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ge-nóg

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-nóg, adv.
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Genóg fremmað sufficit, Rtl. 191, 37. with adj. or adv. as an intensive, enough, very, with adj. Genóh mánfulne gylt satis (i. valde) probrosum facinus, An. Ox. 2782. Genóh sutel satis euidens, 4538.

ge-þeówan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeówan, to press.
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., and add: physical, to press. to put pressure on an object at rest Se scamull him wæs geworden eall swá geþýwed weax scamnum illud factum est tanquam cera, Angl. xvii. 114, 7. (1 a) to press into a particular shape :-- Gǽten smeoro geþýd tó poslum,

ge-férness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-férness, (?), e; f.
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Going For þon þe mycelre tíde ǽr þǽre hálignesse hús geclǽnsod beón sceolde and seó gastlíþnes þæs Crístes wícsceáweres and seó gifernes gebúend wæs þæs Crístes engles and seó heall þæs hálgan gástes mundabatur enim longo tempore sacrificii domus, sanctitatis

ge-edstaþelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edstaþelian, ge-edstálian.
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S. 16, 24. to repeat, establish for a second time Geetstaþoliat instaurant (hostes superati bellum ), An. Ox. 11, 80. Hé ( Antichrist ) geedstaðelað níwe tempel þǽr þǽr Salamon hæfde ǽr árǽred þæt mǽre tempel, Wlfst. 195, 4

grimme

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Add: of personal action. where pain, injury, &c., are caused by agent, or where anger, displeasure, &c., are felt or expressed Forgrípan gumcynne grimme and sáre, Gen. 1275.

sægen

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add: of a particular statement Modicum et non videbitis me, et reliqua . . . Wundrodon hí swíðe þǽre sægene, Hml. A. 73, 19. Holofernes æfter þissere segene gebealh hine cum cessasset loqui Achior verba haec indignatus est Holofernes, 107, 145.

six

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R. 4, 25. (1 a) followed by hundred or thousand :-- Siex hund gísla, Ors. 3, 8; S. 122, 3. (1 b) coupled with a higher cardinal or ordinal :-- On six and feówertigon wintron (feówertig and sex winter, R., feórtig and sex uintro, L.) quadraginta et sex

sceaþan

(v.)
Grammar
sceaþan, scód, sceód ; sceaþen . [This strong form seems almost confined to the poetry, the prose maiking use of sceþþan, q. v.]

To scathe, hurt, harm, injure

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Th. 485, 14; Rä. 71, 13. without a case Ne ic ne scaþe (scaþeð, MS.) neque nocebo, Ps. Spl. 88, 33. Ðý læs scyldhatan sceaþan mihton. Andr.Kmbl. 2296; An. 1149

un-wísdóm

(n.)
Grammar
un-wísdóm, es; m.

follystupidityignorance

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Sóna swá hí heora mód áwendaþ from Gode, swá weorþaþ hí áblende mid unwísdóme ubi oculos a summae luce veritatis ad inferiora dejecerint, mox inscitiae nube caligant, Bt. 40, 7.; Fox 242, 31.

Linked entry: wís-dóm

on-munan

(v.)

to esteem, consider (worthy), think (highly of)denoting worthalone

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to esteem, consider (worthy), think (highly of). with acc. of person and adj. denoting worth Búton ic openlíce gecýþe ðæt ic God sylfa sý, ne onmun ðú mé nánre áre wyrþne, Blickl. Homl. 181, 36.

sprengan

(v.)
Grammar
sprengan, de

To cause to spring.to scatter to sprinkle to burst, crack (cf. to spring a leak,sprung, applied to a bat)to apply a clysterquassare, rorareto burst, scatter, sprinkleto burst

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Th. 135, 52; By. 137. as a medical term, to apply a clyster Similar entries v. spring, Ðæt mon on morgen on sprenge, Lchdm. ii. 48, 24

Linked entry: sprængan

bærnett

burningcauterizinga burnburning heatconsuming by fire

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Háligra gewrita lácnunga, and ámánsumunge bærnet (ustionem), R. Ben. 52, 13. of the effect of cold:-- Wið cile bærnettes frigore exustis, Lch. l. 228, 23. a burn Wæs þæt bærnet þe hé gelæhte æt ðám were on his sculdre gesewen, Hml.

ild

(n.)
Grammar
ild, e ; f.

an ageævumsæculumageyearsætasmatureeldsenectusvetustasage

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Gesceádlíce tósceádan ylde and geóguþe to distinguish discreetly between age and youth, L. de Cf. 4 ; Th, ii. 262, 5. age, old people, chief people [v. eald] Seó yld hí gebæd and seó iúguþ wrát age prayed and youth wrote, Homl. Th. ii. 506, 21.

Linked entries: yld eld

tǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽlan, p. de.

to blame, rebuke, reprove, reproach, censure, accuse.to blame a person for what is wrongto blame what is wrong in a personto speak evil of, blaspheme, revile, slander, calumniate, backbiteto treat with contempt, to scorn, despise, insult, mock, deride, jeer at

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Hig tǽldon ðæt land mid heora teónwordum they brought up an evil report of the land ((A. V.), Num. 13, 33. Forðan ðe hig ðæt land tǽldon by bringing up a slander upon the land (A.V.), 14, 36.

Linked entries: télan be-tilldon

word

(n.)
Grammar
word, es; n.

a worda single part of speechwordsa written worda worda group of wordsa sayingsentencewordsa sayingmaxima talestorya reporttidingsfamename(good) word,(good) reporta commandan orderordinancea messagean announcementwordsolemn statementpromiseoathan (expressed) intentionopinionspeechlanguagewordslanguagestylewordword of God

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Hé rihte ǽ getácnode on týn wordum [or 6.], Andr.

éðel-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-ríce, es; n.

A native-realm, native-countrypatrium regnum, patria

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A native-realm, native-country; patrium regnum, patria Ðæt ðú móste mínes éðelríces neótan that thou mightest enjoy my native realm. Exon. 29 a; Th. 89, 24; Cri. 1462: Andr. Kmbl. 239; An. 120: 864; An. 432: Salm. Kmbl. 214; Sal. 106

lendan

(v.)
Grammar
lendan, p. de

To arrive

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To arrive, come to land Man hine lǽdde tó Eligbyrig ... sóna swá hé lende on scype man hine blende he was brought to Ely ... as soon as he arrived he was blinded on board ship, Chr. 1036; Erl. 165, 27; Ælf. Tod. 14

gim-stán

(n.)
Grammar
gim-stán, es; m.

A gemjewelprecious stone

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A gem, jewel, precious stone Gimstán gemma, Wrt. Voc. 85, 23. Ðás gymstánas synd tocwýsede these jewels are crushed, Homl. Th. i. 62, 6, 13, 15, 21. Hí behwyrfdon heora áre on gymstánum they turned their property into jewels, 60, 28, 24

Linked entry: gem-stán

swǽsend-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
swǽsend-dagas, (swǽsing-); pl.
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The ides; the Latin term seems to be so rendered from supposing it to be connected with the verb edere; v. next word Swǽsingdagas idus, ab edendo dicuntur Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 37. Swǽsenddagas idus, ab edendo ii. 62, 27: 48, 55

yna

(n.)
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.), where it is printed with a space before y, as if a letter were wanting in the MS. Cockayne, Lchdm. iii. 334, col. 2, takes the word as the gen. pl. of yne = onion