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ge-strangian

(v.)
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Sié gestrongod heorte ðín, Ps. Vos. 26, 14. to make powerful, of ability to resist attack Gestrangað þé God ongeán þíne fýnd, Angl. xii. 517, 25. Þæt mægen þǽra synfulra byð forbrocen, ac Drihten gestrangað (confirmat) þá rihtwísan. Ps. Th. 36, 16.

gearwian

(v.)
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H. 247, 10. to grant Gearwig ł gionn ꝥte cirica ðín giðii praesta ut ecclesia tua proficiat, Rtl. 18, 21. v. full-, ymb-gearwian; girwan

ge-wil

(adj.)
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Se æþeling ǽgðer hæfde, ge his plegan ge his gewill he was amused and at the same time did what he wanted, Ors. 1, 12; S. 54, 27. Hé genam ꝥ wíf ofer þes cynges willan (gewil, v. l. ), Chr. 1015; P. 146, 5.

hærfest

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Ðis wæs on hærfest, Chr. 918 ; P. 100, 2. Hé saet on þám biscopríce ealne þone sumor and þone hærfest, 1048 ; P. 172, 14. Herfest, 1006; P. 136, 16. <b>I a.

heáh-nes

Grammar
heáh-nes, heán-, heá-nes, -ness, e; f.

Highness, height, highest point, elevation, loftiness, sublimity, excellence

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Ðín mægen is swá mǽre swá ðæt ǽnig ne wát ðá deópnesse drihtnes mihta ne ða heáhnisse heofena kyninges thy power is so excellent that none knows the depth of the might of the lord nor the height of heaven&#39;s king, Hy. 3, 35; Hy.

onettan

(v.)
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onettan, p. te.

to hasten, move rapidly to make a quick movement, to anticipate to be quick in one's movements or actions, be active, quick or busy

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Hé gebrægd his swurd and wolde mé ofsleán ðǽr ic him ne onette and ic ðæt wíf gegripe be hire earme and mé tóforan ábrǽd and ðǽr ðis nǽre ðonne wǽre mín blód instæpe ágoten he drew his sword and would have slain me, if I had not anticipated him, and had

ge-tellan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tellan, ic -telle, ðú -telest, he -teleþ, pl. -tellaþ; p. -tealde, pl. -tealdon; pp. -teald, -teled

To tellnumberreckonesteemconsiderascribeassignnumerarecomputarereputarecompararedinumerare

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Ðá ðis Constantine geteald wæs when this was told to Constantine, H. R. 5, 27. Geteled rímes reckoned by number, Cd. 67; Th. 80, 30; Gen. 1336: 107; Th. 141, 14; Gen. 2344: Elen. Kmbl. 4; El. 2.

Linked entry: ge-talian

hí-réd

(n.)
Grammar
hí-réd, hírd, es; m.

A household,house, family, the body of domestic retainers of a great man or king, a court, the members of a religious house, a company, band of associates

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Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 269, 12. Ðam híréde intó ealdan mynstre to the brotherhood at the old monastery, Chart. Th. 499, 14.

Linked entry: hý-réd

CEOLE

(n.)
Grammar
CEOLE, ciole, an; f.

The throat, JOWLguttur, fauces

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Hú swéte ceólum mínum spræce ðíne, ofer hunig múþe míne quam dulcia faucibus meis eloquia tua, super mel ori meo, Ps. Spl. 118, 103. Ne cleopigaþ hí, ðeáh ðe hí ceolan habban they [i. e. idols] cry not, though they have throats, Ps. Th. 113, 16

Linked entry: ceoler

cyning-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
cyning-feorm, cyninges feorm, e; f. [feorm food, support]

Royal purveyance, tribute for the royal household regis firma

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Dipl. 313; A. D. 883; Kmbl. ii. 111, 4-9. Ðe cyninges feorm to belimpe to which the royal purveyance belongs, L. Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 60, 24

Cynríc

(n.)
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Cynríc, es; m.

Cynric, the second king of the West Saxons, son of Cerdic, q. vCynrīcus

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D. 534] Cerdic died, and Cynric his son reigned for twenty-six years, 534; Erl. 14. 32

FARU

(n.)
Grammar
FARU, e; f.

a going, journey, passage ĭter, profectio, ĭtio, transĭtus family, what is movablefămĭlia, cŏmĭtātus expedition, march expĕdītio, agmen migrantium

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Gewít ðú nú feran and ðíne fare lǽdan ceápas begin thou now to depart and lead thy family and thy cattle, Cd. 83; Th. 105 1; Gen. 1746. expedition, march; expĕdītio, agmen migrantium He ðas fare lǽdeþ he leadeth this expedition, Cd. 170; Th. 213, 19;

stela

(n.)
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stela, steola, stæla; m.
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Se cinestól stynt on ðisum þrím stelum: laboratores, bellatores, oratores, Ælfc. T. Grn. 20, 15-19

Linked entries: steola stealu

wíde-ferhþ

(n.)
Grammar
wíde-ferhþ, -ferþ, long life, an age; the word occurs only in the accusative, alone or with eall, with adverbial force,
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Ðú scealt wídeferhð ðínum breóstum bern tredan eorðan ( super pectum tuum gradieris cunctis diebus vitae tuae, Gen. 3, 14), Cd. Th. 56, 2 ; Gen. 906. Ðæs ðe hié wídeferð wyrnan þóhton, 180, 26; Exod. 51. Ðú wunast wídeferð mid waldend Fæder, Exon.

á-fillan

(v.)
Grammar
á-fillan, to cause to fall down or
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Voc. ii. 30, 58. v. á-fælan, -fyllan in Dict

Linked entry: a-fælan

cnapa

Grammar
cnapa, cnafa.
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M. 19, 27: Gen. 22, 3, 5, 19 given under in Dict.) Mín cnapa líð on mínum húse lama, Mt. 8, 6: 12, 18. His cnapa wæs áwéd ðurh deófol . . . Se áwyrgeda gást gewát of ðámmen, Hml. Th. ii. 510, 32

dropa

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See passages under in Dict

geoguþ-hád

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Blíðsa, cniht on ðínum gioguðháde laetare, juvenis, in adolescentia tua, Past. 385, 34. On giohðháde, Kent. Gl. 1096. Fram geoguðháde a pueritia, Scint. 189, 17.

ge-dreóg

(n.; adj.)
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ge-dreóg, ge-dreóh; adj.
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. ; (Take here <b>ge-dreóh</b> in Dict.) of animals, gentle, tame; mitis Hé áwrát Crístes róde tácen on þæs horses heáfde and ealle his réðnysse áwende on geþwǽrnysse, swá þæt hit wæs stillre and gedreóhre (mitior) þonne hit wǽre ǽr þǽre

hefig-líce

(adv.)

sluggishlydullyvehementlydeeplyintensely

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Gen. 21, 11 (in Dict.). Fela spræc se Hǽlend and hefiglíce be rícum; ac hé hí eft gefréfrode, Hml. Th. ii. 328, 2. vehemently, deeply, intensely On langre lengtenádle hefiglice swenced (graviter vexatus). Bd. 3, 12; Sch. 243, 8.