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ge-meode

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v. ge-medemian; but see next word) ðú wére tu formam corporis adsumere dignatus es, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 202, 38

wífa

(n.)
Grammar
wífa, (?),, an; m.

A woman

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A woman Gif ríce wíf and earm ácennaþ tógædere, gangon hí áweig, nást ðú hwæðer bið ðæs rícan wífan (-es ?) cild, hwæðer ðæs earman, Homl. Th. i. 256, 14

hríðer-freóls

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>hríþer-freóls,</b> es; m. A sacrifice at which a bull was offered Hrýþerfreólsas taurilia (suove taurilia turificando, Ald. 67, 12), An. Ox. 4719

egeðere

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>egeþere,</b> es; m. One who harrows or rakes Egðere, egderi erpicarius, Txts. 59, 762. Egþere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 16. Egeþere, 29, 45

ge-strynge

(n.)
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, es; m. A struggler, wrestler Gestrynga, plegstówa palestrarum (cf. palestrarum, luctantium, Ld. Gl. H. 41, 45), Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 50

ge-glengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-glengan, -glencan, -glæncan, -glencgan, -glengcan; p. -glengde, -glencde; pp. -glenged, -glencged, -glengd, -glend

To adornembellishset in ordercomposeornārecōmĕrecompōnĕre

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Ðæt hit wǽre geglenged mid gódum stánum and gódum gifum quod bŏnis lăpĭdĭbus et dōnis ornātum esset, Lk. Bos. 21, 5 : Elen. Kmbl. 179; El .90. Geglenged discrīmĭnātus, Ælfc. Gl. 61; Som. 68, 48; Wrt. Voc. 39, 32.

Linked entry: glengan

a-hebban

(v.)
Grammar
a-hebban, -hæbban; ðú -hefst, he -hefeþ, pl. -hebbaþ; p. -hóf, pl. -hófon; imp. -hefe; pp. -hafen

To heave uplift upraiseelevateexaltfermentlevaretollereelevareerigereexaltareextollerefer-mentare

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Óþ he wæs eall ahafen donec fermentatum est totum, Mt. Bos. 13, 33

HUND

(n.)
Grammar
HUND, es; m.

A HOUNDa dog

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Nys hit ná gód ðæt man nime bearna hláf and hundum worpe non est bonum sumere panem filiorum et mittere canibus, Mt. Kmbl. 15, 26

Linked entries: hundred hund-teóntig

hwæl

(n.)
Grammar
hwæl, es; m.

A whale

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Quia periculosa res est capere cetum, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 15-22. Hé gesceóp ða micclan hwalas, Lchdm. iii. 234, 12

innera

(adj.)
Grammar
innera, innra ; adj.

Innerinterior

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Se innra man ðæt is seó sáwl interior homo, id est anima, L. Ecg. P. iv. 63; Th. ii. 224, 6. Se inra wind, Homl. Th. ii. 392, 32.

Linked entries: inra útera

meahtig

(adj.)
Grammar
meahtig, <b>mæhtig, mehtig, mihtig;</b> adj.

mightypowerfulablePossible

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Allra mæhtigust is snytro omnium potentior est sapientia, Rtl. 81, 9. On ðysum eahta dǽlum (parts of speech) synd ða mǽstan and ða mihtigostan nomen and verbum, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 5. Possible Mæhtiga possibilia, Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 23: Lk. Skt.

ge-séðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-séðan, p. de; pp. ed [séðan to affirm]

To state as true, declare, prove, show, affirmeffāri, testĭfĭcāri, vērĭfĭcāre, contestāri, prŏbāre

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Ðære gesyhþe sóþ wæs gecýðed and geséðed cujus vērĭtas prŏbāta est, Bd. 4, 8; S. 576, 50: Cd. 208; Th. 257, 7; Dan. 254. Geséððe, pp. pl. proved, Ps. Th. 118, 160. Ða wurdon mid manegum tácnum geséððe which were proved by many miracles, Homl.

ge-mengednys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mengednys, -mengdnys, -mencgednys, -mencgdnys, -mencgnys, -nyss, e; f.

A mingling together, mixing, mixture, connectioncommixtio, admixtio

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On ðæs líchoman gemengednysse biþ willa in carnis commixtiōne vŏluptas est, 1, 27; S. 493, 20 : 1, 27; S. 495, 39. Æfter his wífes gemengednysse post admixtiōnem conjŭgis, 1, 27; S. 496, 17.

Linked entry: ge-mencgednys

un-gecyndelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gecyndelíc, adj.

unnaturalnot in accordance with the nature of a thingnot naturalsupernaturalunnaturalcontrary to naturemonstrous

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Fox 152, 7. not natural, supernatural Ungecyndelíc fýr cymð fǽrunga on eówre burga, Wulfst. 297, 13. unnatural, contrary to nature, monstrous Hit is ungecyndelícu ofermódgung ðæt se monn wilnige ðæt hine his gelíca ondrǽde contra naturam superbire est

un-trum

(adj.)
Grammar
un-trum, adj.

Weaksickillinfirm

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Ðæt flǽsc is untrum caro infirma est, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 41. Man hwylcne dǽl his hrægles tó untruman men bróhte, ðæt hé wearð hál geworden, Blickl. Homl. 223, 25. Untrume ealle wǽran infirmati sunt, Ps. Th. 106, 11.

wiþ-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-winnan, p. -wann, pl. -wunnon

To strive againstresist

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Ðá cwæþ ic: "Né wéne ic ðæt ǽnig wuht sié ðe wiþwinne" non est igitur aliquid, quod summo huic bono possit obsistere. Non, inquam, arbitror, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 160, 31. Hwæt wilt ðú cweþan, gif hwá nylle wiþwinnan, 36, 6; Fox 182, 6.

á-flíman

(v.)
Grammar
á-flíman, -flýman.
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Diúl sé ðe áflémed is ( fugitivus est ) from galle fisces ðerh ðone héhengel, Rtl. 146, 37. of expulsion, banishment, lit. Hié hine ( Pope Leo ) of his setle áfliémdon, Chr. 797; P. 56, 11. Geútod, áflýmed exiliata . An. Ox. 4849.

Linked entry: á-flýman

á-lúcan

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Hé wæs álocen ( evulsus est ) of ðǽre wununge his líchoman, 326, 14. Se wyrtruma of his heortan biþ álocen and onweg ánumen, Bl. H. 55, 9. Add

Linked entry: lúcan

cyre

(n.)
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Th. i. 212, 7. free will in a theological sense Hwí wolde se Scyppend þone mannan tó his ágenum cyre lǽtan cur homo factus est in liberum arbitrium?, Angl. vii. 24, 232: An. Ox. 1315: 2682. Hé ús forgeaf ágenne cyre.

ge-mǽte

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Sch. 451, 14) corpori uirginis sarcofagum inuentum est, ac si ei specialiter praeparatum fuisset, et locus quoque capitis seorsum fabrefactus ad mensuram capitis illius aþtissime figuratus apparuit, Bd. 4, 19), 20, 102-6.