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ge-beterian

(v.)
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ꝥ wé úre líf and úre þeáwas gebeterian, Hml. A. 149, 136. Þæt hý for ðǽre scame gebeterede sýn (emendentur), R. Ben. 68, 18. Add

ge-bearded

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-bearded, ge-beardede; adj.
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Bearded Heó wearð for þǽre mycclan gecynde and hǽte þæs lustes gebeardedu (-berd-, v.l.) calore nimio contra naturam barbas esset habitura, Gr. D. 279, 14

ge-girnan

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Take here <b>ge-gyrnan</b> in Dict., and add Gegernð desiderat, Kent. Gl. 798. Gegyrnende, wilniende competentes, An. Ox. 2882

Linked entries: girnan ge-gyrnan

ge-hweorf

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hweorf, es ; n.
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A turning On ðone lið þǽra eaxla betweox gesculdrum biþ micel ece and on þám gehweorfe þára bám on þám sweoran. Lch. ii. 242, 13

ge-leáfleásness

(n.)
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ge-leáfleásness, e; f.
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Incredulity, want of belief On þám dæge wæs þǽra Judéiscra manna geleáfleásnys gewiten fram mannum and riht geleáfa ásprang onmang Godes gelaðunge, Wlfst. 294, 2

ge-mengedlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mengedlic, adj.
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Mixed together Gemengetlic (gimengidlicę, Ep. gimaengidlicæ, Erf. permixtum. Perhaps permixtim should be read, and the English words would then be adverbs) permixtum, Txts. 85, 1542

hergaþ

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hergaþ, hereþ

booty

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booty Cóm se þeóf, and genam ǽnne weðer . . . Þá ongan hé þǽr standan earm mid his hereðe (cum praeda sua), Gr. D. 224, 26. Add:

husc

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For 'Cot. 186, Lye' substitute: Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 30, and odd Hux, hosp hironiám, An. Ox. 5201. ( Both glosses belong to Ald. 75, 20.)

Hring-Dene

(n.)
Grammar
Hring-Dene, pl.
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The Danes; the mailcoated(?) Danes (v. hring; and cf. Gár-Dene) Hú hit Hring-Dene gebún hæfdon, B. 116: 1279. Ic Hring-Dena weóld, 1769

hring-weorþung

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Substitute: A ring given to do honour to the receiver, a costly ring. v. weorþung; <b>III,</b> and sinc-weorþung

líxan

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Lixte fulminavit (v. Ald. 61, 35), Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 43. Gemétte hé .xii. mancessas, and þá wǽron swá líxende (scínende, v. l. fidgentes) Add: —

mere-men

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mere-men, mere-menn.
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Ic geháte gewítan fram mé þá mæremen þe synt smere (sirene?) gecíged, and eác þá castalidas nymphas, ꝥ synt dúnylfa, Angl. viii. 325, 25. Add

Linked entry: men

mynster-lic

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Mynsterlicere monasticae (conuersaiionis ), An. Ox. 9, 3. Ðá Godes þeówas, þonne heó intó cyrican cuman, habban gástlice þeáwas. . . and mynsterlice wísan, Wlfst. 234, 10. Add

nefne

Grammar
nefne, <b>. II.</b> add: <b>II a.</b> without negative,
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only, nothing but Dó tó drence nǽdran geworhte swá lǽcas cunnon, and þonne hié ǽlcra drincan willen, drincan hié nemne wæter, Lch. ii. 202, 18

norþ-lang

(adj.)
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norþ-lang, adj.
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Having its length extending northwards, running north and south Tó ðon norðlangan gráfette, C. D. v. 195, 6. On ðone norðlangan hlinc, iii. 135, 24

ofer-drífan

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Genam se apostol menigfealde gewitnyssa heáhfædera and wítegena tó oferdrífenne ðá árleásan Iúdéiscan, Hml. Th. ii. 420, 11. Ouerdryuen confutati, An. Ox. 7, 208. Add

oster-scill

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Gebærned osterscyl, gníd tó dúste, Lch. ii. 308, 25. Genim henne gelyndo and osterscylle, sete on gléda, wyrm hwón, 310, 3. Osterscella, 52, 25. Add

pise

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Mid hire ýtemestan fingrum þǽre lenticula, ꝥ syndon pysan, heó onhrán and on hire múð sende þreóra corna gewyrde, Hml. S. 23 b, 715. Add

plúm-feþer

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For '43' at end substitute 144, 4, and add On plúmfeðerum hé ( the rich man ) líð, ac þéhweðere oft ǽblǽce, E. S. viii. 473, 19

Linked entry: feþer

spéd

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Add Paulus cwæð ꝥ se geleáfa wǽre gehyhtendlicra þinga and wénendlicra spéd est fides sperandarum substantia rerum, Gr. D. 269, 14. v. feoh-, wan-spéd