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ge-fealdan

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Add Heofon bið gefealden swá swá bóca leáf beóð caelum plicabitur ut liber, Verc. Först. 107, 1

birhtu

(n.)

brightness, splendourclaritas, splendor

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brightness, splendour; claritas, splendor, Bt. Met. Fox 6, 11; Met. 6, 6: 20, 537; Met. 20, 269

blæc-gym

(n.)
Grammar
blæc-gym, g. -gymmes; m.

A black fossil, called jetnigro-gem-meus, lapis gagates

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A black fossil, called jet; nigro-gem-meus, lapis gagates = γαγάτηs, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 24

ge-beácnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-beácnung, -bícnung, e; f. [ge, and beácnung a beckoning]

A presagesigna speaking by tropes or figurespredicamentpræsāgiumcatēgĕriaκατηγορία

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A presage, sign, a speaking by tropes or figures, predicament; præsāgium, catēgĕria = κατηγορία Gebeacnunge catēgĕriæ, Cot. 57

Linked entries: ge-bícnung beácnung

ge-bylgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bylgan, p. de; pp. ed

To cause to swellto make angry

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To cause to swell, to make angry Leóhtlíce gebylged leviter indignata, Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 24

Linked entry: ge-bylged

stæþ-weall

(n.)
Grammar
stæþ-weall, es; m.
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The wall formed by the shore Sǽs up stigon ofer stæðweallas, Cd. Th. 83, 7; Gen. 1376

tǽllíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tǽllíce, adv.

Blasphemously, calumniously

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Blasphemously, calumniously Hé Criste wiðsóc and be ðam sóðan Gode tǽllíce sprecþ, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 249

treówness

(n.)
Grammar
treówness, e; f.
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Trust, confidence God ðú eart mín frófer, mín trewnes, and mín tóhopa, Bt. 42; Fox 260, 15

un-ácnycendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ácnycendlíc, adj.

Not to be knocked offindissoluble

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Not to be knocked off (of bonds), indissoluble Unácnycendlícre sibbes bende insolubili pacis vinculo, Rtl. 108, 21

un-slæclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-slæclíce, adv.

Not slacklynot languidlystrenuously

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Not slackly, not languidly, strenuously Gif ðæt gebodene bið gefremed unsleaclíce ( non tarde ), R. Ben. 20, 18

Linked entry: slæclíce

un-hered

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hered, adj.

Unpraised

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Unpraised Þeáh hé seó ánum gehered, ðonne biþ hé óþrum unhered, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 108, 15

áncora

(n.)
Grammar
áncora, (as if án-cora, cf. the O. Sax. and O. H. Ger. forms), an; m.
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A hermit Ðá cóman hí tó sumum aancoran (ancran, v. l. ), Bd. 2, 2; Sch. 116, 10

á-hrepian

(v.)
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Add: to treat Ic hæbbe áhrepod be þám tíd*-*þénungum þe man dón sceall, Btwk. 220, 40

Linked entry: hrepian

á-réceleásian

(v.)
Grammar
á-réceleásian, p. ode
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To be negligent Ic áréceleásode and tó læt wæs míne cyrcan tó sécenne, Angl. xi. 102, 68

dreópan

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Substitute for 'stillare . . . a-dreópan' Drupon distillauerunt, Bl. Gl. Driópende hrófas tecta perstillantia, Kent. Gl. 1021: 689

efning

(n.)
Grammar
efning, es; m.
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A consort, partner Hæfde se cyning efning ( consortem ) þǽre cynelican wyrðnesse, Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 253, 18

fíf-nihte

(adj.)
Grammar
fíf-nihte, adj.
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Five days old Sé on V-nihtne mónan bið geboren gung hé gewítað, Lch. iii. 160, 22

for-gifenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
for-gifenlíce, adv.

Easily

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Easily, without hardship from burdensome claims Tyro and Sydone bið forgifenlícor (remissius) þonne eów, Mt. 11, 22

forþ-geleóred

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-geleóred, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Departed, deceased In þǽra forðgeleóredra fædera dǽdum in patrum praecedentium factis, Bd. 4, 3; Sch. 356, 201

ge-swipor

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-swipor, ge-swiper; adj.
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Bd. 2, 9; Sch. 146, 24

Linked entry: swipor