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ge-heald

(n.)
Grammar
ge-heald, -hæld, es; m. [?] n. [?]

a holdingkeepingguardobservingobservantiaa keeperguardianprotectioncustostūtēla

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He beó ðǽrto geheald and mund under me let him be thereto guardian and patron under me, Thorpe Chart. 391, 17

freónd-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
freónd-rǽden, -rǽdden, -rǽdenn, e; f.

A friend-conditionfriendshipamīcĭtia

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Gif man wille fulle freóndrǽdene [freóndrǽddene MS. B.] habban if a man will have full friendship, L. E. G. 12; Th. i. 176, 2. God gefégþ mid freóndrǽdenne folc togædere God joins people together with friendship, Bt. 21; Fox 74. 37

winnan

Grammar
winnan, <b>. A. I b.</b>
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heó ne byþ winnende on feferádlum, 29, 25. add: where the subject of the verb is a word denoting strife, to be carried on lysteþ ásmeágean hwilc and hú micel wǽre ꝥ gecamp þe wann on þæs mannes breóstum considerare libet quale quantumque in

á-drencan

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Add: where the subject is a person Hí man on sǽ ádrencte, Hml. S. 28, 127. Brettas hié bedrifon út on áne eá and monige ádrencton, Chr. 890; P. 82, 14. Hí ádrengton ðonne ǽnig man wiste tó tellanne, 1087; P. 224, 19.

un-scyldiglíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-scyldiglíc, adj.

Innocentnot obnoxiousunobjectionable

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Innocent, not obnoxious, unobjectionable Ungerisnre bysene ðú hátest hié wítnian, ah þynceþ unscyldiglícre ðæt him man heáfod of áceorfe búton óðrum wítum, Blickl. Homl. 189, 32

Linked entry: scyldiglíc

cwyddian

(v.)
Grammar
cwyddian, p.ode; pp. od

To speak, say dicere

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To speak, say ; dicere Ðæt me oferhydige ǽfre ne mótan hearm cwyddian that the proud may never speak evil of me, Ps. Th. 118, 122. Crist hí befran hú men cwyddodon be him Christ asked them how men spake concerning him, Homl. Th. ii. 388, 31

wóh-full

(adj.)
Grammar
wóh-full, adj.

Wickedevil

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Wóhfulro nequiores, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 45

stæl-wirðe

(adj.)
Grammar
stæl-wirðe, adj.
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Þeo Þat beoð stalewurðe and warpeð mid strencðe ut of hare heorte hare unwreste wil, Jul. 44, 7. Þeo ꝥ stalewurðe beoð ant starke to ȝein me, Marh. 15, 32. Þou hart on staleworþe (hende, 1st MS.) gome, Laym. 3812.

un-rótsian

(v.)
Grammar
un-rótsian, p. ode.

to be sadto be sorrowfulto make sad or sorrowful

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Hé ongann unrótsian coepit contristari, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 37. Hiá ongunnon unrótsia (-rótsiga, Rush.) illi coeperunt contristari, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 19. Unrótsande wæs contristatus est, Mt. Kmbl.

yfelsian

(v.)
Grammar
yfelsian, p. ode
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Mk. 2, 7), Wrt. Voc. ii. 73, 21. In the Northern Gospels the same Latin verb is translated by the following forms Ebalsas (hefalsaþ, Rush.) blasphemat, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 9, 3. Ebolsas (heofolsaþ, Rush.), Mk. Skt. Lind. 2, 7.

Linked entry: eofulsian

dryge

Grammar
dryge, l. drýge.
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Drýi, Mt. L. 12, 10. Dríu, p. 16, 14. Druige, Mk. L. 11, 20. Ðerh stówa drýia per loca arida, Mt. L. 12, 43

ge-feón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feón, -feohan, -feagan, -feagian ; ic -feó, ðú -fehst, he -fehþ, -fiþ, -feaþ, pl. -feóþ; p. -feah, -feh, pl. -fǽgon; pp. -fegen [The Northern Gospels have weak forms]

To be gladrejoiceexultlætaridelectarigaudereexultare

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Gefeóþ mid me rejoice with me, Blickl. Homl. 191, 22. Gefeaþ gaudete, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 12. Eal rihtgelýfed folc sceal gefeón on ðone his tocyme all right-believing folk ought to rejoice at his advent, Blickl. Homl. 167, 14.

ge-sib

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sib, -sibb, -syb; adj.

Peaceable, near, related, familiarpācĭfĭcus, cognātus, prŏpinquus, fămĭliārisconsanguineus

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Hý habbaþ freónda ðý swǽsra and gesibbra they will have more friends dear and near, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 34; Rä. 27, 22: 84 a; Th. 317, 21; Mód. 69.

Linked entry: ge-syb

innera

(adj.)
Grammar
innera, innra ; adj.

Innerinterior

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Ðeáh hé ðara úterrena gewinna gefreóde ðeáh winnaþ wið ða inran unrihtlustas though he has freed me from outward struggles, yet the inner lusts strive with me, Ps. Th. 15, 7.

Linked entries: inra útera

gierian

(v.)
Grammar
gierian, p. ede; pp. ed

To clothedeckadorninduĕrevestīreornāre

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To clothe, deck, adorn; induĕre, vestīre, ornāre Hæleþ gierede mec mid golde a man adorned me with gold, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 16; Rä. 27, 13

ymb-faran

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-faran, p. -fór
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To surround Hé hét ðæt fæste lond útan ymbfaran, ðæt him mon sceolde an healfa on feohtan þonne on án, Ors. 2. 5; Swt. 80, 26

wód-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
wód-seóc, adj.
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Insane, mad, lunatic Þá wæs gelǽded se wód-seóca (wédend-, v.l.) man (cf. mid deófle geswenced, gedreht mid deófolseocnysse, 134, 24) tó Benedicte, Gr. D. 135, l

bær-synnig

(adj.)
Grammar
bær-synnig, -sinnig, -suinnih, -sunig; adj. [bær bare, open; synnig sinful, wicked]

Openly-wickedan open or public sinnera publicanapertus vel publicus peccatorpublicanus

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Openly-wicked; used substantively, an open or public sinner, a publican; apertus vel publicus peccator, publicanus Síe ðé swǽ bærsynnig sit tibi sicut publicanus, Mt. Lind. Stv. 18, 17: 21, 32: Mk. Lind. War. 2, 16: Lk. Lind. War. 15, 1: Mt. Lind.

hwástrian

(v.)
Grammar
hwástrian, hwǽstrian; p. ede

To whispermurmurmutter

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To whisper, murmur, mutter Ágén hwǽstredun ealle fýnd mine adversum me susurrabant omnes inimici mei, Ps. Lamb. 40, 8. Huǽstredon murmurabant, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 20, 11: Lk. Skt. Lind. 19, 7: Jn. Skt. Lind. 6, 41, 61. Huǽstria murmurari, 6, 43.

Linked entry: hwǽstrian

be-wendan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wendan, p. -wende; pp. -wended, -wend

To turn, turn round or about, convertvertere, convertere

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To turn, turn round or about, convert; vertere, convertere Bewend to ðære menigu conversus ad turbam, Mk. Bos. 5, 30. Se Hǽlend bewende hyne the Saviour turned himself about, Mt. Bos. 9, 22: Mk. Bos. 8, 33.