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ge-risene

(n.)
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ge-risene, n.
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Ǽnne scegð . . . wolde ful gearwian his hláforde tó gerisnum, Cht. Crw. 23, 9

ge-derian

(v.)
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Add: absolute gelǽrð þæt swicollíce híwige . . ., and under þám leáslican híwe swídost gederige, Wlfst. 53, 27. Gederod lessus, Wülck. Gl. 257, 27. Ðám gederedum lesis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 31. with dat.

hæfenleást

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Take here hafenleást in Dict. and add Genóh wǽre þám wǽdlan his untrumnys, þeah ðe wiste hæfde ; and eft him wǽre genóh his hafenleast, ðeáh ðe he gesundful wǽre, Hml. Th. i. 330, 17. Þis earme wíf mé gesóhte . . .

mynster

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began georne mynstera wíde geond his cyneríce tó rihtlǽcynne, 440, l. Ðá mynstra on Wintanceastræ þurh Godes gyfe tó munuclífe gedyde, C. D. iii. 128, 19. His mód wæs ǽfre embe mynstru smeágende oþþe embe cyrcan, Hml. S. 31, 28. v.

or-leahter

(n.)
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Ðéh þe beó mid weredum orsorh, þéhweðere ǽfre on wíte wunað and on nearunisse, and ǽfre on gnornunge and on orleahtre . . . welan tó forwyrde gedragað; wel feala for welan on orleahter becómon, E. S. viii. 473, 16-26.

wærc

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.) ; for ðan se wræc (wærc, v.l. ) bid miceles cwelmes ǽlcum þára þe tó cymeð ; for ðan hine sóna ne lysteð metes ne drinces . . . ne ðǽr ne bið ǽnig wuldor mid him, þæt fore wynsumige, þeáh him syndon ealle wuldordreámas tó gelǽdde, Verc.

ymb-hygd

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(St.

fæst

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fæst, <b>.
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</b> add Swilce on fæstre eorðan urne, Hml. Th. ii. 160, 10. Add cwæð ꝥ sió burg wǽre genóh fæst on his hǽlo civitas ad salutem tuta, Past. 399, 25. <b>IV a.

heáfod-gemaca

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-gemaca, -gemæcca, an; m.

An equal, a mate, fellow

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An equal, a mate, fellow Ða sylfan his heáfodgemacan forlét his very fellows he forsook, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 16, 16. Ic mæg sleán míne heáfodgemæccan [heáfudgemæccean, Cot. MS.]

heal

(n.)
Grammar
heal, hal, es; m. n.

A corner, an angle, a secret place

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Ðá gemétte hine hleonian on ðam hale his cyrcan wið ðam weofode he found him leaning in the corner of his church against the altar, Guthl. 20; Gdwin. 82, 22. On halum in abditis, Ps. Spl. 16, 13

un-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-weorþ, -wurþ, -wyrþ, -wierþe, -wyrþe; adj.

of no valueof no dignitylittle esteemedunworthynot of sufficient meritworthlessbadcontemptibledespicableignobleignominiousdishonouring

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Hié woldon selfe fleón ða byrðenne suá micelre scylde, ðaðe his unwierðe wǽron indigni quique tanti reatus pondera fugerent, Past. 2; Swt. 31, 15. Hié woldon habban gódne hlísan, þeáh his unwyrþe sién, Bt. 18, 1; Fox 60, 26.

Linked entries: un-wurþ un-wyrþ

a-cweccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cweccan, p. -cwehte; pp. -cweht

To move quicklyto shakevibratemoverequaterevibrare

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To move quickly, to shake, vibrate; movere, quatere, vibrare Æsc acwehte he shook the ash, i. e. the lance, Byrht. Th. 140, 59; By. 310

a-swengan

(v.)
Grammar
a-swengan, p. -swengde; pp. -swenged

To shake out or offto cast forthexcutere

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To shake out or off, to cast forth; excutere He aswengde Pharaon in ðæm reádan sǽ excussit Pharaonem in Mari Rubro, Ps. Surt. 135, 55

Linked entry: swengan

eáster-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
eáster-dæg, eástor-dæg, es; m.

Easter-daydies paschālis

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Easter-day; dies paschālis Com he to ðam cyninge ðý ǽrestan eáster-dæge pervēnit ad rēgem prĭmo die paschæ, Bd. 2, 9; S. 511, 17

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eorl-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
eorl-gestreón, es; n. [gestreón treasure]

Noble treasure, riches dīvĭtiæ

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Noble treasure, riches; dīvĭtiæ Nis him gád eorlgestreóna he lacks not noble treasures, Exon. 123b; Th. 475, 10; Bo. 45: Beo. Th. 4481; B. 2244

fyorh

(n.)
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fyorh, gen. fyores; dat. fyore; n.

Lifevīta

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Life; vīta Fíf and hundteontig on fyore lifde wintra he passed a hundred and five years in life, Cd. 59; Th. 72, 10; Gen. 1184

ge-winfullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-winfullíce, adv.

Laboriouslywith difficultylaboriōse

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Laboriously, with difficulty; laboriōse Ðæt eahta and twentig wintra gewinnfullíce he heóld id per annos viginti octo laboriōsissĭme tĕnuit, Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 17

risne

(adj.)
Grammar
risne, adj.
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Fitting, becoming, suitable sóna ðám risne andsware ( congrua responsa ) onsende, Bd. 1, 27; S. 488, 35, MS. B. v. ge-risene and next word

ge-réf-mǽd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-réf-mǽd, e; f.

'The meadow which the reeve owned "ex officio," or over which, as common pasture, he exercised the right of superintendence,'

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'The meadow which the reeve owned "ex officio," or over which, as common pasture, he exercised the right of superintendence,' Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. xxxiv

sundor-seld

(n.)
Grammar
sundor-seld, es; n.
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-Ðæt sundurseld wuldres nimeþ ut solium gloriae teneat, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 186, 27