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ge-lustfullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-lustfullíce, comp. -lícor; adv.

Willingly, earnestly, studiously ⬩ stŭdiōse

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-lucor] ne gelustfullícor hine sylfne underþeódde to úra goda bigange ðonne ic nullus tuōrum stŭdiōsius quam ĕgo cultŭræ deōrum nostrōrum se subdĭdit, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 5

ge-mǽre

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mǽre, es; pl. nom. a, o, u; n.

An end, boundary, termination, limit ⬩ finis

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An end, boundary, termination, limit; finis Gemǽro limes, Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 11, 16. Gemǽre ðú settest terminum posuisti, Ps. Spl. 103, 10. Ne mágon hí ofer gemǽre gegangan terminum non transgredientur, Ps. Th. 103, 10. On Hwicna gemǽre and West-Sexna

Linked entries: mǽre ge-mǽrian ge-mǽrung ge-meare ge-mére

ge-maðel

(n.)
Grammar
ge-maðel, es; n.

Speech, conversation, talking, harangue ⬩ sermo, ōrātio,sermōcĭnātio

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Speech, conversation, talking, harangue; sermo, ōrātio,sermōcĭnātio Úre heofenlíca Hláford nolde ðæra deófla gemaðeles ná máre habban our heavenly Lord would not have any more of the devil's harangue, Nicod. 29; Thw. 16, 39

Linked entry: ge-mædla

ge-mengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mengan, -mencgan; p. de; pp. ed
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Th. 305, 28, Ðæt wæter and seó eorþe wǽron gemengede óþ ðone þriddan dæg the water and the earth were commingled unto the third day, Hexam. 4; Norm. 8, 15.

Linked entries: ge-mægnan ge-mæncgan ge-mencgan ge-mincged

ge-neh

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-neh, adv.

Enough, sufficiently, abundantly

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Enough, sufficiently, abundantly Ðonne sceolon we geneh geþencean emb úre sáula ðearfa then ought we to consider very much about our souls' needs, Blickl. Homl. 101, 32

ge-néhwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-néhwian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To approach, draw near, adhere

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Ánum genéhwaþ uni adhærebit, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 13. Genéhwade ánum adhæsit uni, 15, 15

Linked entries: -néhwian ge-neán ge-neán

Geóla

(n.)
Grammar
Geóla, Iúla, an; m. [geól Yule]

The YULE or Christmas month, that is, December

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duo sunt menses qui uno nomine gaudent, alter Geola prior [December],alter posterior [January], Hick.

Linked entries: ǽrra geóla geohhol-mónaþ Iúla

streón

(n.)
Grammar
streón, es; n.
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gain, acquisition, treasure Ðér is strión ðín ubi est thesaurus tuus. Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 21: 12, 35 : Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 45. Striónes thesauri p. 17, 5. Tilða ł stre (= streóna or streón) quaestuum, lucrum, Hpt. Gl. 452, 7.

sulung

(n.)
Grammar
sulung, e; f. A Kentish word for a certain quantity of land, derived, like carrucata, from a name of the plough; from its origin it might mean, so much land as could be cultivated by one plough. From the first two passages given below it would seem that the sulung was equivalent to two hides (manentes), and later a solanda, which is probably the same word, is said 'per se habere duas hidas.' v. Seebohm, Vill. Comm., p. 54. But perhaps it may be inferred that both hide and sulung were considered as on the same footing as regards the plough. Thus to the gebúr with his gyrd landes, i. e. one quarter of a hide, are to be given two oxen, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 23, while a gift of half a sulung is accompanied by the further gift of four oxen, Chart. Th. 470, 9-14. v. Seebohm, pp. 138-9, and generally. In the Domesday Survey of Kent the assessment was given by solins, and the word remained in use. v. Pegge's Kenticisms, s.v.
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sulling Aliquam terrae partiunculam, hoc est duarum manentium ... ritu Cantiae án sulung dictum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i. 249, 19. Terrae particula duarum manentium, id est, án sulung, 250, 8. Yc gean intó Cristes cyrican on Cantwarabyrig ðæs landes æt Holungaburnan

Linked entry: swulung

staþolfæstlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
staþolfæstlíce, adv.
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Ðæt ðiós úre sylene staðolfæstlíce ðurhwunian móte, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 186, 12

staþolian

(v.)
Grammar
staþolian, p. ode.
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Úre heortan rihtan and staðelion. Wulfst. 253, 18

staþol-wang

(n.)
Grammar
staþol-wang, es; m. A plain to establish one's self in. v. staþol. III
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Teón wé of ðisse stówe and unc staþolwangas ( places where we may establish ourselves ) sécan, Cd. Th. 114, 31; Gen. 1912

steall

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
steall, es; m.
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Scrd. 21, 9. a place for catching fish Lét ða netto on stællo laxa retia in capturam (captura locus piscosus, ubi capiuntur pisces ), Lk. Skt. Lind. 5, 4. (Cf stell, a a

stencan

(v.)
Grammar
stencan, p. te
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congregas ubi non sparsisti, 25, 24. Ðú stenctest (swenctest?) ða elðeódgan folc and hý áwurpe afflixisti populos et expulisti eos, Ps. Th. 43, 3

stigenness

Grammar
stigenness, v. ofer-, upá-stigenness.

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strícan

(v.)
Grammar
strícan, p. strác, pl. stricon; pp. stricen.
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smooth, rub, wipe Ne delfe hý nán man mid ísene and mid wætere ne þweá, ac stríce hý mid cláðe clǽne, Lchdm. iii. 30, 24. v. ymb-strícan. to make a stroke, v. be-strícan; strica. to go, move, run Búlon ðæm rodere ðe ðás rúman gesceaft ǽghwylce dæge útan

Linked entries: a-strícan strece

strúdung

(n.)
Grammar
strúdung, e; f.
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Utan forfleón stala and strúdunga (strútunga, MS. C.), Wulfst. 115, 9: 164, l: 129, 18

Linked entry: strútung

studu

(n.)
Grammar
studu, stuðu; gen. stude, studu; dat. stude(-u), styde, styðe; acc. studu, stuðu(-o); pl. styde, styðe(-a); gen. studa; f.
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Cypressus styde hié útan wreþedon and gyldne styþa hié úton wreþedon, Nar. 5, 7, 8. Begémþ stuðe (or stoðe) mínre dure observat postes ostii mei, Kent. Gl. 281

Linked entries: stuðan-sceaft styðe

stuntness

(n.)
Grammar
stuntness, e; f. Foolishness, folly, stupidity
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Ðá áwende Crist úre stuntnysse tó geráde, Homl. Th. i. 208, 19. Nú ðingþ ðam dysegan menn . . . ac hé ne understent ná his ágene stuntnysse, Hexam. 20; Norm. 28, 20. Gif hé him sylfum stýrþ fram eallum stuntnyssum, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 23

swǽm

(n.)
Grammar
swǽm, es; m.
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Nú mæg hér manna gehwilc gehýran hwet ðás swǽmas wǽron ðe ure yldra[n] him tó gebǽdon now may every one hear in this account (of the gods) what these vain creatures were, that our forefathers prayed to H. Z. xii. 408, 15

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