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ge-bildan

Grammar
ge-bildan, <b>; II.</b> add: cf. Mec (
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a book) wráh hæleð hleóbordum, . 27, 12

FÚS

(adj.)
Grammar
FÚS, adj.

Readypreparedpromptquickeagerhasteningproneinclinedwillingready for deathdyingpromptuscĕlerpărātusprōnuscŭpĭduspropĕræ morti devōtusmŏrĭbundus

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Ic of fúsum rád I rode from the ready [men ], Exon. 130 a; Th. 498, 28; . 88, 8

a-eargian

(v.)
Grammar
a-eargian, p. ode, ade; pp. od [a, eargian torpescere]

To become slothfulsegnis fieri

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To become slothful; segnis fieri Hý ondrédan, gif hí hwílum ne wunnon, ðæt hý tó raðe a-eargadon they dreaded, if they did not sometimes wage war, that they should too soon become slothful, Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 100, 20

ge-horsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-horsian, p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud

To horseto set or mount on a horseto supply with a horseequitem facereequo instruere vel imponere

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Ælfréd æfter ðam gehorsodan [gehorsudan, col. 1; -sedum, 147, 3, col. 1; sedun, col. 2] here mid fyrde rád óþ Exancester Alfred with his force rode after the mounted army to Exeter, Chr. 877; Th. 146, 1, col. 3.

Linked entry: ge-horsod

ge-wunden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-wunden, pp.of ge-windan.

wound

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woundExon. 111 b; Th. 427, 30; . 41, 99;

FÉLAN

(v.)
Grammar
FÉLAN, p. de; pp. ed; v. a. gen.

FEELperceivetouchsentīretangĕre

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To FEEL, perceive, touch; sentīre, tangĕre Heó féleþ mínes gemótes she perceives my meeting, Exon. 107 a; Th. 407, 23; . 26, 9. Hí ðæs félaþ they feel it, Exon. 103 a; Th. 389, 16; . 7, 8

gifre

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Ic wát eardfæstne ánne standan, deáfne dumban, sé oft swilged gifrum lácum (the subject of the riddle is a bookcase, the gifre lác are books), . 50, 3. 7u In 270 a book is the subject. Add

and-fenga

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Gif þæs ondfengan ellen dohte, . 62, 7. Add

hilde-gæst

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-gæst, -giest, es; m.

An enemy.

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., Exon. 113b; Th. 436,5; . 54, 9

beado-wǽpen

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

A war-weaponbellica arma

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

Linked entry: beadu-wǽpen

ge-rádegian

(v.)
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Add: ge-rádigian to arrange a matter Ðis ðe ic tó sibbe and tó gesehtnesse betweoh þám mynstre gerádigod (þe radi god, MS. ) hæbbe (cf. the title of the charter: De aquis et molendinis constitutio regis Eadgari), C. D. B. iii. 417, 5

sceáp

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Gif hwá drince wyrm on wætere, ofsníðe sceáp raðe, drince hát ꝥ sceápes blód, Lch. ii. 114, 8. Hý létan him tó . . . þá mǽde þe gebyrað tó ðám geréflande . . . and his sceápa lǽse æfter þæs hláfordes, C. D. B. i. 544, 3. Add

be-drǽf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-drǽf, = be-dráf; p. of be-drífan.

drove

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drove,Exon. 108 a; Th. 412, 5; . 30, 9

níþ-sceaða

(n.)
Grammar
níþ-sceaða, an ; m.

A malignant foe

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Th. 397, 23; . 16, 24

hago-steald

(n.)
Grammar
hago-steald, es; n.

Celibacy

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Celibacy, Exon. 105 b; Th. 402, 17; . 21, 31

hago-stealdmonn

(n.)
Grammar
hago-stealdmonn, es; m. = hago-steald, q.
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Exon. 104 a; Th. 395, 3; . 15, 2. v

geáp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
geáp, p. of geópan.

took

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took,Exon. 106 b; Th. 405, 29; . 24, 9;

Linked entry: gep

on-þeón

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Wit þæ̂re beadwe bêgen ne onþungan, . 85, 23. Add

ryne-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
ryne-strang, adj.

Strong for the course

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Th. 400, 9; . 20,7

neoþan

(adv.)
Grammar
neoþan, adv.

Downbeneathfrom beneath

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Wrætlíc is seó womb neoþan, Exon Th. 219, 14; Ph. 307 : 392, 2; . 11, 1: 407, 14; . 26, 5 : 414, 14; . 32, 20. Ðú mé of neowelnesse neoþan álýsdest, Ps. Th. 70, 19 : 103, 7 : Elen. Kmbl. 2228; El. 1115. Neoþan, Exon. Th. 479, 11; . 62, 6

Linked entries: under under-neoþan