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wíf-gál

(adj.)
Grammar
wíf-gál, adj.

Incontinent ⬩ licentious

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Incontinent, licentious Swá lǽren hí ða wífgálan gesinscipe, swá hí ða forhæbbendan ne gebrengen on unryhthǽmde sic incontinentibus laudetur conjugium, ut tamen jam continentes non revocentur ad luxum. Past. 60; Swt. 453, 30

Linked entry: gál

wíg-gár

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-gár, es; m.

A lance

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A lance Wígár lancea, wegures (wīgáres?) gewrið amentum Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 46 - 47. Cf. wíg-spere

Linked entries: wegures wí-gár

wí-gár

Similar entry: wíg-gár

wíg-gild

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-gild, (wíh-), es; n.

An idol

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An idol Hié onhnigon tó ðani herige, hǽðne þeóde wurðedon wíhgyld, Cd. Th. 227, 5; Dan. 182. Cf. deófol-gild

Linked entry: wíh-gyld

æfter-gild

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-gild, -gyld, es; n.

An after-payment ⬩ a paying again or in addition ⬩ secunda vel iterata compensatio

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An after-payment, a paying again or in addition; secunda vel iterata compensatio, L. C. S. 24; Th. i. 390, 7

a-gan

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-gan, p. of a-ginnan,

began ⬩ cœpit

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began; cœpit.Mk. Bos. 6, 7;

a-gén

(prep.)
Grammar
a-gén, prep. acc.

Against ⬩ adversum ⬩ contra

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Against; adversum, contra Se ðe nis agén eów, se is for eów qui non est adversum vos, pro vobis est, Mk. Bos. 9, 40. Ðín bróðor hæfþ ǽnig þing agén ðé frater tuus habet aliquid adversum te, Mt. Bos. 5, 23

a-gén

(adv.)
Grammar
a-gén, adv.

AGAIN ⬩ anew ⬩ also ⬩ itenim ⬩ denuo ⬩ et

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AGAIN, anew, also; itenim, denuo, et Ðe ðé slihþ on ðín gewenge, wend óðer agén qui te percutit in maxillam, præbe et alteram, Lk. Bos. 6, 29. Ðá wende he on scype agén then he went into the ship again, 8, 37, 40. Wæs forworht agén was punished anew,

æt-gár

(n.)
Grammar
æt-gár, es; m. [æt, gar a spear]

A short spear or javelin ⬩ a kind of dart or other weapon to cast at the enemy ⬩ framea

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A short spear or javelin, a kind of dart or other weapon to cast at the enemy; framea, Cot. 188: 86

an-gan

(v.)

began

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began, Cd. 23; Th. 28, 26; Gen. 442

án-geld

(n.)
Grammar
án-geld, es; n.

A single payment ⬩ compensation

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A single payment or compensation, L. In. 56; Th. i. 138, 9: L. Edg. ii. 7; Th. i. 268, 19, MS. G

and-get

(n.)
Grammar
and-get, es; n.

The understanding ⬩ intellect ⬩ intellectus

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The understanding, intellect; intellectus, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 28

ate-gár

(n.)
Grammar
ate-gár, es; m.

A javelin ⬩ framea

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A javelin; framea

be-gan

began

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began Gen. 9, 20

be-gán

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-gán, pp. of be-gán

tilled ⬩ cultivated

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tilled, cultivated On begánum landum in cultivated lands Herb. 5, 1; Lchdm. i. 94, 6;

cwide-gied

(n.)
Grammar
cwide-gied, cwide-giedd, es; n. [gid, gied a song, lay]

A song, ballad ⬩ carmen

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A song, ballad ; carmen Fela cúþra cwidegiedda many [of] known songs, Exon. 77a. Th. 289, 28; Wand. 55

cyne-gild

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-gild, cynegyld,es; n. [gild compensation]

A king's compensation ⬩ regis compensatio

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A king's compensation; regis compensatio To bóte on cynegilde [-gylde MS. H.] as offering for the king's compensation, L. M. L. Th. i. 190, 7

diófol-gild

(n.)
Grammar
diófol-gild, es; n.
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Devil-worship, an image of the devil, an idol, Ors. 1, 5; Bos. 28, 27

fiónd-geld

(n.)
Grammar
fiónd-geld, es; n.

Devil-worship

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Devil-worship, Mt. Lind. Stv. 4, 24

for-get

Grammar
for-get, = for-git, -giteþ; 3rd pres. sing. of for-gitan: for-getst

forgets ⬩ forgettest

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forgets, Bt. 3, 2; Fox 6, 9, forgettest, Ps. Lamb. 43, 24, =