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ge-miltan

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Sele him þá mettas þá þe ne sién tó raðe gemelte, 196, 16. to weaken, abate Se gesíð hét sendan on fýr Agapan and Chonie, and þá ꝥ fýr waes gemelted (had burnt itself out), þá wǽron ðá fǽmnan tó Críste geleóred, and þá líchoman wǽron swá gesunde ꝥ him

ge-stihtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stihtian, ge-stihtan.
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D. 151, 7. to dispose, arrange, to arrange people He gestihte his werod swá him gewunelic wæs, Hml. S. 30, 26. to arrange a matter, with noun or pronoun Hit gewearð swá hit God gestihtade] . . . Ors. 6, 21; S. 272, 20.

ge-ceápian

(v.)
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Godríc begeat ꝥ land ... hé sealde his sweostor án marc goldes ... on geceápodne ceáp ... þes ceáp wæs geceápod on Wii, Cht.

gist-hús

(n.)
Grammar
gist-hús, (<b>gæst-hús,</b> q. v. in Dict.), es; n.
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Ic wæs cuma and gé mé underféngon on eówrum gesthúsum, Wlfst. 288, 16: Hml, Th. ii. 286, 12. ¶ used of permanent lodging :-- Eustachius gelǽdde hí intó his gesthúse (cf. hé ðær drohtnode fíftýne geár, l. 216). . . þá cwæð hé tó þám húshláforde . . .,

ge-wǽpnian

(v.)
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38. of animals. of military equipment Cumad mycele deór: hí beóð gewǽpnode on ðá wísan þe man hors gewǽpnað, þonne man tó wíge þencð, Wlfst. 200, 11. of natural means of attack or defence Hæfde ꝥ deór þrié hornas on foranheáfde, and mid þǽm hornum wæs

hird-ness

watchful caretaking chargetaking carea watchguarda watch

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Add: watchful care, taking charge, taking care that a thing be not damaged þám mynstre fore wæs mid geornlicre heordnysse monasterio solerti custodia praefuit, Gr. D. 52, 15.

sál

(n.)
Grammar
sál, es; m. : e; f. (?)

a rope, cord, line, bonda reinthe loop which forms the handle of a vesselthe fastening of a doora necklace, collar

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Ðá wæs be mæste segl sále fæst, Beo. Th. 3816; B. 1906. (cf.O. H. Ger. segil-seil rudens ) Sálum nexibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 74. a rein Sálas [h] abenas, 4, 58 : 6, 22.

Linked entries: salpanra sweor-sál

wǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
wǽgan, p. de

To deceivedelude

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Wǽged wæs deluditur, 95, 63: 27, 26. Wéged ludificatus, 86, 22

wearte

(n.)
Grammar
wearte, an; weart(?), e; f.

A wart

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A wart Uearte, uuertae, uaertae berruca, Txts. 45, 288. Wearte, Wrt. Voc. ii. 11, 4: 126, 2. Wearte, uueartae, uearte papula, Txts. 83, 1485. Wearte, Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 73: ii. 67, 57. Wearte, uueartae, uuertae verruca, Txts. 105, 2088.

ǽ-lic

Grammar
ǽ-lic, (ǽw-).

of law, concerned with law, belonging to lawin accordance with law, fixed by law, legal, legitimate

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Add: of law, concerned with law, belonging to law Hé (John) wæs ǽgðer ge ǽlic ge godspellic, Hml. S. 16, 101. Ǽlice legalia (volumina), An. Ox. 4949. Tó ðám fíf ǽlicum bócum, Hml. Th. i. 188, 20: 98, 33: Hml.

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heáp

a bandcompanythe clergya choiran armya hosta troopcompanya crewa collectionin companytogether

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Voc. ii. 79, 58. secular, an army, a host Heáp (the host of the Huns) wæs gescyrted, láðra lindwered; lythwón becwóm Húna herges hám eft þanon, El. 141.

a-springan

(v.)
Grammar
a-springan, -spryngan, -sprincan; p. -sprang, pl. -sprungon; pp. -sprungen; v. intrans.

to spring upariseoriginatebreak forthsurgereassurgereoririexoririrumpiprorumpito spring outlackfailceasefall awaydeficeredesinere

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Wróht wæs asprungen strife had ceased, Cd. 5 ; Th. 6, 4 ; Gen. 83 : Ps. Th. 54, 10. Ðæt hí ne asprungan fram heora geleáfan ne a fide deficerent, Bd. 2, 9 ; S. 511, 6

cunnian

(v.)
Grammar
cunnian, p. ode, ade , ede; pp. od , ad , ed ; v. a.

to prove, try, inquire, search into, seek for, explore, examine, investigate, tempt, venture probare, tentare, explorare, requirere, experiri, periclitari with gen. To have, experience of, to make trial of periclitari, experiri

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Gif wada cunnedon ye made a trial of the fords, Beo. Th. 1021; B. 508 . III

lustfullian

(v.)
Grammar
lustfullian, p. ode

To rejoicebe gladtake pleasure [in]

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Evan swá swá líchoma wæs lustfulliende Eva velut caro delectata est, 1, 27; S. 497, 15: 5, 12; S. 630, 32. Lustfulligende, 4, 25; S. 600, 22

lytig

(adj.)
Grammar
lytig, lyteg; adj.

Cunningastuteslyartfulcraftywily

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Marius ðone consul á swá lytigne swá hé wæs Marii consulis, qui non minore pene quam ipse præditus erat astutia, Ors. 5, 7; Swt. 228, 32. Ðone leásan lytegan ðú scealt hatan fox insidiator occultis surripuisse fraudibus gaudet?

Linked entries: letig lot lyteg

midde-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
midde-weard, adj.

Mid-wardmiddle of

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Mid-ward, middle of (the noun with which the word agrees) Middeweard hand vola vel tenar vel ir, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 54. Middewærd lencten vel foreweard lencten ver novum, 53, 26.

missen-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
missen-, misen-, missend-líc; adj.

Dissimilardifferentdiversevariousdivers

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For missenlíce heora feaxes hiwe óðer wæs cweden se bleaca Heáwold óðer se hwíta ( pro diversa capillorum specie ), Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 16. Misenlíco wilddeór him cómon tó, Shrn. 88, 16. Wið misenlíce (misendlíce, MS.

slæcness

(n.)
Grammar
slæcness, e; f.
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Wæs beboden ðæt hi sceoldon caflíce etan, forðan ðe God onscunaþ ða sleacnysse on his þegnum. Homl.

þearl

(adj.)
Grammar
þearl, adj.
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Wæs seó ádl þearl, Exon. Th. 160, 30; Gú. 951. And suá ðý ðearlan dóme hé forleás his mennisce ut districto justoque judicio homo esse perderet, Past. 4; Swt. 39, 23. Heó þrowedon þearl æfterleán, Cd. Th. 5, 24; Gen. 76. Þreá wǽron þearfe, Exon.

un-cystig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-cystig, adj.

Niggardlyparsimoniousnot liberal

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Ne sǽde ðæt hálige godspel (Lk. c. 16) ðæt se ríca reáfere wǽre, ac wæs uncystig and módegode on his welum, Homl. Th. i. 328, 19. 'Gé noldon him on mínum naman tíðian' ... Ðonne faraþ ða uncystigan intó écere cwicsúsle, ii. 108, 30: Wulfst. 289, 8.

Linked entry: un-cyst