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ge-costnian

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

To trytentare

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He wæs fram Satane gecostnod tentabatur a Satane, Mk. Bos. 1, 13

Linked entry: costnian

ge-gripennis

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gripennis, -niss, e; f.

A takingseizingsnarecorreptiocaptio

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A taking, seizing, snare; correptio, captio Gegripennis ðone ðe he behýdde togegrípe hine captio quam abscondit apprehendat eum, Ps. Spl. T. 34, 9

Linked entry: ge-grip

ge-hleóþ

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hleóþ, adj.

Harmoniousconsonus

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Harmonious; consonus Ðæt ðysne letanían and antefn gehleóþre stæfne sungan quia hanc litaniam consona voce modularentur, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487. 24

Linked entry: un-gehleóþor

ge-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líhtan, p. -líhte

To shinegrow lightlucerelucescere

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To shine, grow light; lucere, lucescere Ðæt he gelíhte allum ut luceat omnibus, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 15. Gelihted lucescit, Lind. 28, 1

ge-mét

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mét, es; n.

A meeting, assemblyconventus

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A meeting, assembly; conventus hæfdon ǽlce dæge heora witena gemét they had their meeting of counsellors every day, Jud. Thw. 161, 31

sengan

(v.)
Grammar
sengan, p. de; p. ed
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To singe, scorch Gýme eác swán ðæt æfter sticunge his slyhtswýn wel behweorfe, sæncge, L. R. S. 6 ; Th. i. 436, 16

searu-wrenc

(n.)
Grammar
searu-wrenc, es; m.
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A crafty trick, treacherous device hié biddende wæs ðæt hié mid sume searawrence from Xerse áwende, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 82, 21

Linked entry: siru-wrenc

scip-gefére

(n.)
Grammar
scip-gefére, (?), es; n.
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A going by ship, navigation, sailing on his scipgefére hwearf eft tó Cent rediit Cantiam navigio, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 41

þurh-fleón

(v.)

to fly through

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to fly through Cume án spearwa and hrædlíce ðæt hús þurhfleó adveniens unus passerum domum citissime pervolaverit, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 18

un-menged

(adj.)
Grammar
un-menged, adj.

Unmixed

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( Adam ) of ðære eorðan selfre unmængedre gesceapen wæs, Anglia xi. 1, 9

Linked entry: un-gemenged

un-níþing

(n.)
Grammar
un-níþing, es; m.

Not a rascalan honest man

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Not a rascal, an honest man He beád ðæt ǽlc man ðe wǽre unníðing sceolde cuman tó him, Chr. 1087; Erl. 226, 2

Linked entry: níþing

á-hrǽcan

(v.)
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to clear out, spit out Sele ꝥ geagl tó swillanne ꝥ þý sél mæge ꝥ yfel út áhrǽcean, Lch, ii. 24, 13

Linked entry: hrǽcan

be-lǽwend

(n.)
Grammar
be-lǽwend, es; m.
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A betrayer Sý Iudas geféra, Crístes be-lǽwendes, C. D. iii. 350, 17. Þurh þone Iudas, Crístes belǽwend, H. R. 15, 6

for-belgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-belgan, p. bealg(-h), reflex.

To get angry

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To get angry, get in a rage Forbealh hine for þon þe ꝥ hrýþer him þúhte on wédenheorte, Bl. H. 199, 10

Linked entry: belgan

fird-lic

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Feohte se cempa on fyrdlicum truman, and wíf gehealde binnan wealle trymminege. Hml. S. 31, 1098. Take here fyrd-lic, and add

for-mengan

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mæg hine formengan tó ðǽm écum mid his willan aeternis se conjungere per desiderium valet, Past. 395, 4. For 'Past. ... Lye' substitute

ge-flog

(n.)
Grammar
ge-flog, es; n.
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Infectious disease Ꝥ nǽfre for gefloge feorh gesealde, syþðan him mon mægðan tó mete gegyrede, Lch. iii. 34, 9. Cf. on-flyge

Linked entry: -flog

hláf-gebrece

(n.)
Grammar
hláf-gebrece, es; n.
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A fragment of bread his cristallum cynnum sendeð swylc swá hláfgebrece mittit crystallum suum sicut frusta panis, Ps. Th. 147, 6. Substitute:

heofonisc

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Hié ne mehton from Galliscum fýre forbærnede weorþan, ac hefenisc fýr (e coelo ignis) foibærnde, Ors. 2, 8; S. 94, 15. Add

hyse-byrþre

(n.)
Grammar
hyse-byrþre, an;
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One who bears a (male) child Ácende hyse-berþre þæne þe (Gabriel) foresǽde enixa rat puerpera quern Gabriel praedixit, Hy. S. 50, 34

Linked entry: byrþre