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ge-mengan

(v.)
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VII. to infect with moral evil :-- Swá hyra aldor dyde máne gemenged, Dan. 184. Synfulle beóð máne gemengde, El. 1296. B. intrans.

ríce

(adj.)
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ríce, adj.

powerfulmightygreatpossessed of powerrichpossessed of wealthstrongpowerfulmightypotent

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Rícum mannum divitibus, Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 9. of things, strong, powerful, mighty, potent Wǽron hyra rǽdas ríce, siððan hié rodera waldend wið ðone hearm gescylde, Cd. Th. 245, 3; Dan. 457.

hwá

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Hé áscode hwæt hyt sóðes wǽre for hwig hym man swá fǽrlíce æfter sende, Hml. A. 184, 94. Hú ne wást þú hwæt (ꝥ, v. l. ) wé cweþaþ.

self

(pronoun.)
Grammar
self, seolf, silf, sylf; pron. <b>A.</b>
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Hé mid hondum Hǽlend genom sylfne be sídan, 299, 5; Sae. 545. along with a personal pronoun in the dative Pilatus on hys dómerne hym sylf áwrát ealle ða þyng, Nicod. 34; Thw. 19, 33.

Linked entries: seolf silf siolf sylf

scrín

(n.)
Grammar
scrín, es; n.
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[Hí námen ðære ( in the minster) twá gildene scrínes and .lx. seolferne, Chr. 1070; Erl. 209, 11.] a cage in which a criminal is confined Hig Pilatum on ánum ýsenum scrýne gebrohton on ðære byrig Damascum, and hyne myd scrýne myd eallum on feastum cwearterne

wíd-gil

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-gil, wíd-gill, -giel, -gel, and-gille; adj.
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Wídgilles embhwerftes vasti orbis, Hymn. Surt. 104, 7. Ðæs wídgillan wéstenes ða ungearwan stówe, Guthl. 3 ; Gdwin. 20, 10. On stówe wídgylre in loco spatioso. Ps. Spl. 30, 10. Tó gódum lande and wídgillum in terram bonam et spatiosam, Ex. 3, 8.

Linked entries: -gill -gal

dreórig

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Dreórigne hyge, Gú. 1112: Wand. 17: Met. 22, 33. Hig wurdon swíðe dreórige and cyrdon eft illi scissis vestibus reversi sunt, Gen. 44, 13. Beón dreórige contristari, Mk. 14, 19: Hml. Th. i. 60, 15: 62, 28. Dreórge, Jul. 482.

ge-myþe

(n.)
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ge-myþe, es; n. [Theform and gender of the word are not quite certain. A dat. sing. fem, occurs once, but it is in a rather late charter with corrupt forms; all other instances are in dat. pl. Corresponding forms in other languages are neuter, so probably the English.]
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Ymbe cráwan hyll útan ðæt hit cymeð tó ðám gemýðum ; ðæt úp be ðám gemǽnan lande in hǽðbeorh, iii. 391, 29. opening of an enclosure (?) Andlang hagan tó hagena gemýðum ; of ðen gemýðun on Techanstedes hagan, C. D. v. 336, 25

útera

(adj.)
Grammar
útera, cpve. útemest, útmest; spve. adj.

Outeroutmostexternalnot of the inner man

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Wurpaþ hyne on ða úttran (útteran, MS. A. ðǽm útmestum, Lind.) þýstro mittite eum in tenebras exteriores, Mt. Kmbl. 22, 13: 25, 30 (wútmestum, Lind.). Óð tó útmeste usque ad extremum, Rtl. 55, 36.

Linked entry: ýtera

gár

a weapon with a pointed headan arrowthe heada wedge-shaped piece of land.

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Gáras líxton, El. 23. an arrow Hyne Hǽðcyn of hornbogan fláne geswencte. . . and his mǽg ofscét blódigan gáre, B. 2440. either (2) or (5) Wið flyge gáres, Crä. 66: B. 1765.

hearpe

(n.)
Grammar
hearpe, hærpe, an; f.

A harpplectrum, chelys, psalterium, cythara

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Ne biþ him tó hearpan hyge ... se ðe on lagu fundaþ he has no mind to the harp ... who on the ocean puts forth, 82 a; Th. 308, 23; Seef. 44.

þanne

(adv.)
Grammar
þanne, þænne, þonne; adv. conj.
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Þonne hyt tíma byþ, Coll. Monast. Th. 34, 5. Geþence mé, þonne ðé ðín wíse lície, Gen. 40, 14. Ic náme þænne ic cóme veniens ego recepissem, Mt.

Linked entries: þænne þonne

hǽlu

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Sige béc onsendað . . . hǽlo hýðe þám þe lufai, Sal. 245. ¶ in forms of greeting or address on coming to or meeting a person Sié þé éce hǽlo and in eorðan lof, Cri. 411. Him hǽlu and lof secgean laudent eum, Ps. Th. 106, 31.

récan

(v.)
Grammar
récan, réccan (reccan?); p. róhte
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Men ne róhton hwæt worhtan, Wulfst. 163, 16

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, he grét, pl. grétaþ; p. grétte, pl. grétton; pp. gréted.
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grétte blíðum wordum he addressed her with kind words, Exon. 68 a; Th. 252, 17; Jul. 164. His God grétte addressed his God, Andr. Kmbl. 2059; An. 1032. Ongunnon hine grétan cæperunt salutare eum, Mk. Bos. 15, 18.

þringan

(v.)
Grammar
þringan, p. þrang, pl. þrungon; pp. þrungen.

To presscrowdthrongto throngpress round, uponcrowd togetherto pressmove with violence, eagernesshurrypress onpress forwardforce a way

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Ðú gesyxst ðás menigu ðé ðringende (ðringende on ðec, Rush.) uides turbam comprimentem te, 31. to throng, press round, upon, crowd together ymb þeódenstól þringaþ georne, Exon. Th. 25, 8; Cri. 397: 208, 30; Ph. 163.

witod

(adj.)
Grammar
witod, adj. (ptcpl. )

appointedordainedassuredcertaincertaincertainlyassuredly

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Fleág fugla cyn, ðǽr feorhnere witude fundon (where they were sure of finding food), Exon. Th. 157, 11; Gú. 890. Witode, 430, 13; Rä. 44, 8. Béc bodiaþ weotedne willan, Salm. Kmbl. 475; Sal. 238.

Linked entries: ge-witod witud

eard

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On þá gerád ꝥ nǽfre eft on eard ne cuman. And gif heó man ǽfre eft on earde geméte, Ll. Th. i. 220, 8-10. Beó hé útlah, búton him se cyng eard álýfe ( allow him to remain in the country ), 258, 20.

þanne

Grammar
þanne, <b>A. IV.</b>
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Hié wǽron bliðran tó ðám deáðe þonne hér on hǽðengilde lifden, Shrn. 142, 13. Hwane manaþ God máran gafoles þonne þone biscop?, Bl. H. 45, 16.

rúm

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm, adj.

roomy, spacious, ample, extensive roomy, open, unencumbered. long, extended ample, great, liberalunrestricted, clear, free from conditionslaxample, far-reachingliberal.great, noble, august

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Th. 131, 23; Gú. 460. ample, far-reaching Ðíne dómas synd rihte and rúme, Hy. 7, 15. liberal. Wel biþ ðam eorle ðe him oninnan hæfþ rúme heortan (liberal in giving alms) Exon. Th. 467, 16. .