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feáwa

a few

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Substantival. few persons or things Syndon feáwa þe þǽm deádan getreówe weorþon, Bl. H. 53, 1. On þám folce feáwe wǽran ǽnige there were few only in that folk, Ps. Th. 104, 11. Hwæt ðá feáwa syndan þe his willan wyrcean willen, R. Ben. 2, 17.

ge-tenge

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For ðǽm þurste þe getenge wæs eallum mínum herige and þǽm nýtenum quadrupedalia et exercitus sitiebant, Nar. 8, 24. þé is swlíe micel unrótness getenge plurimus tibi qffectuum tumultus incubuit, Bt. 5, 1; F. 10, 24.

hord

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Sceal þæs heánan hyge hord unginnost, Gn. Ex. 206. Hé ( Christ ) æteówde mé eác his ǽnlican hordas, ðá hé mé gehét, Hml. S. 7, 38. that are concealed Synna hord. Ps. C. 155. Dyrne hordas abdita (secretorum) archana An.

ge-swícan

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Hié noldon þæs weall-gebreces geswícan, Ors. 3, 9; S. 134, 30: 4, 9 ; S. 192, 33. Hé wát ꝥ hé untela ðéð, and nele ðeáh þæs geswícan, Bt. 39, 12; F. 232, 1 : Ll. Th. i. 306, 19.

georn

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Wæs þǽre wífgifta guma georn on móde, Jul. 39. Ic wæs symles willan þínes georn on móde I was ever eager in my heart to do thy will, An. 66: Gú. 839: El. 268. of that which is to be got Ne sceal hé beón tó georn deádra manna feós, Bl. H. 43, 12.

ge-tynge

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Þǽre getyngan lepida (libelli textum lepida urbanitatis facundia digestum, Ald. 80, 32), 88, 38: 50, 43. Mid getincgere urbana (verborum facundia fretus ), An. Ox. 1501. Getyngere urbano (libello ), 4, 88.

hwæþer

(con.)
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hwæþer, conj.
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His scrift hit gecýðe þám biscope, hweðer hé tó þǽre bóte cirran wolde, Ll. Th. i. 212, 24

ge-leornian

(v.)
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Se deófol cann eall þæt yfel and ealle þá drýcræftas þe ǽfre ǽnig ǽfre geleornode, Wlfst. 101, 3. with clause Sé sit on wólberendum setle, sé ðe gesceádwíslíce tócnáwan con gód and yfel, and ðeáh geleornað ðæt hé déð ðæt yfel in cathedra pestilentiae

elles

(adj.)

otherwisedifferentlyelsewhereelseelse

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Eall þæt manncynnes elles wæs, eall hit ádranc, Wlfst. 10, 13. Ꝥ man ǽlc beboden fæsten healde, sí hit Ymbrenfæsten, sí hit Lengctenfæsten, sí hit elles óðer fæsten, Ll. Th. i. 368, 22. Elles óðre fæstena healde man, 308, 18.

ge-wuna

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Ðisse eorðlican drohtunge gewuna humanae conversationis usus, 169, 7. a (person's) habitual action, a habit, custom Ic wát ꝥ nán gewuna ne mæg nánum men beón onwended, ꝥ þæt mód ne sié be sumum dǽle onstyred omnis subita mutatio rerum non sine quodam

borh

paymentsuretyshipsecurityloandebt

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Se godfæder wæs þæs cildes forspreca and borh wið God, Hml. Th. ii. 50, 17

geornlíce

(adv.)
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Gým þú þæs earmestan geornlícost, Wlfst. 250, 7. earnestly, urgently. Cf. georne, Sceolan wé geornlíce biddan, Bl. H. 19, 15: Ll. Lbmn. 415, 28: Cri. 262. Ic wille geornlíce tó Gode cleopian, Bt. 3, 4; F. 6, 27. Geornlíce lǽran, Ll. Th. i. 314, 4.

ge-rád

(adj.)
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ge-rád, adj.
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Ongan ic ácsian hú gerád hiora gegaderung wæs . . . hǽmedes, þe þæs gástes, Hml. A. 200, 160. swá gerád such; talis, hujusmodi, istiusmodi, illiusmodi Swá gerád istiusmodi, Ælfc. Gr. 74, 10.

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hærfest

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[It began on August 7 and November 6 was its last day Þæs (after Lammas day) hærfest cymð ymb seofon niht bútan ánre wonan . . .

folc-lic

publicnationalcommongeneralpublicplebeiancommoncommonpopulous

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Add: that concerns the whole people, public, national Hí woldon ferian mid folclicum wurðmynte þone hálgan líchaman, and læcgan innan þǽre cyrcan they wanted to give the body a public funeral, Hml. S. 32, 174.

ge-tímian

(v.)
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Þe lǽste him forðsíð getímige, Wlfst. 300, 28. with indefinite hit Hit getímað hwíltídum ꝥ his trendel underscýt þǽre sunnan, Lch. iii. 242, 18. Gif hit swá getímað, hé sceal his ágen líf syllan for ðæs folces hreddinge, Hml. Th. i. 240, 13.

gód

(adj.)
Grammar
gód, adj.

GOODbonus

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GOOD; bonus Þæs gódan gódnes biþ his ágen gód the goodness of the good is his own good, Bt. 37, 3; Fox 190, 14. Gód mann sóþlíce of gódum goldhorde bringþ gód forþ bonus homo de bono thesauro profert bona, Mt. Bos. 12, 35.

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wícian

(v.)
Grammar
wícian, p. ode.
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Wæs seó wunung þǽr swýþe wynsum on tó wícenne, and his geteld wǽron gehende hire wununge geslagene, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 315. (1 a) of an object that moves :-- Nihtweard ( the pillar of fire ) nýde sceolde wícian ofer weredum, Cd.

Linked entry: ge-wícian

drincan

(v.)
Grammar
drincan, [druncaþ prs. pl.,
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Gif man wǽpn ábregde þǽr mæn drincen, 32, 11, 8. Ne mót nán preóst drincan æt wínhúsum ealles tó gelóme, ii. 386, 8. Sé ðe wylle drincan and dwǽslíce hlýdan, drince him æt hám, 357, 39. trans. to imbibe a liquid Hié þone drenc druncon, Bl.

for-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-healdan, for-healden.

withholdkeep backdisregardneglect

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Substitute: to hold improperly, withhold, keep back what should be paid On hǽþenum þeódum ne dear man forhealdan lytel ne mycel þæs þe gelagod is tó gedwolgoda weorðunge; and wé forhealdað ǽghwǽr Godes gerihta, Wlfst. 157, 12-14: 229, 19.

Linked entry: for-healden