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ge-menged

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Add: mixed, composite, not simple Lyft is gemenged . . . nis þæt nán wundor, þæt hió sié wearm and ceald, Met. 20, 79. in which distinction is not made Gemenged promiscuum, An. Ox. 3854.

ge-wíder

Grammar
ge-wíder, l. ge-widere, and in l. 3 for gewidor abidon l. gewidora bidon.
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Sumor æfter cymeð, wearm gewideru, Met. 11. 61. Of untídlican gewideran, þæt is, of wǽtum sumerum and of drýgum wintrum temporum turbata temperies, hoc est, aut siccitas hiemis, aut humor aestatis, Ors. 3, 3 ; S. 102, 5.

leád

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George ) bletsode ꝥ leád and læg him onuppan, and ꝥ leád wearð ácolod, Hml. S. 14, 104-115. Leádes clynum mastigiis Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 75.

Wandale

(n.)
Grammar
Wandale, Wænle, Wendle; pl.
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Wend(e)las (-e)

Linked entry: Wendlas

wæfre

(adj.)
Grammar
wæfre, adj.

flickeringwaveringquiveringwaveringlanguishingactivenimble

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cf, the force of the old adjective quiver) Wearð him tó handbanan wælgæst wæfre, Beo. Th. 2666; B. 1331

Bráden

(n.)
Grammar
Bráden, Brǽden, es; m. [Flor. Bradene: so called from its
size
, from brád, brǽd
broad, open, spacious
; dene, es; m.
vallis, locus silvestris
, v. denu]

broad, open, spaciousvallis, locus silvestrisBREDON Forest, near Malmesbury, Wiltshiresilvæ nomen in agro Wiltoniensi

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BREDON Forest, near Malmesbury, Wiltshire ; silvæ nomen in agro Wiltoniensi Hie cómon to Creccageláde, and fóron ðǽr ofer Temese, and námon, ǽgðer ge on Brádene, ge ðǽr ymbútan, eall ðæt hie gehentan mehton they came to Cricklade, and there they went

Linked entry: Brǽden

ge-syrwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-syrwan, p. -syrede; pp. -syrwed.

armourto armwilya wilehaving beliefto plotmachinate

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[v. searu armour] to arm Eode ða gesyrwed secg to ðam eorle then went an armed man to the earl, Byrht. Th. 136, 30; By. 159.

Linked entry: ge-sirwan

be-galan

(v.)

to enchantcharm to recite a charm

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Gl. to recite a charm Sygegealdor ic begale, sigegyrd ic mé wege, Lch. i. 388, 15. [Þe londes men hire (a snake) begaleðO. E. Hml. ii. 197, 20. Aluen bigolen þat child (Arthur), Laym. 19256. O. H. Ger. bi-guol; p.t

geongan

(v.)
Grammar
geongan, ic geonge, ðú geongest, he geongeþ; p. gang, pl. gungon.

To goire

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To go; ire He com to sele geongan he came to go [ = he came or went] to the hall, Andr. Kmbl. 2624; An. 1313. Wutun geonga eamus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 42: 12, 3, Geongende ambulans, 16, 12: Jn. Skt. Lind. 1, 36.

gangan

to gowalkto go pedestrianfootmountedto move along, proceedanimateliveto take a specified courseto be habitually in a specified conditionto pass, be currentto take place to have a specified issueto departto take one's way, proceed gomove in a specified directiongoandto be carried, moved, impelled to reach, extendto passbecometo cometo go to the closet, have an evacuationto leave a permanent habitationoccupation

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Gif feórrancumen man búton wege gange (if he does not travel on the road), Ll. Th. i. 42, 24. Gif feorcund mon bútan wege geond wudu gonge, 116, I. Gangan ofer foldan wang. Men. 113. Þeóf sceal gangan in þýstrum wederum, Gn. C. 42.

wíse

(n.)
Grammar
wíse, an: wís, e; f.

a wise waymannermodefashionstate conditionan arrangementinstructiona dispositiondirectionconditiona thingres negotiuma causereasonres

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Ðæt forlǽtan ða wísan ðe langere tíde mid ealle Angelðeóde heóldan, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, 10. Hé forlét ða wǽpna and ða woruldlícan wísan, Shrn. 61, 16. Ealle úre wísan rǽdlíce fadian, Wulfst. 143, 2? : L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 318, 12.

Linked entry: wís-fæst

wíde

(adv.)
Grammar
wíde, adv.
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Ðá gesamnodon weras wíde and síde, Andr. Kmbl. 3273 ; An. 1639 : Ps. 56, 6, 13: Exon. Th. 25, 2; Cri. 394: 155, 3; Gú. 854. Wíde oððe síde. Hy. 1, 7

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Þá hwíle be we ꝥ líf on úrun gewealde habban, Bl. H. 101, 11.

þegen

(n.)
Grammar
þegen, þegn, þeng, þén, es; m.
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Hwæt wille secgan be ðám ðegnum ( familiaribus; cf. folgerum, l. 10), Bt. 29, 1-2; Fox 104, 12-15.

metan

(v.)
Grammar
metan, p. mæt, pl. mǽton; pp. meten.

to metemeasureto measure outmark offassign the bounds of a placeto measure by pacesto traversepass overto measure one thing by or with anotherto compare

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Hwílum mid folmum [hé] mæt weán and wítu, Cd. 229; Th. 309, 22; Sat. 714. to measure out, mark off, assign the bounds of a place Se geleáfa and seó lulu mǽton ðone stede hwǽr hió drihtnes tempel rǽran woldan, Prud. 80.

ge-wyrht

(n.)
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D. iii. 180, 22 : 262, 15. ¶ gewyrht(o) ágan to deserve (good or ill) :-- Hé þone gylt gebéte swá wer swá wíte, swá hé gewyrht áge, Ll. Th. i. 66, 13.

wine

(n.)
Grammar
wine, es; m.

A friend.applied to an equalapplied to one who can help or protecta friendly lorda (powerful) friendused of a husband or loverapplied to an inferior or subordinate, one to whom favour or protection may be shewn

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Se eádga wer (Guthlac) ágeaf andsware : "Hwæt, ðú (the disciple) mé, mín Łwine, frignest," Exon. Th. 175, 25; Gú. 1200. Ða gástas ðus ðone líchoman grétaþ: "Wine leófesta," Soul Kmbl. 266; Seel. 137: Andr. Kmbl. 614; An. 307: 2862; An. 1433.

Linked entries: dæg-wine wine-leás

geóc

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Ðé wearð máðma cyst ( a sword ) gifeðe tó eóce unc, Vald. 1, 25. Geóce gelýfde brega Beorhtdena, B. 608. Byrne ne meahte gárwigan geóce gefremman, 2674. Gearo wæs sé him geóce gefremede . . heora feorh generede metodes weard, Dan. 233. <b>I a.

hreóh-nes

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Wearð ðáre sǽ smiltnesse áwænd fǽringa and wearð micel reównes áweht, swá ꝥ seó sǽ cnyste þá heofonlican tungla, Ap. Th. 10, 26. Ýstendre (wealcendre) sǽ (reóhnesse) flódas feruentis (i. furentis) oceani flustra, An. Ox. 2475.

Linked entry: hreóh

éþel

fatherland

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sculon cuman of þisse worolde tó úres fæder oeðle, ꝥ is tó heofonríce, Ors. 5, 14: S. 248, 28. wǽron on þysne wræcsíþ sende, and nú eft sceolon óþerne éþel sécan, swá wíte, swá wuldor, swá nú geearnian willaþ, Bl. H. 23, 6.