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freólslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
freólslíce, adv.

Solemnlyfreelysollennĭterlībĕre

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In ðæm he freólslíce meahte lifian in which he might freely live, Bd. 3, 19; S. 547, note 30

full-endian

(v.)
Grammar
full-endian, p. ode; pp. od

To end fullycompletefinishcomplērefīnīre

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To end fully, complete, finish; complēre, fīnīre He bæd Cynebill ðæt he ða árfæstan ongunnennesse fullendode pĕtiit Cynibillum pia cœpta complēre, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 39, note

Linked entries: endian ful-endian

ge-egsian

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

To frightenterrēre

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To frighten; terrēre He hý mid his wordum geegsode he frightened them with his words, Ors. 2, 3; Bos. 42, 13 : Jud. 7, 22. Geegsod frightened, 4, 17

Linked entry: ge-egesian

ge-geótan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-geótan, p. -geát; pp. -goten

To foundcast

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To found, cast He of golde gegeát and geworhte he cast and wrought them of gold, Nar. 19, 29. Ða gelícnessa wǽron gegotene the images were cast, 32

Linked entry: ge-goten

ge-leahtrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leahtrian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To accusecomplain ofrebukecrīmĭnāriaccūsāre

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To accuse, complain of, rebuke; crīmĭnāri, accūsāre He wæs geleahtrad from Gode he was rebuked by God, Past. 46, 6; Swt. 355, 1; Hat. MS. 67 b, 14

Linked entry: leahtrian

læt-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
læt-líce, adv.

Slowly

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Slowly Ðá andswarode him lætlíce theft he answered him slowly, Guthl. 20; Gdwin, 80, 12. Lætlícor more slowly Exon. 118 a; Th. 454, 16; Hy. 4, 33

Linked entry: latlíce

ge-slyht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-slyht, -sleht, -sliht, es; n.
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Battle, fight, conflict Swá he níþa gehwane genesen hæfde slíþra geslyhta so he had come safely out of every enmity, every fierce conflict, Beo. Th. 4787; B. 2398

ge-starian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-starian, p. ode; pp. od [starian to stare]
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To stare; rectis ŏcŭlis intuēri He gestarode ðǽr gestaðelad wæs æðelíc ingong he gazed where a noble entrance was placed, Exon. 12 a; Th. 19, 27; Cri. 307

Linked entry: starian

slǽting

(n.)
Grammar
slǽting, e; f.
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Hunting (William Rufus) geátte mannan heorawudas and slǽtinge (cf. William of Malmesbury's statement that he gave the English free leave to hunt), Chr. 1087; Erl. 225, 7

snǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
snǽdan, p. de
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To take food, take a meal Ðá com to Cantwar*-*byrig, ðá snǽdde ðǽr and his menn, and tó Dofran gewende, Chr. 1048; Erl. 177, 31

weorold-gewuna

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gewuna, an; m.
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The custom of the world ásmeáde ðæt godcunde be woruldgewunan he considered the religious question from a secular standpoint, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 15

cote

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Ne mæg nán wíf hire bóndan forbeódan ꝥ ne móte intó his cotan (-on, v. l. ) gelógian ꝥ ꝥ wille, Ll. Th. i. 418, 24. Add

feorh-lást

(n.)
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fǽge and geflýmed feorhlástas bær he (Grendel) death-doomed and fleeing dyed the earth with his life-blood, B. 846

ge-hálettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hálettan, p. te
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To salute, greet gehálette þone cniht and him þus bebeád puero resalutato praecepit, Gr. D. 36, 27. Þá Langbearde grétte and gehálette Langobardos salutavit, 250, 18

Linked entry: hálettan

fundung

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Ðis godspel sprecð ymbe ðæs Hǽlendes fundunge, and hú betǽhte ealle ðá geleáfullan his Fæder ǽr ðan ðe úp ástige, Hml. Th. ii. 362, 15. Add

ge-endebyrdlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-endebyrdlíce, adv.
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In due order sǽde ðæs cildes módignysse geendebyrdlíce (cf. þæt eall þurh endebyrdnesse ásægde per ordinem narravit, Gr. D. 144, 26), Hml. Th. ii. 170, 30

Linked entry: ende-byrdlíce

ge-wisfullíce

(adv.)
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Substitute: Knowingly, with knowledge. v. gewis; 2 him þá gewát swíþe gewisfullíce (-wiss-, v. l.) swílce unwís wǽre recessit igitur scienter nescius, Gr. D. 95, 31

swilc-hwega

(adj.; pronoun.)
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some Þá geseah þǽr swilchwugu treów licgende and ꝥ lytel he saw lying there some bit of wood or other and that little, Hml. S. 236, 766

weorold-weorþscipe

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-weorþscipe, es; m.
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Worldly honour, civil dignity Hæbbe ( the priest) Godes miltse, and tó woroldweorðscipe ðæt sý þegenweres and þegenrihtes wyrðe (his civil status is that of a thane ), L. Eth. v. 9; Th. i. 306, 20. Tó woruldwurðscipe sí þegenlage wyrðe, L.

án-standende

(adj.)
Grammar
án-standende, alone.
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Wolde ðá ánstandende ancerlíf ádreógan, Hml. Th. ii. 142, 27. ( Adam ) wæs sutne hwíle ánstandende, i. 12, 32. Fleáh ánstandende tó ánre dúne, 162, 6. Þæt hié (hermits) ánstandende ( sola manu) ongeán deófol winnan magan, R. Ben. 9, 7