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ge-blendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-blendan, to blind.
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Dele bracket, and add: — Sume hí wurdon geblende, Chr. 1076; P. 212, 26

ge-ceówan

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Æscþrotu gecowen on múþe and áwringen þurh cláð, Lch, ii. 36, 19. Add

glendran

(v.)
Grammar
glendran, to devour. l. glendrian,
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and add Fisc hyne gearwað ꝥ hé glentrige ( gluttiat ) ǽs, Scint. 107, 8

heáh-land

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-land, es; n.
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High ground: — Heáhlond stigon sibgemágas (Abraham and Isaac) on Seone beorg, Exod. 385

grist

Grammar
grist, l. gríst,
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and add Gríst molitura (molitura granum molendum, Migne), Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 15

icge

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In B. 1107 the MS. has icge = andiége (?). Cf. Goth. and-augjo openly

lytlian

(v.)
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Add: lytlan Ǽlc riht lytleð for Gode and for worulde, Wlfst. 243, 10

mealt-ealu

(n.)
Grammar
mealt-ealu, n.
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Malt-ale Hwerhwettan moran and áne handfulle sperewyrte . . . wylle on mealtealoð, Nap. 44

míl-getæl

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Þæs lǽssan mílgetæles .ccc. and þæs máran .cc. Nar. 33, 18: 22. Add

ofer-gewrit

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Pilatus wrát ofergewrit (titulum) and sette ofer his róde, Jn. 19, 19. Add

reáda

Grammar
reáda, In l. 2 read
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extales, and add: A tonsil Reádan toleam, Lch. i. lxxii, 5: lxxiv, 28

reód

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Add: — Eágan reádiað, and reód beoþ heów, Lch. ii. 258, 14. Æt t

tó-scǽnan

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Hé tóscǽnde ( dirupit ) þone stán and fleówon wæteru, Ps. L. 104, 41. Add

þideres

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Hider and þyderes ultro cilroque, i. hinc et inde. An. Ox. 1040. Add

un-ámetenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ámetenlic, adj.
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Unmeasured Unámetenlic immensus (Pater), Ps. Rdr. 298, 9. See preceding and following words

wíd-genge

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-genge, adj.
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Rambling, roving, going far and wide Wíd-genge girouagum, An. Ox. 58, 10

á-swǽman

Grammar
á-swǽman, <b>; II.</b>
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Þá synfullan . . . sárige áswǽmaþ and in súsle áfeallað, Verc. Först. 72, 2. Add

for-wyrd

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Add Hú unásecgendlica synt þysses lífes ídelnessa and forwyrda. Verc. Först. 131, 9

á-dysigian

(v.)
Grammar
á-dysigian, p. ode

To become foolish

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To become foolish Manna mód syndon earmlíce áþýstrode and ádysgode, Wlfst. 185, 12

Linked entry: dysegian

æfter-writen

(adj.)
Grammar
æfter-writen, adj. (ptcpl.)

Written later on

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Written later on Ðá ǽrgenemnedan lǽcedómas and ðá æfterwritenan, Lch. ii. 186, 12

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