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for-beódan

(v.)

to forbidto restraincheckto prevent

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Heora bisceopas sǽdon þæt hié (the gods) ðæt gefeoht forbuden, Ors. 3, 10; P. 140, Hé cwæð ꝥ hé ne cóme þás bebodu tó brecanne ne tó forbeódanne (to order that these commands should not be obeyed), Ll. Th. i. 56, l.

healf

(num.; adj.; adv.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

HALF

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Gé ðǽr búgiaþ on ðam fíftan dǽle healfum londes and unlondes ye there dwell in the half of the fifth part [in the tenth part, cf. l. 25] of land and not-land, Bt. 18, 1; Fox 62, 23.

Eðan-dún

(n.)
Grammar
Eðan-dún, e; f. [Hunt. Edendune: Matt. West. Ethendune]

EDDINGTON. near Westbury, Wiltshire lŏci nōmen in agro Wiltonensi

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EDDINGTON. near Westbury, Wiltshire; lŏci nōmen in agro Wiltonensi He fór to Eðandúne he went to Eddington, Chr. 878; Erl. 81, 12

folce-getrum

(n.)
Grammar
folce-getrum, es; n.

A host of peopleexercĭtus

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A host of people; exercĭtus Mid heora folce-getrume with their band of people, Cd. 95; Th. 123, 18; Gen. 2046, note

ge-tríwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tríwe, def. se -tríwa; adj.

Truefaithfulfīdusfĭdēlis

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S. 23; Th. i. 388, 9, note 12, MS. A

Linked entry: ge-trýwe

ge-cýþan

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Add: to become known Þurh witena sægena ús gecýðde se mǽra nama ( celebre nomen innotuit ) þæs árwyrðan weres, Gr. D. 179, 11

ge-byrhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-byrhtan, p. te; pp. ed

To make brightbrightenillūmĭnāreclārĭfĭcāre

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To make bright, brighten; illūmĭnāre, clārĭfĭcāre Ys his nama fór him neóde gebyrhted præclārum nōmen eōrum cōram ipso, Ps. Th. 71, 14

ge-réde

(n.)
Grammar
ge-réde, an; n.

Harness, trappingsphaleræ

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S. 72; Th. i. 414, 12, note 39

Linked entry: ge-rǽde

un-cynlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cynlíc, adj.

Unsuitableimproper

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Unsuitable, improper Ðæt wǽre uncynlícre, gif God næfde on eallum his ríce náne frige gesceaft, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 244, 28 note

ge-notian

(v.)
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to note, mark Of oferwritenum ðás in foruuard fore genotad infindes ex superscriptionibus quas in fronte notatas invenies, Mt. p. 12, 2

flyþ

(n.)
Grammar
flyþ, es; m.

Flightvŏlātus

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Flight; vŏlātus Forgeaf ðám fugelum flyþ geond ðas lyft he gave to the birds flight through this air, Hexam. 8; Norm. 14, 10

GAF

(adj.)
Grammar
GAF, adj.

Basevilelewdturpisvīlislŏquax

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Basil admn. 8; Norm. 50, 28

Linked entries: gaffetung ge-gaf-sprǽc

geánunga

(adv.)
Grammar
geánunga, adv.

Directly

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Directly Geánunga foron ða sunnan directly before the sun, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 5, 29; Lchdm. iii. 242, 12, note

ge-wreðian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wreðian, p. ede; pp. ed

To support

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To support Mid his crycce hine ge-wreðede supported himself with his crutch; b aculo innitens, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 18, note

sund-reced

(n.)
Grammar
sund-reced, es; n.
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A sea-house, a term for the ark Ðú ( Noah ) seofone genim on ðæt sundreced túdra gehwylces, Cd. Th. 80, 28; Gen. 1335

beg-beám

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Morarius begbeám morarius etiam celsa vocatur, mora haec commune nomen est bergena (cf. heorot-berge), Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, I. Cf. beger. Add

drync-leán

Grammar
drync-leán, drynce-leán.
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Th. i. 422, note 1. The word occurs under the heading: De officiis domino debitis

fiþer-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
fiþer-ríce, es; n.

A tetrarchy

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A tetrarchy Philippus and Heródes Judéam feþer-rícum (fyþer-, on feówer tetrarhchan, iiii rícu, v. ll. ) tódǽldun, Chr. 12; P. 7, note 2

ild

(n.)
Grammar
ild, e ; f.

an ageævumsæculumageyearsætasmatureeldsenectusvetustasage

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Hé leng ne leofaþ ðonn on midre ilde he will not live beyond middle age, Lchdm. iii. 162, 21. Ǽrðæmðe hé self wǽre fulfremedre ielde nisi perfecta ætate, Past. 49, 5 ; Swt. 335, 19. Hundehtatig ylda octoginta anni, Ps.

Linked entries: yld eld

scrift

(n.)
Grammar
scrift, es; m.
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must pass to the church at Worcester; this condition was now removed) be not maintained in respect to him (Eadnoth ), Chart.