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ge-flíman

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gefeaht wiþ Gotan and gefliémed wearð, and bedrifen on ánne tún, S. 292, I. Grendel wérigmód on weg þanon . . . fǽge and geflýmed feórlastas bær, B. 846.

for-sleán

cut throughto slaykillto destroylay wastefinishto routoverthrowto condemn

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Hét se cásere him forsleán þone sweoran, Shrn. 145, 6. Mid stengum heora sweoran forsleán, 134, 7. Gif sió lendenbrǽde bið forslegen (-slægen, v. l.), Ll.

on-geagn

(prep.)
Grammar
on-geagn, -gegen, -gægn, -gegn, -geán, -gán, -geǽn, -gén.

opposite, over against, againsttowards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way ofagainstagainst, for the reception of, to receivein reply toin return for, as an equivalent for opposite, over againstagainst, in a direction opposite toagainst, with, contrary to, in opposition toin reply toas an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange foragainst, ready fortowardsoppositeagain, backLat re-in replytowardson the other handagain

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Ðá cwæþ : Teóh eft ðíne hand on ðínne bósum. Ðá teáh hig ongeán, Ex. 4, 6-7

Linked entries: a-gén a-gén on-gegen

un-forhte

(adv.)
Grammar
un-forhte, adv.

Fearlessly

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Fearlessly wille leóde etan unforhte, Beo. Th. 892; B. 444

Linked entry: forhte

crísten-ness

(n.)
Grammar
crísten-ness, e; f.
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Christianity Ꝥ ús áhebbe on þá sóþan crístennesse, Nap. 14

ed-gildan

(v.)
Grammar
ed-gildan, p. de
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To requite, remunerate edgylt remunerat, i. reditat, Scint. 162, 11

Linked entry: gildan

forþ-gewiten

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-gewiten, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Past His forðgewitenan yfelu sceal andettan, R. Ben. 18, 10

ge-hangian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hangian, to hang (intrans.),
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be suspended Ꝥ gehongiga ut suspendatur, Mt. L. 18, 6

ge-wisse

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-wisse, adv.
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Certainly sylf wiste gewissast be ðám, Hml. S. 21, 110

Linked entry: wisse

hundfeald-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hundfeald-lic, adj.
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Hundred-fold Hundfealdlic onféhð centu*-*plum accipiet, Scint. 58, 2

hors-camb

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sceal habban horscamb and sceára, Angl. ix. 263, 8. Add

on-médla

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tesoword spræc in his onmédlan gealpettunga, Nap. 27, 40. Add

þurh-wacol

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Add: — Gestód þurhwacol æt ánum eáhþýrle, Gr. D. 170, 27

un-grǽdiglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-grǽdiglíce, adv.
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Abundantly, liberally áscán ungrǽdiglíce (non mediocriter ), Gr. D. 175, l

Linked entry: grǽdiglíce

wig-steall

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eóde binnan þonne weóhstal on norðhealfe, Vis. Lfc. 68. Add

dóm

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Swá démð ús on dómes dæg, swá wé hér demað þám mannum þe wé hér on eorþan dóm ofer ágon, Wlfst. 300, 11. Dómas magistratus, i. principatus, An. Ox. 260. <b>IV a.</b> an authority, a judicial body, court (cf.

leó

(n.)
Grammar
leó, g. león; [a dat. leóne and acc. f. leó are found as well as regular forms león: the dat. pl. leónum is put under leóna q.v.] m. f.

A lionlioness

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hét gelǽdan león and beran, manega and mycele, Homl. Skt. 4, 403

Linked entries: leá león leóna

sirwan

(v.)
Grammar
sirwan, sirwian, sirewan ; p. sirwde, sirwede, sirede, sirewede, sirwode.
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Gl. 487, 23. with a clause angan sierwan hú hiene beswícan mehte. Ors. 1, 12 ; Swt. 52, 3. without a case in the following glosses Syrwaþ moliuntur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 30. Serwede machinaretur, Hpt. Gl. 509, 73.

ge-namian

(v.)
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IV. to assign something to a person :-- Ðæs eftleán wile ealles genomian, Cri. lloi. Hit is gewunelic on hálgum gewritum þæt gehwám bið fæder genamod be his efenlǽcunge: gif geeuenlǽcð Gode . . . bið Godes bearn gecíged, Hml.

ge-timbran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-timbran, -timbrian, -timbrigean; part. -timbriende; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed [timbrian to build] .

to make of woodto buildto build upconstructædĭfĭcāreconstruĕreexstruĕreto build up the mindinstructedifyinstruĕre

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He getimbreþ eardwíc niwe he builds a new dwelling-place, Exon. 62 a; Th. 227, 28; Ph. 430: Salm. Kmbl. 150; Sal. 74.