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ge-drif

(n.)
Grammar
ge-drif, e; f.

A feverfebris

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A fever; febris, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 31

ge-dríf

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dríf, es; n.

A drivingmovement

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A driving, movement Ðæs lyftes gedríf, ðæs wæteres gedríf the regions of air and water, Salm. Kmbl. 186, 22

ge-drif

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ge-drif, e ; f. . . . Rush. I. 31.
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Substitute: <b>ge-árif</b> fever Hál from ridesohte ł gedrif, Mk. R. l, 31. Wið gedrif, nim snægl, and áfeorma hine, and nim ꝥ clǽne fám ; mengc wiþ wífes meolc, syle þicgan. Lch. iii. 70, 3

ge-dríf

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dríf, a driving.
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Substitute: A drive, a tract through which something drives or moves (rapidly) God hig ( the apostate angels) tódǽlde on þrí dǽlas; ánne dǽl hé ásette on ðæs lyftes gedríf, óðerne dǽl on ðæs wæteres gedríf, þriddan dǽl on helle neowelnisse, Sal. K. p

þurh-drífan

(v.)

to drive throughpiercetransfixto penetratepermeateimbueto drive violentlyperpellere

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to drive through, pierce, transfix Him man ǽgðer þurhdráf mid ísenum næglum ge fét ge handa, Wulfst. 22, 21. Þurhdrifon hí mé mid næglum, Rood Kmbl. 91; Kr. 46. Hé lét hine sylfne bindan and him ǽgðer þurhdrífan mid næglum ge fét ge handa, Wulfst. 110

drí

(n.)
Grammar
drí, es; m.

A sorcerer, magician magus

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A sorcerer, magician; magus Be drían = dríum by sorcerers, Glostr. Frag. 10, 30

drí

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Dele, and see drý

æ-drífan

(v.)

to expel

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to expel, Ps. Spl. T. 42, 2: 43, 26

átor-drinc

(n.)
Grammar
átor-drinc, es ; m.

Poisonous drinkpoisonpotio venenatavenenum

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Poisonous drink, poison ; potio venenata, venenum

drinc-lagu

(n.)
Grammar
drinc-lagu, e; f.

Drinking-lawassisa potus

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Drinking-law; assisa potus Statūtum, scilĭcet edictum, lex, vel constĭtūtio de potus vendendi mensūris, Sam. Lye

drinc-wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
drinc-wérig, adj.

Drink weary, satisfied with drinkingpotu defessus, temŭlentus

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Drink weary, satisfied with drinking; potu defessus, temŭlentus, Cot. 124

mán-drinc

(n.)
Grammar
mán-drinc, es; m.

An evil, poisonous drink

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An evil, poisonous drink Ðone mándrinc ( the poison from an arrow, cf. ǽttren l. 7), Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 6; Rä. 24, 13

ge-drinc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-drinc, -drync, es; n.

A drinkingcompotatioconvivium

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A drinking; compotatio, convivium We lǽraþ ðæt man ǽnig gedrinc, and ǽnig unnit ðár ne dreóge we teach that man suffer not there any drinking nor any vanity, L. Edg. 28; Th. ii. 250, 12 : Exon. 88 a; Th. 330, 27; Vy. 57 : Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 25

Linked entry: ge-drync

un-drifen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-drifen, adj.

Not driven

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Not driven Ǽlc ceápscip frið hæbbe, ðe binnan múðan cuman[mæg?], þéh hit unfriðscyp sý, gyf hit undrifen bið (si non sit abacta tempestatibus (Lat. vers.). For the fate of what was driven, cf. such a grant as the following : -- Ic cíðe eów ðæt Urk habbe

for-drífan

to drive awayoffoutto drive awaycast outto drive outto banishexpelto drive asideto overtask

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Add: to drive away, off, out an object from a position of rest Hé fordráf (eiecit) of ðǽm temple ðá scípo and ðá exin, Jn. L. R. 2, 15; Mt. L. 21, 12. Mið ðý fordrifenum (-drifnum, R.) allum ł mið ðý alle úte fordráf eiectis omnibus, Mk. L. 5, 40. Hine

ge-dríhþ

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Substitute: Gravity or seemliness of behaviour; in pl. sober conduct

ge-dríme

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ge-dríme, musical, melodious, harmonious.
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Take here <b>ge-dréme, ge-drýme</b> in Dict., and add Stefn gedrýme (-dréme, v.l.) vox canora, Hy. S. 2, 28. Mid gedrémum swége eque sonore, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 68. Mid gedrémre swinsunge, [gedrê]mum sange consona melodia. An. Ox. 4911. Gedrémere

ge-drinc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-drinc, ge-drync, es; n.
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Substitute: Drinking, with the idea of quenching thirst Gif hé hyne sylfne mid þǽm ǽspryngum Godes worda gelecð, and his mód mid þǽre swétnesse þæs gástlican gedrinces gefylleð, hé seleð þæs þonne dryncan his þyrstendum móde. Ll. Th. ii. 430) 6. with

ofer-drífan

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Genam se apostol menigfealde gewitnyssa heáhfædera and wítegena tó oferdrífenne ðá árleásan Iúdéiscan, Hml. Th. ii. 420, 11. Ouerdryuen confutati, An. Ox. 7, 208. Add

ofer-drífan

(v.)

to cover by driftingto overcome, refute, repel, defeat

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to cover by drifting Ðeáh hit wind oððe sǽs flód mid sonde oferdrífen though the wind or sea cover it by driving the sand over it, Ors. 1, 7; Swt. 40, 1. to overcome, refute, repel, defeat Ðú ðe þióstro giduoles oferdrífest depellis Rtl. 38, 17. Se