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ge-métan

(v.)
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(a β) to find in records :-- Þá þe ic gemétte áwþer oþþe on Ines dæge oþþe on Offan, . . . þá þe mé ryhtoste þúhton, ic þá hér on gegaderode, Ll. Th. i. 58, 23. with obj. and infin. Ðá hé hié gemétte swá wandrian, Past. 415, 23.

ísen-ordál

(n.)
Grammar
ísen-ordál, es; n.
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The ordeal by hot iron, in which the accused who wished to clear himself had to bear, on the naked hand, a piece of red hot iron.

Linked entry: or-dál

ge-lettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lettan, ðú -letest; p. -lette; pp. -lett, -let; v. a.

To hinder ⬩ delay ⬩ let ⬩ stop ⬩ retardare ⬩ impedire

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Ðú geletest láþ werod thou shalt stop the hostile force, Elen. Kmbl. 187; El. 94. To hraðe hine gelette lidmanna sum ðá he ðæs eorles earm amyrde too soon one of the seamen hindered him when he disabled the earl's arm, Byrht. Th. 136, 40; By. 164.

Linked entry: lettan

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, he grét, pl. grétaþ; p. grétte, pl. grétton; pp. gréted.
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Cwén grétte guman on healle the queen greeted the men in the hall, Beo. Th. 1232; B. 614. Wulfas hilde grétton the wolves hailed the battle, Cd. 151; Th. 189, 8; Exod. 181.

limpan

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Médu mid riahte tó ðém lande limpað, 439, 7. 438, 15. to pertain to, be concerned with, have relation to Rǽdincga tó þæs hálgan árwyrþnesse limpende lectiones ad ipsius sancti uenerationem periinenies, Angl. xiii. 430, 936..

þearle

(adv.)
Grammar
þearle, adv.

Severely, ⬩ sorely, ⬩ strictly, ⬩ hard. ⬩ very, ⬩ very much, ⬩ exceedingly, ⬩ excessively ⬩ very, ⬩ to a great degree, ⬩ very much, ⬩ to a great extent, ⬩ exceedingly

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Ðis godspel belimpþ swíðe þearle tó ðære mǽran freólstíde this gospel belongs very specially to the great festival, Homl. Th. ii. 360, 10. Hig þearle etaþ nimium comedunt, Coll. Monast. Th. 26, 11.

gryndan

(v.)

to found. ⬩ to come to the ground ⬩ to descend

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Grammar gryndan, pp. ed. to found. [Ger. gründen.] Similar entries v. ge-gryndan. to come to the ground, to descend Gryndende descendens, Cot. 68, Lye

CEORFAN

(v.)
Grammar
CEORFAN, ceorfende; ic ceorfe, ðú ceorfest, cyrfst, he ceorfeþ, cyrfþ, ceorfaþ; ic, he cearf, ðú curfe,;curfon; corfen; v. a.

To cut, cut down, hew, rend, tear, CARVE, engrave ⬩ secare, concidere, succidere, excidere, conscindere, incidere, infindere

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Híg curfon ðone ram eall to sticceon they cut the ram all to pieces, Lev. 8, 20. Corfen cut, Exon. 107b; Th. 410, 24; Rä. 29, 4. Treówa ceorfan to hew trees, Obs. Lun. § 11; Lchdm. iii. 188, 24: Cd. 200; Th. 248, 11; Dan. 511.

Linked entries: curfon cerfe

be-sprecan

(v.)

mention ⬩ to claim ⬩ To complain of ⬩ blame ⬩ To complain

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Th. i. 374, 13. of legal proceedings, to claim Sette hé borh ꝥ hé bringe his geteáman in þǽr hit besprecen bið (where the recovered property will be claimed), Ll. Th. i. 288, 17. in an unfavourable sense, trans.

geond-stredan

(v.)
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Th. ii. 234, 22. Geondstréd mid swæcce þæs écan lífes, Hml. Th. ii. 536, 18. <b>II a.</b> to overspread :-- Eorendel geondstrét heofon aurora spargit polum, Hy. S. 30, 2

gnornan

(v.)
Grammar
gnornan, gnornian; p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od

To grieve ⬩ mourn ⬩ be sad ⬩ bewail ⬩ lament ⬩ mœrere

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Gnornaþ he grieves, Exon. 82 b; Th. 311, 14; Seef. 92: 51 a; Th. 178, 6; Gú. 1240. Gif hí fulle ne beóþ fela gnorniaþ si non fuerint saturati, et murmurabunt, Ps. Th. 58, 15. Ðæt wíf gnornode the woman mourned, Cd. 37; Th. 48, 4; Gen. 770: Beo.

ge-hlystan

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Add: to listen to (gen. dat.) Ðá gecorenan menn giornfulle bióð his worda tó gehlystanne, Past. 381, 19. to obey Gehlystað obaudite, Bl. G

ge-bycgan

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Hú woldest þú gebycgan, þá þú gesǽlgost wǽre ... mid hú micelan feó woldest þú þá habban geboht ꝥ þú swutole mihtest tócnáwan þíne frínd and þine fýnd?

LICGAN

(v.; adv.)
Grammar
LICGAN, p. læg: pl. lǽgon; pp. legen.

To LIE ⬩ fail ⬩ to lie ⬩ go ⬩ run

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Seó forme India líþ tó ðæra Silhearwena ríce seó óðer líþ tó Medas, seó þridde tó ðam micclum gársecge the first India extends to the kingdom of Ethiopia, the second to Media, the third to the great ocean, Homl. Th. i. 454, 12.

Linked entry: for-lǽge

DEÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
DEÁÞ, es; m.

DEATH ⬩ mors

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Th. 54, 14. Nis me ðæs deáþes sorg there is no fear of death to me, Exon. 38 a; Th. 125, 7; Gú. 350: 40 a; Th. 133, 25; Gú. 495: Cd. 25; Th. 31, 28; Gen. 492: Elen. Kmbl. 1165; El. 584: Bt. 8; Fox 26, 6.

Linked entry: deóþ

mǽg-burh

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-burh, gen. -barge; f.

Kindred ⬩ family ⬩ relatives ⬩ tribe

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Mǽgburh, 52; Th. 65, 14; Gen. 1066. Cúðe ǽghwilc mǽgburga riht each one knew the rights of the tribes, 161; Th. 200, 5; Exod. 352.

cynde

(adj.)
Grammar
cynde, adj.

Natural, innate, inborn ⬩ naturalis, innatus, ingenitus

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Natural, innate, inborn; naturalis, innatus, ingenitus Cniht weóx and þág swá him cynde wǽron the boy waxed and thrived as to him was natural, Cd. 132; Th. 167, 26; Gen. 2771

earme

(adv.)
Grammar
earme, adv.

Wretchedly, badly ⬩ mĭsĕre, măle

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Wretchedly, badly; mĭsĕre, măle He lyt ongeat ðæt him swá earme gelamp he little knew that it would fall out to him so badly, Cd. 76; Th. 94, 26; Gen. 1567

ecg-bana

(n.)
Grammar
ecg-bana, -bona, an; m.

A sword-killer, murderer ⬩ glădio cædens, occīsor

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A sword-killer, murderer; glădio cædens, occīsor Cain gewearþ to ecgbanan ángan bréðer Cain became the murderer of his only brother, Beo. Th. 2528; B. 1262. Ecg-bona, 5006; B. 2506

folc-riht

(adj.)
Grammar
folc-riht, -ryht; adj.

According to folk-right ⬩ lawful ⬩ secundum publĭcum jus ⬩ lēgālis

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According to folk-right, lawful; secundum publĭcum jus, lēgālis Síe he wyrðe folcryhtre [-rihtre MS. G.] bóte let him be worthy of lawful compensation, L. Alf. 13; Th. i. 46, 25