be-gímen
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Cure, observation Hírédes begímen aulica cura, Lch. i. Ix, 4. Mid begýmene cum observatione, Lk. 17, 20. On his begémene intuitu suo, Kent. Gl. 736. Of begýmenna optentu, i. in-tuitu, An. Ox. 3915. Begýmyne operam, i. studium, 7, 86
burg-gemet
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Measure used in a town Ne sceall bisceop geþafian wóh gemet, ac hit gebyreð ꝥ be his rǽde fare ǽlc burhgemet (cf. gange án gemet swilce man on Lundenbyrig and on Wintanceastre healde, i. 270, 1), Ll. Th. ii. 312, 20
cǽg-bora
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Add: one who has charge of the keys of a jail, jailor Cǽgbora clavicularius. Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 45: ii. 17, 11. Sc̃s Heremus wæs cǽgbora in Róme, Shrn. 121, 23. [Cf. N. E. D. key-bearer.] Cf. cǽg-hirde
elnung
encouragement ⬩ comfort ⬩ zeal
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Add: encouragement, comfort Hé æfter þysum geþance teáh him elnunge tó be dǽle after this thought he took comfort to himself in some measure, Hml. S. 23, 524. zeal Hé mid geornfulre elnunge úp árísende wæs, Hml. S. 31, 251
fleah
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Flió albugo, Txts. 36, 12. Fleó on eágum cimosis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 43. Ðeós eáhsealf mæg wiþ ǽlces cynnes broc on eágon, wiþ fleán on eágon, Lch. iii. 292, 2. take here II under fleá in Dict., and add:
forhtig
Timid ⬩ abashed
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Timid, abashed Licgan hý ætforan þǽre cyrican dyre and forhtige ástrehte tó ðára gebróðra fótum þe út of cyrican gangen ante fores oratorii prostratus jaceat . . . posito in terra capite prosternatur pronus omnium de oratorio exeuntium pedibus, R. Ben
for-spillednes
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Mé þe swá manega sáwla on forspillednysse (-spillend-, v. l. ) grin gelǽdde, Hml. S. 23 b, 388. On forspillednesse in perditione, Kent. Gl. 356: R. Ben. I. 110, 11. Hig ꝥ ríce myd forspyllednysse gewǽhton, Hml. A. 185, 111. Add
ge-íwian
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Take here <b>ge-ýwan</b> in Dict., and add Hé hí gehýt . . . and eft geéwð, Bt. 39, 8; S. 131, 7. Gehíwygiende meditata (meditari indicare, significare, Migne), Germ. 390, 98. Ðá wǽron geiéwde, Past. 195, 18
ge-sidian
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To arrange, determine Ðonne þú setrægel habban wille, þonne plice þú ðíne ágene gewéda mid twám fingrum, tðspréd þíne twá handa and wege hí swylce þú setl gesydian wille, Tech. ii. 122, 19. See other examples under sydung in Dict
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hecg
A hedge ⬩ fence
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A hedge, fence In ðá hegce wið westan ðá cotu; ondlonges hegce, C. D. iii. 52, 25. Ǽt ðǽre lange hegge ænde, 385, 7. Bebbanburh wæs ǽrost mid hegge betýned, and þár æfter mid wealle, Chr. 547; P. 16, 20
healtian
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Hú lange wille gé healtian on twá healfe ðus? (usquequo claudicatis in duas partes?, 1 Kings 18, 21), Hml. S. 18, 98. Gangas rihte dóð mid fótum eówrum þæt ná healtigende (claudicans) worige (Heb. 12, 13), Scint. 186, 3. Add
heáh-helm
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Having foliage high up; of a light, having far-reaching rays þone heáhhelman leóman iubar alticomum (the passage is: Modio lateat ne tecta lucerna, sed iubar alticomum Domini diffundat in aedem, Vita S. Cudbercti c. 21, 50), Hpt. 33, 238, 1
hrís
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Covered with brushwood(?) Tó hrýsan beorge; of ðám beorge, C. D. v. 348, 26. ¶ in a local name :-- Heó ann ðæs landæs æt Hrísan beorgan, C. D. iii. 360, 4. Cf. Ultra flumen Tamense, Hrisebeorgam, 347, 11. See preceding word
hyse-rinc
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A young man Adam wæs swíðe weorðlic hise-rinc þá hine God ǽrest gehíwad hæfde tó mænniscum gesceape on þrý-tiges wintres ylde, Angl. xi. 2, 25. Wæs sum hysering ( adolescens ) in þám mynstre . . . Þysum cnihte seócendum, Gr. D. 338, 22
mæssepreóst-hád
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Se ylca mæssepreóst Constantínus on mæssepreóstháde (on preóstháde, v.l.) his líf geendode idem (presbyter) Constantius in presbyteratus officio vitam finivit, Gr. D. 66, i. Ǽr his mæssepreóstháde, Shrn. 13, 23. Mæssepreóstháde onfónde sacerdotium accipientes
leáh
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Fram ceddan leáge tó langan leáge . . . fram langan leáge, C. D. ii. 73, 21. In illud septum tó brádan leáge, transitque illo septo brádan leáge, iii. 383, 18. On ceaforleáhe; of ðǽre leáhe, 77, 26 : 79, 2. v. fyrs-, gemót-,, Add
nefa
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for other examples see ge-nefa. add: in a general sense, a descendant, pl. children's children Nefena nefen[a] prone-potum (qui nepotum et pronepotum piacula abolere potuisset), An. Ox. 5029. Æftergengcum, nefenum nepotibus (haeredibus et futuris nepotum
weallian
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Heó weallode wîde dæges and nihtes geond þá muntas and þá dena per montes et valles die noctuque vagabatur, Gr. D. 176, 18. Hé ongan weallian fram þám bróðrum in þá tíde heora gebedes vagari tempore orationis coepit, III, 20. Add
wiþer-weard
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Hié wurdon him selfum wiðerwearde þęt hié hit ǽfre ongunnon, and Scribanianus ofslógon they became opposed to themselves, that they had ever attempted it, and slew Scribonianus ; exercitus conversus in poenitentiam, Scribonianum interfecit, Ors. 6,
wyrt-geard
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Þá gelǽdde hé hine tó þæs wyrtgeardes (-túnes, v.l.) gate eum duxit ad horti aditum, Gr. D. 25, 14. Paulinus onféng þá nytte þæs wyrtgeardes (horti). And þá þá se cyningces áðum gelómlíce eóde in þone wyrtgeard (hortum), 180, 28. Add