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BRIDEL

(n.)
Grammar
BRIDEL, gen. bridles; m.

A BRIDLEfrenum

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A BRIDLE; frenum Bridel bagula ? Ælfc. Gl. 15; Som. 58, 46; Wrt. Voc. 21, 35. Bridles midl a bridle's middle, a bit; camus, 21; Som. 59, 61; Wrt. Voc. 23, 22 : Runic pm. 21; Kmbl. 343, 26; Hick. Thes. i. 135. On hælftre and bridle ceácan heora gewríþ

Linked entries: bridels brydel

orsorg-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
orsorg-líc, adj. with gen.

Secure

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Secure Ðæt líf ðara gesinhíwena mæg bión orsorglíc ǽlcra wíta conjugalis vita a supfliciis secura est, Past. 51, 6; Swt. 399, 22

fore-gidd

(n.)
Grammar
fore-gidd, -gedd

a proverb

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a proverb Foregeddum (geddum, L.) nán ðú cweðes prouerbium nullum dicis, Jn. R. 16, 29

gét

(v.; part.)

poured out

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poured out He gét ðæt blód uppan ðæt weofod fudit sanguinem super altare, Lev. 8, 24; p. of geótan

for-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gitan, -gytan, -gietan; ic -gite, ðú -gitest, -gitst, he -giteþ, -gitt, -git, pl. -gitaþ; p. ic, he -geat, -gæt, ðú -geáte, pl. -geáton, -gǽton, -géton, impert. -git , pl. -gitaþ; subj. pres. -gite, pl. -giton; p. -geáte, pl. -geáten; pp. -giten; v. trans. gen. acc. [for-, gitan to get]

To FORGETneglectoblīviscineglĭgĕre

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Ðæt man forgitt ða ǽrran geár that the former years shall be forgotten, Gen. 41, 30. Ne he ne forgit his wedd neque oblīviscētur pacti, Deut. 4, 31: Ps. Th. 9, 32: Bt. Met. Fox 3, 11; Met. 3, 6.

Linked entry: for-gietan

for-gifan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gifan, -gyfan, -giefan; p. ic, he -geaf, ðú -geáfe, pl. -geáfon; pp. -gifen.

to givegrantsupplypermitgive upleave offdăredōnārepræbēreindulgēredēdĕrerelinquĕreFORGIVEremitremittĕredimittĕrecondōnāre

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to give, grant, supply, permit, give up, leave off; dăre, dōnāre, præbēre, indulgēre, dēdĕre, relinquĕre Ðæt wíf ðæt ðú me forgeáfe mŭlier, quam dĕdisti mihi, Gen. 3, 12. Manegum blindum he gesihþe forgeaf cæcis multis dōnāvit vīsum, Lk. Bos. 7, 21.

Linked entries: for-giefan for-gyfan

ára

(adv.)
Grammar
ára, = geára ? adv.

Formerlyquondam

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Formerly; quondam Ðú me ára, God, ǽrest lǽrdest of geóguþháde Deus, docuisti me a juventute mea, Ps. Th. 70, 16

orc-eard

(n.)
Grammar
orc-eard, -geard.

Similar entry: ort-geard

corþer

(n.)
Grammar
corþer, gen. corþres; n: corþer; gen. corþre; f.

A bandmultitudecompanytroopbodytrainpomp multitudocohorscopiapompa

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A band, multitude, company, troop, body, train, pomp; multitudo, cohors, copia, pompa Cirmdon caldheorte, corþer óðrum getang the cold-hearted cried out, troop thronged on troop Andr. Kmbl. 276; An. 138. Cyning corþres georn a king desirous of pomp Cd

mǽrian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽrian, p. ode

To become greatbe distinguished

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To become great, be distinguished Swá mǽre-gend[iend]um cýðere tanto prestanti martiri, Hymn. Surt. 46, 3

geoc

(n.)
Grammar
geoc, gioc, geoht, góc, ioc, es; n: pl. geocu.

a YOKEjuguma yoke of oxenboum jugum, boves jugo juncticonjux

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a YOKE; jugum Nimaþ mín geoc ofer eów tollite jugum meum super vos, Mt. Bos. 11, 29. Mín geoc ys wynsum jugum meum suave est, 11, 30. We weorpan fram us geoc heora projiciamus a nobis jugum ipsorum, Ps. Spl. 2, 3. Utan aweorpan heora geocu of us projiciamus

Linked entries: iuc geocboga geoht

gǽlan

to delayto dupe

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Add: to delay For ðǽm gif ús ne lyst ðǽra ǽrrena yfela ðe wé ǽr worhton, ðonne ne gǽlð ús nán ðing te fullfremmanne ðá gódan weorc ðe wé nú wyrceað nisi enim retro aspicerent, erga coeptum studium nullo torpore languerent, Past. 445, 29. Ðý lǽs hine

gealga

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On gealgan treówe (cf. galga-tré in Dict.) patibulo An. Ox. 391. Róde gelgan gabuli patibulo 3089. Þá gefæstnodon hí hine on róde gealgan . . . Hé þǽre róde gealgan underféng, Hml. Th. i. 588, 16-19: Bl. H. 27, 28: 97, 11. On galgan geworhtre eculei (

forþ-gang

Grammar
forþ-gang, (-geong).
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Add: a going forth of a place Forðgang egressio, Ps. L. 18, 7. a going forth to a place Hire forbeád þone forðgang (-gong, v. l.) seó sceomu tó þǽre cyrichálgunge cum processionem imperaret verecundia, Gr. D. 72, 16. a going on, course, progress Forðganges

ge-wítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wítan, ic -wíte, ðú -wítest, -wítst, he -wíteþ, -wít, pl. -wítaþ; p. ic, he -wát, ðú -wite, pl. -witon; pp. -witen.

to seebeholdviderespectareto turn one's eyes in any direction with the intention of taking that directionto set out towardsstartpass overto godepartwithdrawgo awayretreatretiredietransirediscedere

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[wítan, I. to see] to see, behold; videre, spectare Gewíte and beseoh wíngeard ðisne vide et visita vineam istam, Ps. Th. 79, 14. with the infin. of a verb of motion to turn one's eyes in any direction with the intention of taking that direction, to

gylte

Grammar
gylte, GELT,

geldedcastratusSom.

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gelded; castratus, Som

tó-geótan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-geótan, p. -geát, pl. -gulon; pp. -goten.

to diffusespreadto pour away,to exhaust

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to diffuse, spread Tógiót diffundet (verena), Kent. Gl. 914. Ðonne wé swíðe wíde út tógeótaþ ða láre quando exterius late praedicationem fundimus, Past. 48; Swt. 375, 10. Ǽr ðon sió yfele wǽte, se de on wintra gesomnad biþ, hié tógeóte geond óþera lima

Linked entry: tó-gotenness

gengan

(v.)
Grammar
gengan, p. de, pl. don; pp. ed

To go, passire, meare, currere, ferri, converti

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To go, pass; ire, meare, currere, ferri, converti Forhwí gengdest ðú on bæcling quare converses es retrorsum, Ps. Th. 113, 5. He feára sum beforan gengde wong sceáwian he with a few went before to view the plain, Beo. Th. 2829; B. 1412. Him oft betwuh

geóc

(n.)
Grammar
geóc, gióc, eóc, e; f.

Safety, help, aid, succour, comfort, consolationsalus, auxĭlium, subsĭdium, consōlātio

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Safety, help, aid, succour, comfort, consolation; salus, auxĭlium, subsĭdium, consōlātio Mec geóc cyme safety shall come to me, Exon. 102 b; Th. 388, 9; Rä. 6, 5: Andr. Kmbl. 3618; An. 1587. Geóce gefégon they rejoiced in the aid, Exon. 43 b; Th. 146

Linked entries: gióc eóc

Assyrias

(n.)
Grammar
Assyrias, gen. Assyria, Assiria ; dat. Assyrium ; pl. m.

The AssyriansAssyrii

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The Assyrians ; Assyrii Assyria ealdorduguþ the people of the Assyrians, Judth. 12 ; Thw. 26, 4; Jud. 310

Linked entries: Asirige Assyrige