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unrím-folc

(n.)
Grammar
unrím-folc, es; n.

An innumerable people

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An innumerable people Gif hé underfénge ðone ealdordóm swelces unrímfolces búton ege si ducatum plebis innumerae sine trepidatione susciperet, Past. 7; Swt. 51, 12

weorold-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-sceaft, e ; f.
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A creature of this world, an earthly creature Wuldres Waldend and woruldsceafta, Exon. Th. 188, 20; Az. 48. Woruldsceafta wuldor, 190, 16; Az. 74

bí-gengestre

(n.)
Grammar
bí-gengestre, an; f.

worshipper

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A female attendant, worshipper Bígengestre cultrix, i. inserviens, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 46. Bígengcestre, An. Ox. 4431. Bígengestran, þénestran cultricem, i. ministram, 1358: 2065

Linked entry: -gengestre

ele-lendisc

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On stówe elelendiscre in loco peregrinationis, Ps. L. 118, 54. Elelendisc extorrem, Hpt. Gl. 412, 74. Elendisc, An. Ox. 275. Æielendiscne, 11, 21. Add

for-bítan

(v.)
Grammar
for-bítan, p. -bát
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To bite to pieces, destroy by biting Áhleóp án leó and hió swengde on hine and forbát him þone sweoran, Hml. A. 206, 391

ge-þenian

(v.)
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Add: ge-þennan 'Geðen bond ðín.' And geðenede 'extende manum tuam.' Et extendit, Mt. L. 12, 13. Geþen[ed] deductum, An. Ox, 28, 12

ge-wilsum

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Take here <b>ge-willsum</b> in Dict., and add: voluntary Gewilsuman spontaneum, An. Ox. 11, 29. See next word

Linked entries: ge-willsum wil-sum

gold-gewefen

(adj.)
Grammar
gold-gewefen, adj.
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Woven with gold Wimple goldgewefenum (Hpt. Gl. 506, 64 has goldgerenum, and in margin goldgerefenum) cyclade auro texta, An. Ox. 4297. Goldgeweuenum, 2, 316

Linked entry: ge-wefan

hulu

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For 'Gl. Prud. ... 439' substitute Hulu siliqua, Germ. 390, 63. Cornbǽrum eára scale, hule, egle granigera spicarum glumula, An. Ox. 1412. Hulæ, 2, 41

líc

(adj.)
Grammar
líc, ; adj.
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Like Án bǽra feówer nýtena wæs gesewen swilce mannes ansýn, ꝥ óðer wæs líc (gelíc, v. l. ) ánre león híwe, Hml. S. 15, 182

stór

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Stór sí bærned tus cremetur, Angl. xiii. 409, 623. Ná beóþ borene leóhta on þǽre nihte, ac stór (incensum) ꝥ án, 425, 857. Add: —

sulphor

(n.)
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sulphur On þǽre ylcan scíre Sicilian landes is án byrnende munt (Etna) onǽled mid sulphore, ꝥ is swæfel on Englisc, Hml. S. 8, 219

wracian

(v.)
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to drive, press, carry on an action Þá folc him betweónum ful x. winter þá gewin wraciende wǽron, Ors. I. ii; S. 50, 21

gealla

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Add Gealla fel, Wrt. Voc. i. 65, 53 : 283, 83: 71, 7: melancolia ii. 58, 23. Sweartes geallan melancolię, i. fellis An. Ox. 2950

ofer-ýð

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-ýð, e; f.

An excessive wave, wave of a tempestuous sea

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An excessive wave, wave of a tempestuous sea Ná selleþ on écnysse oferýðe rihtwíse non dabit in aeternum fluctuationem justo, Ps. Spl. 54, 25

týnness

(n.)
Grammar
týnness, e; f.

An enclosed place, a prison

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An enclosed place, a prison Ténys (= týnnysse?) þrexwealdum (heó) tó geþeódde Anastasia lautomiae liminibus haerescit, Hpt. Gl. 513, 65 (cf. 1. 57 lautomiae cwearternes)

Linked entry: tenys

ge-writ

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Add: [a wk. gew. gewritena occurs, Ælfc. T. Grn. 1, 16] Gewrit caraxatio, Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 63: scriptura, 75, 8. writing. written language Gewrite grammate (facundo grammate, Ald. 195, 22), Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 47. Bringað hý Gode on gewrite ealle þæt

ÁGAN

(v.)
Grammar
ÁGAN, to áganne; pres. part, ágende; pres. indic. ic, he áh, ðú áhst, pl. ágon, ágan, águn; p. ic, he áhte, ðú ahtest, pl. áhton; subj. ic, ðú, he áge, pl. ágen; p. ic áhte, pl. áhten; pp. ágen.

OWNpossesshaveobtainpossiderehaberepercipereto make another to own or possessto givedeliverrestoredare in possessionemreddererependere

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to OWN, possess, have, obtain; possidere, habere, percipere Ðe micel ágan willaþ who desire [will] to possess much, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 13. Nú ic áh mǽste þearfe Now I have the utmost need, Byrht. Th. 136, 60; By. 175. Gesyle eall ðæt ðú age vende quæcumque

MACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
MACIAN, p. ode

To MAKEdoact

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To MAKE, do, act Ic macige ðé mycelre mǽgþe faciam te in gentem magnam, Gen. 12, 2. Seó forme declinatio macaþ hire genitivum on ae, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 4 : 24; Som. 24, 24. Ðæt is ðæt héhste gód ðæt hit eall swá mehtiglíce macaþ that is the highest

heáp

a bandcompanythe clergya choiran armya hosta troopcompanya crewa collectionin companytogether

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Add: of persons. in a general sense, a band, company: Se eádmóda heáp (the apostles), Hml. Th. i. 318, 13. Þǽr wæs preósta heáp, micel muneca ðreát, Chr. 973; P. 118, 12. Hí mid þý heápe helle sécað, fleógað mid þám feóndum, Dóm. 17. Hé (Peter) ána spræc