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ge-hádian

(v.)
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Gesette þæne and gehádige tó ðám dihte abbodhádes, 119, 11. Gif hwylc abbod mæssepreóstes behófige, geceóse of his ágenum geférum þe þæs hádes wyrðe sý, and hine gehádian lǽte, 111, 19. Add

ge-þersc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þersc, es; n.
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Þá gelæhte þone fótscamul and beót Libertinum on ꝥ heáfod ... Ðá þá swá swíðe mid geþersce mistucod (swá swíþe geswungen vehementer caesus ) wæs, 20, 33

-geaplíce

(adv.; suffix)
Grammar
-geaplíce, l. <b>geáplíce,</b>
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Þá betealde ( Herod ) hine swíðe geáplíce, swá swá wæs snotorwyrde, Hml. Th. i. 80, 9. Hig tósceádað ꝥ stæfgefég on þrým wísan geáplíce swíðe, Angl. viii. 313, 17

ge-éþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-éþian, p. ode
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Bewreów ðone man ꝥ se æþm ne mæge út náhwǽr, bútan mæge geéþian, Lch. ii. 338, 19. fig. Wé magon witan ꝥ þonne se gást wile geéðað tó þæs mannes mode sciendum est quia quando vult spiritus aspirat, Gr. D. 146, 14

Linked entry: éþian

prútian

(v.)
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to be proud Gif man þone ærcediácon oððe þone právost ágyte ꝥ wyllon módiggan oððe prútian si reperti fuerint superbi aut elati, Chrd. 18, 30, Gif him deóflu hwæt on heora geþance lǽren hwanon módigian magon oððe prútian ( unde laudari aut extolli

scearplíce

(adv.)
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on swá micclan máran lufe byrnende beóð, swá micclum swá Godes beorhtnysse scearplícor sceáwiað, Hml. Th. i. 540, 14

un-gelífende

(adj.)
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not believing, incredulous Sé þe ungelýfende byþ in þon þe tweóþ, ne séceð ná þone geleáfan, ac gesceádwísnesse qui infidelis est in eo quad dubitat, fidem non quaerit, sed rationem, Gr. D. 262, II.

un-lǽred

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Add: imperfectly instructed sealde bisene tó ðǽm ðæt ðá unlǽredan ne scoldon lǽran . . . ús wolde ðæt tó bisene dón ðætte ðá unlǽredan ne dorsten lǽran ut exemplum daret, ne imperfecti praedicare praesumerent . . . qua exemplo ostenditur, ne infirmus

yfele

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, Hex. 54, 10

hám-færeld

(n.)
Grammar
hám-færeld, es; n.

A going homea going home

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A going home Ðá Antigones ðæt ongeat ðá forlét ðæt setl; ac Ymenis him wénde fram Antigones hámfæreld micelra untreówþa when Antigonus heard that he abandoned the siege: but Eumenes anticipated for himself great treachery from Antigonus' going home

hátheort-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hátheort-líce, adv.

Furiously, ardently, fervently

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Furiously, ardently, fervently Ða ðe ǽr hátheortlíce lufode which he before ardently loved, Blickl. Homl. 59, 9: 17.

on-hupian

(v.)

to draw back, recoil

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to draw back, recoil Ðonne ðæt mód ongit hine selfne on swelcne spild forlǽd ðonne wiðtremþ and onhupaþ and ondrǽt him ðæt ðæt ǽr lufode dum mens sese in praecipitium pervenisse deprehendit, gressum post terga revocet, pertimescens quae amaverat

Linked entry: -hupian

ge-þeófian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeófian, p. ode, ade: pp. od, ad

To stealthievefurāri

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To steal, thieve; furāri Gif hwá on cirican hwæt geþeófige if any one thieve aught in a church, L. Alf. pol. 6; Th. i. 66, 2. Ðæt he hæbbe ǽr geþeófad that he had before thieved, L. In. 48; Th. i. 132, 8, MSS. B. H

Linked entries: þeófian ge-þiéfian

leóht

(n.)
Grammar
leóht, a light.
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ús hafað þæs leóhtes bescyrede he has deprived us of heaven, Gen. 392: 401. Heó on wyrse leóht under eorðan neoðan God sette sigeleáse, on þá sweartan helle, 310.

tó-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brecan, p. -bræc, pl. -brǽcon; pp. -brocen

To break,break in piecesto break in two,to break to pieces,break up,to separate into parts by striking or pullingto overthrow,break down,ruin,destroy,put into confusion,rout,to destroy,crushto take by assaultto break a promise, pledge, etc.,to infringe,violateto break,interrupt

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Tóbrocen contrita, Hpt.

nát-hwilc

(pronoun.)
Grammar
nát-hwilc, pron. indef.

Some oneI know not who

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in níþsele náthwylcum wæs in some unknown hall was he, Beo. Th. 3031; B. 1513. (Cf. sceaða ic nát hwylc, 554; B. 274.)

bismer-nes

disgracepollutionreproachinsultcontemptiblenesspitifulness

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Similar entries v. bismer-lic, forseah þá deófollican láre, for þám þe ealle þá ýdele ongeat ... þá bysmornysse forhogode heora lára and heora costunga, Guth. 34, 4-12

þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
þegnung, e; f.
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hét hire þénian of his ágenum þénungum and his éstmetum, ac heó nolde his sanda brúcan, Homl.

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gá, impert. of gán.

gocome

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go, come Gá hider neár come hither near; accēde huc, Gen. 27, 21;

hundseofontig-wintre

(adj.)
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hundseofontig-wintre, adj.

Seventy years old

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Seventy years old Ðá wæs seofonhundwintre and seofon hundseofontigwintre. Gen. 5, 31