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gearo

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Wé sungon be eallum hálgum ... æfter þyssum, prím ... eft wé sungon nón, and nú wé synd hér gearuwe gehýran hwæt þú ús secge, Coll. M. 34, 1. Hí wǽron gearwe tó fihtan[n]e ongeán þone kásere, H. R. 3, 9.

ge-

(prefix)
Grammar
ge-, Both ge- and gi- are used in the oldest glossaries: e. g. on
  • p. 48 of O. E. T.
nine words with the prefix occur; in four cases both the Epinal and Erfurt glosses have gi-, in one they have ge-, in two the Epinal has ge- where the Erfurt has gi-, and in two the Epinal has gi- where the other has ge-. In each case the
  • Corpus Gloss.
has ge-. In this glossary, however, gi- is found, e. g. gi-brec,
  • 2152
, and in later glossaries also, e. g. gi-mynd,
  • Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 73.
Besides the forms given may be noted ga-eddun,
  • Erf. 75
; gy-byrdid,
  • Ep. 228.
In the
  • Durham Ritual
the regular form is gi-.
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ge-reccan

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Heáhsittendum þancas gereccean hý ná yldon celsithrono grates referre non distulerunt, Angl. xiii. 368, 39. to tell, say. to state a fact Ic þé gerecce swíþe hraþe ꝥ ðú ongitst ꝥ hé biþ for lytlum þingum oft gedréfed, Bt. 11. I ; F. 32, 17.

MANIG

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
MANIG, maneg, monig, mænig; adj.

MANYmany a

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with a noun or adjective, MANY, (with sing, noun) many a Ðǽr biþ swýðe manig burh, Ors. l, l; Swt. 20, 14. Ðá wæs ymb ða gifhealle gúþrinc monig, Beo. Th. 1681; B. 838. Manig man cwyþ multi dicunt, Ps. Th. 4, 7. Geong manig, Beo. Th. 1712; B. 857.

styrung

(n.)
Grammar
styrung, e; f.
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Ðara unstillena gesceafta styring ne mæg weorþan gestilled, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 4. Monige beóþ blíðe and eác unblíðe . . . for ðæs blódes styringe and for líchoman medtrymnesse, Past. 27; Swt. 187, 24.

Linked entries: stirung styring

scealc

(n.)
Grammar
scealc, es; m.

a servanta man, soldier, sailor

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Næs scealca nán there was no one, Met. 8, 21. Scipu mid scealcum ships with their crews, Exon. Th. 362, 3; Wal. 31. Þer wes moni bald scalc(cniht, 2nd MS.), Laym. 19126. Heo wenden bi þen scelden þat hit heore scalkes (men, 2nd MS.)weoren, 4219.

Linked entry: scilcen

sceand-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sceand-líc, j adj.

infamous, base, viledisgraceful, foul, shameful, obscene disgraceful

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Gif hit ǽr sceondlíc wæs, ne biþ hit ðý fægerre, Bt. 14, 3 ; Fox 46,16. Seó gesceádwísnes; nis ðæt scandlíc cræft, forðæm hit nǽnig hafaþ neát búton monnum, Met. 20,188. Scandlícre fúlnesse spurcae obscoenitatis, Hpt. Gl. 447, 19.

FREÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
FREÓGAN, freón; ic freó, he freóþ, pl. freógaþ, freóþ; p. freóde, pl. freódon; impert. freó; subj. pres. freóge; pp. freód [freó free] .

to freemake freemanumittĕrelībĕrāreto honourlikelovehonōrāredilĭgĕreămāre

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Naelig-acute;nig ó ðerne freóþ swá him God bebeád no one loves another as God commanded him, Frag. Kmbl. 70; Leás. 37. Ðú ðín ágen móst mennen ateón swá ðín mód freóþ thou mayest treat thine own servant as thy mind liketh.

cweþan

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Add: to say. of a particular statement Ne cweðo ic ðæt ðæt ic ǽr cwæð bebeódende, ac lǽrende, Past. 397, 27. Salm ic cweoðu psalmum dicam, Ps. Srt. 17, 50. Se yfela þeów cuið on his móde, Past. 121, 11. Gé cweaðað dicitis, Ps. Srt. 138, 20.

ge-brecan

(v.)
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gebrocen weorðeð holt on híwe, Ph. 80. Wong gebrocen tó beorgum, Rum. 33. fig. to crush, destroy Ic gebreocu hié swé swé dúst comminuam illos ut pulverem, Ps. Srt. 17, 43. Hornas synfulra ic gebreocu (confringam), 74, 11.

ge-sceád

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Ox. 941. art, science Nota þæt is mearcung. Þǽra mearcunga sind manega . . . ǽgðer ; ge on sangbócum ge on leóðcræfte ge on gehwylcum gesceáde, Ælfc. Gr.

þys-líc

(adj.)
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þys-líc, þyl-líc; pron.

Such

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Grammar þys-líc, used adjectivally, Grammar þys-líc, qualifying a noun Gif him þyslícu þearf gelumpe, Beo. Th. 5267; B. 2637. Wénst ðú ðæt ðé ánum þyllíc (þellecu, Cott. MS.) hwearfung and þillíc (þillícu, Cott.

Linked entries: þislíc þyl-líc

ge-mǽre

(n.; v.)
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Hé cóm on ꝥ gemǽre leóhtes and þeóstro noctis prope terminos, Bt. 35, 6 ; F. 170, 13. a line (lit. or fig.) that cannot or should not be passed, a bound, limit Ðá bebeád se biscop : ' Ásettað mé ongeán þysum fýre' . . .

lǽran

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Ðǽm scamleásan ne wyrð gestiéred bútan micelre tǽlinge, Past. 205, 21 : 179, 21. to exhort, &c. to something Þú þrístlíce þeóde lǽrest tó beadowe, An. 1187.

ge-þencan

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Ne sculon hí geðencean hiera ealdordómes non in se potestatem debent ordinis pensare, Past. 107, 24: Gr. D. 3, 15. with prep. Be þissum þingum geþenc, Bl. H. 41, 1.

Andefera

(n.)
Grammar
Andefera, an; m.

ANDOVER, a market town in the north west of Hampshire built on the east bank of the river Ande or Antonoppidum in agro Hamtunensi

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ANDOVER, a market town in the north west of Hampshire built on the east bank of the river Ande or Anton; oppidum in agro Hamtunensi Hí ðá lǽddon Ánláf to Andeferan they then led Anlaf to Andover, Chr. 994; Th. 242, 27, col. 1; Th. 243, 26, col. 1, 12

Elene

(n.)
Grammar
Elene, an; f.

Helena Helĕna = Ἑλένη

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Notes and Various Readings, p. 28, col. 2, in proof that Helena was the lawful wife of Constantius Ða him Elene forgeaf sincweorþunga then Helĕna gave him treasures. Elen. Kmbl. 2434; El. 1218.

Frig-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
Frig-dæg, Frige dæg, es; m.

FRIDAYFriga's daydies Vĕnĕris

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Bos. 4, 12, 23; Notes, p, 574. For Friga v. Grm. D. M. p. 278 ; and for names of the days of the week in the several Teutonic dialects pp. 112-115

neoþe-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
neoþe-, nioþo-, niþe-weard; adj.

Lowsituated beneathbottom of

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Low, situated beneath, bottom of (the noun with which the adjective agrees) Niþeweard fót planta; hóh niþeweard calx, Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 73, 75. Is se hals gréne nioþoweard and ufeweard, Exon. Th. 218, 23; Ph. 299.

ræced

(n.)
Grammar
ræced, reced, es; m. n.
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Se beorn ( Noah ) reste on recede, 95. 25; Gen. 1584. In ræcede, Exon. Th. 314, 21; Mód. 17 : 413, 11; Rä. 32, 3. Recyde, Runic pm. Kmbl. 340, 11; Rún. 5. Ic seah rǽplingas in ræced fergan, Exon. Th. 435, 2; Rä. 53, 1.

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