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bige

(n.)
Grammar
bige, es; n? [bycgan, bicgan to buy]

A buying, exchange, commerce, traffic ⬩ emptio, permutatio, commercium, mercatus

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, mercatus Gif gebyrige ðæt for neóde heora hwilc wið úre bige habban wille, oððe we wið heora, mid yrfe and mid ǽhtum, ðæt is to þafianne if it happen that from necessity any of them will have traffic with us, or we with them, with cattle and with goods

Linked entry: byge

ge-cwémnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cwémnes, -nys, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

A pleasing ⬩ satisfaction ⬩ appeasing ⬩ plăcātio ⬩ beneplăcĭtum

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A pleasing, satisfaction, appeasing; plăcātio, beneplăcĭtum He ne selþ Gode gecwémnesse his non dăbit Deo plăcātiōnem suam, Ps. Lamb. 48, 8. On gecwémnesse folces ðínes in beneplăcĭto pŏpŭli tui, 105, 4. Tíma gecwémnysse tempus beneplăcĭti, Ps.

Linked entry: ge-cwémednes

teóðung-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung-sceatt, es; m.
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Mid ðam oftige ðæs neádgafoles ðe cristene men Gode gelǽstan scoldon on heora teóðingsceattum, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 14

un-gerád

(n.)
Grammar
un-gerád, es; n.

stupidity ⬩ folly ⬩ unreason ⬩ discord ⬩ disagreement ⬩ variance

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Skt. i. 13, 92. discord, disagreement, variance Ðætte án sibb Godes lufe bútan ǽlcum ungeráde ús suíðe fæste gebinde tunc solo nos in aedificio concordia caritatis liget, Past. 36; Swt. 253, 22

eág-sealf

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Nim þǽr góde eáhsealfe, iii. 292, 15, 18. Éhsealfe malagma, i. colirium, An. Ox. 3051. Éhsealue, 2, 141. Heáhsealuæ, 7, 224. Eágsealfe colliria, Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 24. Add

efen-éce

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Godes Sunu is efenéce (efn-, v. l. ) his Fæder and þám Hálgan Gáste, Gr. D. 60, 15: Hml. Th. i. 198, 15: 278, 21. Euenéce, 32, 6. Efnéce, Bl. H. 111, 8: 29, 3. Án Godcundnys and gelíc wuldor and efenéce mægen*-*ðrymnys, Hml. Th. i. 276, 26.

ge-tot

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Þæt nán þing flǽsclices beforan Gode mid getote ne bógie ut non glorietur omnis caro coram Deo, 139, 2. Se mæssepreóst áxað þriddan síðe, 'Wiðsæcst ðú eallum deófles getotum?,' Hml. Th. ii. 52, 7. Add

scenc

(n.)
Grammar
scenc, es; m.

A draught, cup

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B.) gódes wínes, 90, 19: 110, 10. He lette heom bringen schenches of feole cunne drenches, Laym. 13461

wǽpnung

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpnung, e; f.

Armour ⬩ arms

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Ymbscrýdaþ eów mid Godes wǽpnunge induite vos armaturam Dei (Eph. 6, 11), Homl. Th. ii. 218, 2. Næs Petrus gewunod tó nánre wǽpnunge, 248, 3. Golias gearu tó ánwíge mid orméttre wǽpnunge, Homl. Skt. i. 18, 21.

ge-andwerdian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-andwerdian, Add: -weardian
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Swylce hé tó þám egefullan Godes dóme geandweardod (-werded, R. Ben. I. 36, 5) beón scyle se tremendo judicio Dei representari existimet R. Ben. 31, II

Linked entry: ge-andweard

of-lícian

(v.)

to displease, be displeasing

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to displease, be displeasing Gode swýðe oflícaþ heora ceorung, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 240. Swá hwæt swá him oflícaþ ðeáh hit hálig sý hié hit lǽtaþ unálýfed whatever they do not like, though it be holy, they profess that it is not permitted R.

Linked entry: lícian

snoru

(n.)
Grammar
snoru, e; f.

A daughter-in-law

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Sc̃a Maria is Godfæder snoru and Godes suna módur and háligra sáuwla sweger Shrn. 118, 6. Hió genom hiere snore, Alexandres láfe Ors. 3, 11; Swt. 148, 18

freó-bearn

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Áhangen wæs cyninges freóbearn, Godes gástsunu, El. 672. Hú þé (Christ ) rodera weard æt frymðe genóm him tó freóbearne, Cri. 223. Similar entries Cf. freó-dohtor

Fricg

(n.)
Grammar
Fricg, e; f.

The name of a Teutonic goddess, the wife of Odin

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The name of a Teutonic goddess, the wife of Odin Se deófol hine þám hálgan æteówde on þǽra hǽþenra goda híwe . . . hwílon on Mercuries þe men hátað Óþon, hwílon on Ueneris. . . þe men hátað Fricg Hml. S. 31, 717.

Linked entry: Fríg

á-solcennys

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Þæt ðú mid þínre hýrsumnesse geswince tó Gode gecyrre þe þú ǽr fram buge mid ásolcennysse (per desidiam) ðínre unhýrsumnesse, R. Ben. 1, 5. Náht ásolcenysse (ignavia) fúllícor, Scint. 98, 1. Synna on ásolcennyssa, Angl. xi. 102, 83.

BEÁM

(n.)
Grammar
BEÁM, es; m.

a tree ⬩ arbor ⬩ the tree ⬩ cross ⬩ patibulum ⬩ crux ⬩ a column ⬩ pillar ⬩ columna ⬩ wood ⬩ a ship ⬩ lignum ⬩ navis ⬩ a BEAM ⬩ splint ⬩ post ⬩ a stock of a tree ⬩ trabs ⬩ stipes ⬩ A ray of light ⬩ a sun-BEAM ⬩ radius ⬩ a trumpet ⬩ tuba

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God hét him fýrenne beám befóran wísian God commanded a pillar of fire to point out the way before them, Ps. Th. 104, 34.

Linked entries: Beám-dún wudu beóm

ge-wrixl

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Þæt wé magon him gewrixl ágyldan . . . ongeán ealle þá gód þe hé ús forgyfen hæfð, Wlfst. 145, 7. <b>II a.</b> what is given in requital. v. ge-wrixlian; Lend [Driht?

ge

and ⬩ even ⬩ even ⬩ both . . . and . . . ⬩ and

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Hé geleornade ge hwæs hé God bæd and tó him wilnade, and ꝥ þe his béne gehýrede wǽron didicerat et quid ille petisset, et quia petita inpetrasset Bd. 3, 27; Sch. 321, 13

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Ne mæg tréuo gód wæstmas yfle gewyrca (beoran ł wyrcende, R., facere ), ne tré yfle góda wæstma gewyrce (beoran, R.), Mt.

ge-hild

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hild, es; n. ; ge-hildo, ge-hildu ; f.
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Gode heora béne geóten qui pro eius custodia Deo preces fundant . Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 73, 14. Hé ǽr Gode fylgan nolde in gehælde (on gehyldo, v. l.) þæs biscopes lífes Deum sequi prius in custodienda vita episcopi noluit, Gr.