ge-síþcund
Of the rank of a 'gesith
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Gif gesíþcund man fare, þonne mót he habban his geréfan mid him, and his smiþ and his cildféstran if a 'gesithcund' man go away, then may he have his reeve with him, and his smith and his child's fosterer, 63; Th. i. 144, 2: 45; Th. i. 130, 9: 54; Th.
seáw
Juice ⬩ moisture ⬩ humour
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Gemeng wið huniges seáw mix with pure honey, 30, 7. Feallan lǽtaþ seáw of bósme, wǽtan of wombe, Exon. Th. 385, 20; Rä. 4, 47. Seá sucum, Txts. 182, 83. Cumaþ ða ádla on [of?] yflum seáwum, Lchdm. ii. 176, 5
síde
Widely ⬩ extensively ⬩ amply ⬩ far and wide
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The word generally occurs along with wíde, far and wide Síde and wíde longe lateque, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 59: Cd. Th. 8, 3; Gen. 118: El. 554; El. 277. Hé Godes lof rǽrde wíde and síde, Chr. 959; Erl. 119, 26: Cd. Th. 1, 20: Gen. 101.
Linked entry: sídan
ge-wǽde
A garment ⬩ clothing ⬩ vestimentum
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Ongon me gewédum þeccan he began to deck me with weeds, Exon. 103 a; Th. 391, 13; Rä. 10, 4
GNÍDAN
To rub ⬩ break ⬩ rub together ⬩ comminute ⬩ fricare ⬩ comminuere
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To rub, break, rub together, comminute; fricare, comminuere Hys leorningcnihtas ða eár mid hyra handum gnidon his disciples rubbed the ears with their hands, Lk. Bos. 6, 1.
Linked entry: ge-gnídan
CǼG
A KEY ⬩ clavis
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Gástes cǽgum [MS. cǽgon] with the keys of the spirit, Cd. 169; Th. 211, 11; Exod. 524. Cǽgan, Exon. 112a; Th. 429, 29; Rä. 43, 12
Linked entry: cǽge
cásus
cāsus ⬩ a fall, case ⬩ to fall ⬩ A case, falling or change to denote the relation of nouns, adjectives, and pronouns to other words in a sentence
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[Lat, cāsus, from cădo to fall; as the Grk. πτῶσις a fall, case, from πίπτω to fall] A case, falling or change to denote the relation of nouns, adjectives, and pronouns to other words in a sentence: — Mid ðam casu with the case, Ælfc.
beán
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Healde hé hine wiþ beána, 214, 3. Gif þú beána habban wile, Tech. ii. 123, 16: Coll. M. 34, 27. Sum him mid bær beána mid wætere ofgotene, Hml. S. 23 b, 128. Beána sáwan, Angl. ix. 262, 7. Add
gif
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Gif ic sóð sprǽce, þonne sceal heó sweltan, Cri. 190. with both clauses in subjunctive, with conditional clause in past subjunctive with present or future sense Swá þæt hé mehte ǽgþerre gerǽcau, gif hié ǽnigne feld sécan wolden, Chr. 894; P. 84, 26.
fracoþ-líc
Heinous ⬩ ignominious ⬩ shameful ⬩ turpis
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Ðæt wíte ðæs fracoþlícostan [fraceþlécestan MS. Hat.] deáþes he geceás he chose the punishment of the most ignominious death, Past. 3, 1; Cot. MS
Linked entries: fracod-líc fracuþ-líc
á-brégan
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Ðæt níwe wíte ábrégeþ (terret) ðæs mannes mód, Gr. D. 135, 19. God heora mód ábrégde, 249, 10. Ábrége terreat, Lch. i. 69, 5. Áfyrhted and ábréged territus, Gr. D. 222, 15. Swíðe ábréged vehementer exterritus, 39, 7.
DRÍFAN
DRIVE, force, pursue ⬩ pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui ⬩ To drive, rush with violence ⬩ ruĕre
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Óðerne he dráf mid sticele, óðrum he wiðteáh mid bridle the one he drove with a goad, the other he restrained with a bridle, Past. 40, 3; Hat. MS. 54 b, 12.
ESNE
A man of the servile class, a servant, retainer, man, youth ⬩ mercēnārius, servus, vir, jŭvĕnis
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Gif man mannes esne gebindeþ, vi scillinga gebéte if a man bind [another] man's esne, let him make amends with six shillings, 88 ; Th. i. 24, 15.
þancian
to thank, ⬩ give thanks, ⬩ express in words or have in mind feelings of gratitude, ⬩ to express thanks by action, ⬩ shew gratitude ⬩ to feel gratified, ⬩ to rejoice
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Skt. 6, 23. with gen. of that for which thanks are given Wé þanciaþ ðínes weorðlícan wuldordreámes, Hy. 8, 9. Hié þanciaþ þrymmes þrístum wordum, Cd. Th. 242, 26; Dan. 425.
scrift-scír
The district in which a confessor exercises his functions
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The district in which a confessor exercises his functions Gif préost on his scriftscíre ǽnigne man wite Gode oferhýre, L. Edg. C. 6; Th. ii. 244, 22: 9; Th. ii. 246, 12: 15; Th. ii. 246, 26. Sacerda gehwylc on his scriftscíre, Wulfst. 79, 17.
riht-gewittig
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of right wit, reasonable Ꝥ getácnað ꝥ seó rihtgewittuge sáwel siteð on þám líchaman, Gr. D. 245, 22. Hwylc rihtgewittigra manna is tó þon snotor ꝥ hé wylle þá gástas secgan líchamlice? quis sanum sapiens esse spiritus corporeos dixerit?, 305, 2
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Dún-stán
Dunstan ⬩ Dunstānus
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D. 978] all the chief witan of the English race fell at Calne from an upper floor, but the holy archbishop Dunstan alone stayed upon a beam; and some there were very much maimed, and some did not escape with life, Chr. 978; Th. 231, 30-39, col. 1.
fealuwian
to wither
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to wither, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 216; Met. 11, 58
wiþer-braca
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L. 5, 25 : 12, 26 under wiþet-breca
Nazarenisc
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Se Nadzarenisca wítga, Bl. H. 71, 15. Add