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ge-síne

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Geséne woeron suá fromdóen wordo ðás uisa sunt sicut deleramentum uerba ista, Lk. L. R. 24, 11 : Rtl. 86, 14. v. forþ-gesíne, íþ-gesíne, un-gesíne

ge-stígan

(v.)
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Met. 29, 12. to reach, attain a lofty position Nsénig þæs swíðe in þeóde brym þisses Kfes forð gestígeit none amongst men attains such a pitch of earthly glory, CRä 20

ge-timbran

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L. 17, 38. construct a building Hé getimberde hús his on sonde aedificavit domum suam supra arenam, Mt. L. 7, 26. Hé getimberde torr, 21, 33. Tor of mycclum beámum getimbrian, Bl.

wine

(n.)
Grammar
wine, es; m.

A friend. ⬩ applied to an equal ⬩ applied to one who can help or protect ⬩ a friendly lord ⬩ a (powerful) friend ⬩ used of a husband or lover ⬩ applied to an inferior or subordinate, one to whom favour or protection may be shewn

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Wine amatore (the passage is: Ab alio amatore (Christ) praeventa sum, qui me annulo fidei suae subarravit, Ald. 60), Hpt.

Linked entries: dæg-wine wine-leás

híran

(v.)

to hear ⬩ to hear ⬩ to hear ⬩ to give ear ⬩ hearken ⬩ listen ⬩ To listen to ⬩ to obey ⬩ to obey ⬩ to obey ⬩ to be subject to ⬩ to serve ⬩ error ⬩ to belong to ⬩ authority ⬩ jurisdiction ⬩ of a due ⬩ privilege ⬩ occupation ⬩ office ⬩ hear of ⬩ be told

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Unryhthǽmed suá unryht suá wé betwuxn hǽðnum monnum ne hiérdon, Past. 211, 9. Menigo hérdon (hérende wérun, R.) þ á ðe hé wyrrende wæs; Mk. L. 3, 8.

sǽd-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
sǽd-berende, In a legend of the Holy Cross Seth is represented as bringing seeds from Paradise, whither he had been sent by Adam: Seth, ita edoctus ab angelo cum uellet discedere, dedit ei angelus tria grana pomi illius, de quo manducauerat pater eius dicens ei: 'Infra triduum cum ad patrem tuum redieris ipse exspirabit. Haec tria grana infra eius linguam pones, &c.' If the poet of the Genesis knew such a legend it might have suggested the epithet he applied to Seth. v. Mod. Lang. Rev. vi. 200. See, too, C. M. 1365
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His leue Seth toke of cherubyn, and þre curnels he ȝaf to hym whiche of ꝥ tre he nam ꝥ his fadir eet of Adam

íg

(n.)
Grammar
íg, [Besides íg there seems to be a form íge; m. e. g. on Meldaníge eástewerdne, C. D. v. 303, 2. Of eallum Lindesíge (v. Lindes), Bd. 3, 11; Sch. 237, 10. In insula quae dicitur Seolesíge, C. D. v. 41, 27: 52, 10. Moreover there are instances of íg in the accusative, e. g. Wið-westan hunddes-íg (cf. tó hu[u]ddes-íge, 5), C. D. v. 298, 7. On swannes-íg, vi. 108, I : such forms seem to belong neither to íg; f. nor to íge; m., jó-, ja- stems respectively.]
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The word occurs in place-names Locum qui apud Anglos nuncupatur Ceroteég, id est Cirotis insula,C. D. ii. 122, 27. Hengestes-íg, v. 401, 26. On Beferíge; ðonne on Fyrsíge, 300, 17. On meldaníge . . . tó Ceólesíge, 303, 2-3. Ðis sind ðá landgemǽra tó Gósíge

ge-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-síþ, es; m. [cf. ge-féra]

A companion ⬩ fellow ⬩ companion or follower of a chief or king ⬩ socius ⬩ comes

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Wæs sum gesíþ on neáweste erat cŏmes in proximo, 4, 10; S. 578, 18. Ðá bæd se gesíþ hine, ðæt he eóde on his hús rŏgāvit cŏmes eum in dŏmum suam ingrĕdi, 5, 4; S. 617, 10: 5. 5; S. 617, 40.

Linked entries: ge-sóð ge-síþman

HRÓF

(n.)
Grammar
HRÓF, es; m.

A ROOF ⬩ the top ⬩ summit

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Bodiaþ uppan hrófum prædicate super tecta, Mt. Kmbl. 10, 27

and-fenge

(adj.)
Grammar
and-fenge, -fencge; adj.

That which can be received ⬩ acceptable ⬩ approved ⬩ fit ⬩ acceptabilis ⬩ acceptus ⬩ aptus

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That which can be received, acceptable, approved, fit; acceptabilis, acceptus, aptus Asette his hand ofer ðære offrunge heáfod, ðonne biþ heó andfeage ponet manum super caput hostiæ, et acceptabilis erit, Lev. 1, 4.

Linked entries: an-fenge ant-fenge on-fenge

cyne-helm

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-helm, cynehealm,es ; m. [helm a crown]

A crown, diadem ⬩ corona, diadema

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Wundon cynehelm of þornum, and asetton ofer hys heáfod plectentes coronam de spinis posuerunt super caput ejus, Mt. Bos. 27, 29: Jn. Bos. 19, 2, 5. Cynehelme corona, Mone B. 3019. For cynehelme for a royal diadem, Homl. Blick. 23, 34

Linked entry: helm

feor-weg

(n.)
Grammar
feor-weg, es; m.

A far or long way ⬩ via longinqua

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Drihten asent þeóda ofer éow of feorwegum addūcet Dŏmĭnus sŭper te gentem de longinquo, Deut. 28, 49: Beo. Th. 73; B. 37: Ps. Th. 67, 26. On feorwega in distant ways, Andr. Kmbl. 1855; An. 930: Exon. 87 b; Th. 329, 1

FLAXE

(n.)
Grammar
FLAXE, an; f.

A FLASK ⬩ bottle ⬩ flasca ⬩ fiasco ⬩ lăgēna

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Twá treówene fatu wínes fulle, ða syndon on folcisc flaxan gehátene duo lignea vāsa vīno plēna, quæ sunt vulgo flascōnes vŏcāta, Greg. Dial. 1, 9: 2, 13.

geara

(adv.)
Grammar
geara, adv. [gearo? ready]

Utterly ⬩ altogether ⬩ well ⬩ enough ⬩ very much ⬩ pĕnĭtus ⬩ prorsus ⬩ bĕne ⬩ sătis ⬩ valde

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Ðonne mon me geofe geara þúsende goldes and seolfres sŭper millia auri et argenti, 118, 72

land-sidu

(n.)
Grammar
land-sidu, a; m.
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Ealle landsida ne sýn gelíce omnium terrarum instituta non sunt equalia, 4; Th. i. 434, 30

mis-limpan

(v.)

to turn out unfortunately

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to turn out unfortunately Æfer ðæm ðe him swá oftrǽdlíce mislamp hié angunnan hit wítan heora látteówum iterum infelicius victi sunt; propter quod ducem suum exsulare jusserunt, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 24.

Linked entry: limpan

óþ-hebban

(v.)
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Ða ofersettan mon sceal swá manian óæt se hiera folgoþ hí ne ðþhebbe admonendi sunt praelati, ne eos locus superior extollat, 28, 1; Swt. 189, 17

sencan

(v.)
Grammar
sencan, p. te; pp. ed.
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.), plunge, immerse Wæs his gewuna ðæt hé hine on ðam streáme sencte solebat in flumine supermeantibus undis immergi, Bd. 5, 12 ; S. 631, 22. to submerge, flood with water Abraham wolde his sunu cwellan folmum sínum fýre(?)

Linked entry: be-sæncan

stániht

(adj.)
Grammar
stániht, stǽniht, adj.
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Sume feóllonon stǽnihte alia ceciderunt in petrosa, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 5

Linked entries: stǽniht ǽniht

un-gemódness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gemódness, e; f.

Contentiousness ⬩ indisposition to agree

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to agree Ða ungesibsuman sint tó manianne ðæt hié witen ðæt hié nó on tó ðæs monegum gódum cræftum ne ðióð ðæt hié ǽfre mægen gástlíce bión gif hié ðurh ungemódnesse ágiémeleásiaþ ðæt hié ánmóde bión nyllaþ on ryhte and on góde discordes admonendi sunt

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