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fullwere

(n.)
Grammar
fullwere, fulwere, es; m.
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A baptist Sc̃e Ióhannes ácennes þǽs fulweres, Shrn. 95, 6. Críst onféng fulwihte fram Ióhanne þǽm fulwere, 48, 25

Linked entry: fulwere

fullwiht-ele

(n.)
Grammar
fullwiht-ele, es; m.
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Oil used at the rite of baptism Preósta gehwilc ǽgðer hæbbe ge fulluhtele ge seócum smyrels, Ll. Th. ii. 258, 15

fullwiht-wæter

(n.)
Grammar
fullwiht-wæter, es; n.
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Baptismal water Þæt tácnode ꝥ ðurh his blód fulwihtwæter gewyrþan sceolde, Nap. 27

gearwung-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
gearwung-dæg, es; m.
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A day of preparation Georwungdæg wæs parasceue erat, Jn. R. 19, 31, 42. Fore gearuungdæg (on ðǽm dæge gearuadon heora mett tó eástro symble, note in margin ), Jn. L. 19, 42. Cf. gearcung-dæg

ge-bán

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bán, ge-bǽne, es; n.
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Bones Mid his gebána reliquium (gebǽnum, v.l.) apud mortua sua ossa, Gr. D. 86, 11

Linked entries: bán ge-bǽne

gebed-sealm

(n.)
Grammar
gebed-sealm, es; m.
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A precatory psalm, psalm containing a prayer pám . xii. gebedsealmum, Lch. ii. 136, 12. Sing þás gebedsealmas Miserere mei, Deus, . . . iii. 12, 7

forþ-sige

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-sige, (?), es; m.
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Departure from this world to the lower regions (?) Efter his áwyrgedan forðsige (-síþe?) ligce hé ǽfre on helle grundleásan pytte post maledictum exitum suum crucietur jugiter in profundissimo puteo, C. D. iv. 52, 8

Linked entry: sige

ge-clystre

(n.)
Grammar
ge-clystre, es; n.
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A bunch of grapes Geclystre butros, Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 73: ii. 11, 31. Geclystre botyrum, Ps. Srt. ii. 193, 1. ꝥ tó láfe wunodon swýþe feáwa geclystru þára wínbyrgena ut rari racemi remanerent, Gr. D. 57, 9. Hé eóde in þone wíngeard and gesomnode þá geclystru

ge-cnos

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cnos, es; n.
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A knocking together, collision Gecnosu conlisiones, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 45

Linked entry: -cnos

gedwild-mann

(n.)
Grammar
gedwild-mann, es; m.
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A heretic Þá gedwyldmen man hǽt on Grécisc Nictales (= Nyctages, haeretici qui superfluas existimabant sacras vigilias), Nap. 60, 21. Cf. gedwol-mann

gedwol-fær

(n.)
Grammar
gedwol-fær, es; n. or <b>-faru</b>, e; f.
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A going astray Gewǽcede on gedwolfære defectos in abductione. Ps. Rdr. p. 291, 36

gedwol-þing

(n.)
Grammar
gedwol-þing, es; n.
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a false thing Hý forgýmdon heora Drihten, and wurðedon þurh deófles láre mistlice gedwolþing, and worhton fela gedwimera on anlícnessum, Wlfst. 11, 4. (magical) delusion, sorcery Balzaman smyring wiþ scínláce and wiþ eallum gedwolþinge, Lch. ii. 288

ge-dǽle

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dǽle, (?), es; n.
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A portion of common land

Linked entries: -dǽle ge-dál ge-dela

ge-dof

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dof, (?), es ; n.
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Absurdity, stupidity, nonsense Gedofu, gefleard delaramenta, i. errores, An. Ox. 418

ge-þynge

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þynge, es; n.
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Substitute <b>ge-þyng, ge-þyngo;</b> f. and add: rank, condition Missenlicræ yldo and getincge (-tinge, v. l. = -þyn(c)ge (?) men homines condicionis diuersae et aetatis. Bd. 1, 7; Sch. 23, 27

ge-tíme

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tíme, es; n. [<b>ge-tímu;</b> f. (?); pl. ge-tíme; gen. ge-tímena. Cf. ge-timbre.]
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A yoke of oxen Ic bohte án getýme (getýmðe, v. l.) oxena jugum boum emi, Lk. 14, 19. 'Ic bohte fíf getýme oxena ...' Ðá fíf getýma getácniað ðá fíf andgitu ... Þás andgitu sind rihtlíce wiðmetene fíf getýmum oxena, Hml. Th. ii. 372, 23-24. Twégra getýmæna

Linked entries: ge-téman ge-téme ge-týme

ge-cow

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cow, es; n.
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What is chewed, food Eálá, ðú wyrma gecow and wulfes geslit and fugles geter, Nap. 28

Linked entry: -cow

ge-cwed

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cwed, es; n.
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A declaration, an appointment Gecwed indictio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 18

gecwed-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
gecwed-fæsten, es; n.
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An appointed fast Ǽfæstenu and gecwed-fæstenu ic oft ágǽlde, Angl. xi. 99, 62

ge-flog

(n.)
Grammar
ge-flog, es; n.
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Infectious disease Ꝥ nǽfre for gefloge feorh hé gesealde, syþðan him mon mægðan tó mete gegyrede, Lch. iii. 34, 9. Cf. on-flyge

Linked entry: -flog

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