ge-défelíce
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Hé his bisceophád gedéfelíce for Gode geheóld. Bl. H. 219, 31. Hú mæg ic ðé ána gedéfelíce deáð þénunga gegearwian ?, Nap. 16, 35. Add
hunig-camb
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For 'Lchdm. . . . col. I' substitute: Angl. xiii. 368, 46, and add Sáwl gefylled trytt béóbreád ł hunigcamb anima saturata calcabit fauum, Scint. 50, 9.
hwilc-ness
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For þeáwa hwylcnysse pro qualitate morum 95, 22. Add
lang-toh
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For double comparative cf. lang-fǽre
Linked entries: leng-togran -tog
mót-lǽðu
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Add: For the prevalence of the three-meetings-a-year practice see Grmm. R. A. 823, where is quoted 'tria plebiscita, quae dicuntur ungeboten.'
telgestre
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Cf. bæcestre for the suffix
fyrn
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Ðá ðe wǽron forðférede for hund geárum oððon gyt fyrnor (firnor, v. l.), Wlfst. 96, 7. Add
heall-reáf
A piece of tapestry for a hall
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A piece of tapestry for a hall Ælfwine ic geann ánen heallreáfes I give to Alfwine a piece of tapestry, Chart. Th. 530, 35
onweg-álǽdness
A taking away, removal
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A taking away, removal Ond for ðære gelómlícum onwegálǽdnesse ( frequenti ablatione ) ðære hálgan moldan wæs mycel seáþ geworden, Bd. 5, 18; S. 635, 31
Linked entry: á-lǽdness
ge-teorung
A failing ⬩ fainting ⬩ languishing ⬩ weariness ⬩ defectio ⬩ languor ⬩ fatigatio
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A failing, fainting, languishing, weariness; defectio, languor, fatigatio Geteorung nam me for synfullum defectio tenuil me præ peccatoribus, Ps. Spl. 118, 53: 141, 3
Linked entry: a-teorung
be-fæstnian
to fix ⬩ to pledge ⬩ betroth
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to fix Búton gé ðá heáfodleahtras him on befæstnian, ne sceal hé for ðám lǽssan losian, Hml. Th. ii. 336, 21. to pledge, betroth
wit
We two
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Ðá bær unc mon liþ forþ, and wit bú druncan, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 31. Grammar wit, with the name of the person associated with the speaker Wit Scilling for uncrum sigedryhtne song áhófan, Exon. Th. 324, 31; Víd. 103.
neádunga (-inga)
Forcibly ⬩ not willingly ⬩ under compulsion ⬩ of necessity
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Gif hé (man) wǽre neádunga (without power of choice, necessarily ) Gode underþeód, ðonne næfde hé nán wuldor for gódum weorcum, Boutr. Scrd. 17, 26.
un-twifeald
not double ⬩ simple ⬩ sincere ⬩ honest ⬩ pure ⬩ not double ⬩ united ⬩ without division
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Hí untweofealde treówa gehealdaþ, Met. 11, 95. not double, united, without division Ðeáh hé hwelcne wæstm forð brenge gódes weorces, gif hé ne bið of gódum willan and of untwiefaldre (-twy-, Cott.
Linked entry: twi-feald
gewrixlian
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Th. ii. 236, 17. where there is exchange in the form of requital for what is done. Cf. gewrixl; <b>II, II a.
tó-cwísan
To shatter, ⬩ break to pieces, ⬩ crush, ⬩ bruise
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Ðás gymstánas synd tócwýsede for ýdelum gylpe, Homl. Th. i. 62, 6. Feól se wáh uppan ðæs stuntan rǽdboran, þæt hé æll tócwýsde and sum óþer cniht samod, Homl. Skt. i. 8, 173. The word seems used with a passive force in the following passage
gǽst-geníþla
A persecutor or foe of souls ⬩ the devil ⬩ anĭmārum insectātor vel hostis ⬩ diabŏlus
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A persecutor or foe of souls, the devil; anĭmārum insectātor vel hostis, diabŏlus Hæfde engles hiw gǽstgeníþla, helle hæftling the foe of souls, the captive of hell, had an angel's form, Exon. 69 a; Th. 257, 11; Jul. 245
Linked entry: gást-geníþla
ge-hiwung
A form ⬩ fashion ⬩ shape ⬩ position ⬩ predicament ⬩ figmentum ⬩ cătēgŏria
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A form, fashion, shape, position, predicament; figmentum, cătēgŏria He oncneów gehywunge úre ipse cognĕvit figmentum nostrum, Ps. Spl. C. 102, 13. Gehiwunge cătēgŏriæ, Cot. 57.
Linked entries: ge-heowung ge-hywung
þurh-
through ⬩ over ⬩ per- ⬩ trans-
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With words expressing motion the prefix signifies through, over; in other cases it implies thoroughness, completeness, continuity; with adjectives of quality it has an intensive force.
ur
Formerly
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Formerly ᚢ (= ur) wæs geára (cf. iú (geó) ... geára) geógoðhádes glǽm; nú synt geárdagas forð gewitene, lífwynne geliden, Elen. Kmbl. 2530; El. 1266. ᚢ wæs longe laguflódum bilocen lífwynna dǽl, feoh on foldan, Exon. Th. 50, 25; Cri. 806
Linked entry: or