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under-tunge

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Ic úp áhóf míne nyþeran cǽflas ł mínre undertungan exultavi sub lingua (sublingua seems glossed) mea, Ps. L. 65, 17. Add

cirlisc

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I. add Gif ceorlisc man (ceorl, v. l. ) geþeó ꝥ hé hæbbe. v. hída landes, Ll. Th. i. 1 88, 5

ǽfr-ǽlc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽfr-ǽlc, [ǽfr-ǽlic

every

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Ǽuric ríce man, Chr. 1137; P. 264, 1. ]

Linked entry: ǽfric

gafol-geréfa

(n.)

a tax-gatherer

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., and add Mathéus se gæfelgeroefe (publicanus), Mt. R. 10, 3

on-hádian

(v.)

to degrade from holy orders

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to degrade from holy orders Gif preóst óðerne man ofsleá . . . hine biscep onhádige, L. Alf. pol. 21; Th. i. 76, 1

Linked entry: un-hádian

organian

(v.)
Grammar
organian, orgnian

to sing to the accompaniment of a musical instrument

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to sing to the accompaniment of a musical instrument Ic orgnige (organige, MS. H. ), Ælfc. Gr. 28, 7 ; Som. 32, 62

Linked entry: organ

smǽran

(v.)
Grammar
smǽran, (?); p. de

To laugh at, deride

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cf. besmeradun in Rush.) hine deridebant eum Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 24

ge-wítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wítan, ic -wíte, ðú -wítest, -wítst, he -wíteþ, -wít, pl. -wítaþ; p. ic, he -wát, ðú -wite, pl. -witon; pp. -witen.

to seebeholdviderespectareto turn one's eyes in any direction with the intention of taking that directionto set out towardsstartpass overto godepartwithdrawgo awayretreatretiredietransirediscedere

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Ne syndon me from gewitene they have not departed from me, Cd. 63; Th. 76, 11; Gen. 1255. Me lǽrdon Rómáne ðæt ic gewát heonon onweg the Romans advised me to depart away hence, Blickl. Homl. 191, 14.

ge-cunnian

(v.)
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Gecunnate conati, Mt. p. 7, 2. Gecunnad, 9. to try, vex, afflict Cnæht mín mið yfle is gecunned puer meus male torquetur, Mt. L. 8, 6

ge-setnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-setnes, -setenes, -setednes, -ness, -nis, -niss, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Position, foundation, tradition, an institution, constitution, composition, ordinance, decree, lawpŏsĭtio, sĭtus, fundātio, trādĭtio, instĭtūtio, constĭtūtio, compŏsĭtio, lex, pactum

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Met. Fox 11, 141; Met. l1, 75. Be gesetnessum and gemétum sprǽccynna de fĭgūris mŏdisque lŏcūtiōnum, Bd. 5, 24: S. 648, 42. Be heofenes gesetenissum de statu cæli, Nar. 1, 16

ge-swerian

(v.)
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Forebeádas nǽfræ gesueriga prohibens omnino jurare, Mt. p. 14, 17. On an gesworene conspirati, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 22. <b>I a.</b> to swear by :-- Suá huelc gesuerias ðerh ðone tempel, Mt.

sagu

(n.)
Grammar
sagu, e; and indecl.? f.

a saw, say (to say one&#39;s say), saying, statement, story, talesaying, narration, telling, reportstatement of a witness, testimonya saying beforehand, foretelling

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Heo wenden þat his sawen (2nd MS. sawes) soðe weren,749

ǽr

(prep.)
Grammar
ǽr, prep, d.

Beforeante

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Ǽr ðam before that, before; antequam, Mt. Bos. 6, 8: Exon. 61a; Th. 224, 22; Ph. 379. Ǽr ðam ðe before that which, till; priusquam, Ps. Spl. 38, 18: Mt. Bos. 12, 20

Deór-hám

(n.)
Grammar
Deór-hám, es; m. [deór a wild beast, hám home, dwelling]

DERHAM, Gloucestershire, DEREHAM, Norfolk lŏcōrum nōmen in agris Glocestriæ et Norfolciæ

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On ðysum geáre Wihtburge líchama wearþ gefunden eal gehál and unformolsnod æt [MS. a] Deórhám, æfter fíf and fífti geáran ðæs [MS. þas] ðe heó of ðysum lífe [MS. liue] gewát in this year [A.

hús-bonda

(n.)
Grammar
hús-bonda, -bunda, an; m.
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Ðá wearþ Eustatius uppon his horse and his gefeoran uppon heora and férdon tó ðam húsbundon and ofslógon hine binnan his ágenan heorþa one of his men wanted to stop at a man's house against his will, and wounded the man of the house, and the man of the

Linked entry: bonda

mis-beódan

(v.)
Grammar
mis-beódan, p. -beád, pl. -budon; pp. -boden

To do wrong toto offendabuseill-use

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Ne misbeóde ǽnig óðrum, forðam eal ðæt ǽnig man óðrum on unriht tó hearme gedéþ, eal hit sceal eft mænigfealdlíce derian him sylfum, Wulfst. 112, 7-11. Misbeódan, 157, 20. Gif him ǽnig man heálíce misboden hæbbe (cf.

hǽþen-gilda

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'Geðafiað húru þæt man heora ǽhta eów sylle' . . . Þá wurdon getealde án hund þǽra hǽðengylda þe ðæs temples gýmdon, and nán man ne mihte heora ǽhta geríman, Hml. Th. ii. 484, 22.

ge-nemnan

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Genemne ðú noma is haelend vocabis nomen ejus Iesum, Mt.

lǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽfan, p. de.

to leaveto remain

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Se forma lǽfde his bróðer his wíf primus reliquit uxorem suam fratri suo, Mt Kmbl. 22, 25. Ða men ðe hé beæftan him lǽfde ǽr those men that before he had left behind him, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 13.

Linked entry: be-lǽfan

ge-sellan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sellan, -syllan; p. -sealde, -salde; pp. -seald

To give, give up, betray, selldare, tradere, vendere

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Me ða blǽda Eue gesealde Eve gave me the fruits, 42; Th. 54. 27; Gen. 883: Exon. 100 b; Th. 379, 31; Deór. 41. Ðú me ge-sealdest sweord thou gavest me a sword, 120 b; Th. 463, 18; Hö. 72.

Linked entry: ge-syllan