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ge-ícan

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Hé geíhte þá teáras þám teárum, Hml. S. 23 b, 200. Hé tó geécde óðerne esne, Lk. L. 20, 11, 12.

be-fóran

(adv.)

Before ⬩ at hand ⬩ openly ⬩ ante ⬩ antea ⬩ præ ⬩ in conspectu, ⬩ in conspectum

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He befóran gengde he went before Beo. Th. 2829; B. 1412

sæc

(n.)
Grammar
sæc, sæcc, e; f.

Strife, contest, conflict

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Hé wælfǽhþa dǽl sæcca gesette he composed many a deadly feud and quarrel, Beo. Th. 4062; B. 2029

Linked entry: sæccan

ge-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-winnan, p. -wan, -won, -wann, pl. -wunnon; pp. -wunnen.

to make war ⬩ fight ⬩ contend ⬩ pugnare ⬩ bellum gerere ⬩ to obtain by fighting ⬩ to conquer ⬩ gain ⬩ win ⬩ pugna consequi ⬩ obtinere ⬩ subjugare

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Ðæs ðe he heora sáulum to hǽle and to rǽde gewinnan mihte provided that he could win their souls to salvation and counsel, Blickl. Homl. 227, 4. He hit gewan mid wisdóme he gained it by wisdom, Th. Ap. 4, 19.

gifu

(n.)
Grammar
gifu, gyfu, giefu, giofu, geofu, gif, e; pl. nom. acc. -a, -e; gen. -a, -ena; f.

a gift ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ donum ⬩ munas ⬩ beneficium ⬩ gratia ⬩ virtus ⬩ facultas ⬩ the Anglo-Saxon Rune ⬩ RUNE = g, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is gifu a gift,-hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter g, but for gifu as a gift,

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Ðám he geaf micle gife freódómes to these he gave the great gift of freedom, Bt. 41, 2;Fox 246, 1. Ðæt hie ælmihtiges gife ánforléten that they the Almighty's gift might lose, Cd. 32; Th. 43, 19; Gen. 693.

Linked entries: gife gifes G gæfe geafu gefe geofu gyfu giefu giofu

ge-cígan

(v.)
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God gecígde ( vocavit) þá drígnisse eorðan and þǽra wætera gegaderunga hé hét (appellavit ) sǽs, Gen. 1. 10. Þá gin[g]ran þá yldran árwurðe hí gecían juniores priores suos nonnos uocent, R. Ben. I. 106, 2. Hé sceolde beón Nazarénisc gecíged, Hml.

líf

(adv.)
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Hé on þone hálgan beam áhongen wæs . . . þǽr hé lífes ceápode moncynne, Cri. 1096 : 1367. Lífes weg sécan to die and go to heaven. Ap. 31. Lífes brúcan, An. 229. Hé leóde lǽrde on lífes weg he showed them the way to heaven, 170.

þan

(adv.)
Grammar
þan, þon; adv.

then, ⬩ from that time, ⬩ after that ⬩ so, ⬩ as ⬩ any ⬩ any at all ⬩ any at all

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Ne ðon má se ðe gehát gehǽt, ne wéne hé ðæt hé sié á ðý neár hefonríce, gif hé hine from went ðæm gehátum nor any more let him that vows a vow suppose that he be ever the nearer heaven, if he turns from those vows Past. 51; Swt. 403, 2.

Linked entries: þanne þe þon

a-hwǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hwǽnan, p. ede: pp. ed

To vex ⬩ trouble ⬩ contristare ⬩ vexare ⬩ molestare

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To vex, trouble; contristare, vexare, molestare Gyf hwylc cyld ahwǽned sý if any child be vexed, Herb. 20, 7; Lchdm, i. 116, 8

cís

(adj.)
Grammar
cís, adj.

Choice ⬩ fastidiosus in edendo

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Choice, nice in eating; fastidiosus in edendo Gyf hwá sý cís if any one be choice, Herb. 8, 2; Lchdm. i. 98, 15

fór-sprecen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fór-sprecen, part.

Fore-spoken ⬩ fore-mentioned ⬩ præfātus

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Fore-spoken, fore-mentioned; præfātus Todǽlde se fórsprecena here on twá the fore-mentioned army divided into two, Chr. 885; Erl. 83, 22

lata

(n.)
Grammar
lata, an; m.
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One who is late or slow Ðeáh heó ðæs bearnes lata wǽre though she were late in bearing the child, Blickl. Hom1.163, 8

ge-leðran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leðran, p. ede; pp. ed

To lather ⬩ saponem illinere ⬩ sapone bullas excitare

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To lather; saponem illinere, sapone bullas excitare Ðæt heó sý eall geleðred so that it may be all lathered, Lchdm. iii. 2, 3

un-trymigu

(n.)
Grammar
un-trymigu, (-o); f.

Weakness ⬩ sickness ⬩ infirmity

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Weakness, sickness, infirmity Ðæt heá gegéme all unhǽl and all untrymmigo ut curarent omnem languorem et omnem infirmitatem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 1

Linked entry: -trymigu

drync-leán

Grammar
drync-leán, drynce-leán.
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Take here drince-leán, and add Drynceleán, Ll. Th. i. 422, note 1. The word occurs under the heading: De officiis domino debitis

hirstan

(v.)

to fry

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Take here hyrstan in Dict., and add

stíle

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In l. 2 dele 'stete acerra . . . 56', and for the true reading here cf. Fæte oððe glédfæte acerra, Wrt. Voc. ii. 5, 68

wæl-grim

Grammar
wæl-grim, wæl-grimm.
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Dá earman men beóð wyrs bereáfode fram þám unrihtwísan déman þonne fram þám wælgrimmestan here ( a cruentis hostibus ), Ll. Lbmn. 475, 17. Add

béc-rǽde

(n.)
Grammar
béc-rǽde, an; f.
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Reading of books Heó inne heora leornunge and heora béc-rǽdon beeódon illi intus lectioni uacabant , Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 354, 7 n

Linked entry: rǽde

ge-wyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyllan, pp. ed

To boil

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To boil Gewyll boil, Herb. 12, 1; Lchdm. i. 102, 21. Wel gewyllede well boiled, 12, 3; Lchdm. i. 104, 6, MS. O

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