forþ-gyrd
A fore-girdle ⬩ martingale ⬩ the girdle which passes between the fore-legs of a horse from the nose-band to the girth ⬩ antela ⬩ cingŭlum illud quod ante pectus ĕqui tendĭtur, crassius lōrum quo pectus, partim ad ornāmentum, partim ad firmandam sellam cingĭtur
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A fore-girdle, martingale, the girdle which passes between the fore-legs of a horse from the nose-band to the girth; antela [ab ante et telon, quod est longum, compōnĭtur, Du Cange, sub voce], cingŭlum illud quod ante pectus ĕqui tendĭtur, crassius lōrum
geara
Utterly ⬩ altogether ⬩ well ⬩ enough ⬩ very much ⬩ pĕnĭtus ⬩ prorsus ⬩ bĕne ⬩ sătis ⬩ valde
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Ðú geara canst tu bĕne nosti, Bd. 1, 27; S. 439, 2 : Ps. Th. 75, 1 : 81, 5. Ðonne mon me geofe geara þúsende goldes and seolfres sŭper millia auri et argenti, 118, 72
ge-mótian
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Sir, when will any suit be ended, if it can be ended neither with pledge nor with oath ? or if people want to upset every law that king Alfred made, when have our meetings and discussions been to any purpose ?, Cht. Th. 172, 4-10
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slícian
To make sleek, smooth, or glossy
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He can so well his wordes slikeGower ii. 365, 22. See, too, Jamieson's Dictionary, sleekie fawning and deceitful sleekit smooth, shining (of the face); but also deceitful sleekit-gabbit smooth-tongued
mǽrlíce
Magnificently ⬩ excellently ⬩ nobly ⬩ splendidly ⬩ with distinction
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.), Cant. Es. 5. Sum welig man . . dæghwamlíce mǽrlíce (splendide) leofode, Homl. Th. i. 328, 13. Joseph leofode on ðam lande (Egypt) mǽrlíce Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 8. Hwæt is ðes mihtiga ðe ðus mǽrlíce féreþ (Christ entering Jerusalem), Blickl.
un-bindan
To unbind ⬩ untie
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Unband dissoluit, Cant. Abac. 6. Hiá onfundun fola gibundenne, and unbundun hine, Mk. Skt. Rush. 11, 4. Sceal se láreów hine unbindan fram ðam écum wíte, swá swá ða apostoli líchamlíce Lazarum álýsdon, Homl. Th. i. 234, 14, 9.
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wiþ-winnan
To strive against ⬩ resist
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Ðone anwald maeg wel reccan se ðe ǽgðer ge hine habban cann ge wiðwinnan potentiam bene regit qui et tenere illam noverit et impugnare, Past. 17; Swt. 113, 21. Ðeáh ðe hé swýþe wiþwinnende wǽre quamvis multum renitens, Bd. 4, 28; S. 606, 17.
ge-ǽrendian
To go on an errand ⬩ to ask ⬩ tell ⬩ intercede ⬩ mandātum deferre ⬩ nuntiāre ⬩ interpellāre
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H.] who can do his errands, L. In. 33; Th. i. 122, 13. Ðæt he him sceolde Gaiuses miltse geǽrendian that he might ask the mercy of Caius for them, Ors. 6, 3; Bos. 117, 36. He geǽrendaþ [geǽrndaþ MSS. A.
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ge-wurþan
to be ⬩ become ⬩ fiĕri ⬩ To happen ⬩ come to pass ⬩ come together ⬩ agree ⬩ evĕnīre ⬩ convĕnīre
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to be, become; fiĕri Ne mæg nán þinc gewurþan bútan godes willan nothing can happen without God's will, Th. Ap. 22, 7: 9, 5. Hit gewurþ him of mínum fæder, ðe on heofonum ys fiet illis a patre mea, qui in cælis est, Mt. Bos. 18, 19.
gliw
Glee ⬩ joy ⬩ minstrelsy ⬩ mirth ⬩ jesting ⬩ drollery ⬩ gaudium ⬩ musica ⬩ facetiæ ⬩ mimus
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Glee, joy, minstrelsy, mirth, jesting, drollery; gaudium, musica, facetiæ, mimus Ðý læs ðe him con leóða worn, oððe mid hondum con hearpan grétan, hafaþ him his gliwes giefe unless he knows many songs, or with hands can greet the harp, has his gift of
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ge-fér-rǽden
companionship ⬩ fellowship ⬩ congregation ⬩ church ⬩ societas ⬩ comitatus ⬩ eeclesia ⬩ synagoga ⬩ familiarity ⬩ friendship ⬩ familiaritas ⬩ amicitia
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Bos. 9, 22. familiarity, friendship; familiaritas, amicitia Ðæs cyninges geférrǽden mæg nǽnigne mon gedón weligne the king's familiarity can make no man wealthy, Bt. 29, 3; Fox 102, 2
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GAMEN
GAME ⬩ joy ⬩ pleasure ⬩ mirth ⬩ sport ⬩ pastime ⬩ jŏcus ⬩ oblectāmentum ⬩ gaudium ⬩ jūbĭlum ⬩ lætĭtia ⬩ lūdus
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Ic mæg swegles gamen gehýran on heofnum I can hear the joy of the firmament in heaven, Cd. 32; Th. 42, 18; Gen. 675. Bǽdon híg sume, ðæt Samson móste him macian sum gamen præcēpērunt ut vocārētur Samson et ante eos lūdĕret, Jud. 16, 25.
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hræd-líce
Quickly ⬩ hastily ⬩ speedily ⬩ immediately ⬩ at once ⬩ forthwith
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Se hit mæg hrædlícor geféran he can perform the journey more quickly, Blickl. Homl. 231, 24: Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 19
hár
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Tunge þínre hárra lingua canum (as if canorum?) tuorum, Ps. L. 67, 24. grey, of an animal's coat Wulf, hár hǽðstapa, Vy. 13. of bright metal Háre byrnan (cf.
be-fealdan
To fold ⬩ infold ⬩ clasp ⬩ involve ⬩ surround ⬩ inwrap ⬩ cover ⬩ overwhelm ⬩ implicare ⬩ involvere ⬩ amplecti ⬩ circumdare
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To fold, infold, clasp, involve, surround, inwrap, cover, overwhelm; implicare, involvere, amplecti, circumdare Ðú miht on ánre hand eáðe befealdan ealne middaneard thou canst easily infold in one hand all the midearth, Hy. 7, 119; Hy.
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hwearfung
A turning ⬩ revolution ⬩ change ⬩ exchange ⬩ barter
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Ne miht ðú ðara woruldsǽlþa hwearfunga onwendan nor canst thou avert the revolutions of worldly happiness, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 37
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ge-menged
Mixed, mingled, confused ⬩ mixtus, commistus, confusus
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Gemencged hund and wulf commistus canis et lupus, Wrt. Voc. 77, 79.
in-segel
A seal ⬩ signet
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Geþenc nú gyf ðínes hláfordes ǽrendgewrit and his insegel tó ðé cymþ hwæðer ðú mǽge cweþan ðæt ðú hys willan ðǽr on gecnáwan ne mǽge consider now, if your lord's letter and his seal come to you, whether you can say that you cannot recognise his pleasure
brogdettan
to shake ⬩ quiver ⬩ to glitter ⬩ be splendid
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Brogdetende vel cleppetende campus (can the English words be epithets applied to campus ( = aequor, cf. Corp. Gl. H. A. 314, aequor, pelagus vel campus) referring to the quivering of the surface of the water?), Txts. 49, 411.
-hám
the abode of the elves
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Whenever we can assure ourselves that the vowel is long, we may be certain that the name implies such a village or community,' Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. xxviii-ix.