ge-feallan
To fall ⬩ cadere ⬩ decidere
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To fall; cadere, decidere Ic gefealle be gewyrhtum fram feóndum mínum decidam merito ab inimicis meis, Ps. Spl. 7, 4. Ðǽr Pharaon gefeól, on ðam Reádan Sǽ et excussit Pharaonem in Mari Rubro, Ps. Th. 135, 15.
ge-frǽge
Known ⬩ renowned ⬩ celebrated ⬩ remarkable ⬩ noted ⬩ famous ⬩ notorious ⬩ infamous ⬩ nŏtus ⬩ mănĭfestus ⬩ celĕber ⬩ fāmōsus
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Known, renowned, celebrated, remarkable, noted, famous, notorious, infamous; nŏtus, mănĭfestus, celĕber, fāmōsus Hæbbe ic gefrugnen ðætte is eástdǽlum on æðelast londa, firum gefrǽge I have heard tell that in eastern parts there is a land most noble,
geárlic
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Take here gérlic in Dict., and add Gérlicae annua, Txts. 42, 94. Gérlice, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 67. that occurs yearly Geárlic freólsdæg annua festiuitas, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 287, 12. Ðes freólsdæg is ús geárlic, ac hé is heofonwarum singallic, Hml.
ge-wyrce
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work, forming, v. ge-wyrcan; I. ¶ Gewyrce plastica (in rerum visibilium plastica Ald. 75, 34), Wrt.
sǽlan
to fasten with a cord ⬩ to restrain, repress, confine
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Sǽlde sǽgrundas the bound sea-depths (in contrast with the relaxing of the bonds which held the sea, when a passage was made through it for the Israelites), Cd. Th. 196, 9; Exod. 289
hnescian
To make, ⬩ or to become, soft, ⬩ to soften
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To make, or to become, soft, to soften Ic hnexige mollio, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Som. 34, 53. Lege ðonne on ðǽr hit heardige hnescaþ hyt sóna apply where it is hard, it will at once soften, Herb. 2, ii; Lchdm. i. 84, 4.
Linked entries: a-hnescian a-nescian ge-hnesctun
Súþr-íge
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The word occurs in a Latin charter . . . In loco que appellatur Cyningestún in regione Súðrégie, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 318, 5
hlinc
a link, ⬩ linch, ⬩ rising ground ⬩ 'agger limitaneus, parœchias, etc, dividens,' ⬩ a hill, ⬩ rising ground
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Fearnhlinc, landsore hlinc, sweord hlincas, wotan hlinc In later times, the word is given with a similar sense in provincial glossaries, e.g. in Suffolk some woods are called links: linchets grass partitions in arable fields, Lisle: linch a bawke or litele
wiþ-gangan
to go against ⬩ to go off ⬩ withdraw ⬩ fail
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to go against Ic ne meahte mægnes cræfte gúðe wiðgongan (I could not go and meet the foe in fight ), ac ic sceal sécan cempan sǽmran, Exon. Th. 266, 4; Jul. 393. to go off, withdraw, fail Byð mé eágon wiðgangen defecerunt oculi mei, Ps. Th. 68, 3
mattuc
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Ic nát mid hwí ic delfe nú mé swá wana is ǽgþer ge spadu ge mattuc, Hml. S. 23b, 765. Of matucce and adesan hý út áwurpon hý bipenne et ascia deiecerunt eam, Ps. Rdr. 73, 6. Hé sceal habban æcse, adsan . . . mattuc, Angl. ix. 263, 3. Add
FYLL
a FALL ⬩ ruin ⬩ destruction ⬩ death ⬩ cāsus ⬩ intĕrĭtus ⬩ a FALL ⬩ case ⬩ inflection in grammar ⬩ cāsus ⬩ inflectio
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M. 1, 4; Lchdm. ii. 48, 14, note. a FALL, case, inflection in grammar; cāsus, inflectio Cāsus, ðæt is fyll oððe gebígedniss case, that is a declining or inflection, Ælfc. Gr. 14; Som. 17, 23
swilce
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And ic ðé on hleóðre hearpan swylce eác gecwéme, Ps. Th. 107, 2. so, in such manner, in a manner already described Ðín mildheortnes is mycel wið heofenas, is ðín sóðfæstnes swylce wið wolcnum, Ps. Th. 56, 12. Lifge Ismael lárum swilce ðínum, Cd.
Linked entry: swálíce
rǽcan
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Ox. 56, 18. to stretch out one's hand Ne ráhten gié hondo in mec non extendistis manus in me, Lk. L. R. 22, 53. Honda hráhton on ðene Hǽlend manus injecerunt in Jesum, Mt.
ge-wissian
To make or cause to know ⬩ to instruct ⬩ inform ⬩ direct ⬩ command ⬩ govern ⬩ docere ⬩ edocere ⬩ regere ⬩ præcipere ⬩ dirigere
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Ic gean ðara vi. punda ðe ic Eádmunde mínon bréðer gewissod hæbbe I give the six pounds that I have indicated to my brother Edmund, Th. Chart. 559, 6. Gif ðú nelt beón gewissod if thou wilt not be directed, Ælfc. T. Lisle, 40, 12
Linked entry: wísian
FÁCEN
Deceit, fraud, guile, treachery, malice, wickedness, evil, crime ⬩ dŏlus, fraus, nēquĭtia, mălĭtia, inīquĭtas, prævārĭcātio
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Ne dyde ic for fácne I did it not for fraud, Cd. 128; Th. 162, 34; Gen. 2691: Exon. 73 a; Th. 272, 10; Jul. 497. Bútan ǽghwylcum fácne without any guile, L. O. 2; Th. i. 178, 14.
gemót-mann
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Cf. mótian; II, mótere Gemótman contionator, Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 24. Gemótmanna contionatorum (qui pro rostris in edito stantes popularibus catervis contionantur, Aid. 32, 7), Wrt.
fæger
FAIR, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet ⬩ pulcher, dĕcōrus, lætus, jucundus, dulcis
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Biþ swá fæger fugles gebǽru the bird's bearing is so pleasing, Exon. 57 b; Th. 206, 11; Ph. 125. Hió dumb wunaþ, hwæðre hyre is on fóte fæger hleóðor it continues dumb, yet there is in its foot a sweet voice, 108 b; Th. 414, 9; Rä. 32, 17.
el-þeódignes
exile ⬩ banishment ⬩ pilgrimage
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Voc. i. 51, 37. literal: In forsetenesse elþeódignesse proposito peregrinandi, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 465, 15. Tó elðeódignesse ad incolatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 75, 47. Tó ælþyódinessa, An. Ox. 11, 25.
Ægles burg
AYLESBURY, in Buckinghamshire
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AYLESBURY, in Buckinghamshire Cúþwulf genom Ægeles burg Cuth-wulf took Aylesbury, Chr. 571; Erl. 18, 13. Genam Ægles burh id. Th. 32, 29, col. 2. Genam Ægles byrig id. Th. 33, 27, col. l.
Linked entry: Ægeles birg
bærnet
a combustion ⬩ burning up ⬩ combustio ⬩ arson ⬩ incendium
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i. 410, 5