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un-maga

(n.)
Grammar
un-maga, an; m.: un-magu; f.

a person without meansa needy persona person who cannot maintain himselfone who is dependent upon others

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Spl. 36, 15. a person who cannot maintain himself, one who is dependent upon others Mardocheus hæfde Hester for dohtor, for ðan hire deád wæs ge fæder ge módor, ðá ðá heó unmagu (-maga, v.l. ) wæs, Homl. Ass. 94, 86.

Linked entry: un-mægness

ge-hogian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hogian, p. ode; pp. od.
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Gé þæt gehogodon, þæt gé on fára folc feorh gelǽddon, An. 429. (3 a) with pron. relative clause, and clause in apposition :-- Ðá þæt gehogode Méda aldor, þæt ǽr man ne ongan, þæt hé Babilone ábrecan wolde, Dan. 687. to look for, hope for Israhéla hús

Linked entry: ge-hycgan

ga-máhlic

Grammar
ga-máhlic, Take here <b>ge-máglic</b> in Dict., and add: , <b>ge-málic</b>
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Voc. ii. a. l. shameless, impudent For þan wé nellan nán gýmeleás yrfe forgyldan, búton hit forstolen sý; mænige men specað gemáhlice sprǽce (many men make most impudent claims for compensation. The Latin version has 'fraudulentas locutiones'), Ll.

ge-þæf

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gerest ðæt mód hit orsorglíce on ðǽre fortrúwunga, 463, 10 : both passages refer to the same subject) how he will recognize his own faults, and yet wish for no change in them (?

á-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
á-rǽdan, p. -réd and -rǽdde; pp. -rǽden and -rǽd(ed).
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Ne cymst þú on þínne éþel for þon ðín éþel (? wyrd) hit swá be þínum heáfde and fóre hafað árǽded vivus in patriam non reverteres, quum fata ita de tuo capite statuerunt, Nar. 29, 14. to read a riddle Ic árǽdde Antiochus rǽdels, Ap.

ge-friþian

(v.)
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Gif hé for slǽwðe his hláfordes forgýmð, ne bið his ágnum wel geborgen ; gif hé eal wel gefriðað þe hé healdan sceal, ðonne bið hé leánes weorðe, Ll. Th. i. 440, 17.

Linked entry: ge-freoþian

a-swengan

(v.)
Grammar
a-swengan, p. -swengde; pp. -swenged

To shake out or offto cast forthexcutere

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To shake out or off, to cast forth; excutere He aswengde Pharaon in ðæm reádan sǽ excussit Pharaonem in Mari Rubro, Ps. Surt. 135, 55

fram-anýdan

(v.)
Grammar
fram-anýdan, p. -anýdde; pp. -anýded, -anýdd

To force from or awaydrive awayrepellĕre

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To force from or away, drive away; repellĕre Ða feforas beóþ framanýdde the fevers will be forced away, Herb. 143, 4; Lchdm. i. 266, 13

strídan

(v.)
Grammar
strídan, p. strád, pl. stridon.
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to stride -Strídit varicat Txts. 105, 2078. to get by force (?), pillage, rob Strád (streád ? from strúdan) conpilat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 14: 96, 74

cráwan

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Þonne coccas cráwan forman sýðe, þonne drince hé ǽne, Lch. iii. 6, 5. Add

hlytman

(v.)

to allot

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Först. 167

næced

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Först. 169

sworettung

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Först. 121, 18. Hé on mænigfealdum sworettungum geanbidode, Hml. S. 23 b, 647

wár

Grammar
wár, <b>. I.</b>
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Ox. 1818 on the forms and meaning of the instances given from Hpt. Gl

winter-gewǽde

(n.)
Grammar
winter-gewǽde, es; n.

A wintry weed, wintry garment

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A wintry weed, wintry garment Forst and snáw eorþan þeccaþ wintergewǽdum frost and snow cover earth with winter's weeds, Exon. Th. 215, 8; Ph. 250

gid

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Ic þis gid be þé áwræc I have told this tale for your instruction B. 1723. of eloquent, oratorical speech Oft ic wóðboran wordleána sum ágiefe æfter giedde, Rä. 78, 10. For eorlum án reordode gidda gearosnotor (cf. giddum gearusnotter, 586.

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Gehýran wé nú for hwon se blindo leóht onfeng, 11. used to introduce an important point in an argument, or series of statements Nú ús is gesǽd ꝥ . . . nú gif þú ǽnig þincg hæfst. . . Hml. S. 26, 256-258.

sorh-full

(adj.)
Grammar
sorh-full, adj.

full of care or anxietycarefulanxiousfeeling anxietyattended with anxietycausing anxietysorrowfulmournfulsadfeeling sorrow or griefattended with or causing sorrowgrievoussollicitus

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Symble beó gé sorhfulle for eówre sáwle hǽlo ever be ye solicitous for your soul's salvation, L. E. I. prm.; Th. ii. 394, 14.

bæþ

a bath for washingthe bath of fish or sea-fowl:--

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Baþa hý nǽfre brúcaþ for heora líchoman luste, R. Ben. 137, 9. Æt baða gehwylcum, Ph. 110. Baða thermarum, An. Ox. 2, 384. Baþena, 4777. Baþu wið blǽce, Lch. ii. 8, 2.

hwón

(adj.)
Grammar
hwón, adj.

Littlefew

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Little, few [but the word occurs for the most part only in the neuter acc. with a substantive or adverbial force = a little] Dó huniges hwón tó put a little honey to it, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 32, 15. Hwón buteran, 8; Lchdm. ii. 54, 3.