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ge-feccan

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Substitute: <b>ge-feccan, ge-fecgan</b> to fetch, to go in quest of and bring back, the object a person Hé him hét tó wífe gefeccan Cleopatron Cleopatram sibi occurrere imperavit, Ors. 5, 13; S. 246, 1: Hml. S. 8, 9.

med-micel

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Bd. 5, 12, infra. ] add: with reference to quality, degree, &amp;c. of persons or personal attributes Ðá metmiclo pussillanimes, Rtl. 11, 39.

æ-léten

(n.; part.)
Grammar
æ-léten, æ-lǽten, a-lǽten; part, [from a-lǽtan to let go]

One let godivorcedrepudiata uxor

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One let go, divorced; repudiata uxor Ne on ælǽten ǽnig cristen mann ǽfre ne gewífige nor with one divorced let any Christian man ever marry, L. C. E. 7 ; Th. i. 364, 23

al

(n.)
Grammar
al, æl, eal, awul, awel, e; f.

An AWLa forkflesh-hooksubulafuscinulaharpago

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An AWL, a fork, flesh-hook; subula, fuscinula, harpago Þirlige his eáre mid ale bore his ear through with an awl, Lev. 25, 10: L. Alf. 11; Th. i. 46, 10, MS. G

Linked entries: æl awel awul eal

be-clemman

(v.)
Grammar
be-clemman, p. de ; pp. ed

To fetterbindtieincloseglue togetherBECLAMvincireincludereglutinare

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To fetter, bind, tie, inclose, glue together, BECLAM; vincire, includere, glutinare Ðeáh he hie mid fíftigum clúsum beclemme though he inclose it. with fifty bonds, Salm. Kmbl. 143; Sal. 71. Beclæmed glutinatus, Lye

Linked entry: be-clæmed

ellen-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
ellen-heard, adj.

Hard of courage, bold, courageousfortis, strēnuus

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Hard of courage, bold, courageous; fortis, strēnuus Wæs eorl ellenheard searoþancum beseted the courageous warrior was beset with various thoughts, Andr. Kmbl. 2509; An. 1256: Exon. 49 b; Th. 172, 3; Gú. 1138

emn-sár

(n.)
Grammar
emn-sár, es; n.

Equal sorrow or contritionæquālis dŏlor

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Equal sorrow or contrition; æquālis dŏlor Hie ne mágon ealneg ealla on áne tíd emnsáre hreówan they cannot always repent of all at one time with equal sorrow, Past. 53, 3; Hat. MS

fér

(n.)
Grammar
fér, es; m.

Fearterrortĭmor

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Fear, terror; tĭmor Mid fére foldbúende se micla dæg meahtan Dryhtnes bihlǽmeþ the great day of the mighty Lord shall strike earth's inhabitants with fear, Exon. 20 b; Th. 54, 13; Cri. 868

fór-lustlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-lustlíce, adv.

Very willinglygladlylĭbentissĭme

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Very willingly, gladly; lĭbentissĭme Ic wille fórlustlíce, for ðínum lufum I will gladly [do so], for love of thee, Bt. 22, 2; Fox 78, 12. [Cf. beon forrlisst to be very desirous, Orm. ]

Linked entry: lust-líce

geaglisc

(adj.)
Grammar
geaglisc, geglesc; adj.

Lightfrolicsomelasciviouslĕvislascīvus

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C.] móde oferswýðed I was overcome with a frolicsome mood; lascīvo supĕrātus anĭmo, Bd. 5, 6; Whelc. 390, 39

Linked entry: geglesc

ear

(n.)
Grammar
ear, ær, es; m.

Sea, oceanmăre, oceănus

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Sea, ocean; măre, oceănus Hyre [dúne] deorc on lást eare geblonden óðer fereþ dark on its [the down's] track goes another mixed with the ocean, Exon. 101b; Th. 384, 3; Rä. 4, 22

Linked entries: æchir ær geher eher

orrettan

(v.)
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to disgrace, put to shame, cover with confusion Orretteþ turpabat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 18: subfundit, 78, 19. Onretteþ (or-?) de-turpans, 26, 56 : 82, 56. Cf. georrettan infamare, 47, 26: 92, 33

Linked entry: onrettan

ge-winde

(adj.)
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adj Ðá hit wæs wel gewinde on ða burh when the wind was in the right quarter [for blowing the flames] on to the town; ventum opportunum, Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 25

Linked entry: -winde

ge-ungewlitegian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ungewlitegian, p. ode; pp. od

To deprive of beauty

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To deprive of beauty Oððre hwíle gegiereþ mid ðám winsumestum wlitum óðre hwíle eft geungewlitegaþ at one time adorns with the most delightful beauty, at another again deprives of beauty, Shrn. 195, 11

ge-teolod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teolod, part.
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Gained; lucrĭfactus Ðonne sceal gehwá him æteówian hwæt he mid ðam punde geteolod hæfþ then shall every one show to him what he has gained with the pound, Homl. Th. ii. 558, 10

torn-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
torn-gemót, es; n.
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A meeting intended to cause trouble or molestation, an attack upon an enemy Gif hé torngemót þurhteón mihte if he could bring about a meeting with his foe, Beo. Th. 2284; B. 1140

un-fród

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fród, adj.

not oldnot wiseignorantrude

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Th. 5635; B. 2821. not wise, ignorant, rude

fýr-gearwunge

(n.)
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Preparation with fire, cooking Fýrgearwungum focularibus (cf. cocturam aut assaturam alimentorum in focularibus praeparatam, Ald. 51, 33), Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 34

gramian

(v.)
Grammar
gramian, p. ode.
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to be furious, rage Gramigende inęstuans, Germ. 402, 58. to be offensive to, vex (with dat.) Þonne se feónd þis gesihð, ... þonne gramað (ofþingð, v. l. ) him þæt swíðe hearde, Wlfst. 199, 2

hege-hymele

(n.)
Grammar
hege-hymele, an; f.

Hedge

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Hedge (or wild) hop plant Cicena mete muronis, hegehymele humblonis, Wrt. Voc. i. 69, 27-28. Þis is seó gréne sealf. . . brócminte and óþre mintan, cicena mete, hegehymele, Lch. iii. 6, 8-15

Linked entry: hymele