GEARO
YARE ⬩ ready ⬩ prepared ⬩ equipped ⬩ complete ⬩ promptus ⬩ părātus ⬩ instructus ⬩ perfectus
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YARE, ready, prepared, equipped, complete; promptus, părātus, instructus, perfectus Gearo wyrde on gespræce factus est lŏquēla promptus, Bd. 5, 2; S. 615, 29. Gearo is mín heorte părātum est cor meum, Ps. Th. 56, 9. Gearo ic eom părātus sum, 118, 60
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miltsian
To have or take pity upon a person ⬩ shew mercy ⬩ be merciful ⬩ pity
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To have or take pity upon a person, shew mercy, be merciful, pity. Grammar miltsian, not followed by an object Ic miltsige indulgeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 3; Som. 28, 54: ignosco, 28, 1; Som. 30, 31. Miltsige (mildsige, MS. B.) man for Godes ege for fear of
trúwa
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(good] faith Heriaþ úrne Ðrihten, se ðe ne forlǽt on hine gelýfende and ða ðe hihtaþ on his micclum trúwan, Homl. Ass. 112, 321. Ðam Snum ic healde mínne trúwan ǽfre. Homl. Skt. i. 7, 56. faith, belief, confidence, trust Se trúwa (trúa, Cott. MSS.)
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ge-nirwan
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Take here <b>ge-nyrwian</b> in Dict., and add Genyrwiaþ coangustant, arctant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 15. of space-relations, to make narrow, contract Se arc wæs swá genyrwed ꝥ hé wæs mid ánre fæðme belocen ufewerd arca collecta in cacumen angustum
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ge-þungen
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Add: in respect to age, advanced, mature Geþungen yld and swýðe eald yld ... hærfest and geþungen yld geférlǽcað, and winter and yld áteoriað, Angl. viii. 299, 25-27. Swylce hit cild wǽre ... swylce hé medemre ylde man wǽre, and óðre hwíle swylce hé
ge-ágnian
to have as one's own, possess, occupy ⬩ to get ⬩ secure possession of, acquire ⬩ to adopt ⬩ to prove one's title to ⬩ secure by shewing title ⬩ to usurp
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Add: to have as one's own, possess, occupy Þín sǽd geágnað (þín ofspring sceal ágan, Gen. 22, 17) his feónda gatu possidebit semen luum portas inimicorum Hml. Th. ii. 62, 10. On eówerum geðylde gé geáhniað eów (possidebitis, Lk. 21, 19) eówere sáwla,
án-daga
A fixed day ⬩ a time appointed ⬩ a day or term appointed for hearing a cause ⬩ dies dictus ⬩ dies constitutus
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A fixed day, a time appointed, a day or term appointed for hearing a cause; dies dictus, dies constitutus Gesette me ánne ándagan constitue mihi tempus, Ex. 8, 9: 9, 5: Gen. 18, 14. Ðæt gehwilc spræc hæbbe ándagan hwænne heó gelǽst sý that every suit
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Eádréd
Eadred Atheling, third son of Edward the Elder. Eadred was king of Wessex and Northumbria, for nine years and a half, from A. D. 946-955
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Eadred Atheling, third son of Edward the Elder. Eadred was king of Wessex and Northumbria, for nine years and a half, from A. D. 946-955 Hér, A. D. 946, féng Eádréd Æðeling to ríce here Eadred Atheling succeeded to the kingdom, Chr. 946; Erl. 116, 35
heofon-cund
Heavenly ⬩ celestial
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Heavenly, celestial Heofuncund mett manna, Jn. Skt. Lind. 6, 31. Seó heofencunde weorþung the heavenly honour, Blickl. Homl. 165, 26. Heáh and hálig heofuncund þrýnes O! high and holy heavenly Trinity, Exon. 13 a; Th. 24, 4; Cri. 379. Hý ðæs heofoncundan
HYPE
The HIP ⬩ haunch
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The HIP, haunch, upper part of the thigh Hype clunis, Wrt. Voc. 71, 49: ilia, ii. 110, 54. Ánra gehwylc hæfde sweord ofer his hype for nihtlícum ege every man had his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night [Song of Sol. 3, 8], Blickl. Homl
lepeþ
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Sum sceal wildne fugel átemian ... fédep on feterum ... lepeþ lyftswiftne lytlum gieflum óþ ðæt se wælisca his ǽtgiefan eáþmód weorþeþ, Exon. 88 b; Th. 332, 14-27; Vy. 85-91. Grein compares with M. H. Ger. erlaffen languefacere, the passage would then
Líða
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Name of the months June and July Se mónaþ is nemned on lǽden Iunius, and on úre geþeóde se ǽrra Líða, for ðon seó lyft biþ ðonne smylte and ða windas. Ond monnum biþ ðonne gewunelíc ðæt hí líðaþ ðonne on sǽs bryme, Shrn. 87, 34. Se ǽrra Lýða, 99, 11.
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mæsten
Mast-pasture ⬩ pasture for swine ⬩ consisting of the fruit of forest trees
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Mast-pasture, pasture for swine, consisting of the fruit of forest trees Man mæste mínum wífe twá hund swína, ðænne ðǽr mæsten sý, Chart. Th. 596, 23: Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 20, 5. Be unáliéfedes mæstennes onfenge. Gif mon on his mæstene unáliéfed swín
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syferlíce
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with cleanliness, without impurity Ðæt gé witen ðæt hit ( the preparation of the wafers for the mass ) clǽnlíce and sýferlíce gedón sý, L. E. I. 5; Th. ii. 404, 36. soberly, purely, without excess or grossness Sidefulle on ðeáwum and sýferlíce lybbende
þurh-wadan
to pass through ⬩ to pierce through ⬩ penetrate
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to pass through Ða hyssas þrý wylm þurhwódon, Cd. Th. 245, 16; Dan. 464. of a weapon (lit. or fig.), to pierce through, penetrate Ðæt swurd þurhwód wyrm, ðæt hit on wealle ætstód, Beo. Th. 1785; B. 890: 3139; B. 1567: Byrht. Th. 140, 31; By. 296. For
un-eáðelíce
with difficulty ⬩ with trouble or inconvenience ⬩ under difficulties
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with difficulty Mid ðý wit ðæt unéþelíce ðurhtugan ðæt hé ðæs geþafa beón wolde cum hoc difficulter impetraremus, Bd. 5, 4; S. 617, 17. Hé geseah ðæt hé unýþelíce ( diffculter ) mihte ða heánnesse ðæs cynelícan módes tó eádmódnesse gecyrran, 2, 12; S
un-ceás
Absence of quarrel ⬩ inhostility
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Absence of quarrel, inhostility Se ðe þeóf slihð hé mót áðe gecýðan ðæt hé hine fleóndne for þeóf slóge, and ðæs deádan mǽgas him swerian unceáses (-ceástes, MS. H.) áð the kinsmen of the dead man shall swear to the slayer an oath that they will have
un-gelícness
Difference ⬩ dissimilarity ⬩ diversity
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Difference, dissimilarity, diversity Ic cwæð ðæt ǽghwelc mon wǽre óðrum gelíc ácenned, ac sió ungelícnes hiera earnunga hié tíhð sume behindan sume ... Hwæt ðonne ða ungelícnesse ðe of hiera unðeáwum forðcymeþ, se godcunda dóm geðencð omnes homines natura
un-gewidre
Bad weather ⬩ storm ⬩ tempest
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Bad weather, storm, tempest Hit biþ wiþ ǽghwylc ungewidro gescylded, ðæt ðǽr nǽfre nǽnig dǽl regnes ne ungewidres in cuman ne mæg, Blickl. Homl. 125, 31-3. Gif ðé þince ðæt ðú óþerne máran lǽcedóm dón ne durre for ungewiderum, Lchdm. ii. 254, 2. Is ðeós
weorold-gesǽlþa
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This world's goods, earthly blessings Eálá! hwæþer gé men ongiton hwelc se wela sié, and se anweald, and ða woruld-gesǽlþa, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 50, 36: 16, 3; Fox 54, 16. Ða getreówan treónd, ic secge seó ðæt deórweorðeste ðyng eallra ðissa woruldgesǽlþa,
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