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ge-ælfremedan

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byð geelfremed fram middangerde, Verc. Först. 146. Add

feferig

(adj.)
Grammar
feferig, febrig (q. v. in Dict.) ; adj.

Feverish

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Feverish Gif feforig sý, Lch. i. 334, 21

Linked entry: febrig

glésan

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ðás bóc gloesde, Jn. p. 188, 15 Add

ge-hwilc

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(aa) as antecedent héht þæt segn wegan gehwilcne þe his hína wæs wǽpnedcynnes, Gen. 2371. in agreement with án Ánum gehwilcum is hǽl gehendre, Hml. Th. i. 602, 21.

ge-stillan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stillan, -styllan; p. de; pp. ed [stillan to rest] .

To restceasebe stillquietmutequiescĕresĕdārisĭlēreobmutescĕrerētĭcēreTo restrainstillstopstaycalmkeep incompescĕrecŏhĭbēresĕdāremītĭgārerĕtĭnēre

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He bebeád ðæm winde ðæt he gestilde he commanded the wind to be still, Blickl. Homl. 235, 8. Ic bebeóde ðé ðæt ðú fram ðisse ungeþwǽrnysse gestille I command thee to cease from this troubling, Guthl. 8; Gdwn. 48, 17. v. trans.

carl-cat

(n.)
Grammar
carl-cat, es; m.
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A male or he cat; masculus cattus. Som. Ben. Lye

pistol-rǽdere

(n.)
Grammar
pistol-rǽdere, es; m.
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He who reads the epistle in church, R. Conc. 5

Linked entry: under-diácon

á-gánian

(v.)
Grammar
á-gánian, p. ode
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To gape, yawn ágánode oscitavit , Gr. D. 216, 17

Linked entry: gánian

not-wirþe

(adj.)
Grammar
not-wirþe, adj.
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Useful Notwurðe bið utilis erit, Archiv cxxix. 18, 13

Sunnan-merigen

(n.)
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Sunday morning On Sunnanmergen gewát, Hml. S. 31, 1371

Linked entry: merigen

gád-íren

(n.)
Grammar
gád-íren, es; n.

A goad

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A goad sceal habban gádíren, Angl. ix. 263, 4

Linked entry: gád-ísen

orrest

(n.)

battle

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battle hine on orreste ofercom, Chr. 1096;. 233, 4

ÍDEL

(adj.)
Grammar
ÍDEL, adj.

emptydestitutevoiddevoidvainuselessidleidleunemployed

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Se deófol on sumum uncystum gebringþ ðone ðe gemét ídelne ǽlces gódes weorces the devil brings into some vices him whom he finds devoid of every good work, L. E. I, 3; Th. ii. 404, 13.

Linked entries: a-ýdlig ídel

a-swebban

(v.)
Grammar
a-swebban, p. -swefede, pl. -swefedon; pp. -swefed; v. a. [a intensive, swebban to put to sleep]

To soothappeaseset at restput to deathdestroysopiresedarenecaredolere

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He his ealdordóm synnum aswefede his eldership he had destroyed by sins, Cd. 160; Th. 199, 9; Exod. 336

Linked entries: a-swefed on-swebban

drúsan

(v.)
Grammar
drúsan, drúsian; part. drúsende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. intrans.

To sink, become low, slow, inactive, to DROWSEcadĕre, lentum vel segnem esse

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He drúsende deáþ ne bisorgaþ he cares not for death when he becomes inactive [by age], Exon. 61 a; Th. 223, 31; Ph. 368: 52 b; Th. 184, 33; Gú. 1353

ge-andwerdian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-andwerdian, Add: -weardian
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. . . hine sylfne beheáfdodne æfter ðon ðridan dæge eft geondweardode (-ne, MS.), 181, 2. Þá þá wæs geondweardod and gecýðed Benedicte praesentatus Benedicto, Gr. D. 129, 20 note. Swylce tó þám egefullan Godes dóme geandweardod (-werded, R.

Linked entry: ge-andweard

a-gyltan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gyltan, -giltan; p. -gylte, -gilte; pp. -gylt, -gilt [a, gyltan to be guilty]

To fail in dutyto commitbecome guiltyoffendsin againstdelinquerecommittereadmitterepeccare

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Ðæt he agylte on him sylfum ut delinquat in semet ipso, Ps. Spl. 35, 1. Agyltan wið to offend or sin against. Twegen afýryde men agylton wið heora hlaford peccaverunt duo eunuchi domino suo. Gen. 40, 1

Linked entry: a-giltan

a-wacnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wacnian, -wæcnian; p. cnede, cenede; pp. cned, cened; v. intrans.

to AWAKENcome to life againreviveevigilareexpergefierireviviscereto arisespringhave one's originsuscitarioririnasci

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to AWAKEN, come to life again, revive; evigilare, expergefieri, reviviscere On dagunge he eft acwicode [awacenede MSS. Ca.

Linked entry: a-wæcnian

fracoþ

(n.)
Grammar
fracoþ, es; n.
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Gl. 509, 76. ꝥ wið swá mycelre geearnunge man swylce wælhreównysse fraceþa (fraced, teónan. v.ll. contumeliam ) gefremede. Gr. D. 21, 34

ge-hycgan

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I. 20. with clause Sceáwa nú and gehige hú heora sáwla lifgiað pensa eorum animae qualiter vivunt Gr.