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giefu

(n.)
Grammar
giefu, e; gen. pl. -end; f.

A gift ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ donum ⬩ munus ⬩ gratia

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A gift, grace, favour; donum, munus, gratia To giefe as a gift, or freely, gratuitously, Exon. 65 b; Th. 241, 19; Ph. 658: 96 b; Th. 359, 32; Pa. 71. God-bearn on grundum his giefe bryttaþ the divine Child on earth his grace dispenseth, 17 b; Th. 43,

Gregorius

(n.)
Grammar
Gregorius, gen. Gregories; dat. Gregorie; acc. Gregorium; m.
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Gregory the Great, Pope A. D. 590-604, who sent Augustine and other missionaries to England in 597; Gregŏrius Gregorius se hálga pápa, Engliscre þeóde apostol, wæs of æðelborenre mǽgþe acenned.... Felix, se eáwfæsta pápa, wæs his fifta fæder.... Gregorius

wíd-gil

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-gil, wíd-gill, -giel, -gel, and-gille; adj.
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Wide-spreading, spacious, vast, broad Wídgil passiva, vasta, Hpt. Gl. 527, 52. þeáh ðeós eorðe unwísum wídgel (cf. iúm, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 23) þince. Met. 10, 10. Ðæt is suíðe rúm weg and wídgille lata et spatiosa via est, Past. 18 ; Swt. 133, 20. Ðæt fenn

Linked entries: -gill -gal

an-lícian

(v.)
Grammar
an-lícian, v. ge-anlícian
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in Dict

-búr

(suffix)
Grammar
-búr, v. ge-búr; á-búrod,
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and next word

cláþian

(v.)
Grammar
cláþian, v. ge-cláded
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in Dict

Linked entry: clǽþan

ólǽcung

(n.)
Grammar
ólǽcung, ( = án-lǽcung ? v. ge-ánlǽcan; <b>I a</b>)
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Ólǽcung conspiratio, An. Ox. 4955

rǽden

Grammar
rǽden, rǽdenn. Add: v. ge-, geþeód-, geþeów-(?), gewrit-, godsibb-, hold-, hyld-, leód-, lim-, luf-, mǽd-, mǽgþ-, mæst-, mæsten-, sam-, sin-, þegen-, þeód-, þoft-, wíte-, wudu-rǽden[n].

-wén

(v.; adj.; suffix)
Grammar
-wén, to make crooked (wóh). v. ge-wén : -<b>wéna;</b> adj.

FLÁ

(n.)
Grammar
FLÁ, flaa; gen. dat. acc. flán; pl. nom. acc. flán; gen. flána; dat. flánum; f. [flae, gen. flaan = flán; f.]

An arrow ⬩ a dart ⬩ javelin ⬩ săgitta ⬩ tēlum ⬩ jăcŭlum

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An arrow, a dart, javelin; săgitta, tēlum, jăcŭlum Flá săgitta vel tēlum, Wrt. Voc. 84, 27: Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 60: Ælfc. Gl. 52; Som. 66, 35; Wrt. Voc. 35, 24. Flaa tēlum vel obeliscus = ὀβελίσκος, 53; Som. 66, 63; Wrt. Voc. 35, 49. Wídnyt vel flá

Linked entries: tá flán

-rís

(suffix)
Grammar
-rís, v. ge-rís rabies, Wrt. Voc. ii. 118, 67. Cf. rísan
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to seize

geréf-mann

(n.)
Grammar
geréf-mann, es; m. The word is used to translate Latin forms elsewhere translated by ge-réfa. v. ge-réfa; II
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Sum geréfman quidam curialis, Gr. D. 308, 13. Sum man háten Stephanus, sé wæs on getale þára geréfmanna ( in numero optio full) . . . Sæge Stephane þám geréfan (dic Stephana optioni). . . Ic eom onsænded tó Stephanes húse þæs geréfan (ad Stephanum optionem

-lǽr

(suffix)
Grammar
-lǽr, empty. v. ge-lǽr; lǽre, lǽr-ness. [v. N. E. D. leer.]

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-werian

(v.; suffix)
Grammar
-werian, v. ge-werian
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to make a treaty with

ǽl

Grammar
ǽl, v. ge-bind;

Similar entry: sǽ-ǽl

crístnian

(v.)
Grammar
crístnian, v. ge-crístnian
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for alteration

FÍF

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FÍF, generally indecl

FIVE ⬩ quinque

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Bos. 6, 9: Gen. 14, 9; 47, 2. Wintra hæfde fíf and hundteontig he had a hundred and five winters, Cd. 56; Th. 69, 5; Gen. 1131: 59; Th. 71, 29; Gen. 1178: 85; Th. 106, 26; Gen. 1777. Fíf síðon quinquies, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 67.

Linked entry: fífe

beado-wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
beado-wǽpen, gen. -wǽpnes; dat. -wǽpne; n.

A war-weapon ⬩ bellica arma

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A war-weapon; bellica arma Ic beadowǽpen bere I bear a war-weapon, Exon. 104b; Th. 396, 11; Rä. 16, 3. Ic swelgan onginne beadowǽpnum I begin to swell with war-weapons, 105a; Th. 399, 8; Rä 18, 8

Linked entry: beadu-wǽpen

driht-ealdor

(n.)
Grammar
driht-ealdor, drihte ealdor; gen. ealdres; m.

The lord of a feast ⬩ architriclīnus

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The lord of a feast; architriclīnus Se drihtealdor cwæþ to ðam brýdguman the lord of the feast said to the bridegroom, Homl. Th. ii. 70, 25, 28. Se drihte ealdor ðæs wínes onbýrgde gustāvit architriclīnus vinum, Jn. Bos. 2, 9. Beraþ ðære drihte ealdre

eten

Grammar
eten, = eton should eat, Gen. 3, 4; subj.
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of etan

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