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meter-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
meter-geweorc, es; n.

Verse

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Verse Paulinus béc of metergeweorce on geráde sprǽce ic gehwyrfde I turned Paulinus' books front verse into prose, Bd. 5, 23; S. 648, 21

Linked entry: ge-weorc

mold-stów

(n.)
Grammar
mold-stów, e; f.

A place on the eartha site, or a place in the eartha grave

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A place on the earth, a site, or a place in the earth, a grave Moldstówe, stówlícere moldan situ i. sepulcro, Germ. 391, 195

ge-wítnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wítnung, e; f.

Punishment

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Punishment On ðære Sodomitiscra gewítnunge forbearn seó eorþe in the punishment of the people of Sodom the earth was burnt, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 33

rípere

(n.)
Grammar
rípere, es; m.
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A reaper Ða ríperas (hrípemenn, Lind.) messores, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 39. On ðam ríptíman ic secge ðám ríperum (hrippemornum, Lind.), 13, 30. Cf. riftere

Linked entries: ríp-mann rýpere

ge-nǽtan

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Add: to subject to trouble, ill, &c. Sáre and eallum ðám unrótnessum on þysse worulde wé beóð genǽtte, Verc. Först. 125, 11

gar

Grammar
gar, <b>; I.</b>
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Add Gyllende gáras sendan, Lch. iii. 52, 23. Add Tó ðes gáres súðende (cf. on þone gáran ufwerdne, 356, 16), C.D. v. 86, 28

gebundennes

(n.; part.)
Grammar
gebundennes, -ness, e; f. [ge-bunden, pp. of ge-bindan to bind]

A bindingan obligationoblĭgātio

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A binding, an obligation; oblĭgātio Gibundennises ligandi, Rtl. 59, 11. Ða abúgendan on gebundennesse oððe to bændum declīnantes in oblĭgātiōnes, Ps. Lamb. 124, 5

ge-býtlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býtlian, [or rather -bytlian, cf. botl]; p. ode; pp. od [býtlian to build]

To buildædĭfĭcāre

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To build; ædĭfĭcāre Eal Godes gelaðung is ofer ðam stáne gebýtlod all God's church is built on that stone, Homl. Th. i. 368, 18

ge-cneord

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cneord, adj.

Diligentintentintentussollers

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Diligent, intent; intentus, sollers Wæs he on willsumnesse háligra gebéda gecneord and geornfull ĕrat orātiōnum devōtiōni sollertissĭme intentus, Bd. 4, 28; S. 606, 34

ge-hlyn

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hlyn, es; n.

A noisedinclangor

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A noise, din; clangor Ðá wæs on healle wælslihta gehlyn then was in the hall the din of slaughters, Fins Th. 57; Fin. 28

seár

(adj.)
Grammar
seár, and siére; adj.
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Sear, dry, withered, barrenCod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 70, 32. Hit stent on ðam siéran bóchagan; andlang ðes siéran bóchagan, Seáre sleriles, Germ. 402, 69

Linked entries: siére weornian soru

sinc-máðum

(n.)
Grammar
sinc-máðum, es ; m.
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A treasure Næs sincmáððum sélra on sweordes hád there was no greater treasure in the shape of a sword, Beo. Th. 4392 ; B. 2193

sunn-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sunn-líc, adj.
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Solar Ðæt sunlíce leóhtfæt lampas Titanea, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 24. On swá hwilcum sunlícum mónðe swá se móna geendaþ, Lchdm. iii. 250, 3

þeóf-wracu

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf-wracu, e; f.
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Punishment for theft Gif hé eft ofer ðæt stalie ... sleá man hine on ða þeófwrace, L. Ath. v. 1, 4; Th. i. 230, 4

þyncþ

(n.)
Grammar
þyncþ, þyncþu; f.

Honourdignityrank

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Honour, dignity, rank Suá suǽ hé on ðyncðum (geðyncðum, Cott. MSS.) bið furður ðonne óðre sicut honore ordinis superat, Past. 14; Swt. 81, 23

undern-rest

(n.)
Grammar
undern-rest, e; f.

Rest in the morning

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Rest in the morning Ðá hé árás on dæge of undernræste (postquam de meridiana quiete surrexerunt, Bede's Vita Cudbercti, c. 35), Shrn. 64, 7

un-geblýged

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geblýged, adj.

Undismayed

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Undismayed Him fǽringa ádl in gewód; hé on elne swá þeáh ungeblýged bád beorhtra geháta blíþe in burgum, Exon. Th. 158, 23; Gú. 913

un-gód

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gód, adj.

Not goodevilbad

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Not good, evil, bad Seldan hé bið eald; ungódan deáðe hé swylt, Lchdm. iii. 184, 23. On ylde ungódum deáðe heó swylt, 188, 28

wisa

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Án wisa (wihta? cf. ða wrǽtlícan wiht, 505; Sal. 253) is on woruldríce, ymb ða mé fyrwet bræc wintra, Salm. Kmbl. 491 ; Sal. 246

wunden-mǽl

(adj.)
Grammar
wunden-mǽl, adj.

Having curved markings

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Having curved markings, applied to a sword Wearp wundenmǽl (wundel-, MS.), ðæt hit on eorðan læg, stíð and stýlecg, Beo. Th. 3066; B. 1531