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clúse

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Add: a bar, bolt Tóforan ásete tungan þínre clúsan swígean ( claustra silentii ), Scint. 214, 9. a place that may be locked up, closet; prison Clúsan (intra animi) conclave, An.

ge-wyrtrumian

(v.)
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Th. ii. 408, 19. to root up Ic gewyrtrumade eradicavi Rtl. 65, 25

ná-hwider

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Martinus nolde út of þám mynstre náhwider, Hml. S. 31, 257. Þá hig woldon hig lǽdan, þá ne myhton hig náhwyder hig onstyrian, Shrn. 154, 25. Heora fiðera ne mihton náhwider hí áberan, gif hí ne ábǽre seó lyft, Hex. 8, 23. Add

on-scógan

(v.)
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Cf. un-scóg(i)an

Linked entries: an-sceón an-scód

rótness

(n.)
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rótness, e; f.

gladness, cheerfulness ⬩ comfort, protection

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gladness, cheerfulness Ofrótnise (un-r.?) de merore, Rtl. 41, 5. From rótnise a tristitia, 69, 34.. Similar entries v. unrótness comfort, protection Rótnys (gebeorh, Ps. Th. : frófr, Ps. Spl. T.) refugium, Blickl. Gl. Rótnes ł ner (rótsung, Ps.

ǽ-gift

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-gift, e; f.

A giving up, return, repayment, restoration

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A giving up, return, repayment, restoration Sigelm ágef Godan .xxx. punda . . . Ðá ætsóc Goda ðæs feós ǽgiftes Goda negavit sibi xxx libras persolutas fuisse Cht. Th. 201, 29: 202, 6.

ge-steppan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-steppan, -stæppan; p. -stepede = -stepte? pp. -steped = -stept?

To step ⬩ go ⬩ gradi ⬩ ire ⬩ incedere

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Gistepe ue gradiamur, Rtl. 51, 9. Gesteped initiatus, Cot. 108

Linked entry: ge-stæppan

niþer

(adv.)
Grammar
niþer, adv.

Down ⬩ beneath ⬩ below

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Hé sceal má þencan up ðonne nyþer he must direct his thought upwards rather than downwards, Bt. 41, 6; Fox 254, 31

Linked entry: nieþer

ge-samnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-samnian, -somnian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed.

to gather, collect ⬩ congrĕgāre, collĭgĕre ⬩ to unite, join ⬩ consŏciāre, jungĕre ⬩ To collect, come together ⬩ congrĕgāri, convĕnīre

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Us gesamna of wídwegum congrĕga nos de nātiōnĭbus, 105, 36. Wæs eall-geador to ðam þingstede þeód gesamnod the people was collected together in the public place, Andr. Kmbl. 2198; An. 1100: Elen. Kmbl. 563; El. 282.

Linked entries: samnian ge-somnian

þanc-full

(adj.)
Grammar
þanc-full, þanc-full; adj.
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Wé hálsiaþ, God, ðæt þeów ðín cync úre ... tó ðé ... þancfull mæge becuman quaesumus, Deus, ut famulus tuus rex nosier ... ad te ... gratiosus ualeat pervenire, Anglia xiii. 381, 228.

a-lefan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lefan, to become weak.
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Dóð þæt hí ne magon úre tungan gehremman ne ús áléfian, 488, 6. Gif hwá áléfed wǽre oððe limleás, i. 236, 29. Þæt þæt áléfed wæs, þæt ic gehǽle, 242, 16. Áléfed paralysed, ii. 546, 30. Þæt wanhál wæs and áléwed (álýfed, v. l.) quod debile erat, R.

be-hátan

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Beháte hé swilc wíte swilc hé ús beháte, 459. to give assurance, certify Þú mé behéte hál and clǽne ꝥ ꝥ þú mé sealdest, Ll. Th. i. 180, 22. reflex, to profess one's self ready for the doing of something (gen.)

ge-blandan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-blandan, ge-blandan; pp. ge-blanden, -blonden [In the two instances where the past tense occurs the forms are ge-blond,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 16,
ge-blondan,
    An. 33.
Under blandan is given blénde as apast subjunctive, but this form might be placed as a present (or past) under blendan. v. ge-blendan. Cf. gang as a past tense of gangan.]
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Geblanden, 45, 17: confectum, 14, 49. to mix with :-- Is him þæt heáfod hindan gréne, wrǽtlíce wrixled wurman geblonden, Ph. 294. to mix things that should be kept separate :-- Ðona geworð ðæt mið ús giblonden ł gimencged (mixta) aron alle, and in Marc

ge-myndgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-myndgian, ge-myndigian.
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. :-- Úre eáðmédu Drihten gemyndgade in humilitate nostra memor fuit nostri Dominus, Ps.

ge-sceáwian

(v.)
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Add: to see, behold, perceive Þte hérnise clǽnum gesceáwiga wé ymbseáne ut misterium puro cernamus intuitu, Rtl. 35, 37. Þ hire hálga symbelcen[nisse] gisceáwia ué (conspiciamus) ðá éce, 80, 26.

ge-segen

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Betwyh þá his gesawene (-seagone, v.l.) inter dicendum, Bd. 3, 19 ; Sch. 282, 8. what is said, either in speech or writing, a narrative, relation Ús gedafenaþ ꝥ wé gehýron þá word háligra gewreota . . .

gryre

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Hine God ús onsende wið Grendles gryre ( the terror caused by Grendel), B. 384 : Exod. 20. Þá wudubeámas wagedon and swégdon þurh winda gryre flamine ventorum resonantibus undique ramis, Dóm. L. 8.

nearu-ness

Grammar
nearu-ness, <b>. I.</b> add: <b>I a.</b>
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. ; þeáh wé ús mid þám deórwyrþestan gimmum úton ymbehón, hwæðere wé sceolon on nearonysse ende gebídan, Wlfst. 263, 1

fylstan

to help ⬩ (tó) ⬩ to help

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Th. i. 506, 16. to help a person (dat.) to (tó) something, to help to the attainment of an end Hwílon þes middaneard teáh menn fram Gode . . . nú hé fylst ús tó Gode, ml. S. 28, 172.H Ꝥ ǽlc geréfa fylste óðrum tó úre ealra friðe, Ll.

be-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
be-cirran, (-cerran, -cyrran, q. v. in Dict.).

to turn round ⬩ about ⬩ to go round ⬩ pass by ⬩ avoid ⬩ to turn ⬩ pervert ⬩ seduce ⬩ to beguile ⬩ deceive ⬩ to get round a person

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Hii wolleþ us bicheorre (biwiȝelien, 1st MS.) þorh hire wise craftes, Laym. 969. Herkne nu, we nelleþ þe nouht bicherre, Misc. 46, 324

Linked entries: be-cerran be-cyrran

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