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ge-wita

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wita, an; m.

One who is cognisant of anythinga witnessan accessorytestisconscius

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Ðisæs is Oda gewita of this is Oda witness, Th. Chart. 510, 5. God sylf his is gewita God is his own witness, Homl. Th. ii. 126, 9: i. 84, 4: Ps. Th. 88, 31. Ða leásan gewitan the false witnesses, Homl. Th. i. 50, 14, 29: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 72, 497.

Déprobane

(n.)
Grammar
Déprobane, indecl. f.

An island in the Indian ocean, CeylonTaprŏbăna = Ταπρoβάνη

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An island in the Indian ocean, Ceylon; Taprŏbăna = Ταπρoβάνη Be súþan eástan ðam porte is ðæt ígland Déprobane to the south-east of the port [Calymere] is the island Ceylon, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 16, 16. v. Táprabane

gifre

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Ic wát eardfæstne ánne standan, deáfne dumban, sé oft swilged gifrum lácum (the subject of the riddle is a bookcase, the gifre lác are books), Rä. 50, 3. 7u In Rä 270 a book is the subject. Add

un-wiþmetenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wiþmetenlíc, adj.

Incomparablenot to be compared

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Incomparable, not to be compared Is his eádmódnys ús unwiðmetenlíc, Homl. Skt. i. 16, 119. Ðis hálige mǽden, Godes módor, is unwiðmetenlíc eallum óðrum mǽdenum, Homl. Th. i. 442, 29. Hire geðincðu óðra hálgena unwiðmetenlíce sind, 446, 5

Linked entry: wiþ-metenlíc

ge-metgung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-metgung, e; f.

Moderation, temperance, a fit or proper measure, a direction, a regulationmoderatio, temperantia, modus, moderamen

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wisdom is the highest virtue, and it has in it four other virtues, of which one is prudence, another temperance, the third is fortitude, and the fourth justice, Bt. 27, 2; Fox 96, 34, note.

un-geregnod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geregnod, adj.

Unornamented

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Unornamented Massehakele þæt is ungerénad, Chart. Th. 515, 26

Linked entry: ge-regnian

un-tódǽledness

(n.)
Grammar
un-tódǽledness, e; f.

Undividedness

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Undividedness Indivisio, ðæt is untódǽlednyss, Anglia viii. 318, 17

Linked entry: tó-dǽledness

ge-mægenod

(v.; adj.; part.)
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The original Latin is: Postquam Caedualla reguo potitus est

heals-mægeþ

(n.)
Grammar
heals-mægeþ, e; f.
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Dele 'e'; mægeþ is not inflected in the singular

in-gelǽdan

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Is ingelǽded inditur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 61. Add

in-swógenness

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Add: Insweógnesse is a v.l., Bd. Sch. 133, 23

sceþness

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Add: the Latin is: Sine ullius valetudinis molestia pergebat

swylt

(n.)
Grammar
swylt, a whirlpool.
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Dele: probably swyttes in the gloss is for swyftes

úþ-mǽte

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Add: — Unmǽte is a v.l., Mart. H. 76, l

á-lísendness

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Dryhten is úre álýsendnes, Verc. Först. 135, 4. Add

á-wendendness

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Ðǽr is wlite bútan áwendendnesse, Verc. Först. 134. Add

deóp-lic

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Add: I. where great knowledge is shewn or required Dis fers is swíðe deóplic eów tó understandenne, Hml. Th. ii. 386, 3. Hit wile þingcan ungelǽredum mannum tó deóplic, Lch. iii. 244, 10.

Gyrwas

Grammar
Gyrwas, Gyrwan.
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On þǽre stówe þe is genemned Crúland ; þæt mynster is on middan Gyrwan (Girwan, v. l. ) fænne (Crowland is called elsewhere 'Monasterium Gyruensis', Chr. P. ii. 37), Guth. Gr. 176, 2

séðan

(v.)
Grammar
séðan, p. de
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Séðende ðæt Crist is Godes Sunu 'proving that this is very Christ' (Acts 9, 22), Homl. Th. i. 388, 4

stæf-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
stæf-cræft, es; m.

the art of lettersgrammarskill in letterslearningstudy

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Gramma is on Englisc stæf, and grammatica is stæfcræft, 50; Zup. 289, 10.

Linked entry: stæf-cyst