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ge-wurþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wurþan, he -wurþ; subj. pres. -wurþe, pl. -wurþon.

to bebecomefiĕriTo happencome to passcome togetheragreeevĕnīreconvĕnīre

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to be, become; fiĕri Ne mæg nán þinc gewurþan bútan godes willan nothing can happen without God's will, Th. Ap. 22, 7: 9, 5. Hit gewurþ him of mínum fæder, ðe on heofonum ys fiet illis a patre mea, qui in cælis est, Mt. Bos. 18, 19. Ic ðé háte

scip-hlæst

(n.)
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scip-hlæst, es; m.
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the body of (fighting) men on a ship Claudius se consul fór an Púnice and him Hannibal út on sǽ ongeán com and ealle ofslóg búton .xxx. sciphlæsta ða óþflugon tó Libeum ðæm íglande Claudius consul contra hostem profectus superatus est. Et ipse quidem

Linked entry: hlæst

tíd-líc

(adj.)
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tíd-líc, adj.
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lasting for a time, temporary, not eternal, of this world Tyddre ys tídlíc miht fragilis est temporalis potentia, Scint. 215, 8. For tídlícre geswencednysse pro temporali afflictione, 149, 1. Þing tídlíc rem temporalem, 17, 9: Rtl. 31, 28. Fram tídlícra

un-forwandodlíce

(adv.)
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un-forwandodlíce, adv.

without swervingdirectlyunexpectedlysuddenlywith a disregard of fearunhesitatinglyfreelyfearlesslyrashlyrecklesslyinconsideratelyheedlessly

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without swerving, directly Forðrihte, unforwandedlíce indeclinabiliter, inevitabiliter (ad destinatum indeclinabiliter dirigit locum, Ald. 2), Hpt. 406, 4. unexpectedly, suddenly Unforwandedlíce ex improviso, extemplo, subito, Hpt. Gl. 457, 35. with

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án-daga

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Hé cwæð þæt hé wolde sylf on ðæm dæge ðe hé gecwæð ðǽr gecuman . . . Hí georne ðæs ándagan cépton. Þá æteówode Benedictus . . . on þǽre nihte þe se ándaga on merigen wæs, Hml. Th. ii. 172, 9-17. Æfter þám fyrste and ándagan þe se heáhengel gecwæð tó

cýþ-ness

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Add: witness, testimony Seó cýðnes þǽre ealdan ǽ testamentum ueteris legis, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 92, 21. Men feówer stánas álegdon tó gemynde and tó cýþnesse þæs siges, Bl. H. 189, 16: 69, 18. Críst be him cýðnysse gecýdde, Hml. Th. i. 476, 31. Cýðnessum

deórwyrðlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
deórwyrðlíce, (-wi(e)rþ-); adv. I.
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richly, sumptuously, splendidly, gloriously Ꝥ mann his godas deórwurðlíce frætewode, Hml. S. 14, 129. Hé geseah ðone rícan deórweorðlíce geglencgedne. Hml. Th. i. 330, 14. Hé geseah Drihtnes ródetácn deórwurðlíce scínan, ii. 304, 11 ; Hml. S. 27, 92.

dríman

(v.)
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Grammar dríman, intrans. To make a joyous sound with voice or with instrument, to rejoice. of living creatures Ic dréme psallam, Ps. L. 107, 2. Seldan snottor guma sorgleás blissað, swylce dol seldon drýmeð sorgful ymb his forðgesceaft, Fä. 55. Anna

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gesca

(n.)
Grammar
gesca, geocsa, geohsa, geoxa, gihsa, an ; m.
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hiccough or sobbing Gesca, iesca singultus, Txts. 97, 1865. Gescea singultum, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 35. yox (v. D. D. s. v.), hiccough Gesca tentigo (cf. extentio, i. tenacitas ventris, tentigo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 59), Txts. 101, 1996. Hwonan se micla geoxa

ge-sceamian

(v.)
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Add: to be ashamed, feel shame Gesceomadon (giscomadun. R.) uerebuntur, Lk. L. 20, 13. <b>I a.</b> with gen. of cause :-- Ic yfeldǽda gescomede, Jul. 713. Þæt hý ǽlces unryhtes gescomedon, Cri. 1303. used impersonally, to cause shame to (

ge-dreóg

(n.; adj.)
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ge-dreóg, ge-dreóh; adj.
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suitable, fit, meet Cneówien him on gedreógere stówe ( in loco congruo). An gedreóhre stówe. Hí sceolon an gedreógum húse (in competenti hospitali ) ælmesmanna fét þweán. Nap. 29. quiet, orderly. of persons, serious in behaviour; gravis. Cf. ge-dreóg

hwíl-wende

(adj.)
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Add: hwílende. of duration, temporary, not lasting long, not permanent Medemmicel hwíl is ꝥ g mé ne geseóð, and eft is lylel fæc ꝥ gé mé eft geseóð . . . Þeós hwílwende gesihð . . . Hml. A. 74, 40, Hí ná tó þǽre hwílendre ( ad illam momentaneam) mihtan

ísen

(n.)
Grammar
ísen, n.
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Add: iron Glád hit on þǽm scyllum swelce hit wǽre sméðe ísen, Ors. 4, 6; S. 174, 8. Grǽghǽwe ísene ferrugine, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 34. Gewyrme mid háte glówende ísene, Lch. ii. 236, 32 : 218, 24. Hié him wǽpeno worhton þá þe ísen hæfdon, Ors. 4, 13 ; S.

sirwan

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sirwan, <b>. II.</b>
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dele last passage, and add: to devise a plan Serwi(ende) molientes (aliud argumenti genus) An. Ox. 2939. to lie in wait for, to ambush Hér seó ungeþwǽrnes þá mægnu syrwde and gehæfte discordia virtutibus insidiatur et capitur, Prud. 78a. (1 a) with

wáce

(adv.)
Grammar
wáce, adv.

Weaklyfeeblyfaintlywithout boldnessfeeblyinefficientlywithout energyremissly

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Weakly. feebly, faintly, without boldness Ic mínum gewyrhtum wáce trúwige I have feeble trust in my own merits, Anglia xii. 502, 9: Exon. Th. 52, 24; Cri. 838. feebly, inefficiently, without energy, remissly Nú syndon cyrcan wáce gegriðode churches

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ge-angsumian

(v.)
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Þá deóflu ðá sáwle mid ðreátungum geang-sumiað;, Hml. Th. i. 410, 8. Hunger þæt landfolc micclum geangsumode (cf. genyrwde coangustabat, Gr. D. 145, 5), ii. 170, 32. Wearð geancsumod se árleása Pascasius. . . wódlíce geancsumod ꝥ his mágas ne mihton his

ge-anlícian

(v.)

to make liketo act towards

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Add: to make like Se wyrttruma gehwylcne man him geanlícað, Lch. i. 318, 12. Ic beó geanlícod (assimilabor) uiðerstígendum on seáðe, Ps. L. 27, 1. Þe lǽs þe hé sig geanlícod þám hunde ne adsimuletur cani Ll. Th. ii. 136, 16. Ic com yslum and axum geanlícod

ge-sinhíwan

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sinhíwan, -hígan; pl. m.

Married persons;conjugesconjugaticonjugia

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Married persons; conjuges, conjugati, conjugia Unriht gewuna is arisen betwih gesinhíwum prava in conjugatorum moribus consuetudo surrexit, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 34. Gesinhíwan conjuges vel conjugales, Ælfc. Gl. 86; Som. 74, 25; Wrt. Voc. 50, 7. Ðæt líf

tó-scǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-scǽnan, p. de

To break to pieces

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To break to pieces Bán ne tóscaenas (-scǽnas, Rush.) ł ni gebraecgaþ gé of him os non comminuetis ex eo. Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 36. Ða feoturo forbræc ł tóscǽnde (-sceǽnde, Lind.) compedes comminuisset, Mk. Skt. Rush. 5, 4. Ne furðon án bán næfde hé mid

tó-wesness

(n.)
Grammar
tó-wesness, -wesenness, -wisness, e; f.

separationdissolutiondivorcedifferencedisagreementdiscorddissension

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separation, dissolution, divorce Tówesnes vel tólésednes dissolutio, dispersio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 40. Tówesnisse defortii, Txts. 181, 41. difference, disagreement, discord, dissension Hé sǽwþ ðone sticel ðæs andan óððæt ðǽr of áweoxþ tówesnes, and

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