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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.

Gleáw-ceaster

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Intó Gléweceaster, iii. 208, 25; Chr. 918; Th. 193, 18. Of Gleáwcestre, 1043; P. 163, 32: 1052; P. 175, 6. Tó Gléwcestre, 1053; P. 182, 38. ¶ Latin forms :-- In uicecomitatu Gloecestre, C. D. iv. 172, 20. In Gloecestria, 254, 9.

hælftre

(n.)
Grammar
hælftre, e ; f.
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Voc. ii. 128, 45. Hé breác on þám (horse) hælftre (hælftres, v. l.) for brídelse in quo (jumento) capistro pro freno utebatur. Gr. D. 34, 12. On hælftre ł on wealdleðre in chamo, Ps. L. 31, 9. Haelftreo, Ps. Srt. 31, 9

of-stician

(v.)
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Th. ii; 312, 11. Add

on-hreósan

(v.)
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L.) gé on men quousque inruitis in homines, Ps. Vos. 61, 4. Anhreósaþ inruunt (venti in domum, Mt. 7, 25), Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 27. Forhergad mid onhreósendum hægle grandine irruente vastata, Gr. D. 57, 5.

Linked entry: an-hreósan

cniht

(n.)
Grammar
cniht, <b>; I.</b> add: <b>I b.</b> used in reference to a guild, a junior member (?);
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Th. 612, 23: 28: 32. ( The guild in this case was &#39;þegna gild. &#39;)

reste-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
reste-dæg, es; ;m.;

A day of rest, a day when no work is to be done, a Sabbath

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; A day of rest, a day when no work is to be done, a Sabbath; Restedæg ;feriatus,; Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 20. Restedagas ;feriati dies,; ii. 148, 6. Gehálga ðone restedæg ...

wærc

(n.)
Grammar
wærc, wræc, es; m.

Warkachepain

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Wark (in Northern dialects), ache, pain Mé sár gehrán, wærc in gewód, Exon. Th. 163, 29; Gú. 1001. Seó reádnes and bryne ðæs swyles and wærces rubor tumoris ardorque, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 31. Wið magan wærce . . .

Linked entries: wræc breóst-wærc

clypung

(n.)
Grammar
clypung, clepung, e; f.

Articulationspeaking outthe forming of wordsa cryeloquium,clamor

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Articulation, speaking out, the forming of words, a cry; eloquium, clamor Se múþ drýfþ út ða clypunge, and seó lyft biþ geslagen mid ðære clypunge the mouth produces [driveth out] the articulation, and the air is struck in the articulation Ælfc.

Linked entries: cleopung clepung

spédlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
spédlíce, adv.

Successfullyefficaciouslypowerfullyin a manner which produces a resultprosper

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Ðonne ic him spédlíce tó spræc and hí lǽrde when I spoke to them with power and taught them, 119, 6

sculan

(v.)
Grammar
sculan, &nbsp;sceolan; ic, hé sceal, scal, ðú scealt, pl. wé sculon, sceolon ; p. sceolde, scolde, scealde, scalde; subj.
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Eth. v. 20; Th. i. 308, 31. [Cf. Uoryef me þet ich þe ssel, Ayenb. 115, 29.

Linked entries: ge-scola sceal

helpan

to succourto be serviceableto profitavail

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Wisse hé ꝥ him holtwudu helpan ne meahte, B. 2340: 2684. given in a clause Ic wát ꝥ þé ná ne helpeð (fremað, v.l. expedit) ꝥ þú gá fram mé þus unrótum, Gr. D. 8, i, 13.

GÁD

(n.; int.)
Grammar
GÁD, gǽd, es; n ?

A lackwantdesiredefectuspēnūriadesīdĕriumappĕtītus

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Ne wæs me in healle gád there was not a want to me in the hall, Exon. 94 a; Th. 353, 20; Reim. 15. Ne wyrþ inc wilna gǽd there shall not be to you two a lack of pleasures, Cd. 13; Th. 15, 21; Gen. 236.

midde-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
midde-weard, adj.

Mid-wardmiddle of

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B. i. 295, 31. On middeweardum (-an, MSS. R. L.) hyre ryne, Lchdm. iii. 250, 26. On middeweardre sǽ in medio mari, Cant. Moys. 8. Ymb ða eaxe middewearde hwearfaþ they revolve about the middle of the axis, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 214, 23.

ge-cynde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cynde, adj. [cynde natural]

Naturalinnateinborngenialnatūrālisinnātusingĕnĭtusingĕnuus

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Gefrægn ic hebréos in Hierusalem cyningdóm habban, swá him gecynde wæs I have heard that the Hebrews had kingly sway in Jerusalem, as was natural to them, Cd. 173; Th. 216, 8; Dan. 3.

æt-hrínan

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Voc. ii. 135, 10. Ethrínð tetigerit, Kent. Gl. 167. Æthríneð adhaerebit, Lk. L. 16, 13. Æthrán adhaesit, 10, ll. Ætrán, 15, 15. Ne ðú ne ethrín nec adtingas, Kent. 01. 874. with gen. Gyf ic hys reáfes æthríne, Mt. 9, 21.

bísgu

Grammar
bísgu, l. bisgu,

occupationtrouble

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Th. i. 524, 16. Gif hwá for bisgan oftor ne mæge, Btwk. 194, 7. Martha hí (Mary) wolde habban tó hire bysegan, Hml. Th. ii. 440, 21. Ongemang óðrum bisgum ðisses kyneríces, Past. 7, 18.

eást-ern

(adj.)
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Th. ii. 446, 15. marking direction of the wind, east, from the east Feówer heáfodwindas synd: se fyrmesta is eásterne wind, Lch. iii. 274, 13: Gen. 315

ge-ner

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Th. ii. 356, 28. (2 a) used of a person :-- Geworden is Drihten gener ( re-fugium) ðearfena, Ps. Spl. 9, 9. Gener ł frófor mín, 58, 19

ge-findan

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S. 23, 291. to determine, provide, v. findan; 9 Éác is gefunden . . . gielde þone wer bútan wíte, Ll. Th. i. 84, 12. Nú hæbbe ic gefunden mid þǽm witum . . . ꝥ þá ealle beón gearwe, 220, 4