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GEÁTAS

(n.)
Grammar
GEÁTAS, Iótas, Iútas, Eótenas

the JutesJutæGAUTSGauti in SueciaΓαυτοί,

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Both Jóti; pl. Jótar, and iötunn; pl. iötnar, are rendered in A. Sax. by eóten; pl. eótenas.

á-mirran

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D. 114, 2: both passages describe the same incident), Hml. Th. ii. 162, 12

spyrian

(v.)
Grammar
spyrian, p. ede, ode

to trackgo in a trackfollowmake a journey in search of something to make a trackgoto enquireinvestigateexamineto enquire after or intoseek to know aboutto search afterseek to attainto askinvestigare, indagare, sciscitarito track; to investigate; to ask

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.; Swt. 5, 16. to make a track, go Mec fugles wyn geond speddropum spyrede geneahhe . . . beám telge swealg stóp eft on mec síþade sweartlást me (a book) throughout the bird's joy (the pen) with drops made frequent tracks, . . . swallowed the tree's

Linked entries: æfter-spyrian spirian

ge-sprecan

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L. 3, where the object is that which is spoken about, to speak about Þá wǽre and þá winetreówe þe git on ǽrdagum oft gesprǽcon, Bo. 52. the object a clause Wæs gesprecen ðurh Salomonn bi ðǽm Wísdóme ðæt se Wísdóm wille sóna fleón ðone ðe hine fliéhð

pening

(n.)
Grammar
pening, penning, pending, penig, pennig, es; m.
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H.) tó bóte, 47; Th. i. 94. 3-5. Hire mægþhádes wurð, ðæt synd twelf scillingas be twelf penigon (cf. Se rihtscylling byþ á be .xii. penegum legitimus solidus semper est .xii. denariorum, L. Ecg.

Linked entry: pending

streónan

(v.)
Grammar
streónan, (but more often with umlaut) striénan, strénan, strínan, strýnan; p. de (
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Ic wille ðæt hit gange on ða nýhstan hand mé, bútan hyra hwylc bearn hæbbe; ðonne is mé leófast ðæt hit gange on ðæt strýned on ða wǽpned-healfe ( to the child born on the male side ). Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 116, 15

fúl

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
fúl, adj.
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Ger. fúl-boum: Ger. faul-baum.] figurative. morally polluted Fúlre gálnysse, fúles forligeres lupanaris incesti, An. Ox. 4222. Gilt sliporne ł fúlne culpam lubricam, Hy. S. 15, 38.

ge-wilnung

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Ox. 1184. (1 a) with gen. of what is desired :-- Hé for ðǽre gewilnunge swelcra weorca biscopdóm ne sécð episcopatum non appetit per hunc boni operis ministerium, Past. 55, 1.

sáwel-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
sáwel-sceatt, es; m.

An ecclesiastical due

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Th. 609, 10-18 :-- Æt ǽlcum forðfarenum gildan æt ǽlcum heorþe ǽnne penig tó sáwulsceote, sé hit bonda, sé hit wíf, ðe on ðam gildscipe sindon; and ðat sáwulgesceot sceulon ða canonicas habban, and swilce þénisce dón for hig swilce hig ágon tó dóne

Linked entry: sáwel-gescot

hearh

(n.)
Grammar
hearh, hearch, herh, es; m: pl. hearga, f.

A temple, an idollucus, nemus, fanum, delubrum, ara

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Hie onhnigon tó ðam herige they bowed to the idol, Cd. 181; Th. 227, 3; Dan. 181. Gif ǽnig man gelýfe on Moloches hearch if any man believe on Moloch, Lev. 20, 2.

Linked entries: hearh-eard hearh-lic

dǽl

(adv.)
Grammar
dǽl, pl. dǽle (gelimplice daele conpetentes portiunculas,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 79
), dǽlas.
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Se eorðan dǽl (the body). . se wuldres dǽl(the soul ), 1340-2. Hié micel þæs folces ofer sǽ ádrǽfdon, and þæs óþres þone mǽstan dǽl hié geridon, Chr. 878; P. 74, 27. Hé tóbærst on feówer dǽlas, Bl.

ge-sceád

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Ic þá geþeóde tó micclan gesceáde telede I reckoned the language (of a book translated into English) distinguished the book in a very important respect from the original (the book's being translated made a great difference), Lch. iii. 442, 4.

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, againsttowards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way ofagainstagainst, for the reception of, to receivein reply toin return for, as an equivalent for opposite, over againstagainst, in a direction opposite toagainst, with, contrary to, in opposition toin reply toas an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange foragainst, ready fortowardsoppositeagain, backLat re-in replytowardson the other handagain

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Brimmanna boda, ábeód ongeán, Byrht. Th. 133, 13; By. 49. marking direction without actual motion, towards Ðonne hé síþ ongán cum viderit, Ps. Th. 57, 9. Hié ongeán lócian ne mihton, Blickl.

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽc, spǽc, spréc, e; f.

Speech.speech, talking speech, the faculty of speaking skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquencewhat is said, a speech, saying, collection of words speech, language, talk, discourse, wordsa speech, languagespeech, e.g. to have speech of or with a person, conversation, consultation, conference, discussiona question, case that requires explanationa sentence, decision, agreement, termsa case, cause, suit, claimtalk about a person or thing, report, fame words denoting places where there is speakinglingua, loquelacolloquium, eloquium, ratio, judicium, consilium, senatus

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Ðá sette Bora ðás spéce wið Ælfríce: ðæt wes, ðæt Putrael sealde Ælfríce .viii. oxan, and gef Bora sixtig penga for ðere forespǽce, and dide hine sylfne sacclés wið Ælfríce, Chart.

IN

(prep.)
Grammar
IN, prep. cum dat. inst. acc.

InonintointoIn

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Genáman his líc and in ða stówe ásetton ðe Vaticanus hátte they took his body and put it into the place called the Vatican, 191. 33. Ðá eode hé in ða cetan then he went into the cell, 219, 14.

Linked entries: -standendlic gang-ern

wyn

(n.)
Grammar
wyn, wynn, e; f.

delightpleasuredelightfullypleasantlya delightthat which causes pleasurethe best of a class,the pride of its kind.the name of the w-rune

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Him leófedan londes wynne, bold on beorhge, 110, 20; Gú. 110. Gæst inne swæf óþ ðæt hrefn blaca heofenes wynne bodode, Beo. Th. 3607; B. 1801. as an epithet of persons, of human beings Hægstealdra wyn (Pharaoh), Cd. Th. 111, 28; Gen. 1862.

Linked entry: mód-wén

ge-dǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dǽlan, <b>. I.</b>
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Mé gedǽlað, sibbe tóslítað sinhíwan tú ( body and soul), Jul. 697. Syððan hié gedǽldon ( or under <b>V a</b> ?)

ge-cýþan

(v.)
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. ¶ with complementary adjective :-- Se cyng wæs deád gekýd the king was reported dead, Chr. 1093; P. 227, 20. (1 a) of official notice, to report, a matter His scrift hit gecýðe þám biscope, hweðer hé tó þǽre bóte cirran wolde, Ll.

Linked entry: cýþan

gildan

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Ungesawene þing mon mót mid áðe gewyrðan, and syþþan be þám gyldan, 356, 1-7. to pay for a criminal Gif hé ( an accused person ) ꝥ ordál forfleó, gilde se borh hine be his were, Ll.

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, [For first two lines substitute: <b>ge-seón,</b> ge-sión, ic-seó, -sió, -sié, þú-sihst, -siehst, -syhst, -syxt, hé-sihþ, -siehð, -seohþ, -syhþ, -seóþ, pl. -seóþ, -sióþ; p. ic, hé -seah, -seh, þú-sáwe, -sége, pl. -sáwon, -ségon, -seágon, -sǽgon ; imp. -seoh, -seah, pl. -seóþ; subj. prs. ic-seó, -sió, -sié ; p. -sáwe, -sége; pp. -sewen, -seowen, -segen, -seogen, -sawen (-sáw- ?). Northern and Mercian forms: ge-seá, -seán, -sión, ic -seóm, -sióm, -siúm, þú -siist, -síst, -seǽs, hé -siið, -siis, -síþ, -sís ; pl. -seáþ, -siáþ, -seás ; p. ic, hé -sæh, -sægh, -seh, þu -sége, pl. -ségon, -sǽgon ; imp. -sæh, -sægh, -seh, -sech, -sih, pl. -seaeþ, -siáþ; subj. prs. -sé, -see, -sié, -sii,pl. sén; p. -sége ; part. prs. -siónde, -siénde, -séende, -segende ; pp. -segen, -segn, -séen To see.]
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Th. i. 146, 10. the object a clause Ic mæg heonon geseón hwǽr hé sylf siteð, Gen. 666. the object an event, action, a condition, &amp;c. where visible effects are produced in a material body, to see, be witness of. with acc.