ge-writ
Something written ⬩ writing ⬩ scripture ⬩ inscription ⬩ a writing ⬩ letter ⬩ treatise ⬩ writ ⬩ charter ⬩ book
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Mid ðæs cynges gewrite with the king's writ, 1048; Erl. 177. 19.
ge-frignan
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Medoærn micel gewyrcean, þonne yldo bearn ǽfre gefrúnon, B. 70. with acc. and infin. Ic þæt wíf gefrægn cýðan módes sorge, Gen. 2242: Sal. 179.
mid
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</b> where there is combination to complete or form a whole :-- Sumne dǽl landes, ðæt synd twá hída mid ðám ðe hé ǽr hæfde, and mid ðám hrófleásan lande a portion of land, that is two hides with what he had before and with the roofless land, i.
tó-geagnes
towards, ⬩ so as to meet ⬩ against, ⬩ to meet ⬩ in the way of, ⬩ to meet the approach of ⬩ in readiness for, ⬩ against the coming of ⬩ against, ⬩ for the purpose of resisting ⬩ on the approach of, ⬩ towards ⬩ again, ⬩ in return
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Homl. 67, 7, 10. with idea of hostility, against, to meet Hí férdon tógeánes ðám hǽðenum they marched to meet the heathens. Homl. Th. i. 504, 27. Ðá fyrdode he him tógeánes, and wið him feaht, Chr. 835; Erl. 65, 24.
ge-sinhíwan
Married persons; ⬩ conjuges ⬩ conjugati ⬩ conjugia
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Wit sýn swá swá gesinhína[?] we be as married people, 40, 20. For gesinhíwum pro conjugiis, Bd. 4, 5; S. 573, 14
Linked entries: sin-híwan ge-sam-híwan
hyht
Hope ⬩ joyous expectation ⬩ joy
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Hyhtum tó wuldre with hopes of glory, 116 b; Th. 448, 3; Dóm. 48
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morþor
murder ⬩ mortal sin ⬩ great wickedness ⬩ torment ⬩ deadly injury ⬩ great misery
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Sceolde his wíte habban, ealra morþra mǽst, 16; Th. 19, 26; Gen. 297. Ðe ús monna mǽst morþra gefremede, sárra sorga, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 10; Jud. 181. [Goth. maurþr φόνος.]
Linked entry: morþ
on-fón
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Ðæs gefarenan bróðor wíf wæs geboden dám lifiendan bréðer tó onfónne, Past. 43, 23. with a non-material object, to get a condition of mind, adopt a mode of conduct, grasp with the mind Hé onféng hraðe inwitþancum he had crafty thoughts at once, B. 748
ge-ascian
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Ic hæbbe geáhsod (-ácsod, v. l. ) ꝥ úre frið is wyrse gehealden, 220, I : 240, 26. with acc. and infin. Manig yfel wé geáxiað wæstmian, Bl. H. 109, i.
hwæþere
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H. 23, 21: B. 574: 970: 2298: An. 51. ¶ with another particle :-- Þonne hwæþre ( tamen ) ús is genóh cúð, Gr.
ge-dón
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Gedó þú ꝥ eall cynn cweþe . . ., 159, 5. with acc. and infin., whose logical subject is the preceding acc. Matheum hé gedyde gangan, Bl. H. 239, 16. with acc. and clause, whose subject is the pronoun representing the preceding acc.
prass
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hwǽr ys heora rícetere and heora prass and orgol, búton on moldan beþeaht and on wítum gecyrred? Wulfst. 148, 32. Se cásere fór intó Efese mid ðrymme and mid prasse, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 26.
swaþul
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v. sweþel) Ðæs ne wéndon witan Scyldinga ðæt hit (the hall) manna ǽnig tóbrecan meahte nymþe líges fæðm swulge on swaþule unless the flame's embrace swallowed up the house in its swathing fire, i.e. unless the house were completely wrapt in flames (Thorpe
þafetere
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One who agrees or consents, one who is remiss in allowing Ðý læs se ðafetere, se ðe wile forgiefan ðæt hé wrecan sceolde, tó écum wítum geteó his hiéremenn ne rector remittendo quod ferire debuit ad aeterna supplicia subditos pertrahat, Past. 20; Swt
un-biscopod
Unconfirmed
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And witan ða ðe cildes onfón æt fulluhte oððe æt bisceopes handum, ðæt hí hit on rihtum geleáfan gebringan, 300, 16-30
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wídan
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From (far and) wide, from a distance Hé his witan wídan gesomnod hæfde . . . Ealle ða ðegnas ðe ðǽr wídan gegaderode wǽron, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 315, 9, 36. Óðer sinoð wæs eft óðer healf hund biscopa wídan gesamnod . . .
gearolíce
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Gearelíce (gearo-, v. l. ) witan þás heregas, Wlfst. 254, 11. Magan wé geseón and oncnáwan and swíþe gearelíce ongeotan, Bl. H. 107, 23
irfan
To inherit
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To inherit Yrfan hí swá hí wyrðe witan let the land devolve upon such as they know to be worthy or entitled [v. wyrðe], Chart. Th. 578, 9. v. [?] Cod. Dipl.
land-mann
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Gyf se landman ǽniges fácnes gewita sý ðonne sý hé wítes scyldig, L. O. D. 6; Th. i. 354, 23-7. Landmanna cyme the coming of the men of the country, Cd. 151; Th. 189, 4; Exod. 179
termen
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m, A term, fixed date Gif ðú wille witan ðæt gemǽre terminum septuagesimalis, ðonne tele ðú . . . ðonne on ðam teóðan stent se termen, ðæt gemǽre, Lchdm. iii. 228, 3.