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forþ-tíhan

Grammar
forþ-tíhan, l. -teón,
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and see teón

ge-fang

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fang, a joint, clamp, v. riht-gefang,
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hundes beó

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hundes beó, l. peó,
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and see píe

-lǽce

(adj.; suffix)
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-lǽce, an; f. v. scín-lǽce: -lǽce; adj. v. eáþ-lǽce
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and efen-lǽce

rótsian

(v.)

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ge-ǽwed

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ge-ǽwed, v. un-geǽwed,
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Linked entry: -ǽwed

bádere

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habban

(v.)
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habban, habbanne, hæbbene; pres. part. hæbbende; pres. indic. ic hæbbe, hafa, ðú hæfst, hafast, he hæfþ, hafaþ, pl. habbaþ, hæbbaþ; p. hæfde; subj. hæbbe, pl. hæbben, habban; imper. hafa, pl. habbaþ; pp. hæfed.

To HAVE, possess, hold, keep

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Gif cniht wǽpn brede gilde se hláford án pund and hæbbe se hláford æt ðæt hé mǽge if a follower draw a weapon, let the lord pay one pound, and let the lord get from him what he can, Th. Chart. 612, 25.

Linked entries: heofon-hæbbende hafa

ge-gódian

(v.)
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Mynegunge gegódude monitu freti, Angl. xiii. 375, 142. to do good physically Genim þá ylcan wyrte and syle þigccean; heó gegódað, Lch. i. 72, 15. to make (morally) good, improve Ꝥ seó stów þurh hine gegódod and geriht wǽre, R.

leóht

(n.)
Grammar
leóht, a light.
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Gif hit forget his ágen leóht, ꝥ is éce gefeá, Bt. 3, 2; F. 6, 9. light as itself an object of perception, an individual shining or appearance of light Mycel leóht and freábeorht onlýhte ꝥ carcern, Bl. H. 229, 28.

stán-scræf

(n.)
Grammar
stán-scræf, es; n.
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A cave in the rocks Sca Maria hine ácende on ánum holum stánscræfe, Shrn. 29, 28: 107, 28. Gongaþ on ðis stánscræf, and git ðǽr métaþ weal, se is mid ifige bewrigen, 139, 26

wítegestre

(n.)
Grammar
wítegestre, an; f.

A prophetess

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A prophetess Anna wæs wítegystre (prophetissa), Lk. Skt. 2, 36. Týn mǽdena wǽron on hǽðenum folcum, ðe man hét Sibillas, ðæt synd wítegestran, and hí wítegodon ealle be Criste, Ælfc. T. Grn. 10, 31

Linked entry: wítege

ge-bréfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bréfan, p. ed
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To state briefly, epitomize: Gif hwylcum cnihte lyste má þinga and deópra gesetnyssa be him witan þonne wé hér habbað gebréued, Angl. viii. 308, 11. Nú wé þás þing habbað sceortlíce gebréued, 322, 22. —

Linked entry: -bréfan

mýderce

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Man sceal habban . . . cyste, mýdercan, bearmteáge, Angl. ix. 264, 20. Lǽt hí ealle fordón and ic gedó ꝥ þú hæfst týn þúsend punda tó þínum mýdercum (arcariis gazae tuae), Hml. A. 96, 156. Add: —

sprenging

(n.)
Grammar
sprenging, springing, e; f.
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Sprinkling Tó hálgunge sprengincge ad consecrationem conspersionis, Angl. xiii. 388, 328. Sprincginge and bletsunge conspersionem et benedictionem, 408, 614.[Cf. N. E. D. springing; II.9. sprinkling; spring; 13. to sprinkle.] Cf. spring; 3

Linked entry: springing

ge-gerwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gerwan, -gærwan, -girwan, -gierwan, -gyrwan; p. -gerede; pp. -gered, -gerwed

To preparemake readyclothearrayadornfurnish

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Ðǽr weofod inne wlitelíce geworhtan and gegyredon therein they wrought and adorned an altar beautifully, 205, 6 : Beo. Th. 6265; B. 3137. Gegyre ðú hine clothe him, Blickl. Homl. 37, 21. Mid heora geatwum gegyrede equipped, 241, 29 : Nar. 4, 13.

Linked entries: ge-gærwan ge-gyrwan

eád

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Wæs hyra tíres æt ende, eádes and ellendǽda, Jud. 273. Þá hyra týr and eád ýcað, Rä. 27, 23. wealth, riches Siððan his eaforan eád bryttedon ... him wæs beorht wela, Gen. 1602.

scín-feld

(n.)
Grammar
scín-feld, dat. a; m.
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Enoch and Helias. Hwǽr wuniaþ hý? Malifica and Intimphonis (in Ternpis?), ðæt is on sunfelda and on sceánfelda (sceón-?), Salm. Kmbl. 202, 2. On scénfeldum in Tempis , Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 16: 89, 72

Linked entries: sceán-feld scén-feld

un-fremu

(n.)
Grammar
un-fremu, e; f.

Hurtlossdamagedetriment

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Hurt, loss, damage, detriment Hú nyt bið ðæt, ðeáh ðú ðé ealne middaneard and ealle eorðan wille gestrýnan, gif ðú ðínre sáwle unfreme and forlorenesse gewyrcst? Anglia xi. 8, 29.

fore-rynel

(n.)

a harbinger

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Sé sé ðe ðone sácerdhád onféhð, hé onféhð friccan scíre and foreryneles; ðá hér iernað beforan kyningum and bodigeað hira færelt, Past. 91, 21. On þǽre cyrcan þæs hálgan forryneles and fulluhteres, Hml. S. 23 b, 505. Add