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GALAN

(v.)
Grammar
GALAN, part. galende, ic gale, ðú gælest, gælst, he gæleþ, gælþ, pl. galaþ, p. gól, pl. gólon; pp. galen

To sing ⬩ enchant ⬩ call ⬩ cănĕre ⬩ incantāre ⬩ insŏnāre ⬩ clāmāre

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To sing, enchant, call; cănĕre, incantāre, insŏnāre, clāmāre Seó ne gehérþ stemne galendra, and átterwyrhtan galendes wíslíce quæ non exaudiet vōcem incantantium, et venēfĭci incantantis săpienter, Ps. Lamb. 57, 6.

HEORD

(n.)
Grammar
HEORD, e; f.

A HERD ⬩ flock

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Ic hæbbe óðre sceáp ða ne synt of ðisse heorde alias oves habeo quæ non ex hoc ovili, Jn. Skt. 10, 16. Hé dráf his heorde tó inneweardum ðam wéstene he led the flock to the backside of the desert, Ex, 3, 1: L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 21.

Linked entries: herd heorde hiord

munt

(n.)
Grammar
munt, es; m. [from Lat. mons]

A mount ⬩ hill ⬩ mountain

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Ne mæg hús on munte lange gelǽstan, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 36; Met. 7, 18. Munte promontorio, Hpt. Gl. 420, 6. Munt Scyllam, 529, 20. Ábútan ðone munt, Ex. 19, 12. Ðæra munta cnollas, Gen. 8, 5. Tó ðám muntum, 14, 10. On heálícum muntum heortas wuniaþ, Ps.

ge-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brǽdan, to -brǽdenne; p. de; pp. ed [ge-, brǽdan to make broad]

To make broad ⬩ broaden ⬩ extend ⬩ spread ⬩ dilātāre ⬩ ampliāre ⬩ extendĕre ⬩ expandĕre ⬩ sternere

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To make broad, broaden, extend, spread; dilātāre, ampliāre, extendĕre, expandĕre, sternere Merestreám ne dear ofer eorþan sceát eard ge-brǽdan the sea-stream dares not extend its province over the region of the earth, Bt. Met.

Linked entry: ge-brádian

ge-biddan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-biddan, p. -bæd, pl. -bǽdon; pp. -beden; often followed by a reflexive dative [ge-, biddan to ask, pray]

To pray ⬩ pray to ⬩ worship ⬩ adore ⬩ ōrāre ⬩ adōrāre ⬩ cŏlĕre

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Lǽr us us gebiddan dŏce nos ōrāre, Lk. Bos. 11, 1. For ðé gebitt ōrābit pro te. Gen. 20, 7. Ic him á gebæd ego autem ōrābam. Ps. Th. 108, 3. Ne ðú fremedne god gebiddest neque adōrābis deum aliēnum. 80, 9. Gebiddaþ him ðǽr to adōrant eum, Ex. 32, 8.

Linked entries: ge-beden ge-bitt

ge-earnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-earnian, -igan; p. ode; pp. od

To earn ⬩ deserve ⬩ enjoy ⬩ mereri ⬩ promereri ⬩ frui

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Hie ne mágon geearnigan ðæt gé heora wundrigen they cannot deserve that ye should admire them, Bt. 13; Fox 40, 8. He geearnode meruit, Bd. 4. 23; S. 593. 6. He hí hæfþ geearnod mid his hearpunga he has earned her by his harping, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 7

tál-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
tál-líc, adj.

that conveys reproach, calumny, etc., calumnious, blasphemous ⬩ that deserves reproof, blameable, reprehensible

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Nis ðæt clǽne herigendlíc, ne ðæt gále tállíc, gif him steorran forgéfon, ðæt hí swá lyfedon, Homl. Skt. i. 5, 281. v. tǽl-líc, and next word

Linked entries: tǽl-líc teál-líc

tealtrian

(v.)
Grammar
tealtrian, p. ode

To shake, totter, stagger, be unsteady, to be in an uncertain or a precarious condition

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M.) ongunne ne status ecclesiae vacillare inciperet, Bd. 2, 4; S. 505, 11. Tealtrian vacillare, titubare, Hpt. Gl. 529, 73. Tealtriendum ł gliddriendum nutabundis, 503, 3. Fela óþera gesynto ða ðe him tealtriende (taltriendum, Bd.

Linked entry: tealtian

un-efn

(adj.)
Grammar
un-efn, -efen, -emn, -emne(?); adj.

Unequal ⬩ unlike ⬩ dissimilar ⬩ diverse ⬩ irregular

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Ac ðara monna mód bið suíðe unemn, for ðæm hit gedéð hit self him selfum suíðe ungelíc for ðære gelómlícan wendinge, for ðæm hit nǽfre eft ne bið ðæt hit ǽr wæs cor stultorum dissimile erit ...

þyddan

(v.)
Grammar
þyddan, p. de

To strike ⬩ thrust ⬩ push

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Se assa þidde his hláfordes fót þearle tó ðam hege junxit asina se parieti et attrivit sedentis pedem, Num. 22, 25.

un-áwendendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áwendendlíc, adj.

Unchangeable ⬩ unalterable ⬩ invariable

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Unchangeable, unalterable, invariable Heora nán nǽfre of ðam háde ðe hé is ne áwent, forðan ðe God is unáwendendlíc, Homl. Th. ii. 606, 27: Bt. 35, 2; Fox 158, 4.

wóp-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wóp-líc, adj.

Mournful ⬩ doleful ⬩ lamentable

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Mid wóplícum siccitungum lacrimosis singultibus, 504, 62. of that which occasions grief Se dæg is heora sóðe ácennednys; ná wóplíc, swá swá seó ǽrre, ac blissigendlíc tó ðam écum lífe. Homl. Th. i. 354, 10

á-grafan

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A. 92, 16. to grave, carve; sculpere Onlícnessa þe fullfremedlíce ne beóð ágrafene ( sculpta ), Gr. D. 283, 24. Ágrafene ðurh manna handa, Hml. Th. i. 424, 10. Ágotene oððe ágrafene, Hml. S. 4, 136

ceápian

(v.)
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Þæt mon náne burg ne mehte iéð mid feó geceápian, gif hiere ǽnig mon ceápode O urbem venalem, si emtorem invenerit! Ors. 5, 7; S. 228, 21. Bochton ł ceápadon emerent, Jn. L. 4, 8. Ceápigan comparare, i. emere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 78.

ceorfan

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Hét ic ceorfan ðá bearwas jubeo cedi nemus, Nar. 12, 18.

crisma

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Ne crismena nec balsamorum (sacris chrismatibu unctum, Ald. 154), Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 34: 61, 1. <b>I a.

earm-sceapen

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Ne mihte earmsceapen ( the youth about to be eaten by the cannibals ) áre findan æt þám folce, An. 1131. in a moral sense Saga, earmsceapen unclǽne gǽst, Jul. 418: An. 1347. Earmsceapen on weres wæstmum ( Grendel ), B. 1351.

eástan

(adv.)
Grammar
eástan, adv.
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</b> of light :--- Þis ne dagað eástan, Fin 3. marking direction of measurement, giving quarter from which measurement is made Affrica onginð eástan westwerd fram Egyptum æt þǽre ee þe man Nilus hǽt measured from the east westwards Africa starts

fearr

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Garganus ðone fearr gehwǽr sóhte . . . heora nán ne dorste ðám fearre geneálǽcan, Hml. Th. i. 502, 11-22. Flésc ferra carnes taurorum, Ps. Srt. 49, 13. Se micela ylp þe ðá módigan fearras mid ealle ofbeát, Hml. A. 63, 285.

folc-gefeoht

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Philippuse geþúhte þæt hé leng mid folcgefeohtum wið hié ne mehte, ac he wæs mid hlóþum on hí hergende, 3, 7; S. 118, 18