ge-streccan
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Substitute for passage Bet him gestreht and wel ges[t]reht gesihð beorhtnysse getácnað lectum sibi stratum et bene stratum uiderit, claritatem significat
ge-flog
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Infectious disease Ꝥ nǽfre for gefloge feorh hé gesealde, syþðan him mon mægðan tó mete gegyrede, Lch. iii. 34, 9. Cf. on-flyge
Linked entry: -flog
gicelig
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For Hpt. . . . 465 substitute Gicelig glacialis (murus). An. Ox. 2497. Þá giceligan heáhtorra bearewæs glaciales alpium saltus 2034. Gycelie (gylicie, MS.), 7, 122
ge-unrótian
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To sadden, grieve Beó se man ongeán gelǽd for mínum leófan Iuliane, nelle ic hine geunrótian on ǽnigum þincge, Hml. S. 4, 295
Linked entry: un-rótian
híw-lic
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For 'matronalis ... Lye' substitute:
myndgung
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Þes sylfa þeáw for ðý lange þurh myndgunge þæs hálgan weres on Angelcynnes mynsterum forþweard wæs, Lch. iii. 434, 19 : 440, 5. Add
mynet-ísen
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A die for stamping coin Feówer síðon man áwende mynetísena (minetíserna, v. l. ) on his dagum, Hml. S. 23, 477. Cf. stemping-ísern
nytlicness
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Add: profit, advantage Swá ꝥ hit sí for micelre nyttlicnesse (magnae utilitatis) ꝥ hyra weorc forholen beón ne magon, Gr. D. 61, 10
pipat
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Voc. ii. 88,80 for another instance of the verb
stihtung
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Paulus for his líchaman stihtunga (tihtunga ?) þriwa bæd Drihten Paulus de carnis suae siimulo ter Dominum rogavit, Gr. D. 166, 25
un-æþelness
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For 'Dial. 2, 23' substitute Seó aeþelnes heora gebyrda gegearwað þæs módes unæþelnesse solet nobilitas generis parare ignobilitatem mentis, Gr. D. 151, 24
ofer-trúwa
Over-confidence
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Over-confidence For ðam ofertrúwan on ðam friþe from over-confidence in the truce, L. Ath. v. 8, 7; Th. i. 238, 5
hilde-frófor
War-help, ⬩ a weapon, ⬩ sword [?], ⬩ shield [?]
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Hæfde him on handa hildefrófre [MS. frore] had in his hand help for battle, Vald. 2, 12
bealo-bend
A grievous bond ⬩ chain
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B. 977) for yfelum gewyrhturn, Wlfst. 178, 2
wen-sealf
A salve for wens
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A salve for wens Wensealf Lchdm. ii. 128, 13, 19. Ðás wyrta sceolon tó wensealfe i. 382, 15 : ii. 128, 6:12, 19
wiþ-spurnan
To dash against
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To dash against Ðý læs ðú wiðspurne wið stáne fót ðínne ne forte offendas ad lapidem pedem tuam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 6
lǽððu
An injury ⬩ offence ⬩ hatred ⬩ enmity ⬩ malice
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Seðe unlage rǽre oððe undóm gedéme heononforþ for lǽððe oððe for feohfange he that from this time forth shall set up unjust law, or judge unjust judgement on account of malice or of bribery, L. C. S. 15; Th. i. 384, 9.
gifu
a gift ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ donum ⬩ munas ⬩ beneficium ⬩ gratia ⬩ virtus ⬩ facultas ⬩ the Anglo-Saxon Rune ⬩ RUNE = g, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is gifu a gift,-hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter g, but for gifu as a gift,
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We onféngon gife for gife we have received grace for grace, Jn. Bos. 1, 16. Heó gefylled wæs wísdómes gife she was filled with the gift of wisdom, Elen. Kmbl. 2285; El. 1144.
un-friþ
absence of peace ⬩ hostilities ⬩ the state of being out of the king's peace
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Hié ne dorston forþ bí ðære eá siglan for unfriþe; for ðæm ðæt land wæs eall gebún on óþre healfe ðære eás they durst not sail on past the river for fear of being attacked; for the land was all cultivated on the other side of the river, Ors. 1, 1; Swt
lyþre
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Hit ne gedafenað ꝥ man dó Godes hús ánre mylne gelíc for lýðrum tolle ( for sordid gain ), Hml. S. 19, 253. Lýðre gesetnyssa vitiosa compositio, Angl. viii. 313, 26.