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ge-unsóþian

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

To disproverefuteprove falserefellĕre

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To disprove, refute, prove false; refellĕre Gif se óðer ðæt geunsóþian mǽge ðæt him man onsecgan wolde if the other can disprove that which any one would charge to him, L. Edg. ii. 4; Th. i. 266, 24; L. C. S. 16; Th. i. 384, 22

Linked entry: un-sóþian

ge-dál-land

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dál-land, -dæl-land, es; n.

Partible landland belonging to several proprietorssepărābĭlis terra

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Dipl. iii. 6, 11

ge-ehtian

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

To estimatevalueæstĭmāre

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To estimate, value; æstĭmāre Ðæt hie mon ná undeórran weorþe móste lésan ðonne hie mon be ðam were geehtige which must not be redeemed at any cheaper rate than it is estimated at according to his value, L. Alf. pol. 32; Th. i. 82, 2, note 8

sulh-gang

(n.)
Grammar
sulh-gang, es; m.
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See too pleuch-gate, ib. Cf. for a similar use of gang in measurements Icel. sólar-gangr = a day) Æt heáfde peninc, æt sulhgange peninc, Wulfst. 170. 37

un-gebrosnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gebrosnod, adj.

Uncorruptedundecayed

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His handa siondan ungebrosnode in ðære cynelícan ceastre, 114, 1: Chr. 641; Erl. 27, 11: Homl. Th. ii. 568, 24

un-trymþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-trymþ, e; f.

Weaknesssicknessinfirmity

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C. 33; Th. ii. 156, 36

Linked entry: trymþ

wer-tihtle

(n.)
Grammar
wer-tihtle, an; f.
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An accusation where the crime of which a person is accused involves the payment of the wer; the crime itself Be wertyhtlan. Gif mon sié wertyhtlan betogen . . . bíde mon mid ðære wíterǽdenne óþ ðæt se wer gegolden sié, L. In. 71; Th. i. 148, 1-4

Linked entry: tihtle

wiþ-feohtan

(v.)

to fight againstcontend with

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to fight against, contend with Hé gefeaht mid ða ǽ ðæs módes, ðære wiþfeaht (wiðflát, v. l.) seó ǽ ðe on his limum wæs pugnabat legi mentis, cui lex, quae in membris est, repugnabat, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 39. Wiðfeohtan certare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 17

Linked entry: wiþ-flítan

Wir-healh

(n.)
Grammar
Wir-healh, gen. -heales; pl. -healas; m.

Wirralthe peninsula between the Dee and the Mersey

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Hié fóron ðæt hié gedydon on ánre wéstre ceastre on Wírhealum; seó is Légaceaster geháten, 894; Th. i. 170, 171

Linked entry: healh

yfel-sacung

(n.)
Grammar
yfel-sacung, e; f.
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Calumny, vituperation On yfylsacunge heora in malitia eorum, Ps. Spl. C. 93, 23. Módignys ácenð andan and yfelsacunge, ceorunge and gelómlíce tála, Homl. Th. ii. 222, 7. Þurh yfelsacunge per blasphemiam, Confess. Peccat.

earning-land

(n.)
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The passage is: Ðá nam Ealdulf hit and sealde ðám ðe hé wolde tó earningclaude. Cf. the expression in the same charter: Wé wrítað him ðone croft . . . ðæt hé hæbbe hit swá rúm tó bóclonde, swá hé ǽr hæfde tó lǽnlonde, C. D. iii. 258, 27

fnæd

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D. in, 28: Hml. Th. ii. 160, 23. Heó hrepode his reáfes fnædu, 394, 12. Fnæda, Hml. 8, 31, 570. Sume heora fnada (fimbrias) gemiccliaþ, R. Ben. 135, 26. Add

forþ-heald

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Add: bent forwards, inclined from the perpendicular; fig. prone to Andgit and geþóht menniscre heortan syndon forðhealde tó yfele ( in malum prona ), Gen. 8, 21. sloping, inclined to the horizontal Se weg is rúm and forðheald þe tó deáðe and tó hellewíte

forþ-riht

(adj.)
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Voc. ii. 140, 51. [v. N. E. D. forthright; adj.] See forþ-rihtes

ge-grindan

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Tuu wíf gegrundon on coernæ duae molentes in mola, Mt. L. 24, 41. Gegrunden fressa, i. molita, fracta, divisa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 68.

ge-hréran

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Add: to stir together, mix up material Gehrér twá ǽgru on hatum wætere, Lch. ii. 76, 28. Dó méle fulne buteran on, and gehrére tógædere, 86, 18. of the operation of natural forces, to set in violent motion Þurh winda gryre wolcn wæs gehréred, Dóm.

ge-nǽtan

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Add: to destroy, corrupt Ic genǽto conficiam, i. con-fundam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 30. Genǽt, geyrmþ, forbrýt, tóbrecþ conterat, 135, 5.

ge-swope

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swope, ge-swópe ?
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the vowel being replaced by the consonant following it in the alphabet, a not unfrequent device, and o put for p to avoid three consecutive p's) peripsima superhabundans, pur*-*gamenta, Hpt. 33, 250, 15. —

ge-brycgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brycgian, p. ode; pp. od.
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to bridge a road, cover with planks, stones, &c. so as to make it passable Wearð æteówod . . . án weg fram ðám húse þe hé on gewát . . . ástreht oð heofonan. Se weg wæs mid pællum gebricgod, Hml. Th. ii. 186, 34. to bridge a stream

Linked entry: brycgian

gilm

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Take here <b>gelm</b> in Dict., and add: a wk. pl. occurs Genim þǽre ilcan wyrte gódne gelm, Lch. ii. 30, 23 : 60, 5. Gylma manipu-lorum An. Ox. 5252. Gilmum fasciculi's 7, 270. Gylmas manipulos, i. fasces 3431. Gilman, 2366