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ge-risen

(n.)
Grammar
ge-risen, -risne[?], es; n.

A seizingrapina

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A seizing; rapina Ne begitest ðú ná ðæt ríce on gerisne woruldlícra þinga non in præda, nec in rapina regnum tibi dabitur, Guthl. 19; Gdwin. 78, 5

Linked entry: -risen

ge-séman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-séman, p. de; pp. ed

To compose, settle, make peace with, reconcile, satisfycompōnĕre, concĭliāre, reconcĭliāre, satisfăcĕre

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E. 10; Th. i. 30, 19: Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 35, 39. Hí gesémede beón ne mihtan they could not be reconciled, Chr. 1094; Erl. 230, 1: Homl. Th. ii. 338, 1

Linked entry: séman

ge-lýfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lýfan, p. de; pp. ed

To make dear

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To make dear [leóf] Dryhtne gelýfde endeared to the Lord [faithful to the Lord,] [Th.], Exon. 32 a; Th. 100, 22; Cri. 1645

ge-lýfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lýfan, p. de; pp. ed

To allow, permitconcēdĕre, permittĕre

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To allow, permit; concēdĕre, permittĕre Wæs him seó rów gelýfed þurh lytel fæc repose was allowed them for a little time, Exon. 35 b; Th. 115, 5; Gú. 185

ge-mǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To mark, stain

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To mark, stain Seó hálge stód ungewemde wlite næs hyre feax ne fel fýre gemǽled the saint stood with spotless aspect, neither her hair nor skin was marked by the fire, Exon. 74 a; Th. 278, 2; Jul. 591

Linked entry: mǽlan

ge-mildsiend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mildsiend, -miltsiend, es; m.

A pitiermĭsĕrātor

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A pitier; mĭsĕrātor Ðú Driht God gemildsiend tu Dŏmĭne Deus mĭsĕrātor, Ps. Spl. 85, 14. Ðú góda cyngc and earmra gemiltsigend thou good king and pitier of the poor, Th. Apol. 18, 11

Linked entries: miltsiend ge-miltsiend

swic

(n.)
Grammar
swic, (swice ? q. v.), es; n.
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Deception, illusion For swicum deóflícum propter illusiones diabolicas, Anglia xiii. 396, 441

swylt

(n.)
Grammar
swylt, (?=swylht, cf. swelgan?), es; m.
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A whirlpool Swyttes (swyltes?) gurgitis, Hpt. Gl. 468, 72

Súþr-íge

(n.)
Grammar
Súþr-íge, gen. [e]a, ena; pl.
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E.) gefuhton wiþ herige, Chr. 853; Erl. 68, 17. Of Cent ge of Súþrígum, 921; Erl. 107, 7. Féngon tó West-Seaxna ríce and tó Súðrígean, 855; Erl. 71, 2. Tó Súðrígan, 836; Erl. 67, 3. Tó Godes ciricum in Súðrégum and in Cent, Cod. Dip.

un-gild

(n.)
Grammar
un-gild, -gilde, es; n.

An improper or excessive tax

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Ðis wæs swíðe geswincfull geár þurh manigfeald ungyld, 1098; Erl. 235, 11. Ús ungylda swýðe gedrehton, Wulfst. 159, 12. Ðis wæs swíðe hefigtýme geár ... on ungyldan ða nǽfre ne áblunnon, Chr. 1097; Erl. 234, 25

Linked entry: un-gyld

yfel-tyhtend

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
yfel-tyhtend, es; m.: -tyhtende; adj. (ptcpl.)
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One who incites to evil; inciting to evil Deófol is yfeltihtend and leáswyrcend, Homl. Th. i. 102, 1. Ungeleáffulle and yfeltihtende sind mid ðé, 528. 3

Linked entry: tyhtend

ge-wriþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wriþ, (?), es; n. A strap, thong
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Lancea wígár, amentum wegures geriðspere (l. (?) wígáres gewrið (v. Angl. viii. 451), spere?gewrið]), Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 47

Linked entries: -wriþ gewriþ-spere

hlítere

(n.)
Grammar
hlítere, (?), hlytere (?), es; m.
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Dominus est hereditas eorum (the Levites), Deut. 18, 2), Corp. Gl. H. 4, 61. Clericus, hereditas, sors, 32, 440) hátað, ꝥ is an Englisc hlýteras, Chrd. 75, 30

Linked entry: hlytere

hleóþrere

(n.)
Grammar
hleóþrere, (? v. hleóþrian), es; m.

A rhetorician

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A rhetorician Se hloðere (hleóðrere ?, leóþere ? The passage glossed is: Versibus heroicis Prosper Rhetor insinuat Bd. l, 10; S. 48, 28) rethor Txts. 180, 4

Linked entries: leóþere hloþere

líget-sliht

(n.)
Grammar
líget-sliht, e; f. l. es ; m.
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and add Swá légeðslæht scínende sicut fulgor coruscans, Lk. R. L. l 7, 24. Mycel mægn lígetslehta (liégiet-slyhta, v. l.) tanta coruscationis virtus, Gr. D. 167, 24. For hreónessum and lígetslehtum (-slihturn, v. l.) tempeslatibtis cortiscis, 133, 31

pricel

(n.)
Grammar
pricel, es; n. (?) 1. m., and
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Pricelas gálnysse aculei libidinis, Scint. 87, 12. Add

wæl-sliht

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-sliht, -sleaht, es; m.

Slaughter in battleslaughtercarnage

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E.) on Lundenne, Chr. 839; Erl. 66, 16. Ðǽr wearþ micel wælsliht on gehwæþere hond, 871; Erl. 74, 32. Wǽpna wælslihtes, Cd. Th. 198, 25; Exod. 328. Gemyndig wælsleahta, Exon. Th. 286, 27; Wand. 7: 291, 32; Wand. 91.

wæsc-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
wæsc-ærn, -ern, es; n.

A wash-house

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A wash-house Wæscern lautorium, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 22

wæter-bóg

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-bóg, (-bóh), es; m.

A bough with moisture in it

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A bough with moisture in it Wæterbóh surculus, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 16

waþem

(n.)
Grammar
waþem, waþum, es; m.

A wave billow

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A wave, billow Ic þonan wód ofer waþema gebind I crossed the band of billows, Exon. Th. 288, 1; Wand. 24. Waðema streám, sincalda sǽ, Cd. Th. 207, 24; Exod. 471