ge-cnyssan
To press ⬩ trouble ⬩ strike ⬩ beat ⬩ overcome ⬩ prĕmĕre ⬩ trībŭlāre ⬩ pulsāre ⬩ īcĕre
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To press, trouble, strike, beat, overcome; prĕmĕre, trībŭlāre, pulsāre, īcĕre Unsóþfæstne wet yfel gcnysseþ vĭrum injustum măla căpient, Ps. Th. 139, 11. Gecnyssed ictus, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 44, 55.
Linked entry: ge-cnos
singale
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Singala, Beo. Th. 382 ; B. 190. v. next word
þegnung-gást
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A ministering spirit Englas beóþ tó ðéninggástum fram Gode hider on worulde ásende, ðæt hí beón on fultume his gecorenum ( nonne angeli sunt administratorii spiritus, in ministerium missi propter eos, qui haereditatem capient salutis?
ge-húslian
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Þæne hí beóþ gehús-lude dum communicantur Angl. xiii, 425, 860. Þá cild man here tó mæssan, ꝥ hyg beón gehúslode, Ll. Th. ii. 392, 13
ge-sparian
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Ben. 138, 15
ge-þæslǽcan
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Ben. 1. 16, 6. Geþæslǽcan congruere, An. Ox. 4263. Add: —
nytweorþ-ness
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Ben. 11, 2. Add
sǽ-líðend
A seaman, sailor, seafarer ⬩ ship
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Beo. Th. 826; B. 411: 3640; B. 1818: 5604; B. 2806. Sægdon sǽlíðende, 760; B. 377. Se ðe bisenceþ sǽlíðende, eorlas and ýðmearas. Exon. 363, 4; Wal. 48. Similar entries cf. sǽ-genga
brún-ecg
brown ⬩ an edge ⬩ Brown-edged ⬩ nigra acie præditus
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Th. 136, 38; By. 163: Beo. Th. 3096; B. 1546
ofer-higian
to overreach
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Sinc eáþe mæg gold on grunde gumcynnes gehwone oferhigian hýde se ðe wylle easily may treasure, gold in the ground, overreach every man (i. e. make the effort at concealment vain), hide it who will, Beo. Th. 5525; B. 2766
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ge-þring
A press ⬩ tumult ⬩ crowd ⬩ throng ⬩ tŭmultus ⬩ turba
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Kmbl. 736; An. 368: Beo. Th. 4271; B. 2132. Wæs giþring there was a throng, Lk. Skt. Rush. 8, 42
Linked entry: ge-þryng
hilde-rinc
A warrior
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A warrior, Beo. Th. 2618; B. 1307: 2994; B. 1495: 3156; B. 1576: 6239; B. 3124: Byrht. Th. 136, 50; By. 169: Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 5; Æðelst. 39: Elen. Kmbl. 525; El. 263: Rood Kmbl. 112 Kr. 61: 143; Kr. 72
holm-clif
A sea-cliff, ⬩ cliff by the water-side
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A sea-cliff, cliff by the water-side On, fram ðam holmclife [the holm is the lake where Grendel dwelt ], Beo. Th. 2846, 3274; B. 1421, 1635. Se ðe holmclifu healdan scolde he who had to guard the sea-cliffs, 465; B. 230
tó-smeágan
To examine in detail ⬩ enquire into the several parts of a subject
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.), ðonne cume wit late to ende ðisse béc, oððe nǽfre, Bt. 42; Fox 256, 21
á-stundian
To take upon one's self
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Ben. 61, 7. Búton gé hí ámeldian, gé sceolon heora wíte ástundian, Hml. S. 23, 299
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dott
DOT, small spot, speck ⬩ punctum
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ADOT, small spot, speck ; punctum Geopenige mon ðone dott and binde ðone clíðan to ðan swyle let the speck [at the head of a boil] be opened, and the poultice be bound to the swelling, Lchdm. iii. 40, 14
ge-bétung
A bettering ⬩ amending ⬩ repairing ⬩ renewing ⬩ restoring ⬩ emendātio ⬩ instaurātio
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A bettering, amending, repairing, renewing, restoring; emendātio, instaurātio Be ciricena gebétunge of the repairing of churches, L. Edm. E. 5; Th. i. 246, 9. Be burga gebettunge of repairing of fortresses, L. Ath. i. 13; Th. i. 206. 13
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wiþerbrocian
To oppose ⬩ be adverse to ⬩ be against
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To oppose, be adverse to, be against Se feónd bismerad wiðerbrocaþ noman ðínne inimicus inritat adversarius nomen tuum, Ps. Surt. 73, 10. Ða ðe wiðerbrociaþ mé qui adversantur mihi, Ps. Spl. C. 34, 22. Similar entries v. preceding word
Ælfréd
Alfred ⬩ Alfrédus ⬩ Alfred the Great
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He selected the books best adapted for his people, and translated them from Latin into Anglo-Saxon.
drihten
A ruler, lord, the Lord
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Eorla drihten lord of earls, Beo. Th. 2105; B. 1050. Drihten Créca lord of the Greeks, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 38; Met. 26, 19. Drihten mín my lord, Cd. 101; Th. 134, 15; Gen. 2225. Witig Drihten, ródera Rǽdend the wise Lord, Ruler of the skies, Beo.