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guma

(n.)
Grammar
guma, an; m.

A man ⬩ vir, homo

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God ealle cann guman geþancas Dominus novit cogitationes hominum, Ps. Th. 93, 11. Wiste ferhþ guman knew the man's mind, Cd. 134; Th. 169, 2; Gen. 2793. Guman God wurþedon the men worshipped God, 187; Th. 232, 14; Dan. 260.

wudu-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-feoh, gen.-feós; n.

A wood-tax ⬩ tax on forests

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A wood-tax, tax on forests Wudefeoh lucar (vectigal quod ex lucis contrahitur, Du Cange), Lchdm. i. lxiii, 2

a-ríman

(v.)
Grammar
a-ríman, p. de; pp. ed

To number ⬩ count ⬩ enumerate ⬩ numerare ⬩ enumerare ⬩ dinumerare ⬩ recensere

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To number, count, enumerate; numerare, enumerare, dinumerare, recensere He aríman mæg regnas scúran dropena gehwelcne he can count every drop of the rain-shower, Cd. 213; Th. 265, 21; Sat. 11 : Ps. Th. 89, 13: 146, 5.

Linked entry: ríman

égor-streám

(n.)
Grammar
égor-streám, eágor-streám,es ; m.

A water-stream, water, the sea ⬩ unda, flŭvius, măre

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A water-stream, water, the sea; unda, flŭvius, măre Ðiós eorþe mæg and égorstreám cræfta náne adwæscan ðæt ðæt him on innan sticaþ this earth and sea can by no means extinguish that which in them remains. Bt. Met. Fox 20, 236; Met. 20, 118.

Linked entry: eágor-streám

flié

(n.)
Grammar
flié, indecl. n.

A white speck ⬩ disease of the eye ⬩ albúgo

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Ǽgðer mæg adón flié of eágan either can remove the white speck from, the eye, 3, 2; Lchdm. ii. 308, 26

forþ-genge

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-genge, adj.

Progressive ⬩ increasing ⬩ effective ⬩ pŏtens

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Progressive, increasing, effective; pŏtens Hú mæg se leáfa beón forþgenge, gif seó lár [MS. lare] and ða láreówas ateoriaþ how can the faith be increasing if the doctrine and the teachers fail? Ælfc. Gr. pref; Som. 1, 34.

for-ðý

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðý, for-ðý-ðe, for-ðí, for-ðí-ðe, for-ðig; conj.

For that ⬩ for ⬩ because ⬩ therefore ⬩ nam ⬩ quia ⬩ ĭtăque

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For that, for, because, therefore; nam, quia, ĭtăque Forðý ðam cræftegan ne mæg nǽfre his cræft losigan because to the skilful his skill can never be lost, Bt. 19; Fox 70, 2.

ge-dwelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dwelian, -dweligan.

to deceive ⬩ lead astray ⬩ to err

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to deceive, lead astray Ðæt his me nán man gedweligan mæg that no man can seduce me from it, Bt. 23, 3; Fox 126, 18. Ne weorðe ic ðínra dóma gedweled ǽfre judicia tua non sum oblitus, Ps.

Wæwærðlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
Wæwærðlíce, adv.

Well, successfully (?)

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Nú þincð ðe wærra and micele ðe snotera, se ðe can mid leásungan wæwerdlíce (-werðlíce [e from æ], -wyrdlíce, v.ll.) werian, and mid unsóðe sóð oferswíðan, Wulfst. 169, 1

Linked entry: wæwærð-líc

gleó-beám

Grammar
gleó-beám, glig-beám, es; m.

A glee-beam ⬩ harp ⬩ musicum lignum ⬩ harpa

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Sum mæg hearpan stirgan, gleóbeám grétan one can awake the harp, touch the glee-beam, Exon. 17 b; Th. 42, 9; Cri. 670. Gligbeám tympanum, Blickl. Gloss

þearflíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þearflíce, adv.

Usefully, ⬩ profitably, ⬩ with profit, ⬩ to good purpose

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Usefully, profitably, with profit, to good purpose Wé mihton ðás hálgan rǽdinge menigfealdlícor trahtnian, ac ús twýnaþ hwæðer gé magon máran deópnysse ðǽron þearflíce tócnáwan whether you can with profit know the profounder parts of the subject, Homl

ge-búgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-búgian, -bógian; p. ode; pp. od; v. trans. [ge-, búgian II, to inhabit, occupy]

To inhabit ⬩ occupy ⬩ inhabĭtāre ⬩ incŏlĕre

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To inhabit, occupy; inhabĭtāre, incŏlĕre Hý hit ne mágon ealle gebúgian they cannot inhabit it all, Bt. 18, 1; Fox 62, 10

Linked entries: ge-bógian ge-býa

hǽmed-dreám

(n.)
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., is a compound of which the second part I cannot explain

higera

(n.)
Grammar
higera, higora, an; m: higere an; f

A magpie or a woodpecker

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A magpie or a woodpecker ; see Exon. 106b; Th. 406, 14; Rä. 25 where the name of a bird that can imitate various sounds is given by the runes G, A, R, O, H, I. Higera picus. Wit. Voc. 62, 34. Higere picus, 281, 5: gaia vel catanus, Ælfc.

Linked entry: higre

ge-sibsumnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sibsumnes, -sibbsumnes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f. [sibsumnes peacefulness]

Peacefulness ⬩ concord ⬩ reconciliation ⬩ pax ⬩ concordĭa ⬩ rĕconcĭliātio

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Peacefulness, concord, reconciliation; pax, concordĭa, rĕconcĭliātio We mágon gecnáwan on ðara ungesceádwísra niétena gesibsumnesse, hú micel yfel sió gesceádwíslíce gecynd þurh ða ungesibsumnesse gefremeþ we can understand from the peacefulness of irrational

winter-dún

(n.)
Grammar
winter-dún, e; f.

A down or hill on which there is pasturage for sheep during the winter(?)

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On manegum landum tilð bið redre ðonne on óðrum, ge yrðe tíma hrædra, ge mǽda rædran, ge winterdún (the sheep can be sent on to the hills earlier (?), cf. Sunt pascua ouium in meósdúne pertinentia ad Tangmere, Cod. Dip.

lád-teów

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Add: [from lád-þeów]. a leader, guide Ne forlǽt ús, ac beó úre láðeów ( ductor ), ðú cans eal ðis wésten, and wásð hwǽr wé wícian magon, Past. 304, 15. a military leader, general Marcellinus, Iuliuses ládteów. Ors. 5, 12; S. 240, 24.

beard-leás

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Du Cange, buteo = juvenis; and see glossary in Hpt. 31, 16, 446, probum buteonem gódne geongan

sprytting

(n.)
Grammar
sprytting, e; f. (but pl. in -as in Ps. Lamb. 79, 12)

A sprig ⬩ shoot ⬩ sprout ⬩ plant

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A sprig, shoot, sprout, plant Ne biþ spryttingc on wíngeardum non erit germen in uineis, Cant. Abac. 17. Spryttinc incrementum, spryttincgum ł eácnungum incrementis, fructibus, Hpt. Gl. 491, 56-59. Háligre spryttinge almo germine, Hymn.

feá

(adv.)
Grammar
feá, adv.

Even a little, ever so little ⬩ părum

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Even a little, ever so little; părum Ne mágon feá gangan they cannot walk even a little, Ps. Th. 134, 18