ge-gán
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Add: <b>A.</b> of movement. movement irrespective of the point of departure or destination. to go on foot, walk Gif hwelc gigæs (gegaas, L.) on dæg si quis ambulauerit in die, Jn. R. 11, 9. Árás ꝥ mægden and geeóde ( ambulabat ), Mk. L. 5
ge-bétan
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Add: to make good, cause to flourish Sænde ic þá gewideru þe ealle eówre wæstmas and eorðlice tilþa fullíce gebétað dabo uobis pluuiam temporibus suis, et terra gignet germen suum, et pomis arbores replebuntur, Wlfst. 132, 14. to make good what is defective
CRÆFT
power ⬩ might ⬩ strength as of body or externals ⬩ vis ⬩ robur ⬩ potentia ⬩ an art ⬩ skill ⬩ CRAFT ⬩ trade ⬩ work ⬩ ars ⬩ peritia ⬩ artificium ⬩ occupatio ⬩ opus ⬩ craft of mind, cunning, knowledge, science, talent, ability, faculty, excellence, virtue ⬩ astutia, machinatio, scientia, facultas, præstantia, virtus ⬩ a CRAFT ⬩ any kind of ship ⬩ navis qualiscunque
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power, might, strength as of body or externals; vis, robur, potentia On ðam gefeohte Mǽða cræft gefeól in that battle the power of the Medes fell Ors. l, 12; Bos. 35, 43. He cwæþ ðæt ðín abal and cræft mára wurde he said that thy strength and power would
leásung
fiction ⬩ falsehood ⬩ falseness ⬩ hypocrisy ⬩ deception ⬩ deceitfulness ⬩ artice
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Leasing, lying, vain or frivolous speech, fiction, false witness, falsehood, falseness, hypocrisy, deception, deceitfulness, artice Leásung vel faam famfaluca (Ital. fanfaluca, a whim, trifle, and see Ducange, s. v.), Ep. Gl. 9 d, 12. Leásung ðissa woruldwelena
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ceorl
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Dele first passage under <b>II,</b> and add: a man, male person Ceorl mas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 39. Ciorl vir, Kent. Gl. 1195. <b>I a.</b> poet, a (noble) man :-- Snotor ceorl monig, B. 908. Gomelum ceorle, 2444; 2972. Leóde míne
wær
ware ⬩ aware ⬩ having knowledge of something which is to be guarded against ⬩ ware ⬩ prepared for ⬩ on guard against something that might be hurtful ⬩ ware ⬩ careful to avoid something ⬩ on guard against doing something ⬩ ware ⬩ observant of ⬩ attentive to a warning ⬩ wary ⬩ cautious ⬩ sagacious ⬩ prudent ⬩ cunning
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ware, aware, having knowledge of something which is to be guarded against Ðá wurdon ða landleóde his (a band of Danes) ware and him wiþ gefuhton, Chr. 917; Erl. 102, 17. Hé eode nihtes, ðæt hé his lífe geburge, ac ða hǽðenan wurdon wære his fare, Homl
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swincan
to toil, labour, work with effort ⬩ to labour at, after, etc. , anything ⬩ to be troubled, travail, be in difficulty or distress
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to toil, labour, work with effort Hwæt dést ðú on ðís folce ? hwí swingst ðú ána ? Ex. 18, 14. Hé nǽre ná ælmihtig, gyf him ǽnig gefadung earfoðe wǽre. His nama is omnipotens, ðæt ys, ælmihtig, for ðan ðe hé mæg eall ðæt hé wile, and his miht náhwár
æðeling
the son of a king ⬩ one of royal blood ⬩ a nobleman ⬩ the king ⬩ God ⬩ Christ ⬩ regia suboles ⬩ vir nobilis ⬩ man ⬩ men ⬩ people ⬩ homo ⬩ homines
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the son of a king, one of royal blood, a nobleman, used also in poetry for the king, God, and Christ; regia suboles, vir nobilis Se iunga æðeling regius juvenis, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 27: 3, 21; S. 550, 40: 2, 14; S. 517, 22. Æðelinges beam the prince's
FRIÐIAN
to keep the peace ⬩ towards, make peace ⬩ to protect ⬩ defend ⬩ keep ⬩ pācĭfĭcāre protĕgĕre ⬩ tuēri
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to keep the peace, ' friþ,' towards, make peace, to protect, defend, keep; pācĭfĭcāre protĕgĕre, tuēri Ðæt man eall friðige, ðæt se cyng friðian wille that one shall keep; the peace towards all that the king will, L. Ath. i. 20; Th. i
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mægþ
A maid ⬩ virgin ⬩ girl ⬩ maiden ⬩ woman
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A maid, virgin, girl, maiden, woman (almost confined to poetry) Gif man mægþ gebigeþ ceápe geceápod sý gif hit unfácne is if a man make terms for his marriage with (lit. buys with a price, cf. Icel. kona mundi keypt) a woman, let the bargain stand, if
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ge-mengan
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To mingle, commingle, mix, blend, confuse, unite, join, combine; miscēre, commiscēre, confundĕre, consŏciāre, infĭcĕre Ðæt he wísdóm mǽge wið ofermetta gemengan that he may mingle wisdom with sensuality, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 16; Met. 7, 8. Ic gemencge confundo
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scop
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A poet Scop liricus, unwurð scop tragicus vel comicus, Wrt. Voc. i. 60, 5, 9. Scop comicus, 291, 25 : ii. 17, 38. Comices, s. est qui comedia scribit, cantator, vel artifex canticorum seculorum, idem satyricus, i. scop, joculator, poeta, 132, 16. Se
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þeód-land
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an inhabited district, a region, country Fromcyme folde weorðeþ, þeódlond monig, ðíne gefylled, Cd. Th. 106, 4; Gen. 1766. Ðá becwom ic on Caspiain ðæt lond; ðá wæs ðǽr seó wæstmberendeste eorþe ðæs þeódlondes, and ic swíðe wundrade ða gesǽlignesse ðære
un-lytel
not little ⬩ great ⬩ not little ⬩ not few in number ⬩ much ⬩ not little ⬩ great
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of size, extent, not little, great Wé magon tócnáwan be hyre leóman ðæt seó sunne unlytel is, Lchdm, iii. 236, 11. Wolcen unlytel, Ps. Th, 77, 16. Unlytel dǽl foldan, Cd. Th. 154, 4; Gen. 2550. Unlytel dǽl eorþan gesceafta, 97, 17; Gen. 1614. Unlytel
bodung
annunciation ⬩ declaration ⬩ testimony ⬩ interpretation ⬩ reciting ⬩ rehearsing ⬩ preaching
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Add: annunciation, declaration, making known (cf. bodian, I), announcement by a messenger (cf. bodung-dæg) Hé (Antecrist) sent his bodan geond ealne middaneard, and his hlisa and bodung bið fram sǽ tó sǽ, Wlfst. 195, 20. declaration by a witness, testimony
bregdan
to pluck ⬩ pull ⬩ draw ⬩ drag ⬩ to bind ⬩ knot ⬩ to change ⬩ to change ⬩ to move ⬩ be pulled ⬩ to flash
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Add: trans. with acc. to pluck, pull, draw, drag Sáh hé niðer ealre his mihte benumen, and hine man ðá brǽd intó ðæs kinges búre, Chr. 1053; P. 182, 22. Ealle men hine fram stówe tó stówe brúdon, Hml. S. 23, 653. Ompran ymbdelf, bréd up, Lch. ii. 116
eardian
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Add: intrans. of human beings. to live, dwell, be inhabitant of a country, city, &c. Seó mégð þe nú eardaþ on Wiht, Chr. 449; P. 13, 18. On þǽm mórum eardiað Finnas (cf. the word used for less permanent dwelling On feáwum stówum styccemǽlum wíciað
ge-reordan
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Add: absolute, to take food for refreshment, take refreshment, eat, feast Hí sǽton ꝥ híg gemǽnelíce gereordodan, Hml. S. 23, 243. Gehriordig epulare, Lk. 12, 19. Gif þá gebróþru on middæg gereorden, gereorde (ge-reordige, v. l. ) hé on nón si fratres
ge-sceádwísness
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Add: Discretio, i. divisio gesceádwísnes. Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 16. discretion, prudence Be þæs mæssepreóstes gesceádwísnysse de presbyteri prudentia, Ll. Th. ii. 128, 10. Hé munuclíce leofode betwux ðám lǽwedum folce mid mycelre gesceádwísnysse, Hml. S
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ge-swígian
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Add: intrans. To be silent. to cease speaking, keep silence after speaking Dá geswigode (o obticuit ) se Wísdóm áne lytle hwíle, Bt. 7, 1 ; F. 16, 5. Ðá ðis gesprecen wæs, þá geswigode (-sugode, v. l. ) ꝥ Mód. 18, 1 ; F. 60, 18. Geswugode, 24, 1; F.