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ge-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hycgan, -hicgan; p. -hogde, -hogede, -hogode; pp. -hogod [see March, § 222]

To thinkconceiveconsiderdevisereflectbe mindfulthink aboutcareintendresolve

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To think, conceive, consider, devise, reflect, be mindful, think about, care, intend, resolve Ne mæg ic ðeáh gehycgan hwý him on hige ðorfte á ðý sǽl wesan I cannot, however, conceive why it need be the better in mind for them, Bt. Met. Fox 15, 17; Met

ge-beorg

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Add Geberg refugium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 118, 74. verbal abstract. protection, saving of an object Bið sé gebeorges þe bet wyrðe, þe hé for neóde dyde ꝥ ꝥ hé dyde. Ll. Th. i. 412, 13. Gebeorhges, 328, 24. For þǽra gebeorge . . . ðe hé habban wyle gehealden

á-teorian

(v.)

to get exhaustedfaint,to lose heart or energyget wearyfaintto get exhaustedcome to an endfailbe wantingto be defective

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Add Áteoriaþ desislunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 39 : 59, 51. Áteorada defuit, 138, 27. to get exhausted, faint, lit. On ðisum lífe wé áteoriað gif wé ús mid bigleofan ne ferciað, ... gif wé tó lange waciað wé áteoriað, Hml. Th. i. 488, 32-4. Gif ic hí forlǽte

ge-tǽcan

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Add: p. ge-táhte To shew. to present to the mind for consideration Getǽc mé nú sumne mann þára þe ðé gesǽlegost þince, Bt. 11, 1; F. 32, 15. to give a knowledge of an object Gif þú gecnáwan miht ðá anlícnessa þǽre sóþan gesǽlþe, ðonne siþþan is þearf

HEARD

(adj.)
Grammar
HEARD, hard; adj.

HARD, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, bravedurus, rigidus, asper, acer

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HARD, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, brave Hond and heard sweord the hand and the hard blade, Beo. Th. 5011; B. 2509. Ic wát ðæt ðú eart heard mann scio quia homo durus es, Mt. Kmbl. 25, 24. Heard is ðeós sprǽc this is

ládian

(v.)
Grammar
ládian, p. ode.

to excuseclearexculpatedefend

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to excuse, clear [one's self of a charge], exculpate, defend Ðe hit symle lytiglíce ládaþ sese callide defendentis, Past. 35, 3; Swt. 244, 9. For ðan ðú tówyrpest ðíne fýnd and ealle ða ðe unrihtwísnesse ládiaþ and scyldaþ ut destruas inimicum et defensorem

Linked entries: lǽdend be-ládian

ge-mót

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mót, es; n.

A meeting, coming together, MOOT, assembly, councilconventus, congregatio, concursusConcĭlium, Conventus, Synŏdus, Synŏdāle concĭliābŭlum,

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A meeting, coming together, MOOT, assembly, council; conventus, congregatio, concursus Gármitting gumena gemót wǽpengewrixl the meeting of spears, concourse of men, exchange of weapons, Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 16; Æðelst. 50: Exon. 72 a; Th. 268, 3; Jul.

Linked entry: ge-mét

MAGAN

(v.)
Grammar
MAGAN, (the infin. does not occur in W. S. but mæge glosses posse,
  • Mk. Skt. p. 3, 1
  • ;
and <b>magende</b>
(cf. Icel. megandi) = quiens,
  • Ælfc. Gr. 41
  • ;
  • Som. 44, 21.

to be strongefficaciousto availprevailbe sufficientto be strongbe in good healthto be ablemaymay

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Megende valens, Kent. Gl. 189: to be strong, efficacious, to avail, prevail, be sufficient Gif ðú meht si vales, Kent. Gl. 52. Wel mæg ðæm dæg wérignise his sufficit diei malitia sua, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 34: Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 41. Ne meg mon non

Linked entry: mæg

irfe

(n.)
Grammar
irfe, ierfe, yrfe, es; n.

Inheritanceproperty

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Inheritance, property Gewriten yrfe legatum, Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 96; Wrt. Voc. 20, 37. Ungewriten yrfe intestata hereditas, Som. 57, 101; Wrt. Voc. 20, 41. Yrfe drihtnes hereditas Domini, Ps. Spl. 126, 4. Yrfe sceal gedǽled deádes monnes a dead man's

æt-íwan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-íwan, æt-íwian (-eáw-, -eów-, -éw-, -iéw-, -ýw-. In Ps. L. 16, 15 a dis-tinction between the mutated and not mutated forms seems to be made, the former being transitive (cf.
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Goth. at-augjan to shew), the latter intransitive Ic beó ætýwed ł æteówie apparebo: but this distinction is not generally made). trans. To shew, what may be seen by the eye Hwylc tácn ætýwst (-eówes. R. , ædeáues, L. ostendis ) þú ús ?, Jn. 2, 18.

Linked entry: æt-eáwan

áscian

(v.)
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Add: absolute Mon sceal sprecan ásciende, Past. 185, 9. with acc. of person addressed, to question, interrogate His rihta dóm áhsað ( interrogat ) manna bearn. Se ylca Drihten áhsað rihtwíse and unrihtwíse, Ps. Th. 10, 5, 6. Hié sculon God áscian,

Linked entry: áhsian

ǽn-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽn-líc, adj. [án one, líc like]

ONLYsingularincomparableexcellentbeautifulelegantunicusegregiuseleganspulcher

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ONLY, singular, incomparable, excellent, beautiful, elegant; unicus, egregius, elegans, pulcher He hæfde án swíðe ǽnlíc wíf he had a very excellent wife, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 166, 30. Ǽnlíces hiwes of an excellent shape, Ælfc. T. 33, 15. Ðeáh hió ǽnlícu sý

BEORCAN

(v.)
Grammar
BEORCAN, ic beorce, he byrcþ; p. bearc, pl. burcon; pp. borcen [Icel. barki, m. guttur] .

to make a sharp explosive soundlatratum vel sonum edereto BARKlatrare

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to make a sharp explosive sound; latratum vel sonum edere. to BARK; latrare Ða dumban húndas ne mágon beorcan. We sceolon beorcan and bodigan ðám lǽwedum dumb dogs cannot bark. We ought to bark and preach to the laymen L. Ælfc. C. 23; Th. ii. 350, 34

Linked entry: borcian

CILD

(n.)
Grammar
CILD, cildes, cild, sometimes cildru, cildra ; n.

A CHILD, infantinfans, puer

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A CHILD, infant; infans, puer Arís and nim ðæt cild surge et accipe puerum, Mt. Bos. 2, 13, 14. Ðæt cild wixþ and gewurþ eft cnapa and eft syððan cniht the child grows, and then becomes a boy, and afterwards a young man, Hom. Sax. Þurh cildes hád in

Linked entry: cyld

gagátes

(n.)
Grammar
gagátes, indecl. m.

The agate or jeta precious stonegăgātesγăγάτηs

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The agate or jet, a precious stone; găgātes = γăγάτηs Hér biþ eác geméted gagátes, se stán biþ blæc-gym here is also found the agate, the stone is a black gem, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473. 24. Sceaf gagátes dǽl ðæs stánes on ðæt wín shave off a part of the stone

ge-ahsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ahsian, p. ode; pp. od

To find out by askingdiscoverlearnhearfando accĭpĕreresciscĕrediscĕre

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To find out by asking, discover, learn, hear; fando accĭpĕre, resciscĕre, discĕre Ðá Latinus hyre wer geahsode when Collatinus her husband heard it, Ors. 2, 2; Bos. 41, 32 : 3, 11; Bos. 75, 26. We geahsodon ðæt úre geféran sume to eów cómon we have heard

ígeoþ

(n.)
Grammar
ígeoþ, ígoþ, iggaþ, iggoþ, es ; m.

An eyotaitislet

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An eyot, ait, islet, small island Ðá ásende hé hine on wræcsíþ tó ánum ígeoþe ðe is Paðmas gecíged then he sent him away into exile to an island that is called Patmos, Homl. Th. i. 58, 31. Binnan ánum ígoþe Pathmos geháten, Ælfc. T. Grn. 16, 23. Binnan

Linked entry: ígoþ

líhting

(n.)
Grammar
líhting, e; f.

Lighteningalleviationreliefmitigationrelease

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Lightening, alleviation, relief, mitigation, release Ðis is seó líhtinge ðe ic wylle eallon folce gebeorgan ðe hig ǽr ðyson mid gedrehte wǽron ealles tó swýðe this is the relief that I will secure to all folk in regard to matters with which they were

molda

(n.)
Grammar
molda, or molde, an; m. or f.

The top of the head

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The top of the head Ðæt galdor man sceal singan ǽrest on ðæt wynstre eáre ðænne on ðæt swíðre eáre ðænne ufan ðæs mannes moldan the charm must first be sung into the left ear, then into the right ear, then on the top of the man's head, Lchdm. iii. 42

Linked entry: mold-gewind

reccend-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
reccend-dóm, es; m.
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Ruling, directing, governance Reccendóm (recen-, other MSS.) regimen, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 12 ; Som. 9, 30. Ús ( priests ) befæst is seó gýming Godes folces and se recenddóm heora sáwla, L. E. I. 1; Th. ii. 402, 10. Be ðære byrðenne ðæs reccenddómes (reccen-