ge-recednys
A narration, history, report, an interpretation, a direction, correction ⬩ narratio, relatio, historia, interpretatio, directio, correctio
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A narration, history, report, an interpretation, a direction, correction; narratio, relatio, historia, interpretatio, directio, correctio Ðæt gódspell æfter Matheus gerecednysse the gospel according to the narration of Matthew, Mt, Bos. titl: Mk. Bos
ge-ríp
A reaping, harvest ⬩ messis
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A reaping, harvest; messis Ðæt geríp is micel the reaping is great, Homl. Th. ii. 530, 16. Geríp messis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som: 11, 56: Wrt. Voc. 74, 69: Gen. 8, 22. Biddaþ ðæs gerípes hláford, ðæt he asende wyrhtan to his gerípe pray to the lord of the
ge-nihtsumian
To abound, suffice ⬩ abundāre, suffĭcĕre
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To abound, suffice; abundāre, suffĭcĕre Hí synfulle and genihtsumigende on worulde, hí begeáton welan ipsi peccātōres et abundantes in sæcŭlo, obtĭnuērunt dīvĭtias, Ps. Spl. 72, 12: 127, 3. Ic genihtsumige abundo, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 10. Se ungesǽliga
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ge-nípan
to darken, become dark ⬩ cālīgāre, obnūbĭlāri ⬩ to rise as a cloud, to creep up or come suddenly upon one ⬩ obrēpĕre, sŭpervĕnīre alĭcui
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to darken, become dark; cālīgāre, obnūbĭlāri Hú seó þrag gewát, genáp under niht-heltn, swá heó nó wǽre how the time has passed, has darkened under the veil of night, as if it had not been, Exon. 77 b; Th. 292, 8; Wand. 96. to rise as a cloud, to creep
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scrift-bóc
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a penitential, a book staling the penances to be enjoined after confession for various sins i. scriftbóc on Englisc, Chart. Th. 430, 20; cf. L. Ælfc. P. 44 ; Th. ii. 384, 2. Swá hwylc swá ðás scriftbóc tilige tó ábrecanne quicunque Confessionale hoc
á-ceápian
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Add: To buy off or out, where a result is obtained by payment Hǽþenne here him fram áceápian, C. D. B. iii. 75, 3. Búton hé him wille fǽhðe of áceápian unless he will buy off the feud from himself Ll. Th. i. 150, 2. On ðá gerád ðæt hine náge nán man
brid
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Brid pullus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 118, 45. Cicen oððe brid, i. 77, 37. Brid swalwan pullus hirundinis, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 185, I. Fugla briddas, gif hié ǽr wilniað tó fleóganne ǽr hira feðra fulweaxene sín, Past. 383, 29. Sellan wel meltende mettas, culfrena briddas
cnyllan
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Add: to strike, knock, clap Tósomne cnyllaþ conliserint, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 66. Cnyllan complodere vel concutere, conlidere, 133, 5. to strike a door, knock Cnyllas gé pulsate . . . ðǽm cnyllende (cnyllenda, p. 15, 7) pulsanti, Mt. L. 7, 7, 8. to strike
dweorg
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Duerg nanus vel pumilio, Txts. 80, 686. Duerh, 110, 1176. ¶ Dwarfs were supposed to be able to injure living creatures. v. Grmm. D. M. (trans.), pp. 460 sqq. :-- Dweorg on weg tó dónne ... syle etan þám untruman men ǽr þǽre tíde hys tócymes, swá on dæge
ge-hwearf
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Add: — Ðis is biscopes gehwearf and ðára hígna ðára londa æt Beórhám . . . (cf. in the charter so endorsed: Placuit archiepiscopo ejusque familia . . . aliquam vicissitudinem terrarum inter se habere), C. D. B. i. 526, 19. Wes ðises gehwerfes tó gewit-nesse
ge-leórednes
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Add: a passing from one place to another, a migration. v. Dict. a passing from one state to another, ecstasy, transport of a vision On úplicere gesihþe geleórednesse in aromate extaseos (raptus ), An. Ox. 405. Geleórednesse oromate, i. in visione somni
ge-þoftian
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Substitute: To make a league or alliance with, league, ally oneself. to league together, with reflex. dat. or acc. Seleucus and Demetrias hí (him, Bos. 75, 14) tógædere geþoftedan Seleucus Demetrio jungitur, Ors. 3, 11; S. 150, 29. to league with (wiꝥ
ge-cwémlíce
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Add: agreeably, so as to please, acceptably Wel ðrowað se man and Gode gecwémlíce, sé ðe winð ongeán leahtras, Hml. Th. i. 164, 20: Hml. A. 14, 22. Þæt þe gé tó friðes bóte gecoren hæfdon mid micclum wísdóme and mé swýðe gecwémlíce. Ll. Th. i. 278, 3
hlíp-geat
A leap-gate
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A leap-gate, a low gate in a fence, which can be leaped by deer, while keeping sheep from straying (N. E. D.) Ondlong geardes on ðæt hlýpgeat; of ðǽm hlýpgeate, C. D. iii. 180, 28. Tó ðám hlýpgete; of ðám hlýpgete á be wealle, 456, 8. Tó ðám wealle;
ofer-lecgan
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to lay over, above, or upon something else Oferlecgan ꝥ lín þám weófode superponant linteum altari, Angl. xiii. 428, 899. to cover the surface of a thing with something Oferlege mid wulle, Lch. ii. 200, 7. Oferlecge mid línene cláðe, 182, 4. to affect
hád-brice
An injury done to persons in holy orders, a violation of holy orders ⬩ ordinis infractura, sacri ordinis violatio
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An injury done to persons in holy orders, a violation of holy orders; ordinis infractura, sacri ordinis violatio Gif hwá hádbryce gewyrce, gebéte ðæt be hádes mǽðe if any one do an injury to a person in holy orders, let him make amends for it according
Æðelstán
Athelstan
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Athelstan, the eldest son of Edward the Elder. Athelstan, who gained a complete victory over the Anglo-Danes in the battle of Brunanburh, in A. D. 937, was king of Wessex fourteen years and ten weeks, from A.D. 925-940 A.D. 925, her, Eádweard cyning
a-spanan
To allure from ⬩ entice ⬩ induce ⬩ urge ⬩ persuade ⬩ introduce secretly ⬩ allicere ⬩ illicere ⬩ impellere ⬩ persuadere ⬩ attrahere ⬩ subintroducere
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To allure from, entice, induce, urge, persuade, introduce secretly; allicere, illicere, impellere, persuadere, attrahere, subintroducere Gif he ða cwéne gespannan [MS. B. aspanan] and gelǽran mihte, ðæt heó brúcan wolde his gesynscipes si reginæ posset
CAMP
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A contest, war, battle; certamen, pugna, bellum Ic ne gýme ðæs compes I care not for the contest, Exon. 105b; Th. 402, 26; Rä. 21, 35. Drihten tǽcþ handa míne to gefeohte, and fingras míne to slehte oððe to campe Dominus docet manus meas ad prælium,
munt
A mount ⬩ hill ⬩ mountain
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A mount, hill, mountain Munt mons, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 4. Wæs se munt Garganas bifigende, Homl. Th. i. 504, 28. Tó Oliuetes muntes nyðerstige, Lk. Skt. 19, 37. Ofer ðæs muntes cnæpp, 4, 29: Ex. 19, 20. Ne mæg hús on munte lange gelǽstan, Bt. Met. Fox 7,