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ge-sufel

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sufel, adj.

A word of uncertain meaningbut descriptive of a certain kind of bread

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A word of uncertain meaning, but descriptive of a certain kind of bread Ǽlc gegilda gesylle ǽnne gesufelne hláf let each gild-brother give a 'gesufel' loaf, L. Æthelst. 5, 8; Th. i. 236, 36.

Linked entry: ge-syfled hláf

níwe

(adj.)
Grammar
níwe, neówe; adj.

newnot yet usednewrecentnot of long standingnot long madenew (to anything)inexperiencednewnoveldifferent from what has gone before

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Gelǽrdan biscepas swelce níwe rǽdas swelce hié fol oft ǽr ealde gedydan, Ors. 4, 7; Swt. 184, 2. Singaþ sangas neówe, Ps. Th. 95, 1

Linked entry: níwung

wóh

(n.)
Grammar
wóh, gen. wóges, wós; dot. wóge, wó; n.

Wrongperversityinjusticeerrorwrongfullywrongly

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Sceal gehwá gerihtlǽcan ðæt ðæt hé ǽr tó wóge gebígde, Homl. Th. ii. 2, 25. Tó wóge gebringan to render incorrectly, Ælfc. Gr. pref. ; Zpp, 3, 23 : Ælfc. T. Grn. 24, 32. Paulus hine áwende of wóge tó rihte, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 8.

be-gýman

(v.)
Grammar
be-gýman, be-gíman; p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To take care ofto keepgovernregardserveattendcustodirecurareservareobservareattendere

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Ælf. C. 24; Th. ii. 352, 11 : Ps. Spl. 77, 63 : Lk. Bos. 10, 35 : Mt. Bos. 6, 1 : Ps. Spl. 5, 2

Linked entries: be-gíman be-gíman

ge-wunelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-wunelíce, adv.

According to customordinarilycommonlyrite

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According to custom, ordinarily, commonly; rite Swíðe gewunelíce very commonly, Ælf. T. Lisle 17. Gewunelíce rite, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 44.

ge-lytlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lytlian, -litlian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To diminish, lessen, humblemĭnuĕre, hŭmĭliāre

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To diminish, lessen, humble; mĭnuĕre, hŭmĭliāre Ǽghwilc ælmesriht ǽlc man gelyttaþ oððe forhealdeþ every almsright every man lessens or withholds, Swt. Rdr. 106, 59.

Linked entries: lytlian ge-litlian

bolt

A bolt an arrow

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A bolt, an arrow þǽr is ǽlc treów swá riht swá bolt there is every free as straight as a bolt (cf. bolt-upright), E. S. viii. 477, 13. Speru, boltas catapultas (cf. An. Ox. 4238 (where the same passage is glossed)arewan, gauelucas) Wrt.

fram-byge

(n.)
Grammar
fram-byge, es; m.
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Hig sýn ǽfre underðeódde and gehérsume and ðám hláfordscipe folhgien ðe ðonne bisceop beó, and gif hig ǽnigne frambyge dón, þolian ðǽre áre, C.D. iv. 137, 23

Linked entry: býge

á-þracian

(v.)

to fearabhorto frighten

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Add: to fear, abhor Hé áþracað ǽlc yfel, (horrescit) Scint. 235, 4. Fýlðe gylta hwðnlíce ic áðracude (exhorrui), Angl. xi. 118, 46. Binne ná áþracude (abhorruit), Hy. S. 51, 7.

be-witan

watch over

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Hí gesettan him x consulas, tó þon ꝥ hié hiera ǽ bewisten (constituendarum legum gratia), Ors. 2, 6; S. 88, 19. Swilce þú micel bewytan wills as if you wish to see after much business (?), Tech. ii. 121, 8.

Linked entry: be-witian

DUGAN

(v.)
Grammar
DUGAN, part. dugende; ic, he deah, deag; ðú duge, pl. dugon; p. dohte, pl. dohton

To avail, to be of use, able, fit, strong, vigorous, good, virtuous, honest, bountiful, kind, liberalvalēre, prōdesse, frūgi ease, bŏnum esse, munĭfĭcum, vel libĕrālem se præbēre

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Ælf. C. 16; Th. ii. 348, 16. [Dugan is the third of the twelve Anglo-Saxon verbs called præterito-præsentia, and given under ágan, q. v.

Linked entry: dugunde

stede

(n.)
Grammar
stede, es; m.
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Æsc stede rihte hylt, Runic pm. Kmbl. 344, 26; Rún. 26. Næfþ náðer ne sǽ ne eá nǽnne stede búton on eorðan, Lchdm. iii. 256, 2. Gecerr suord ðín in styd his, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 52. <b>II a.

Linked entries: bed-stede hám-stede

híréd

Grammar
híréd, l. híred,

a familya familyhousethe familycourt

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Ælc . . . hym mæg cuman tó and on hys hýrede wunian (cf. cynges hám sécan, 2) Solil.

a-wyrt-walian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wyrt-walian, p. ode; pp. od; v. a. [a out, wyrtwalian to root, to fix roots]

To root uperadicateextirpateexterminateeradicaresupplantare

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To root up, eradicate, extirpate, exterminate; eradicare, supplantare Ǽlc plantung byþ awyrtwalod omnis plantatio eradicabitur, Mt. Jun. 15, 13. Ðelæs ge ðone hwǽte awyrtwalion ne forte eradicetis triticum, 13, 29: Lk. Bos. 17, 6 : Bt. Met.

Linked entry: a-wurtwarian

ge-drincan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-drincan, p. -dranc, pl. -druncon; pp. -druncen

To drinkbibere

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Ðæt wín is gedruncen bibitur vinum, Ælf. Gr. 19; Som. 22, 47 : Bd. 5, 5; S. 618, 13 : Gen. 27, 25

Linked entry: ge-druncen

stór-cyll

(n.)
Grammar
stór-cyll, e : -cylle, an ; f.
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Nime eówer ǽlc his stórcillan, Num. 16, 6. Ðás stórcyllan haec turibula, Ælfc. Gr. 14 ; Zup. 90, 4. Stórcillan, Lev. 10, 1

cáf

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Se eorðlica kempa bið ǽfre gearo and cáf, swá hwyder swá hé faran sceal tó gefeohte mid ðám kininge, Hex. 34, 19. Þæt hý sýn cáfran tó Godes þeówdóme, R. Ben. 68, 19. Petrus wæs cáfost on Crístes lufe, Hml. Th. ii. 388, 29. Add

on-efn

(prep.; adv.)
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Onefen ðone greátan æsc, C. D. ii. 172, 23. adv. Ðeáh ðe seofon middangeardas sýn ealle onefn ábrǽdde though seven worlds be spread alongside one another, Sal. K. p. 150, 29.

þæder

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And ǽlc preóst ... þæder (ad ipsum hospitale ) his teóðunga dó, Chrd. 51, 12-15. to a matter ꝥ hé tó þám gódan gewilnungum cume, þe þæder þurh méda gelaðod næs, Chrd. 61, 28

on-swífan

(v.)

to swing, turnto turn aside, divert

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Th. 5112; B. 2559. to turn aside, divert Ne mæg mon ǽfre ðý éð ǽnne his cræftes beniman, ðe mon oncerran mæg sunnan onswífan and ðisne swiftne rodor of his rihtryne, Met. 10, 40