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ge-edníwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edníwian, ge-edníwan.
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Críst ús geedníwode tó his gelícnisse, Ælfc. T. Grn. 3, 34. God wolde þurh hine geedníwigian ðisne ealdne middangeard. Hml. S. 22, 12. Wæs úre gecynd geedneówod, Bl. H. 11, 10. Þonne wesaþ þíne handa geedneówode, 153, 12.

gim

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Wíntreówa blóstman beóð gimman gelíce, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 295, 12. Ís glisnað glæs-hlúttur gimmum gelícast, Rún. 11. Mon sceal sécan be sǽwaroðe and be eá ófrum æþele gimmas, hwíte and reáde and híwa gehwæs, Met. 19, 22 : Bt. 32, 3; F. 118, 17.

ge-wunelíce

(adv.)
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Cf. ge-wunelic; Man þá béc rǽt on circan swíðe gewunelíce, Ælfc. T. Grn. 9, 1. On eallum limum ac gewunelícost on þám handum, Hml.

sand

(n.)
Grammar
sand, e; f.

a sending, mission, message a dish of food, victuals

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Sand daps, 82, 64: Ælfc. Gr. 9, 54; Som. 13, 20. Godes engel cwæð: 'Abacuc, bær ðone mete tó Babilone' . . . Ðá clypode se Abacuc: 'Ðú Godes þeówa, nim ðás lác ðe ðé God sende'. . . And hé ðá ðære sande breáe, Homl. Th. i. 572, 8.

wád

(n.)
Grammar
wád, es; n.

Woad,

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Woad, a plant much used for dyeing, which circumstance may account for the appearance of the word as a gloss to some of the following Latin words Ðis wád hic sandyx, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 69; Zup. 72, 14.

Linked entry: waad

hálig-nes

(n.)
Grammar
hálig-nes, -ness, e; f.

holiness, sanctitya holy thing, relica holy place, sanctuary

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holiness, sanctity Hálygnyss sanctitas, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 5, 22. Hálignys on hálignysse hys sanctimonia in sanctificatione ejus, Ps. Spl. 95, 6. On rihtwísnesse and on hálignesse in righteousness and in holiness, Blickl. Homl. 31, 36 : 155, 31.

Linked entry: hǽlnes

han-créd

(n.)
Grammar
han-créd, -crǽd, hon-, es; m.

Cock-crowing, cock-crow, a division of the nightgallicinium, galli cantus

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Cock-crowing, cock-crow, a division of the night Hancréd conticinium vel gallicinium, Ælfc. Gl. 94; Som. 75. 122; Wrt.Voc. 53, 4.

Linked entry: créd

ofer-drífan

(v.)

to cover by driftingto overcome, refute, repel, defeat

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Gif hig sacan stande ðæt hig .viii. secgaþ and ða ðe ðǽr oferdrifene beóþ gilde heora ǽlc .vi. healfmarc if they (the twelve) disagree, that which eight of them say shall stand: and those that in such case are out-voted shall each pay six half-marks,

ófost

(n.)
Grammar
ófost, ófest, ófst, e; f.

Haste, speed

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Wé secgaþ nú mid ófste ðás endebirdnisse, for ðan ðe wé oft habbaþ ymbe ðis áwriten, Ælfc. T. Grn. 3, 30. Ðeós worald is on ófste this world is hurrying on (to its end ), Wulfst. 156, 5: Cd. Th. 191, 32; Exod. 223. Beó ðú on ófeste hasten Beo.

Linked entries: éfest ófest ófst

ge-strýnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strýnan, -streónan, -strínan, -striénan; p. de; pp. ed [gestreón gain]

To gaingetobtainacquirebegetprocreatelucrāriacquīrĕregignĕreprocreāre

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Ic gestrýne gigno, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 3; Som. 30, 57. Nǽnig fira tó fela gestrýneþ no man gains too much, Exon. 91 a; Th. 342, 17; Gn. Ex. 144: L. C. S. 85; Th. i. 424, 13. Ðæt hý mid rihte gestrýnaþ what they lawfully acquire, L. Edg.

Linked entry: ge-strínan

bærnan

to expose to the action of heatto cauterizeto cause to give lightto consume by fire

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ǽlc þing bærndon and slógon ꝥ hí gemétton, 997; P. 131, 9. Beorndon, 870; P. 71, 10. Swá þú bærne þornas fýre, Ps. Th. 117, 12. Hé ongan bærnan sum deófolgild, Bl. H. 221, 6: B. 2313: Dan. 242. Mul wærð on Cent bærned, Chr. 687; P. 39, 34

hund

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Hrýðeres belle and hundes hoppe ... ǽlc bið ánes sciłł. weorð, and ǽlc is melda geteald, Ll. Th. i. 260, 16. Be hundes slite. Gif hund mon tóslíte oþþe ábíte ... Gif se hund má misdǽda gewyrce, 78, 1-6. Wiþ hundes slite, Lch. i. 148, 7.

ende-byrdnes

Grammar
ende-byrdnes, (-bred-, in Northern specimens).

a rowseriesa rankgradedegreerankpositiondegreean orderorderorderordermethodregulationorderingan injunctionordinance

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Wé nymað of þám bócum þás endebyrdnysse þe Móyses áwrát, Ælfc. T. Grn. 3, 13.

þrowian

(v.)
Grammar
þrowian, (þrówian?), þreowian (þreówian?); p. ode

To sufferto suffer as opposed to to actto suffer what is painfulto suffer martyrdomto make to sufferto crucifyto suffer for somethingpay foratone for

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To suffer Ic ðrowige patior, Ælfc. Gr. 29; Zup. 286, 9. to suffer as opposed to to act Verbum ys word ... getácniende oððe sum ðing tó dónne oððe sum ðing tó þrowigenne oððe náðor, Ælfc. Gr. 19; Zup. 119, 10. to suffer what is painful.

Linked entry: a-þrówian

be-felgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-felgan, bi-felgan; p. -fealg, -fealh, -felh, pl. -fulgon; pp. -folgen.

To stick or cling tobetake oneselfinhærereinsistereTo delivertransmitconsigntraderecommittere

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To stick or cling to, betake oneself; inhærere, insistere Þilcum wordum heó him befelh ǽlce dæge hujuscemodi verbis per singulos dies mulier molesta eras ei, Gen. 39, 10.

forþian

(v.)
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Cf. forþ-dǽd He friðige and forðige ǽlce tilðe, Angl. ix. 259, 14. Yrðe georne forðian, 261, 21. Þá menn gehabban and gehealdan þe ic forðian sceal, Solil. H. 35, 18. to carry out, accomplish, perform Ealle Godes gerihto forðige man georne, Ll.

clerc

Grammar
clerc, cleric.
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Wolde ic ꝥ þá ǽðela(n) clericas ásceócon fram heora andgites orðance ǽlce sleacnysse, Angl. viii. 301, 4. Ús þingð tó langsum ꝥ wé ealne þisne cwide on Englisc clericum geswutelion, 300, 7.

ge-feormian

(v.)
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ǽlce dæge symblede and mid micelre wiste wæs gefeormod epulabatur quotidie splendide, Past. 337, 25

mete

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Ǽlce dæge ǽr mete þrié cucler fulle geþicge, Lch. ii. 152, 7

Andred

(n.)
Grammar
Andred, es; m.

The name of a large wood in Kentthe city of ANDRED or AndridaAndredes ceaster

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Hér Ælle and Cissa ymbsǽton Andredes ceaster in this year Ælle and Cissa besieged Andredescester, 491; Th. 24, 19, col. 2. On ðone wudu ðe is genemned Andredes leáge into the wood which is called Andredsley, 477 ; Th. 22, 40, col. l.

Linked entry: Andredes ceaster