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ge-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hycgan, -hicgan; p. -hogde, -hogede, -hogode; pp. -hogod [see March, § 222]

To think ⬩ conceive ⬩ consider ⬩ devise ⬩ reflect ⬩ be mindful ⬩ think about ⬩ care ⬩ intend ⬩ resolve

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Ðú gehycgan meaht ðæt gé willaþ ða on wuda sécan you may consider that you will seek them in the wood, Bt. Met. Fox 19, 34; Met. 19, 17.

Linked entries: ge-hogian ge-hicgan ge-hogde

elles hwá

(pronoun.)

any ⬩ ali-quis

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§ 136, 5 a

eges líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eges líc, def. se eges líca, seó, ðæt eges líce; adj. [eges líc a likeness of fear = ]

Fearful, terrible, dreadful, terrific, horrible, awful ⬩ terrĭbĭlis, terrĭfĭcus, horrĭbĭlis, horrendus

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Fearful, terrible, dreadful, terrific, horrible, awful; terrĭbĭlis, terrĭfĭcus, horrĭbĭlis, horrendus Eorþscræf egeslíc a fearful cavern, Andr. Kmbl. 3174; An. 1590. Egeslíc æled eágsýne wearþ the terrible fire was visible to the eye, 3098; An. 1552:

dwol-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
dwol-líc, def. se -líca, seó, ðæt -líce; adj.

Foolish, erring, heretical ⬩ stultus, hærĕtĭcus

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Foolish, erring, heretical; stultus, hærĕtĭcus Nis ðis nán dwollíc sagu this is not a foolish saying, Jud. 15, 19. Hý adwæsedon ða dwollícan lára they extinguished the heretical doctrines, L. Ælf. C. 33; Th. ii. 356, 11

eorþ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eorþ-líc, def. se -líca ; seó, ðæt -líce; adj.

EARTHLY, terrestrial ⬩ terrēnus, terrestris

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EARTHLY, terrestrial; terrēnus, terrestris He wæs eorþlíc cing he was an earthly king. Chr. 979 ; Erl. 129, 9. Hí eorþlíces áuht ne haldeþ nothing earthly holds them, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 331; Met. 20, 166. Ða twelf bócland him gefreóde eorþlíces camphádes

fæder-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
fæder-líc, def. se -líca , seó, ðæt -líce; adj.

Of or belonging to a father, FATHERLY, paternal, ancestral ⬩ patrius, pāternus, patrōnymĭcus

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Of or belonging to a father, FATHERLY, paternal, ancestral; patrius, pāternus, patrōnymĭcus Wæs he to ðære fæderlícan healle gelǽdd he was led to his father's hall, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 12, 11. Ðýlæs toworpen síen fród fyrngewritu and ða fæderlícan láre

fíftigoða

(adj.)
Grammar
fíftigoða, fíftigeða, fífteogoða; m: seó, ðæt fíftigoðe; adj.

The fiftieth ⬩ quinquāgēsĭmus

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The fiftieth; quinquāgēsĭmus Fíftigoða quinquāgēsĭmus, Gr. Dial. 2, 2. Fíftigeða, C. R. Ben. 25. Ðæt fíftigoðe [MS. fífteóðe] gér biþ hálig the fiftieth year shall be holy; sanctĭfīcābis annum quinquāgēsĭmum. Lev. 25, 10

Linked entry: fífteogoða

su-

(prefix)
Grammar
su-, For words beginning with su- followed by a vowel see
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sw-

gihþig

Grammar
gihþig, Dele, and see <b>gydig.</b>

of-brytsig

Grammar
of-brytsig, Dele, and see <b>byrstig.</b>

brego-stól

(n.)
Grammar
brego-stól, breogo-stól, es; m. [brego
a ruler, prince, king;
stól
a stool, seat, throne
]

a ruler, prince, king; ⬩ a stool, seat, throne ⬩ A prince's stool or chair, a throne, a prince's dominion, kingdom ⬩ principis sella, thronus, regnum

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A prince's stool or chair, a throne, a prince's dominion, kingdom; principis sella, thronus, regnum He him gesealde bold and bregostól he gave him a habitation and a princely seat, Beo. Th. 4398; B. 2196: 4729; B. 2370. He hámes niósan lét ðone bregostól

Linked entry: breogo-stól

CWIC

(adj.)
Grammar
CWIC, cwyc, cwuc, cuc; def. se cwica, seó, ðæt cwice; adj.

Alive, QUICK ⬩ vivus, vivax

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Alive, QUICK ; vivus, vivax Enoch cwic gewát mid cyning engla Enoch departed alive with the king of angels, Cd. 60; Th. 73, 25; Gen. 1210: Exon. 16b; Th. 37, 8; Cri. 590: Ps. Th. 118, 57. Cwyc alive, 104, 8. Ne biþ se cwuca nyttra ðe se deáda, gif him

Linked entries: cucon cucu cwicen cwicu cuic cweoc cwicu cwuc cwyc cuc

geolo-blác

Grammar
geolo-blác, Dele, and see <b>geolwe.</b>

hrycce

Grammar
hrycce, Dele, and see <b>hwicce.</b>

gagul-suillan

Grammar
gagul-suillan, l. gagul suillan, and see swillan in Dict.

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ge-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rǽdan, to advise, ge-rǽdan to arrange. [These two verbs seem to have coalesced (v. rǽdan), and are taken together.]
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Add: to advise, suggest Hé him tó gefeccean hét his witan, hí him gerǽddon hwæt him be ðám sélost ðúhte, oððe tó dón[n]e wǽre. Lch. iii. 426, 12. God him (Decius) ðis geþanc on móde ásende . . . and Decius lét him tó rǽde hé þá gerǽdde ( what God Had

of-hagian

(v.)

to be inconvenient

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to be inconvenient Gif his scrifte ofhagie, séce man tó ðam leódbiscope, Wulfst. 275, 5

DRIGE

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

DRY ⬩ siccus, arĭdus

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DRY; siccus, arĭdus Se wind blǽwþ norþan and eástan, heálíc, and ceald, and swíðe drige [dríe MSS. P. L.] the wind blows from the north-east, violent, and cold, and very dry, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 18, 8; Lchdm. iii. 276, 6. Drige wudu

Linked entries: drege dríe dryge drygge

sár-spell

(n.)
Grammar
sár-spell, es; n.

A sorrowful speech, a lament

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A sorrowful speech, a lament Ic secge ðissárspell and ymb síþ spræce, Exon. Th. 458, 6; Hy. 4, 96

ge-dráf

drove, was wrecked

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Notes, p. 20, col. 2, &sect; 10

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