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geaf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
geaf, p. of gifan.

gave

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gave He nallas beágas geaf he gave no rings, Beo. Th. 3443; B. 1719;

singal-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
singal-lic, adj.
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Constant, assiduous sceal geleornian ðæt gewunige tó singallecum gebedum, Past. 61, 21

midlunga

(adv.)
Grammar
midlunga, adv.

To a moderate or middling degreeintermediate between much and little

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To a moderate or middling degree, intermediate between much and little Sam hine miclum lufige, sam hine lytlum lufige, sam hine mydlinga lufige, Shrn. 194, 14

un-gearu

Grammar
un-gearu, <b>.
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</b> add him sǽde ꝥ hiene mehte lǽdan þurh þæt wésten, ꝥ on Perse on ungearwe becóme, Ors. 6, 31; S. 286, 17

for-lǽtan

to letpermitallowsufferto sufferto letgrantto leaveto leaveto leaveconsumingto leave aloneleave undoneabstain fromneglectto leave outomitto spareleave toto leavequitto abandonforsakedesertabandonto leaveto leaveto leavedieto defendto abandonto leaveto abandonto leaveto leave ofgive upto abandonabandonto let goto restrainto releaserestoreto give uprelinquishto remitforgiveto loseto put awaydismisslay asideto send

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Ealle þá góde laga forlǽt þe ús ǽr behét he mode none of the good laws he had promised us, Chr. 1093; P. 227, 29. Ðá þis leóð ásungen hæfde, þá forlét þone sang he sang no more, Bt. 24, 1; F. 80, 4.

un-geleáffulness

(n.)
Grammar
un-geleáffulness, e; f.

Unbeliefincredulity

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Ne dó ðú æfter heora ungeleáffulnesse, Blickl. Homl. 237, 9. Ungeleáfulnesse, 241, 34. For hyra ungeleáffulnysse, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 58: 17, 20. tǽlde hyra ungeleáffulnesse, for ðam ðe hí ne gelýfdon ðám ðe hine gesáwon of deáþe árísan, Mk. Skt. 16, 14

firlen

distance

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Take here fyrlen in Dict., and add

ge-cwémnes

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Þonne sceáwaþ þus eádmódlice geþingunge and gecwémnesse úres módes wið úre þá néhstan dum tale placitum nostrae mentis aspexerit. Gr. D. 349, 34. On gecwémnessum heora in beneplacitis eorum, Ps. Rdr. 140, 5. Add

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, to fill with (gen. dat. (inst.) or with preps.). v. ge-fellan, ge-fillan
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gefylde his behát, Hml. Th. ii. 284, 16: Ps. Th. 110, 4. Godes hǽse gefylde, Scrd. 23, 5. eal ꝥ se ar̃ƀ at him crafede eádmédlíce gefylde, Chr. 1070; P. 206, 18. Ǽr þan mé gefylle Wealdend willan mínne, El. 1084.

ge-wrecan

Grammar
ge-wrecan, In l. 9 before 84 insert. Ps. Th.,
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hyne sylfne gewræc, 2875. þóhte ꝥ his fæder and his fæderan gewrǽce, Ors. 4, 10; S. 196, 15. Þæt hié heora hláford gewrǽcen, 3, 9; S. 134, 30.

mægden

(n.)
Grammar
mægden, mǽden, es; n.

A maidengirlvirgin

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Nis ðis mǽden ná deád ac heó slǽpþ. . . nam ðæs mǽdenes módor, Mk. Skt. 5, 39-40. Ðú nú sceáwa ðínes mæg(d)enes (the Virgin Mary) eáþmódnesse, Blickl. Homl. 159, 4. Ðá wearþ ðæs mægdnes mód miclum geblissad, Exon. 74b; Th. 279, 3; Jul. 608.

Linked entry: mǽden

líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
líhtan, p. te

To shinelighten

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Ne hér dæg lýhteþ day shines not here, Cd. 215; Th. 271, 14; Sat. 105. Líhte auroresceret, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 54. Ðá dæg lýhte at dawn, 180; Th. 225, 23; Dan. 158: Andr.

ymb-þeahtian

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-þeahtian, p. ode
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S. 575, 12) heó ǽr ymbþeahtedon, Bd. 4, 7; M. 284, 20

borh-hand

A suretybailsponsor

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Ic mínre heortan eágan tó þǽre mínre borhhanda (the Virgin Mary) up áhóf, hi biddende ꝥ heó mé gefultum*-*ode, Hml. S. 23 b, 560. Borhhande i vades (cum his, qu vades se offerunt pro debitis), Kent. Gl. 848. Substitute: m., f

nídinga

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Gyf ðú nédinga hyre on ne sóhtest, þonne wǽre heó clǽne, Hml. A. 135, 656. Add

a-þýstrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-þýstrian, -þístrian, -þeóstrian, -þiéstrian, -þéstrian ; p. ode, ade ; pp. od

To overcloudto be obscured or eclipsedobnubilareobscurari

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Hér sunne aþýstrode here the sun was eclipsed, Chr. 538; Ing. 22, 18 : 540; Ing. 22, 22

manna

Grammar
manna, man.
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Sió ungeðyld geniét ðone monnan ðæt geopenað all his ingeðonc, Past. 220, 9. 'Ne hera ðú nǽnne man on his lífe'. . . Sé ðe herian wille háligne mannan, herige hine. . . æfter his geendunge, Hml. Th. ii. 560, 18. 'Þú ácenst sunu.'

un-fæstlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-fæstlíce, adv.

Not firmlyuncertainlyvaguely

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Not firmly, uncertainly, vaguely Ðonne mon smeáð on his móde ymb hwelc eorðlíc ðing, ðonne déð swelce hit átífre on his heortan, and swǽ tweólíce and unfæstlíce átífreþ ðæs ðinges onlícnesse on his móde ðe ðonne ymb smeáð, Past. 21; Swt.

un-swice

(n.)
Grammar
un-swice, es; m. (or -swic, es; n. ?)

Good faithabsence of deceit or treachery

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Good faith, absence of deceit or treachery Ðá gyrnde griðes and gísla, ðet móste unswican intó gemóte cuman and út of gemóte he required safeconduct and hostages, that he might come to the meeting and go from it without treachery, Chr. 1048; Erl

carian

(v.)
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Restan hý mid heora ealdrum þe embe hý carien cum senioribus, qui super eos solliciti sint, pausent, 47, 8. to take care, pains, thought, with a clause carað dæges and nihtes þæt his feoh gehealden sý; gýmð grǽdelíce his gafoles, Hml.