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ge-eácnung

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Sóna swá eall seó geeácnung gedón beó, Lch. i. 218, 23. Geeácnungum partubus, An. Ox. 3136. what is born Þú Alýsend . . . geeácnung mǽdenes Redemptor . . . partus virginis, Hy. S. 41, 34

ge-drincan

(v.)
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Sóna swá hé hit gedruncen hæfde misit ei calicem uini benedictum ab episcopo; quem ut bibit, Bd. 5, 5; Sch. 572, 8. to absorb In gedrincaþ combiberint, contraxerint, Germ. 391, 18

hræd-lic

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D. 15, 28. of time, coming soon to an end. Cf. hræd; 1, Ors. 1, 10; S. 44, 28 (in Dict.). happening within a short time. v. hræd; 2 Se hrædlica ende mínes lífes (cf. ymb ánes geáres fyrst and eahta mónað þú swylst, 31, 25), Nar. 32, 26.

holt

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Seó eorðe sóna swá swá hyre God bebeád stód mid holtum ágrówen, Hex. 12, 3. ¶ compounds of holt with tree-names are not infrequent in charters, v. ác-, alor-, birc-, bóc-, hæsel-holt. Cf. too beorh-holt, C. D.

hærfest

(n.)
Grammar
hærfest, es; m.

Harvest, autumnautumpnusautumnautumnusautumn

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Gl. 95; Som. 76, 9; Wrt. Voc. 53, 23. Autumnus is hærfeste, Lchdm. iii. 250, 11. Se hærfest welig on wæstmum the autumn rich in fruits, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 40, 27 : 21; Fox 74, 22; Bt. Met. Fox 29, 123; Met. 29, 62. Hærfest æstatem, Ps. Spl. 73, 18.

Linked entry: herfest

ofer-ǽt

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-ǽt, es; m.

over-eating, gluttony, excess in eatingrioting, feasting, an entertainment where excessive eating takes placecomessationescrapula, commessatio.

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Gr. 12; Som. 25, 54. Se oferǽt wierþ gehwierfed tó fierenluste edacitas usque ad luxuriam pertrahit, Past. 43, 2; Swt. 309, 14. Behealdaþ eów ðæt gé ne gehefegien eówer heortan mid oferǽte in crapula 18, 2; Swt. 129, 19.

GADERIAN

(v.)
Grammar
GADERIAN, gadorigean, gadrian, gadrigean, gæderian, gædrian; to gaderigenne, gadrienne, gadrigenne; ic gaderie, gaderige, gadrige, ðú gaderast, gadrast, he gaderaþ, gadraþ, pl. gaderiaþ, gadriaþ; p. gaderode; pp. gaderod

To GATHERgather togethercollectstore uplĕgerecollĭgĕrecongrĕgāre

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Ic wolde eác gadrian sum gehwǽde andgyt of ðære béc I would also gather some little information from the book, Bd. de nat. rerum; Lchdm. iii. 232, 2. Gadrigean, Andr. Kmbl. 1562; An. 782.

a-wendednys

(n.)
Grammar
a-wendednys, a-wændednys, -nyss, e; f.

A changealterationcommutatio

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A change, alteration; commutatio Ná sóþ is him awendednys non enim est illis commutatio, Ps. Spl. 54, 22 : 88, 50

Linked entry: a-wændednys

clynan

(v.)
Grammar
clynan, ede; ed [clyne metal]

To ring, soundclangere

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To ring, sound; clangere Rand dynede, campwudu clynede the shield rang, the war-wood sounded, Elen. Kmbl. 101; El. 51

eafor

(n.)
Grammar
eafor, es; m.

A boar, wild boar aper

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A boar, wild boar; aper Sume wǽron eaforas some were wild boars, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 161; Met. 26, 81

Linked entries: aferian cum-feorm

West-Wille

(n.)
Grammar
West-Wille, (-as?); pl. m.
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The people of some district in England West-Willa landes is syx hund hýda, Cod. Dip. B. i. 414, 29

feorh-hama

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-hama, an; m.
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Some part of the body Seó útre wamb venter, fearhhama cauliculus, cwið vel cildhama matrix, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 22

Linked entries: hama fearh-hama

hratele

(n.)
Grammar
hratele, an; f.
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The name of some plant Hratele bobonica, Wrt. Voc. i. 67, 1. Hrate[le?] bobonaca, Lch. iii. 300, col. 2

Linked entry: hrætele

lifrig

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D. livered, clotted, coagulated; livery (of soil) heavy, tenacious)

tredel

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Add: the sole of the foot Fram þæs fótes tredele oð ufe-wearde þæs heáfdes hnolle, Ll. Lbmn. 438, 33

sárga

(n.)
Grammar
sárga, an; m.

Some kind of trumpet

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Some kind of trumpet Trúðhorn oððe sárga lituus, Wrt. Voc. i. 73, 67. Sárgana salpicum, tubarum, Hpt. Gl. 445, 11

M

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In some inflexions m is no longer found; so in the 1st pers. sing. pres. indic. eom is the only instance in which the old person-ending has maintained itself; though beón, dón, and gán offer occasional instances of its retention in the Northern Gospels

gearo-snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
gearo-snotor, -snottor, gearu-snottor; adj.

Very wisevalde săpiens

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Very wise; valde săpiens Gidda gearosnotor very wise in songs, Elen. Kmbl. 835; El. 418. Giedda gearosnottor, Exon. 18 a; Th. 45, 2; Cri. 713

Linked entry: gearu-snottor

fore-cýþan

(v.)
Grammar
fore-cýþan, p. de

foretellpredict

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To make known beforehand, foretell, predict Hé gewunað ꝥ hé forecýþeþ on þám swefnum manige sóðe wísan solet multa vera praedicere, Gr. D. 339, 21

ge-fleón

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Add: [ to flee.] to fly Ne mæg úre sáwul gefleón tó heofonan ríce, búton heó hæbbe fiðera þǽre sóðan lufe, Hml. Th. ii. 218, 26