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ge-scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scirpan, to sharpen.
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., and add: to make more active, strengthen. of sight (lit. or fig. ) Þín ꝥ líchamlice eáge ne gesyhð áht líchamlices, búton hit gescyrpe ( acueret ) þá þing tó geseónne seó unlíchamlice wíse, Gr. D. 269, 21.

god-wræc

Grammar
god-wræc, god-wrec.
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Linked entry: -wræc

gist

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Ne aron gié gestas . . . ah gié aron burgwaro háligra non estis hospites . . . sed estis cives sanctorum, Rtl. 82, 30. a guest, one who is entertained at another's house Si tertia nocte hospitatus fuerit . . . habeat eum ad rectum tanquam de propria

heáfod-land

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See Seebohm Vill. Comm. p. 4, and N. E. D., D. D. headland

hosu

(n.)
Grammar
hosu, e (an ?); f. (and <b>? hosa,</b> an; m.; but perhaps hosa, Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 48, might be pl., or a mistake for hose (cf. eága for eáge, 70, 42,
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See hosa in Dict. v. leþer-hosu, scin-hosu; lǽs-hosum

Linked entry: hosa

æfter-fylgan

(v.)
Grammar
æfter-fylgan, æfter-fyligan; p. de

To follow

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Seó hálgung ðæs æfterfilgendan bisceopes, Chr. 984; P. 124, 3. Æfterfylgendre prepostero, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 77. Ðás æfterfylgendan (-fylig-, v. 1.) láre, Gr. D. 1, 16. Ðá æfterfiligendan yrmða, Hml. Th. i. 408, 18

óra

(n.)
Grammar
óra, an ; m.

A border, edge, margin, bank

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Ðonan on ðone óran foran wið-eástan Ecgulfes setl west be ðatn óran eft tóweard setle, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 216, 2-3. Siððan dú gehýrde on hliþes óran galan geác on bearwe. Exon. Th. 473, 28; Bo. 21. On óra[n] his hrægles in oram vestimenti ejus, Ps.

Linked entries: íre óre

áscung

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Hió þóhtan hwæt seó ácsung beón scolde, H. R. 7, 27. Mé sprekendum is óðer áxung (quaestio ) on mód becumen, Gr. D. 137, 29. Áxsung (interrogatio ) múð þínne geopenige, Scint. 81, 8.

rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽdan, <b>II a.</b>
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Gif heora hwilc . . . þone rǽdels áriht rǽdde, þonne wearð sé tó beheáfdunge gelǽd, swá same swá sé ðe hine áriht ne rǽdde, Ap.

BEARO

(n.)
Grammar
BEARO, bearu; gen. bearwes; dat. bearwe, bearowe, bearuwe; acc. bearo; pl. nom. acc. bearwas; gen. -wa; dat. -wum; m.

A grove ⬩ wood ⬩ nemus ⬩ lucus ⬩ silva ⬩ virgultum

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A grove, wood; nemus vel lucus, silva, virgultum Se hálga bearo sette the holy man planted a grove, Cd. 137; Th. 172, 7; Gen. 2840. Wæter wynsumu bearo ealne geondfaraþ pleasant waters pervade all the grove, Exon. 56 b; Th. 202, 10; Ph. 67.

Linked entries: bærwe bearowe bearu bearuwe bearwas beora

écan

(v.)
Grammar
écan, ǽcan, ícan, iécan, ýcan, ýcean, ic éce, ðú écest, he écþ, pl. écaþ; p. écte, pl. écton, éhton; pp. éced [eáca an addition]

EKE, increase, prolong, add ⬩ augēre, appōnĕre

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Ðæt se awyrgeda ne éce, ðæt he hine leng myclie ofer eorþan ut non appōnat ultra magnifĭcāre se hŏmo sŭper terram, 9, 38.

Linked entries: ǽcan ge-ícan

Fróm-múþa

(n.)
Grammar
Fróm-múþa, Frómuþa, an; m.

The mouth of the river Frome in Dorsetshire, where the Frome discharges itself into Poole Bay ⬩ Fromi ostium in agro Dorsetensi, ŭbi se in sĭnum ilium ad quem Poole oppĭdumassĭdet, Fromus exŏnĕrat

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The mouth of the river Frome in Dorsetshire, where the Frome discharges itself into Poole Bay; Fromi ostium in agro Dorsetensi, ŭbi se in sĭnum ilium ad quem Poole oppĭdumassĭdet, Fromus exŏnĕrat Hér wende se here eft eástweard into Frómmúþan, and up

Linked entry: Fróm

ge-lufian

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

To love, esteem ⬩ ămāre, dilĭgĕre

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To love, esteem; ămāre, dilĭgĕre Ne sceal se Dryhtnes þeów máre gelufian eorþan ǽhtwelan nor shall the Lord's servant love more of earth's riches, Exon. 38 a; Th. 125, 23; Gú. 358 : 119 b; Th. 458, 26; Hy. 4, 106.

Linked entry: lufian

freóndscipe

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Gl. 601. cf. freónd, Manna freóndscipe biþ swíþe hwílwendlic; for þon úre yldran swultan and swíþe oft ús from wendan, ah sé þe Godes freóndscipe begyteþ, ne þearf sé nǽfre wénan ꝥ hé him onwended weorþe, Bl.

healt

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Gif se mon healt sié, . . . geselle .xxx. sciłł . tó bóte, Ll. Th. i. 100, 5. Hé wæs healt claudicabat pede, Gen. 32, 31. Gif ðín fót swicað þé, ceorf hine of; betere þé is ꝥ þú healt (halt, L., R.) gá on éce íf. . .

gader-tang

Grammar
gader-tang, gæder-teng. l. -tenge,

Contiguous, conjoint, in contact or connexion ⬩ continuous

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Se milte bið emlang and gædertenge þǽre wambe, Lch. ii. 242, 15.

twirǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
twirǽdness, e; f.

Discord ⬩ dissension ⬩ disagreement

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Se ðe sibbe Drihtnes twyrǽdnysse mid hátheortnysse tóbrycþ qui pacem Domini discordiae furore rumpit, Scint. 10, 2. God ná ys twyrǽdnysse (dissensionis) God, 134, 6. Be twirǽdnysse de discordia, 133, 17.

Linked entry: án-rǽdnes

til

(adj.)
Grammar
til, adj.
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Th. 104, 26. til is found in proper names, see for examples Txts. 497

Linked entries: ticlum til-líc

CALIC

(n.)
Grammar
CALIC, cælic, cælc, calc, es; m.
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A cup, CHALICE, goblet; calix Se calic mínre blisse the cup of my joy, Ps. Th. 15, 5: Ps. Spl. 22, 7. Dǽl calices mínes pars calicis mei, Ps. Spl. 15, 5. He genam ðone calic accepit calicem, Mt. Bos. 26, 27, 28: Ps. Th. 115, 4: Ps. Surt. 115, 13

Linked entries: celc cælc cælic

eáw-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
eáw-fæst, adj. [eáw = ǽw, ǽ law; fæst fast, fixed]

Firm in observing the law, religious, pious ⬩ religiōsus, pius

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Se eáwfæsta papa the pious pope, ii. 118, 8. Mid eáwfæstum þeáwum relĭgiōsis mōrĭbus, Bd. 3, 23; S. 555, 4

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