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ge-méting

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Add: meeting, v. ge-métan; A. the coming together of two or more persons On gemétinge in conveniendo, Bl. Gl. Æt gemétinge, Ll. Th. ii. 424, 30. Hé hí tó him genam and clypte, and hí ealle þancunge dydon for heora gemétinge, Hml. S. 30, 384.

á-líman

(v.)
Grammar
á-líman, p. de.
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á-lýman) :-- Up ámýlde emergeret (si Homerus ab inferis emergeret, Ald. 33, 30), An. Ox. 2427. Up ámýlþ emergat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 27.) to bring forth, shew forth Dægrima rynas up álýmþ aurora cursus provehit , Hy. Srt. 16, 33

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déma

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Hí habbaþ démena naman and sceaþena dǽda. . . . þonne hié for feós lufan earmne fordémaþ búton scylde, Bl. H. 63, 9. Add

ge-heán

(v.)
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ge-heán, ge-hín, ge-hýn, ge-hién, ge-hígan (?); pp. ge-heád, ge-hýd, ge-híged.
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in a physical sense, to elevate, raise high Gehýdne porrectam (in edito turrem ), An. Ox. 8, 237. Gehígde edita, i. alta, Wülck.

openian

(v.)
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Openede declaravit, i. manifestavt (flaminem a facinoribus immunem esse ), An. Ox. 2925

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, a summons.
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[They setten steven for to mete To plaien at the dis, Ch. T. 4381. By hir both assent was set a steven, p. 430. For al day meten men at unset steven, 1526.]

on-hlídan

(v.)
Grammar
on-hlídan, p. -hlád.

To open, uncloseTo be disclosed, to appear

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Carcernes duru opene fundon, onhliden hamera geweorc, Andr. Kmbl. 2155; An. 1079. intrans. To be disclosed, to appear Óþ ðæt wuldres gim onhlád until the sun shewed itself, 2539; An. 1271

á-wéstan

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Þæne áwéstendan deófol, Angl. viii. 330, 25. Áwéstendum populantibus, An. Ox. 2715. Gehwilce ǽnlípige sind mid fǽrlicum slihte áwéste, Hml. Th. ii. 124, 10. Add

folc-land

(n.)
Grammar
folc-land, -lond, es; n. [folc folk, land land] .

the land of the folk or people

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Such at least are the burthens from which lands are liberated when converted by charter into book-land. 2.Folk-land might be held by freemen of all ranks and conditions.

searu-cræft

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searu-cræft, es; m.
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a treacherous art, wile, stratagem, an artifice, a machination, plot Searecræft molimen, Hpt. Gl. 502, 56. Searocræft machinam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 28. Þurh diófles searucræft, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 304, 26. Þurh searocræft, Andr. Kmbl. 217; An. 109.

ge-tyngnes

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<b>III a.</b> skilful words, wise sayings :-- Rǽde hé þæs eádigan weres getingnyssa, Bédan, Angl. 308, 12. set speech. Cf. ge-tynge: 3 Getincnes oratio, An. Ox. 319

G

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WHEN g is the last radical letter of an Anglo-Saxon word, and follows a long vowel or an r, it is often changed into h, but then the g is resumed when followed by a vowel; as, - Beáh a ring; gen. es; m. beáges of a ring; pl. beágas rings; burh a town;

fæst-hafol

strongfirmsteadfasttenaciousretentiveparsimonious

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S. 11, 2. tenacious, retentive Fæsthaful capax (cf. capax memorię, An. Ox. 3101), Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 47. Mid fæsthafelre race tenaci (memoriae) textu, An. Ox. 192. Hé gefæstnode his láre on fæsthafelum gemynde, Hml.

gemót-mann

(n.)
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gemót-mann, es; m.
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Voc. ii. 79, 16 : 18, 18. a member of a council, a counsellor, v. ge-mót; II. 2 a Gemótman decurio [cf. decurio, consiliarius (-=Mk. 15, 43: Joseph nobilis decurio an honourable counsellor, A. V.), Wrt. Voc. ii. 73, 34], Ælfc. Gr.

mǽgþ

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mǽgþ, <b>. I.</b>
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Hé férde embe Agathen ǽhta, and eác wolde gehæftan ealle hire mǽgðe, Hml. S. 8, 210. <b>IVa.</b> add :-- Þǽr is mid Estum án mǽgð þæt hí magon cyle gewyrcan, Ors. l, I ; S. 21, 14. <b>IVc.

crocc-hwer

(n.)
Grammar
crocc-hwer, (?), es; m.
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An earthen pot Crocchweras (croccan, hweras?; cf. citiles . crocc . hweres, Hpt. Gl. 514, 35) cacabos, An. Ox. 4672

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heáh-hirde

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-hirde, es; m.
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A chief pastor, an archimandrite Héhhyrde archimandrita, i. excelsus magister, An. Ox. 910. cf. heáh-fæder; 2 b

wæl-hreów

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Add: (i) Se wælreuw truculentus (natrix). An. Ox. ii. 90. Wælreów cruenta, i. atrox (saevitia), An. Ox. 3301

tíman

(v.)
Grammar
tíman, p. de.

to teem,be productive.to be with child,bear,bring forth youngto beget, have intercourse with (wið) a womanto have offspring,bring forthto vouch to warranty to refer property (acc.) to (tó) the person from whom it was obtained in support of the right of possessionto refer an opinion to the source from which it is derived in its supportto betake one's self to a place,go to to resort toappeal to in reverence or for help to lead to

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Ghe sulde sunen and timen, and clepen it Smael, Gen. and Ex. 982.

HEOFON

(n.)
Grammar
HEOFON, heofen, heofun, hefon, heben, hiofon, es; m.

HEAVENcælum

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HEAVEN; cælum Heofon and heofuna heofun and eorþe and ealle ða þing ðe sind on him sind Drihtnes the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord's, the earth with all that therein is, Deut. 10, 14.