sceard
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On ðæt lytle sceard ðæt is on burhhlinceas, C. D. vi. 220, 17. [Anlang cinincces dich on ðe sherd; of ðane shearde, iii. 417, 22.] [v. N. E. D. shard.] Add
hord-geat
A door through which a treasure is reached
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A door through which a treasure is reached Hwylc ðæs hordgates cǽgan cræfte ða clamme onleác which, by the key's art, unlocked the fastenings of the door to the treasure, Exon. 112 a; Th. 429, 28; Rä. 43, 11
gálian
To be licentious
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To be licentious (gál) Sé þe gálað, libbende deád hé ys qui luxuriatur, uiuens mortuus est Scint. 87, 10
tó-gínan
To yawn ⬩ gape ⬩ open
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To yawn, gape, open as the mouth does Eorðe tógaan and eall forswealh Dathanes weorod aperta est terra, et deglutivit Dathan, Ps. Th. 105, 15. Se stán tógán, stream út áweóll. Andr. Kmbl. 3044; An. 1525. Biþ ðæt heáfod tóhliden, handa tóliðode, geaglas
helle-geat
- Homl. Th. i. 288, 1, 4.
gomel
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Advanced in age, aged, old, ancient; ætāte provectus, sĕnex, vĕtustus, vĕtus Se fugel weorþeþ gomel the bird becomes old, Exon. 59 b; Th. 215, 24; Ph. 258: Beo. Th. 5578; B. 2793. Ahleóp se gomela the aged [man] leapt up, 2798; B. 1397: 5695; B. 2851
geó-sceaft-gást
A fatal, dire spirit[?] or ancient spirit[?]
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A fatal, dire spirit[?] or ancient spirit[?] Ðanon wóc fela geósceaftgásta wæs ðæra Grendel sum thence arose many dire spirits, Grendel was one of them, Beo. Th. 2536; B. 1266
fald-gang-penig
Similar entry: fald-gang
a-eóde
happened ⬩ evenit
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happened; evenit Swá hit sóþlíce aeóde so it truly happened, H. de visione Isaiæ;
be-eódon
dwelt ⬩ inhabited
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dwelt, inhabited,Bd. 1, 26; S. 488, 1;
gǽten
Of or pertaining to goats ⬩ caprīnus
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Of or pertaining to goats; caprīnus Gǽten smeoro goat's grease, Med. ex Quadr. 6, 15; Lchdm. i. 354, 8. Gǽten roc [MS. rooc] a garment made of goat-skins; mēlōtes = μηλωτή, Ælfc. Gl. 63; Som. 68, 117; Wrt. Voc. 40, 27
eorþ-gealla
The herb EARTH-GALL, the lesser centaury ⬩ fel terræ, erythræa centaurium
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The herb EARTH-GALL, the lesser centaury; fel terræ, erythræa centaurium. Lin Eorþgealla [MS. -gealle] fel terræ vel centauria, Wrt. Voc. 79, 50; Ælfc. Gl. 41; Som. 64, 5; Wrt. Voc. 31, 17. Eorþgealla centauria, Mone A. 373. Nim centaurian, ðæt is fel
gǽst
goest ⬩ walkest
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goest, walkest, Gen. 3, 14;
gǽþ
goes
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goes He gǽþ he goes, Beo. Th. 4075; B. 2034;
be-gínan
To open the mouth wide ⬩ gape ⬩ yawn ⬩ oscitare in aliquem
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To open the mouth wide, gape, yawn? oscitare in aliquem? Ic begíne I yawn Exon. 129 b; Th. 497, 19; Rä. 87, 3
full-eóde
went after ⬩ followed ⬩ aided
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went after, followed, aided, Beo. Th. 6230, note; B. 3119: Cd. 98; Th. 130, 1; Gen. 2153;
burgat
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A city-gate; urbis porta Ðá Samson genam ða burggatu [MS. burgatu] and gebær on his hricge then Samson took the city-gates and bore them on his back, Jud. 16, 3
ge-gong
fate ⬩ a falling out ⬩ an accident ⬩ fatum
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fate, a falling out, an accident; fatum, Cot. 48
Linked entry: ge-gang
Eádgár
Edgar, second son of Edmund, and grandson of Alfred the Great. Edgar, in A.D. 955, succeeded to the kingdom of Mercia; and, at the death of his brother Eadwig, in A.D. 959, to the kingdoms of Wessex and Northumbria, over which he reigned sixteen years. He was, therefore, king for twenty years, from A.D. 955-975
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Edgar, second son of Edmund, and grandson of Alfred the Great. Edgar, in A.D. 955, succeeded to the kingdom of Mercia; and, at the death of his brother Eadwig, in A.D. 959, to the kingdoms of Wessex and Northumbria, over which he reigned sixteen years
geal-ádl
Gall-disease ⬩ the jaundice ⬩ ictĕrus ⬩ ίκτερos, ⬩ aurūgo
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Gall-disease, the jaundice; ictĕrus = ίκτερos, aurūgo Of gealádle cymeþ greát yfel ... se líchoma ageolwaþ swá gód seoluc from jaundice comes great evil ... the body becomes yellow like good silk, L. M. 1, 42; Lchdm. ii. 106, 19-22