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ge-gyldan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gyldan, p. -geald

To yieldpaygiverequiteredderetribuereretribuere

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To yield, pay, give, requite; reddere, tribuere, retribuere Him God wolde after ðrowinga ðonc gegyldan to him God would, after sufferings, requite favour, Exon. 39 b; Th. 130, 23; Gú. 442

stán-lesung

(n.)
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stán-lesung, e; f.
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A gathering of stones, building with stones and without cement Stánlesung lithologia (λιθoλoγέω to gather stones; to build with stones and without cement ), Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 5. Cf. stán-gaderung

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á-déman

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Ðæt is seó stów on ðǽre syndon ádémanne and clǽnsianne monna sáula ipse est locus in quo examinandae et castigandae sunt animae, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 4. Add

byldan

(v.)
Grammar
byldan, p. de
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To build, fence (?) Onbúton ðone croft ðe Wynstán bylde; on ðá díc ðe hé gedícte, C. D. iii. 367, 6. werbolde án fóðer gyrdo, oððe . viii. geocu byld, 451, 1

fore-cweþan

to foretellpredictto preach

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Add: to foretell, predict Forecuoeð predixit, Rtl. 56, 5. Forecueð praedicit, Mt. p. 19, 19: Mk. p. 4, 14. Forecwoedena praedicta, Mt. p. 9, 9. to preach Forecwoedende praedicantem, 8, 12

ge-drepan

(v.)
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to strike, smite Hé wæs gedrepen (gegripen, v.l.) and geþreád fram þám unclǽnan gástum and gefeóll þæs deácones fótum immundo spiritu correptus ad pedes diaconi corruit, Gr. D. 294, l

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lifer-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
lifer-seóc, adj.
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Having the liver diseased Gif se lifersióca mon blódes fela hæbbe, Lch. ii. 210, 7. Wyrce mon drencum liferseócum mannum, 212, 24. Heó liferseócum wel fremað, i. 236, 13

midnæddran

(n.)
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basiliscum: the glosser seems to have taken -cum as a preposition suffixed, and to have thought basiliscum = cum basilis ) þú gǽst, Ps. Spl. 90, 13

riht-laga

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riht-laga, riht-lagu.
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Woroldwitan gesettan godcundan rihtlagan worldlaga, 334, 22. Worldwitan godcundan rihtlagan þás laga setton, ii. 242, 13. Add

beódan

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1. add : (1 a) to summon Hí budon him gemóte, Hml. S. 18, 195. 1. add : (1 a) with infin. Hí him budon drincan wíndrenc, Hml. Th. ii. 254, 16

hand-bæftian

(v.)
Grammar
hand-bæftian, -beaftan, -beoftan; p. -bæftade, -beafte

To beat with the hands as an expression of grief[?], to lament

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To beat with the hands as an expression of grief[?], to lament Ða ðe gemǽndon and hondbæftadon quæ plangebant et lamantabantur, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 27. Wé hondbeafton lamentavimus, 7, 32

Linked entries: bæftian beaftan

snyðian

(v.)

to go as a dog with its nose to the groundto go sniffing like a dog, but applied also to the going of ships, and other things

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to go as a dog with its nose to the ground (?) Neb is mín niþerweard . . . ic snyþige forð (it is a plough that speaks) Exon. Th. 403, 12; Rä. 22, 6

god-sunu

(n.)
Grammar
god-sunu, a; m.
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A GODSON Ðá onféng he him and æt fulluhtbæþe nam æt ðæs B' handa him to godsuna then he accepted him and took him from the font at the bishop's hand as his godson, Bd. 3, 7; S. 529, 18.

ealdor-leg

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-leg, es; n.
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Course of life, life Gé mé sægdon þæt gé cúðon míne aldorlege, swá mé ǽfre wearð oððe ic furðor findan sceolde you told me that you knew the course of my life, whatever has befallen me, or what I was yet to experience, Dan. 139.

ge-endebyrdan

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ge-endebyrdan, ge-endebyrdian.
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Th. i. 344, 17. to ordain, with object a person, to appoint to a position, office Ic eam geendebyrd ordinata sum, Kent. Gl. 259. Drihten wæs ǽr eallum worldum geteód and geendebyrd, Bl. H. 31, 22.

ge-hnesctun

(v.)
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lustum, Hml.

hladan

to loadto loadfreightcargoto loadto drawto drawto drawto drawobtainto scoop out

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hladanne dæt wæter, Past. 373, 9. ladanne (hladanne, R.), Jn. L. 4, 7. to draw breath Swá þæs hálgan wæs ondlongne dæg oroð úp hlæden, Gú. 1252. to draw, obtain favour, inspiration, &c. Hé hlet hauriet (salutem), Kent.

rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽdan, <b>II a.</b>
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Th. 3, 15-19. to peruse without uttering in speech, to read to oneself gefyllenne þe hé rǽd ad implendum quę legit, Scint. 219, 17. Manega ðǽra Iúdéa rǽddon (rédon, altered from réddon, L. réddun, R. legerunt) þiss gewrit, Jn. 19, 20.

on-fón

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Mín gebedo wendon eft mé, for þám heora nolde onfón se déma þe ic him sende, 34, 13.

ge-lettan

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</b> to prove a stumbling-block to, to offend :-- Gelette offenderet (ne pudibunda nuditas castos offenderet obtutus), An. Ox. 3675