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ge-cafstrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cafstrian, p. ode; pp. od [cæfester a halter]

To bridlerestrainfrænarerestringere

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To bridle, restrain; frænare, restringere Swelce sió geþyld hæbbe ðæt mód gecafstrod as if patience has restrained the mind, Past. 33, 4; Swt. 218, 22; Cot. MS. 42 a

Linked entry: -cafstrian

ge-dærsted

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dærsted, part. [dærst leaven]

Leavenedfermentedfermentatus

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Leavened, fermented; fermentatus Gedærsted is all fermentatum est totum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 33. Óþ-ðæt sié gedærsted oððe gecnoeden all donec fermentaretur totum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 13, 21

Linked entry: -dærsted

ge-éðan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-éðan, p. de; pp. ed [éðe easy]

To make easy or lightalleviatelĕvāre

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To make easy or light, alleviate; lĕvāre Ðæt ðú hygesorge heortan mínre geéðe that thou alleviate the sorrow of my heart, Exon. 50 a; Th. 174, 17; Gú. 1179

ge-hlywan

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

To covershelter

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To cover, shelter Of flýsum mínra sceápa wǽron gehlywde ðearfena sídan the sides of the needy were covered with the fleeces of my sheep, Homl. Th. ii. 448, 18

Linked entry: ge-hlýd

swámian

(v.)
Grammar
swámian, p. ode
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To become dark Rodor swámode ofer niðða bearn heaven grew dark above the children of men, i.e. night came. Exon. Th. 167, 33; Gú. 1069. v. á-swámian; swǽman

Linked entry: swǽman

þræc-hwíl

(n.)
Grammar
þræc-hwíl, e; f.
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'Ðú mec þreádes þurh sárslege ... 'Hine seó fǽmne forlét æfter þræchwíle, Exon. Th. 275, 22; Jul. 554

un-tweó

(n.)
Grammar
un-tweó, gen. -tweón; m.

Not doubtcertainty

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Not doubt, certainty Bið untweó (-treo, MS.) ðæt ðǽr Adames cyn cwíþeþ gesárgad there is no doubt that Adam's race will lament afflicted, Exon. Th. 59, 31; Cri. 961

Linked entry: tweó

ymb-frætwian

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-frætwian, p. ode
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To surround with ornament Ðeáh ðe men him háton gewyrcan heora byrgene of marmanstáne, and útan emfrætewian mid reádum golde, Wulfst. 148, 21. Ymbfrætewode circumornatae, Ps. Lamb. 143, 12

and-swarian

(v.)
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Ondsuorade, Mt. L. 26, 23. Þá andswaredon (-swearedon, v. l. ) Scottas him, Bd. 1, 1; Sch. 11, 8. Add

bises

bissext

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Bútan þænne bises geboden weorðe feórðan geáre except when bissext is ordered every fourth year, Men. 32. Substitute:

ge-rúme

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
ge-rúme, adj.
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Without the pressure of care. v. rume; III Is min mod gehǽled, hyge ymb heortan gerflnie (thought has free play round my heart), Gen. 759

gód-æpple

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Gódæppel ( the MS. has the accent ), 14, 36. Cf. cod-æppel

heorþa

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Herþa (is the reading of the MS. given in) Ælfc. Gr. Z. 321, 5. Ǽlce geáre tó preósta gescý finde man biccene heorðan (pelles buccinas), Chrd. 48, 26. Add

missenlíce

(adv.)
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) men of deáðe áwehte, An. 583. Add

ǽr-hwílum

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽr-hwílum, adv.

In earlier times, formerly

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Oft ic nú miscyrre cúðe sprǽce, and þeáh uncúðre ǽrhwílum quondam fond, Met. 2, 9

Linked entry: hwílum

heaðu-róf

(adj.)
Grammar
heaðu-róf, adj.

Famed for excellence in battle

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Fox 27; Men. 14

búgend

(n.)
Grammar
búgend, es; m. [búgende, part. of búgan, búan
to dwell
]

to dwellA dweller, an inhabitanthabitator

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A dweller, an inhabitant; habitator Ærost wæron búgendas [MS. búgend] ðyses landes Bryttas at first the inhabitants of this land [England] were Britons, Chr. Th. 3, 7, col. 3

sóþ-sagu

(n.)
Grammar
sóþ-sagu, e; f.

true speechtrutha true sayinga historya true tale

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true speech, truth On manna gehwylces móde and múðe sóðsagu stande, Wulfst. 74, 16. a true saying, a history Sóðsaga historia, Mt. Kmbl. p. 9, 4: historiae, 7, 9

á-cennan

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Ox. 549. where the product is different, of men Ácende edidit (opera ), An. Ox. 2316. of things Ðone cwyld ðe se súðerna wind ácænð, Lch. iii. 276, 7.

Linked entry: on-cennan

lama

(adj.)
Grammar
lama, loma, lame; adj.

Lamemaimedcrippledweakparalysedpalsiedparalytic

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Lamena [lamana, MS. B.] hé is lǽce of the lame it is the leech, Salm. Kmbl. 155; Sal. 77. lii hit oftræd and hié tó loman gerénode ðæt hió mec ǽnigre note nytte beón ne meahton duos et 1. calcatos inutiles fecit, Nar. 15, 26. Laman paralyticos, Mt.