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ge-gerwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gerwan, -gærwan, -girwan, -gierwan, -gyrwan; p. -gerede; pp. -gered, -gerwed

To preparemake readyclothearrayadornfurnish

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Heó alegde hire hrægl ðe heó mid gegyred wæs and hie gegyrede mid ðon sélestan hrægle she laid aside the garment that she was clothed with, and arrayed herself with the finest garment, Blickl. Homl. 139, 6, 7 : 89, 35 : 103, 3.

Linked entries: ge-gærwan ge-gyrwan

ge-hátan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hátan, -hǽtan, he -hát, -hǽt; p. -hét, pl. -héton, -héht, pl. -héhton; pp. -háten.

to callnamevocarenominareto callcommandpromisevowthreatenvocarearcesserejuberesponderepromitterevovere

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Ðæt land ðe ys geháten Euilaþ omnem terram Hevilath, Gen. 2, 11 : Jud. 4, 2, 6. to call, command, promise, vow, threaten; vocare, arcessere, jubere, spondere, promittere, vovere Fóre waldende gǽþ bí noman gehátne they shall go before the Lord, called

Linked entries: ge-hǽtan ge-hét

GEÓTAN

(v.)
Grammar
GEÓTAN, ic geóte, ðú gýtst, he gýt, pl. geótaþ; p. geát, gét, pl. guton; pp. goten; v. a.

to pour, pour out, shedfundere, effundere, profundereto flow, streamprofluereto found, castto cast

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Ðý læs weras and idesa on geáþ gutan lest men and women should pour it forth in mockery, Exon. 50 b; Th. 176, 8; Gú. 1207. Ofer hleór goten poured over the cheek, Elen.

þeów-racu

Grammar
þeów-racu, þíw-, þýw- [w]racu, e, an; f.
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A threat, threatening Martianus hét hí gebúgan tó his deófolgyldum, ðe læs ðe hí fordémede wurdon; ac Iulianus ne róhte ðæs réðan þýwrace ( cared not for the cruel one's threat ), Homl. Skt. i. 4, 114. Þreále oððe þeówraca[n?]

and-git

(n.)
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S. 7, 112. sense, faculty of perception Hé læg cwydeleás búton andgite, Hml. Th. i. 86, 26. Heora módes andgytu hí fordytton, Hml.

Linked entry: on-gitenness

á-sceacan

(v.)
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Þý lǽs hé þurh ꝥ sár ðá lácnunge of him ásceace, Lch. i. 302, 16. Gif ðæs módes forhæfdnes mid ungeðylðe ne ascóke ( excuteret ) ðá sibbe of ðǽm sceáte ðǽre smyltnesse, Past. 311, 15. Wé sceolon ásceacan ðone sleacan slǽp ús fram, Hml.

Linked entries: sceacan on-sceacan

eafora

(n.)
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Lǽd eaforan þíne, frumgáran þrý, 1333. Idesa eaforan bróhtan heora ealdan fæder, 2606

for-hogian

(v.)

to disdainto disdain

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Ná sí forhugud non aspernatur, Angl. xiii. 441, 1085. to disdain to do. with clause Swá hé lǽs forhogað ðæt hé ús ðonne giet tó him spane, siððan wé hiene oferhycggeað quanto contemtus adhuc vocare non dedignatur, Past. 407, 18: Bl. H. 83, 15.

ge-hreówan

(v.)
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(I) the subject a noun Ne selle mon to féla . . . ðý lǽs hwá him self weorðe tó wǽdlan, and him ðonne gehreówe sió ælmesse, Past. 325, 8. the subject a pronoun representing a circumstance already mentioned Satanus swearte geþóhte þæt hé wolde on heofonum

ge-dryht

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Add: a band, company; of large numbers, a host Sóðfæste ( the righteous at the day of judgement), eádigra gedryht, El. 1290: Ph. 635. Gǽsta gedryht Hǽlend hergað, 615. Seó æðele gedryht the host of heaven, Sal. 456.

langsum

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C. 57. (2 a) where the time seems too long. prolix, tedious, wearisome Lagu byð leódum langsum geþúht, gif hí sǽýða swíðe brégað, Rún. 21. Nán mann on lífe on ðyssere langsuman worulde, Hex. 2, 11.

up-stige

(n.)
Grammar
up-stige, es; m.

ascensionmountingthe ascensionan ascenta way of ascending

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Lamb. 103, 3

tó-þindan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-þindan, p. -þand, pl. -þundon; pp. -þunden

To swellgrow bigto swell with pridebe puffed upbe arrogant

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Lamb. 72, 21. Tóþundenys gylpes tumentis jactantiae, Hpt. Gl. 527, 36. Gif ǽnig mid tóðunðene módig-nesse si aliquis tumido supircilio inflatus, Chart. Th. 319, 13. Ofer-módignysse tóþondenre tóbláwen, Anglia xiii. 441, 1084.

Linked entry: tó-þunden

bærnan

to expose to the action of heatto cauterizeto cause to give lightto consume by fire

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Ꝥ hine mon lǽde tó þám rícum ꝥ mon þǽr mæge sníþan and bærnan his unþeáwas, Bt. 38, 7; F. 210, 3. of a lamp, to cause to give light Ꝥ gé wacian mid mé and wé bærnan gástlico leóhfato, Bl. H. 145, 4. to consume by fire Ic folcsalo bærne, Rä. 2, 5.

úte

(adv.)
Grammar
úte, adv.

Outsidewithout.outfrom one's positionon the outsideoutsideon the outer sideoutout of doorsin the open airoutawayat a distanceoutaway from habitationsin open countryoutfrom home on serviceoutnot in one's own countryabroadoutaway from land

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Gnættas cómon ofer eall ðæt land, ge inne ge úte, Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 36, 30. Ic seah wyhte twá úte plegan, Exon. Th. 429, 10; Rä. 43, 2. out, away, at a distance Úttor exterius, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 240, 7: Exon.

Linked entry: út

ofer

(prep.)
Grammar
ofer, ofor; prep. adv.

with dat. generally with the idea of rest;above, overdenoting contact with anything, upon, ondenoting extension over, throughout, in, ondenoting a higher degree, beyond, more thandenoting the cause of an emotion, overdenoting the object over which power is exercisedwith the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expectedmarking time, after, beyond denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an objectdenoting motion which is diffused over a surfacedenoting extension through a space, throughout, amongdenoting motion from below, over, abovedenoting motion from above, upon, on denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effectdenoting the object over which power is exercisedabove, more thansupra, superbeyond, besidesultradenoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, againstwith words implying rest(cf. to talk over)denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5)withoutwith words expressing time,afterthrough, during

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Eall ðæt ofer biþ tó láfe is tó syllanne, swá swá Crist lǽrde: 'Quod superest date eleemosynam:' ðæt ofer sí and tó láfe sellaþ ælmessan, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 26-30.

Linked entries: ofer-bord ofer-sceótan

gán

to gowalkto move along, proceedto take a specified course to be guideddeterminedto be habitually in a specified conditionto gobe pregnantto pass, elapseto happen, come to pass, take placeto pass, be currentto be accepted to have a specified issue turn out so and soto move away, depart to relinquishto take one's way, proceedgomove in a specified directiongoandto applybetake oneselfto turnbetake oneselfgoto be carried, moved, impelledto pass, be paid, be allottedto be appropriatedto be one of the constituent elements be amongst the conditions requisiteto amount, be equivalentto attain, reach, extendto come to take precedence of.to produce, came out withto accompany, be withto be uttered to begin, startto go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation to proceed to the business of a court

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Gif hé vville on hand gán, 90, 7. to turn to, betake oneself to an occupation, course of action, &c., go to law Ne gá þú mid þínum esne in tó dóme, Ps.

á

(adv.)
Grammar
á, <b> (ó);</b> adv.
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</b> of continuity in space-measurement :-- Wæs ðæt land genemnad Nazanleóg á oþ Certices ford. Chr. 508; Erl. 15, 19. <b>II b.

god

(n.)
Grammar
god, m. and <b>god;</b> n.
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Biscopas syndon Godes lage ( the doctrines of Christianity ) láreówas, 332, 27. Hé Godes lage smeáde, Chr. 963; P. 115, 4. Godes lof rǽran to promote the Christian religion, 5: Cht.

FǼGE

(adj.)
Grammar
FǼGE, def. se fǽga, seó, ðæt fǽge; comp. -ra; sup. -est; adj.

fated, doomed, destined prŏpĕræ morti dēvōtus, cui mors immĭnetdead, killed, slainmortuus, occīsusaccursed, condemned execrātus, damnātus

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Hirdas lǽgon gǽsne on greóte, fǽgra flǽschaman the keepers lay lifeless on the sand, the carcases of the slain, Andr. Kmbl. 2171; An. 1087.