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ge-tremman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tremman, p. -tremede; pp. -tremed

To strengthen ⬩ establish ⬩ confirm ⬩ firmāre ⬩ confirmāre

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Hwá hine heálíce torhtne getremede tungolgimmum who had established it bright on high with starry gems, Exon. 24 b; Th. 71, 5; Cri. 1151. Me gáste ðíne, God, getreme strengthen me, O God, with thy spirit, Ps. C. 50, 102; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 102.

ge-drencan

(v.)

to cause to drink, supply a person with drink ⬩ to supply an object with moisture, saturate :-- ⬩ to plunge into a liquid, soak ⬩ to plunge, sink (trans.), drown ⬩ potare, ebriare, aquare.

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Add: to cause to drink, supply a person with drink Wætre snytres gidrenceð hine Drihten aqua sapientiae potabit illum Dominus, Rtl. 46, 11. Gidrencde, 84, 33. to supply an object with moisture, saturate :-- Gedrenctest inebriasti (terram), Bl.

FOLDE

(n.)
Grammar
FOLDE, an; f.

the earth ⬩ dry land ⬩ tellus ⬩ terra ⬩ a land ⬩ country ⬩ district ⬩ region ⬩ territory ⬩ rĕgio ⬩ tractus ⬩ plăga ⬩ terrĭtōriuni ⬩ the ground ⬩ soil ⬩ hŭmus ⬩ sŏlum ⬩ earth ⬩ clay ⬩ terræ līmus ⬩ lŭtum

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Stód bewrigen folde mid flóde the dry land stood covered with water, Cd. 8; Th. 10, 15; Gen. 157.

bæsten

(adj.)
Grammar
bæsten, adj.

Made of bast ⬩ BAST ⬩ tiliaceus

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Made of bast, BAST; tiliaceus Híg ðá hine gebundon mid twám bæstenum rápum then they bound him with two bast ropes, Jud. Grn. 15, 13

bán-cófa

(n.)
Grammar
bán-cófa, an; m.

A bone-dwelling ⬩ the body ⬩ ossium cubile ⬩ corpus

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A bone-dwelling, the body; ossium cubile, corpus Wæs se báncófa ádle onǽled the body was inflamed with disease, Exon. 46b; Th. 159,16; Gú. 927

beorn-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
beorn-cyning, es; m.

A king of men ⬩ virorum rex

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A king of men; virorum rex Máðmas ic ðe, beorncyning, bringan wylle I will bring thee treasures, king of men Beo. Th. 4302; B. 2148

be-greósan

(v.)
Grammar
be-greósan, p. -greás, pl. -gruron; pp. -groren

To overwhelm fearfully ⬩ horrore afficere ⬩ formidolose obruere

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Atole gástas súsle begrorene [MS. begrorenne] the horrid spirits fearfully overwhelmed with torment Cd. 214; Th. 268, 9

ellor-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
ellor-síþ, es; m.

A journey elsewhere, departure, death ⬩ ălĭbi ĭter, mors

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A journey elsewhere, departure, death; ălĭbi ĭter, mors Symble biþ gemyndgad eaforan ellorsíþ his offspring's death will always be remembered, Beo. Th. 4893; B. 2451

flǽm

(n.)
Grammar
flǽm, es; m.

Flight ⬩ fŭga

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E. 4; Wilk. 128, 15

folc-gestealla

(n.)
Grammar
folc-gestealla, -gestælla, an; m.

A noble companion ⬩ gentis cŏmes ⬩ pŏpŭlāris

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A noble companion; gentis cŏmes, pŏpŭlāris Mid swilcum mæg man fón folcgesteallan with such, one may obtain adherents, Cd. 15; Th. 19, 6; Gen. 287

Linked entry: folc-gestælla

fram-anýdan

(v.)
Grammar
fram-anýdan, p. -anýdde; pp. -anýded, -anýdd

To force from or away ⬩ drive away ⬩ repellĕre

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To force from or away, drive away; repellĕre Ða feforas beóþ framanýdde the fevers will be forced away, Herb. 143, 4; Lchdm. i. 266, 13

líf-fadung

(n.)
Grammar
líf-fadung, e; f.
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Wilk. 82, 22

Linked entry: fadung

blód-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
blód-wíte, es; n.

Blood ⬩ sanguis

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[blód, wíte mulcta] Blood; sanguis Ná ic gegadrige gesamnunga heora of blódum oððe of blódwítum non congregabo conventicula eorum de sanguinibus, Ps. Lamb. 15, 4

Linked entry: wíte

blonca

(n.)
Grammar
blonca, an; m.

A grey horse ⬩ equus albus

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A grey horse; equus albus Beornas and bloncan mid warriors and their grey horses with them, Exon. 106 a; Th. 405, 5; Rä. 23, 18

Linked entry: blanca

ge-hlidad

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hlidad, part. [ge-hlid a lid]

Lidded ⬩ covered with a lid ⬩ opercŭlo tectus

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Lidded, covered with a lid; opercŭlo tectus Seó wæs gerisenlíce gehlidad mid gelíce stáne operculo sĭmĭlis lăpĭdis aptissĭme tectum, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 32

un-gemetfæstness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gemetfæstness, e; f.

Intemperance

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Intemperance Ðú wilt cweþan ðæt wrǽnnes and ungemetfæstnes hí ofsitte sed transversos eos libido praecipitat, sic quoque intemperantia fragiles, Bt. 36, 6; Fox 182, 2

Linked entry: ge-metfæstnys

wesend

(n.)
Grammar
wesend, es; m.
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A bison, buffalo, wild ox Weosend, uusend, wesand bubalis Txts. 47, 337. Wesend, Wrt. Voc. ii. 11, 40: bubalus, 126, 60: urus i. 22, 45

Linked entry: weosend

a-blýsgung

(n.)
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Reddening with shame, confusion Tó sceame and tó áblysunge hí sint ús nobis rubor confusionis est R. Ben. 133, 11

cræfte-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
cræfte-líce, adv.
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With art, skilfully Hé his láre suá cræftelíce ( tanta arte ) tósceád, Past. 291, 20. Hé sceal gemetgian swá cræftelíce ( tanta arte ) his stemne, 453, 12

ge-betron

(adj.)
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Preóstas . . . mid heora modes gebetron (with the superior condition of their mind? Cf. betera as substantive ?) witon wel hwæt byð lamentum, Angl. viii. 313, 12

Linked entry: betera