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ge-mæcca

Grammar
ge-mæcca, <b>ge-mecca</b>
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D. 316, 4. a match, one suited to another, v. ge-mæc Gyrnde hé him his gemæccan tó nymanne adoptata sibi coaetanea virgine, Guth. Gr. 104, 7. a married (or betrothed) person. of a man or woman Gemæcga conjunx, Wrt.

hálgung

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Add: consecration. v. hálgian; Ne sind ealle cyricean ná gelícre mǽðe weoruldlíce wurðscipes wyrðe, þeáh hig godcundlíce hálgunge habban gelíce, Ll. Th. i. 360, 17.

guma

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Módige magoþegnas, mágas síne, godfyrhte guman, An. 1518. Wítgan, gásthálige guman, El. 562. Guman ríce and heáne, Rä. 33, 12. Ðá foremǽran bisna þára gódena gumena and þǽra weorþgeornena wera, Bt. 40, 4 ; F. 238, 29.

here-gild

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Ic ðat só fele síðe só men gildeð hire gilde tó heregilde, C. D. vi. 205, 23. Ab illa magna heregoldi exactione quae per totam Angliam fuit, 180, II.

híw-rǽden

Grammar
híw-rǽden, In
  • Ps. L.
the word is neuter

a familya housea housefamilytribenation

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Híwrǽdene, Hpt. 31, 18, 504. a house, body of people living together with common interests and occupations, a religious house Þæt heó sién þǽm biscope holde and þǽre heórǽdene æt Weogornaceastre, Cht. Th. 168, 24.

ge-þoht

(n.; v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-þoht, es; m. n. [ge-þoht, pp. of ge-þencan to think]

THOUGHTthinkingminddeterminationcōgĭtātiomens

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sind earmra geþohta ye are of poor thoughts, Andr. Kmbl. 1488; An. 745: Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 31. On geþohtum in cōgĭtātiōnĭbus, Ps. Th. 138, 17.

be-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
be-feolan, l. be-feólan, dele first passage, and add: p. -fealh, -feall, -feal, pl. ful(g)on.

to buryto bearbe pleased withto apply oneself earnestly to somethingto be urgent with a personto press to persistpersevere with something to persist incontinue

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Se kyng befealh georne hire bréðer oð ꝥ hé cwæð iá wið, Chr. 1067; P. 201, 21. reflexive, to persist, persevere with something :-- Hí þone Godes wer gesáwon him befeólan mid þǽre cyllfyllinge virum Dei ad implendum utrem sibi invertere videbant, Gr.

be-gán

(v.)

passageto go roundto reach by goingcome uponget atto gopass byto gocomegetto pass byTo come byget atto comefall to one's lotto fallget into debtto surroundto confineto occupyto go about a businessto attend toto cultivateto worshipto honourvenerate a placeto exercise, practise an art, mode of life, &amp;c.to practise a religionfollow the dictates of to practisecarry ondo (habitually)to devote one's self to a practiceto exercise a personto behaveto exercise in somethingto exerciseuseemployto professpretend

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Sax. quiðit that hé Kríst , begihit ina so grótes] Manna geþóhtas nǽnig mon ne wát, Petrus begǽþ ꝥ hé hit wite men's thoughts no man knows. Peter professes to have this knowledge, Bl. H. 181, 12

in

(prep.)
Grammar
in, prep.
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Heó þá róde héht in seolfren fæt locum belúcan, El. 1026. ¶ in a figurative expression, v. sceát; IV :-- Gif hió óðrum mæn in sceát bewyddod , Ll.

FUGEL

(n.)
Grammar
FUGEL, fugol, fugul; gen. fugeles, fugles; m.

A birdFOWLăvisāles

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Gif seó offrung biþ of fugelum si de ăvĭbus oblātio fuĕrit, Lev. 1, 14: Deut. 28, 26: Ps. Lamb. 78, 2. He spyraþ æfter fuglum he seeks after birds, Bt. 39, 1; Fox 210, 29: Exon. 126 b; Th. 487, 16; Rä. 73, 3: Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 37; Jud. 297: Ps.

Linked entries: fen-fugelas fugol fugul

lǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽne, adj.

transitorytemporaryfrail

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Si ergo in ea cor, quæ relicta est, figitur, nunquam ad illam quæ danda est, pervenitur, Past. 46, 5; Swt. 350, 12-16. Monnes lífdagas lǽne syndan, Ps. Th. 102, 24.

brecan

(v.)

to shatterdemolishto subduetamereflexto strugglestrive

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Th. i. 56, 1. to fail to perform: Banan grimme ongildað, ðæs hié gilp brecað, Sal. 132. to subdue, tame Urne willan tó brecanne, Past. 307, 9. to force a way into a place, break into a house, storm a town Gif man þeóf geméte and hé hús brece si effrin-gens

Linked entry: bracan

FÓT

(n.)
Grammar
FÓT, nom. acc: gen. fótes; dat. fét, fóte; pl. nom. acc. fét, fótas; gen. fóta; dat. inst. fótum; m.

a FOOTpésthe footpēs

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a FOOT; pés, gen. pĕdis; m Gyf ðín hand oððe ðín fót ðé swícaþ si mănus tua, vel pēs tuus scandălīzat te, Mt. Bos. 18, 8. Ne come me fót ofermódignysse ne vĕniat mihi pēs superbiæ, Ps. Spl. 35, 12. Swá his fót gestóp where his foot stepped, Andr.

BLIND

(adj.)
Grammar
BLIND, def. se blinda, seó, ðæt blinde; adj.

BLIND, deprived of sightcæcusa blind or inward wounda bite, the wound of which does not appear because of the swelling of the part affectedmorsus, cujus vulnus non apparet præ tumore partis affectæ,

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Híg synt blinde, and blindra látteówas: se blinda, gyf he blindne lǽt, híg feallaþ begen on ǽnne pytt cæci sunt, et duces cæcorum: cæcus si cæco ducatum præstet, ambo in foveam cadunt, Mt. Bos. 15, 14: 9, 27: 20, 30: Lk. Bos. 7, 22: Andr.

stund

(n.)
Grammar
stund, e; f.
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Æt stunda gehwam, 436, 30; Rä. 55, 9. the hour appointed for a particular act, the signal which marks the hour Geendedum gebedum swéged óþer tácn ł stund finitis orationibus sonetur secundum signum, Anglia xiii. 380, 215.

ge-beorgan

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Heó si geborgen wið ealra bealwa gehwylc, Lch. i. 402, 10. Ne wyrð nǽfre folces wíse wel gerǽde, ne wið God well geborgen (secure from incurring God's anger. Cf. ge-beorglic), on þám earde þe man wóh gestreón lufað, Ll.

heofone

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þé heofene swilce ór and eorðe swilce ísen, Deut. 28, 23. Under þǽre heofenan fæstnisse, Gen. I. 20. Geseah hé standan áne hlǽdre fram eorðan tó heofenan, 28, 12. God hét þá fæstnisse heofenan, I. 8.

on-scunian

(v.)
Grammar
on-scunian, -scynian, -sceonian.

to regard with loathing, to abhor, detest, execrateto regard with disfavour, to refuse, reject, shunto regard with fearto irritate

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Gif ðú heora untreówa onscunige si perfidam perhorrescis 7, 2; Fox 18, 8. Onscunien ( revereantur ) feónd míne, Ps. Surt. 34, 4, 26. Se onscunienda þystel carduus orrens Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 43. Onscuniende aporians 2, 23: 4, 74. Onscunigende, 78, 30.

HETE

(n.)
Grammar
HETE, es; m,

HATEhatredenmitymalignitymalicespite

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Ða tó Sione hete hæfdon qui oderunt Sion, Ps. Th. 128, 3. Hete hæfde hé æt his hearran gewunnen he had gained hate from his lord, Cd. 16; Th. 19, 34; Gen. 301: 37; Th. 47, 29; Gen. 768: 103; Th. 137, 13; Gen. 2273.

MǼD

(n.)
Grammar
MǼD, e and we; mǽdwe, an; f. also (?) mǽdwa, an; m. A

MEADmeadow

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Voc. 53, 52. xii æcras an westhealfe ðære strǽte and án médwa beneoþan ðæm hliþe xii acres on the west side of the road, and one meadow beneath the hill, Cod. Dipl.

Linked entries: mǽdwa wudu-mǽd