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Anglo-Saxon

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ge-beón

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-beón, -beónn

commanded ⬩ assembled

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commanded, assembled,Cod. Dipl. 1073; A. D. 896; Kmbl. v. 140, 8 : Th. Diplm. A. D. 896; 139, 11;

Linked entry: beón

ge-blénd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-blénd, pl. -bléndon

mixed

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mixed,Exon. 29 a; Th. 88, 10; Cri. 1438;

ge-bolstrod

(part.)
Grammar
ge-bolstrod, part. [ge-, bolster a bolster]

Guarded ⬩ environed ⬩ defended ⬩ supported ⬩ bolstered up ⬩ stīpātus

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Guarded, environed, defended, supported or bolstered up; stīpātus,Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: bolstrian

ge-brægd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-brægd, es; m. [ge-, brægd deceit]

Deceit ⬩ fraud ⬩ fraus ⬩ fallācia

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Deceit, fraud; fraus, fallācia Gebrægdas oððe leásunga ðæra wlenca fallācia divĭtiārum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 22

ge-brudon

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brudon, p. pl. of ge-bredan.

drew ⬩ unsheathed

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drew, unsheathed,Ps. Spl. 36, 14;

ge-budon

(v.)
Grammar
ge-budon, p. pl. of ge-beódan.

proposed

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proposed,Ors. 3, 1; Bos. 52, 27;

ge-búdon

(v.)
Grammar
ge-búdon, p. pl. of ge-búan.

abode

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abode,Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 36;

ge-hióld

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-hióld, pl. -hióldon

kept ⬩ preserved

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kept, preserved, Past. pref; Swt. 3, 7; Hat. MS;

ge-wæg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-wæg, p., of ge-wegan. p.

bore, carried

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bore, carried.Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 22;

ge-hreówness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hreówness, penitence, repentance, v. ge-hreonis
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in Dict

ge-reordedlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-reordedlic, ge-reordlic. v. un-gereordedlic.

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ge-þing

Grammar
ge-þing, l. ge-þinge, q. v.

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ge-sceap

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceap, -scæp, -scep, es; pl. nom. acc. -sceapu, -sceapo; gen. -sceapa, -sceapena; n.
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Ðæt ðín líchoma leóhtra wurde, ðín gesceapu scénran that thy body would become brighter, thy form more beauteous, 25; Th. 32, 14; Gen. 503.

Linked entries: ge-scæp ge-scapu

ge-nyht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-nyht, es; n: e; f. [O. H. Ger. ganuht, f.]
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An abundance, plenty, sufficiency, fulfilment; abundantia, ubertas Ðeáh mon nú anweald and genyht to twǽm þingum nemne though any one call power and abundance two things, Bt. 33, 1; Fox 120, 20. Ðætte genyht wǽre gesǽlða that sufficiency was happiness

Linked entry: ge-niht

ge-mæcca

Grammar
ge-mæcca, <b>ge-mecca</b>
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Take here in Dict. and add: an equal, a like, fellow Fædor gimacca (but see ge-maca; I.I) Patris compar, Rtl. 164, 3.

ge-hǽre

Grammar
ge-hǽre, l. (?) <b>ge-hǽr.</b> Cf. ge-feaxe.

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blæc-gym

(n.)
Grammar
blæc-gym, g. -gymmes; m.
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A black fossil, called jet; nigro-gem-meus, lapis gagates = γαγάτηs, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 24

ge-dwolen

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
ge-dwolen, [pp. of strong verb ge-dwelan. v. dwelan]; adj.

Erroneous ⬩ wrong ⬩ perverse

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Erroneous, wrong, perverse Dǽdum gedwolene in deeds perverse, Cd. 91; Th. 116, 14; Gen. 1936 : Exon. 66 a; Th. 243, 19; Jul. 13 : 103 b; Th. 393, 8; Rä. 12, 7

ge-treminc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-treminc, <b>l.</b> ge-tremminc,
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and see ge-trymming

ge-býrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrian, l. -byrian, take here ge-berian
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Ic eów cýðe hú eówer ǽlcon gebyreð, Gen. 49, 1. Oft hwǽm gebyreð ðæt hé hwæt mǽrlices gedéð, Past. 39, 6.

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