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ge-feormian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feormian, p. ode; pp. od. v. a.

to entertainharbourreceive as a guestfeedcherishsupportsusciperehospitio suscipereepularefoverecurareto feed ondevourvescicomedereto cleansefarmcleanse outmundare

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he entertained, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 9.

ge-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-líc, comp. m. -lícra; f. n. -lícre; superl. -lícost, -lícast, -lícust; adj.

Likealikesimilarequalsĭmĭlisæquālis

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Like, alike, similar, equal; sĭmĭlis, æquālis Næs se wæstm gelíc the fruit was not alike, Cd. 23; Th. 30, 13; Gen. 466 : Bt. 38, 6; Fox 208, 17 : Exon. 89 a; Th. 334, 21; Gn. Ex. 19.

Linked entry: an-gelíc

stearc

(adj.)
Grammar
stearc, adj.
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Se stearca wind norþan-eástan, Bt. 9; Fox 26, 18. Se stearca storm, Met. 6, 11. Stearc storma gelác, 26, 29. Þurh ðone stearcan wind norþan and eástan, Bt. 4; Fox 8, 5. Stearce stormas, 23; Fox 78, 27.

Linked entries: stearc-heard streac

beorgan

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S. 23, 526. Beorh ðé sylfum, Hml. Th. i. 418, 34. to protect an object (dat. ) against (wið) evil Wið hete bearh ic , Bd. 2, 12; Sch. 155, 5. Þæt beorgan heom silfum wið Godes yrre, Wlfst. 190, 10. Beorgian Ll. Th. i. 364, 12.

for-habban

(v.)

To abstainrefrainabstinentcontinentto abstain fromto restrainkeep awayto keep backnot to mentionto restraincheckstop

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Th. ii. 300, 3, 6. not to mention worhte wundra mid eów þonne mid ús dyde, and þeáh fela forhebbon (-habbæn, v. l.), Hml.

framian

(v.)
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Take here fromian in Dict., and add: to do good, benefit. absolute Framað ualebit, Hpt. 31, 18, 495: Scint. 30, 13: proficit, 20, 8: 160, 7. Hwæt framaþ quid prodest, Wülck. Gl. 255, 34.

ge-nirwan

Grammar
ge-nirwan, ge-nirwian.
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Take here <b>ge-nyrwian</b> in Dict., and add Genyrwiaþ coangustant, arctant, Wrt.

Linked entry: ge-nyrwian

ge-nóg

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-nóg, adj.
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Add: in agreement with a noun, which it generally follows Ne bið ðǽr nǽnig ealo gebrowen, ac þǽr bið medo genóh, Ors. 1, 1; S. 20, 19. Hond gemunde fǽhðo genóge, B. 2489. cúðe sóð genóg, . 266. Gefæstnodon feóndas genóge, Kr. 33.

ge-reord

Grammar
ge-reord, speech.
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. ; ongit míne clypunga cúðum gereorde verba mea percipe; intellige clamorem meum, Ps. Ben. 5, 1. <b>I a.</b> the voice of a trumpet, notes of a horn :-- On gehreorde ł on stefne béman in voce tubae, Ps. L. 46, 6.

ge-reord

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Him wæs hláf án gereordum and wæter drynce of solid foods he ate only bread and had only water to drink, 100, 28. in pl. a meal, feast him rǽde genóm þæt hié ealle gereordum ( filiae nuptiis ) him gehéte, Ors. 4, 5 ; S. 166, 27.

ge-swerian

(v.)
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Add: absolute, to use an oath in confirmation of a statement, promise, &c. Forebeádas nǽfræ gesueriga prohibens omnino jurare, Mt. p. 14, 17. On an gesworene conspirati, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 22. <b>I a.

gylt

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Gyltum gehrodene, Wal. 74. a debt Eallne þínne gylt (debitum) ic þé forgeaf, Mt. 18, 32. Borh-hande for geltum vades pro debitis, Kent. Gl. 849. <b>II a.</b> a penalty, payment on account of crime, Cht. Th. 423, 3 (v.

hreówsian

(v.)
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Mára gefeá wyrð on hefonum for ánum hreówsiendum, 411, 13. with acc. or uncertain ðe his synna forlǽt and ne hreówsað, Past. 425, 29, 37. Ðá ðe ðá geðóhtan synna hreówsiað, 417, 32: 419, 19. Ðá ðe ðá gedónan scylda hreówsiað, . . .

scip

(n.)
Grammar
scip, a ship.
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willað mid þám sceattum ús scype gangan, By. 40. Ðá ðe mid scipe líðað, Ps. Th. 106, 22. Gyf mon beó at his ǽhtan bereáfod and wite of hwilcum scipe, ágyfe steóresman þá ǽhta, Ll. Th. i. 286, 17.

weorþan

Grammar
weorþan, <b>. II</b> 3.
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(b 2) Þá wurdon æt sprǽce, oþ Dúnstán rehte be Sancte Eádmunde, Hml. S. 32, 4. (bl) :-- Eft gehwearf him selfum, and wearð on his ágenum gewitte, Past. 273, 15. Þ hús fǽrlíce eall on fýre wearð. Hml. S. 26, 230.

(pronoun.)
Grammar
wé, pron.

We. used of more than one person, dual plural used by a king in reference to himself and his counsellors used of one person, by a writer or speaker by a prince

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We. used of more than one person, dual Ic and ðæt cild gáð unc gebiddenne and syððan cumaþ eft eów, Gen. 22, 5. willaþ ðæt ðú ús swá hwæt swá biddaþ (cf. wyt magon, v. 39), Mk. Skt. 10, 35. plural Hwí fæste (woe, Lind.)? Mt.

Linked entry: ús

BREÓST

(n.)
Grammar
BREÓST, es; n.

the breast of man or beast; pectusthe breasts;ubera The heart, mind, thought pectus, cor, mens

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the breast of man or beast; pectus Ðæt míne breóst wereþ that defends my breast, Beo. Th. 911; B. 453. On breóstum læg lay on my breast, 1109; B. 552. He beót his breóst percutiebat pectus suum, Lk. Bos. 18, 13.

corþer

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

A bandmultitudecompanytroopbodytrainpomp multitudocohorscopiapompa

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Stígeþ cirm on corþre clamour arises in the company 83b; Th. 314, 26; Mód. 20. Cyning on corþre a king amid his train Beo. Th. 2310; B. 1153; Ps. Th. 54, 16 On wera corþre in the company of men Elen. Kmbl. 608; El. 304: 1081; El. 543: 140; El. 70.

hleápan

(v.)
Grammar
hleápan, p. hleóp, pl. hleópon and hlupon [cf.Icel.hlupu]; pp. hleápen

To LEAP, jump, dance, run

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To LEAP, jump, dance, run Ic hleápe salio, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Som. 34, 45. Ðonne hleápþ se healta swá swá heort the lame shall leap as a hart, Homl. Th. ii. 16, 18. Se ðe hleápeþ he who dances, Exon. 88 b; Th. 332, 11; Vy. 83.

syn

(n.)
Grammar
syn, e; f.

misdeed, fault, crime, wrongsin

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Homl. 43, 21. fela sinna didon, Hy. 7, 106. On synnum geboren, Jn. Skt. 9, 34. Of synnum mínum clǽnsa , Ps. Spl. 50, 3. Sennum, Ps. C. 38. Andettan synna, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 6. Senna, Blickl. Homl. 43, 14