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be-tweohs

Grammar
be-tweohs, -tweox.

betweenamongbetweenamong

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. temporal Betwix hláfmæssan anð middum sumera, Chr. 921; P. 101, 5- of mutual relation f hé frið betwux þǽm folcum findan sceolde, Ors. 4, 10; S. 202, 11. marking relation of abstract objects Micel tódál ys betweohx þǽre ealdan ǽ and þǽre níwan, Ælfc

be-settan

to setplaceto applyto surroundto besiege

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Add: to set, place, with on, to put one thing in another Ic on besette insero, Ælf. Gr. Z. 166, 3. God ðá sáwle beset on ðone líchaman, Hml. Th. i. 292, 31.

full-fremed

(adj.)
Grammar
full-fremed, adj. (p/cpl.)
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Praeteritum plusquam perfectum is forðgewiten máre þonne fulfremed, for ðan ðe hit wæs gefyrn gedón, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 124, 5-9. v. un-fullfremed, full-fremman

Linked entry: fremed

ge-edníwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edníwian, ge-edníwan.
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Críst ús geedníwode tó his gelícnisse, Ælfc. T. Grn. 3, 34. God wolde þurh hine geedníwigian ðisne ealdne middangeard. Hml. S. 22, 12. Wæs úre gecynd geedneówod, Bl. H. 11, 10. Þonne wesaþ þíne handa geedneówode, 153, 12.

gim

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Wíntreówa blóstman beóð gimman gelíce, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 295, 12. Ís glisnað glæs-hlúttur gimmum gelícast, Rún. 11. Mon sceal sécan be sǽwaroðe and be eá ófrum æþele gimmas, hwíte and reáde and híwa gehwæs, Met. 19, 22 : Bt. 32, 3; F. 118, 17.

ge-wunelíce

(adv.)
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Cf. ge-wunelic; Man þá béc rǽt on circan swíðe gewunelíce, Ælfc. T. Grn. 9, 1. On eallum limum ac gewunelícost on þám handum, Hml.

sand

(n.)
Grammar
sand, e; f.

a sending, mission, message a dish of food, victuals

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Sand daps, 82, 64: Ælfc. Gr. 9, 54; Som. 13, 20. Godes engel cwæð: 'Abacuc, bær ðone mete tó Babilone' . . . Ðá clypode se Abacuc: 'Ðú Godes þeówa, nim ðás lác ðe ðé God sende'. . . And hé ðá ðære sande breáe, Homl. Th. i. 572, 8.

wád

(n.)
Grammar
wád, es; n.

Woad,

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Woad, a plant much used for dyeing, which circumstance may account for the appearance of the word as a gloss to some of the following Latin words Ðis wád hic sandyx, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 69; Zup. 72, 14.

Linked entry: waad

gýmen

(n.)
Grammar
gýmen, gémen; f.

Careheedsolicitudediligencesuperintendencerulecura

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Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 360, 11. He swá geornfulle gýmenne dyde ymb ða hǽla úre þeóde tam sedulam erga salutem nostræ gentis curam gesserit, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 3.

Linked entries: gémen geómen gýme

hálig-nes

(n.)
Grammar
hálig-nes, -ness, e; f.

holiness, sanctitya holy thing, relica holy place, sanctuary

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holiness, sanctity Hálygnyss sanctitas, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 5, 22. Hálignys on hálignysse hys sanctimonia in sanctificatione ejus, Ps. Spl. 95, 6. On rihtwísnesse and on hálignesse in righteousness and in holiness, Blickl. Homl. 31, 36 : 155, 31.

Linked entry: hǽlnes

han-créd

(n.)
Grammar
han-créd, -crǽd, hon-, es; m.

Cock-crowing, cock-crow, a division of the nightgallicinium, galli cantus

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Cock-crowing, cock-crow, a division of the night Hancréd conticinium vel gallicinium, Ælfc. Gl. 94; Som. 75. 122; Wrt.Voc. 53, 4.

Linked entry: créd

ófost

(n.)
Grammar
ófost, ófest, ófst, e; f.

Haste, speed

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Wé secgaþ nú mid ófste ðás endebirdnisse, for ðan ðe wé oft habbaþ ymbe ðis áwriten, Ælfc. T. Grn. 3, 30. Ðeós worald is on ófste this world is hurrying on (to its end ), Wulfst. 156, 5: Cd. Th. 191, 32; Exod. 223. Beó ðú on ófeste hasten Beo.

Linked entries: éfest ófest ófst

ge-strýnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strýnan, -streónan, -strínan, -striénan; p. de; pp. ed [gestreón gain]

To gaingetobtainacquirebegetprocreatelucrāriacquīrĕregignĕreprocreāre

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Ic gestrýne gigno, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 3; Som. 30, 57. Nǽnig fira tó fela gestrýneþ no man gains too much, Exon. 91 a; Th. 342, 17; Gn. Ex. 144: L. C. S. 85; Th. i. 424, 13. Ðæt hý mid rihte gestrýnaþ what they lawfully acquire, L. Edg.

Linked entry: ge-strínan

winnan

(v.)
Grammar
winnan, p. wann , pl. wunnon; pp. wunnen.

intransto labourtoilworkto labour, endeavour, strive afterto labour, struggle, be troubledto labour under, suffer fromto strive, contend, fightof hostile action towards a personof competitionof opposition to things of the action of inanimate objectsto make warfightof the action of inanimate objectswith cognate accusativeto winmake one's waytransto labour atbestow labour uponto labour undersufferundergoto wingetattain

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Ǽlc his gesceafta winþ wiþ óþer. . . ge hié betwux him winnaþ, ge eác fæste sibbe betwux him healdaþ, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 10-15 : Met. 11, 45: 20, 74.

Linked entry: on-winnende

folc-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
folc-gemót, -mót, folces gemót, es; n.

A folk-meetingpŏpŭli consessus

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Sunnan dæges we forbeódaþ ǽlc folcgemót, búton hit for mycelre neódþearfe sí we forbid every Sunday folk-moot, unless it be for great necessity, L. C. E. 15; Th. i. 368, 16: L. N. P. L. 55; Th. ii. 298, 22.

Linked entry: folc-mót

swician

(v.)
Grammar
swician, p. ode.
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Th. 118, 102. to deceive Mǽst ǽlc swicode and óðrum derede wordes and dǽde, Wulfst. 160, 3. Ne ǽnig ne syrwe ne óðrum ne swicie, 73, 12: 70, 5. Lytelíce swician, 55, 16.

tihtle

(n.)
Grammar
tihtle, an ; f.
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And ofgá ǽlc man his tihtlan mid foreáðe (cf. L. O. 2; Th. i. 178, 10: L. O. D. 6; Th. i. 354, 30), L. Ath. i. 23; Th. i. 212, 1-5. Ic eom unscyldig æt ðære tihtlan ðe N. mé tíhþ, L. O. 5; Th. i. 180, 16.

Linked entry: tyhtle

á-rǽran

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Th. i. 562, 25. to establish, set up -Hí ǽlc gód árǽrdon, Hml. S. 21, 462. þæt man unriht álecge and Godes riht árǽre, 16, 67. to raise, cause to grow Þæt hé sylle . XV. swýn tó sticunge, hæbbe sylf ꝥ hé ofer ꝥ árǽre, Ll.

Linked entry: rǽran

beorgan

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Wið ǽlc wóh gestreón beorge man georne, Wlfst. 70, 2. absolute, to abstain from wrongdoing Nis on ǽnigne tíman unriht álýfed, and þeáh man sceal on freólsstówan georn-lícost beorgan, 398, 19.

éfestan

(v.)
Grammar
éfestan, l. efestan,
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H. 249, 20. referring to rapid passage of time Ǽlc fægernes tó ende efsteþ, Bl. H. 57, 28. Þes middangeard tó ende efsteþ, 59, 26. Ætwesan efestaþ tída adesse festinant tempora, Cant. M. ad. fil. 35.