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un-tweógende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tweógende, -tweónde; adj.

Undoubting ⬩ unhesitating ⬩ unwavering ⬩ certain

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Hí óþ heora lífes ende untweógende móde þurhwunodan, Blickl. Homl. 171, 13. Hé næfð gearone willan untweógendne tó ðæm weorce, Past. 54; Swt. 423, 26. Hyht untweóndne, Elen. Kmbl. 1592; El. 798.

gyltig

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Gif heora hwilc mid deófles costnunge beswicen for Gode oþþe for worulde gyltig biþ, Lch. iii. 442, 35. Gif cinges geréfena hwylc gyltig biþ wiþ Gode oþþe wiþ men, 444, 6

hlís-eádig

(adj.)
Grammar
hlís-eádig, adj.

Successful in acquiring fame, ⬩ famous, ⬩ renowned

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Seó gítsung gedéþ heore gítseras láðe and ða cysta gedóþ ða hlíseádige hæc effundendo magis quam coacervando melius nitent: avaritia odiosos, claros largitas facit, Bt. 13; Fox 38, 11-17. Gif hé nǽre hlíseádig egere claritudine, 33, 1; Fox 120, 35

fracoþ

(n.)
Grammar
fracoþ, es; n.

Infamy ⬩ wickedness

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Gl. 509, 76. ꝥ hé wið swá mycelre geearnunge man swylce wælhreównysse fraceþa (fraced, teónan. v.ll. contumeliam) gefremede. Gr. D. 21, 34. Add:

gríma

(n.)
Grammar
gríma, an; m.
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a mask, visor, helmet Gylden gríma a golden helm, Elen. Kmbl. 249; El. 125, Gríma a mask, Gl. Mett. 504. He míne sáwle swylce gehealde wið ehtendra egsan gríman ut salvam faceret a persequentibus animam meam, Ps. Th. 108, 30.

Linked entry: gríming

ge-dwola

Grammar
ge-dwola, error.

error, wrong conduct ⬩ a practice that deceives, leads into error. Cf. gedwol-cræft ⬩ erroneous opinion or doctrine

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Hé geseah ꝥ eal manna cynn on missenlicum gedwolum from heora Scyppende gewitene wǽron, Bl. H. 103, 5. a practice that deceives, leads into error.

feax

a bush

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Oð ealdan hege; on westhealfe ealdan hege tó feaxum; ðonne west from feaxum, C. D. iii. 429, 12

Linked entries: feaxede feax-gerǽdian

íwan

(v.)
Grammar
íwan, p. de

To show ⬩ bring before the eyes ⬩ display ⬩ reveal

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Wénþ gif hé hit him iéwe ðæt hé him nylle geþafigean ðæt hé hine sníðe he expects, if he show it [the knife] to him, that he will not allow him to cut him, Past. 26, 3 ; Swt. 185, 25. Ðíne miltse ýwe show thy mercy, Exon. 11 b; Th. 15, 32; Cri. 245.

Linked entries: éwan ge-eówan

fléwst

(v.)
Grammar
fléwst, 2nd and 3rd sing. pres. of flówan.

flowest ⬩ flows

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he fléwþ flowest, flows, Ex. 3, 8;

a-striénan

(v.)
Grammar
a-striénan, -strýnan; p. -strýnde; v. a.

To engender ⬩ procreate ⬩ beget ⬩ gignere

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He bearn astrýnde he begat children, 57; Th. 70, 5; Gen. 1148

BÁT

(n.)
Grammar
BÁT, e; f: es; m. A

BOAT ⬩ ship ⬩ vessel ⬩ linter ⬩ scapha ⬩ navicula

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He bát gestág he ascended a boat, Exon. 52a; Th. 181, 33; Gú. 1302

Linked entry: bát-swán

Drihten-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
Drihten-líce, comp. -lícor ; adv.

According to the Lord, by the Lord ⬩ secundum Domĭnum, a Domĭno

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According to the Lord, by the Lord; secundum Domĭnum, a Domĭno Ðæt he Drihtenlícor mǽge beón hálig genemned that he may be called holy by the Lord, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 418, 9

Linked entry: Dryhten-líce

fǽr-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-wyrd, e; f.

A terrible fate, destruction, perdition ⬩ terrĭbĭle fātum, intĕrĭtus, perdĭtio

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A terrible fate, destruction, perdition; terrĭbĭle fātum, intĕrĭtus, perdĭtio He wénþ ðæt ðone mon ǽr mǽge gebrengan on fǽrwyrde that he thinks may bring the man earlier to a terrible fate, Past. 62; Hat. MS

gearwe

(n.)
Grammar
gearwe, an; f.

Clothing ⬩ attire ⬩ vestītus ⬩ hăbĭtus

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Clothing, attire; vestītus, hăbĭtus Ic on his gearwan geseó ðæt he is ǽrendsecge uncres Hearran I see by his attire that he is the messenger of our Lord, Cd. 30; Th. 41, 16; Gen. 657

ge-fetrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fetrian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To fetter ⬩ bind ⬩ compĕdīre ⬩ vincīre

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To fetter, bind; compĕdīre, vincīre Ðone he gefetrade fýrnum teágum whom he fettered with fiery shackles, Exon. 96 a; Th. 359, 9; Pa. 60. Drihten ða gefetredan alýseþ Dŏmĭnus solvit compĕdītos, Ps. Th. 145, 7

ge-hyrned

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hyrned, part.

Horned ⬩ cornūtus

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Byþ he ymlíce gehyrned he is equally horned, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 15, 2; Lchdm. iii. 266, 22

ge-lyðen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-lyðen, part. p.

Travelled

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Travelled Se ylca Nathan wæs swá gelyðen ðæt he hæfde gefaren fram ǽlcum lande to óðrum this Nathan was so travelled that he had gone from every land to the other, St. And. 26, 13

un-geþeáwe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geþeáwe, adj.

Not in accordance with one's habits

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Not in accordance with one's habits Se biscop bæd ðone hálgan wer ðæt hé scolde tó gereorde fón mid him; and hé swá dyde, þeáh hit his lífe ungeþeáwe wǽre, Guthl. 17; Gdwin, 72, 27

Linked entries: ge-þeáwe ge-þýwe

be-lífian

(v.)
Grammar
be-lífian, p. ode
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To deprive of life, kill Hé wæs wælhreáw cwel-lere, and fela belífode gelýfedra manna, Hml. Th. ii. 308, 5. Hé hǽt his underðeóddan hine belífian, 36, 10. Belífian ( vel beheáfdian), Hml. S. 12, 221

fugel-timber

the young bird

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.), the young bird which develops Hé ( the Phenix ) ǽrest bið swylce earnes brid, fæger fugeltimber; þonne furðor wridað þæt hé bið wæstmum gelíc ealdum earne, Ph. 236. Substitute: