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EGE

(n.)
Grammar
EGE, æge, eige, es; m.

Fear, terror, dread, AWE ⬩ tĭmor, terror, formīdo

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On ðǽm dagum wæs mycel ege fram ðǽm wífmannan in those days there was a great dread of these women, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 26: Bt. Met. Fox 1, 143; Met. 1. 72. Ege Drihtnes tĭmor Domĭni, Ps. Spl. 18, 10.

Linked entries: æge eige

GEONG

(adj.)
Grammar
GEONG, giong, geng, ging, giung, iung, gung; def. se geonga, seó, ðæt geonge; comp. geongra, gingra, gyngra; superl. gingest, gingst; adj.

YOUNG, youthful, new, recent, fresh ⬩ jŭvĕnis, adolescens, nŏvellus, rĕcens ⬩ young

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Mǽden, oððe geong wífman puella, Wrt. Voc. 73, 5. Se geonga mann adolescens, Mt. Bos. 19, 22: Lk. Bos. 7, 14: Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 12: Chr. 871; Erl. 75, 23. Ymb ðæs geongan feorh about the young man's life, Andr.

INNOÞ

(n.)
Grammar
INNOÞ, innaþ, es; m. f.

the inside ⬩ stomach ⬩ womb ⬩ bowels ⬩ the breast ⬩ heart

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Gr. 8 ; Som. 7, 52, 30 : viscus, 9 ; Som. 12, 12, Wífmannes innoþ matrix, uterus, Ælfc. Gl. 74; Som. 71, 56; Wrt.Voc. 44. 39. Eádig is se innoþ ðe ðé bær beatus venter qui te portavit, Lk. Skt. 11, 27. His innoþ tófleów his bowels gushed out, Homl.

gild

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Gif mon wíf mid bearne ofsleá . . . forgielde þone wífman fullan gielde, and ꝥ bearn healfan gelde, 66, 24-68, 2. Ne forlǽte hé þá ǽscan . . . oþ þæt wé tó þám gilde cuman, 234, 27.

swingan

(v.)
Grammar
swingan, p. swang, pl. swungon; pp. swungen.

to swinge, flog, beat, scourge, ⬩ to chastise, afflict, plague ⬩ to give a blow with the hand ⬩ without the idea of hurting, to whip a top, cream, etc. , beat up ⬩ to strike, dash ⬩ to beat the wings ⬩ to wing, soar, ⬩ a wing, pinion ⬩ of a bird to soar

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Gif hwylc wíf hire wífman swingþ (flagellis verberavit), L. Ecg. P. ii. 4 ; Th. ii. 184, I. Hig swingaþ eów flagellabunt vos. Mt. Kmbl. 10, 17: Mk. Skt. 10, 34.

toll

(n.)
Grammar
toll, es; n. m. (?)

Toll, ⬩ tax, ⬩ custom, ⬩ duty, ⬩ due ⬩ that which is paid to the state. ⬩ that which is paid to individuals ⬩ taking toll

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Æilsig bohte ánne wífmann and hire sunu mid healfe punde, and sealde Æilsige portgeréfa and Maccosse hundredesmann .iiii. penegas tó tolle, 627, 14.

swingel

(n.)
Grammar
swingel, swingell, e; and swingel[l]e, an ; f.

a stripe, stroke ⬩ a scourging, whipping, flogging ⬩ a scourge, rod, whip ⬩ a swingle, a stick to beat flax ⬩ the swingle ⬩ le pesselin ⬩ to swingle the flax ⬩ estonger vostre lyn ⬩ excussorium, excudia ⬩ exculidium ⬩ excudium ⬩ to beat flax ⬩ chastisement, affliction

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Gif hwylc wíf hire wífman swingþ and heó þurh ða swingle wyrð deád si mulier aliqua ancillam suam flagellis verberaverit, et ex illa verberatione moriatur, L. Ecg. P. ii. 4; Th. ii. 184, 1. Hé hire swingele behét. Homl.

Linked entry: swincgel

ge-mót

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gimótum woruldlicum nemo militans Deo inplicat se negotiis (negotium praelium, Migne) secularibus, Rtl. 60, 11. a gathering or assembly of a number of people f or some purpose. in a general sense Heáfædrafela swylce eác hæleða gemót, wítgena weorod, wífmanna

under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receive ⬩ to have given ⬩ to get ⬩ to receive ⬩ submit to ⬩ a rite ⬩ to receive a person ⬩ to receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouring ⬩ to receive for safe conduct, custody ⬩ to receive as a servant or dependent ⬩ to receive, admit into a society ⬩ to receive as a master ⬩ to submit to ⬩ to receive ⬩ admit the claims of ⬩ to receive, admit the force of a person's words ⬩ accept testimony ⬩ to receive what is offered ⬩ to accept ⬩ to receive ⬩ serve as a receptacle for ⬩ to receive or accept an office, a duty, etc. ⬩ to take upon one's self ⬩ to undertake a labour, task, etc. ⬩ to receive what is burdensome ⬩ undergo ⬩ bear ⬩ to take surreptitiously ⬩ to steal

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Gl. 465, 70. where the object of the verb denotes that in respect to which action or effort is needed Gif wífman híwrǽdene underféhð si mulier familiam susceperit, L. Edg. C. 25; Th. ii. 272, 7.

Linked entry: under-niman

wíc

(n.)
Grammar
wíc, The word is generally neuter, but as it is often used in the plural where a singular might express the meaning, the similarity of neuter plural and feminine singular accusatives seems to have caused the word to be taken sometimes as feminine, e. g. tó ánre wíc, Homl. Th. i. 402, 22. A weak form also seems to be used, Chart. Th. 446, 29.
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Ðæt nán biscop ne nán mæssepreóst næbbe on his wícan ne on his húse wunigende ǽnigne wífman, L. Ælfc. P. 31; Th. ii. 376, 21. Of Lambhyrste tó huntan wícan ( huntsman's lodge ), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 219, 9.

wíf

(n.)
Grammar
wíf, es; n.

a woman ⬩ a female person ⬩ a being in the form of a woman ⬩ a married woman ⬩ a wife

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Gif hwylc wíf (mulier) hire wífman (ancillam suam) swingð, L. Ecg. P. ii. 4; Th. ii. 182, 32. Cwén Hróðgáres, freólíc wíf, Beo. Th. 1234; B. 615. Wídgongel wíf word gespringeþ, Exon. Th. 337, 15 ; Gn. Ex. 65.

Linked entry: BRÝD

healf

(adj.)
Grammar
healf, adj.

a half

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Forgielde þone wífman fullan gielde and ꝥ bearn healfan gelde, 68, 2, Be healfum wurðe, 208, 24. Gebycgan mid halfe weorðe, C. D. ii. 120, 28. Healfne bannuc buccellam semiplenam, An. Ox. 2402. Healfne leód, Ll. Th. i. 8, 7: 22, 4, 6.

Linked entry: healf

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to work ⬩ labour ⬩ to make ⬩ to make ⬩ form ⬩ construct ⬩ to be the source ⬩ cause of, to produce ⬩ to make ⬩ constitute ⬩ to work ⬩ do ⬩ perform ⬩ to perform a rite ⬩ keep a season ⬩ to work ⬩ effect a purpose ⬩ attain an object,

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.), hé worhte wǽpman and wífman, Mt. Kmbl. 19, 4:Cd. Th. 12, 11 ; Gen. 183. Se ðe ðás bóc worhte, Blickl. Homl. 169, 25. Ðæt foic worhte mycele gesomnunga, Nicod. 20; Thw. 10, 1. Ða sundorhálgan worhton geþeaht, Mt. Kmbl. 12,14.

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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IV. with a dative, to cure, treat :-- Wífman gif heó tilaþ (curet ) híre cilde mid ǽnigum wiccecræfte, L. Ecg. P. iv. 20; Th. ii. 210, 17.

Linked entries: teolian telge tylian

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów , es; þeówa, an; m.

A servant; ⬩ slave ⬩ servus ⬩ famulus ⬩ mancipium

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Gif hwylc wíf for hwylcum lyþrum andan hire wífman swingþ, and heó þurh ða swingle wyrð deád, and heó unscyldig biþ, L. Ecg. P. ii. 4; Th. ii. 182, 32: L. M. I. P. 12; Th. ii. 268, 11: L. Th. P. 21, 13; Th. ii. 24, 1.