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ge-riht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-riht, es; n.

What is right, a right, due, last office of the church, directionrectum, jus, ratio, officium

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Man ána gǽþ mid his andwlitan up on gerihte man alone walks with his face erect, Bt. Met. Fox 31, 34; Met. 31, 17. On geryhte ongeán ðænemúþan in a direction opposite the mouth, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 24, 8.

Linked entry: ge-ryht

þreátung

(n.)
Grammar
þreátung, e; f.

compulsionforceviolenceoppressionill-treatmentrebukereproofthreatening

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'Vil ek, at þú gefir upp ríkit fyrir mér; en at öðrum kosti mun ek sœkja til með styrk hers'), Chr. 1046; Erl. 171, 25

wícing

(n.)
Grammar
wícing, es; m.
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Philippus scipa gegaderode and wícingas wurdon, and sóna án .c. and eahtatig ceápscipa geféngon Philippus, ut pecuniam praedando repararet, piraticam adgressus est.

Linked entry: scegð-mann

ge-myþe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-myþe, es; n. [Theform and gender of the word are not quite certain. A dat. sing. fem, occurs once, but it is in a rather late charter with corrupt forms; all other instances are in dat. pl. Corresponding forms in other languages are neuter, so probably the English.]
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Ymbe cráwan hyll útan ðæt hit cymeð tó ðám gemýðum ; ðæt úp be ðám gemǽnan lande in hǽðbeorh, iii. 391, 29. opening of an enclosure (?) Andlang hagan tó hagena gemýðum ; of ðen gemýðun on Techanstedes hagan, C. D. v. 336, 25

hol

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hol, a hole.
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Holo, p. 6, 12. a den used to keep animals in Hola cabearum (patefactis cavearum clustellis. Ald. 49, 3), An. Ox. 3560. an aperture passing through anything; a pore Hol spiramentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 6

æfterra

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
æfterra, æft(e)ra; cpve.: æft(e)resta; spve.

latter hinder, lower latterlastnext, following second

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Ðýs æftran geáre sequente anno, Nar. 30, 11. as an ordinal, second Ǽrest . . . se æftera . . . ue þridda, Chr. 827; P. 60, 27. Sió æfterre tá . . . sió feórðe tá, Ll. Th. i. 90, 20.

gár

a weapon with a pointed headan arrowthe heada wedge-shaped piece of land.

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Add: a weapon with a pointed head. where the use is uncertain Gár oft þurhwód fǽges feorhhús, By. 296. Þurh gáres gripe gást onsendan (cf. gripon under sceát werum scearpe gáras, Gen. 2064), An. 187. Gáras spicula, i sagitte, An.

ge-andettan

(v.)

to confess, acknowledgeto confessto admit for oneselfconcede, allowto confess, declare one's beliefto confessacknowledge as having a certain character, declare one's faith into make acknowledgement of a benefitgive thankspraise

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L. l, 20. ꝥ ðá ídlo hiá . . . geondetad sint ut inutiles se . . . fateantur Lk. p. 9, 7. to confess, declare one's belief that Gif hwelc hine giondette (geondetate, L.) Críst si quis eum confiteretur Christum, Jn. R. 9, 22.

hearpe

(n.)
Grammar
hearpe, hærpe, an; f.

A harpplectrum, chelys, psalterium, cythara

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Ðonne ðǽr wæs blisse intingan gedémed ðæt hí ealle sceoldan þurh endebyrdnesse be hearpan singan ðonne he geseah ða hearpan him neálǽcean ðonne árás hé cum esset lætitiæ causa ut omnes per,ordinem cantare deberent ille ubi adpropinquare sibi citharam

wyn

(n.)
Grammar
wyn, wynn, e; f.

delightpleasuredelightfullypleasantlya delightthat which causes pleasurethe best of a class,the pride of its kind.the name of the w-rune

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Ðú eart se æðela, ðe on ǽrdagum ealra fǽmnena wyn (the Virgin Mary) ákende, Hy. 3, 26. the name of the w-rune ᚹ (uu) uyn, Archæologia, vol. 28, plate 15, fig. 7.

Linked entry: mód-wén

DRIGE

(adj.)
Grammar
DRIGE, dryge, dríe; def. se driga, dryga, dría; seó, ðæt drige, dryge, dríe; adj.

DRY siccus, arĭdus

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Ðæt Israhélisce folc gá dríum fótum innan ða sǽ ut gradiantur filii Israel in medio mari per siccum, Ex. 14, 16, 29

LÍF

(n.)
Grammar
LÍF, es; n.

LIFE

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ús nyton witod líf æt ǽfen, Wulfst. 151, 17. Líf and land werian, 274, 17. Preóstas and nunnan heora líf rehtan let priests and nuns order their lives, 269, 15. Liif, Bd. 3, 18; S. 545. 42, col. 2.

þegnian

(v.)
Grammar
þegnian, p. ode; pp. od.
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Seó mýse is seó bóclíce lár, seó ðe ús ðénaþ lífes hláf, Homl. Th. ii. 114, 26. Martha gearwode ðam Hǽlende ǽfengereordu ... Martha wæs geornful ðæt heó ðon Hǽlende tó gecwémnesse þegnode (þénode, Lk.

Linked entry: þénian

hraþe

(adv.)
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Ðæt wé magon ongitan hræðor bi úrum ágnum gewunan quod citius ex ipso usu colligimus, Past. 411, 15.

hwæt-hwega

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L. 15, 24. with genitive following Ábiersð hwæthwugu ( aliquid ) út ðæs ðe hé sugian sceolde, Past. 165, 15. Hé wilnað hwæshweg (-hwugu, v. l. ) þæs þe hé þonne næft, Bt. 11, 1; F. 34, 1.

hweorfan

(v.)
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. :-- Wand hé him úp þanon, hwearf him þurh þá helldora, Gen. 447. of the passage to the next world Gástas hweorfon, sóhtou swegles dreámas, An. 640. of the course of events, to proceed Gif seó wyrd swá hweorfan mót on yfelra manna gewill, Bt. 4; F.

wealh

(n.)
Grammar
wealh, gen. weales; m.

a foreigner properly a Celt a Celt of Britain; the word occurs mostly in pl., the British the WelshWales a Romana slave servanta shameless person

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Hér Æðelfrið ofslóh unrím Walena (-ana, v. l. ), and swá wearð gefyld Augustinus wítegunge, ðe hé cwæð: 'Gif Wealas nellaþ sibbe wið ús, hí sculan æt Seaxana handa farwurþan.'

treów

(n.)
Grammar
treów, es; n.

a treea materialwoodtreesa woodroof-treesaddle-treea piece of wooda beamlogstakestaffcudgelgallows-treetree used of the cross

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Ðurh treów ús com líf, ðá ðá Crist hangode on róde, Homl. Th. ii. 240, 22. Similar entries v. gealg-, wulfheáfod-treów, and ród

Linked entries: tréu trýw treó

ge-healdan

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H. 185, 17. to withhold from present use, reserve, lay up Úre Drihten længest geheóld Philistéas Dominus Philisthaeos diutius reservavit, Gr. D. 204, 10. Ðá ongeat Martinus þæt Drihten him þone þearfan geheóld, þæt hé him miltsian sceolde, Bl.

á

(adv.)
Grammar
á, <b> (ó);</b> adv.
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Ús freódóm gief from yfla gehwám á tó wídan feore, Hy. 5, ll. Á in wintra worn, Dan. 324. Á ic symles wæs willan þínes georn, An. 64. Ic á and symble cwæþ, Ps. 94, 10. Á on symbel semper, Gr. D. 283, 6.