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ge-somnian

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

To assemblecollectcongregarecolligere

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To assemble, collect; congregare, colligere He us to dæge wolde on ðisse tíde gesomnian he wished to assemble us to-day at this time, Blickl. Homl. 139, 31. Gesomna cúe mesa collect cow's dung, L. M. 1, 38; Lchdm. ii. 98, 5

ge-stíðian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stíðian, p. ode, ude; pp. od, ud

To become hardstrongindurare

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Ðá ðá he gestíðod wæs when he was grown up, Homl. Th. ii. 38, 3

un-forhte

(adv.)
Grammar
un-forhte, adv.

Fearlessly

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Fearlessly wille leóde etan unforhte, Beo. Th. 892; B. 444

Linked entry: forhte

crísten-ness

(n.)
Grammar
crísten-ness, e; f.
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Christianity Ꝥ ús áhebbe on þá sóþan crístennesse, Nap. 14

ed-gildan

(v.)
Grammar
ed-gildan, p. de
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To requite, remunerate edgylt remunerat, i. reditat, Scint. 162, 11

Linked entry: gildan

forþ-gewiten

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-gewiten, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Past His forðgewitenan yfelu sceal andettan, R. Ben. 18, 10

ge-hangian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hangian, to hang (intrans.),
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be suspended Ꝥ gehongiga ut suspendatur, Mt. L. 18, 6

ge-wisse

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-wisse, adv.
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Certainly sylf wiste gewissast be ðám, Hml. S. 21, 110

Linked entry: wisse

hundfeald-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hundfeald-lic, adj.
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Hundred-fold Hundfealdlic onféhð centu*-*plum accipiet, Scint. 58, 2

hors-camb

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sceal habban horscamb and sceára, Angl. ix. 263, 8. Add

on-médla

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tesoword spræc in his onmédlan gealpettunga, Nap. 27, 40. Add

þurh-wacol

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Add: — Gestód þurhwacol æt ánum eáhþýrle, Gr. D. 170, 27

un-grǽdiglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-grǽdiglíce, adv.
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Abundantly, liberally áscán ungrǽdiglíce (non mediocriter ), Gr. D. 175, l

Linked entry: grǽdiglíce

wig-steall

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eóde binnan þonne weóhstal on norðhealfe, Vis. Lfc. 68. Add

BRAND

(n.)
Grammar
BRAND, brond, es; m.

a BRAND, fire-brand, torch;titio, torris a burning, flame, fire;incendium, flamma, ignisA sword;ensis

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Hæfde landwara líge befangen, bǽle and bronde he had enveloped the land-inhabitants in flame, with fire and burning, Beo. Th. 4633; B. 2322.

Linked entry: brond

fǽr-spel

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-spel, -spell, es; n.

A sudden message, sudden news, horrible messageimprōvīsus vel terrĭbĭlis nuncius

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He ðæs fǽrspelles módsorge wæg hefige æt heortan he bare mental sorrow heavy at heart at the sudden news, Exon. 48 a; Th. 165, 4; Gú. 1023. For ðam fǽrspelle at the sudden news, Andr. Kmbl. 2173; An. 1088.

wánung

(n.)
Grammar
wánung, e ; f.
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Se áfunde his hláford licgan heáfodleásne and ðá mid wánunge wende út ongeán videns cadaver absque capite Holofernis exclamavit voce magna cum fletu, Anglia x. 101, 365. Mid hreówlícere wánunge, Homl. Th. i. 466, 33

ge-bærnan

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</b> of a fire, to kindle, cause to give heat: — Fýr ðæt gefe ðín ðyde ꝥte giberne uére ignis quem gratia tua fecit accendi, Rtl. 38,21. Gibernedum ofne accensa fornace, 102, 31. to consume with heat Ðá halm [] geberneð paleas comburet, Lk.

æt-wíndan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-wíndan, l. æt-windan; p. -wand, pl. -wundon; pp. -wunden,
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Þæt ætwindan móste that he migh&#39; escape (unpleasant consequences&#39; ), Hml. Th. i. 598, 28. with dat. Ðám ( death ) ne ætwint nán eorðlic mann, HmL Th. ii. 232,22. ðám wítum ætwunde, Hml. S. 23, 118.

bed-reda

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Gemétte ánne bædrydan (bed-,v. l.) for eahta geárum lama. Þá cwæð tó þám earman bæddrydan . . . þá gelýfde seó burhwaru þurh þæs bæddrydan hǽle, 10, 41-50. Feówer bedrydan wurdon gehǽlede, H. R. 105, 1.