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éfestan

(v.)
Grammar
éfestan, l. efestan,
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Ætwesan efestaþ tída adesse festinant tempora, Cant. M. ad. fil. 35.

muud-bora

(n.)
Grammar
muud-bora, an; m.

one who can give protection (mund) ⬩ protector ⬩ patron ⬩ guardian ⬩ advocate ⬩ a guardian

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one who can give protection (mund), a protector, patron, guardian, advocate Forspeca vel mundbora advocatus, patronus vel interpellator, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 42. Mundbora patronus, ii. 67, 24: subfragator, 121, 55; Ep. Gl. 24 b, 31: advocatas, Hpt.

gid

(n.)
Grammar
gid, gidd, gied, giedd, gyd, gydd, ged, es; n.

a song ⬩ lay ⬩ poem ⬩ cantus ⬩ cantilena ⬩ carmen ⬩ poema ⬩ A speech ⬩ tale ⬩ sermon ⬩ proverb ⬩ riddle ⬩ sermo ⬩ dictum ⬩ loquela ⬩ proverbium ⬩ ænigma

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Mæg ic be me sylfum sóþ gied wrecan of myself I can relate a true tale, Exon. 81 b; Th. 306, 2; Seef. 1. On gewunon gyddes gehwyrfed in consuetudinem proverbii versum, Bd. 3, 12; S. 537, 27. On gydde into a proverb, 3, 12; 537, 30.

Linked entries: gidding gied ged gyd

ge-bétan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bétan, he -béteþ, pl. -bétaþ; p. bétte, pl. bétton; pp. -béted, -bétt; v. trans, [ge-, bétan to amend] .

to make better ⬩ improve ⬩ mend ⬩ amend ⬩ repair ⬩ emendāre ⬩ repărāre ⬩ to make strong ⬩ fortify ⬩ surround with a wall ⬩ confirmāre ⬩ munīre ⬩ mūrāre ⬩ to make amends ⬩ reparation ⬩ 'bót' for ⬩ repent ⬩ to obtain a remedy against ⬩ to get 'bót' from ⬩ avenge

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Lind. 10, 13. to obtain a remedy against, to get 'bót' from, avenge Ðú wille cweðan ðæt ða welgan habban mid hwam hí mǽgen ðæt [hunger, thirst, cold] gebétan you will say that the rich have wherewith they can remedy that, Boeth. 26, 2; Fox 92, 37.

Linked entries: ge-bétt ge-bótad

þæs-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þæs-líc, adj.
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Hwæt mæg beón þæslícre what can be more fitting? L. E. I. 27; Th. ii. 424, 5. comely, fair, elegant Mid þæslíce getingnysse elegante (pulchra) sententia ł peritia, Hpt. Gl. 528, 3. Ðá geseah ic týn geonge men genóh þæslíce on líchaman, Homl.

Linked entry: his-lic

á-bǽdan

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Ys fíra ǽnig ðára ðe . . . an man áge deáð ábǽde, ǽr se dæg cyme is there any man whom death can claim before the appointed day comes? (? the passage seems corrupt), Sal. 478

hearpe

(n.)
Grammar
hearpe, hærpe, an; f.

A harp ⬩ plectrum, chelys, psalterium, cythara

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Sum mid hondum mæg hearpan grétan one with his hands can touch the harp, 79 a; Th. 296, 11; Cri; 49: 91 b; Th. 344, 10; Gn. Ex. 171: 17 b; Th. 42, 8; Cri. 669

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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býsgian

(v.)
Grammar
býsgian, bísgian, býsigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad
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Ic eom býsgod on sange occupatus sum cantu, Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 25; Wrt. Voc. 2, 11.

Linked entries: býsigan bísgian bísgian

ge-nóg

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-nóg, adv.
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Þú wást genóg geare ðæt þú mé oferswíðan ne miht tnou knowest very well that thou canst not overcome me, Bl. H. 175, 30

hlýdan

chatter

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Hlýdendum gar-rientibus, 4195. with object: Stefn smoeða hlýdeð vox canora concrepet Ps. Srt. ii. p. 202, 5. Hlýde garriat .i. uociferet (eundem adisse) An.

hár

(adj.)
Grammar
hár, adj.

Hoar, hoary, grey, old ⬩ canus

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Hoar, hoary, grey, old; canus Hár hǽþ the grey heath, Cd. 148; Th. 185, 5; Exod. 118. Se hára wulf the grey wolf, Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 15; Wand. 82. Háres hyrste the old warrior's arms, Beo.

drincan

(v.)
Grammar
drincan, to drincenne, ic drince, ðú drincst, he drincþ, dryncþ, pl. drincaþ; p. dranc, pl.druncon; pp.druncen [drinc drink] .

DRINK, imbibe ⬩ bibĕre, potāre, imbĭbĕre

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But know thou, dear friend, that he who forces another man to drink more than he can bear, shall answer for both, if any harm come thereof. Our Saviour hath forbidden, over drinking.

Linked entries: DRENCAN druncennes drynge druncen

ge-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cnáwan, ic -cnáwe, ðú -cnáwest, -cnǽwst, he -cnáweþ, -cnǽwþ, pl. -cnáwaþ; p. -cneów, pl. -cneówon; pp. -cnáwen

To know ⬩ perceive ⬩ understand ⬩ recognise ⬩ noscere ⬩ agnoscere ⬩ sentire ⬩ cognoscere

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Ðæt geðeóde ðe we ealle gecnáwan mægen the language that we can all understand, Past. Swt. 6, 8. Ic hafu gecnáwen ðæt ðú Hǽlend eart middangeardes I have perceived that thou art the Saviour of the world, Elen. Kmbl. 1613; El. 808.

Linked entry: ge-cneów

hleahtor

a laugh

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wéne þæt þú þǽr ne wurðe mid dymnysse þýstro áblend if you after the manner of critics laugh at me, loot to yourself lest where you expect laughter (light f) you can see nothing for the darkness (the Latin is: si more obtrectatoris succensueris, cave,

Linked entry: hleahtrian

wís-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wís-líc, adj.

Wise ⬩ discreet ⬩ prudent ⬩ sagacious

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Ðú ǽghwylces canst worda wíslíc andgit. Andr. Kmbl. 1018 ; An. 509. Wera gehwylcum wíslícu word gerísaþ. Exon. Th. 343, 34 ; Gen. Ex. 166.

scild

(n.)
Grammar
scild, sceld, scyld, es; m.
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or can scyld here be connected with sculdor ? cf. (?) shield-bone = shoulder-blade quoted by Halliwell. Icel. skjöldr is used of shield-shaped things) Is se scyld ufan frætwum geféged ofer ðæs fugles bæc, 219, 17; Ph. 308

Linked entries: scyld hrung sceld

scínan

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Him mid síðedon twǽgen scínende englas, 25, 774. of that which can reflect light On ðǽm mæssehrægle scínð (candescit) ongemang óðrum bleóm ðæt twyðráwene twín, Past. 88, 1. On him byrne scán, B. 405. Under ðám scínendan brande, Hml.

for-standan

(v.)
Grammar
for-standan, -stondan; he -stent; p. -stód. pl. -stódon; pp. -standen; v. trans.

to stand up for ⬩ to defend ⬩ aid ⬩ help ⬩ benefit ⬩ avail ⬩ defendĕre ⬩ prodesse ⬩ to understand ⬩ intelligĕre

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MS. to understand; intelligĕre Uneáðe ic mæg forstandan ðíne acsunga I can scarcely understand thy questions, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 15. Selfe forstódon his word onwended they themselves understood his words [to be] perverted, Cd. 37; Th. 48, 2; Gen. 769

Linked entries: fórene for-stondan fore-standan

ge-sceád

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceád, -scád, es; n.

separation, distinction, difference ⬩ power of distinguishing, reason, discretion, discrimination, an account, a reckoning, argument ⬩ distinctio, discretio, distantia

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Gescád, Exon. 94 a; Th. 353, 16; Reim. 13. power of distinguishing, reason, discretion, discrimination, an account, a reckoning, argument Gé habbaþ gesceád ǽgðer ge gódes ge yfeles ye can distinguish between good and evil, Homl. Th. i. 176, 24.

Linked entries: -sceád ge-scád

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