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smǽr

(n.)
Grammar
smǽr, smǽr[e?]es; m.

A lip

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For hire speche he smere loh, Laym. 14981. Tho he (the fox) wes inne, smere he lou. Rel. Ant. ii. 272, 23.]

Linked entry: smér

riftere

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wearð ofslagen . . . on hærfestlicre tíde úte mid his rifterum þe rípdon his corn, Hml. A. 108, 199. Add

scír

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onféng þǽre heordelican scíre gýmnysse pastoralem suscepit curam, Gr. D. 191, 26. Héde sé ðe scíre (cf. scír-mann; ) healde, Angl. ix. 259, 13. dele last passage, and add Férde se bisceop tó scíre gemóte (cf. scír-gemót), C. D. iv. 234, 27.

þífþ

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Wǽron in gangende þeófas in þone wyrtgeard, ac onwendum heora móde fram þǽre þýfðe (þeóf(e)tte, v.l.) ... hí ádelfon ...

riht-cynecynn

(n.)
Grammar
riht-cynecynn, es; n.

A legitimate royal family

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[Cf Se cyng (Henry) genam Mahalde him tó wífe ... of ðan rihtan Ænglalandes kynekynne, Chr. 1100; Er1. 236, 36-39.]

á-þindan

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Ðætte hié ne áðinden on heora móde, Past. 319, 17. On oferméttum áðunden, 25, 6: III, l. wæs mid oferhygdes gáste áþunden, Gr. D. 144, 28 : 180, 16. Add

hreówan

(v.)
Grammar
hreówan, p. hreáw

To ruegrieve

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hér syngiaþ and hit him nó ne hreówþ they sin in this world and are not sorry for it, 55, 2; Swt. 429, 17. Hreóweþ, Exon. 44 b; Th. 150, 23; Gú. 783: Cd. 22; Th. 27, 31; Gen. 426.

git

(pronoun.)
Grammar
git, gyt; nom.

You twovos duoσφŵï, σφώof you twovestrŭm duorumσφŵïν σφŵνto you twovobis duobusσφŵïν σφŵνyou twovos duosσφŵï, σφώthou

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Restaþ incit hér rest your two selves here, Cd. 139; Th. 174, 19; Gen. 2880. Git Iohannis thou and John, Exon. 121 b; Th. 467, 7; Hö. 135. [

Linked entries: get inc incer gyt GYT

ge-fultuman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fultuman, -fultumian, -fultmian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To helpassisthelp tosupply

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To help, assist, help to, supply Ðæt hie sceoldan Martine gefultmian that they should help St. Martin, Blickl. Homl. 221, 31. Gefultumian subministrare, concurrere, suppeditare, Hpt. Gl. 446.

ge-wylde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wylde, adj.

Subjectunder one's power or controlin one's possesion

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Swá he swíðor syngaþ swá he deófle gewyldra biþ the more he sins the more he will be in the devil's power, Homl. Th. i. 268, 24

fagenian

(v.)
Grammar
fagenian, p. ode; pp. od

To rejoice, to be glad gaudēre

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To rejoice, to be glad; gaudēre He fagenode ðæs he rejoiced at it, Bt. 16, 4; Fox. 58, 9. Híg fagenodon gāvīsi sunt, Lk. Bos. 22, 5

fór-þearle

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-þearle, adv.

Very muchgreatlyvaldevehĕmenter

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Very much, greatly; valde, vehĕmenter He behýdde his swíðran hand, ofsceamod fórþearle he hid his right hand, greatly ashamed thereof, Ælfc. T. 37, 13: Jud. 3, 8

gearo-brygd

(n.)
Grammar
gearo-brygd, e; f. [bregdan to vibrate]

A prompt vibrationprompta pulsātio

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A prompt vibration; prompta pulsātio Áh he gleóbeámes gearobrygda list he has skill in prompt vibrations of the harp, Exon. 79 a; Th. 296, 13; Crä. 50

Linked entry: brygd

eall-gylden

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-gylden, adj.

All-golden omnīno aurĕus

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All-golden; omnīno aurĕus He geseah segn eall-gylden he saw an ensign all-golden, Beo. Th. 5528; B. 2767: Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 3; Jud. 46

leger-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
leger-bǽre, adj.
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Suffering from sickness Bútun on hláfordes neóde beó oððe legerbǽre unless he be on his lord's necessary business, or suffering from sickness, Chart. Th. 611, 20

médren-gecynd

(n.)
Grammar
médren-gecynd, es; n.

Nature derived from the mother

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Nature derived from the mother wæs sóð man þurh his médrengecynd (méddrengecynd) he was very man in the nature derived from his mother, Wulfst. 17, 7

ge-stungen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-stungen, part. [stungen, pp. of stingan to pierce]
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Pierced; transfixus He wæs mid spere on his sýdan gestungen he was pierced in his side with a spear, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 416, 31

ge-swytelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swytelian, p. ode; pp. od
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To make known, manifest, show; manĭfestāre Ðæt he ðæt sóþeste geswytelie that he make manifest what is most true, L. Ath. iv. 7; Th. i. 226, 30

ge-méðrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-méðrian, p. ode; pp. od

To honourhŏnōrāre

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To honour; hŏnōrāre Búton he hwæne furðor geméðrian wylle unless he will more amply honour any one, L. C. S. 15; Th. i. 384, 4, MS. A

geofian

(v.)
Grammar
geofian, p. ode; pp. od

To give, to endowdare, donare

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To give, to endow; dare, donare He mæg me geofian mid góda gehwilcum he can endow me with every good, Cd. 26; Th. 34, 31; Gen. 546