gærsum
treasure ⬩ an article of value ⬩ treasures
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Hé sceáwode ꝥ mádmehús, and þá gersuman þe his fæder gegaderode; þá wǽron unásecgendlice ǽnie men hú mycel þǽr wæs gegaderod, on golde and on seolfre, and on faton, and on pællan, and on gimman, and on manige oðre deórwurðe þingon.
wuldor
Glory ⬩ vainglory
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Wuldres gim (the sun), Andr. Kmbl. 2538; An. 1270. Tó ðínes folces wuldre (wulder, Lind. : wuldur, Rush.), Lk. Skt. 2, 32. Hé férde út on huntaþ mid eallum his werede and his wuldre, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 25. Ne beseoh tó ðínum ǽrran; wuldre, 30, 121.
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nearu-ness
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. ; þeáh wé ús mid þám deórwyrþestan gimmum úton ymbehón, hwæðere wé sceolon on nearonysse ende gebídan, Wlfst. 263, 1
wlite
aspect ⬩ countenance ⬩ looks ⬩ appearance ⬩ shape ⬩ form ⬩ good looks ⬩ beautiful appearance ⬩ beauty ⬩ glory ⬩ ornament
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Nǽnig mæg wlite and wísan wordum gecýþan, 491, 30; Rä. 81, 7. good looks, beautiful appearance, beauty, glory, ornament: Hwæþer nú gimma wlite eówre eágan tó him getió, heora tó wundrianne?
gíming
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., and add: a taiking care of a person, entertaining, an entertainment, a wedding feast, nup-ials. v. gíman; 3. [Cf. O. Sax. góma; pl. a marriage feast; nuptiae Hé at them gómum was (= se Hǽlend geceiged wæs tó ðǽm færmum ł hǽmdum (ad nubtias), Jn.
á-slídan
to slip ⬩ fall ⬩ to fall ⬩ be removed to an unfavourable place ⬩ to fall into sin ⬩ lapse ⬩ relapse ⬩ to fall ⬩ be hurt ⬩ destroyed
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Voc. ii. 50, 62. literal, to slip,fall Sceal ðæt heáfod gíman ðæt ðá fét ne áslíden, Past. 133, I. Hé sceolde áslídan on þá eá, Gr. D. 319, 13. His fót wearð ásliden, 320, 9: 81, 25.
ge-líc
Like ⬩ alike ⬩ similar ⬩ equal ⬩ sĭmĭlis ⬩ æquālis
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Ís byþ gimmum gelícust ice is most like gems, Runic pm. 11; Hick. Thes. i, 135, 21; Kmbl. 341, 17. Didimus ðæt ys Gelýcost on ure geðeóde Didimus, that is in our language twin, Jn. 20, 24 : 21, 2
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gold
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Hé hit ( the binding of the boot ) gehrínade mið golde and mið gimmum, Jn. p. 188, 5. (2 a) used in writing :-- Bóca mid golde áwritenra, Bt. 5, 1; F. 10, 18. gold as material Nam hé þæt gold and gét án celf, Ex. 32, 4. gold used in payment Stent ðám
ge-bétan
to make better ⬩ improve ⬩ mend ⬩ amend ⬩ repair ⬩ emendāre ⬩ repărāre ⬩ to make strong ⬩ fortify ⬩ surround with a wall ⬩ confirmāre ⬩ munīre ⬩ mūrāre ⬩ to make amends ⬩ reparation ⬩ 'bót' for ⬩ repent ⬩ to obtain a remedy against ⬩ to get 'bót' from ⬩ avenge
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to make better, improve, mend, amend, repair; emendāre, repărāre Gimmas ne scearpnesse gebétaþ gems do not improve sharpness, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 33. Ðæt hí gebétton that they repaired, Ors. 3, 1; Bos. 54, 15: Bt. 20: Fox 70, 35.
CYN
every being of one kind, a kindred, kind, race, nation, people, tribe, family, lineage, generation, progeny, KIN ⬩ genus, gens, natio, populus, stirps, tribus, familia, natales, origo, generatio, proles, progenies ⬩ Gender ⬩ genus ⬩ a sex ⬩ sexus
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Eall gimma cynn all kinds of gems, Andr. Kmbl. 3037; An. 1521. Fór cynn æfter cynne tribe went after tribe, Cd. 161; Th. 200, 3; Exod. 351. Ðis cynn ne byþ útadryfen hoc genus non ejicitur, Mt. Bos. 17, 21.
ge-streón
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Seó gesomnung þára deárwyrþra gimma oþþe ꝥ unmǽte gestreón goldes and seolfres, Bl. H. 99, 28. Of eorþlicum cýpinga gestreóne de terreno nundinarum mercatu. An. Ox. 2656. Mid mangunge, gestreóne commercio, 3064.
gleng
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Bróhte se cniht tó ðám mǽdene deórwurða gimmas and woruldlice glencga, Hml. S. 7, 22. Menas, glencga crepundia, i. monilia, An. Ox. 538: Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 29. (Cf. crepundia, ornamenta, 76, 9.)
FÍF
FIVE ⬩ quinque
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Ðǽr fífe [gimmas] wǽron there were five [gems ], Rood Kmbl. 16; Kr. 8. Him togeánes fífe fóron folc-cyningas five kings of nations marched against them, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 3; Gen. 1974.
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wín-geard
a vineyard ⬩ a place where vines grow ⬩ the vines growing in such a place ⬩ vinea ⬩ a place where other plants than vines grow ⬩ a vine ⬩ vitis ⬩ vinea
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Ðe má ðe gimmas weaxaþ on wíngeardum nec vite gemmas carpitis, Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 11: Met. 19, 9
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HRING
A RING ⬩ circle ⬩ circuit ⬩ cycle ⬩ orb ⬩ globe ⬩ festoon
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Gim sceal on hringe standan the gem must stand in the ring, Menol. Fox 594; Gn. C. 22. Syllaþ him hring on his hand date anulum in manum ejus, Lk. Skt. 15, 22. Seðe his geleáfan hring mé lét tó wedde. Homl. Swt. 7, 30.
stán
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Stáne gelícast gladum gimme, Exon. Th. 219, 5; Ph. 302. <b>II g.</b> a stone in the bladder :-- On ðære blǽdran stánas weaxaþ, Lchdm. ii. 238, 18: i. 212, 22. rock, a rock (lit. and fig.)
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hlutor
clear ⬩ bright ⬩ shining ⬩ splendid ⬩ bright ⬩ untroubled ⬩ peace ⬩ clear ⬩ splendid ⬩ glorious ⬩ illustrious ⬩ brilliant ⬩ guilt ⬩ deceit ⬩ pure ⬩ sincere
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Hlúttor heofones gim scíneð, beóð wolcen tówegen, Ph. 183. Hé scíneð of his heáhsetle hlútran lége, Cri. 1336.
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wundrian
to wonder at ⬩ to regard with surprise ⬩ admiration ⬩ to make wonderful ⬩ magnify
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Hwæþer gimma wlite eówre eágan tó him getió heora tó wundrianne? Bt. 13;Fox 40, 2. Hé férde wundrigende ðæs ðár geworden wæs, Lk. Skt. 24, 12. with acc. Wundriaþ weras wlite and wæstma, Exon. Th. 221, 7; Ph. 331.
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ge-teón
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Hwæþer nú gimma wlite eówre eágon tó him getió an gemmarum fulgor oculos trahit ?, Bt. 13; F. 40, 2. His hiéremenn geteón tó beteron subditos ad meliora pertrahere, Past. 81, 16.
hláf
bread ⬩ a loaf ⬩ cake ⬩ bread ⬩ bread ⬩ manna ⬩ cake
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Hú mæg þǽm geweorðan þe ... him hláf and stán on gesihðe geweorðað ... þæt hé þone stán nime, ... hláfes ne gíme, El. 611-616. Hé his líchoman him sealde on hláfe, Bl. H. 73, 5. Gé etað hláf be gewihte and gé ne beóð fulle. Lev. 26, 26.
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