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gyte

(n.)
Grammar
gyte, es; m.

A pouringsheddinginundationflood

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A pouring, shedding, inundation, flood Beó his blódes gyte ofer úrum bearnum his bloodshed be upon our children, Homl. Th. ii. 252, 20. Gyte inundatio, Cot. 108, Lye.

hneáw-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hneáw-ness, e; f.

Stinginess, parsimony, niggardliness

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Stinginess, parsimony, niggardliness Monig mon déþ micel fæsten, and hæfþ ðone hlísan ðæt hé hit dó for forhæfdnesse and déþ hit ðeáh for hneáwnesse and for feohgítsunge many a man fasts much, and has the reputation of doing it for abstinence, and yet

ge-bedda

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bedda, -bedde [(?) cf. heals-gebedda, Beo. 63], an; f.

A bed fellowconsortwifeconsors tŏriuxor

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A bed fellow, consort, wife; consors tŏri, uxor His gebedde [MS. gebedda] wæs gecíged Elisabeth his wife was named Elizabeth, Wanl. Catal. 4, 13 : Cd. 86; Th. 109, 25; Gen. 1828.

Linked entry: -bedda

á-ceápian

(v.)
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Add: To buy off or out, where a result is obtained by payment Hǽþenne here him fram áceápian, C. D. B. iii. 75, 3. Búton hé him wille fǽhðe of áceápian unless he will buy off the feud from himself Ll. Th. i. 150, 2.

be-ceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-ceorfan, p. -cearf, pl. -curfon; pp. -corfen

To BECARVEcut offto cut or pare awayamputarepræcidere

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To BECARVE, cut off, to cut or pare away; amputare, præcidere Ðá hét he hine heáfde beceorfan then he ordered to cut of his head, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 3

Linked entries: be-corfen be-efesian

dǽdbót-líhting

(n.)
Grammar
dǽdbót-líhting, e; f.
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Mitigation of penance Ðis is mihtiges mannes dǽdbótlíhtingc, ac án unmaga ne mæg swilc geforðian, ac ꝥ hé mót on hine sylfne hit sécan þe geornor, Ll. Th. ii. 288, 21

Linked entry: líhting

irgþ

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Hwí wolde geðafian hé þæt his ðegen ( St. Peter) hine for yrcðe swá oft wiðsóce?, Hml. Th. ii. 350, 3. Add

wæl-hlem

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-hlem, wæl-hlemm, es; m.

A deadly onslaught

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A deadly onslaught Hyne Wulf wǽpne gerǽhte, ðæt him for swenge swát ǽdrum sprong ...; næs hé forht swáðéh, ac forgeald hraðe wælhlem ðone, Beo. Th. 5931; B. 2969. Cf. hilde-hlem

ge-nirwan

Grammar
ge-nirwan, ge-nirwian.
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Genierwed on his móde anxie afflictus corde, Past. 231, 21. Ne spræc hé hit nó for ðý ðe his mód áuht genierwed wǽre mid ðǽre uncýððe ðæs síðfætes neque Moysi mentem ignorantia itineris angustabat, 304, 17.

Linked entry: ge-nyrwian

ge-búan

(v.)
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. :-- Hæfde hió hire gebógod on ánan wyrtigan hamme, Hml. S. 30, 312. to inhabit a dwelling, occupy (and cultivate) land, possess Ðá milde gebýes ( possidebunt ) hlifgiendra eorðo, Mt. L. 5, 4.

efne

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Hié bǽdon þæt hé hié ymb þæt ríce gesémde, and on þǽre gewitnesse wǽre þæt hit emne gedǽled wǽre, Ors. 3, 7; S. 114, 18. equally. v. efen, Emne unwemme, Ll.

here-geatu

Grammar
here-geatu, [The word occurs very rarely in the singular; indeed be hergeate,
    Ll. Th. i. 412, 26,
seems the only instance that number. Plural forms are n. ac. -geatwei,(-a), -geata(-u, -e); dat -geat-wum, -geatum.]
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His láf his hergeatu ðám cincge bróhte, iii. 315, 8. Heregete, iv. 292, 5. Ne teó se hláford ná máre bútan his rihtan heregeate (-a, v. l.), Ll. Th. i. 412, 30.

weorþ-full

(adj.)
Grammar
weorþ-full, adj.
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His welwillende mód, and Gode swíðe wurðful, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 20. having honours, worshipful, noble, illustrious, magnificent Án woruldcynincg . . . ne mæg beón wurðful cynincg, búton hé hæbbe ða geþincðe ðe him gebyriaþ, Homl. Skt. i. pref. 60.

flíma

(n.)

a run-awaydeserteran apostatean outlawexilean outcastwretch

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Ox. 4494. in a legal sense, one who flees from justice, an outlaw, exile, a banished person Gif híne þonne begytan . . . ne mægen. . . þonne beó hé syþþan flýma (forisbannitus,Lat. version), and hine lecgefor þeóf sé þe him tó cume, LI.

Linked entry: flýma

ge-endung

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Geseah hé geneálǽcan his lífes geendunge, Hml. S. 26, 156. <b>III a.</b> ending of life, death :-- Hé ábád þæs óðres geendunge, Hml. Th. ii. 152, 18. On ðám endlyftan geáre his geendunge in the eleventh year since his death, 31.

ge-cirredness

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Sý swylcera gebyrda oþþe gecyrrednesse swylce hé sý ( whatever his birth or the time of his coming to the monastery ), sý hé gemedemad on stede swá swá his gecerrednes sý, R. Ben. 12, 20-13, 2: 107, 10-11.

wǽdl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdl, (v.
  • P. B. viii. 535
), e: wǽdle, an; f.

Povertywantpovertyindigencewantpenuryunproductivenessbarrenness

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Þearfan ic lǽrde ðæt hié heora wǽdle gefeán hæfdon, Blickl. Homl. 185, 18. wilniaþ ða heafene ðysse gestreónfullan wǽdle, R. Ben. 136, 1.

Linked entry: wéðel

hádianv

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Þæt hé hine hádian sceolde tó ƀ intó Lundene, 1048; P. 172, 17.

ge-stincan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stincan, p. -stanc, pl. -stuncon; pp. -stuncen

To perceive by the sense of smelling;olfacere aliquidodorareodorari

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ðæs landes lyft gestuncon they smelt the air of the land, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 35. ná gestingcaþ [ = gestincaþ] they smell not, Ps. Spl. 113, 14

lang

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Voc. ii. 32, 6. (4 a) with þyncan :-- Tó lang hit him þúhte hwænne tógædre gáras béron, By. 66.