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ofer-genga

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-genga, an; m.

One who goes over or beyond

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One who goes over or beyond Gif hé biþ on .xi. nihta ealdne mónan se biþ landes ofergenga if he is born on the eleventh of the month, he will be a traveller about the land Lchdm. iii. 158, 1 : 160, 30

ge-teóh

(n.)
Grammar
ge-teóh, gen. -teóges; n.

Mattermaterialpl. instrumentsimplementsutensils

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Matter, material; pl. instruments, implements, utensils Se ðis leóht onwráh and ðæt torhte geteóh tillíce onwráh who this light displayed and the bright matter [the universe] revealed, Exon. 94 a; Th. 352, 32; Reim. 2.

Linked entry: egeþ-getígu

tinclian

(v.)
Grammar
tinclian, p. ode

To tickle

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Hé wiðstynt weorce se ðe tincligendre ná geþwǽrlǽcþ lustfullunge resistit operi qui titillanti non accomodat delectationi, 88, 9

werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, wergan; p. ede.
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</b> to defend at law :-- Se ðe on gemóte mid wiðertihtlan hine sylfne oþþe his man werige, L. C. S. 27; Th. i. 392, 6. Se Englisca hine werige mid orneste oþþe mid írene . . .

ge-líc

(adj.)
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Se maga and se unmaga ne beóð ná gelíce, ne ne magon ná gelíce byrðene áhebban, Ll. Th. i. 328, 16.

irnan

(v.)
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Gif se móna urne swá úp swá seó sunne déþ, Lch, iii. 248, 6. Ǽfre seó sunne byð yrnende ymbe ðás eorðan, 234, 22. of a vessel or those on it Hí tugon úp heora segel and urnon west tó Axamúðan, Chr. 1046; P. 169, ll.

ge-bycgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bycgan, -bicgan, -bicgean; ic -bycge, -bicge, ðú -bygest, -bigest, he -bygeþ, -bigeþ, -bigþ, pl. -bycgaþ, -bicgaþ; p. -bohte, pl. bohton; pp. -boht

To buyprocurepurchaseredeememereredimere

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[For this use of the verb see Grimm R.A. pp. 421 sqq. where similar phrases in other dialects are given.] Ðæt hý móston friþ gebicgean that they might buy peace, L. Eth. ii. 1; Th. i. 284, 13.

tín

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
tín, tién, tén, týn teá (North.)

tenalonea set of tenthe number ten

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Hæfde se ealwalda engelcynna týne getrymede, Cd. Th. 16, 24; Gen. 248. Nigon hund wintra hæfde and týne, 71, 3; Gen. 1165. a set of ten Týnum and twéntigum on ánum inne ætgædere restan let them sleep by tens and twenties in one house, R.

Linked entries: teá tién týn

cyne-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cyne-líc, cynellíc, cynelec; adj.

Kingly, royal, regal, belonging to the state, public regius, regalis, publicus

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Wæs ðæs ylcan mynstres abbudisse on ða tíd seó cynellíce fǽmne Ælflǽd præerat quidem tunc eidem monasterio regia virgo Ælbflæd, Bd. 4, 26; S. 603, 3.

Linked entries: cynelec cynellíc

for-hergian

(v.)
Grammar
for-hergian, -heregian, to -hergianne; part, -hergiende, -hergende; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To lay wastedestroyravagedevastateplundervastāredevastāredepŏpŭlāre

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Seó hreównes ðæs oft cwedenan wóles feor and wíde eall wæs forheregod and fornumen tempestas sæpe dictæ clādis lāte cuncta depŏpŭlans, 4, 7; S. 574, 30, MS. B. Hí forhergode wǽron they were plundered, Chr. 1013; Erl. 149, 19

Linked entry: hergian

lǽs

(n.)
Grammar
lǽs, we, e; f.

A pastureleasow

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Se wudu and seó lǽs is gemǽne tó ðám án and twentigum hídum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 319, 28. Sceáp lǽswe ðínre oves pascuæ tuæ, Ps. Spl. 73, 1: 78, 14: 94, 7: 99, 4: 22, 1.

Linked entries: beó-lǽs læssa

ge-werian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-werian, p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od.

to defendprotecttake care ofmake [land] free from claimsdefendĕreprocurareto associate with for the cause of defenceto make a treaty withassŏciāre defensiōnis causajungere fœdĕre

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Se ðe land gewerod hæbbe he who has defended land, L. C. S. 80; Th. i. 420, 19. Þér of is gewerod án and tuenti híde twenty-one hides of it are held in undisputed possession, Schmid. A. S. Ges. p. 614, col. 1.See also p. 677.

BLÓSTMA

(n.)
Grammar
BLÓSTMA, blósma, an; m.

A BLOSSOM, bloom, flowerflos

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Fox 179; Men. 91: Exon. 82 a; Th. 308, 31; Seef. 48

Linked entry: blóstm

ge-dígan

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Se bróþer gedígde ꝥ wíte frater evasit supplicium, 346, 6. Hé geortrýwde hweþer hé mihte gedígean (évadere) swá myccle frécnesse þára ýþa, 34. Þú þæs déman scealt yrre gedýgan, Jul. 257.

ge-tynge

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Hé wæs se getingesta wer erat vir eloquentissimus. Gr. D. 180, 9. of speech Getinge lepida (sermonum series ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 84: 52, 40. Þǽre getyngan lepida (libelli textum lepida urbanitatis facundia digestum, Ald. 80, 32), 88, 38: 50, 43.

ídel

(n.)
Grammar
ídel, es. ; n.
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wǽl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽl, es; m. n.

A weela deep poolgulfdeep water of a stream or of the sea

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.), a deep pool, gulf, deep water of a stream or of the sea Wǽl gurges, deópnys abyssus, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 34: 80, 65. Sume weriaþ on gewitlocan wísdómes streám, ðæt hé on unnyt út ne tóflóweþ, ac se wǽl wunaþ on weres breóstum dióp and stille.

ge-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þringan, p. -þrang, -þringde [North. Gospels], pl. -þrungon; pp. -þrungen

To pressoppresscomprimerecontendereopprimere

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Calde geþrungen wǽron míne fét pinched with cold were my feet, Exon. 81 b; Th. 306, 16; Seef. 8. Wombe geþrungne a swollen belly, 129 a; Th. 485, 3; Rä. 84, 2

Linked entry: folc-geþrang

syndrig

(adj.)
Grammar
syndrig, adj.

separate, alone, not joined with othersstanding apart, not accessiblespecial, set apart for a particular purposespecial, singular, extraordinary, remarkable for an unusual qualityfor the unusual degree in which some quality existsof that which concerns a single person, private, ownproprius, privatusseparate, several, sundry, each separatelyone a-piece, one each

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Him ðá wæs syndrig ege ðǽr him ǽr wæs seó mǽste wyn, Ors. 2, 8; Swt. 92, 32.

árian

(v.)
Grammar
árian, to árianne; part. ende, gende; p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od; v. a. [ár honour] .

to give honourto honourreverencehave in admirationhonorarehonorificarevenerarito regardcare forsparehave mercypitypardonforgiveconsulerepropitium essemisereriparcere

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Se ríca Rómána wita and se ároda the rich and honoured senator of the Romans, Bt. Met.

Linked entries: áriende árod