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ge-cyndelic

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Gif man gekyndelice lim áwyrdeð, Ll. Th. i. 18, 10.

ge-edlǽcan

(v.)
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. :-- Se man ðe wile his synna . . . gebétan, þonne mót hé geornlíce warnian ꝥ hé eft ðám yfelum dǽdum ne geedlǽce, Hml. Th. ii. 602, 24: Hml.

hǽþen-gild

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On þǽre óþerre ylde man árǽrde hǽðengild wíde geond þás woruld, Ælfc. T. Grn. 4, 15: Jul. 15. <b>I a.</b> a particular form of idolatry :-- Tó manega of þám folce . . . tó þám hǽðengilde bugon fliae Moab vocaverunt eos ad sacrificia sua.

will

(n.)
Grammar
will, well, wyll, es; m.

A well, spring, fountain (lit, and fig.)

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Gif hwylc man his ælmessan geháte oððe bringe tó hwylcon wylle ( ad fontem aliquem ), . . .fæste . iii. geár on hláfe and on wætere, L. Ecg. P. ii. 22; Th. ii. 190, 24. Gif hwá his wæccan æt ǽnigum wylle hæbbe, iv. 19; Th. ii. 210, 12.

Linked entry: well

Gúþ-lác

(n.)
Grammar
Gúþ-lác, es; m.

The hermitsaint of Crowland died at the age of 41,in A. D. 714

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Onginne ic nú be ðam lífe ðæs eádigan weres, Gúþlaces I begin now concerning the life of the blessed man Guthlac, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 2; Exon. 34b; Th. 110, 15; 113, 17; 115, 29.

Linked entry: Crúland

micel

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Úre Áliésend mára is and mǽrra eallum gesceaftum Redemtor noster magnus manens super omnia, Past. 301, 12.

swingel

(n.)
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swingel, swingell, e; and swingel[l]e, an ; f.
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literal, a stripe, stroke Hine man þreáge mid teartran steóre, ðæt is, him síge on swin-gella wracu ( verberum vindicta). Gif hé þurh ða swingella ne biþ geriht . . . R. Ben. 52, 6-8. Mid teartum swingellum acribus verberibus, 54, 4.

Linked entry: swincgel

ge-wita

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Næs ic æt rǽde ne æt dǽde, ne gewita ne gewyrhta, þǽr man mid unrihte N. orf ætferede, 180, 1. (3 a) with gen. of crime :-- wintre cniht mæg bión þiéfðe gewita, Ll. Th. i. 106, 18.

hlísa

famereputationreputegloryreputationreportfameapprobationapplause

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anwealdes ðe hié woldon habban gódne hlísan, þeáh hí his unwyrþe sién, Bt. 18, I; F. 60, 26. used of the Deity, glory: Nǽfre hlísan áh Meotud þan máran þonne hé wið monna bearn wyrceð weldǽdum no more glorious attribute has the Maker than his mercy to man

sǽl

(n.)
Grammar
sǽl, es; m.: e; f.

time, occasiona fit time, season, opportunity,circumstance, condition happiness, good fortune, good time, prosperity

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Ðás wyrte man mæg niman on ǽlcne sǽl this plant may be gathered at any time, Lchdm. i. 112, 3. a fit time, season, opportunity, the definite time at which an event should take place Ðéh ðe seel síe etiamsi oportuerit, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 35.

Linked entry: sél

sorh

(n.)
Grammar
sorh, sorg, sorhg, e; f.

careanxietysorrowgriefafflictiontroublesorrow, carecura, solicitudo, angor, moeror, laborcare, sorrow

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Ǽghwilc man sceolde mid sáre on ðás world cuman, ond hér on sorhgum beón and mid sáre of gewítan, Blickl. Homl. 5, 29

Linked entry: sorg

swá

(adv.)
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swá, swǽ, swé (swé is the form in Ps. Surt. ; see also Txts. 600, col. 1. The form also occurs in Blickl. Homl. 23, 7).
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Th. 202, 12. defined by that which follows, of manner, so, in such a manner that Far mid him swá ðæt ðú dó ðæt ic ðé bebeóde vade cum eis, ita duntaxat, ut, quod tibi praecepero, facias, Num. 22, 20.

Linked entries: se swǽ eall-swá

dysig

(n.)
Grammar
dysig, disig, dysi, es; n.

An error, ignorance, folly, foolishnesserror, stultĭtia, insānia. insĭpientia

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We sinna fela didon for úre disige we committed many sins through our foolishness, Hy. 7, 107; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 107

GEARO

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
GEARO, gearu; gen. m. n. -wes, -owes; f. -re, -rwe; def. se gearwa; adj.

YAREreadypreparedequippedcompletepromptuspărātusinstructusperfectus

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Ða flotan stódon gearowe wícinga fela the pirates stood ready, many Vikings, Byrht. Th. 133, 59; By. 72 : 134, 47; By. 100. Searwum gearwe equipped with arms, Beo. Th. 3631; B. 1813.

irfe-weard

(n.)
Grammar
irfe-weard, es; m.

an heir

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Wæs swá mycel mancwealm ðæt manige land binnan ðære byrig wǽran bútan ǽlcum yrfewearde there was so great a pestilence that many lands within the city were without any to inherit them, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 102, 13.

portic

(n.)
Grammar
portic, es ; m.
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Ðeós circe mid ðýs portice mihte húhwego fíf hund manna befón, Blickl. Homl. 207, 10-14. His líchaman Eorcenwald on portice ( in porticu ) his cyrcan sumre geheóld ...

ge-feón

(v.)
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ge-feón, -feohan, -feagan, -feagian ; ic -feó, ðú -fehst, he -fehþ, -fiþ, -feaþ, pl. -feóþ; p. -feah, -feh, pl. -fǽgon; pp. -fegen [The Northern Gospels have weak forms]

To be gladrejoiceexultlætaridelectarigaudereexultare

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Manige on his gebyrd gefeóþ many shall rejoice at his birth, Blickl. Homl. 165, 10. Míne weleras gefeóþ gaudebunt labia mea, Ps. Th. 70, 21. Gefeah blíðe-mód ðæs ðe . . . glad of mind rejoiced that . . . Cd. 72; Th. 88, 21; Gen. 1468.

tin-treg

(n.)
Grammar
tin-treg, -terg, es; n.: tin-trega, an; m.
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Ðonne hé ðara manna tintrego oferhiérde, Ors. 1, 12; Swt. 54, 27: Bd. 5, 14; S. 635, 1: Blickl. Homl. 243, 20. On ða wyrstan tintregu, 239, 10. In ða écan tintregu, Wulfst. 185, 11. Tintergu, Exon. Th. 141, 3; Gú. 621. In tintergo in gehennam, Mt.

Linked entries: tinterg helle-tintreg

dígol-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
dígol-líce, díglíce.
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Hý swá díhlíce wuniende hý fram manna gesyhðe áscyriaþ, 134, 18. so as to confine an action to one's self Ðá scylda ðe hié diógollíce (diégollíce, v. l.) on him selfum forberað culpas quas in se tacite tolerari considerant, Past. 151, 15.

ge-nirwan

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ge-nirwan, ge-nirwian.
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Th. i. 36, 1. to crowd a place, put too many people into For ðæs folces geðryle wæs þæt gesthús ðearle genyrwed, Hml. Th. i. 34, 34. of extent or amount, to diminish, reduce, curtail Gyf hwá genyrwe ðæt ic Gode geseald hæbbe, C. D. v. 331, 5.

Linked entry: ge-nyrwian