ellen-wódnes
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Aidanns hæfde Godes ellenwódnesse and his lufan micle Aidan had much zeal and love for God, Bd. 3, 3; S. 525, 32. He wæs mid wylme mycelre ellenwódnesse onbærned zēlo magni fervōris accensus est, 4, 24; S. 598, 22
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ge-bæc
Anything baked ⬩ quod est tostum
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Anything baked; quod est tostum Ic geseah swefen, ðæt ic hæfde þrí windlas mid meluwe ofer mín heáfod, and on ðam ufemystan windle wǽre manegra cynna gebæc ego vīdi somnium, quod trio canistra fārīnæ habērem sŭper căput meum, et in ŭno canistro, quod
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in-cofa
the breast ⬩ heart
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Eal ðæt hé hæfde on his incofan all that he had in his breast, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 35; Met. 22, 18
geornes
Earnestness, diligence, industry, care, endeavour ⬩ industria, stŭdium
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He hæfde swýðe mycle geornysse sibbe stŭdium vĭdēlĭcet pācis hăbuit, Bd. 3, 17; S. 545, 7: 3, 28; S. 560, 31. Míne geornnesse mid góde ðú gefyldest thou didst satisfy my longing with good, Blickl. Homl. 89, 4
Linked entry: gyrnes
cancer
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Hym of þám andwlytan nyðer áfeóll se cancer þe hyne ǽr swýðe ámyrred hæfde, Hml. A. 183, 70. Þone cancor (ἄφθας) þǽra tóða, Lch. i. 294, 21
brosnung
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Se Hǽlend hæfde ðá ( after the resurrection ) oferfaren ðá brosnunga ðises andweardan lífes, Hml. Th. i. 222, 17. Add
líc-þrúh
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' Seó þín lícþrúh eáðe unc bégen ymbféhð . . . þá on-týndon hí þá þrúh (sepulcrum) . . . þæs abbodes líchama hæfde áíylled ealle þá lícþrúh (sepulcrum) . . . þá fǽringa se líchama þæs abbudes . . . hine sylfne cyrde and ǽmtige stówe þǽre lícþrúh
on-líc
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Hé hæfde twégen gingran suíðe gelíces willan and on eallum ðingum suíðe onlíce, and hé hié ðeáh lǽrde suíðe ungelíce duobus discipulis non diversa caritate praeditis, diversa tamen adjutoria praedicationis impendit, 291, 14. Add
riht-wíf
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A lawful wife Hú mihte Abraham beón clǽne ꝥ hé nǽre forligr geteald þá þá hé hæfde cyfese under his rihtwífe? quomodo defenditur Abraham adulterii reus non esse, dum viventi legitima uxore sua conjunctus est ancillae suae?, Angl. vii. 46, 440.
ge-temian
To tame; ⬩ domare
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Se getemeda assa hæfde getácnunge ðæs Iudéiscan folces, ðe wæs getemed under ðære ealdan ǽ the tamed ass betokened the Jewish people that was tamed under the old law, Homl. Th. i. 208, 20
trahtian
to expound ⬩ explain ⬩ to discuss
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Homl. 29, 29. to discuss Ðá ongunnon hý treahtigean, hwæðer má mǽrlícra dǽda gefremed hæfde, ðe Philippus, ðe Alexander, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67, 3
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ge-trýwþ
A covenant ⬩ treaty ⬩ pledge ⬩ faith ⬩ fidelity ⬩ fœdus ⬩ pignus
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A covenant, treaty, pledge, faith, fidelity; fœdus, pignus Ofer ealle ða getrýwþa ðe he him geseald hæfde against all the pledges which he had given him, Chr. 1001; Erl. 136, 15: 1093; Erl. 229, 19.
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stirne
Stern, hard, austere, rigorous, severe
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[God] hæfde styrne mód, gegremed grymme, Cd. Th. 4, 28; Gen. 60
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un-gifu
An evil gift
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An evil gift Hæfð se yfela gást hérongeán seofonfealde ungifa ... ða yfelan ungifa ðæs árleásan deófles syndan ðus genamode insipientia, stultitia..., Wulfst. 52, 7-20: 58, 14
leád-gota
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A lead-founder Gif hé smeáwyrhtan hæfð . . . Mylewerde, sútere, leádgotan (leód-, MS.) and óðran wyrhtan ǽlc weorc sylf wísað hwæt him tó gebyreð, Angl. ix. 263, 18
Linked entry: gota
ge-drincan
to take liquid as nourishment or to quench thirst ⬩ to drink intoxicating liquor convivially or for pleasure ⬩ to imbibe a liquid ⬩ to swallow the contents of a vessel ⬩ to absorb
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Sóna swá hé hit gedruncen hæfde misit ei calicem uini benedictum ab episcopo; quem ut bibit, Bd. 5, 5; Sch. 572, 8. to absorb In gedrincaþ combiberint, contraxerint, Germ. 391, 18
ge-hwilc
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</b> add In gehwylcum men ( in vivente quolibet ) þá hwíle þe hé leofað se gǽst byþ hæfd on þám líchaman, Gr. D. 303, 23
weoruld-geþyngþ
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Ús, þám þe God swá micele heálicnysse woruldge þingða forgifen hæfð, is seó mǽste þearf ꝥ wé hwílon úre mód gebígean tó gástlicum rihte, Gr. D. I. 7. Add
cealfian
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Ealdre cú meolc .vii. niht syððan heó níge cealfod hæfð, Ll. Th. i. 438, 19. Add
wamb
a belly, stomach ⬩ a womb ⬩ a hollow
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Hé hæfð áne wambe and þúsend manna bigleofan, Homl. Th. i. 66, l. Be cilda wambum and oferfyll, and gif him mete tela ne mylte. ii. 240, 12. where there is reference to the bringing forth of young, a womb Western wombe (wambe,Ps. Spl.