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ge-warnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-warnian, p. ode; pp. od

To warn

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To warn God on swefne hí gewarnode God warned them in a dream, Homl. Th. i. 78, 29. Ðá gewarnode man hí ðæt ðǽr wæs fyrd æt Lundene then they had notice that there was a force at London, Chr. 1009; Erl. 143, 12.

gingra

(n.)
Grammar
gingra, an; m.

A disciplevassalfollowerdiscĭpŭlusassecla

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A disciple, vassal, follower; discĭpŭlus, assecla He and his gingran awyrdaþ manna líchaman he and his disciples injure men's bodies, Homl. Th. i. 4, 24: Cd. 217; Th. 276, 20; Sat. 191; 224; Th. 298, 2; Sat. 526. His gingrum to his disciples.

Linked entry: geongra

ginian

(v.)
Grammar
ginian, geonian, gynian; p. ode

To yawngape

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Gewíte seó sáwul út ne mæg se múþ clypian ðeáh ðe he gynige if the soul depart the mouth cannot cry, though it gape, Homl. Th. i. 160, 9. Mid gynigendum múþe with gaping mouth, ii. 176, 21: 510, 33.

Linked entries: geonian gynian

glida

(n.)
Grammar
glida, an; m.

A kiteglede

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Se ðe þurh reáflác gewilnaþ ða þing ðe he mid his eágum wiðútan sceáwaþ se is glida ná culfre he who by rapine desires the things that he sees with his eyes without, he is a kite, not a dove, Homl. Th. i. 586, 6: Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 23; Rä. 25, 5

ge-hýrsumian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýrsumian, -hiérsumian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad.

to obeybe obedient toobĕdīrepărēreto make obedientbring into subjectionsubjĭcĕre

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Ðe heora lustum gehýrsumiaþ who obey their lusts, Homl.

ge-sibbian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sibbian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed [sibbian to pacify]

To make peaceful, pacify, appease, gladdenpācāre, pācĭfĭcāre, concĭliāre, lætĭfĭcāreto reconcileunited.

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Homl. 225, 10

ge-neádian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-neádian, -nédian; p. ode; pp. od

To compel

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To compel Nolde swá-ðeáh nǽnne to cristendóme geneádian he would not however compel any one to christianity, Homl. Th. ii, 130, 14: i, 70, 25.

scortian

(v.)
Grammar
scortian, p. ode.
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Homl. i. 25, 14. To schorte oure weie, Chauc. Prol. 791). to run short, fail Ðætte ne scortige (sceortiga, Lind.) gileófa ðín ut non deficiat fides tua, Lk. Skt. Rush. 22, 32

sláwian

(v.)
Grammar
sláwian, p. ode
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To be or become slow, sluggish, inactive Hwæs wilnast ðú ðæt dú ne sláwedest swá micel geswinc tó gefremmanne what dost thou desire, that thou hast not been slow to perform so great a labour, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 224.

Linked entry: slágian

streáw

(n.)
Grammar
streáw, streów, stréu, stréw, es; n.
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Sume hí cuwon heora gescý, sume streáw, Homl. Th. i. 404, 6. Bærne streúw, Lchdm. iii. 114, 7

Linked entries: stré streów stréu

stæþ-hlípe

(adj.)
Grammar
stæþ-hlípe, adj.
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Homl. 201, 16. v. next word

Linked entries: swæð-hlýpe -hlípe

twelf-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
twelf-feald, adj.
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Ðæt twelffealde getel getácnode ða twelf apostolas, Homl. Th. i. 190, 11: 542, 4. Twelffeald geþungennes duodenus apex, twelffealdum setle duodeno solio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, 14, 13. used substantively Be .xii.-fealdum ágife hé ðone ciricsceat, L.

þurh-sécan

(v.)

to make search forseek outto search throughexamine

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Homl. ii. 191, 28. Twa Goddspelless uss birrþ þurrhsekenn, Orm. 242. He hefde al ꝥ lond ouergan and þurhsoht peragratis provincie finibus, Kath. 519. Þe poyson þe veynes so þorwsouȝte, R. Glouc. 151, 11. O. H. Ger. durh-suohhan to search through.]

Linked entry: sécan

un-forbærned

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forbærned, adj.

Unburntnot burnt upnot consumed by fire

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Tiburtius eode ofer ða byrnendan gléda unforbærnedum fótum, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 380

Linked entry: for-bærnan

wuldor-beáh

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-beáh, gen. -ges; m.

A crown

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Hé (Stephen) hæfð ðone écan wuldorbeáh, Homl. Th. i. 50, 13. Án læs feówertig wuldorbeága, Shrn. 62, 7. Hí wuldorbeagum beóð gewelgode scínendum laureis ditantur fulgidis. Hymn. Surt. 133, 1

yppan

Grammar
yppan, <b>. I.</b>
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Þæt hors ongan mid unáblinnendlicre brogdettunge ealles líchaman meldian and yppan ( prodere ) ꝥ hit ne mihte wífman beran, Gr. D. 183, 12

rúm-gifol

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm-gifol, adj.

Liberal, bountiful, munificent

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V.) þegne, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 330

Linked entries: gifol rúm-gifa

wæter-flód

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-flód, es; m. n.

A flood, deluge; in plural, floods, waters. Cf. wæter, II b

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Homl. Skt. i. 23, 74. On ðæs Ambictiones tíde wurdon mycele wæterfiód (inluvies aquarum) geond ealle world, 1, 6; Swt. 36, 7. Hine storm ne mæg áwecgan, ne wæterflódas brecan brondstæfne, Andr. Kmbl. 1006; An. 503.

wæter-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-fæt, es; n.

A vessel for water, a water-pot

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Ðǽr wǽron áset six stǽnene wæterfatu (hydriae), 2, 6 : Homl. Th. ii. 56, 5, 21. Ðá six wæterfatu getácnodon six ylda ðyssere worulde, 58, 1. Ðá hira wæterfatu fulle wǽron impletis canalibus, Ex. 2, 16

óman

(n.)
Grammar
óman, pl. f.

Erysipelas, erysipelatous inflammationserysipelas.

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Wið hómum, nim gate horn . . . dó on ða hóman, i. 350, 17-20. Wið hómum (Óman, MS. O. ), báres scearn . . . ða hóman hyt béteþ, 360, 10-11

Linked entry: hóme