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ge-screncan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-screncan, p. te
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To cause to shrink, to destroy, supplant Wéron gescrencde aruerunt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13. 6. Ðú gescrenctyst on-arísende on me supplantasti insurgentes in me, Ps. Spl. C. 17, 41

ge-screncednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-screncednes, -ness, e; f.
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A supplanting, an overturning; supplantatio, Ps. Spl. C. 40, 10

ge-onbyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-onbyrdan, p. de; pp. ed
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To bear against, strive against, resist Gif he on ðone geonbyrde ðe hine slóg if he strove against him who slew him, L. In. 76; Th. i. 150, 18: L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170, 13: L. Eth. v. 31; Th. i. 312, 11

Linked entry: ge-ondbyrde

ge-ondettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ondettan, p. te; pp. ed
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To confess; confĭtēri Ðe geondettaþ that confess, Blickl. Homl. 57, 27. Gif he hit geondette if he confess it, L. In. 71; Th. i. 148, 3

ge-onet

(v.)
Grammar
ge-onet, part. p.
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Hastened; festinatus, Lye

ge-onfenge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-onfenge, adj.
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Taken Án geonfenge biþ una assumetur, Lk. Skt. Lind. 17, 35

Linked entry: on-fenge

ge-orettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-orettan, -oretan, -orrettan; p. te; pp. ted
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To disturb, confound; perturbare, confundere Ealle beóþ georette eác gescende omnes confundantur et conturbentur, Ps. Th. 82, 13. Georetan confundere, conturbare, Gl. Prud. 735. Georrettan infamare, Cot. 111

Linked entry: orrettan

ge-ortréwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ortréwan, p. de; pp. ed [tréwan to trust]
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To despair; dēspērāre Ða þreó ðé ne lǽtaþ geortréwan he ðam écan lífe these three suffer thee not to despair of the everlasting life, Bt. 10; Fox 30, 9

ge-ortrúwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ortrúwian, -trýwian; p. ode; pp. od [or without, treówian, trúwian to trust]
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To distrust, despair; diffīdĕre, dēspērāre Ða ðé ne lǽtaþ geortrúwian be ðis andweardan lífe they suffer thee not to despair of this present life, Bt. 10; Fox 30, 7. Se man lócaþ underbæc, ðe geortrúwaþ Godes mildheortnysse the man looks behind who despairs

Linked entry: ge-ortréwan

ge-palmtwíged

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
ge-palmtwíged, def. se -twígeda, seó, ðæt-twígede; part. [palm-twíg a palm-twig]
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Palm-twigged, adorned with palm-twigs; palmæ rāmis ornātus Se gepalmtwígeda Pater Noster the palm-twigged Pater Noster, Salm. Kmbl. 23; Sal. 12. Ðæt gepalmtwígede Pater Noster, 77; Sal. 39

ge-nóh

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-nóh, adj.
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Sufficient, abundant; abundans

ge-notian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-notian, p. ode; pp. od, ud
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To use, consume Hie hæfdon hiora mete genotudne they had consumed their provisions, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 31

ge-nugan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nugan, pres. hit -neah [Goth. ganah]
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To suffice, to be sufficient, not to be wanting; sufficere Gif us on ferðe geneah if in our soul we be not wanting [if it is sufficient to us in our soul], Exon. 93 a; Th. 348, 29; Sch. 35: 90 a; Th. 337, 26; Gn. Ex. 70. Nǽnig mennisc tunge ne geneah

Linked entry: ge-neah

ge-nycled

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
ge-nycled, -cnycled
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knuckled, crooked; obuncus, Som

ge-nýdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nýdan, -nédan, -niédan, he -nýt; p. de; pp. ed
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To compel, force, press; cogere, compellere, expellere Alexander ðæt folc to him genýdde Alexander forced the people to him, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 65, 18, 19, 20. Genýddon, Mk. Bos. 15, 21. Genýt, Mt. Bos. 5, 41. Gást hine on wésten genýdde spiritus expulit

Linked entries: ge-nýt nídan

ge-nýh

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-nýh, adj.
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Near Gif twegen genýhe magas [genýhe-magas, Th. cf. neáh-mæg] if two near kinsmen, L. E. and G. 4; Th. i. 168, 19

ge-nyhtlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-nyhtlíce, adv.
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Abundantly; abunde, Cot. 6

ge-nyhtsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-nyhtsum, adj.
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Plentiful, abundant; abundans, uber, copiosus Feoh genyhtsum sældun ðǽm kempum they gave much money to the soldiers, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 28, 12

Linked entries: nyhtness nyht-sum

ge-nyrwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nyrwian, -nyrwan; p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od
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To make narrow, compress, oppress Ic genyrwige co-arto, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 56. Ðíne fýnd dé genyrwaþ inimici tui coangustabunt te, Lk. Bos. 19, 43. Ne genyrwe ofer me pyt múþ his neque urgeat super me puteus os suum, Ps. Spl. 68, 19. Genyrwyd [C]

Linked entries: ge-nearwian ge-nerwde ge-nierede ge-nirwed nirwan

ge-nyðerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nyðerian, -nyðrian; p. ode; pp. od, ad, ud
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To humble, condemn, Ps. Spl. 17, 29: Lk. 6, 37

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