ge-hweorfan
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Hig gehwurfon ( regressi sunt ) on Hieru-salem, Lk. 24, 52. Of þám æcere gehworfenum regresso de agro 17, 7. to a position, condition, &c. ꝥ hé geearnode, ꝥ hé eft gehwurfe tó his fæder gife and freóndscipe, Gr.
wefan
to weave a web ⬩ to weave, construct, put together, arrange, plan, contrive
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Surt. ii. p. 184, 34. Fram wefendum wífe, Cant. Ez. 12. in a more general sense, lit. or fig. to weave, construct, put together, arrange, plan, contrive Swá ðæt wuldor wifeþ, Exon. Th. 493, 8 ; Rä. 81, 27.
GYRD
A staff ⬩ rod ⬩ twig ⬩ a yard ⬩ the fourth part of a hide ⬩ virga ⬩ virgata
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Landes sumne dǽl ðæt is án gyrd a certain portion of land, that is the fourth part of a hide, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 260, 32: 263, 7. Ðis synd ðære ánre gyrde landgemǽro these are the boundaries of the one rood, 11. 208, 18: L.
ofer-hírness
Disobedience, disregard, neglect, contempt ⬩ disregard, disobedience
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But it occurs chiefly as a legal term the disregard of an authoritative enactment or the fine for such disregard, amounting to 120 shillings. Some of the offences to which it applies may be seen from the following passages :--
ofer-stǽlan
to confute, convince, convict
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swíðe rihte oferstéled, and ic beó ealne weig micle gefegenra ðonne ðú mé myd þillícum ofærstǽlest, ðonne ic ǽfre wéræ ðonne ic óðerne man oferstǽlde I allow that I am very properly confuted, and I am always much more pleased when you confute me with such
ge-þeóde
Language ⬩ speech ⬩ idiom ⬩ translation ⬩ lingua
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Language, speech, idiom, translation; lingua Nis nán mennisc geþeóde non sunt sermones, Ps. Th. 18, 3.
Linked entry: ge-þióde
be-cweþan
to say ⬩ to urge ⬩ press ⬩ to speak for ⬩ pray for ⬩ to bequeathe ⬩ grant by will
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Þám se fæder becwæð ger-suman unáteallendlice, Chr. 1086; P. 219, 14. Gif his yldran him ǽhta becwǽdon, Hml. Th. i. 256, 21. Þæt þú becwede þíne ðincg, for ðan ðe ðú sweltan scealt, Hml. S. 18, 414. Him þe ic feoh becweden hæbbe, Cht. Th. 490, 20.
for-lǽtan
to let ⬩ permit ⬩ allow ⬩ suffer ⬩ to suffer ⬩ to let ⬩ grant ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ consuming ⬩ to leave alone ⬩ leave undone ⬩ abstain from ⬩ neglect ⬩ to leave out ⬩ omit ⬩ to spare ⬩ leave to ⬩ to leave ⬩ quit ⬩ to abandon ⬩ forsake ⬩ desert ⬩ abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave ⬩ die ⬩ to defend ⬩ to abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to abandon ⬩ to leave ⬩ to leave of ⬩ give up ⬩ to abandon ⬩ abandon ⬩ to let go ⬩ to restrain ⬩ to release ⬩ restore ⬩ to give up ⬩ relinquish ⬩ to remit ⬩ forgive ⬩ to lose ⬩ to put away ⬩ dismiss ⬩ lay aside ⬩ to send
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Hió mé hiora landes sumne dǽl in éce ærfeweardnesse tó forleortan, Cht. Th. 130, 10.
lyt
Few ⬩ little
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Is swíðe lyt manna ðæt ne sý mid ðǽm sumum besmiten there are very few men that are not defiled with some of them, L. E. I. 31; Th. ii. 428, 4. Wóp wæs wíde, worulddreáma lyt, Cd. 144; Th. 180, 9; Exod. 42.
Linked entry: lyt-hwón
ge-cyrran
to turn ⬩ convert ⬩ vertere ⬩ convertere ⬩ to turn [one's self] ⬩ go ⬩ return ⬩ verti ⬩ reverti ⬩ ire
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Ðá gecyrdon ða twá and hund-seofontig reversi sunt septuaginta duo, Lk. Bos. 10, 17. Hwænne he sý fram gyftum gecyrred quando revertatur a nuptis, Lk. Bos. 12, 36
þæs-líc
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Surt. 29, 25 : Hpt. Gl. 443, 15. Ðæt hí Godes þénunge mid þæslícere endebyrdnysse gefyldon, Homl. Th. i. 508, 29. Þurh þǽslíce deádbóte per dignam poenitentiam, Scint. 40, 2. Swá þæslíc folc and him swá gecwéme, Lchdm. iii. 434, 8.
Linked entry: his-lic
þorp
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The word is now obsolete, but it remains in a great many local names, either alone or in composition; though, as such names are found mostly in those parts of England which were affected by the Danes, its occurrence in them may be due rather to Scandinavian
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ge-mang
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or logical group Gemong þǽm óþrum monegum wundrum inter multa prodigia, Ors. 4, 3; S. 162, 5. of the relation of a fact or event to the circumstances which surround it, during, in the course of Gemong þǽm gewinnum ( in eo bello) hé forlét his xv. suna
ge-manigfealdian
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Þá earfoðu mínre heortan synd tóbrǽd and gemanigfealdod tribulationes cordis mei dilatatae sunt, 24, 15. to increase the quantity of, enlarge, the object material God ðú ðe cirica ðín níuo symle [ac]endnise ðú gimonigfaldað Deus, qui ecclesiam tuam novo
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ge-rím
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Th. ii. 350, 14. a number, class of objects Þá beóð onhǽðenra manna geríme cum gentilibus adnumerandi sunt. Ll. Th. ii. 154, 30. Seó forme ábécédé on þám geríme ys bútan pricon, Angl. viii. 322, 42.
hol
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Haec sunt nomma pastuum porcorum . . . Húnbealding hola, i. 258, 10. <b>I a.</b> a hole made to live in by an animal, burrow :-- Of oteres hole, C. D. iii. 418, 17. Foxas holas (holo, R.) habbað uulpes foueas habent Lk. L. 9, 58.
ge-andettan
to confess, acknowledge ⬩ to confess ⬩ to admit for oneself ⬩ concede, allow ⬩ to confess, declare one's belief ⬩ to confess ⬩ acknowledge as having a certain character, declare one's faith in ⬩ to make acknowledgement of a benefit ⬩ give thanks ⬩ praise
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Sé ðe ðe ilca Godes suna bið geondetað qui eum Deifilium confitetur, Jn. p. 3, 10. to confess a person or thing, acknowledge as having a certain character, declare one's faith in Mannes geþanc þé geandet, R. Ben. 24, 17.
on-ǽlan
to set fire to, to ignite, kindle ⬩ to burn (cf. anneal), consume by burning ⬩ to make hot with fire ⬩ to make hot (in a metaphorical sense), to inflame, to excite intense feeling, to kindle passions
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Cola onǽlde synd carbones succensi sunt, Ps. Spl. 17, 10. to burn (cf. anneal), consume by burning Ðás fýr onǽlaþ manna sáwla . . . Ðis fýr onǽlþ ǽlcne be his gewyrhtum, Homl. Th. ii. 338, 6-17.
CLYPIAN
To make a vocal sound ⬩ speak ⬩ speak aloud ⬩ to cry out ⬩ call ⬩ say ⬩ loqui ⬩ clamare ⬩ vocare ⬩ dicere
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Israéla folces prafostas clypodon to Pharaone præpositi filiorum Israel vociferati sunt ad Pharaonem Ex. 5, 15; Homl. Th. i. 72, 28. Clypa ða wyrhtan operarios Mt. Bos. 20, 8; Lk. Bos. 14, 12, 13; Jn. Bos. 4, 16. Clypiaþ hyne vocate eum Ex. 2, 20
on-sendan
to send off, despatch (an emissary) ⬩ to send forth or out, ⬩ to emit (an odour, etc.) ⬩ to send forth (the spirit), to give up (the ghost)
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Him his sunu hám onsende filium remisit, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 206, 2. Hine God ús onsende, Beo. Th. 770; B. 382. Se ðisne ár hider onsende, Andr. Kmbl. 3207; An. 1606. Ðá onbeád heó him ðæt hé hire tó onsænde all ða gesíðwíf, Shrn. 87, 21.
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