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ge-neósian

(v.)
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Add: to visit a person, come for the sake of intercourse to Hé geneósode ðá burunware ðurh his menniscnysse, Hml. Th. i. 404, 21. Hé wolde hellwara geneósian, 480, 26. Hé wolde þone hálgan geneósian and wiþ gesprecan veniebat ad verbocinium beati viri

ge-néþan

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Add: where something perilous or of doubtful issue is undertaken. to venture to go Se wyrm genéðeð tó, Seel. 119. Hé genéðde ofer þone munt, Ors. 4, 8 ; S. 188, 3. Thomas þríste genéðde on Indéa óðre dǽlas, Ap. 50. (1 a) with dat. (inst.) of life imperilled

ge-niþerian

(v.)
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Add: to bring down, cast down, degrade, humiliate a person or place occupying an exalted position Oft ðis andwearde líf úp áhefeð ðá yfelan, ac se tócyme ðǽre écan eádignesse hié geniðrað, Past. 389, 27. Hierusalem áhéned bið ł gehniðrad bið (calcabitur

Linked entry: niþerian

ge-scot

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Take here <b>ge-sceot</b> in Dict., and add: a weapon shot or hurled, an arrow, a dart, spear, javelin Gesceot cateia, i. telum, Wrt. Voc. i. 34, 30. Ánes cynnes gesceot clava vel cateia vel teutona, 35, 44. Gif hit wǽre ésa gescot oððe ylfa

leóht

Grammar
leóht, bright.
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Dele last passage but two, and add: bright, shining, luminous Wolcen léht (líht, R. beorht, W. S.) nubes lucida, Mt. L. 17, 5. Lyftwundor leóht ( the pillar of fire), Exod. 90. Se leóhta beám leódum byrhteð, Cri. 1090. Ic him þá máðmas geald æt gúðe

teón

Grammar
teón, [On p. 978, ll. 2, 3 for leáh, tongne l. teáh, longne.]
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<b>I 1.</b> add Þá múlas þe ꝥ cræt tugon ... tómengdon þá getogu ꝥ hí teón ne mihton, Hml. S. 31, 972. <b>II a.</b> add :-- Ðá ridon his men tó and tugon út ðæt spic of Æðelsiges húse, C.D. iii. 291, 16. <b>III 2.</b&

wénan

(adj.)
Grammar
wénan, <b>. I.</b>
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add: (l a) with elliptical construction ' Ne sint þá eágan þínes módes swá hále swá þú wénst' . . . 'Ic ongyte nú þæt ic ne æom swylc swilce ic wénde, Solil. H. 48, 5-10. add Hwæt wénst þú be Gode, Solil. H. 24, 18. (20) with complement :-- Hé wæs

ǽder

(n.)
Grammar
ǽder, ǽdder, e; f. ǽd(d)re, an; f. (wæter-ǽdre occurs once neuter). Add:to ǽdre:

a channel for fluids ⬩ a sinew ⬩ a rein, kidney

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a channel for fluids Ðín édra thy fountain (vena), Kent. Gl. 107: 330. Ealle eorðan ǽddre onsprungon ongeán ðám heofonlican flóde, Wlfst. 206, 18. Ǽþro botre (cf. botrus fossa, via imbribus excavata, Migne), Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 28. Ǽddrum cataractis, An

Linked entry: héþir

æfter-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
æfter-cweðan, p. -cwæþ; pp. -cweden

To speak after ⬩ repeat ⬩ to answer ⬩ revoke ⬩ renounce ⬩ abjure ⬩ repetere ⬩ revocare

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To speak after, repeat, to answer, revoke, renounce, abjure; repetere, revocare Bebeád he ðæt him mon lengran cwidas beforan cwæde, and he symle gedéfelíce æftercwæþ he ordered longer sayings to be spoken before him, and he always repeated them properly

ágen-frigea

(n.)
Grammar
ágen-frigea, -friga, -friá, an; -frige, es; m.

An owner ⬩ possessor ⬩ possessor

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An owner, possessor; possessor Se ágen-frigea the owner, L. In. 42; Th. i. 128, 14. Agife man ðam ágen-frigean [-frigan MS. C.] his ágen let his own be rendered to the proprietor, L. C. S. 24; Th. i. 390, 7. Ðam ágen-frige to the posessor, L. In. 53;

a-þýstrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-þýstrian, -þístrian, -þeóstrian, -þiéstrian, -þéstrian ; p. ode, ade ; pp. od

To overcloud ⬩ to be obscured or eclipsed ⬩ obnubilare ⬩ obscurari

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To overcloud, to be obscured or eclipsed; obnubilare, obscurari Sýn aþýstrode eágan heora obscurentur oculi eorum, Ps. Spl. 68, 28. Seó sunne aþýstrode the sun was eclipsed, Ors. 6, 2; Bos. 117, 14. Aþýstrade obnubilavit, Bd. 5, 13; S. 633, 34. Ðonne

cleófa

(n.)
Grammar
cleófa, cleafa, cliófa, an; m.

a cleft, chasm, den, cell, chamber ⬩ cubīle, cellarium, cubiculum

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That which is cloven, a cleft, chasm, den, cell, chamber; cubīle, cellarium, cubiculum On heora cleófum oððe holum híg beóþ gelogode in cubilibus suis collocabuntur, Ps. Lamb. 103, 22. Unriht he byþ smeágende on his cliófan iniquitatem meditatus est

Linked entries: cleáfa cliófa clýfa

earmlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
earmlíc, sup. earmlícost; adj.

Miserable, wretched ⬩ mĭser

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Miserable, wretched; mĭser Ðǽr sceal earmlíc ylda cwealm æfter wyrþan then must afterwards miserable slaughter of men take place, Andr. Kmbl. 363; An. 182. Wǽs gehýred earmlíc ylda gedræg the wretched tumult of men was heard. Andr. Kmbl. 3108; An. 1557

fóre-secgan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-secgan, p. -saegde, -sǽde; pp. -sægd, -sǽd

To FORE-SAY ⬩ foretell ⬩ predict ⬩ announce ⬩ præfāri ⬩ prædīcĕre ⬩ prædĭcāre ⬩ pronuntiāre ⬩ annuntiāre

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To FORE-SAY, foretell, predict, announce; præfāri, prædīcĕre, prædĭcāre, pronuntiāre, annuntiāre Ic fóresecge oððe bodige prædīco, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 40. Ðæt se bisceop Aidan ðám scypfarendum ðone storm towardne fóresægde ut episcŏpus Aidan nautis

for-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sacan, p. -sóc, pl. -sócon; pp. -sacen

To declare an opposition ⬩ oppose ⬩ object to ⬩ refuse ⬩ give up ⬩ forsake ⬩ detrectāre ⬩ recūsāre ⬩ desĕrĕre

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To declare an opposition, oppose, object to, refuse, give up, forsake; detrectāre, recūsāre, desĕrĕre Gange án mynet ofer ealne ðæs cynges ánweald, and ðone nán man ne forsace let one money pass throughout the king&#39;s dominion, and that let no

hund-nigontig

(n.; num.; adj.)
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hund-nigontig, num.

Ninety

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Ninety Hundnigontig nonaginta, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 49, 44. Se sumor hafaþ hundnygontig daga ... Se winter hæfaþ tú and hundnigontig daga, Shrn. 83, 33; 146, 7. Hundteóntig geára wæs Abraham and his gebedda hundnigontig Abraham was a hundred years old

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los

(n.)
Grammar
los, es; n.

Loss ⬩ destruction

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Loss, destruction Ða þing tó lose wurdon ðe on ðam scipe wǽron perditis his quæ in navi erant rebus, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 20. Ðonne gé tó lose [Cott. MSS. lore] weorþaþ in interitu vestro, Past. 36, 1; Swt. 249, 1. Weg ðiú lǽdas tó lose via quæ ducit ad

Linked entry: lor

metsung

(n.)
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metsung, e; f.

Provision ⬩ food

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Provision, food Be manna netsunge. Ánan esne gebyreþ tó metsunge xii pund gódes cornes, L. R. S. 8; Th. i. 436, 25. Hí tó metsunge féngon and tó gafle they accepted provisions and tribute, Chr. 1002; Erl. 137, 26. Ðá gerǽdde se cyng ðæt man him gafol

betera

(adj.)
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betera, betra; m : betere, betre; f. n. adj. [from bet good, v. bet-líc good-like, comp. betera, betra better; sup. betest, betst best, v. besta, gód]

BETTER ⬩ melior

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BETTER; melior Ðæt hý wǽron beteran þegnas that they were better thanes, Ors. 4, 9; Bos. 92, 23. Ða betran tída the better times, 4, 9; Bos. 92, 18. To beteran tíde to a better time, Bd. 3. 14; S. 539, 39. Wítodlíce micle má mann ys sceápe betera? hou

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ge-earnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-earnung, e; f.

Earning ⬩ desert ⬩ merit ⬩ meritum

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Earning, desert, merit; meritum For heora lífes geearnunge for their life's earning [desert]; præ merito virtutum, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 23. Nu ic ongite ðæt sió sóþe gesǽlþ stent on gódra monna geearnunga now I understand that true happiness stands on the

Linked entries: earwunga ge-arnung