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ge-déman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-déman, p. de; pp. ed

To deem ⬩ judge ⬩ determine ⬩ ordain ⬩ decree ⬩ doom ⬩ condemn ⬩ jūdĭcāre ⬩ decernĕre ⬩ sancīre ⬩ condenmāre

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Ðæt he ǽghwelcne on riht gedémeþ that he judge every one righteously, L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 56, 30 : Ps. Th. 57, 10. He gedémde úrne Drihten to deáþe he condemned our Lord to death, Ors. 6, 3; Bos. 117, 42.

ge-neálǽcan

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Stód se Hǽlend and hét hine, lǽdan tó him. Þá hé geneálǽhte (geneólécde, L., geneálocade, R., appropinquasset) hé áhsude hine, Lk. 18, 40. with dative Mid ðý ꝥ fýr him geneálǽcte cum ignes cdpropinquassent, Bd. 3, 19; Sch. 279, 10.

geornful-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
geornful-líce, comp. -lícor; adv. [geornful eager]

Anxiously, diligently, earnestly ⬩ stŭdiōse, dīlĭgenter, sēdŭlo

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Swá he geornfullícor ðæs écan lífes gewilnode he the more earnestly desired the eternal life, Homl. Th. ii. 120, 8

self-willendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
self-willendlíce, adv.
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According to one's own will or desire Hé hæfde ǽnne sunu . . . þone hé lufode swíþe líchamlíce and fédde selfwillendlíce (seolfweldlíce, selfwendlice, v. l.) filium habuit, quem nimis carnaliter diligens remisse nutriebat; he brought him up to have his

wildan

Grammar
wildan, <b>. II.</b>
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Ne lǽte hé nǽfre his hýrmen hyne ofer wealdan, ac wilde (wille, MS.) hé ǽlcne mid hláfordes creafte and mid folcrihte. Sélre him his ǽfre of folgoðe ðonne on, gyf hine magan wyldan ðá ðe hé scolde wealdan, Angl. ix. 260, 26-31. Add

of-langod

(v.)
Grammar
of-langod, part.

Seized with an excessive longing or desire

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Seized with an excessive longing or desire For ðære sibbe hé wearþ oflangod ungemetlíce he was seized with an immense longing on account of the love he bore his father and mother Homl. Th. ii. 176, l. Oflongad, Exon. Th. 443, 13; Kl. 29

Linked entry: langian

winter-cearig

(adj.)
Grammar
winter-cearig, adj.

Sad from age or from the gloom of winter

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Sad from age or from the gloom of winter Ic heán wód wintercearig (sad with the load of years(?), cf. Gemon hé hú hine on geóguðe his goldwine wenede tó wiste, 288, 22; Wand. 35 or depressed by gloomy winter (?), cf.

sundor-setl

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-setl, es; n.
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-Hé ongan wilnian wéstenes and sundersetle[s?]. . . Hé leornode be ðám ancerum ðe on wéstene and on sundorsettlum heora líf leofodon, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 18, 20-24. Hé his fultum tó ðam sundorsetle sóhte, 3; Gdwin. 24, 2

orþian

(v.)
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Se hálga gást orðað (spirat) þǽr hé wyle, eác is tó witenne ꝥ hé orðað (aspirat) þonne hé wyle, Gr. D. 146, 11-14. Orþode palpauit, Germ. 402, 73. Add

ofer-genga

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-genga, an; m.

One who goes over or beyond

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One who goes over or beyond Gif hé biþ on .xi. nihta ealdne mónan se biþ landes ofergenga if he is born on the eleventh of the month, he will be a traveller about the land Lchdm. iii. 158, 1 : 160, 30

fram-weard

With the face turned away ⬩ having the back turned

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Substitute: With the face turned away, having the back turned to another Geseoh ꝥ hé sié tóweard þonne þú ingange ...; gif hé þé sié framweard, ne grét þú hine, Lch. ii. 352, 20. Ðone fromweardan hé ciégeð aversum revocat, Past. 407, 11

BÝSEN

(n.)
Grammar
BÝSEN, bísen, býsn, e; f.

a pattern, an example, model, resemblance, similitude, parable ⬩ norma, exemplum, modellum, similitudo, parabola ⬩ a command, precept, admonition ⬩ mandatum, præceptum, admonitio

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Ðæt hí ealle gemyndige wǽron hyre býsene that they all should be mindful of her example, Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 20. He býsene gegearwode he gave an example, 4, 23; S. 594, 24. He us býsene sealde his árfæstnysse he gave us an example of his piety, Homl.

widuwe

(n.)
Grammar
widuwe, widewe, weoduwe, weodewe, wuduwe, wudewe, wydewe, widwe, an; f. A widow, v. wíf, <b>III a</b>
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Wíf gif hire forman, were forðsíð gebyrige, be leáfe heó nime óðerne, gif heó ðæt ceósan wyle ; and gif heó ðone oferbýt, wunige heó á syððan on wndewan háde, L. Ecg. P. ii. 20; Th. ii. 190, 6. Iudith þurhwunode on hire wudewan háde, Homl.

Linked entries: weodewe weoduwe

smiþ

(n.)
Grammar
smiþ, es; m.

A smith, a worker in metals or in wood ⬩ faber ⬩ faber, cudo

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Gif smiþ monnes andweorc onfó, hé hit gesund ágife swá hé hit ǽr onfénge L. Alf. pol. 19; Th. i. 74, 9. Módcræftig smiþ, ðonne hé gewyrceþ helm oððe hupseax Exon. Th. 297, 2; Cri. 62. Wǽpna smiþ Beo. Th. 2908; B. 1452.

Linked entry: helle-smiþ

glædlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
glædlíce, adv.

Gladly ⬩ pleasantly ⬩ kindly ⬩ cheerfully

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Gladly, pleasantly, kindly, cheerfully He glædlíce fram heom eallum onfangem wæs he was gladly received by them all, Chr. 1014; Erl. 150, 17. He frǽfrode hig and spræc glædlíce he comforted them and spake kindly [unto them], Gen. 50, 21.

GANG

(n.)
Grammar
GANG, geng, gong, gung, es; m.

GANG ⬩ going ⬩ journey ⬩ step ⬩ way ⬩ path ⬩ passage ⬩ course (of time) ⬩ ĭter ⬩ grădus ⬩ gressus ⬩ incessus ⬩ ambŭlātio ⬩ sēmĭta ⬩ a passage ⬩ drain ⬩ privy ⬩ latrīna ⬩ secessus

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Heó freó on hira fóta gangum blíðe hám wæs hweorfende ipsa lībĕro pĕdum incessu dŏmum læta reversa est; Bd. 4, 10; S. 578, 33. Heora geára gang anni eorum, Ps. Th. 77, 32. Geára gongum in the course of years, Elen.

wiþ-útan

(adv.)
Grammar
wiþ-útan, adv. prep.

Without ⬩ without ⬩ outside of ⬩ without ⬩ without

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Man scolde fandian gif man mihte betræppan ðane here áhwár wiþútan, Chr. 992; Erl. 130, 43. Grammar wiþ-útan, as preposition.

Linked entry: wiþ-innan

ge-manian

(v.)
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Ne þurfon wé ná þæs wénan, þæt úre Drihten ús nelle þára leána gemanian, þe hé ús hér on eorðan forgyfen hafað, Wlfst. 148, 16: 261, 18. <b>IV a.

bleoh

Grammar
bleoh, (bleóh?).

colour ⬩ form

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Hé brǽd hine on feala bleóna þurh deófles þegnunga, Bl. H. 175, 5

oflǽte

(n.)
Grammar
oflǽte, -láte, -léte, an;

an oblation, offering ⬩ a sacramental wafer ⬩ a wafer like the sacramental wafer ⬩ a sacramental wafer ⬩ wafer

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Behealde hé ðæt his oflétan ne beón ealdbacene, L. Ælfc. C. 36; Th. ii. 360, 26. Benedictus ásende áne ofelétan, and hét mid ðære mæssian, Homl.

Linked entry: ofláte