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ge-mettan

(n.)
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One that eats with another, a guest, and add Maximus gelaðede for oft þone árwurðan wer . . . ꝥ hé wǽre his gemetta; þá forhæfde hé hine ǽfre fram his gebeórscipe, cwæð ꝥ hé ne mihte his gemetta beón þe ánne cásere ofslóh and óþerne áflýmde, Hml.

sácerd-lic

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Hé hine hálsode þæt hé þurh hine sácerdlice þénunge onféngce, þæt hé hine móste gehádigan tó mæssepreóste and tó þénunge Drihtnes weófodes adjurare coepit eum, ut sacerdotale officium per eum susciperet, Guth. Gr. 156, 40.

sinscipe

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Add: of lawful wedlock Sume þá apostolas hæfdon him gemacan . . . Ac hí sóna geswicon þæs sinscipes syþþan hí Crí stes láre geleornodon æt him, Hml. A. 14, 35. Hí wunodon ætgædere gehíwodum synscipe, Hml.

stelan

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Þá gewunode án þeóf ꝥ hé stáh ófer þone hege and dígellíce stæl (stæll, v. l. ) þá wyrta, Gr. D. 23, 24. Gang nú, and æfter þysum ne stel þú nán þing, 25, 19. Hé begann tó stelenne on heora gewunan he began to steal according to their custom, Ælf.

lǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽstan, p. te.

to follow ⬩ attend ⬩ accompany ⬩ to do ⬩ perform ⬩ observe ⬩ carry out ⬩ execute ⬩ discharge ⬩ to continue ⬩ last

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Allum ðám ðe him lǽstan woldon with all those who would follow him, Chr. 874; Erl. 76, 31. Gif hí leódfruman lǽstan dorsten, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 54; Met. 1, 27.

ge-rád

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rád, adj.
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¶with adverbs. hú gerád of what kind; qualis Ic mæg ongitan hú gerád þises mannes líf ys, Guth. 72, 2. Ongan ic ácsian hú gerád hiora gegaderung wæs . . . hǽmedes, þe þæs gástes, Hml.

Linked entry: sam-rád

for-scrífan

(v.)
Grammar
for-scrífan, p. -scráf, pl. -scrifon; pp. -scrifen [scrífan to judge] ,

to condemn ⬩ proscribe ⬩ condemnāre ⬩ proscrībĕre ⬩ to write ⬩ cut into ⬩ cut down ⬩ incīdĕre ⬩ succīdĕre

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Hat. 13, 7, 9

hlutor

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hlutor, l. hlútor,

clear ⬩ bright ⬩ shining ⬩ splendid ⬩ bright ⬩ untroubled ⬩ peace ⬩ clear ⬩ splendid ⬩ glorious ⬩ illustrious ⬩ brilliant ⬩ guilt ⬩ deceit ⬩ pure ⬩ sincere

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H. 81, 17

Linked entry: hlútor-líce

tó-slúpan

(v.)
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tó-slúpan, p. -sleáp, pl. -slupon; pp. -slopen

To slip apart or away ⬩ be relaxed ⬩ dissolved ⬩ to have the connection between several objects ⬩ that between the parts of the same object relaxed ⬩ to be dissipated, ⬩ destroyed ⬩ to be loosed ⬩ undone ⬩ to get relaxed, ⬩ to be relaxed, ⬩ get remiss ⬩ to get paralysed, ⬩ get powerless,

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Ða wénde heó ðæt seó snód tóslupe, ac heó áfunde ða snóde mid eallum cnottum fæste gewriðen, Homl. Th. ii. 28, 25. Gif hé ða (brídlas) lǽt tóslúpan hic si frena remiserit, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 33 : Met.11, 80.

Linked entry: tó-swífan

heall

a residence ⬩ palace ⬩ a temple ⬩ a court of law

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Hé cwæð ꝥ hé wolde wyrcan þá healle . . . and þá óþre gebytlu bæftan þǽre healle . . . twelf hús tógædere, Hml.

LÍF

(n.)
Grammar
LÍF, es; n.

LIFE

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Ealle hig wǽron háliges lífes menn, Wulfst. 270, 15. Hé geendode his dagas æfter mycclum geswince his lífes, Chr. 1016; Erl. 155, 3. On ðam ýtemestan dæge his lífes, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 19, col. 1.

sǽta

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Add: v. ceaster-, há-sǽta

be-beorgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-beorgan, p. -bearg, pl. -burgon ; pp. -borgen

To defend oneself ⬩ to take care ⬩ cavere ab aliqua re

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To defend oneself, to take care; cavere ab aliqua re He him bebeorgan ne con wóm he cannot defend himself against the evil, Beo. Th. 3497; B. 1746 : 3520; B. 1758

Eaxan ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Eaxan ceaster, e; f; es; n. v. ceaster

Exeter, Devon

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Exeter, Devon Wende he hine wið Eaxan ceastres he turned towards Exeter, Chr. 894; Th. 167, 28, col. 2: 894; Th. 169, 17, col. 2: 895; Th. 173, 10, col. 2

gǽst-gedál

(n.)
Grammar
gǽst-gedál, es; n.

Separation of soul and body ⬩ death ⬩ ănĭmæ et corpŏris divortium ⬩ mors

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Separation of soul and body, death; ănĭmæ et corpŏris divortium, mors Ne he sorge wæg gǽstgedáles he sorrowed not for his soul's separation, Exon. 49 a; Th. 170, 14; Gú. 1111

langian

(v.)
Grammar
langian, p. ode

To summon ⬩ call

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To summon, call Godes æncgel cwæþ ðæt hé sceolde ðé him tó langian [MS. U. gelangian] God's angel said that he was to summon thee to him, Homl. Skt. 10, 122

mór-hop

(n.)
Grammar
mór-hop, es; n.

A pool in a marsh

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A pool in a marsh Hé byreþ blódig wæl . . . mearcaþ mórhopu he (Grendel) will bear the bloody corse . . . will mark the marshy pools (with the blood), Beo. Th. 904; B. 450

pǽca

(n.)
Grammar
pǽca, an; m.
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A deceiver Se ðe sægþ ðæt hé lufie God, and his beboda ne healdeþ, hé biþ ðonne him sylf leás, and biþ his ágen pǽca, Basil admn. 4 ; Norm. 40, 21

fultum

Grammar
fultum, <b>; I.</b>
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Ánra gehwylc of his cræfte þe hé his líchoman neádbehéfe fultumas ( necessaria subsidia) hæfþ, þǽre sáwle ... hé sceal fultumas (subsidium ) þénian, Chrd. 111, 4-7. v. maegen-fultum, scip-fultum. Add

geócor

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For passage from Beowulf substitute Þæt [he, MS.] wæs geócor síð þæt se hearmscaða tó Heorute áteáh, B. 76, 5. Add: :-- Ne hé sorge wæg, geócorne sefan, dreórigne hyge, Gú. 1111