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hú-hwega

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Voc. ii. 24, 35. of space measurement Is ꝥ eáland fram þǽre cyricean feor út on gársecge seted húhugu (-hwega, húru, v. ll.) on nygan mílum (nouem ferme milibus passuum ), Bd. 4, 27; Sch. 511, 7.

reáfian

(v.)
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Ꝥ hyg hreáfian ł ꝥ hig gegrípan ut rapiant, Ps. L. 103, 21. Ne scírð hé nó hwæðer hié reáfoden, oððe hwelc óðer yfel fremeden, Past. 329, 8. Giétsian and reáfian for hiera wǽdle, 341, 4. Swá swá leó hreáfiende ł grípende sicut leo rapiens, Ps.

weax-bred

(n.)
Grammar
weax-bred, es; n.

a table, tablet for writing ona table, list

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Techm. ii. 128, 6-12. a table, list Seó forme abecede ys bútan pricon, and seó oðer ys gepricod on ða swýðran healfe, and seó þrydde on ða wynstran healfe, swá ús hér æfter gelustfullaþ tó ámearkianne on þissum æfterfyligendum wexbredum, ðe se árwurða

wecg

(n.)
Grammar
wecg, es; m.

a wedge a mass of metal a piece of money

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Lǽt ús ámyltan ða sylfrenan godas and eác swylce ða gyldenan, dǽlan siððan wǽdligum ða ámoltenan wæcgas, 5, 234. a piece of money Nim ðone ǽrestan fisc . . . ðú finst ǽnne wecg ( staterem ) on him, Mt. Kmbl. 17, 27: Homl. Th. i. 512, 4

ge-æmtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æmtian, l. ge-ǽmtian,

to empty, remove the material contained in somethingto freegive leisure toto free oneselfto be disengaged to makeget timedevote oneself

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and add: to empty, remove the material contained in something Þá eágan wǽron út ádýde of þám eáhhringum, and se óðer æppel wæs geémtigod and se óðer hangode gehál, Hml.

sófte

(adv.)
Grammar
sófte, cpve. sóftor, séft; adv.

Softly, gently softly, quietly, without disturbancecalmly, at ease, without troublegently, not harshlywithout discordeasily, without opposition facile

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Ðú sófte gedést, ðæt hí ðé selfne gesión móten 20, 272. without discord Gebunden gesiblíce sófte tógædere Met. 20, 68. easily, without opposition Ne sceole gé swá sófte sinc gegangan, ús sceal ord and ecg ǽr geséman Byrht. Th. 133, 32; By. 59

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ge-swencan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swencan, -swæncan; p. -swencte; pp. -swenced, -swenct [swencan to disturb, vex]

To disturbagitatetroublevexfatigueoutwearyafflictharassoppresspulsāreagĭtāretrībŭlārevexārefătīgāreafflīgĕreaffĭcĕreopprĭmĕre

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Sarai híg ðá geswencte and heó sóna fleáh út to ðam wéstene afflīgiente igĭtur eam Sarai fŭgam iniit, Gen. 16, 6. Hí synne geswencton they outwearied sin, Exon. 55 b; Th. 197, 12; Az. 189: Chr. 1116; Erl. 245, 35.

Linked entries: swencan ge-swæncan

ge-hwilc

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Sceal úre ánra gehwylc beran his dǽda, 63, 29 : Sal. 355. Ánra gehwilcum ymbstandendra folces Sodoma, Gen. 2488.

módigian

(v.)
Grammar
módigian, módigan; p. ode.

to be or become proudto gloryexultto take offence through prideto bear one's self proudlyimpetuously

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Wá lá wá ðæt ǽnig man sceolde módigan swá, hine sylf upp áhebban, and ofer ealle men tellan, Chr. 1086; Erl. 222, 36. to take offence through pride Sum æþelboren cild heóld leóht ætforan his mýsan, and ongann modigian ðæt hit on swá wáclícum þingum him

Linked entry: módegian

ge-samnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-samnian, -somnian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed.

to gather, collectcongrĕgāre, collĭgĕreto unite, joinconsŏciāre, jungĕreTo collect, come togethercongrĕgāri, convĕnīre

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Us gesamna of wídwegum congrĕga nos de nātiōnĭbus, 105, 36. Wæs eall-geador to ðam þingstede þeód gesamnod the people was collected together in the public place, Andr. Kmbl. 2198; An. 1100: Elen. Kmbl. 563; El. 282.

Linked entries: samnian ge-somnian

ge-nerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nerian, -nergan, -nerigan; p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od

To save, deliver, take away, set free, preserve, defendservare, redimere, liberare, eripere, salvum facere, defendere

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Ðæt ðú generige oððe alýse me ut eruas me, Ps. Lamb. 39, 14: Ps. Th. 88, 41. Generigende eripiens, Ps. Spl. 34, 11. Genered liberatus, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 24. Genered saved, Beo. Th. 1658; B. 827.

Linked entry: nerian

west

(adv.)
Grammar
west, adv.
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Wes[t]mest án íglond ligð út on gársecg, Met. 16, 11

a-lefan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lefan, to become weak.
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Dóð þæt hí ne magon úre tungan gehremman ne ús áléfian, 488, 6. Gif hwá áléfed wǽre oððe limleás, i. 236, 29. Þæt þæt áléfed wæs, þæt ic gehǽle, 242, 16. Áléfed paralysed, ii. 546, 30. Þæt wanhál wæs and áléwed (álýfed, v. l.) quod debile erat, R.

be-hátan

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Beháte hé swilc wíte swilc hé ús beháte, 459. to give assurance, certify Þú mé behéte hál and clǽne ꝥ ꝥ þú mé sealdest, Ll. Th. i. 180, 22. reflex, to profess one's self ready for the doing of something (gen.)

eall-swá

(adv.)
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Rdr. 61, 140. adverbial conjunction. as Ealswá ut, An. Ox. 316. Hí dydon eallswá hí bewuna wǽron, Chr. 1001; P. 133, 20. Tó dónne be him eallswá Judas dyde be úre Drihtene, 1087; P. 222, 34. Stande hé eallswá (eal-, v. l. ) wé ǽr cwǽdon, R.

ge-blandan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-blandan, ge-blandan; pp. ge-blanden, -blonden [In the two instances where the past tense occurs the forms are ge-blond,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 16,
ge-blondan,
    An. 33.
Under blandan is given blénde as apast subjunctive, but this form might be placed as a present (or past) under blendan. v. ge-blendan. Cf. gang as a past tense of gangan.]
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Geblanden, 45, 17: confectum, 14, 49. to mix with :-- Is him þæt heáfod hindan gréne, wrǽtlíce wrixled wurman geblonden, Ph. 294. to mix things that should be kept separate :-- Ðona geworð ðæt mið ús giblonden ł gimencged (mixta) aron alle, and in Marc

ge-lǽtan

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Icel. láta til lands, at landi to stand towards land], to stand, shape a course :-- Gelíce þám þe on léfan scipe neáh lande gelǽtaþ (like those that in a crazy vessel shape a course near land, have nearly made the land ), and hit þonne se storm út ádrífeð

ge-manigfildan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-manigfildan, ge-manigfealdan; p. de.
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Ꝥ gemænigfyldan ut cumularent. An. Ox. 8, 226. Gemænifyldon, 7, 296. (a α) fig. :-- Gemenigfylde God Jafeth dilatet Deus Japheth, Gen. 9, 27. Hé gemétte fela gemænigfylde (-men-, -fealde, v.ll.) on geleáfan and on Godes gife ðeónde, Hml.

ge-myndgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-myndgian, ge-myndigian.
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. :-- Úre eáðmédu Drihten gemyndgade in humilitate nostra memor fuit nostri Dominus, Ps.

ge-segen

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Betwyh þá his gesawene (-seagone, v.l.) inter dicendum, Bd. 3, 19 ; Sch. 282, 8. what is said, either in speech or writing, a narrative, relation Ús gedafenaþ ꝥ wé gehýron þá word háligra gewreota . . .