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ge-dwol

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Hé hét fordílgian þá gedwolan hringas (þá ge-dwolhringas, v.l.) oblitteratis erroneis circulis, Bd. 5, 21; Sch. 680, 7. Add

ge-hírsumnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hírsumnes, se; f.

Obedience

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Obedience For his gehírsumnisse ðe he hæfde to Gode for his obedience to God, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 62, 181

ge-lend

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lend, part. p.

Provided with land

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Provided with land Gyf he wel gelend biþ si bonam terram habeat, L. R. S. 5; Th. i. 436, 5

Linked entries: -lend ge-lenda ge-lendan

sin-here

(n.)
Grammar
sin-here, gen. -her(i)ges ; m.
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An immense army Besæt sinherge sweorda láfe he besieged the fugitives with an immense army, Beo. Th. 5864 ; B. 2936

Syrisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Syrisc, adj.

Syrian

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Hí bǽdon Godes gescyldnysse wið ðone Syriscan here, Homl. Ass. 107, 170

þri-nihte

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-nihte, adj.

Three days old

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Three days old Gif hé biþ ácenned on .iii. nihtne mónan, Lchdm. iii. 160, 20: 176, 22, and note 2

un-týned

(adj.)
Grammar
un-týned, adj.

Unfenced

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Gif hé bið untýned..., L. In. 40; Th. i. 126, 14

un-gewlitigian

(v.)

to disgure ⬩ deform ⬩ deprive of beauty

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to disgure, deform, deprive of beauty Hé gewlitegaþ and gegeraþ æalle gesceafta and oft ungewliteaþ, and ungeraþ, Shrn. 198, 12

weorold-geflit

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-geflit, es; n.
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A secular dispute Gif him þince ðæt hé æt woruldgeflitum sí, ðæt tácnaþ him ádl tówerd. Lchdm. iii. 174, 19

wís-hycgende

(adj.)

thinking wisely ⬩ having wise thoughts

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thinking wisely, having wise thoughts Hé wís-hycgende gesæt on sesse, seah on enta geweorc, Beo. Th. 5426; B. 2716

æt-þringan

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Add: To thrust away, deprive of by violence Hé his feorh him ætþrang ejus animam excussit . Gr. D. 75, 26

á-ceócian

(v.)
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Se deófol gefrédde ðone angel Crístes godcundnysse, þurh ðá hé wæs tó deáðe áceócod, Hml. Th. i. 216, 16. Add

be-smeágan

(v.)
Grammar
be-smeágan, -smeán
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to consider about, examine into Cýðþú þæs mynstres abbude ꝥ hé hine sylfne georne besmeáge, Hml. S. 23 b, 633

bóc-rǽding

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He his eágan upp áhóf fram þǽre bócrǽdinge, Gr. D. 164, 7. Add

blanca

a steed

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a steed Þá hét hé on ðæs pápan ciericean gestællan his blancan and monig óðer neát, Shrn. 51, 22. Add::

cum-líþian

(v.)
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Substitute: To be a guest Þá geond mistlicora hús cumlíðiað qui per diversorum cellas hospitantur, R. Ben. I. 11, 1

clifer-féte

(adj.)
Grammar
clifer-féte, adj.
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Cloven-footed Hara wæs unclǽne, for ðan ðe hé nis cliferféte, Hml. S. 25, 79. v. clyfer-féte in Dict

Linked entries: clyfer-féte -féte

earmella

(n.)
Grammar
earmella, an; m.
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Hý habbaþ síde earmellan ( fluxas manicas ), R. Ben. 136, 23

efen-lǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-lǽce, (?); adj.
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þæs hǽðenscypes þe hý þǽr begáð, Ll. Th. ii. 358, 4

ge-féstran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-féstran, ge-féstrian.
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Wǽre geféd, ꝥ hé wæs gefést[r]ud uesceretur, i. reficeret, 3053

Linked entry: féstran

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