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ge-grippan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-grippan, p. de.
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Soecendo hine gegriopann[e], Jn. p. 5, 5. v. ge-græppian in Dict

Linked entries: grippan ge-grípan

ge-þǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þǽnan, p. de
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To moisten Ádríg dúste, geþǽn mid hunige. Lch. ii. 144, 1. Sóna wæs seald se regn, sé þe fullíce mihte þá eorðan wel geþǽnan repente pluvia tribuebatur, quae plene terram satiare potuisset, Gr. D. 210, 21.

Linked entry: þǽnan

geflit-georn

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Ne ǽnig man ne sý sacfull ne éalles geflitgeorn, Wlfst. 70, 19 : Lch. iii. 428, 34. Beón úre fét gesceóde mid þǽre sybbe bodunge, and úre stafas sýn on úrum handum sleánne þá wyrmas . . .

Linked entry: flít-georn

gefóg-stán

(n.)
Grammar
gefóg-stán, es; m.
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A stone hewn so as to be ready for use in building Wé scylen beón on ðisse ælðeódignesse útane beheáwene mid swingellan, ðǽm ðæt wé eft sión geteald and geféged ðǽm gefógstánum on ðǽre Godes ceastre bútan ðǽm hiéwete ǽlcre suingean nunc foris per

Linked entry: stán-gefóg

grimman

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: to make angry Beóde ic ꝥ gé God ne grymman (gremian, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 270, 28

leóhtian

(v.)
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Lfc. 54. to grow light (cf. leóht; ), to dawn In þá dagunge, þá þá hit ǽrest leóhtode in ipso subsequentis lucis crepusculo, Gr. D. 234, 21. Oð ðæt hit leóhtige usquoque lucescat, Angl. xiii. 398, 474

réceleáslíce

(adv.)
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Sint manienne ðá ðe ðá sibbe sáwað, ðæt hié swá micel weorc recceleáslíce and unwærlíce ne dón admonendi sunt pacifici, ne tantae actionis pondus levigent, Past. 361, 6.

heáh-seld

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-seld, es; n.

A throne

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A throne Ðonne wé héhselde hnígan þencaþ when we intend to bend to the throne, Cd. 217; Th. 277, 21; Sat. 208:221; Th. 287, 25; Sat. 372. Ymb ðæt hálge heáhseld godes around the holy throne of God, Exon. 64 b; Th. 239, 11; Ph. 619.

Linked entry: heáh-setl

be-seón

(v.)

To lookattentionexpectationTo see aboutcare forattend toprovide for

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Beó se canon him ætforan eágum, beseó , LK Th. ii. 250, 24. mental, to look with favour, attention, expectation, &c. Hé nǽfre ne besyhð to ðǽre uplican are, Past. 67, 14. Beseah Drihten Abele and his lácum, Gen. 4, 4, 5.

ge-trúwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-trúwian, ge-trýgian.
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</b> to trust to a person for something (clause with þÆt ), Gen. 248 (in Dict.). with gen., to trust in or to something, B. 2322 (in Dict.). with preps, (be, on, in), to be confident about, trust in, rely on Hé getrúwode be his láreówes mægene

ge-dón

(v.)
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. ¶ deáþe gedón to put to death :-- His slagan þe hine deáðe gedydon. Hml. Th. i. 300, 14. Hú hí mihton hine deáðe gedón, 26, 22.

laðian

(v.)
Grammar
laðian, p. ode

To invitecallcall upon

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Ðá hét hé Willfriþ ðam sinoþe laðian vocari jussit Vilfridum, 5, 19; S. 639, 35. Hé sende his þeówan laðigenne mancynn ðære écan feorme, Homl. Th. ii. 372, 5

mǽg-bót

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-bót, e; f.

The 'bót' paid to the kinsman of a slain man for the slaying of the latter

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Let them both increase in proportion to the 'wer' . . . If he (the slain man) strove against him that slew him, then let there be no 'bót' to the godfather just as there is no 'wite' to the lord, L. In. 76; Th. i. 150, 13-20.

ildan

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Add: to delay, with acc. Ne yllde (ylde, v. l. ) hé hit þá leng, Bd. 2, 12; Sch. 152, 4. with clause won yldest þú ꝥ þú Gode gecyrre?, Archiv cxxii. 257, 9. Ne yld þú ná ꝥ þú gecyrre . . . Sé þe yldeð ꝥ hé ne gecyrre.

ge-andettan

(v.)

to confess, acknowledgeto confessto admit for oneselfconcede, allowto confess, declare one's beliefto confessacknowledge as having a certain character, declare one's faith into make acknowledgement of a benefitgive thankspraise

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Add: to confess, acknowledge wrong-doing, weakness, &amp;c. Geondeton (confitentes) synna hiora, Mt. L. 3, 6. Geandet swá hwætt swá þú þáron wite, Ll. Lbmn. 414, 34. as an ecclesiastical term to confess to a priest trans.

neáh-líce

(adv.; prefix)
Grammar
neáh-líce, neá-líce; adv.

Nearlyabout

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Nearly, about Hié neálíce swá fela ( tot pene ) þearfena ofsleáþ swá hié ídelíce mid hiera ælmessan gehelpan meahton, Past. 45, 1; Swt. 335, 15. Hý blówaþ ðonne neálíce ( just about when ) óðre wyrta scrincaþ, Lchdm. i. 204, 13

mǽg-sibb

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-sibb, e; f.

kinshiprelationshipLove between kinsmenaffection

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Heó cwæþ him gemyne mín drihten ðæt heó wæs bán of mínum bánum and flǽsc of mínum flǽsce Eve conjured him (Christ) on account of her kinship to St. Mary to pity her.

Linked entry: mǽgþ-sibb

hreósan

(v.)
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Add: to fall from an upright position, fall to the ground Hrýst cespitat, Hpt. 31, 17, 478. Hreás occubuit (machera percussus occubuit, Ald. 49, 14), An. Ox. 3582.

weall-stellung

(n.)
Grammar
weall-stellung, -stilling, -stylling, e; f.

The putting a wall in order, repairing of a wall.

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Ðonne gebyreþ twéntigan gyrdan on wealstillinge hundeahtig hída, and ðam furlange gebyrgeaþ óþer healf hund hída and x hída . . . fíf furlangum gebyreþ ymbeganges eahta hunda hída on wealstyllinge . . .

Linked entry: stellung

hón

(v.)
Grammar
hón, p. héng; pp. hangen

To hang, suspend, crucify

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Ðǽr wǽron gelǽdde twegen sceaþan for heora synnum hónne there were brought two thieves to be crucified for their sins, 254, 22. hóanne ad crucifigendum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 20, 19. Ic hæbbe mihte ðé hónne, Jn. Skt. 19, 10.