gén-gewrit
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seems to have been read), An. Ox. 8 b, 2
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geáp-ness
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Cleverness, cunning, astuteness Wær geápnes argumentum (cf. argumento orðonce, gleáwnesse, 2, ll), Wrt. Voc. ii. 125, I
geár-bót
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Penance extending over a year Þár mót tó bóte stíðlic dǽdbót. . . sumon geárbóte, sumon má geára, sumon mónðbóte, sumon má mónða, Ll. Th. ii. 278, II
geár-cyning
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For Cot.48 substitute Gércyning oððe heretoga consul, geárcyninges consulis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 4, 3. Geárcyninges consulis, 96, 8. Geárcynges, Germ. 388, 24
geár-dagas
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Add: days, lifetime Heora geárdagum in their days, Gen. 1657, days of yore Án wæs on geárdagum Gode wel gecwéme, Isaias se wítega, Wlfst. 44, 21. Hit gewearð on geárdagum þæt God sylf spæc of Synai munte, 66, 9
geár-gemearc
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Substitute: Measurement of time expressed in years. Cf. fót-gemearc, míl-gemearc; geár-gerím Mé onsende sigedryhten mín, siððan ic furðum ongon on þone æfteran ánseld búgan geárgemearces ( directly after I had begun the second year of my inhabiting the
geár-gerím
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Substitute: Reckoning by years. where duration is measured and the year is taken as the unit. v. geár; Bootes cymeð on þone ilcan stede eft ymb þrítig geárgerimes (cf. ymb þrittig wintra, Bt. 39, 3; F. 214, 15), Met. 28, 30. Cf. winter-gerím. in chronological
geár-getal
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and add: a number of years, years of existence, age of a person Gif hé bið cealdre gecyndo, þonne cymð seó ádl æfter feówertigum, elcor cymð æfter fíftigum wintra his gǽrgetales, Lch. ii. 284, 22. age of the world Findan hú micel þæs geárgeteles is
geár-hwámlíce
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Yearly, annually Sý ǽfre seó ælmesse gelǽst geárhwámlíce, Cht. Th. 560, 3. Cf. dæg-hwámlíce
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geár-langes
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For a year Lǽt hit standan geárlanges dimitte illam hoc anno (Lk. 13, 8), Hml. Th. ii. 408, 6. Cf. dæg-langes
geár-wæstm
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yearly fruit Þæt heó hæbbe ǽlce gére ealra geárwæstma þá þrié dǽlas, C. D. ii. 175, 25
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heals-gang
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A tumour in the neck Halsgang struma, Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 15
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wæl-gæst
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ryne-gæst
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A guest or foe that comes swiftly (?), a term used for lightning Feá ðæt gedýgaþ ðara ðe gerǽcaþ rynegiestes wǽpen few escape whom the lightning strikes, Exon. Th. 386, 8; Rä. 4, 58
up-gang
a going up ⬩ rising of a heavenly body ⬩ a going up ⬩ a landing ⬩ an incursion ⬩ a way of going up
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a going up, rising of a heavenly body Sunnon upgong æt middan sumere ortus solis solstitialis, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 34. Æfter sunnan upgonge, L. Alf. 25; Th. i. 50, 20. Ǽr sunnan upgange, Lchdm. ii. 306, 17. Æt sunnan upgonge, Nar. 27, 17. Fram sunnan
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fyrs-gára
A triangular piece of land covered with furze
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A triangular piece of land covered with furze On ðane fyrsgáran, C. D. iv. 8, 35
gryre-gæst
A dreadful guest
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A dreadful guest, Beo. Th. 5113; B. 2560
hand-gang
Laying on of hands ⬩ laying on of hands
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Laying on of hands Handgang manus impositio, Ælfc. Gl. 112; Som. 79, 94; Wrt. Voc. 60, 3
gang-stól
A stool, seat
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A stool, seat of a privy Beþige mon þone bæc-þearm on gongstóle, Lch. ii. 236, 7
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geal-ádl
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Ealládla melancolias An. Ox. 7, 223: Angl. xiii. 33, 166. Add