidus Gífre gulosus, Wrt. Voc. 86, 51. Gífere vel frec ambro, Ælfc. Gl. 88; Som. 74, 83; Wrt. Voc. 50, 63. Tantalus se cyning ðe ungemetlíce gífre wæs Tantalus the king who was immoderately greedy, Bt. 35
Linked entry: gífer
gift-líc
Nuptial ⬩ belonging to a marriage ⬩ nuptialis
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Nuptial, belonging to a marriage; nuptialis Ðá geseah he ðǽr ǽnne man ðe næs mid gyftlícum reáfe gescrýd vidit ibi hominem non vestitum veste nubtiali, Mt. Kmbl. 22, 11, 12. Ðæt gyftlíce hús the house where the marriage was, Homl Th. ii. 70, 16. Giftlíc
Linked entry: gift-hús
gilpen
Boastful
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Boastful Ne mæg he geþyldgian ðæt he ðæt forhele ac wierþ ðonon gilpen he cannot bear to conceal it, but becomes boastful on account of it, Past. 33, 2; Swt. 216, 9: Cot. MS. Wát ic ðæt wǽron Caldéas gúðe ðæs gilpne I knew that the Chaldeans were so
Linked entry: gilpna
gilp-líce
Proudly ⬩ vauntingly ⬩ arroganter
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Proudly, vauntingly; arroganter, Cot. 1, Lye
gin
Wide ⬩ spacious ⬩ ample
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Wide, spacious, ample Beligeð úton ginne ríce encompasseth ample realms, Cd. 12; Th. 15, 7; Gen. 230: 46; Th. 59, 2; Gen. 957. Eall ðes ginna grund all this spacious earth, Exon. 116 a; Th. 445, 23; Dóm. 12: 85 b; Th. 321, 24; Vid. 51: Beo. Th. 3106;
ge-trýwleás
Perfidious ⬩ perfĭdus
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Perfidious; perfĭdus, Greg. Dial. 2, 14
ge-twis
Germanus
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Germanus Hpt. Gl. 477
Linked entry: -twis
ge-wær
Aware ⬩ conscius
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Aware; conscius Hí his gewær wurdon they were aware of him, Chr. 1095; Erl. 231, 39
Linked entry: wær
ge-wun
Accustomed ⬩ usual
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Accustomed, usual Gewune drenceas usual drinks, Herb. 68; Lchdm. i. 172, 6. Gewune assuetæ, Mone Gl. 435
ge-wunsum
Pleasant
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Pleasant Swíðe gewunsum hit biþ ðæt mon wíf hæbbe and bearn it is very pleasant to have wife and children, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 8
ge-wurms
Full of matter ⬩ suppurated ⬩ purulentus
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Full of matter, suppurated; purulentus, Cot. 185, Lye
ge-wylde
Subject ⬩ under one's power or control ⬩ in one's possesion
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Subject, under one's power or control, in one's possesion Him wæs gelíce gewylde his wynstre and his swíðre utraque manu pro dextra utebatur, Jud. 3, 15. Nis us nán lim swá gewylde to ǽlcum weorce swá us sind úre fingras we have no limb so at our disposal
ge-wynsumlíc
Pleasant ⬩ acceptus ⬩ desiderativus
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Pleasant; acceptus, desiderativus, Hpt. Gl. 412, 446
Linked entry: wynsum-líc