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ge-clyccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-clyccan, p. ge-clyhte; pp. ge-clyht

To bend, incurve the hand

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To bend, incurve the hand Ná sý ástreht hand þín tó nimene; heó sý tó syllene gecliht non sit porrecta manus tua ad captandum; sit ad dandum collecta, Scint. 99, 2

deófol

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H. 221, 3. applied to a human being. a wicked person Eówer án is deófol (diúl, L., diówul, R.), Jn. 6, 70. Diúbul, p. 5, 3.

ge-stíran

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., and add: I. to guide, direct a person Meaht þú Adame gestyran . . . and he þínum wordum getrýwð, Gen. 568. Higo ðín rumlíce bihalda . . .

god

(n.)
Grammar
god, m. and <b>god;</b> n.
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Take these together, and add: of a heathen god Heá gotho manes, Archiv 85, 310, 15; An. Ox. 53, 15. Þǽra hǽðenra godas synd gramlice deófla, Hml. S. 14, 18. In god in divos, Wrt. Voc. ii. 93, 57. Ic swerige ðurh ealle godas and gydena, Hml.

gold

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Add: gold in the ground Se forma gítsere þe ǽrest þá eorþan ongan delfan æfter golde, Bt. 15; F. 48, 23. gold as a form of wealth Hwǽr cóm ꝥ unmǽte gestreón goldes and seolfres, Bl. H. 99, 28.

geornfullíce

(adv.)
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Add: where a great effort is made, eagerly, earnestly. Cf. georne, Geornfullíce hogiendum enixe nitentibus, An. Ox. 4373. diligently. Cf. georne, Ealle þás þénunge begán and geornfullíce ( diligenter ) wyrcean, R. Ben. 19, 11.

hróðor

(n.)
Grammar
hróðor, es; m.

Solace ⬩ comfort ⬩ benefit ⬩ pleasure

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Solace, comfort, benefit, pleasure Ic ðé Andreas onsende tó hleó and tó hróðre I will send Andrew to you to protect and comfort you, Andr. Kmbl. 221; An. 111: 1133; An. 567.

hǽr

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Add: a hair Hér pilus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 40. a human hair, hair of a person's head Hér (capillus) of heófde iówrum ne bid forloren, Lk. R. L. 21, 18. Ꝥ fýr heora ne æthrán, ne furþum án hǽr heora heáfdes, Hml. S. 30, 454.

hǽmed

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Gl. 525, 13) lenocinia (spreto spousali peplo blanda procorurn lenocinia conternnens, Ald. 76, 9), 5245. ¶ a marriage feast; nuptiae :-- Of hǽmdum ł of brýdlðpurn de nuptis, Jn. p. i. 3. Tó ðǽrn færmum ł hǽmdum ad nubtias, 2, 2. <b>I a.

ge-endian

(v.)

to bring to an end, to come to an end of ⬩ to die ⬩ to put an end to, make an end of, consume, finish ⬩ to kill a person, destroy life :-- ⬩ to finish ⬩ to accomplish, perform, effect a purpose ⬩ to make perfect, perfect ⬩ to fulfil ⬩ to fill ⬩ To come to an end ⬩ to die

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Add: trans. where the subject of the verb ceases to do something, to bring to an end, to come to an end of Þá se Hǽlend þás word geendode, Mt. 7, 28. Þá se Hǽlend geendode þás bigspel, 13, 53, Wé móton nú geendian þyses godspelles race, Hml.

Apulder

(n.)
Grammar
Apulder, es; m. [in paludibus]

APPLEDORE, a village in Kent, near Tenterden

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APPLEDORE, a village in Kent, near Tenterden Æt Apuldre at Appledore, Chr. 893; Th. 164, 10: 894; Th. 166, 41, col. 1. Æt Apoldre at Appledore, Th. Diplm. A.D. 1032; 328, 23

ge-bregd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bregd, -brægd, es; m.

Craft ⬩ cunning ⬩ astūtia

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Craft, cunning; astūtia Dryhfen dǽleþ sumum tæfle crǽft, bleóbordes gebregd the Lord allots to one skill at the table, cunning at the coloured board, Exon. 88 a; Th. 331, 20; Vy. 71

Linked entries: weder bregd

þrýþ-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
þrýþ-weorc, es; n.

A splendid ⬩ mighty work

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A splendid, mighty work Þrýðweorc ( a statue; v. the description: Wrætlíce wundorágræfen anlícnes engla ... torhte gefrætwed, wlitige geworht ... anlícnes engelcynna ðæs brémestan, 1423-35; An. 712-8), Andr. Kmbl. 1546; An. 774

ambeht-þegen

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Hine wunade mid án ombehtþegn, Gú. 973: 1119. Hé spræc tó his ombehtþegne, tó his treówum gesíðe, 1268: 1172. Hé sealde his sweord ombihtþegne, B. 673. Byrlas, ombeht*-*þegnas, An. 1536. Add

greót-hord

(n.)
Grammar
greót-hord, es; n. [greót grit, dust, earth; hord hoard, treasure]
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An earthen treasure, i.e. the body Greóthord gnornaþ gǽst hine fýseþ on écne geard the body mourns, the spirit hastens to an eternal dwelling, Exon. 51 a; Th. 178, 6; Gú. 1240

a-mánsod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-mánsod, part.

Excommunicated

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B. amánsumodne] oððe útlahne hæbbe and healde if any one have and hold an excommunicated person, or an outlaw, L. C. S. 67; Th. i. 410, 17

feónd-ǽt

(n.)
Grammar
feónd-ǽt, es; m.

Eating of the sacrifice to an idol ⬩ diabŏlĭca mandūcātio

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Eating of the sacrifice to an idol; diabŏlĭca mandūcātio Hí ðæs feondǽtes Finces awerede Phinehas restrained them from eating of the sacrifice to an idol, Ps. Th. 105, 24, notes, p. 445

Linked entry: ǽt

land-setla

(n.)
Grammar
land-setla, an; m.

a tenant

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An occupier of land, a tenant Ic an míne landseðlen here toftes tó ówen áchte I give to my tenants their tofts into their own possession, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 282, 29

frǽ-beorht

(adj.)
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Freábeorht limpida, An. Ox. 1716. Freáberht praeclarum, Ps. Srt. 22, 5. Þá clypiað freábrihtum stefnum, Wlfst. 212, 20. Þǽre freábeorhtestan limpidissimi, i. clarissimi, An. Ox. 87. Take here freá-beorht, and add

searu-hæbbend

(n.)
Grammar
searu-hæbbend, searu-hæbbende,

having armour ⬩ armed

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Kmbl. 3054; An. 1350. Searohæbbendra, 2934; An. 1470: Beo. Th. 480; B. 237: Exon. Th. 468, 12; Phar. 6