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ge-endebyrdan

Grammar
ge-endebyrdan, ge-endebyrdian.

to assign its proper place to an object, place in order, place ⬩ to ordain, ⬩ to appoint to a position, office ⬩ put in order, dispose ⬩ to set forth in order, narrate

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H. 85, 14. to arrange the parts of a whole, put in order, dispose Ic geendebyrde dispono, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 44. Augustinus geendebyrde ðás word þus Augustine put these words in this order, Hml. Th. ii. 362, 23.

arg

(adj.)
Grammar
arg, adj.

Wicked ⬩ depraved ⬩ bad ⬩ malus ⬩ pravus

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An impure word only found in the Lindisfarne Gospels or the Durham Book Cneórisse yflo and arg an evil and wicked generation; generatio mala et adultera, i. e. prava, pigra, etc. Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 39. Arg peccatrix, Mk. Skt. Lind. 8, 38

Linked entry: earg

bedding

(n.)
Grammar
bedding, beding, e; f.

BEDDING ⬩ covering of a bed ⬩ stramentum ⬩ stratum ⬩ a bed ⬩ lectus

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Lamb. 6, 7. a bed; lectus Gyf ic astíge on bedinge strǽte mínre si ascendero in lectum strati mei, Ps. Spl. 131, 3

Linked entry: beding

a-þindan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þindan, p. þand, pl. -þundon; pp. -þunden

To puff up ⬩ swell ⬩ inflate ⬩ intumescere

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Aþindaþ occurs in Ps. Th. 106, 25 as a translation of tabescebat;

Linked entries: a-þindung a-þunden

bend-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
bend-feorm, e; f.

A feast for the reaping [binding] of corn ⬩ a harvest-feast ⬩ firma ad congregandas segetes ⬩ firma messis

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A feast for the reaping [binding] of corn, a harvest-feast; firma ad congregandas segetes, firma messis On sumere þeóde gebyreþ bend-feorm [bén-feorm] for rípe in some one province a harvest-feast is due for reaping the corn L. R.

cyne-hám

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-hám, es; m. [hám a house, dwelling, home]

A royal residence ⬩ regia villa

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On his ágenum cynehámum in his own royal residences, 598; A. D. 978; Kmbl. iii. 138, 7

frǽcne

(adj.)
Grammar
frǽcne, adj.

Grievous ⬩ dire ⬩ dangerous ⬩ dīrus ⬩ perīcŭlōsus

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Ðæt hí ne þorftan in swá frǽcne síþfætt feran ne tam perīcŭlōsam peregrīnātiōnem adīre dēbērent, Bd. 1. 23; S. 485, 37

hwæg

(n.)
Grammar
hwæg, hwæig, hweg, es; n. [?]

Whey

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Ðeówan wífmen hwæig on sumera to a servant maid shall be given when in summer L. R.S S. 9; Th. i. 436, 32 Sceáphyrdes riht is ðæt hé hæbbe ... blede fulle hweges oððe syringe ealne sumor 14; Th. i. 438, 25

Linked entry: hweg

ráre-dumla

(n.)
Grammar
ráre-dumla, -dumle, an; m. f.
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A bittern Ráredumlæ onocrotalum, avis quae sonitum facit in aqua, Shrn. 29, 6. Ráradumbla onocrotalus, Wrt. Voc. i. 62, 21. Ráredumle, 280, 26 : 63, 70 : buban, 126, 61. [M. H. Ger. rór-tumel a bittern : Ger. rohr-dommel : M. Du. roes-domel. O. H.

eardung

(n.)
Grammar
eardung, eærdung, ærdung, e; f.

A habitation, a dwelling, tabernacle ⬩ habĭtātio, habitācŭlum

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A habitation, a dwelling, tabernacle; habĭtātio, habitācŭlum Is geworden eardung his on Sion facto est habĭtātio ejus in Sion, Ps. Spl. 75, 2: 32, 14: Ps. Spl. T. 77, 32: Ps. Th. 106, 3: Hy. 6, 11; Hy. Grn. ii. 286, 11: Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 20

ge-sceótan

Grammar
ge-sceótan, <b>; II 1.</b>
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quis scit quod contingat sibi in hac uita?, Chrd. 90, 1

ge-dæftan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dæftan, p. -dæfte; pp. dæft

To put in order ⬩ make ready ⬩ prepare

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To put in order, make ready, prepare Ða ðe mid ðám [treowum] Cristes weig gedæfton those who with the [trees] prepared Christ's way, Homl. Th. i. 212, 34. He eów betǽcþ mycele healle gedæfte ipse vobis ostendet cenaculum magnum stratum, Lk.

ge-fær

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fær, es; n.

A going ⬩ journey ⬩ course ⬩ march ⬩ expedition ⬩ profectio ⬩ expĕdītio

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On gefare in profectiōne, Ps. Spl. 104, 36. Ðæs ðe hie feónda gefær fyrmest gesǽgon after they first saw the enemies' march, Elen. Kmbl. 135; El. 68

Linked entry: ge-fer

ge-lǽrednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lǽrednes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Learning ⬩ knowledge ⬩ skill ⬩ erŭdītio ⬩ pĕrītia

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On gelǽrednysse in erŭdītiōne, 3, 21; S. 551, 13

ge-rípian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rípian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [rípian to ripen]

To ripen, grow old ⬩ mātūrāri, sĕnescĕre

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On wintrum gerípod ripe in years, ii. 24, 23. Mín hláford gerípod ys dŏmĭnus meus vĕtŭlus est, Gen. 18, 12. Geríped mātūrus, C. R. Ben. 43

Linked entry: rípian

undern-mete

(n.)
Grammar
undern-mete, es; m.

Food eaten in the morning ⬩ breakfast

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Food eaten in the morning, breakfast Under-mete prandium, ǽfenmete cena, Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 65. Uton brúcan ðisses undernmetes swá ða sculon ðe hiora ǽfengifl on helle gefeccean sculon prandete tamquam apud inferos coenaturi, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 86, 1.

Linked entry: undern-gereord

un-gefére

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gefére, adj.

impassable ⬩ impervious ⬩ impenetrable

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On ungeférum in invio, Ps. Spl. C. 106, 40. Mid wéstenum and ungefǽrum londum, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 62, 36. fig. impervious, impenetrable Ða mód ðe Dryhtne ungeféru sint mentes Deo impenetratae Past. 35; Swt. 245, 23

un-gefrǽglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gefrǽglíce, adv.

In an unheard of manner ⬩ to an unheard of extent ⬩ unusually ⬩ extraordinarily

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In an unheard of manner, to an unheard of extent, unusually, extraordinarily Catulus swá ungefrǽglíce forcwæð Nonium Catullus Nonium strumam appellat, Bt. 27, 1; Fox 94, 32. Swíþe ungefrǽglíce upáhafen on his móde, 37, 1; Fox 186, 8.

weorold-gebyrd

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gebyrd, weorold-gebyrdu; f.
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Wæs heó æþele in weoruldgebyrdum, ðæt heó wæs ðæs cyninges nefan dohtor nobilis natu erat, hoc est, filia nepotis regis, 4, 23; S. 593, 2

wíte-stów

(n.)
Grammar
wíte-stów, e; f.

A place of punishment ⬩ torment ⬩ hell

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Nis hér (in hell) nú nǽnig wóp, swá hit ǽr gewunelíc wæs on ðisse wítestówe, Blickl. Homl. 85, 29