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ge-spédan

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Seó hǽl wearð gespéd on Iudan handum. Hml. S. 25, 286. Add

hreófla

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Tiberius wæs swá unhál myd myslýcum wundum ꝥ hé wearð hreófla, Hml. A. 181, 17

wǽpned-hád

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Hé fram þǽre costnunge wearð swá fremde swilce hé þone wǽpnedhád on his líchaman næfde ( ac si sextum non haberet in corpore), Gr. D. 26, 30. Add

grund

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L. 17, 8. the surface of the earth Mon tówearp þone weal niþer oþ þone grund muros everti aequarique solo imperavit, Ors. 5, 11; S. 238, 13. the earth as contrasted with heaven men cweðað hér on grunde, Hy. 9, 39. with sea Þone þe grund and sund

niman

(v.)
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ríce bysniað eall þæt gódes dóð Deus de cujus regno lex in ista regna describitur, Solil.

gál-ferhþ

(adj.)
Grammar
gál-ferhþ, adj.

Mind-lustfullicentiouslibīdĭnōsuslascīvus

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Mind-lustful, licentious; libīdĭnōsus, lascīvus Gewát ðá se deófulcunda gálferhþ his beddes neosan then the devilish [man] went lustful in mind to seek his bed, Judth, 10; Thw. 22, 14; Jud. 62

ge-cwémedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cwémedlíc, adj.

Well pleasedbeneplăcĭtus

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Well pleased; beneplăcĭtus Gecwémedlíc is Drihtne beneplăcĭtum est Dŏmĭno, Ps. Lamb. 146, 11. Ne ne on glywcum weres gecwémedlíce oððe welgecwéme biþ him nec in tībiis vĭri beneplăcĭtum ĕrit ei, 146, 10

un-forgolden

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forgolden, adj.

Unremuneratednot paid for

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Unremunerated, not paid for Nafa ðú áne niht unforgolden ðæs weorc ðe ðé wirce do not leave unpaid for a night the work of him that works for thee, Lev. 19, 13

Linked entry: for-gildan

wearmness

(n.)
Grammar
wearmness, e; f.

Warmness, warmth

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Warmness, warmth Hé wolde hine baðian on þam wlacum wætere, ac hé gewát sóna swá hé ðæt wæter hrepode, and wearð seó wearmnys him áwend tó deáðe, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 160

swá

(adv.)
Grammar
swá, swǽ, swé (swé is the form in Ps. Surt. ; see also Txts. 600, col. 1. The form also occurs in Blickl. Homl. 23, 7).
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Wel on swá hátum, ii. 50, 15. with comparatives, the, singly Oft mágon beón suá (swǽ, Cott.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
weorþian, wurþian, wyrþian; p. ode.
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Weorþian nú tódæg ðone tócyme ðæs Hálgan Gástes, Blickl. Homl. 131, II : 171, 3. Be ðisse hálgan tíde weorþunga ðe mǽrsian sceolan and weorþian . . . ús is ðes dæg swíþe tó mǽrsienne and tó weorþienne, 161, 5-8.

Linked entries: a-wyrþian wyrþian

in-segel

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Seó sprǽc wearð ðám cynge cúð.

a-gǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gǽlan, p. de; pp. ed.

To hinderoccupydetaindelayneglectimpedireretardaremorarinegligereTo hesitatebe carelesscunctariindili-gens esse

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And swá eall ðæt folc wearþ mid him ánum agǽled and all the people were so occupied with him alone. Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 24. v. intrans.

Linked entry: a-gálan

for-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sittan, he -siteþ; p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten

To mis-sitto be absent fromneglectdelaydeferdiminishobstructbesiegeabesse aneglĭgĕresupersĕdēredesĕrĕrepræstruĕreobsĭdēre

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Hí hæfdon ðone weg forseten they had blockaded the way, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 84, 13. Fearras forsǽton me tauri obsēdērunt me, Ps. Spl. 21, 11: Cd. 114; Th. 150, 10; Gen. 2489

fýren

(adj.)
Grammar
fýren, fýran; def. se fýrena, seó, ðæt fýrene; adj.

Fieryburningflamingignītusigneusflammeus

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Swylce eal Finns buruh fýrenu wǽre as if all Fin's castle were on fire, Fins. Th. 73; Fin. 36. Ðæt fýrene swurd the fiery sword, Boutr. Scrd. 20, 33. Under ðam fýrenan hrófe under the fiery roof, Cd. 185; Th. 230, 27; Dan. 239.

rǽd-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽd-fæst, adj.
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Wise, prudent Se deófol gemacaþ ðæt se man þurh leáse hiwunge déþ swylce hé rǽdfæst sý ðe rǽdes ne gýmeþ the devil causes the man by a false show to act as if he were wise, who cares not for wisdom, Wulfst. 53, 9.

gleó-man

(n.)
Grammar
gleó-man, glí-man, glii-man, gliig-man, glig-man, -mann, es; m.

A glee-manmusicianminstreljesterplayerbuffoonmusicuscantorjoculatorhistrioscurramimuspantomimus

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Wera gehwylcum wíslícu word gerísaþ, gleómen gied to every man wise words are fitting, song to the gleeman, Exon. 91 b; Th. 344, 1; Gn. Ex. 167: 87 a; Th. 326, 29; Wíd. 136. Gligman mimus, jocista, scurra, pantomimus, Ælfc.

Linked entry: glí-man

ge-cynde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cynde, adj. [cynde natural]

Naturalinnateinborngenialnatūrālisinnātusingĕnĭtusingĕnuus

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Natural, innate, inborn, genial; natūrālis, innātus, ingĕnĭtus, ingĕnuus Gif se weorþscipe ðam wélan gecynde wǽre if dignity were natural to wealth, Bt. 27, 3; Fox 98, 25, Swá him gecynde wæs as was natural to him, Beo.

stúpian

(v.)
Grammar
stúpian, p. ode
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To stoop, bend the back Gyf seó sunne hine ( the moon) onǽlþ ufan þonne stúpaþ hé (it has the light part curving downwards ) . . . for ðan ðe hé went ǽfre ðone hricg tó ðære sunnan weard, Lchdm. iii. 266, 20.

þearl

(adj.)
Grammar
þearl, adj.
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Wéndon hié wera cwealmes, þearlra geþinga, Andr. Kmbl. 3194; An. 1600. Ðirst and hungor and ðearle gewin, Salm. Kmbl. 946; Sal. 472. utter, excessive þýstru ðú gesettest on þearle niht (night utterly dark) posuisti tenebras, et facta est nox, Ps.