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glésing

(n.)
Grammar
glésing, glésincg, e; f.

GLOSSINGinterpretationexplanationglossa

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A GLOSSING, interpretation, explanation; glossa Ðæt is glésincg ðonne mann glésþ ða earfoðan word mid eáðran Lédene that is glossing when one explains the difficult words with easier Latin, Ælfc. Gr. 50; Som. 51, 43

Linked entry: glésan

glid

(adj.)
Grammar
glid, adj.

Slipperyready to glidelubricus

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Slippery, ready to glide; lubricus, Ps. Spl. C. 34, 7

Linked entry: glidder

glig

(n.)
Grammar
glig, gligg, es; n.

Gleemusicminstrelsyjestingsportgaudiummusicafacetiæludibrium

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Glee, music, minstrelsy, jesting, sport; gaudium, musica, facetiæ, ludibrium Mid ðæm glige [MS. Cot. ðam gligge] with the music, Past. 26, 2; Swt. 183, 25; Hat. MS. 35 b; 8.

glig-beám

(n.)
Grammar
glig-beám, es; m.

A glee-beamtimbreltabrettympanum

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A glee-beam, timbrel, tabret; tympanum, Ps. Spl. 80, 2: 150, 4

Linked entry: gliw-beám

glig-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
glig-georn, adj.

Glee-lovingfond of sportgaudii cupidusjoci amans

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Glee-loving, fond of sport; gaudii cupidus, joci amans. Off. Episc. 3

gliw-beám

(n.)
Grammar
gliw-beám, es; m.

A glee-beamtimbreltabrettympanum

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A glee-beam, timbrel, tabret; tympanum, Ps. Spl. 149, 3

gliw-hleóþriend

(n.)
Grammar
gliw-hleóþriend, es; m.

A glee-soundermusicianminstrelmusicusfidicen

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A glee-sounder, musician, minstrel; musicus, fidicen, Cot. 134

Linked entry: gleó-hleóþriend

gliwian

(v.)
Grammar
gliwian, p. ede

To adorn[?]

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To adorn[?] Me gliwedon wrætlíc weorc smiþa, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 17; . 27, 13

glóf

(n.)
Grammar
glóf, e; a weak pl. glófan occurs; f. A

GLOVEchirothēcaχειρoθήκη

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He mid gyrde of ðam húses hrófe ða glófe gerǽhte he reached the glove from the house-roof with a stick, 22: 56, 4. Earnian mid ðam glófa him sylfum deserviat, per id cirotecas sibi, L. R. S; Th. i. 438, 15. Foxes glófa buglosse, Wrt.

glófung

(n.)
Grammar
glófung, e; f.

A providing with gloves

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A providing with gloves Glófung him gebyreþ he is to be provided with gloves, L. R. S; Th. i. 438, 6

glómung

(n.)
Grammar
glómung, glómmung, e; f.

Twilightgloamingcrepusculum

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Twilight, gloaming; crepusculum, Lye

Linked entry: gleómung

glydering

(n.)
Grammar
glydering, glyderung, e; f.

What glides awaya visionan illusionvisio

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What glides away, a vision, an illusion; visio, Cot. 84

gnást

(n.)
Grammar
gnást, es; m.

A spark

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A spark

gneáð

(adj.)
Grammar
gneáð, gnéð; adj.

Sparingfrugalstingyscantysmall parcus

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He ðám ðe on scearan máran wǽron on ðám mægnum eáðmódnesse and hýrsumnesse nóhte ðon læssa ne gnéðra wæs eis quæ tonsura majores sunt virtutibus, humilitatis et obedientiæ, non mediocriter insignitus, Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 18.

Linked entry: un-gníðe

gnéðenes

(n.)
Grammar
gnéðenes, gnéðnes, se; f.

Frugalitycareparcimonia

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Frugality, care; parcimonia, Cot. 81, 149, Lye

GNÍDAN

(v.)
Grammar
GNÍDAN, ic gníde, ðú gníst, he gnít, pl. gnídaþ; p. gnád, pl. gnidon; pp. gniden

To rubbreakrub togethercomminutefricarecomminuere

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Gníd ða þungana and on ufan ðæt héfd rub the temples and the top of the head, 292, 23. Gníd swíðe smale to duste rub very small, to dust, Herb. 1, 2; Lchdm. i. 70, 14

Linked entry: ge-gnídan

gnidennys

(n.)
Grammar
gnidennys, -nyss, e; f.

A rubbingcontrition

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A rubbing, contrition. Ps. Lamb. 13, 3

gníding

(n.)

a rubbingfrictio

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a rubbing; frictio, Som

gnóh

(v.)
Grammar
gnóh, pl. gnógon

gnawedbit

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gnawed, bit; p. ofgnagan

gnorn-cearig

(adj.)
Grammar
gnorn-cearig, adj.

Sadsorrowful

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Sad, sorrowful, Exon. 73 b; Th. 274, 6; Jul. 529