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ge-fég

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cf. ge-fégedness) shews to all that observe it, 229, 20

ge-deorfan

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Hiora scipa gedurfon L and C centunt quinquaginta naves onerarias perdiderunt, 28

healt

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Mk. 9, 45. ꝥ hé þám healtan cnapan (cf. se cnapa wæs creópere, 20) Blinde geseóð, healte (claudi) gáð, Mt. 11, 5. Underfóð þá blindan gesihðe . . . andþá healtan færeld, Hml. S. 29, 337. Dá eodan tó him þá healtan, 21, 14.

inca

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Nú tóbræc and tó;lýsde swíðe cúð gesceádwísnes þone incan and tweón mínes geþóhtes scrupulum cogitationis meae aperta ratio disolvit, Gr. D. 228, 2

hýr

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> where the thing is money, interest, usury :-- Hýre fęnoris, usurę, Germ. 389, 45. payment contracted to be made for personal services, wages Gif mé nú mettas and wín, and ic hit þé gilde eft of míre hýre I will pay ii you back out of my wages (cf

mǽtan

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.; for construction cf. 157) wæs, Dan. 119

ríp

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Dele 'a sheaf of corn', and the bracket, and add: [The Latin for Lch. iii. 208, 15 is: Messes colligere, letitiam significat] Þá þá hé sume ðæge lǽdde hám tó his berne ꝥ ásnidene ríp cum quadam die messem decisam ad aream deduxisset, Gr.

á-settan

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<b>I c.</b> with non-material object, to apply :-- Ásete him þá unriht tó þe hí geearnedan, Ps. Th. 68, 28. <b>I d.</b> to remove, take away, cf.

áþ

Grammar
áþ, <b>. I.</b>
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. , and þæne áð nam se scírigman tó þæs cinges handa, and þǽr wæs gód eáca tén hundan mannan þe þane áð sealdan, Cht. Th. 273, 22-31. Leófríc sealde Wulfstáne twégra þegna áð and wæs hymsylf þridde, C.

sǽ-mann

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-mann, es; m.

a seaman,

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a seaman, one who journeys by sea Sǽmen æfter fóron flódwege, Cd. Th. 184, 11; Exod. 105, Sǽmanna síð, 208, 4; Exod. 478. Gáras, sǽmanna searo, Beo. Th. 663; B. 329. Hé sǽmannum onsacan mihte, 5900; B. 2954.

wæstm-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
wæstm-berende, adj.

Fruit-bearing, fertile, fruitful, productive,

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Seó wæstm*-*berendeste ( fertilissima ) eorþe, Nar. 5, 20. referring to living creatures Mid ðý ne is ǽnig syn wæstmbærendes (-beorendes, M. 74, 24) líchoman cum non sit culpa aliqua foecunditas Dafnis, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 2. figurative Hé wæs gefultumiende

hæg-steald

(n.)
Grammar
hæg-steald, hæge-, heh-, es; m : e; f [?]

One living in the lord&#39;s house, not having his own household, an unmarried person, a young person, bachelor, virginmansionarius, cælebs, juvenis, virgo

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C. 1; Th. ii. 132, 28. Hegsteald cælebs, 14; Th. ii. 142, 13. Hægsteald módige wígend unforhte youths courageous, warriors fearless, Cd. 160; Th. 198, 24; Exod. 327. His hægstealdas his young warriors, Fins. Th. 81; Fin. 40.

Linked entry: Hagustaldes-eá

hǽst

(adj.)
Grammar
hǽst, hǽste[?]; adj.

Violent, vehement, impetuous

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Junius háte] and hǽste hǽðnum folce sulphur and swart flame, sorely and, fiercely, hot and vehement shall avenge it on the heathen folk (Junius' reading might be taken and hǽste would then be an adverb parallel with sáre and grimme : v. preceding word], Cd

BÚR

(n.)
Grammar
BÚR, es; n.

A BOWER, cottage, dwelling, an inner room, storehousetabernaculum, conclave, casa

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On búre, ahóf brýd Abrahames hleahtor in the inner room, Abraham's wife raised a laugh, Cd. 109; Th. 144, 7;Gen. 2386. Cumena búr a guest-house, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 11. Bed-cófa vel búr cubiculum, Ælfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 99; Wrt. Voc. 25, 39.

ofer-gitan

(v.)

to forget, neglect

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Cd. Th. 155, 32; Gen. 2581. Spec . . . ðæt hié ofergieton (sýn ofergytende,MS. B.) ðisse sǽwe ege, St. And. 8. 15. Ne ofergit ðú þearfan, Ps. Spl. 9 second, 14. Ofergyt, 73, 24. Oferget, Ps. Surt. 73, 23. Nylle ðú ofergiten noli oblivisci Ps.

ge-timbru

(n.)
Grammar
ge-timbru, -timbro; pl. gen. -timbra; n.

An edificea buildingstructureædĭfĭciumstructūra

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Ðæt sind ða getimbru ðe nó [MS. nú] tydriaþ these are the structures which shall not decay, Exon. 32 b; Th. 103, 5; Cri. 1683: 39 b; Th. 131, 16; Gú. 456: Bd. 3, 8; S. 532, 30.

hól

(n.)
Grammar
hól, es; n.

Vain speech, evil speaking without cause, calumny, slander

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Th. 131, 11; cf. Grff. iv. 849, huolian

Linked entries: hel hoelan hólian

CÝÐAN

(v.)
Grammar
CÝÐAN, p. ic, he cýðde, cýdde, ðú cýðdest, cýddest; pp. cýðed .

to make known, tell, relate, proclaim, announcenuntiare, annuntiare, narrare, referre, effari, prædicare to declare, reveal, manifest, shew, perform, confess, confirm, testify, prove notum facere, revelare, manifestare, ostendere, perhibere, confiteri, testari, probare

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to make known, tell, relate, proclaim, announce;nuntiare, annuntiare, narrare, referre, effari, prædicare Wordum cýðan to make known in words, Cd. 102; Th. 135, 14; Gen. 2242: Exon. 12a; Th. 19, 7; Cri. 297.

Linked entry: ge-cýðan

for-swelgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-swelgan, -sweolgan, he -swelgeþ, -swilgeþ, -swelhþ, pl. -swelgaþ; p. ic, he -swealh, -swealg, ðú -swulge, pl. -swulgon; subj. pres. -swelge, pl. -swelgen; p. -swulge, pl. -swulgen; pp. -swolgen, -swelgen [swelgan to swallow]

To swallow updevourabsorbdevŏrāredegluttīreabsorbēre

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Spl. 13, 8: Exon. 22 b; Th. 62, 4; Cri. 996. Aarones gird forswealh ealle heora girda devŏrāvit virga Aaron virgas eōrum, Ex. 7, 12: Cd. 119; Th. 154, 17; Gen. 2557: Ps. Th. 77, 50.

Linked entries: for-sweolgan swelgan

fundian

(v.)
Grammar
fundian, ic fundige; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To endeavour to findtend toaspire tostrivego forwardhastenintenddesirenītitendĕreintendĕrepropĕrāre

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Swá hie fundedon as they desired, Cd. 115; Th. 150, 17; Gen. 2493: Exon. 1063; Th. 404, 11; Rä. 23, 6