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un-gewyrht

Grammar
un-gewyrht, in the phrases be ungewyrhtum

undeservedly ⬩ not according to one's deserts ⬩ gratis

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undeservedly, not according to one's deserts; gratis, Ps. Surt. 34, 7, 19: 68, 5: Ps. Spl. C. 108, 2: 118, 161

bildan

(v.)
Grammar
bildan, (byldan, q.v. in Dict.)

to embolden ⬩ encourage

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to embolden, encourage Nán mon hiu hiéremonna mód ne bilt (bielt, v. l.) tó gǽstlicum weorcum nulla subditorum mentes exhortatio sublevat, Past. 129, 11

Linked entry: byldan

ge-grelen

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
ge-grelen, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 60.

Similar entry: ge-galan

hrum

Grammar
hrum, = hórum, Lch. ii. 2, 3.

Similar entry: horh

wær-geápnis

(n.)
Grammar
wær-geápnis, (Wrt. Voc. ii. 125, 1).

weel

Grammar
weel,
  • Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 79.

Similar entry: þel

nabban

(v.)
Grammar
nabban, ( = ne habban, the verb is conjugated throughout)

not to have ⬩ to be without

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not to have, to be without Næbbe ic synne gefremed, Cd. Th. 160, 15; Gen. 2650, Næbbe ic welan, Andr. Kmbl. 601; An. 301. Nafast hláfes wiste, 621; An. 311. Ðú næfst nán þing, Jn. Skt. 4, 11. Næft ðú, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 71; Met. 20, 36.

Linked entries: næfde nafa ne

þeáw

Grammar
þeáw, <b>II b.</b>
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Ðæs cocces ðeáw is ðæt hé micle hlúdor singð on úhtan ðonne on dægred gallus profundioribus horis noctis altos edere cantus solet, cum vero matutinum tempus in proximo est, minutas ac tenues voces format, Past. 461, 2. <b>II c.

ge-biddan

Grammar
ge-biddan, <b>; II 4.</b>
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Ic wæs gemedemod gebiddan þá gerýnu þǽre róde, Hml. S. 23 b, 466. Add

grípan

(v.)
Grammar
grípan, ic grípe, ðú grípest, grípst, he grípeþ, gripþ, pl. grípeþ; p. gráp, pl. gripon; pp. gripen; v. a.
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To GRIPE, grasp, seize, lay hold of, apprehend; capĕre, rapĕre, prehendĕre, apprehendere Ic on Lothe gefrægn hǽþne heremæcgas handum grípan I heard that the heathen leaders seized on Lot with their hands, Cd. 114; Th. 149, 32; Gen. 2483: 219; Th. 281

Linked entry: ge-grípan

hand-gemǽne

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
hand-gemǽne, in the phrase handgemǽne beón (cf.
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Germ. handgemein werden to fight hand lo hand) Ðǽr unc hwíle wæs handgemǽne there for a time it was for the two of us hand-to-hand fighting, B. 2137

Íra-land

(n.)
Grammar
Íra-land, For argument in favour of taking Iceland to be the country intended where this word is used in Ohthere's narrative see Dr. Craigie's note in Mod. Lang. Rev. vol. xii, p. 200.

geoc

(n.)
Grammar
geoc, gioc, geoht, góc, ioc, es; n: pl. geocu.

a YOKE ⬩ jugum ⬩ a yoke of oxen ⬩ boum jugum, boves jugo juncti ⬩ conjux

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In. 60; Th. i. 140, 8. Be hýr-geohte [hyr-geoce: B. hýr-oxan] of a hired yoke, 60; Th. i. 140, 7. conjux Gebede ł geoc conjugem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 1, 20

Linked entries: iuc geocboga geoht

-es

(suffix)
Grammar
-es, is the termination of the genitive case singular, in the greater part of Anglo-Saxon nouns. — Cyninges botl a king's palace. — Abrahames God

Abraham's God

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In English e is omitted, but its place is denoted by an apostrophe

Élíg

(n.)
Grammar
Élíg, e; f. [él = ǽl an eel, íg an island]

The isle of ELY, Cambridgeshire ⬩ insŭla Eliensis in agro Cantabrigiensi

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fongene beóþ hit naman onféng the land Ely is in the province of the East-Angles, of about six hundred hides, in the likeness of an island; it is all encompassed with a fen and with water, and took its name from the abundance of eels which are caught

rawe

Grammar
rawe, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 39.

Similar entry: rupe

wung

(n.)
Grammar
wung,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 26.

Similar entry: pung

ylpend

Grammar
ylpend, Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, 81.

Similar entry: elpend

genende

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
genende, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 34.

Similar entry: ge-nídan

ge-trummen

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
ge-trummen, Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 59.

Similar entry: ge-crimman

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