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ge-frédan

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Ðonne gefréd (-frét, v. l. ) hé ǽresð hwelc heó tô habbanne wæs, Past. 249, 7. Ðæt hié ongieton and gefrêden ðæt hié suá micle má beóð Godes bearn, 251, 21

un-gedered

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gedered, (-od); adj.

Unhurt ⬩ uninjured

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Hé æfter ðam drence ansund and ungederod ðurhwunode, Homl. Th. i. 574, 12. Ne sceal hé ungederod ðæs écan lífes brúcan, ii. 336, 20. Hé wunade betwux eallum deórcynne ungederod, i. 486, 35: Homl. Ass. 71, 169.

Linked entry: ge-derian

un-gelífedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelífedlíc, adj.

Incredible ⬩ marvellous

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Nis nán tó ðam ungelýfedlíc spel, gif hé hyt segð, ðæt ic him ne gelífe, Shrn. 196, 18. Ðæs wealles micelness is ungeliéfedlíc tó secgenne murorum ejus vix credibilis relatu magnitudo, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 74, 14.

un-gelygen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelygen, adj.

Not lying ⬩ true

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Hæbbe hé ðæs portgeréfan gewitnesse oþþe óðera ungeligenra manna ðe man gelýfan mæge, L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 158, 12. Ðú téhtest mé swá ungelygena gewittnesse swá ic nán óðer dón ne mæg búte ic nǽde scall hym gelífan, Shrn. 201, 17

weorold-hláford

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-hláford, es; m.
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An earthly master, a temporal lord Se ðe gyfð ge ðæs worldhláfordes freóndscype ge his ágenne, Shrn. 177, 6. Se esne ðe ǽrendaþ his woroldhláforde wífes, Past. 19; Swt. 143, 2. Beó manna gehwylc hold and getrýwe his worldhláforde. Wulfst. 74, 9.

and-weard

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Add: -wurd, -wyrd. local Hé is ǽghwǽr andweard . . . hé is on ǽlcere stówe, Hml. Th. i. 158, 4. Ic wæs and*-*weard sumum bréðer, Gr. D. 267, 24. Him biþ beforan andweard engla cynn, Bl. H. 83, 11.

drohtnung

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drohtnung, Dele 'in great renown' l. 10,
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Hlísful þurh his drohtnunga, 195, 16. Hwæt wille gé mé syllan, gyf ic ámyrre þisne wéstensetlan and álecge his miclan drohtnunga?, 196, 23. Hé ástealde þá stíðan drohtnunge he founded the ascetic life, Hml. S. 16, 99

ǽs

food ⬩ a bait

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Add: food Áwyrpað his líc fugelum tó ǽse and hundum tó mete, Hml. S. 37, 235.

ge-þofta

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þofta, an; m.

A companion ⬩ comrade ⬩ sŏdālis ⬩ contŭbernālis

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Gemétte he ðone his geþoftan slǽpendne invēnit sŏdālem dormientem, 3, 27; S. 559, 14. He gesomnode wered his geþoftena he collected a band of his companions, Guthl. 2; Gdwn. 14, 2: Shrn. 196, 20. Geþofta cliens, Wrt. Voc. 291, 33

Linked entry: þyften

be-dǽlan

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Dele third passage, and add: where attainment is prevented Hé hine wile selfne bedǽlan dǽre bledsunge on ðǽm ýtemestan dæge . . . weorðað hié bedǽlede (-dǽlde, v. l.) ðæs écean éðles, Past. 333, 3-6.

mæsse-preóst

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-preóst, es; m.

A priest not of the Christian church ⬩ a priest of the Christian church, who had attained the last of the seven appointed orders, and might celebrate the mass

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Þreó hund biscopa and eahtatýne gesetton canon, ðæt nán mæssepreóst oððe diácon on his wununge wífhádes mann næbbe, búton hit sý his móder, oððe sweoster, oððe faðu, oððe módrie; and gif hé dearnunge oððe eáwunge wífes brúce, ðæt hé his hádes þolige,

weorþ-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
weorþ-líce, weorþelíce; adv.
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Hé his sincgyfan wurðlíce wrec, Byrht. Th. 139, 64; By. 279. Ne gefrægn ic nǽfre wurðlícor sixtig sigebeorna sél gebǽran, Fins. Th. 74; Fins. 37: Cd. Th. 126, 12; Gen. 2094.

ge-streón

(n.)
Grammar
ge-streón, -strión, es; n.

Gain ⬩ product ⬩ emolument ⬩ wealth ⬩ riches ⬩ treasure ⬩ usury ⬩ business ⬩ merces ⬩ mercātus ⬩ quæstus ⬩ lucrum ⬩ ēmŏlŭmentum ⬩ ŏpes ⬩ thesaurus ⬩ ūsūra ⬩ nēgōtium

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Ðæt he æfter him to eallum his gestreónum fénge that he should take all his riches after him, Ors. 5, 13; Bos. 112, 32. Æfter filiende gestreón sĕcūtūra ēmŏlŭmenta, Mone B. 623.

Linked entries: streón ge-strión

twig

(n.)
Grammar
twig, twí, es; n.

A branch ⬩ twig

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Heo nomen þa twigga, O.E. Homl. i. 5, 2. He suingcð him mið smele twige, 149, 1. Þe uerþe tuygyenb. 22, 5. A Twygge virgula, ramusculus, Prompt. Parv. 505: vimen, Wülck. Gl. 619, 27

Linked entries: twí twigu

GIM

(n.)
Grammar
GIM, gimm, gym, gymm; gen. gimmes; m.

GEM ⬩ jewel ⬩ gemma ⬩ used metaphorically of the eye, the sun, stars, etc.

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Icel.fagr-gim = sun] He his eágan ontýnde hálge heáfdes gimmas he unclosed his eyes, the head's holy gems, Exon. 51 b; Th. 180, 7; Gú. 1276.

Linked entries: giem gym

ǽ-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-fæst, -fest; adj. [ǽ law, fæst fast, fixed]

Firm in observing the law ⬩ religious ⬩ pious ⬩ tenax observandi legem ⬩ religiosus ⬩ pius ⬩ justus

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Wæs he ǽfæst and árfæst was he devout and good? Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 33

a-sígan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sígan, p. -sáh, pl. -sigon ; pp. -sigen

To decline ⬩ go down ⬩ fall down ⬩ delabi ⬩ occidere

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To decline, go down, fall down; delabi, occidere Ðæt, mid ðam dynte, he nyðer asáh that, with the blow, he fell down, Chr. 1012 ; Th. 268, 30, col. 1 ; 269, 28, col. 1 ; 269, 26, col. 2.

Linked entries: a-sáh a-sigen sígan

CEAF

(n.)
Grammar
CEAF, cef, es, ceafu

chaff; ⬩ palea

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Ðæt ceaf he forbærnþ on unacwencedlícum fýre paleas comburet igni inextinguibili, Lk. Bos. 3, 17. Ða ceafu he forbærnþ on unadwæscendlícum fýre paleas comburet igni inextinguibili, Mt. Bos. 3, 12.

Linked entry: cef

DENN

(n.)
Grammar
DENN, es; n.

DEN ⬩ cubīle, lustrum?

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Se légdraca gewát dennes niósian the fire-dragon went to visit his den, Beo. Th. 6082; B. 3045. Geseah he wundur on ðæs wyrmes denn he saw wonders in the dragon's [lit. worm's] den, 5512; B. 2759

Linked entries: dænn den

Exan ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Exan ceaster, Eaxan ceaster, Exe cester, es; n. [Flor. Exancestre, Excestre: Hovd. Excester; Ex. Exa the river Ex: ceaster; gen. ceastres; n. v. ceaster a city]

EXETER, Devon ⬩ cīvĭtas Exoniæ in agro Devŏniensi, ad rīpam Iscæ flūminis

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EXETER, Devon; cīvĭtas Exoniæ in agro Devŏniensi, ad rīpam Iscæ flūminis Se here Exan ceaster beseten hæfde the army had beset Exeter, Chr. 895; Th. 172, 12. He wende hine wið Exan ceastres he turned towards Exeter, Chr. 894; Th. 166, 31.