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ge-wlitegian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wlitegian, p. ode; pp. ad, od

To form ⬩ adorn ⬩ make beautiful ⬩ formare ⬩ decorare ⬩ exornare ⬩ speciosum vel pulchriorem reddere

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To form, adorn, make beautiful; formare, decorare, exornare, speciosum vel pulchriorem reddere Giwlitga decorare, Rtl. 105, 28. He gewlitegap æalle gesceafta he adorns all creatures, Shrn. 198, 12: Salm. Kmbl. 793; Sal. 396.

á-wreón

(v.)
Grammar
á-wreón, p.-wráh, pl.-wrigon; pp.-wrigen
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Fore áwrigen obscuratum, 23, 45. Take here the passages given under á-wríhan, -wrióhan, dele -wreóhan, -wrióhan, and add:

frum-sceapen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
frum-sceapen, part.

First formed or created ⬩ prīmus formātus vel creātus

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First formed or created; prīmus formātus vel creātus Ðá ðá he geworhte Adam, ðóne frumsceapenan mann when he wrought Adam, the first created man, Hexam. 14; Norm. 22, 14

sárig

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Först. 128, 8

týtan

(v.)
Grammar
týtan, p. te

To stand out ⬩ be conspicuous

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Ne týtaþ hér tungul ac biþ týr scæcen stars shall not shine forth, but glory shall have departed, Exon. Th. 447, 26; Dóm. 45

on-sacan

(v.)

to attack, strive against ⬩ to, resist, refuse to comply with a demand ⬩ to declare that one has no knowledge of a person ⬩ to refuse a person what he wants ⬩ to refuse to acknowledge a claim, not to allow the truth of a statement, in a legal sense to deny a charge ⬩ to make excuse ⬩ to sacrifice

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to attack, strive against Ne biþ cwénlíc þeáw ðætte freoþuwebbe feores onsæce leófne mannan ( to strife with a man for his life ), Beo.

Linked entries: an-sacan sacan on-sacan

earnian

(v.)
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Hú ne wást ðú ꝥ nán mon for þý ne rít ðe hine rídan lyste, ac rít for þý þe hé mid þǽre ráde earnaþ sume earnunga.

ofer-hygd

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-hygd, -hýd, e; f.: es; n.: -hygdu, -hýdu (o); indecl. f. [the plural is used with singular meaning, cf. ofer-méde, -méttu].

pride, arrogance ⬩ honourable pride ⬩ high spirit ⬩ superbia

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Ða setl ðe deófol for his oforhygdum of áworpen wæs, Blickl. Homl. 121, 35. For oferhygdum, 156, 13: Cd. Th. 268, 4; Sat. 50: 269, 6; Sat. 69. Ne gedafenaþ ðé ðæt ðú andsware mid oferhygdum séce, Andr. Kmbl. 638; An. 319.

gifu

(n.)
Grammar
gifu, gyfu, giefu, giofu, geofu, gif, e; pl. nom. acc. -a, -e; gen. -a, -ena; f.

a gift ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ donum ⬩ munas ⬩ beneficium ⬩ gratia ⬩ virtus ⬩ facultas ⬩ the Anglo-Saxon Rune ⬩ RUNE = g, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is gifu a gift,-hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter g, but for gifu as a gift,

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We onféngon gife for gife we have received grace for grace, Jn. Bos. 1, 16. Heó gefylled wæs wísdómes gife she was filled with the gift of wisdom, Elen. Kmbl. 2285; El. 1144.

óþ-rídan

(v.)
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to ride away Cyning in óþrád forþ onutte the king (Christ after the doors of Hell had opened) rode away into Hell, hastened on, Exon. Th. 461, 24; Hö. 40

ge-myrran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-myrran, p. de; pp. ed

To hinder, obstruct, force, trouble ⬩ impedire, turbare, obstruere

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To hinder, obstruct, force, trouble; impedire, turbare, obstruere Móde gemyrde disturbed in mind, Andr. Kmbl. 1491; An. 747: Ps. Th. 62, 9: Exon. 71 b; Th. 267, 8; Jul 412

Linked entry: ge-merran

sǽ-clif

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Först, 110, 6. Swilce hé wylle weorþan uppe on sumum sǽclife, Solil. H. 45, 18. Add

ge-féran

(v.)

to go ⬩ to depart this life, die ⬩ to fare ⬩ of events, to go, to come, to pass, happen ⬩ to go, make a journey ⬩ to travel a road, traverse a surface (land, sea) ⬩ to traverse a (great or small) distance ⬩ to gain, attain ⬩ to bring about, effect ⬩ to meet with, experience, get as one's fate or lot ⬩ to cause to move, to bring, bear.

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Ne durran wé for his onsýne geféran, Jul. 331. Gefoera exire, Jn. R. i. 43. Gefoerendte wæs profectus est, Mt. L. 25, 15. fig. :-- Þæt ic on þínre gewitnysse wel gefére converti pedes meos in testimonia tua, Ps.

stalu

(n.)
Grammar
stalu, e; f.
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P. ii. 25; Th. ii. 192, 20: iv. 24; Th. ii. 212, 1. a fine payable for theft, Chart. Th. 138, 17.

útera

(adj.)
Grammar
útera, cpve. útemest, útmest; spve. adj.

Outer ⬩ outmost ⬩ external ⬩ not of the inner man

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Hú se láreów ne sceal ða inneran giémenne gewanian for ðære úterran ábisgunge (exteriorum occupatione), ne eft ða úterran ne forlǽte hé for ðære inneran ... ðý læs hé sié gehæft mid ðam úterran ymbhogan, Past. 18; Swt. 127, 8-14.

Linked entry: ýtera

freóls

freedom ⬩ grant of land that enjoys immunity ⬩ libertas

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Ðes freóls á écelíce forð þurhwunige, vi. 203, 6. Ic on ðysum gewrite geswutelie be Ciltacumbes freúlse, v. 113, 22. Freóls iubileus, s. annus, An. Ox. 3831: 2, 256. Of ðǽre stówe wearð árǽred þises dæges freóls, Hml. Th. i. 502, 7.

eáster-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
eáster-líc, eástor-líc; adj.

Easter, paschal ⬩ paschālis

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Easter, paschal; paschālis Hý fóron to Hierusalem to ðam eásterlícan freólse they went to Jerusalem to the paschal feast. Lk. Bos. 2, 42: Homl. Th. ii. 32, 15: 284, I

mis-lǽdan

(v.)

to mislead ⬩ lead astray

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to mislead, lead astray Gif hé láre ne can, ne hé leornian nele, ac mislǽt his hýrmen and hine silfne forþ mid, L. Ælfc. P. 46; Th. ii. 384, 22

ge-neósung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-neósung, e; f.

A visiting, visitation ⬩ visitatio

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A visiting, visitation; visitatio Forðam ðe ðú ne oncneówe ða tíde ðínre geneósunge eo quod non cognoveris tempus visitationis tuæ, Lk. Bos. 19, 44: Scint. 21: Greg. Dial. 2, 35

Linked entry: neósung

þreátness

(n.)
Grammar
þreátness, e; f.
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Först. 117, 2