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fremede

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For bearnléste þone welan hí lǽfað fræmdum tó brúcanne, Bt. 11, 1; F. 32, 7. of another race or country Hwá is ðonne from ús fremde bútan ðá áwiergdan gæstas, ðá ðe from ðæs hefencundan Fæder éðle ádrifene sindon qui namque alieni a nobis sunt nisi maligni

ge-hild

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hild, es; n. ; ge-hildo, ge-hildu ; f.
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D. 195, 12. te of ðǽra tóweardurn hæbbe gihæld ut de futuris malis nostris habeamus custodiam, Rtl. 123, 31. <b>Ill a.

ge-lettan

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.) :-- Ne gelette ús þæs síðes se feónd, Wlfst. 252, 16. <b>I b.

geornlíce

(adv.)
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Cf. georne, Ús is suíðe geornlíce tó gehiéranne solerter audiendum est, Past. 315, 23: Bl. H. 55, 6. Seó módor sæt geornlíce hlystende hire tale, Hml. S. 30, 320. Wuton wé ꝥ geornlíce gemunan, Bl. H. 125, 3.

ge-þreátian

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 44, 59. with prep, to force to (tó) an action Ðonne ús se deáð tó forðsíðe geðreátað, Hml. Th. i. 414, 31. Gif mon ceorles mennen tó nédhǽmde geþreáteð, Ll. Th. i. 78, 12. Gif mon wífmon tó niédhǽmde geþreátige, 18.

gearwe

(adv.)
Grammar
gearwe, adv.
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Cf. gearo; Bið ús Godes milts þe gearwur, Ll. Th. i. 424, 23. readily, without difficulty or delay Sé ðe him tó ðám hálgan helpe gelífeð, tó Gode gióce, hé þǽr gearo findeð, Vald. 2, 28.

geat

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Gesáwon wé in þǽre byrig and on geaton ( in the doorways ) men . . . ðá hié ús gesáwon hié selfe sóna in heora húsum hié miþan.

lof

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Gen. 256. to be praised Á þæs dóm áge, leóhtbǽre lof, sé ús þis líf giefeð, Crä. 112. a hymn Loob ymnus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 124, 27. Lof ymnum, i. 289, 72. <b>III a.

ó-leccan

(v.)
Grammar
ó-leccan, -liccan, -læcan; p. -lecte, -lehte , -læhte.

to treat gently, to soothe, caressto be obsequious, pay court to, fawn upon, flatter, to try to gain a person's good will by unworthy meansto gain good will by worthy means, to propitiate, be submissiveof things to gratify, charm, give pleasure

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Nǽre nán tihting, gif hé ús ne ólæhte, Homl. Th. ii. 330, 3. Ólecce demulceat, blanditur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 68. Óleccende blandiens, 127, 8.

Linked entry: óliccan

CÉNE

(adj.)
Grammar
CÉNE, cýne; adj.

KEEN, fierce, bold, brave, warlikeacer, audax, animosus, bellicosus

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Stóp út céne collenferþ he stept out bold [and] firm of mind, Andr. Kmbl. 3154; An. 1580. Eofore eom ǽghwǽr cénra than a wild boar I am everywhere bolder, Exon. 110b; Th. 423, 9; Rä. 41, 18.

el-þeódig

(adj.)
Grammar
el-þeódig, æl-þeódig, el-þiódig [ell-]; adj.

Strange, foreign, barbarous, one who is abroad pĕregrīnus, barbărus, advĕna, alienīgĕna, qui pĕregre est

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Ðæt Bryttas ða elþeódian of heora gemærum adrífan ut Brittōnes barbăros suis e fīnĭbus pĕpŭlĕrint, 1. 14; S. 482, 12, note. Nú cwom elþeódig now a stranger has come. Elen. Kmbl. 1813; El. 908: Cd. 124; Th. 159, 3; Gen. 2629.

ent

(n.)
Grammar
ent, es; m. A giant; gĭgas = γίγας
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He geblissode swá swá se mǽsta oððe swá swá ent to ge-yrnanne weg his exultāvit ut gĭgas ad currendam viam ejus, Ps. Lamb. 18, 6: Ps. Spl. 32, 16: Wrt Voc. 73, 52. Nem-broþ se ent Nimrod the giant, Boutr. Scrd. 21, 35 : Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 17.

Linked entries: EÓTEN eten

íren

(n.)
Grammar
íren, es; n.

Irona swordblade

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Iron, an iron weapon [cf. use of steel in modern English], a sword, blade Ðæt swurd, drihtlic íren, Beo. Th. 1788; B. 892.

ge-wurþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wurþan, he -wurþ; subj. pres. -wurþe, pl. -wurþon.

to bebecomefiĕriTo happencome to passcome togetheragreeevĕnīreconvĕnīre

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Ðæt ðás stánas to hláfe gewurðon ut lăpĭdes isti pānes fiant, Mt. Bos. 4, 3: 5, 18. v. impers. cum acc. To happen, come to pass, come together, agree; evĕnīre, convĕnīre Ne meahte hie gewurþan they might not agree, Cd. 81; Th. 101, 32; Gen. 1691

scip-hlæst

(n.)
Grammar
scip-hlæst, es; m.
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the body of (fighting) men on a ship Claudius se consul fór an Púnice and him Hannibal út on sǽ ongeán com and ealle ofslóg búton .xxx. sciphlæsta ða óþflugon tó Libeum ðæm íglande Claudius consul contra hostem profectus superatus est.

Linked entry: hlæst

tíd-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tíd-líc, adj.
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Th. 144, 16. expressing relations of time, of time Hwílon hé (the word ut) getácnaþ tíde . . . on ðissere stówe hé is temporale adverbium, ðæt is tídlíc, Ælfc. Gr. 44; Zup. 265, 19.

ge-sceamian

(v.)
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Þæt hý ǽlces unryhtes gescomedon, Cri. 1303. used impersonally, to cause shame to (dat.), shame a person (acc. ). with acc. Eówerne andwlitan ná ne gesceamað vultus vestri non erubescent, Ps. Th. 33, 5.

forþ-genge

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Th. ii. 126, 30. going on to completion, carried into effect. v. forþ, 2 b Ðæt hé sprecende bebiét, hé ðæt wyrcende oðiéwe, ðæt hit ðurh ðone fultum sié forðgenge quod loquendo imperat, ostendo adjuvat, ut fiat, Past. 81, 11.

hringan

(v.)
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godcundan þeówdómes on rihte tíman hrincge, oþþe hé sylf ǽlce tíd getácnige, oðþe swylcum bréðer þá gýmene betǽce þe ǽlce tíd . . . mid beácne geswytelige nuntianda hora operis Dei sit cura abbatis, aut ipse nuntiare, aut tali fratri injungat hanc curam ut

hón

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Hí gedydon ánne scyld and áne anlícnysse, and áhéngon (héngon, v. l. ) hí úp on heora Capitolium, Ors. 6, 25 ; Bos. 125, 2.