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ge-fædere

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fædere, ge-federe, an; f.

A godmothercommatersusceptrix

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A godmother; commater, susceptrix Ǽfre ne geweorþe, ðæt Cristen man gewífige on his gefæderan let it never be that a Christian man marry with his godmother, L. Eth. vi. 12; Th. i. 318, 17 : L. C. E. 7; Th. i. 364, 22

Linked entry: ge-federe

un-fæstrǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
un-fæstrǽdness, e; f.

Instabilityinconstancylevity

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On heora wandlunga hié gecýþdon heora unfæstrǽdnesse, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 16, 32 note

heáfod-cláþ

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. ¶ the cloth used for wrapping the head of a dead person :-- Ic his líc behwearf mid gewunelicre þénunge, and þá þá gé mé wrehton, þá næs his heáfodcláþ eallunga fuldón, Hml. S. 31, 1425. Add

teosu-word

(n.)
Grammar
teosu-word, es; n.
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An injurious word Þá hé swíðust óðre men mid tesowordum tǽl[d]e in his renceo, þá earnode hé mé þæs écan teónan, Nap. 62. Þá hé oftost tesoword spræc in his onmédlan gealpettunga, þá earnode hé mé þára mǽstan benda, 27, 39

ge-sund-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sund-ful, -full; adj.

Full or quite soundprosperoussuccessfulprospĕrus

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His swíðre hand is gesundfull óþ ðis his right hand is sound to this day, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 98, 85

ge-teáma

(n.)
Grammar
ge-teáma, -týma, an; m.

An advocateavouchera warranteradvŏcātusqui rei emptæ fĭdem præstat

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An advocate, avoucher, a warranter; advŏcātus, qui rei emptæ fĭdem præstat Ic wille ðæt gehwilc man hæbbe his geteáman I will that every man have his warranter, L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 158, 9: L. Eth. ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 16

Linked entry: ge-týma

geóc

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Hú sceal mín cuman gǽst tó geóce, nemne ic Gode sylle hýrsume hige, Gú. 338. Hé geóce fricle, Hpt. 33, 71, 10. Þára þe geóce tó him séceð, An. 1154.

ge-scrífan

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Gewát hé féran, swá him Scyppend wera gescrifen hæfde, 788. ' of the orders of secular or ecclesiastical law Symble se man þám óðrum byrigean gesette, and þám riht áwyrce þe tó hiom Cantwara déman gescrífen, Ll.

weorod

(n.)
Grammar
weorod, (-ud, -ed, -ad), werod (-ud, -ed), worud (-ad), word, es; n.
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Hé sægde him wereda gesceafte, 225, 27; Dan. 160.

ÁDL

(n.)
Grammar
ÁDL, ádel; g. ádle, f: ádle, an; f.

A diseasepaina languishing sicknessconsumptionmorbuslanguor

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Ne hine dréfeþ ádl disease does not afflict him, Beo. Th. 3476; B. 1736. Ðé to heortan hearde grípeþ ádl unlíðe fell disease gripes thee hard at heart, Cd. 43; Th. 57, 32; Gen. 937.

Linked entries: ádel ádle

sín-lǽca

(n.)
Grammar
sín-lǽca, -láca, an; m.
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Sabastianus ongon hine ( St. Victor ) nédan tó deófolgelde; ðá hé ðæt ne geþafede, ðá hét hé sumne scínlǽcan him sellan etan ðæt flǽsc ðæt wæs geǽttred, Shrn. 84, 27.

leósan

(v.)
Grammar
leósan, (=? for-leósan)
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Huberd wæs leósende þǽre wífmannefor his unrihtcræfinge, Cht. Th. 633,26

un-myrhþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-myrhþ, e; f.

Sadnessmisery

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Sadness, misery On unmyrhðe his líf geendian, Wulfst. 148, 9

Linked entry: un-mirigþ

be-prenan

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be-prenan, l. be-príwan, -préwan,
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Swylce hwá his éage bepríwe, Wlfst. 148, 13. and add:

íþast

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Wé magon hié suá íðesð gebétan, Past. 306, 20. Add

on-besceáwung

(n.)
Grammar
on-besceáwung, e; f.
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Inspection Tó onbesceáwunge his ad inspectionem illius, Scint. 66, 9

a-bregdan

Grammar
a-bregdan, <b>. I</b> I.
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his exe úp ábrǽd, Hml. S. 31, 152. Add

on-lecgende

(adj.)

on-lying

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on-lying Wyrc him onlecgende sealfe, Lchdm. ii. 200, 8

þǽr-ymbe

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-ymbe, adv.

About that

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About that Hig tó lyt þǽrymbe þenceaþ, Wulfst. 273, 1

Linked entry: ymb

áweg-gewitennes

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Sárie for his áweggewitennysse, Hml. S. 30, 159, 226. Add

Linked entry: ge-witennes