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ge-eácnian

(v.)
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Heó geeácnod wæs of þǽm Hálgan Gáste, 11, 14. Þæt wíf mid bearne geeácnod wæs, Guth. 8, 12. to conceive a child Geeácnaþ concipit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 22. An mǽden sceal geeácnian (concipiet) and ácennan sunu, Hml. Th. ii. 14, 2.

swápan

(v.)
Grammar
swápan, p. sweóp; pp. swápen
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Ic sweóp gást mínne scopebam spiritum meum, Ps.

dreórig

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Se deópa seáð dreórge fédeð, Cri. 1545. causing grief, cruel, horrid, grievous, of persons Spreceð grimlíce se gást tó þám duste: '. . . dreórega (dreórga, v. l. ), tó hwan drehtest þú mé?', Seel. 17.

ge-défe

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His gást wunað ofer ðone eádmódan and ofer þone gedéfan, Hml. A. 40, 394. Gedéfe mód tranquillam mentem, Wülck. 01. 252, 20. Þá gedéfan quietos, Hy. S. 3, 23. III. of things. quiet On tídum gedéfum horis quietis, Hy. S. 4, 30.

ge-dréfan

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Se gást hine ge-dréfde (-droefde, L.R.) spiritus conturbauit eum, Mk. 9, 20. Wæter stód dreórig and gedréfed, B. 1417. Þá gedréfed wearð, onhréred hwælmere, An. 369.

gryre

(n.)
Grammar
gryre, es; m.

Horror, terror, dread, something horrible, dreadful

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Him ðæs egesa stód gryre fram ðam gáste terror was upon him therefore, horror from the spirit, Cd. 201; Th. 249,6; Dan. 526: Exon. 116a; Th. 446, 12; Dóm. 21:116b; Th. 447, 22; Dóm. 43. Wæs se gryre læssa the horror was less, Beo. Th. 2569; B. 1282.

þreodung

(n.)
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þreodung, þridung, e; f.

deliberationhesitation

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B.) geþafaþ si ex deliberatione consentit, Bd. 1, 27; S. 497, 23. hesitation Geseah hé sume earme sáwle út fundigende of hyre líchaman, ac heó ne dorste út gán, for ðam ðe heó geseah ða áwyrgedan gástas beforan hyre standan.

Linked entries: þridung þrydung

ge-grípan

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Gást gigráp ( appraehendit ) hine, Lk. R. 9, 39. Gigriopun Símón, 23, 26. Hwonne hí mé gegrípan and tó helle locum gelǽdan, Bd. 5, 13; Sch. 640, 16. Hé mé swá ládode ꝥ hié mé ne gegripon, Bl. H. 151, 27.

nídan

(v.)
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nídan, p. de

To forcecompelurge

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Ðá nýdde hé ðone unclǽnan gást út, Lk. Skt. 9, 42. Hé hié nýdde in fæðm fýres, Cd. Th. 230, 14; Dan. 233. Ða Egiptiscan nýddon ( urgebant ) ðæt folc út of hira lande, Ex. 12, 33.

gehðo

(n.)
Grammar
gehðo, gehðu, geohðu, geoðu, giohðo, giðu, e; f.

Careanxietycurasolicitudo

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Sceal se gást cuman geohðum hrémig the spirit shall come sadly lamenting, Soul Kmbl. 18; Seel. 9. He ðǽr ána sæt geoðum geómor he sat there alone sad with sorrows, Andr. Kmbl. 2015; An. 1010.

Linked entry: gihþu

blǽd

(n.)
Grammar
blǽd, m.

a blowingbreathbreathingspiritinspirationflameblazeprosperity

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Se Hálga Gást mid his blǽde onǽlde eorðlicra manna heortan, Hml. Th. i. 323, 13. of fire, flame, blaze; Similar entries cf. blǽst, bláwan, I. 4 Blaeed, bléd, blęd flamma, Txts. 64, 445. Fýr ignis, lég flamma, blǽd flamina (flamma ?)

Linked entry: blæst

gram-hygdig

(adj.)
Grammar
gram-hygdig, -hýdig; adj.
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Ðǽr nǽfre feóndes ne biþ gástes gramhýdiges gang where never shall be fiend's or fierce spirit's walk, Andr. Kmbl. 3384; An. 1696: Ps. Th. 73, 4. Gramhýdige me oft onginnaþ injusti insurrexerunt in me, 85, 13.

hræd

(adj.)
Grammar
hræd, hræð, hreð; adj.

Quickswiftspeedysuddenalertrapidpromptactive

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Se gást is hræd spiritus promptus est, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 41. Níþ godes hreð [hréð ?] of heofonum God's anger swift from heaven, Cd. 206; Th. 255, 6; Dan. 620. Hræd and unlæt, Exon. 113 b; Th. 436, 9; Rä. 54, 11.

Linked entries: hræð hreþ

un-willa

(n.)
Grammar
un-willa, an; m.

What displeasesdispleasurewhat is not desiredagainst one's willunwillinglynot voluntarilywithout one's consentin despite of one

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Úre gást biþ swíþe wíde farende úrum unwillum ( independently of our will ), Bt. 34, 11; Fox 152, 4. Godes anweald nǽre full eádiglíc, gif ða gesceafta hiora unwillum him hérden, 35, 4; Fox 160, 19: Ps. Th. 44, 16: Ors. 6, 13 tit.; Swt. 6, 3.

FLǼSC

(n.)
Grammar
FLǼSC, es; pl. nom. acc. flǽsc; gen. flǽsca, flǽscea; dat. flǽscum; n: flésc, es; n.

FLESHcăro

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FLESH; căro Se gást is hræd, and ðæt flǽsc ys untrum spīrītus promptus est, căro autem inflrma, Mt. Bos. 26, 41: Mk. Bos. 14, 38. Ðæt Word wæs geworden flǽsc, and wunode on us the Word became flesh, and dwelt in us, Homl.

Linked entries: flǽc fléc flésc

un-geweald

(n.)

impotenceinability to controlunintentionallynot wilfullyinvoluntarily

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Eówre synna ðe gé geworhton gewealdes oþþe ungewealdes, Wulfst. 135, 30. where something happens that is not controlled or brought about by a person Úre gást biþ swíþe wíde farende úrum unwillum and úres ungewealdes ... ðæt biþ ðone þonne wé slápaþ our

Linked entry: un-gewealdes

gléd

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Gl. 970. (1 a) in pl. a fire, æt þám glédum at the fire :-- Sum man sæt æt þám (his, v. l.) gledum (sedebat ad prunas) in his húse mid his wífe and mid his lytlan suna . . . ꝥ hé sǽte mid him æt þám glédan . . . se áwyrgda gást þone sunu áwearp in ðá

wǽr-loga

(n.)
Grammar
wǽr-loga, an; m.

One who is false to his covenant, a faithless, perfidious person

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¶ applied to spirits :-- Se atola gást, wráð wǽrloga, Kmbl. 2595; An. 1299. Hié hýrdon tó georne wráðum wǽrlogan, 1225; An. 613. Wíc æt ðam wǽrlogan a dwelling with the devil, Exon. Th. 362, 15; Wal. 37: 269, 24; Jul. 455.

Linked entry: wér-loga

sóna

(adv.)
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sóna, adv.

Soon, immediately, directly, at once

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And sóna (statim) gást hine on wésten genýdde Mk. Skt. 1, 12, 10. Hí ðá sóna forléton hyra nett Mt. Kmbl. 4, 22. Ðá sóna (continuo) forscranc ðæt fictreów 21, 19: Cd. Th. 53, 16; Gen. 862. Ðá sóna and hræðe ac[t]utum Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 17.

Linked entry: be-sóne

ge-tenge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tenge, adj.

Near toclose topressing uponoppressingpropinquusincumbensgravismolestus

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Swá fela gásta wǽron getenge ðam ánum men so many spirits were oppressing that one man, 378, 30.

Linked entries: ge-tang ge-tænge