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ge-stal

(n.)
Grammar
ge-stal, an obstacle.
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Gestálum objectionibus (for meaning of objectio cf. ea quae tibi obiciuntur ab his what these witness against thee, Mk. 14, 60), Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 30: 63, 27. recrimination (?)

girning

(n.)
Grammar
girning, e; f.
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Fram middaneardes gyrninge fæstað a mundi ambitione ieiunant, Scint. 53, 18. desire for doing. v. girnan; Hié beóð onǽlede mid ðǽre gierninge (girn-, v. l.) ðára smeáunga Godes wísdómes ánes solius contemplationis studiis inardescunt, Past. 45, 17. desire

Linked entry: geornung

hlyst

hearinghearinglistening

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Th. 91, 3. the action of intent hearing, listening Hé ábeád for þǽre duguðe deóp ǽrende . . . hlyst wæs þǽr inne (there was attentive hearing given), Az. 169. Hlyst ýst forgeaf, An. 1588. Þonne swíað hé and hlyst gefeð, Ph. 143

rýman

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Add Heom ic rǽde and rýme, gif hí mé willað híran mid rihte, Wlfst. 134, 2. add: to make way for a person (dat. ) Hé þá inn eóde, and him man sóna hrýmde, and hé þá sóna eóde binnan þone weóhstal, Vis. Lfc. 68. Seó leó forstód him þá duru . . .

scyldig

Grammar
scyldig, <b>I a.</b>
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Th. i. 40, 2, 5. 3. with prep. liable to (tó) Scyldig hé wæs tó hellicere súsle for his mándǽdum, ac hé geandette his synna Drihtne sylfum on ðǽre ródehengene, Hml. Th. ii. 78, 20.

swíþe

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swíþe, <b>. II a.</b>
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Add Hié þæt dydon for þǽm swíþost þe hié þóhtan þæt hié siþþan hiora underþeówas wǽren, Ors. 2, 8; S. 92, 22; 3, 9; S. 132, 13. add Wé ne mihton secgan swá swíðe embe þæt swá swá wé woldon, Hex. 2, 4.

tó-twǽman

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S. 30, 443. not to allow companionship Oda arcebiscop tótwǽmde Eádwí cyning and Ælgyfe, for þǽm þe hí wǽron tó gesybbe, Chr. 958; P. 113, 24. Gif wit þurhwuniað on mægðháde ... þonne cume wit tó his ríce, and wit ne beód tótwǽmede, Hml. S. 4, 45.

þe

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Add Lyt monna weorð lange fægen ðæs ðe hé óðerne bewrencð few men are glad for long at having tricked another, Prov. K. 34. Add His freónda foresprǽc forstent him eal þæt ylce þe (cf. eal þæt sylfe swylce, 38, 17) hit sylf sprǽce, Wlfst, 110, 4

á-drǽfan

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Leáse welan hí sind, for ðan ðe hí ne ádrǽfað úre sáule hafenleáste, Hml. Th. ii. 88, 26. Hé ðone deófol ádrǽfde of ðám preóste, 170, 3: i. 406, 1. Drihten ðá cýpan út ádrǽfde, 410, 35: Chr. 1097; P. 234, 13.

hádung

(n.)
Grammar
hádung, e; f.

Ordination

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Bisceopum gebyreþ ðæt hí ne beón tó feohgeorne æt hádunge it is fitting for bishops not to be too eager after money at ordination, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 316, 32.

ofer-brǽdels

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-brǽdels, es; m.

A covering, veil, garmenta coverlet

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Hé þencþ on ðam oferbrǽdelse his módes ðæt hé sciele monig gód weorc wyrcan, and hé þencþ mid innewearde móde ðæt hé gierneþ for gilpe ... on hiera módes rinde ... ac on ðam piðan..., surface Past. 9, 1; Swt. 55, 18-23.

Linked entries: of-brǽdels brǽdels

of-lysted

(v.; part.)
Grammar
of-lysted, -lyst; part.

Possessed with a very strong desire, very desirous for

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Possessed with a very strong desire, very desirous for (with gen. of object) Eubolus wearð swá mycclum oflyst Basilies láre, ðæt him ne lyste nánes metes, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 42: Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 23.

on-beran

(v.)
Grammar
on-beran, pp. -boren

To diminish, enfeeble, impair, destroy

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Wæs ðam báncofan neáh geþrungen breósthord onboren wæs se blíða gǽst fús on forþweg disease pressed the body hard, the mind was enfeebled, the glad spirit was eager for departure, Exon. Th. 158, 29; Gú. 917.

ge-tilian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tilian, -tilgan; p. ode; pp. od.

to strive afterto get by strivingto obtainprocureacquireacquīrĕreto treat a patient;curāre

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Se ðe hit déþ him seluan éce hellewíte ungesǽliglíce getilaþ he who does it will miserably get for himself everlasting hell torment, Th. Chart. 117, 24.

Linked entry: ge-teolod

hláf-mæsse

(n.)
Grammar
hláf-mæsse, -messe, an; f.

Lammas, a name for the first of August

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Lammas, a name for the first of August Ðæt wæs on ðære tíde calendas Agustus and on ðæm dæge ðe wé hátaþ hláfmæsse it was on the first of August, on the day that we call Lammas, Ors. 5, 13; Swt. 246, 17.

treów-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
treów-leás, adj.

faithlessperfiduswithout beliefinfidelinfidelis

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Ðá cwæþ Neron tó Petre: 'For hwonwǽron gyt swá treówleáse?' 175, 26. Treówleásra perfidorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 54: Wulfst. 186, 3. Ðara treówleásra (perfidorum) cyninga beboda, Bd. 1. 7; S. 476, 35. Trióleásra, Rtl. 59, 23.

á-spanan

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Be þám men þe wífman fram his hláforde áspaneð (allicit) for unrihtum hǽmede, Ll. Th. ii. 180, 24. Sicilie healfe áspónan (-speónnon, v. l.)

be-bycgan

Grammar
be-bycgan, be-bycgean.
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Hé Críst bebohte for feós lufon, Bl. H. 63, 7. Swá hwæt swá ðú hæbbe bibyge (bebyg, L.) vende, Mk. R. 10, 21. Sylle ł bebycge (-byg,L.), Mt. R. 19, 21. Ðá bebycendo (bibyccende,R.) and ðá bycgendo ... seatlas bebycgendra (bibyccendra, R.) Mk.

BLÍÐE

(adj.)
Grammar
BLÍÐE, comp. blíðra; superl. blíðost; def. se blíða, seó, ðæt blíðe; adj.

joyful, glad, merry, cheerful, pleasant, BLITHElætus, hilarisgentle, kind, friendly, clement, mild, sweetmansuetus, benignus, comis, clemens, mitis, suavisquiet, calm, peacefultranquillus, placidusjoy

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Wæs Iethro blíðe for eallum ðám þingum, ðe Drihten dyde Israhéla folce Jethro was glad for all the things, which the Lord did for the people of Israel, Ex. 18, 9.

ge-wita

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Gelýf hys hálgum, for ðám hí wéron swíðe unleáse gewitan, Solil.