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hamacgaþ

(v.)
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Se ðe gelíþ raðe hamacgaþ he who takes to his bed will quickly be up again, Lchm. iii. 184, 21. [?]

ge-stala

(n.)
Grammar
ge-stala, an; m.

A thief;fur

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A thief; fur Ðæt he ne gestala nǽre that he was not a thief, L. In. 25; Th. i. 118, 15

Linked entry: stala

wiþere

(adv.)
Grammar
wiþere, adv. prep.

Against

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Cf. ȝif þe king wolde wið heom wiðerheolden, Laym. 9175

Linked entries: wiþer wiþer wiþre

ge-stálian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stálian, (from <b>ge-stathorn;elian</b>)
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to found Munucregol . . . þe Eádgár kyning hét þone biscop gestálian (ge-staþelian, v.l.), Chr. 975 ; P.121, 32. ¶ Gestaþelode is given as a variant pf gestalode furabatur Gr. D. 98, 28

lifer-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
lifer-seóc, adj.
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Heó liferseócum wel fremað, i. 236, 13

neoþor

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Seó eorðe stent on ælemiddan swá gefæstned ꝥ heó nǽfre ne býhð náþor ne ufor ne nyðor (neoðor, nyþror, v.ll.), Lch. iii. 254, 18. Add

swincan

Grammar
swincan, <b>. II.</b>
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Ne bið heó ná swincende on feforádlum non febribus laboratura est, 29, 23. Add

heáge

(adv.)
Grammar
heáge, adv.

High

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Beheald ðás sunnan hú heáge heó ástíhþ behold this sun, how high it mounts, Homl. Th. i. 286, 31

Linked entry: heáh

ge-déman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-déman, p. de; pp. ed

To deemjudgedetermineordaindecreedoomcondemnjūdĭcāredecernĕresancīrecondenmāre

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Ðæt he ǽghwelcne on riht gedémeþ that he judge every one righteously, L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 56, 30 : Ps. Th. 57, 10. He gedémde úrne Drihten to deáþe he condemned our Lord to death, Ors. 6, 3; Bos. 117, 42.

þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung, e; f.
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hét hire þénian of his ágenum þénungum and his éstmetum, ac heó nolde his sanda brúcan, Homl.

ge-dréfan

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Ðonne ongiett ðæt his hiéremonna mód suíður gedréfed hæfð ðonne scolde cum subditorum mentem plus quam debuit percussisse considerat, Past. 165, 21. with non-personal subject expressing affliction, hurtful action Se gást sceal sécan helle grund

ge-wita

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H. 36, 707) gecýðe . . . ꝥ ne gewita ne gestala nǽre ( that he neither knew of, nor took part in, the theft ), Ll. Th. i. 118, 15.

clam

(n.)
Grammar
clam, clammes; m. n?

mud, claymalagma, lutuma bandagechain, net, fold, prisonvinculum

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Mid heardum weorcum clames operibus duris luti, Ex. l, 14. a bandage, what holds or retains, as a chain, net, fold, prison; vinculum He ðé clamme belegde he loaded thee with a chain, Andr. Kmbl. 2386; An. 1194. Of ðǽm clammum with tnose chains, Bt.

Linked entries: CLOM helle-clam

heofon-waru

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-waru, e; f.

The inhabitants of heaven

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The inhabitants of heaven dyde ðæt eal heofonwaru wundrode he caused all the inhabitants of heaven to wonder, Homl. Th. i. 442, 35: Hy. 7, 95; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 95.

Linked entry: heofon-ware

firdian

(v.)

march

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.) him tógeánes, Chr. 835; P. 63, 15.

Linked entries: firdrian fyrdrian

traisc

(adj.)
Grammar
traisc, tráisc (?); adj.

tragicus

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Trojan, perhaps the same meaning is intended here Æfter ðon eall gear onwealh Norþan-hymbra mǽgþe áhte nalas swá swá sigefæst cyning ac swá swá leódhata ðæt grimsigende forleás and hi on gelícnysse ðæs traiscan wacles wundade dein cum anno integro

Linked entry: Tróiesc

be-bycgan

Grammar
be-bycgan, be-bycgean.
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bebohte his lond, Shrn. 90, 22. Críst bebohte for feós lufon, Bl. H. 63, 7. Swá hwæt swá ðú hæbbe bibyge (bebyg, L.) vende, Mk. R. 10, 21. Sylle ł bebycge (-byg,L.), Mt. R. 19, 21.

un-gerisenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gerisenlíce, adv.

In an unsuitable, unseemly or unbecoming mannerwith indignitydishonourablybasely

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sceal tilian ðæt ne sié tó ungerisenlíce underþeód his unþeáwum, Bt. 29, 3; Fox 106, 19. For ðæte gewilnunga woroldgielpes onlýtt ungerisenlíce tó ðissum eorðlícum, suá ðæt neát for gífernesse onlýt tó ðære eorðan, Past. 21; Swt. 157, 2.

sundor-setl

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-setl, es; n.
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- ongan wilnian wéstenes and sundersetle[s?]. . . leornode be ðám ancerum ðe on wéstene and on sundorsettlum heora líf leofodon, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 18, 20-24. his fultum tó ðam sundorsetle sóhte, 3; Gdwin. 24, 2

fram-weard

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Substitute: With the face turned away, having the back turned to another Geseoh ꝥ sié tóweard þonne þú ingange ...; gif þé sié framweard, ne grét þú hine, Lch. ii. 352, 20. Ðone fromweardan ciégeð aversum revocat, Past. 407, 11