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be-gínan

(v.)
Grammar
be-gínan, p. -gán, pl. -ginon; pp. -ginen

To open the mouth wide ⬩ gape ⬩ yawn ⬩ oscitare in aliquem

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To open the mouth wide, gape, yawn? oscitare in aliquem? Ic begíne I yawn Exon. 129 b; Th. 497, 19; Rä. 87, 3

gé

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Ne geseáð gié mec. Jn. L. 16, 16. Geseáð gié uidetis 12, 19. Wite gé hwæt ic eów dyde?, Jn. 13, 12. Ne cúðu gié (cuðon gé, R.) ꝥte . . . Lk. L. 2, 49. Huæd gestyredo aro gié (aron gé, R.) ?, 24, 38. Mett habbas gé (gee, R.) ?, Jn. L. 21, 5.

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 FORGET ⬩ neglect ⬩ oblīvisci ⬩ neglĭgĕre

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To FORGET, neglect; oblīvisci, neglĭgĕre Hú lange wilt ðú, Drihten, mín forgitan quousque, Dŏmĭne, oblīviscēris me? Ps. Th. 12, 1: 118, 109. Ic forgite oblīviscor, Ælfc. Gr. 29; Som. 33, 54. Ic forgite [MS. forgeite] neglĭgo, 28, 5; Som. 31, 50. Hú lange

Linked entry: for-gietan

ge-neán

(v.)

to draw near, cleave, adhere

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to draw near, cleave, adhere Gineá ðú dóast inherere facias, Rtl. 34, 28. Ðes cwom ł geneó hic accessit, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 58

Linked entries: -neán ge-néhwian

for-gifedness

(n.)
Grammar
for-gifedness, (-gifen-?)

forgiveness

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forgiveness Andetnys synne forgyfednysse sylð confessio peccati ueniam donat, Scint. 40, 13

Linked entry: gifedness

gise

(n.; int.)

yes ⬩ imnio ⬩ etiam

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yes; imnio, etiam Gise, lá gese yes, O yes, Bt. 16, 4; Fox 58, 15

Linked entries: gyse gese

gilp-hlæden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
gilp-hlæden, part. p.

Vaunt-lade

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Vaunt-laden Cyninges þegn gums gilp-hlæden gidda gemyndig a king's thane, a man filled with lofty themes, with memory rich in songs, Beo. Th. 1740; B. 868

a-gytan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gytan, -gitan; p. -geat, pl. -geáton; pp. -gyten, -giten [a from, gitan to get]

To discover ⬩ know ⬩ understand ⬩ consider ⬩ cognoscere ⬩ intelligere ⬩ deprehendere

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Gif ðonne ǽni-man agiten wurþe if then any one be found, L. N. P. 48; Th. ii. 296, 27

Linked entries: a-geat a-gitan

a-geofan

(v.)
Grammar
a-geofan, = a-gifan,

to restore ⬩ give back ⬩ repay

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to restore, give back, repay,Heming, p. 104

gafol

(n.)
Grammar
gafol, gafel, gaful, es; n. [gifan to give]

Tax ⬩ tribute ⬩ rent ⬩ interest ⬩ vectīgal ⬩ trĭbūtum ⬩ census ⬩ ūsūra

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Hí ðone fíftan dǽl ealra hiora eorþwæstma ðæm cyninge to gafole gesyllaþ they give the fifth part of all their fruits of the earth to the king for tribute, Ors. 1, 5; Bos. 28, 31 : Byrht. Th. 133, 6; By. 46.

Linked entries: gæfel gafel gaful gauel gauel-sester gæfel gafol-gilda gafol-rand

wóþ-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
wóþ-gifu, e; f.

The gift of song

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The gift of song Hyre (a musical instrument) is on fóte fæger hleóþor, wynlícu wóflgiefu . . . seó wiht mæg wordum lácan þurh fót neoþan, Exon. Th. 414, 10; Rä. 32, 8

ge-

(prefix)
Grammar
ge-, Both ge- and gi- are used in the oldest glossaries: e. g. on
  • p. 48 of O. E. T.
nine words with the prefix occur; in four cases both the Epinal and Erfurt glosses have gi-, in one they have ge-, in two the Epinal has ge- where the Erfurt has gi-, and in two the Epinal has gi- where the other has ge-. In each case the
  • Corpus Gloss.
has ge-. In this glossary, however, gi- is found, e. g. gi-brec,
  • 2152
, and in later glossaries also, e. g. gi-mynd,
  • Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 73.
Besides the forms given may be noted ga-eddun,
  • Erf. 75
; gy-byrdid,
  • Ep. 228.
In the
  • Durham Ritual
the regular form is gi-.
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be-geten

(v.)
Grammar
be-geten, for be-gitan

to seize ⬩ obtain

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to seize, obtain. L. H. E. 2 ; Th. i. 28, 2

æ-gype

Grammar
æ-gype, l. ǽ-gípe (?)

without skill or cunning. ⬩ callidus

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without skill or cunning. Cf. geáp callidus

gist-ærn

Grammar
gist-ærn, gist-ern.
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Take here <b>gest-ærn, gest-æern, gyst-ærn, gyst-æern</b> in Dict., and add: a place of entertainment for strangers Gestærn diversorium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 62. Eódon hí in sumes túngeréfan healle (giæstern, v. l.) intrauerunt hospitium cujusdam

gýnan

(v.)
Grammar
gýnan, v gínan.

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be-gýman

(v.)
Grammar
be-gýman, be-gíman; p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To take care of ⬩ to keep ⬩ govern ⬩ regard ⬩ serve ⬩ attend ⬩ custodire ⬩ curare ⬩ servare ⬩ observare ⬩ attendere

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To take care of, to keep, govern, regard, serve, attend; custodire, curare, servare, observare, attendere Godes þeówum ðe ðære cyrcan begýmaþ to God's servants who serve the church L. Ælf. C. 24; Th. ii. 352, 11 : Ps. Spl. 77, 63 : Lk. Bos. 10, 35 :

Linked entries: be-gíman be-gíman

ed-geong

(adj.)
Grammar
ed-geong, ed-giong; adj.

Growing young again ⬩ rejuvĕnescens

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Growing young again; rejuvĕnescens Of ascan edgeong weseþ from ashes he becomes young again, Exon. 61 a; Th. 224, 10; Ph. 373

Linked entry: ed-giong

GELM

(n.)
Grammar
GELM, gilm, es; m.

A YELM ⬩ handful ⬩ manĭpŭlus

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A YELM, handful; manĭpŭlus Genim gréne mintan, ǽnne gelm take green mint, a handful, L. M. 1, 48; Lchdm. ii. 120, 22 : iii. 74, 18

Linked entry: gilm

hefeld-gyrd

(n.)
Grammar
hefeld-gyrd, hefeld-gird, e; f.
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A weaver's beam Hebelgerd liciatorium (the word is glossed by hebild, 74, 602), Txts. 75, 1219. Hefeldgyrd, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 3. (Forliciatorium v. i. Sam. 17, 7.) Substitute:

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