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midde-winter

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In þǽre middewintres tíde, Chr. 1006; P. 137, 14: 1016; P. 146, 22. Tó þám midewintre wæs se cyng on Gleáweceastre, 1085; P. 216, 10. Hé wæs on Westmynstre þone midewinter. 1075; P. 212, 6. On ðon .xl. dæg ofer midewinter, 762; P. 51, 13.

óleccung

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'Nú is mín mód áwend mycclum tó ðé, ꝥ þú hláford beó þǽra ǽhta and mín. Ic wéne ꝥ hit ne sý unrihtwísnysse, þeáh þú wífes brúce and blysse on lífe.' Ðá andwyrde Eugenia þyssere ólecunge, Hml. S. 2,162.

ge-bígan

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Englisce menn ꝥ land gebégdan þan kyninge tó handan, Chr. 1074; P. 209, 20. þæt hí mé gebýgen oð eorðan, Ps.

ge-déman

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León hwelpas sécað þæt him grǽdigum ǽt God gedéme, Ps.

ge-tríwan

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Gl. 608. with clause Ne getriéwde hió þæt hiere wolde se óðer dǽl gelástfull beón, Ors. 3, 11; S. 148, 17. to make true to another, confederate Getreówed, getréude foederatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 25. Getréwde foederatas, 39, 6.

Linked entry: ge-trýwan

þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
þeódan, þiédan, þídan, þýdan; p. de
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Þæt wé ús georne tó Gode þýdon that we diligently attach ourselves to God, Blickl. Homl. 115, 21. Mid cnottum (wǽre) þeód nexibus nodaretur, Hpt. Gl. 481, 31. Þióð subjugatae, subjunctae, 519, 4

Linked entries: þídan þiédan

ágnian

(v.)
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Tó hwon ágnodest þú þé ánum þæt ic inc bám sealde, Wlfst. 259, 15. Ahni[ende] (áhniend. Hpt. 523, 4) usurpans , An. Ox. 5127

bídan

to waitremainto awaitexperience

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Hé héht þæt wítehús wræcna bídan, . . . gásta weardas Similar entries (cf. Hél. 4829-30), Gen. 39. with a clause Ic bíde . . . hwonne gæst cume, Rä. 16, 9. Hi bídaþ, hwæt him déman wille tó leáne, Jul. 706: Cri. 802.

ge-hirtan

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. :-- Heó on eorðan feóll and mid mycelre hefignysse gefylled wearð þæt heó word gecweþan ne mihte.

Linked entry: ge-hyrtan

ge-springan

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.), to fly Þæt blód gesprang, B. 1667. Of þám wróhtdropan wíde gesprungon, Gn.

gearcian

(v.)
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Þæt gé án clǽne mǽden gearcion Críste virginem castam exhibere Christo Hml. A. 30, 140. Tó gearcygenne adhibenda Wülck. Gl. 251, 19. Gearciende exibens An. Ox. 4638

gita

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gita, l. gíta,
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Cf. gít; 1 Ic þæt gýta geman, Kr. 28. 2. Cf. gít; 2 Ðeáh ðú hí nú géta forgiten hæbbe, Met. 24, 46.

hǽr

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Ox. 1214. of animals Sume bróhton gáte hǽr . . . þæt gate hǽr getácnode þá stíþan dǽdbóte, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 3, 31-6

beátan

(v.)

to beat with (mid)to beat onTo beat on

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Þeáh man mid hameron beóte on þæt þell, Wlfst. 147, 6

ge-endian

(v.)
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Hé geendode þæt hé gebeótod hæfde ... eall hé ꝥ gefylde, Bl. H. 83, 25. Derneleger geendade adulterium committit, Mk. L. 10, 11. In huelc mæht wundra geendade ł dyde ( patraret ), Mt. p. 18, 19.

faru

goingpassingsailinga journeyvoyagean expeditionproceedingscoursepathprocedurethe trainthe troopsthe followersthe attendantscarriage

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Seó scamu hyre forbeád þá fare (processionem) tó þǽre cyrichálgunge, Gr.

finger

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Lǽt gán ꝥ getæl swá wé nú cwǽdon, ꝥ þú cume tó þæs lǽstan fingres nægle go on counting as we have just said, till you come to the nail of the little finger, Angl. viii. 326, 31. Gif man þone lytlan finger of áslæhð, .xi. scitt. gebéte, Ll.

ge-wǽpnian

(v.)
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, Rtl. 21, 38. of animals. of military equipment Cumad mycele deór: hí beóð gewǽpnode on ðá wísan þe man hors gewǽpnað, þonne man tó wíge þencð, Wlfst. 200, 11. of natural means of attack or defence Hæfde ꝥ deór þrié hornas on foranheáfde, and mid þǽm

hird-ness

watchful caretaking chargetaking carea watchguarda watch

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Þá þá hé nam þá hyrdnysse (hiordnisse, v. l.) þæs regollican lifes in þám mynstre cum in monasterio regularis vitae custodiam teneret, 104, 2. a watch, guard to prevent evil Ic gesette mínum múþe heordnesse posui ori meo custodiam R.

hrepung

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</b> (medical) examination by feeling :-- Án æþele lǽce . . . cúðe tócnáwan, gif hé cunnode þæs mannes, be his ǽdrena hrepunge hweðer hé hraðe swulte, Hml.