ge-dreog
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Þæt mid heálicum gedreóge and gemetgunge árwurðlícor beó quod cum summa gravitate et moderatione honestissime fiat, 75, 10.
weard
ward, guard, watch ⬩ a watch, a body of men keeping watch ⬩ guardianship, protection, keeping
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Thw. 23, 26; Jud. 142: Beo. Th. 616; B. 305. Wið wráð seros wearde healdan, 644; B. 319: Exon. Th. 48, 6; Cri. 767: 282, 16; Jul. 664. Weardum excubiis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 12. Lux et tenebre ðe ðás werþeóda weardum healdaþ, Exon. Th. 192, 5; Az. 101.
wír
Wire ⬩ metal thread
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Wírum bewunden, Beo. Th. 2066; B. 1031. Hygeróf gebond weallwalan wírum wundrum tógædre, Exon. Th. 477, 7; Ruin. 21
of-gifan
to give up, leave, abandon ⬩ destituere
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Hé Dena land ofgeaf he left the Danes' land, Beo. Th. 3813; B. 1904. Hé ðás woruld ofgeaf he died, Cd. Th. 72, 30; Gen. 1194. Hé ðone beám ofgeaf he (Christ) left the cross (when he was taken to be buried), Exon. Th. 45, 35; Cri. 729.
hleóðor-cwide
A saying, ⬩ vocal utterance, ⬩ words, ⬩ speech, ⬩ discourse
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., Exon 72 b; Th. 270, 7; Jul. 461; Beo. Th. 3962; B. 1979. Éces word hálges hleóðorcwide. Exon. 61 b; Th. 226, 1; Ph. 399; Andr. Kmbl. 1786; An. 895.
hólunga
In vain, ⬩ to no purpose, ⬩ without cause, ⬩ without intent
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Nalles hólinga, Beo. Th. 2156; B. 1076. Wæs his fæder gelǽred in ða gerýno Cristes geleáfan ac hólinga pater ejus sacramentis Christiana fidei imbutus esl, sed frustra, Bd. 2, 15; S. 518, 29.
sprecan
To speak. ⬩ to exercise the faculty of speech ⬩ to use words in conversation, discourse, etc. ⬩ to mention ⬩ to say ⬩ to speak ⬩ to sue for, make a claim against, lay claim to
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Ðæt ǽrende wæs sprecen, 3242; An. 1623: Beo. Th. 1290; B. 643. where the object of the verb is a word denoting the matter expressed in the words spoken Ic rǽd sprece I give counsel in my words, Cd. Th. 115, 2; Gen. 1913.
Linked entries: on-spreca æfter æfter-spræc æfter-sprecan on-spreca on-swætende specan
ge-ceósan
To elect ⬩ choose ⬩ decide ⬩ prove ⬩ approve ⬩ eligere ⬩ præeligere ⬩ seligere ⬩ asciscere ⬩ petere ⬩ nancisci
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He hæfde cempan gecorone he had chosen champions, Beo. Th. 417; B. 206.
be-settan
to set ⬩ place ⬩ to apply ⬩ to surround ⬩ to besiege
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Wítum besette on helle, Wlfst. 145, 31. to besiege Gé beóð lange inne besette, Deut. 28, 53. to set with something inserted Hé eall wæs beset mid heora scotungum, Hml. S. 32, 117. Hié wǽron ymb eal útan mid eágum besett, Past. 195, 19
eád
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Beorn monig seah on sync, on sylfor, on searogimmas, on eád, on ǽht, on eorcanstán, Ruin. 37. Se rinc ágeaf eorðcunde eád ( earthly possessions ), Gen. 1627
ge-árian
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Ðætte ðonne hira niéhstan ðurh hié beóð gereorde and geárode, ðæt hié selfe ne fæsten ðæs hláfes ryhtwisnesse cum per eos carnis subsidiis reficiantur proximi, ipsi remaneant a justitiae pane jejuni, 137, 24. to refrain from unkindness, spare Se ilca
ge-þrǽstan
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Ðá heán muntas beóð genehhe mid heofenfýre geþrǽste, Wlfst. 262, 15. to destroy Ealle trymenesse hláfes geðræste, Ps.
gim
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Wíntreówa blóstman beóð gimman gelíce, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 295, 12. Ís glisnað glæs-hlúttur gimmum gelícast, Rún. 11. Mon sceal sécan be sǽwaroðe and be eá ófrum æþele gimmas, hwíte and reáde and híwa gehwæs, Met. 19, 22 : Bt. 32, 3; F. 118, 17.
á-wreccan
to raise up ⬩ to arouse, ⬩ to arouse ⬩ excite
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Beóð ealle áwrehte of þæs deáðes slǽpe, Hml. Th. ii. 568, 33. referring to the mind, to arouse, excite, a person Se apostol ús áwrehte þæt wé of slǽpe úre ásolcennysse árison, Hml. Th. i. 602, 8. Áwrece ðé sylfne tó mínre sprǽce, Bas. 34, 3.
FORD
A FORD ⬩ vădum
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Th. 134, 22; By. 88: Beo. Th. 1140; B. 568. He oferfór ðone ford transīvit vădum, Gen. 32, 22. He mihte fordas oferrídan, ðonne he to hwylcere eá cóme he might ride over the fords, when he came to any river, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 17
Linked entry: fyrd
mirige
Pleasant ⬩ delightful ⬩ sweet
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Ðeós woruld ðeáh ðe beó myrige hwíltídum geþuht sý this world, though it seem at times pleasant, Homl. Th. i. 154, 17. Ðeós woruld is hwíltídum myrige on tó wunigenne, 182, 24. Gærs myrige on tó sittenne, 182, 15.
Linked entry: murge
ge-tíðian
To grant ⬩ allow
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Him wearþ ðæs getíðod that was granted him, 44: Beo. Th. 4558; B. 2284
Linked entries: ge-tigþian tíþian
gebringan
To bring ⬩ lead ⬩ adduce ⬩ produce ⬩ bear ⬩ ferre ⬩ dūcĕre ⬩ addūcĕre ⬩ prodūcĕre ⬩ offerre
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Ðæt we ðone gebringen [MS. gebringan] on ádfære that we bring him on the way to the pile, Beo. Th. 6010; B. 3009: Homl. Th. i. 164, 11
ge-mynan
To remember, remind
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Gemyne ðis remember this, 113, 23, 24: 225, 21: Exon. 81 a; Th. 305, 25; Fä. 93: Beo. Th. 1322; B. 659. God gemyne ðú Eádfriþ O God, remember Eadfrith, Mk. Skt. p. 1, 4. Gemynas gie mementote, Jn. Skt. Lind. 15, 20
regnian
To set in order, arrange, dispose, regulate
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Inwitnet óðrum bregdan, dyrnum cræfte deáþ ré[nian], Beo. Th. 4343;B. 2168. Sum biþ searocræftig goldes and gimma ðonne him gumena weard háteþ máððum rénian one is a cunning workman in gold and gems, when a prince of men bids him set a jewel, Exon.