ge-líc
Like ⬩ alike ⬩ similar ⬩ equal ⬩ sĭmĭlis ⬩ æquālis
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Ealle men hæfdon gelícne fruman all men had a like beginning, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 7 : Andr. Kmbl. 988; An. 494. Ic ðé mæg andreccan sprǽce gelíce [MS. gelícne] I can relate to thee a similar tale, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 4; Met. 26, 2.
Linked entry: an-gelíc
ge-treów
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Þá þe þám cynge getreówe wǽron and eallum his folce, Chr. 1052; P. 182, 4. Syndon feáwa þe þǽm deádan getreówe weorþon, Bl. H. 53, 2. Hié ne beóþ nánum men getreówe, Bt. 7, 1; F. 16, 17. [O. H. Ger. ge-triu.]
ge-ágnian
to have as one's own, possess, occupy ⬩ to get ⬩ secure possession of, acquire ⬩ to adopt ⬩ to prove one's title to ⬩ secure by shewing title ⬩ to usurp
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Him ealle þás cynerícu on his ǽnes ǽht geágnian, Bl. H. 105, 12.
riht-líc
right, just ⬩ right, fitting, adapted to due requirements ⬩ adapted, fitted, entitled ⬩ right, in accordance with reason ⬩ right as regards conduct, ⬩ righteous
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Homl. 17, 30 : 29, 17. adapted, fitted, entitled Ðeáh beóþ ða foremǽrran and rihtlícran tó herigenne ða ðe beóþ mid cræftum gewyrðode,Bt. 30, 1 ; Fox 108, 24. right, in accordance with reason Ðæt wǽre rihtlíc tó ongytenne ðæt ealle ða ðe Godes willan
tin-treg
Torment
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Hié ealle worldlíce tintrega and ealle líchomlícu sár oforhogodan, Blickl. Homl. 119, 19. Ðý læs ðe ðú þurh tintrega forwurðe, Homl. Th. i. 432, 9. Ic geseó, ðæt ðú ðás tintregan gebysmerast, 426, 5.
Linked entries: helle-tintreg tinterg
ge-býrian
To happen ⬩ to fall out ⬩ to pertain to ⬩ belong to ⬩ evenire ⬩ accidere ⬩ contingere ⬩ pertinere ad ⬩ It pertains to ⬩ it is fitting or suitable ⬩ it becomes ⬩ it behoves ⬩ pertinet ad ⬩ convenit ⬩ oportet ⬩ decet
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And feng to ealle ðam landum ðe ðǽr-to gebýredon and took to all the lands which thereto belonged, Chr. 910; Erl. 101, 6. v. impers.
á-beran
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Ic gaderode mé . . . ðá wlitegostan treówo be ðám dǽle ðe ic áberan mihte; ne com ic mid ánre byrðene hám, ðe mé ne lyste ealne ðane wude hám brengan, gif ic hyne ealne áberan mihte.
á-scirian
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Se man þe his mód áwent fram eallum þisum bócum, and bið him swá ánwille, þæt him leófre bið, þæt hé lybbe be his ágenum dihte áscired fram þisum, Ælfc. T.
snytro
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Ealle ðú mid snyteru worhtest omnia in sapientia fecisti Ps. Th. 103, 23. Wísdóm ł snytro sapientiam Ps. Spl. 18, 8. Ic ðé gelǽrde swelce snytro swylce manegum ieldran gewittum oftogen is Bt. 8; Fox 24, 28. Snyttro 7, 3; Fox 20, 11.
fore
before ⬩ in front of ⬩ at the head of ⬩ before ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ because of ⬩ on account of ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ in place of ⬩ instead of ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ to the honour of ⬩ of ⬩ about ⬩ before ⬩ into the presence of
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Ꝥ þing ðe mon eall gód fore déþ, Bt. 34, 7; F. 142, 36. Þý lǽs fore þǽre mǽrðe him mód ástíge, Crä. 101.
Linked entries: fóre-beón fóre-bétan fóre-gilpan
rǽd
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Gelǽrdan biscepas swelce níwe rǽdas swelce hié fol oft ǽr ealde gedydan, Ors. 4, 7; Swt. 184, 2.
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ge-lífan
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Þǽr gelífde ǽrest sum ríce man mid ealre his duguðe (cf. praefectum ciuitatis cum domo sua conuertit ad Dominum, Bd. 2, 16), Chr. 627; P. 25, 23.
medume
middling ⬩ moderate ⬩ common ⬩ occupying the middle or mean position as regards ⬩ observing the just mean ⬩ perfect ⬩ meet ⬩ fit ⬩ worthy
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Drihten ðú ðe eall medemu geworhtest and náht unmedemes, Shrn. 165, 31. Ne mágon wé nánwuht findan betere (MS. Cott. medemre) ðonne God, Bt. 34, 4; Fox 138, 26.
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wirgan
to curse ⬩ maledicere ⬩ to do evil
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Riht ðú dést, gif ðú ealle ðíne cild wyrigst . . . wyrig hí ealle, Homl. Th. ii. 30, 10-14. Se ðe his hwǽte hýt, hiene wiergð ðæt folc, (maledicetur in populis), Past. 49; Swt. 376, 13. Gif mé mín feónd wyrgeþ (wyrigde, Ps.
þegnian
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Ðás bóc Leófríc gef Sco Petro and eallum his æftergengum intó Exancestre Gode mid tó þénienne, Chart.
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ge-mǽne
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Ealle forgielden þone wer gemǽnum hondum (jointly), Ll.
freó
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Eall sió gioguð ðe nú is on Angelcynne frióra monna, Past. 7, 10. Eallum frióum monnum þás dagas sién forgifene, Ll.
hwæt
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Lá hwæt is ǽnig óðer on eallum þám gelimpum bútan Godes yrre swytol?
mótan
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</b> add: the subject a person Eálá hú yfele mé dóþ manege woruldmenn mid ðám ꝥ ic ne mót wealdan mínra ágenra þeówa an ego sola meum jus exercere prohibebor ? Bt. 7, 3; F. 20, 20.
stæf
a staff ⬩ stick ⬩ a written character ⬩ a letter ⬩ the old letters having been carved on staves ⬩ a mark in writing ⬩ a letter as representing a minute detail ⬩ a collection of written symbols ⬩ a letter ⬩ writing ⬩ letters ⬩ book-learning ⬩ literature ⬩ an element, a rudiment ⬩ baculus, virga, regula ⬩ a staff, post; a letter ⬩ learning
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Th. ii. 200, 1. in pl. a collection of written symbols, a letter, writing Hé mé ealle on stafum áwrát, Bd. pref.; S. 472, 3. Ðysne geleáfan hé gýmde gefæstnian sinoþlícum stafum ... Ðara stafa is ðes fruma, 4, 17; S. 585, 14-17: 41.
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