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ge-dyrstlǽcan

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Z. 247, 3-5. with an object Gif wé mid rícan mannan hwæt embe úre neóde manian willað, þæt wé ne gedyrstlǽcað ( prae sumimus ) bútan mid micelre eáðmódnesse, R. Ben. 45, 16. Gif hwá hit bútan his leáfe gedyrstlǽce, 79, 19.

ge-cwidrǽden

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Witan hwæt úre gecwydrǽddene (cf. seó gerǽdnis ... gecweden, 228, 7), gelǽst sý, Ll. Th. i. 236, 5. Add

ge-forþian

(v.)
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Forþe we him ure rihte bileue and luue for gersum proferamus ei de cordis nostri thesauro fidei sensum, O. E. Hml. 43, ll.] to forward, prosper, promote the well-being of Hé hí geforðode on fægerum þeáwum, Hml. A. 94, 83.

ge-wemman

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H. 245, 22. to impair, diminish Gif ǽnig wylle þás úre sylena gewemman and gewonian on ǽnigum þingum, Cht. E. 242, 21. His miht bið á éce, his ríce ne bið gewemmed, Bl.

gif

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Gif ꝥ deófol hine ne gesáwe on úre gecynde, ne costode hé hine . . . Gif hé nǽre sóþ God, ná him englas ne þegnodon, Bl. H. 33, 35- 35, 2 : 29, 4 : Hex. 22, 27 : Gen. 643 : 787 : B. 592 : El. 777 : Bt. 7, ; F. 18, 11 : 40, 6 ; F. 242, 7.

ge-witscipe

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Cf. ge-witnes; 1 a Ne sceal bisscopa hálgung on óþre wísan wesan nemne on gesomnunge and on gewitscype þreóra oððe feówer bissceopa episcoporum ordinatio sine adgregatis tribus uel quattuor episcopis fieri non debet, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 73, 12

Linked entry: wit-scipe

gistian

(v.)
Grammar
gistian, p. ode
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Líf mánfull tó gystigenne of húse on hús uita nequam hospitandi de domo in domum (it is a miserable life to go from house to house, Ecclus. 29, 24), Scint. 153, 15

gleng-ness

(n.)
Grammar
gleng-ness, e; f.
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Ornamentation, adornment On úre gold and on úre glengnesse and on úre myclan gestreóne, Verc. Först. 123, 15

hát

(adj.)
Grammar
hát, adj.
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</b> of bodily conditions producing the sensation of heat :-- Se ece of mínum earme, ðǽr hé háttra wæs and byrnendra, eall áweg álǽded wæs dolor omnis de brachio, ubi ardentior inerat, funditus ablatus est, Bd. 5, 3; Sch. 566, 10. denoting one of

hálgian

(v.)
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L. 17, 17-19. . to consecrate, set apart as sacred to God, dedicate to a religious office or use On þissum geáre man hálgode þet mynster æt Westmynster . . . hine man bebyrgede innan þǽre níwan hálgodre circean on Westmynstre, Chr. 1066; P. 195, 3-197

hæftníd-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hæftníd-ness, e; f.
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Captivity Hwylc mihte beón máre wælgrimnes þonne úre hæftnýdnes on helle þeóstrum. Nap. 35. Wé gehýrdon ꝥ sum man wæs geseted in hæftnédnesse ( in captivitate positum), Gr. 0. 346, 22

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gremian

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 85, 57. to provoke to action. with prep, of a muscular movement Hine mon scel tyhtan and gremian tó spíwanne, Lch. ii. 184, 1. of a course of action Ne sceole wé þá ðwyran tó úre éhtnysse gremian, Hml.

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to greet.
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Add: to touch, handle Ealle ðá hearpan strengas se hearpere grét mid ánre honda, ðeáh hé hié ungelíce styrige chordae uno quidem plectro, sed non uno impulsu, feriuntur, Past. 175, 9. Hé gomenwudu grétte he played the harp, B. 2108.

hæfenleást

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Ðǽr wana þurh þǽre stówe hæfenleáste sý ubi necessiias loci eæposcit, R. Ben. 65, 6

hearga

(n.)
Grammar
hearga, an; m.

a grovea templefanean idol

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[For pl. hearga; f. substitute: a place sacred to a god, with an idol and an altar. a grove Hearga lucum (the word occurs among glosses to Aldhelm between one on Ald. 50, 25 and another on 50, 27: in the text between these lucum does not occur), Wrt.

híwisc

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híwisc, l. híwisce, híwisc. For suffix cf. ídisc(e).

a familyhouse

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In the Latin charter the grant is described as 'aliquam terrae partem duobus in locis, id est v mansas ubi uulgariter dicitur aet Dydylingtúne, et unam mansam ubi uocitatur aet Uddinge', ii. 330, 1), iii. 445, 22.

híwung

shapingshapeframemakeconstitutionshapeformspecieskindtransformationan illusory shapedeceptive appearancea pretencetricksimulationhypocrisyfictionirony

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lifde æfter þǽre menniscan híwunge .dcccc. wintra and þrittig wintra; and þé sexteoþegan geáre fram his híwunge hé gegylte, Angl. xi. 1, 13-16. shape of a material object, frame, make, constitution Hé sylf oncneów híwunga ł gescapennysse (figmentum) úre

hlid-geat

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Ǽrest on díc; ðonne upp wið hliðgeatas; ðonne on brádan hærpað, C. D. v. 109, 8. Andlang weges tó hlidgeate, Cht. E. 290, 24. Beforan hlidgeate ante postes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 5, Add:

hlinian

(v.)

to reclineto lean

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Add On hlingo (-u, written over o) innitor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 73. to recline, lie on a couch for rest (or to eat; in translation of Latin -cumbere forms) Se wulderfulla on godewebbenum beddum hlinað, E. S. viii. 473, 18.

heall

a residencepalacea templea court of law

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Úre Scyppend . . . his gecorenan on þisum middanearde geágnað swá swá hláford his híred on his healle, 72, 29. Þá eóde heó (queen Alexandria) on hire palatium, ꝥ is on hire healle, Shrn. 75, 25: An. Ox. 4368.