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gifan

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Gl.) wæs inpendebatur Txts. 71, 1086. to give a thing as a present Se wela þe se cyning gifþ his deórlingum. Bt. 29, 1 ; F. 102, 3. Þú. sealdest mé wilna geniht. For þan þú ne þearft sceamian . . . þæs þú mé geáfe, Seel. 149.

hwearfian

(v.)
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Seó hior ðe ealle gód on hwearfaþ, Bt. 34, 7; F. 142, 35. Eall ðiós hwearfiende gesceaft hwearfaþ on ðám stillan Gode, 39, 6; F. 220, 24.

be-stelan

to robto go secretlystealthilyto steal

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Se þearfa bestæl in tó Martine, 31, 910. Bestæl (-steal) se here úp fram scipon, Chr. 1004; P. 135, 27

tán

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
tán, es; m.

a twig, sprout, shoot, brancha stakea twig used in casting lotsa lot; also a share that is determined by lot

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tíd gewinnes com, ðonne hluton hí mid tánum tó ðam ealdormannum, and swá hwylc heora swá him se tán ætýwde, ðonne gecuron hí ðone him tó heretogan, and ealle ðam fyligdon non habent regem antiqui Saxones, sed satrapas plurimos suae genti praepositos,

hand

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seó heord fare þe se bisceop tó Godes handa gehealdan sceall. Ll.

ge-cirran

(v.)
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Ðǽr wearð se cyng of France þurh gesmeáh gecyrred, and seó fyrding tóhwearf, 1094; P. 229, 29. a thing Seó strǽl wearð eft gecyrred, and þone mon, þe heó ǽr from sended wæs, sceát. Bl.

Linked entries: ge-cerran ge-cyrran

EARM

(n.)
Grammar
EARM, es; m.

ARM, the limb extending from the shoulder to the hand brachium ocean, etc sĭnus, rāmus

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Voc. 43, 48. anything projecting from a main body, as an inlet of the sea or ocean, etc; sĭnus, rāmus Ðæs sǽs earm an arm of the sea, Ors. 1. 1; Bos. 19, 10, 15, 19, 21. Earmes, 23, 20: 24, 16, 17. Gársecges earm, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 23: 19, 9

Linked entries: ærm arm

wícian

(v.)
Grammar
wícian, p. ode.
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Seó eorþe tóbærst ðǽr ðǽr hí wícodon mid wífum and mid cyldum on heora geteldum, Homl.

Linked entry: ge-wícian

bele-wite

(adj.)

simplesimplex

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simple; simplex Se wer wæs swíðe belewite and rihtwís erat vir ille simplex et rectus Job 1, 1; Thw. 164, 2

fléding

(n.)
Grammar
fléding, e; f.

A flowingan inundationfluxus

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A flowing, an inundation; fluxus Se ele geswác ðære flédinge the oil ceased from the flowing, Homl. Th. ii. 180, 2

earfoþ-mæcg

(n.)
Grammar
earfoþ-mæcg, earfeþ-mæcg, es; m.

An unhappy maninfortūnātus hŏmo

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An unhappy man; infortūnātus hŏmo Se earfoþmæcg up lócode the afflicted man looked up, Cd. 206; Th. 255, 12; Dan. 623

Linked entry: earfeþ-mæcg

gilda

(n.)
Grammar
gilda, gylda, an; m.

A member of a guild

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A member of a guild Se gylda ðe óðerne misgrét the guildbrother that insults another, Th. Chart. 606, 22: 609, 10

Linked entries: gylda hǽðen-gilda

ge-seohhian

(v.)
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to strain Se preóst sceal hogian þæt hé his offrunga dó swýðe clǽnlíce þurh cláð geseohhod (-seohgod, v.l. ), E.S. 49, 353

ge-háthyrtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-háthyrtan, p. te; v. reflex.

To become angry

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To become angry Se Godes wiðersaca hine ðá geháthyrte the adversary of God then became angry, Homl. Th. i. 450, 9

ge-máhlícnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-máhlícnes, se; f.

Importunity, perverseness, dishonestyimportunitas

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Importunity, perverseness, dishonesty; importunitas Se forhwierfeda gewuna gemálícnesse the perverse habit of wantonness, Past. 13, 2; Swt. 79, 19; Hat. MS

þoftscipe

(n.)
Grammar
þoftscipe, es; m.
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Fellowship Sum bróðor ... se him wæs on gástlícum (-re, MS.) þoftscipe geþeóded, Guthl. 10; Gdwin. 52, 5: 14; Gdwin. 62, 2

costere

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Þá ðá hé ána wæs, þá com him tó se costere, Hml. Th. ii. 156, 22: Gr. D. 100, 18. Add

deáþ-synnig

(adj.)
Grammar
deáþ-synnig, adj.
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Guilty of death, liable to the punishment of death ðe ofslaeð deádsynig ( reus ) bið tó dóme, Mt. L. 5, 21

Linked entry: deád-synnig

hwílen

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Add: temporal Him Paulines se hwílena hláford and-swarude cui Paulini temporalis dominus respondit Gr. D. 181, 12. v. (?) óþer-hwílen

myriglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
myriglíce, adv.
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Pleasantly, melodiously Myccle líþelícor and myriglícor (myrgelícor, v. l.) wæs gehýred se sealmsang coepit psalmodia lenius audiri Gr. D. 286, l