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súþ-sǽ

(n.)
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a south sea On ðám dagum ríxade Æþelbyrht cyning on Cantwarebyrig, and his ríce wæs ástreht fram ðǽre micclan eá Humbre oð súðsǽ, Hml. Th. ii. 128, 19.

un-lísan

Grammar
un-lísan, <b>. I.</b>
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Se ceorl þe þyder cóm gebunden ongan semninga þǽr standan unlýsed and unbunden, 164, 19. to release from a restrictive condition His dohtor wæs dumb geboren, and hé Martinum bæd ꝥ hé hire tungan unlýsde, Hml. S. 31, 1107

ge-þolian

(v.)
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S.) hér sustinete hic, Mk.

ge-sprǽc

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Ðæt is best . . . ꝥ man . . . gemetigian cunne ge his spréce ge his swígan, and wite hwonne hé gespréce hæbbe (when he have occasion for speaking), and hwanne him geanswaræd si, Prov.

grin

(n.)
Grammar
grin, gryn, e; f.: es; n.
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Ox. 961. a noose Hé ácwealde hine sylfne on heálicum grine, Hml. S. 19, 212

ge-leáfa

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tó geleáfan onbryrde, Bl. H. 107, 2.

crisma

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</b> the sacred character conferred by unction :-- Se biscop forlét his crisman and his róde and his gástlican wǽpnu, and féng tó his spere and tó his swurde, Chr. 1056; P. 187, 24.

mód-leást

(n.)
Grammar
mód-leást, e; f.

Want of couragepusillanimity

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Want of courage, pusillanimity Ðá wearþ se wælhreówa wódlice geancsumod, ðæt his mágas ne mihton his módleáste ácuman, ac héton ácwellan ðæt mǽden, Homl. Skt. 9, 125.

fram-fundung

(n.)
Grammar
fram-fundung, e; f.
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Se Hǽlend wiste ꝥ his gingran woldan unróte beón for his framfundunga, 135, 15. Cf. Se Hǽlend fundigende of ðissere worulde tó his Fæder spræc, Hml. Th. ii. 360, 3

Linked entry: fundung

fóre-stapan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-stapan, he -stæpþ; p. ic, he -stóp, ðú -stópe, pl. -stópon; impert. -stape, -stæpe, pl. -stapaþ; pp. -stapen

To step beforepreventcome or go beforeprecedeprægrĕdiprævĕnīrepræīrepræcēdĕre

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Arís eálá Drihten, fórestæpe oððe fórhrada hine exsurge Dŏmĭne, prævĕni eum, 16, 13. Ða ðe fórestópon hine þreádon, ðæt he súwode qui præībant, incrĕpābant eum, ut tăcēret, Lk. Bos. 18, 39. Fýr ætfóran him fórestæpþ ignis ante ipsam præcēdet, Ps.

Linked entry: fór-stapan

æt-gifan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-gifan, p. -geaf, -gaf, pl. -geáfon, géfon; pp. -gifen [æt to, gifan]

To give torenderaffordtribuereaflferre

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To give to, render, afford; tribuere, aflferre Ic him Mf-wtaðe lytle meahte ætgifan æt gúðe / could render to him little life-protection in the conflict, Beo. Th. 5748; B. 2878

canceler

(n.)
Grammar
canceler, es; m.
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A chancellor; cancellarius Se cyng Willelm betǽhte Rodbeard his cancelere ðæt biscopríce on Lincolne the king William transferred the bishopric of Lincoln to Robert his chancellor, Chr. 1093; Ing. 306, 7

geán-fær

(n.)
Grammar
geán-fær, es; n.

A going againreturningreturnrĕdĭtus

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A going again, returning, return; rĕdĭtus Him wiðcwæþ se cyng ǽlces geánfæres [MS. geánfares] to Engla lande the king prohibited him from all return to England, Chr. 1119; Erl. 247, 34

Linked entry: fær

langian

(v.)
Grammar
langian, p. ode

To summoncall

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To summon, call Godes æncgel cwæþ ðæt hé sceolde ðé him tó langian [MS. U. gelangian] God's angel said that he was to summon thee to him, Homl. Skt. 10, 122

mád

(adj.)
Grammar
mád, (v. ge-maad vecors,
  • Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 36
); adj.

Unreasoningfoolishmad

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Unreasoning, foolish, mad Þrinteþ him on innan ungeméde mád mód within him (one guilty of oferhygd) swells a mind displeasing by its folly, Exon. 83 b; Th. 315, 2; Mód. 25

ge-týma

(n.)
Grammar
ge-týma, an; m.

An advocateavouchera warranteradvŏcātus

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Ðæt ǽlc man wite his getýman of warranters. That every man know his warranter, L. A. G. 4; Th. i. 154, 12, 13

fultum

Grammar
fultum, <b>; I.</b>
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Ánra gehwylc of his cræfte þe hé his líchoman neádbehéfe fultumas ( necessaria subsidia) hæfþ, þǽre sáwle ... hé sceal fultumas (subsidium ) þénian, Chrd. 111, 4-7. v. maegen-fultum, scip-fultum. Add

ge-gifod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gifod, part.

Enriched with gifts

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Enriched with gifts Se cyng him wel gegifod hæfde on golde and on seolfre the king had bestowed many gifts of gold and silver on him, Chr. l001; Erl. 136, 17

Linked entry: ge-geafian

ge-gyldan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gyldan, p. -geald

To yieldpaygiverequiteredderetribuereretribuere

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To yield, pay, give, requite; reddere, tribuere, retribuere Him God wolde after ðrowinga ðonc gegyldan to him God would, after sufferings, requite favour, Exon. 39 b; Th. 130, 23; Gú. 442

hoppian

(v.)
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Sum man gesette his ðeówan man on fetera. Hé sæt lange on ðám bendum oð ꝥ hé bestæl út mid his stafe hoppende (hoppegende, v. l. ). Hml. S. 21, 417. Add