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gǽst-gemynd

(n.)
Grammar
gǽst-gemynd, es; n.

Thought of mind or spiritănĭmi cōgĭtātio

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Thought of mind or spirit; ănĭmi cōgĭtātio Ic him gǽstgemyndum wille wesan underþýded I will be subjected to him in my spirit's thoughts, Exon. 41 a; Th. 138, 11; Gú. 574

Linked entry: gást-gemynd

gamenung

(n.)
Grammar
gamenung, e; f.

A gamingjestingplayinglūsusjŏcus

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A gaming, jesting, playing; lūsus, jŏcus Hwǽr biþ his gaf spræc and ða ídelan gamenunga where will be his wanton discourse, and the idle jestings? Basil admn. 8; Norm. 50, 28

gár-rǽs

(n.)
Grammar
gár-rǽs, es; m.

A rush of spearsbattlewarwarfarehastārum impĕtusprœlium

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A rush of spears, battle, war, warfare; hastārum impĕtus, prœlium Ðæt gé ðisne gárrǽs mid gafole forgyldon that ye buy off this warfare with tribute, Byrht. Th. 132, 46; By. 32

eald-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
eald-dagas, pl. m.

Ancient days, days of oldprisci dies

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Ancient days, days of old; prisci dies In eald-dagum, Exon. 12a; Th. 19, 19; Cri. 303: Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 44: Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 41, MS. B

hræd-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
hræd-wyrde, adj.

Quickhasty of speech

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Quick, hasty of speech Ne sceal nó tó hátheort ne tó hrædwyrde he must not be too passionate nor too hasty of speech, Exon. 77 b; Th. 290, 17; Wand. 66

Linked entry: wær-wyrde

hyld-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
hyld-áþ, es; m.
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An oath of fealty or fidelity Ðus man sceal swerigean hyldáþas in this manner are oaths of fealty to be sworn, L. O. 1; Th. i. 178, 2: see 252, 5

Linked entry: hold-áþ

mere-deáþ

(n.)
Grammar
mere-deáþ, es; m.

Death in the seadeath by drowning

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Death in the sea, death by drowning, Cd. 169; Th. 210, 9; Exod. 512. Meredeáþa mǽst (the destruction of the Egyptians in the Red Sea), 166; Th. 207, 9; Exod. 464

mynele

(n.)
Grammar
mynele, an; f.

Desirelonging

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Desire, longing Ðæt hé tó his earde ǽnige nyste módes mynlan so that he (Ulysses) felt no heart's desire for his native land, Bt. Met. Fox 21, 133; Met. 26, 67

ge-fórword

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fórword, part.

Agreed uponcovenantedbargainedcompactus

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Agreed upon, covenanted, bargained; compactus Gif hit swá gefórword biþ if it be so agreed, L. Edm. B. 4; Th. i. 254, 14 : L. Eth. ii, 4; Th. i. 286, 19

ge-hwyrfednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hwyrfednes, -hwyrfenes, -ness, e; f.

A conversionchangeconversio

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A conversion, change; conversio Ðara geleáfan and gehwyrfednesse quōrum fīdei et conversiōni, Bd. 1, 26; S. 488, 13. In ða tíd heora gehwyrfenesse tempŏre suæ conversiōnis, 4, 5; S. 572, 39

Linked entry: ge-hwerfnes

geond-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-líhtan, p. -líhte; pp. -líhted; v. a. [lýhtan, líhtan to shine]

To enlightenillūmĭnāre

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To enlighten; illūmĭnāre Sunne endemes ne mæg ealle [gesceafta geondlíhtan innan and útan the sun cannot equally enlighten all [creatures] within and without, Bt. Met. Fox 30, 24; Met. 30, 12

scil-fisc

(n.)
Grammar
scil-fisc, es; m.
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-Monige sint cwucera gesceafta unstyriende, swá swá scylfiscas sint, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 252, 21. Mettas ðe gód blód wyrceaþ, swá swá sint scilfixas, Lchdm. ii. 244, 24

stífian

(v.)
Grammar
stífian, p. ode
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To be or to become stiff Ic stífige rigeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Zup. 154, 15. Ic stífie obrigesco, Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 32. Stífodan rigebant, durescebant, Hpt. Gl. 483, 68

Linked entry: stíf

un-beorhte

(adv.)
Grammar
un-beorhte, adv.

Not brightly

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Not brightly Ealle steorran weorþaþ gebirhte of ðære sunnan, sume þeáh beorhtor, some unbeorhtor ( less brightly ), Bt. 34, 5; Fox 140, 6. Sume beorhtor, sume unbyrhtor, 33, 4; Fox 132, 21

Linked entry: beorhte

wicu-bót

(n.)
Grammar
wicu-bót, e; f.
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A week's penance Mót tó bóte stíðlíc dǽdbót, and hit man mót sécan be ðæs mannes mihtum, sumon geárbóte . . . sumon wucubóte, sumon má wucena, L. Pen. 3; Th. ii. 278, 13

weorold-gewinn

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-gewinn, es; n.
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Earthly war Hit bið swýðe derigendlíc, ðæt Godes þeówan Drihtnes þeówdóm, forlǽtan, and tó woruldgewinne (weoruld-, worold-, v. ll. ) búgan, ðe him náht tó ne gebyraþ. Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 832

ár-weorþian

(v.)
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Árweorþian wé Críst, Bl. H. 11, 7. Wé sceoldan hine árwyrþian, 71, 23. Ǽlcne man mon sceal árweorðian, R. Ben. 16, 20. Add

Cealca-ceaster

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Heó gewát tó þǽre ceastre þe in Englisc is háten Cealcaceaster (Kalca-, v. l.) secessit ad ciuitatem Calcariam, quae a gente Anglorum Kælcacaestir appellatur, Bd. 4, 23; Sch. 466, 15. Add

cynelic-nys

Grammar
cynelic-nys, Substitute
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Royalty, kingliness, royal excellence :-- Fore his cynelicnesse ge módes ge onsýnes and his geearnuncge wyrþnesse ob regiam ejus et animi et vultus et meritorum dignitatem, Bd. 3, 14; Sch. 256, 9

eág-gemearc

(n.)
Grammar
eág-gemearc, es; n.
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Limit fixed by sight Eal ꝥ ús þincð ǽmtig eáhgemearces all that seems to us empty as far as the eye can reach; quo aer gremium diffundit inane, Dóm. L. 148

Linked entry: ge-mearc