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ge-niðerian

(v.)
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ge-niðerian, -niðrian, -neðerian, -nyðerian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To put down, bring low, subdue, humiliate, condemn

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Se ðe hyne upahefþ se byþ genyðerud qui se exaltaverit humiliabitur, Mt. Bos. 23, 12.

be-gitan

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Hí wilnodon . . . ac híne mihton ꝥ; begitan, Bt. 29, 2; F. 104, 33. to get for another, procure nellað þæs willan gewyrcan þe him éce líf begeat, Wlfst. 185, 17. Gif hwá sleá his néhstan . . . begite hé him lǽce, Ll. Th. i. 48, 10.

gilpan

(v.)
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Hé cwæð ꝥ gielpan ne þorftan dǽdum wið Dryhtnes meahtum, Gú. 210. with prep. Ðonne ðæt mód for his cræfta geearnunga gilpð and orsorglíce fægnað on him selfum m animus de virtutum meritis laeta apud se securitate gloriatur Past. 463, 27.

gaderian

(v.)

to join, uniteto bring togetherto bring togethercollectaccumulate, amassto bringgarnerto gatherto gathercompile

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Hé ongan gadrian folc ofer eall his eorldóm, Chr. 1052; P. 175, 8. used reflexively or intransitively Ær þám þe hé and þæt folc gaderade, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 65, 29.

ge-settan

(v.)
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Ne dó gé náht máre þonne ꝥ eów geset (-seted, R., -setted, L., constitutum) is, Lk. 3, 13. of the Deity Ǽlcum ðú gesettest his ágene sunderstówe, Bt. 33, 4; F. 128, 30: Hy. 7, 21.

niman

(v.)
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ofermódnis tenuit eos superbia, Ps.

wiþer-weard

(adj.)
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wiþer-weard, (-word, -wurd), and -wierde; adj.

contraryadversehostileadversaryenemyopponentfiendhostile to rightful authorityrebelopposed to what is rightarrogantperversedepravedreprobatefalsehereticapocryphalopposed to the good or pleasure of anythingunfavourableadversehurtfulperniciousdisagreeablecontraryopposite

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Wiþerward wind ástígeþ ... ástigon wiþerwarde windas, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 33, 39. of hostility or conflict, adverse, hostile; used substantively, an adversary, enemy, opponent, a fiend Ǽlc hús ðe byð wiðerweard ongeán hyt sylf omnis domus divisa contra

faran

to traveljourneyto marchto goto godepartto gomoveto goflyto cometo pass awaydepartto go onpractisehappenturn out

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Hyra waldend fór of líchoman, Cri. 1186. Gást fearende and nó eft cerrende spiritus uadens et non rediens, Ps. Srt. 77, 39. of animals, to go, move. Similar entries v. 4.

Linked entry: farnian

ge-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cnáwan, ic -cnáwe, ðú -cnáwest, -cnǽwst, he -cnáweþ, -cnǽwþ, pl. -cnáwaþ; p. -cneów, pl. -cneówon; pp. -cnáwen

To knowperceiveunderstandrecognisenoscereagnosceresentirecognoscere

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Heonon-forþ ge hyne gecnáwaþ henceforth ye shall know him, Jn. Bos. 14, 7. He ðæt gecneów he knew that, Exon. 46 b; Th. 159, 22; Gú. 930 : Mk, Bos. 14, 69. Ðá he ða lác gecneów qui agnitis muneribus, Gen. 38, 26.

Linked entry: ge-cneów

scop

(n.)
Grammar
scop, sceop, es; m.
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Hymn. Surt. 119, 18. Fram ðisum sceopum ic gehýrde leóþ, Ælfc. Gr. 7 ; Zup. 24, 2

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eorþ-lic

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Hí þone eorðlican egsan forsáwon, and hé him forgeaf éces lífes hyht, Bl. H. 137, 7. Þyses lǽnan welan ne þyssa eorþlicra geofa, 21, 11. Þissa eorþlicena góda, Bt. 34, 1; F. 134, 25.

nese

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'Ðá cwæþ ic : 'Nese, ne forgite ic hit nó,' Bt. 34, 9; F. 146, 15. where dissent is expressed 'Hí ondrédon ꝥ wé heom for ðon grame beón woldon, for ðon þe hí ǽr ús hýran noldon.'

gód

(n.)
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gód, es; n.
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Yrfes hyrde góde mǽre, Gen. 2198: B. 1952. Hí lǽddon Loth and leóda gód, súðmonna sinc, Gen. 2016.

pening

(n.)
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pening, penning, pending, penig, pennig, es; m.
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man wegeþ, swá man déþ gold wið penegas, and gif ða penegas teóþ swíðor ðonne ðæt gold, ðonne miswyrþ ðam men hraðe,Wulfst. 240, 2-4

Linked entry: pending

un-riht

(n.)
Grammar
un-riht, es; n.

wrongeviliniquityinjusticea defect

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Ðæt bealodǽde, ǽlces unryhtes gescomeden, Exon. Th. 80, 5; Cri. 1303. Ða oferhýdegan, ðe mé unrihte (or adv.) grétan injuste iniquitatem fecerunt in me, Ps. Th. 118, 78: Cd. Th. 78, 12; Gen. 1292. Full mið unrehte plenum iniquitate, Lk. Skt.

cúþ-líce

(adv.)
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Cúþlíce swá hwylcne man swá gefóð þonne fretað hí hine nam quoscunque capiunt comedunt, Nar. 36, 3: Gr. D. 188, 23. Cúðlíce (for þon, v. l. ) wé magon nú gehyran, 2, 22. Cúðlíce hé wæs freóh fram leahtre liber quippe a vitio, 102, 7.

freó-dóm

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Hy. 5, 10. freedom from a tax, &c. v. freó, (10) Mín ærfelond ðe ic et Aeðeluulfe cyninge begæt and gebohte mid fullum friódóme on ǽce ærfe, C.D. i. 316, 5.

ge-bígan

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Chr. 1067 ; P. 201, 29. to turn, bring to a desired condition, adapt Úre mód gebíg, þanc and þeáwas on þín gewil, Hy. 7, 77. Se bisceop ne mihte gebígan his spraec tó Nordhymbriscum gereorde swá hraþe, Hml.

grim

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Ic má fremede grimra gylta, Hy. 4, 27. Heó him handleán forgeald grimman grápum, B. 1542. Hé flýhð grimme gieltas, Ph. 461. Hé habbað in gástcofan grimme geþóhtas, Leás. 13.

mæsse-preóst

(n.)
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mæsse-preóst, es; m.

A priest not of the Christian churcha priest of the Christian church, who had attained the last of the seven appointed orders, and might celebrate the mass

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Nis hyt ryht ðæt ǽnig wífmon mid mæssepreóste on húsum wunige. Other regulations which concern the mæssepreóst follow q.v. Gif mæssepreóst manslaga wurðe oððe elles mánweorc tó swíðe gewurce, ðonne þolige hé ǽgðres ge hádes ge eardes, L.