ge-mecca
A consort, an equal
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A consort, an equal Ic Oswulf aldormonn ond Beorndryþ mín gemecca I Oswulf alderman and Beornthryth my wife, Th. Dipl. 459, 3 : 469, 30. Gemecca conjunx, Ælfc. Gl. 3; Wrt. Voc. 72, 9. Clippende to heora gemeccum clamantes coæqualibus, Mt. Kmbl.
ge-mieltan
to melt, digest
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to melt, digest Suá suá sió wamb gemielt ðone mete suá gemielt ðæt mód mid ðære gescádwísnesse his geþeahtes his sorga as the belly digests food so does the mind digest its sorrows with wise reflection, Past. 36, 8; Swt. 259, 6; Hat. MS
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sin-dreám
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Tó heofonríces gefeán hweorfan móstan and ðǽr siððan á in sindreámum tó wídan feore wunian móstun, Exon. Th. 154, 20 ; Gú. 811 : 164, 23 ; Gú. 1016 : 225, 6 ; Ph. 385
sypian
to take in moisture
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to take in moisture Glædenan rinde lytelra gedó þreó pund on glæsfæt; gedó ðonne ðæs scearpestan wínes tó .v. sestras, ásete ðonne on háte sunnan . . . ðæt hit sipige and socige .iiii. dagas, Lchdm. ii. 252, 11. Similar entries v.
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þreá-líc
Miserable ⬩ woeful ⬩ calamitous
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Wæs þreálíc þing ( the deluge ) þeódum tóweard, réðe wíte, Cd. Th. 79, 28; Gen. 1318. Ða apostolas þrowedon folcbealo ðreálíc, mǽrne martyrdóm, Menol. Fox 248; Men. 125
folc-toga
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Add: of a temporal leader Hé (Moses) wæs leóf Gode, leóda aldor, herges wísa, freom folctog. i. Exod. 14. Se folctoga (Nebuchadnezzar), Dan. 656. Þæs folctogan (Holofernes') bed. Jud. 47.
ofer-hygdig
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Gif hé wel áginnan wile ne mæig hé sleac beón ne tó oferhýdig, Angl. ix. 259, 21. Hé hæfde ǽnne swíþe oferhigdigne cniht, þám hé sylf mihte uneáðe gewyldan superbum valde puerum habuit, cui vix poterat vel ipse dominari, Gr. D. 36, 5. Add
rǽdlíce
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Add Utan ealle úre wísan rǽdlíce fadian, Wlfst. 143, 22. add (?) Gif. . . ǽnig gehádod man hine sylfne rǽdlíce (but cf. oftrǽdlíce, 214, 12) oferdrince, Ll.
tó-lǽtenness
Abandonment, ⬩ a giving up
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Abandonment, a giving up Ðeós wyrt ealle ealde and unlácnigendlíce ádlu tófereþ, swá ðæt hé byþ gelácnud þeáh hé ǽr his hǽle on tólǽtennesse wǽre the patient will be cured, though before he had been in despair of his health, Lchdm. i. 262, 3
toll-setl
A toll-booth, ⬩ custom-house
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Ðá geseah hé sittan sumne mannan æt tollsetle (in teloneo; in a tolbothe, Wick. Mt. 9, 9), Homl. Th. ii. 468, 9. Matheus nǽfre æfter his gecyrrednysse æt tollsetle ne sæt, 288, 18
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rýman
to make roomy, extend, spread, enlarge,amplify ⬩ to clear a way ⬩ yield, give place
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Ic wille rýman mínne bertún and míne beornu geeácnian (I will pull down my barns and build greater, Lk. 12, 18), 104, 1 : Wulfst. 286, 19.
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hefig
ponderous ⬩ dense ⬩ weighty ⬩ important ⬩ grave ⬩ severe ⬩ serious ⬩ deep ⬩ profound ⬩ mist ⬩ fog ⬩ cloud ⬩ slow ⬩ dull ⬩ troublesome ⬩ oppressive ⬩ onerous ⬩ burdensome ⬩ oppressive ⬩ grievous ⬩ difficult ⬩ laborious ⬩ toilsome ⬩ overpowering ⬩ weariness
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Wiht hafað hefigne steort, Rä. 59, 7. a. fig. Hiá gebindas byrðenna hefiga (hæfige, R.) in scyldrum monna, Mt.
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GEÁP
Open ⬩ spread out ⬩ extended ⬩ broad ⬩ roomy ⬩ spacious ⬩ wide ⬩ pătens ⬩ pătŭlus ⬩ amplus ⬩ lātus
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Open, spread out, extended, broad, roomy, spacious, wide; pătens, pătŭlus, amplus, lātus Gim sceal on hringe standan, steáp and geáp a gem shall stand in a ring, prominent and broad, Menol. Fox 505; Gn. C. 23. Steáp and geáp high and wide, Salm.
swég
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Ne wind ne wætres swég, Blickl. Homl. 65, 19. Swég on windes onlícnesse, 133, 15. Swég innan ðan heáfedan. Lchdm. iii. 92, 25. Wæs ðeód on sǽlum sigefolca swég, Beo. Th. 1292; B. 644: Cd. Th. 289, 26; Sat. 403.
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éðm
Breath, steam, vapour ⬩ hālĭtus. spīrĭtus, văpor
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Breath, steam, vapour; hālĭtus. spīrĭtus, văpor Hú síd se swarta éðm seó how wide the black vapour is, Cd. 228; Th. 309, 4; Sat. 704. Ne lǽte on ðone éðm let him not allow the vapour on [it ], L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 24
frǽcne
Fiercely ⬩ severely ⬩ hardly ⬩ dūre ⬩ atrōcĭter ⬩ audacter
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Fiercely, severely, hardly; dūre, atrōcĭter, audacter Abrahames cwén spræc frǽcne on fǽmnan Abraham's wife spoke severely against the damsel, Cd. 103; Th. 136, 22; Gen. 2262: Ps. Th. 64, 3: 90, 12.
ge-hón
To hang ⬩ hang with
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To hang, hang with Ðætte he gehongiga that he hang, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 18, 6. He sé gehoen crucifiga'ur, 26, 2. Wudu biþ blédum gehongen the wood will be hung with fruits, Exon. 56 a; Th. 200, 9; Ph., 38 : 566; Th. 202, 18; Ph. 71
ge-léfan
To believe ⬩ confide ⬩ trust ⬩ crēdĕre ⬩ confīdĕre
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To believe, confide, trust; crēdĕre, confīdĕre Gif gé willaþ mínre mihte geléfan if ye will believe my power, Cd. 219; Th. 280, 6; Sat. 251. Geléfst ðú ðæt seó wyrd wealde disse worulde dost thou believe that fortune governs this world?
ge-seccan
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Ides sceal dyrne cræfte hire freónd geseccan gif heó nelle on folce geþeán ðæt hí man beágum gebycge a woman must by secret art get herself a friend if she do not wish publicly to succeed in being bought with rings, Menol. Fox 548; Gn. C. 44
druncennes
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Wínes druncennes and synlustas synt forbodene, næs meoloc ne cýse, Ll. Th. ii. 438, 17. Ðá ðe wódlíce drincað ... swá þ hí dwǽsiað for heora druncennyssum. ... Úre Hǽlend forbeád þá druncennysse, Hml. A. 6, 148.