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réce-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
réce-leás, adj.
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Gif hwíltídum ðám réceleásum stýrþ, ðonne sceal his steór beón mid lufe gemetegod, ii. 532, 12

Linked entry: récce-leás

ge-bégan

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

To cause to bowbendbow downreclinepress downhumblecrushflectĕreincurvārehumiliaredeprĭmĕre

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Se ðe hine ahefeþ he biþ gebéged and se ðe hine gebéges he ahæfen biþ qui se exaltaverit humiliabitur et qui se humiliaverit exaltabitur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 23, 12.

strínd

(n.)
Grammar
strínd, strýnd, e; f.
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Hié wǽron of Dauides cynnes strýnde. Blickl. Homl. 23, 28. His cynnes látwua from ðon ðæt fore biþ his strýnde tribunus, ab eo quod praessit tribui Rtl. 193, 15. In strýnd twoelfa in tribus duodecim 78, 26. Doemende twoelf strýnda, Mt. Kmbl.

Linked entry: strýnd

un-gesceádwís

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gesceádwís, adj.

not acting according to reasonun- reasonableirrationalunwisefoolishnot possessed of reasonirrational

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hine gehwyrfde tó ungesceádwísum neátum in irrationale animal hunc vertit, 4; Swt. 39, 22

Linked entry: ge-sceádwís

án-wíg

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H. 201, 22. Golias clypode bysmor Godes folce, gearu tó ánwíge, Hml. S. 18, 21. Ðá gewearð him bám ꝥ twégen tó ánwíge eódon, 27, 53: Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 17.

drý

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Add: gen. drýes, dat. drýe, dat. pl. drým Þá Iudéas þone Hǽlend genámon ... and sǽdon ꝥ drý wǽre, Nic. 19, 40. Nectanebases þæs drýs, Ors. 3, 9; S. 126, 25. wearð álýsed frám þæs drýes bendum ... and arn bysmrigende þæs drýes yfeldǽdum, Hml.

ge-hagian

(v.)
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D. v. 137, 15. to be within the means or power of a person Swá hwylc mínra fædrenméga swá ðæt sió, ðæt hine tó ðan gehagige, ðæt dá óðora lond begeotan mæge and wille, ðonne gebycge ðá lond, C. D. ii. 120, 26.

ge-neósung

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(l a) visiting a sick person :-- wearð fǽrlíce dumb, and his wíf ásende tó þám bisceope and bæd his geneósunge, Hml. S. 22, 74.

ge-dyrstig

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Saga þú gedyrstig þurh deóp gehygd wurde þus wígþrłst ofer eall wífa cyn, þæt þú mec gebunde, Jul. 431. in an unfavourable sense, presumptuous audacious Gif tó þan gedyrstig wǽre ꝥ þæt ábrǽce, C. D 131, 18.

ge-earnung

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Add: merit, desert Swungen oþ ꝥ swylte, swá his geearnung wæs. Bl. H. 193, 4. Geearnuncg, Ps. Th. 57, 6. Be jeearnunga ánra gehwelcre according to the merit of each one, Met. 20, 128. His geearnunga þǽr wǽron oft beorhte gecýþed, Shrn. 52, 11.

ofer-hygd

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þóhte on his oferhigdum sceolde him tó sprecan, 37, 21. Gif ǽnig sý uppáhófen and inbláwen on þá oferhýda þǽre deófles láre, Cht.

út-siht

(n.)
Grammar
út-siht, e,an; f.

Diarrhoeadysentery

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Wið útsihte; ðysne pistol se ængel bróhte tó Róme ðá wǽran mid útsihte micclum geswæncte, 66, 6. Tácn be útsihte, ii. 170, 18. Gyf on útsihte sý, i. 260, 24.

batian

(v.)
Grammar
batian, p. ode.

to get better

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Ne mæg him se líchoma batian, 206, 10. Gif hit nelle for þisum lǽcedóme batian, 354, 9.

sócn

(n.)
Grammar
sócn, e; f.

a seeking, search, exploringa seeking, desiring, trying to geta seeking to obtain an enda seeking for information, question, inquirya seeking, visiting of a place, attendance at a place, resorta seeking for protection ora place so sought, refuge, sanctuary, asyluma seeking with hostile intent, an attack inquisitio the right of investigating, necessary to and a part of power of holding plea seekinglevying fines socasoca quaestio inquisitio an attack an action, prosecution an assemblage a parish

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And gif hine hwá lecge binnan ðæm fyrste, ðonne gebéte ðæs mundbyrde ðe ǽr sóhte, oþþe hine twelfa sum ládige, ðæt ða sócne nyste.

Linked entry: fird-sócn

lilie

(n.)
Grammar
lilie, lilige, an; f.

A lily

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Genim ða twá wyrta, ðæt is, lilie and róse; ber tó bearneácenum wífe ... gif heó nimþ lilian, heó cenþ cnyht; gif heó nimþ rósan, heó cænþ mǽden, 144, 10-13.

ge-tácnian

(v.)
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Ðæt ús getácnode Loth swíðe wel on him selfum, ðá fleáh ðá biernendan ceastre.

scír

(n.)
Grammar
scír, e ; f.
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Surt. 70, 15. a. where the term refers to an English official Se ðe þeóf geféhþ . . . and hine ðonne álǽcte . . . gif ealdormon sié, þolie his scíre, L.

Linked entry: scýr

óþ-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-fæstan, I.
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to entrust, commit to the charge of another Óþ ðæt ic mé gebidde tó him and mín gást óþfæste I commit my spirit into his hands, Nar. 46, 34. Heó hyre mægþhád Gode óþfæste, 40, 16. Gif hwá óþfæste his friénd feoh, L. Alf. 28; Th. i. 50, 29: L.

ge-mǽte

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[He wes of his speche sciene monne imete, Laym. 6584

be-gyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-gyrdan, -girdan; p. de; pp. edor begyrd; v. trans. [be, gyrdan to gird] .

to BEGIRDsurroundcingerepræcingereaccingereto clotheamicire

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He ðæt eálond begyrde and gefæstnade mid díce he begirt and secured the island with a dike Bd. 1, 5; S. 476, 10. God se begyrde me of mihte Deus qui præcinxit me virtute Ps. Spl. 17, 34 : Ps. Th. 17, 37.

Linked entry: be-girdan