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ge-feaxe

Grammar
ge-feaxe, l. (?) ge-feax, and add: [O. H. Ger. ge-fahs comatus. ]
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Cf. ge-hǽre

ge-stician

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stician, ge-sticcian. l. ge-sticcan,
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and add Sume hig wǽron myd sperum gesticode, Hml. A. 186, 164

ge-ting

Grammar
ge-ting, v. ge-þyncg, ge-þyncgo.

This might be a link to, a part of or a variant of another entry.

ge-éfstan

Grammar
ge-éfstan, l. ge-efestan, ge-efstan,
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and add: to get by hastening Geonet oððe geefest preoccupetur (v. (?) Ald. 17, 37), Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 78. to strive after Ꝥ án wæs swíðost fram heom eallum geefst, ꝥ heora ǽlc wǽre on líchaman deád and on gáste libbende the one most earnest endeavour

ge-ascian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ascian, l. ge-áscian,
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and add: to ask a question of a person Hé geáscade (sciscitabatur) from him huér Críst ácenned wére, Mt. L. 2, 4. a person a question Hé geáscode hiá, 'Huu feolo láfo habbað gié?, ' Mk. L. 8, 5 : 14, 60: 15, 2. Geáscadon interrogabant, 13, 3. (2 a)

ge-dreóg

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-dreóg, ge-dreóh; adj.
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suitable, fit, meet Cneówien him on gedreógere stówe ( in loco congruo). An gedreóhre stówe. Hí sceolon an gedreógum húse (in competenti hospitali ) ælmesmanna fét þweán. Nap. 29. quiet, orderly. of persons, serious in behaviour; gravis. Cf. ge-dreóg

ge-herlicnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-herlicnes, Bl. Gl. l. ge-heplicnes,
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and see ge-hæplicnes

ge-rýnelic

Grammar
ge-rýnelic, ge-rýnlic;
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Add Seó gerýnlice sóðfæstnys mistica ueritas, Chrd. 97, 27

ge-giwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-giwian, ge-giowian.
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Suá huæd ðú gegiuað (giowas, R.) quaecumque poposceris, Jn. L. 11, 22. Gigiuað exposcit, Rtl. 103, 42. Gié gegiauað petieritis, Jn. p. 7, 6. Gegiuað (giowigas, R.), Jn. L. 14, 14: 16, 23. Gegiuas expetunt, Mt. p. 13, 9. Ðú gegiuuedes petisses, Jn. L.

ge-háthyrt

(v.)
Grammar
ge-háthyrt, ge-háthyrtan.
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See preceding word

ge-hwearf

Grammar
ge-hwearf, ge-hwerf.
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Add: — Ðis is biscopes gehwearf and ðára hígna ðára londa æt Beórhám . . . (cf. in the charter so endorsed: Placuit archiepiscopo ejusque familia . . . aliquam vicissitudinem terrarum inter se habere), C. D. B. i. 526, 19. Wes ðises gehwerfes tó gewit-nesse

ge-légu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-légu, (?), ge-legu (?)
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a tract of land. Cf. (?) leáh(-g). In the following compounds Confiniae terrae, ab australi plaga Uuisleág . . . a septemtrionale Meósgelégeo (-leg- ?), C. D. B. i. 266, 26. On marge wei and Grimgelége, C. D. v. 136, 2. Wið ráhgeléga, iii. 391, 32

Linked entries: ráh-gelégu -légu ge-légeo

ge-líþran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líþran, ge-léþran
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to make frothy, to lather Gníd swíðe oþ ꝥ eall geléþred sié, Lch. ii. 18, 20: iii. 2, 3

Linked entry: ge-leðran

ge-módsumian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-módsumian, ge-módsumnes.
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The Latin originals are: perversorum amicitiis vita nostra concordat; testatur quod cum malis concordiam non teneret

ge-scǽning

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scǽning, ge-scǽnness.
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See preceding word

ge-scunian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scunian, ge-scynian.
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to detest. v. scunian; to fear, Rtl. 32, 9

Linked entry: ge-scynian

ge-scyldan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scyldan, ge-scyldian.

Similar entry: scyldan

ge-setednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-setednes, , ge-setenes.

Similar entry: ge-setnes

ge-span

Grammar
ge-span, ge-spann.
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Add: a yoke Hié nán gespann ðæs flǽslican gesinscipes ne gebiégð eos nequaquam jugum copulae carnalis inclinat, Past. 401, 3. a clasp, buckle Gespan, gespon murica, aureum in tunica, Txts. 76, 624 : mauria de auro facta in tonica, 113, 78 : Wrt. Voc

ge-stihtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stihtian, ge-stihtan.
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Add: to decide, determine Gestihtigan decernere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 70. Ne cwaeft he hit ná gestihtiende ac þýwende (aoa jíecernendo, s'ed minando), Gr. D. 151, 7. to dispose, arrange, to arrange people He gestihte his werod swá him gewunelic wæs, Hml

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