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eal-teaw

(adj.)
Grammar
eal-teaw, adj. [eal all, teaw = tæw good]

Entirely good omnīno bŏnus

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Entirely good; omnīno bŏnus Gif he ealteawne ende gedreógeþ if he enjoys a very good end, Cd. Jun. 110, 16; Hy. 2, 13; Hy. Grn. ii. 281, 13

Linked entry: æl-tæw

ge-mǽran

(v.)
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ge-mǽran, p. de; pp. ed [mára]

To enlarge

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To enlarge He merce gemǽrde wiþ Myrgingum he enlarged his marches towards the Myrgings [or gemǽrde from gemǽran to determine? ], Exon. 85 a; Th. 321, 6; Víd. 42

unrót-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
unrót-mód, adj.

Sad at heart

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Sad at heart for ðære geómrunga ðæs óþres deáþes leng on ðam lande gewunian ne mihte; ac unrótmód of his cýþþe gewát, Blickl. Homl. 113, 12

Linked entry: rót-mód

á-girnan

(v.)
Grammar
á-girnan, -geornan ; p. de
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To desire, be eager for ágeornde (-gyrnde, v. l.) ꝥ manigra manna sáwla gelǽdde tó Drihtne multorum animas ad Deum perducere satagebat , Gr. D. 205, 19

fremsum-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
fremsum-lic, adj.
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Benign Býcnode tó hyre mid onhyldum heáfde swyþe fremsumlicre ansýne, swá ealling byð cui ille benignissimi ut est vultus inclinato capite annuit. Gr. D. 280, 10

ge-rádscipe

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Add: intelligence, understanding Nis ǽnig man þætte þæs gerádscipes swá bereáfod sié, þæt andsware ǽnige ne cunne findan on ferhðe, gif frugneu bið, Met. 22, 50

ge-stynþo

(n.)
Grammar
ge-stynþo, [= ge-styntþo ?]; f.
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Þá oftost tesoword spræc in his onmédlan gælpettunga, þá earnode mé þǽre mǽsta[n] gestynþo and þára mǽstan benda. Nap. 32. See preceding word

Linked entry: -stynþo

hálsigend

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beád him ꝥ wǽre gehádod tó exorcista, ꝥ wé hátað hálsigend þe ðe bebýt deóflum ꝥ hí of gedrehtum mannum faran, Hml. S. 31, 141. Add

nunn-mynster

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Þæt hine tó ðám befæste ꝥ móste beón lǽce þæs nunmynstres (on þám nunmynstre, v. l.) ut eum sanandum monasterio commendaret, Gr. D. 37, 27. Add

ofet

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æt him ofet, and þæt þæt on wuda findan mihte, ii. 38, 8. Add

trendan

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cýð hwanon cóm pomum licet ab arbore igitur unde reuoluitur tamen prouidit unde nascitur, Angl. i. 285. Add

cyne-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-cyn, cyne-cynn,es; n. [cyne regius, regalis; cyn, cynn, gens, stirps, familia]

A royal race, royal lineage, royal offspring or familygens regia, proles regia, stirps vel familia regia

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He wæs hiora cynecynnes he was of their royal race, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 83; Met. 26, 42. He wæs cynecynnes he was of royal lineage, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 14: Bd. 3, 18; S. 546, 39, col. 1: L. Wg. 1; Th. i. 186, 18

Linked entry: cyning-cynn

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, p. -fylde; pp. -fylled

To fellcut downcast downdestroydeprive ofcæderedestruere

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To fell, cut down, cast down, destroy, deprive of; cædere, destruere Ðá wolde he ðæt gyld gefyllan then he determined to cast down the idol, Blickl. Homl. 221, 21, 32 : Beo. Th. 5303; B. 2655.

un-eáðelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-eáðelíce, adv.

with difficultywith trouble or inconvenienceunder difficulties

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geseah ðæt unýþelíce ( diffculter ) mihte ða heánnesse ðæs cynelícan módes tó eádmódnesse gecyrran, 2, 12; S. 512, 27. with trouble or inconvenience, under difficulties uniéþelíce æfter wudum fór and on mórfæstenum, Chr. 878; Erl. 78, 33.

ge-wyrht

(n.)
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Your work will avail; God will always be a lord to help you in every-thing good, while he will be a foe to others whose works are worse, Fä. 4-7.

ge-ícan

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geíhte þá teáras þám teárum, Hml. S. 23 b, 200. tó geécde óðerne esne, Lk. L. 20, 11, 12.

ǽ-fæstnes

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-fæstnes, -festnes, -nys, -ness, e; f.

Firmness in the lawreligionreligio

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Firmness in the law, religion; religio He wæs mycelre ǽfæstnesse wer he was a man of much religion, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 7: 2, 9; S. 510, 30, 32

ǽht-gesteald

(n.)
Grammar
ǽht-gesteald, es; n.

Possessionpossessio

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Possession; possessio He ða brýdlufan sceal to oðerre ǽhtgestealdum idese sécan he must seek conjugal love in the possession of another woman, Exon. 67 b; Th. 249, 22 ; Jul. 115

Linked entry: ge-steald

ærdon

(v.)
Grammar
ærdon, = ærndon? from ærnan; p. de

To runrun awaycurrere

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To run, run away; currere He gehleóp and his bróðru mid him begen ærdon he fled and both his brothers ran away with him, Byrht. Th. 137, 25; By. 191

for-weornan

(v.)
Grammar
for-weornan, p. de; pp. ed

To refuserecūsāre

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To refuse; recūsāre He forweornde swíðe he refused vehemently, Chr. 1046; Erl. 174, 16. Ne forweorn ðu me refuse thou not me. Hy. 3, 54; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 54