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giofan

(v.)
Grammar
giofan, p. geaf, pl. geáfon; pp. gifen

To givedare

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To give; dare Ne meahte se sunu Wonredes hond-slyht gifan [MS. giofan] nor could the son of Wonred give a hand-stroke, Beo. Th. 5937; B. 2972. v gifan

bleáte

(adv.)
Grammar
bleáte, adv.

Wretchedly, miserablymisere, miserabile

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Wretchedly, miserably; misere, miserabile He geseah ðone leófestan lífes æt ende bleáte gebǽran he saw his dearest [friend] bearing [himself] wretchedly at life's end, Beo. Th. 5640, note; B. 2824

geó-sceaft-gást

(n.)
Grammar
geó-sceaft-gást, es; m.

A fatal, dire spirit[?] or ancient spirit[?]

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Ðanon wóc fela geósceaftgásta wæs ðæra Grendel sum thence arose many dire spirits, Grendel was one of them, Beo. Th. 2536; B. 1266

un-þæslícu

(n.)
Grammar
un-þæslícu, indecl. f.

Incongruityabsurdity

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Ben. 124, 13

eorþ-rest

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A bed on the ground: Eordraestae, -restae, -reste caumeuniae, Txts. 48, 219. Eorðreste, Wrt. Voc. ii. 13, 16. Hlýwþa vel eorðreste caumene, 130, 7. For ' A resting . . . Cot. 31 ' substitute

riht-gesetedness

(n.)
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Gif hwá angeán þás gesetednyssa oððe óðre swilce rihtgesetednyssa beó tóþunden ( huic institutioni contumax), 61, 12

wilsumlíce

(adv.)
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Þ úre nán ne beó wiþerrǽde wiþ þá hálgan drohtnunga, ac wilsumlíce dó ꝥ hé dó, Hml. S. 33, 73 : Ps. Vos. 53, 8. Add

sceádwísness

(n.)
Grammar
sceádwísness, e; f.

Reason

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Ben. Interl. 17,6

gúþ-rinc

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-rinc, es; m.

A man of warwarrior

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A man of war, warrior, Beo. Th. 1681; B. 838: 3007; B. 1501: 3766; B. 1881; Byrht. Th. 135, 55; By. 138; Andr. Kmbl. 309; An. 155: 783; An. 392

breóst-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-weorþung, e; f. [ breóst, weorþung
a honouring
]

a honouringA breast-decoration, an ornament; pectoris decoratio, ornamentum

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A breast-decoration, an ornament; pectoris decoratio, ornamentum Nalles he Fres-cyninge breóstweorþunge bringan móste he could not bring the ornament to the Frisian king, Beo. Th. 5001; B. 2504

ofer-micel

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-micel, adj.

Over-much, excessivenimius

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Ben. 65, 17

ciric-þénung

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-þénung, e; f. [þénung duty, service]

Church-duty or serviceecclesiæ ministerium

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space of a year, be like worthy in all church-duties, L.

eorþ-styrung

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-styrung, -stirung, e; f.

An earth-stirring, earthquake terræ mótus

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Micele eorþstyrunga beóþ gehwǽr great earthquakes shall be everywhere, i. 608, 18. Ðá wearþ mycel eorþstirung there was a great earthquake, Nicod. 15; Thw. 7, 17

brýd-lác

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-lác, es; n.

A marriage gift or feast, the celebration of a marriagenuptiale offertorium, nuptiarum celebritates

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A marriage gift or feast, the celebration of a marriage; nuptiale offertorium, nuptiarum celebritates Ne nán preóst mót beón æt ðam brýdlácum áhwǽr ðǽr man eft wífaþ, oððe wíf eft ceorlaþ nor may any priest be at the celebration of a marriage anywhere

cnódan

(v.)
Grammar
cnódan, cneódan; ic cnóde, ðú cnódest, he cnódeþ, cneódeþ, pl. cnódaþ; p. cneád, pl. cnudon; pp. cnoden, gecnoden

To giveassigncallcarry outexalt tribuĕreattribuĕreefferre

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Gif hwæt welgedónes biþ, ðonne cnódaþ him ealle mid hérenesse if anything be well done, then all exalt him with praise; si qua bene gesta sunt, omnes laudibus efferunt Past. 17, 3;Hat. MS. 22b, 3

Linked entries: ge-cnoden cneódan

hleówe

(adj.)
Grammar
hleówe, adj.

Warm, sheltered

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coals be often carried in, L.

líf-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
líf-líc, adj.

livingvital

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Is hwæðere swá tó lǽtanne swá ðæt líflíce mægen ne áspringe blood however is to be let so that vital power be not dissipated, L. M. 2, 42; Lchdm. ii. 254, 12. Wyll líflíc fons vivus, Hymn. Surt. 92, 15.

GREÓT

(n.)
Grammar
GREÓT, es; n.
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Kmbl. 1587; An. 795: Beo. Th. 6315; B. 3168. Of greóte from the earth, Exon. 59 b; Th. 216, 13; Ph. 267: Andr. Kmbl. 3246; An. 1626.

ge-hleótan

(v.)
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To be allotted. [Cf. Icel. hljótask to be allotted, fall by lot] Hié sendon hlot him betweónum, hwider hyra gehwylc faran scolde tó lǽranne.

æf-ést

(n.)
Grammar
æf-ést, l. æf-est(-æst, -ist), æfst, æfstu; m. f.

zeal

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Æfisto invidias Rtl. 25, 25. in a good sense, zeal Be gódum æfste (zelo) ðe munecas habban sceolon, R. Ben. 131, II. Elnung ł æfista húses ðines zelus domus tuae Jn. R. 2, 17