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ge-neah

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-neah, ge-neh; adv.
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Take here ge-neh in Dict

ge-sáwenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sáwenlic, ge-sawenlic ?; adj.
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Visible Hit is earfoðrecce hwæt hé gesáwenlicra (-sew-, v.l. ) wundra geworhte. Wlfst. 22, 14. Cf. ge-sewenlic; for-sáawenlic

ge-sáwenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-sáwenlíce, ge-sawenlíce ?; adv.
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Visibly Eal þæt se sácerd déð þurh þá hálgan þénunge gesáwenlíce (-sew-, v.l. ), eal hit fulfremeð se hálga gást gerýnelíce, Wlfst. 36, 8

Linked entry: -sáwenlíce

ge-sceádenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-sceádenlíce, ge-scádenlíce; adv.
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Severally Gescádenlíce separatim (quomodo virginitas, castitas, jugalitas tripertitis gradibus separatim differant). Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 48

Linked entry: sceádenlíce

ge-swipor

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-swipor, ge-swiper; adj.
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Cunning, crafty Hé geswiperum (-swippre, v. l.) múðe (ore astuto ) wrehte. Bd. 2, 9; Sch. 146, 24

Linked entry: swipor

ge-wrixlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wrixlic, ge-wrixllic; adj.
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Alternate Gewrixlicum stempnum alternis vicibus, An. Ox. 2, 135

gylden-hilt

(adj.)
Grammar
gylden-hilt, gylden-hilte; adj.
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Golden-hilted Hé an ii. gyldenra róda and ii. gyldenhiltra sweorda, C. D. 8. iii. 74, 27

gylden-híw

(adj.)
Grammar
gylden-híw, gylden-híwe; adj.
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Golden-hued Gyldenhíwe auricolor, An. Ox. 43, 5

gylden-múþ

(adj.)
Grammar
gylden-múþ, gylden-múþe; adj.
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Golden-mouthed (translating Chrysostomos) Gyldenmúða (-múðe, v. l.) crisostomus, os aureum habens, Hpt. 31, 7, 113. Gregorius mid Grécum Crysosthomas is geháten. . . þysum wordum se ilca gyldenmúða Gregorius wæs sprecende, Gr. D 94, 20

Linked entry: -múþ

gréne-hǽwen

(adj.)
Grammar
gréne-hǽwen, grén-hǽwen; adj.
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Greenish Grénehǽwen ceruleus, i. glaucus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 34. Ðá hǽwengrénan oððe þá grénhǽwenan ceruleas, 22, 39

hwæt-hweganinga

(adv.)
Grammar
hwæt-hweganinga, hwæt-unga; adv.
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Somewhat, a little Gif þú hí hwæthweganinga wiþ fýr ne gemengdest, Bt. 33, 4; F. 130, 10. See next word

Linked entry: -hweganinga

leás-ferhþ

(adj.)
Grammar
leás-ferhþ, leás-fyrhþ; adj.
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False, fickle (?) Næs hé ofermód ne níðig ne leásferhþ (-fyrhþ, v. l. ), Nap. 41

Linked entry: ferhþ

níw-gehálgod

(adj.)
Grammar
níw-gehálgod, níw-hálgod; adj.
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Newly consecrated Se wítega begeát his (Jehu's) heáfod mid ele . . . Ðá Hieu se nígehálgode (níghál-goda, v. l. ) cynincg férde, Hml. S. 18, 326

ofdúne-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
ofdúne-rihte, ofdún-rihte; adv.
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Straight down Sýn þá fét gebundene tó ðám héhstan telgan, and ꝥ heáfod hangige ofdúnrihte and þá fét úprihte, Verc. Först. 110, 10

ofer-prút

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-prút, ofer-prúd; adj.
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Excessively proud, puffed up Ne bisceop . . . bisceophádes intingan regules beboda oferprút þrístlíce betwyxsende nec episcopus episcopatus occasione regulę beboda tumidus temere intermittat, Angl. xiii. 373, 104. Ys uppáhafennyss þearfena, þá ne welan

ofer-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-weorþ, ofer-wirþe; adj.
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Very worthy Oferwyrþe condignae (non sunt condignae passiones huius temporis ad futuram gloriam), Angl. xi. 171

ord-frym

(adj.)
Grammar
ord-frym, ord-frymm; adj.
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Original Þæt ordfremme folc, E. S. 49, 352

scín-lǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
scín-lǽce, scín-lác; adj.
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Þá bróðru þe hé gemétte þǽr mid þám scínlácan (gedwimorlácum, v. l.) fýre bysmrian fratres quos phantastico reperit igne deludi, Gr. D. 124, 10. Ꝥ preóstas hí warnien wyð þá scínlácan híwinga deófla prettes (transformationes dęmonum). Chrd. 7, 25. Add

semnend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
semnend-lic, semmended-lic; adj.
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Sudden Slagen mid sæmnedlicre (semnendlicre, v. l.) blindnesse subita caecitate percussus, Gr. D. 235, 3. In þǽre fǽrlican (symnenlican and fǽrlican, v. l.) wafunge in subito stupore, 284, 23

Linked entry: symnen-lic

un-forwirded

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forwirded, un-forwird; adj.
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Unspoilt, undecayed: — Þonne magon wé Drihtne bringan unforwyrdne wæst(m) gódra weorca, Nap. 87

Linked entry: for-wirdan

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