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ge-bǽru

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bǽru, gen. e; acc. e, u; f : ge-bǽro; f. indecl. Or ge-bǽre; n; pl. u. See the cognate words at the end. [baero, bǽru a bearing]

BEARINGstatehabit or disposition of body or mindmannerconductbehaviourdemeanourmanners in societysocietygestushăbĭtusmōresconsortiumconsuētūdo

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We on gewritu setton þeóda gebǽru we have set in writing the conduct of the people, Elen. Kmbl. 1314; El. 659. Gehýrde beornes gebǽro she heard of the conduct of the man, 1416; El. 710.

Linked entries: ge-bǽre ge-bǽrness

nama

(n.)
Grammar
nama, an; m.

a namea noun

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Ðone ilcan hátaþ óðre naman ǽfensteorra, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 3 : 33. 4; Fox 128, 27. Ðú nemdest eall mid áne noman, Met. 20, 56. Him se pápa Petrus tó noman scóp, Bd. 5, 7; S. 620, 43. God him sette naman Adam, Homl. Th. i. 12, 31.

þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
þeódan, þiédan, þídan, þýdan; p. de
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Þæt ús georne tó Gode þýdon that we diligently attach ourselves to God, Blickl. Homl. 115, 21. Mid cnottum (wǽre) þeód nexibus nodaretur, Hpt. Gl. 481, 31. Þióð subjugatae, subjunctae, 519, 4

Linked entries: þídan þiédan

witon

Grammar
witon, wuton (-an, -un), uton (-an, -un);

let us

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ł wutun (wutu, Rush.) geonga, Mk. Skt. Lind. 1, 38: 14, 42. Uton gán (uutun geonga, Lind.) eamus, Jn. Skt. 11, 16. Uton wircean faciamus, Gen. 1, 26: 2, 18: 11, 3: Cd. Th. 26, 8; Gen. 403: 278, 6; Sat. 217.

Linked entries: utan uton

feorh

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On earfoþum þǽr úres feores ne wénaþ, Bl. H. 51, 28. Nán óþer fioh ðæs hlísan wyrþe búton hiora ágnum fiore, Bt. 39, 11; F. 230, 1.

a-wellan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wellan, p. de; pp. ed

To cause to bubbleto wellfacere ut aliquid ferveat vel ebulliat

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To cause to bubble, to well; facere ut aliquid ferveat vel ebulliat Hreðor innan wæs wynnum awelled the breast within was welled with joy, Andr. Kmbl. 2037; An. 1021

Linked entry: on-willan

un-meahtiglíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-meahtiglíc, adj.

weakimpossible

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weak Hé biþ unmehtiglíc, Lchdm. ii. 60, 8. Uumihtiglíc, iii. 74, 23. impossible Unmæhtiglíc (-iclíc, Lind.) inpossibile, Lk. Skt. Rush. 1, 37: 17, 1. Suíðe unmæghtiglíc, Lind. 18, 24

Linked entry: un-meahtelíc

módorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
módorlíce, adv.
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Like a mother Heó wearð gehádod tó abudessan on Élígmynstre ofer manega mynecena, and heó hí módorlíce heóld mid gódum gebysnungum tó þám gástlican lífe, Hml. S. 20, 39

on-dón

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Wearð eft Janes duru andón apertus est Ianus, Ors. 6, 1; S. 254, 17. Add

winter-biter

(adj.)
Grammar
winter-biter, adj.

Having the bitterness of winter

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Having the bitterness of winter Forstas and snáwas, winterbiter weder frosts and snows, weather with winter's bitterness, Cd. Th. 239, 32; Dan. 379: Exon. Th. 192, 12; Az. 105

fóstor-módor

(n.)
Grammar
fóstor-módor, f.

A foster-motheraltrix

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A foster-mother; altrix Ðæs mǽdenes fóstormódor into ðam búre eóde the maiden's foster-mother went into the chamber, Apol. Th. 2, 7, 11. 12, 15, 19, 23: Nar. 40, 7

gin-

(v.; prefix)
Grammar
gin-, gynn-wísed; part. p.

Well-directedwise

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Well-directed, wise Nǽnig monna wæs godes willan ðæs georn ne gynnwised no man was so eager for God's will nor so wise, Exon. 45 a; Th. 154, 8; Gú. 839

ságol

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His óðer fót wearð fæst on ánum ságle (sáhle, v. l.) þæs geardes pes in sude sepis inhaesit, Gr. D. 26, 27. Add

út-weardes

(adv.)
Grammar
út-weardes, adv.

Outwardstowards the outside

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Outwards, towards the outside Suá bið sió costung ǽresd on ðæm móde, and ðonne féreþ útweardes tó ðære hýde, ód ðæt nió út ásciét on weorc, Past. 11; Swt. 71, 5

on-tíned

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
on-tíned, (-tímed ?)

well-supplied

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well-supplied Gif .vii. dæge sunne scíneþ, mycele wæstmas on treówum beóþ ... Gif ðí .x. dæge sunne scýneþ, ðonne byþ sé and ealle æá mid fixum ontíned, Lchdm. iii. 166, 13

Linked entry: -tíned

ge-ortríwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ortríwan, ge-ortreówan; p. de.
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Þonne bið ús gesewen þæt ús ǽr gesǽd wæs, þeáh þe hit nú geortrýwan (-trúwian, v. l.), for ðý hit geseón ne magon, Wlfst. 3, 18.

ge-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyrd, fate.
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II, 124. what happens to a person or thing, a condition assigned by fate Fore giwyrd líchomes foerde ongeton from the condition of mortality imposed upon the flesh we know she has departed; quam pro conditione carnis migrasse cognovi-mus, Rtl. 66,

cépan

(v.)
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forlǽtað ðone líchaman, and cépað ðǽre sáwle, Hml. Th. i. 464, 7. Gif ðæs éces lífes cépað, ii. 464, 33. Þám þe ǽniges crístendómes cépað on heora lífe, Ælf. T.

Burgendas

(n.)
Grammar
Burgendas, gen. a; pl. m: Burgendan; pl. m.
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These, in Alfred's time, dwelt to the north-west of the Osti. We find them at another period on the east bank of the Oder.

Linked entry: Burgendan

hýr-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
hýr-, heár-sum; adj.

Obedientcompliant

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We beóþ hírsume erimus obedientes, Ex. 24, 7. Nemne ic gode sylle hýrsumne hige unless I give to God an obedient mind, Exon. 37 b; Th. 124, 13; Gú. 340. Heársume, 42 b; Th. 144, 13; Gú. 677: 43 a; Th. 145, 19; Gú. 697