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gifeðe

(n.)
Grammar
gifeðe, es; n.

What is granted by fatelotfortunefate

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What is granted by fate, lot, fortune, fate Wæs ðæt gifeðe to swíð ðe ðone ðyer ontyhte too strong was the fate that impelled him thither, Beo. Th. 6163; B. 3085. On gifeðe by chance, Andr. Kmbl. 977; An. 489v. Grmm. And. u. El. p. 108

bi-geng

(n.)
Grammar
bi-geng, es; m.

Observation, worship, servicecultus

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He bæd híg ðá georne, ðæt híg búgan ne sceoldon fram Godes bigengum he bade them then earnestly, that they should not decline from the services of God, Jos. 23, 7

ge-brúcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brúcan, p. -breác, pl. -brucon; pp. -brocen [ge-, brúcan to use, enjoy]

To enjoyeatperfruiederemanducare

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To enjoy, eat; perfrui, edere, manducare Hí ðæs biǽdes gebrocen hæfdon they had enjoyed the success, Exon. 38 b; Th. 127, 29; Gú. 393.Miððý sacerdhád gebréce cum sacerdotio fungeretur, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 8. Ðætte hia gebrécon manducarent, Jn. Skt.

Linked entry: ge-brocen

ge-ehtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ehtian, p. ode; pp. od

To estimatevalueæstĭmāre

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To estimate, value; æstĭmāre Ðæt hie mon ná undeórran weorþe móste lésan ðonne hie mon be ðam were geehtige which must not be redeemed at any cheaper rate than it is estimated at according to his value, L. Alf. pol. 32; Th. i. 82, 2, note 8

geldan

(v.)
Grammar
geldan, ic gelde, ðú geltst, gelst, he gelt, pl. geldaþ; p. geald, pl. guldon; pp. golden

To payrestorerendermake an offeringserveworship

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To pay, restore, render, make an offering, serve, worship Geld ðæt ðú áht to geldanne redde quod debes, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 18, 28 : Bt. 41, 3; Fox 248, 22, note 27 : L. Wih. 12; Th, i. 40, 4, 6 : L. H. E. 10; Th. i. 32, 2

Linked entries: gældan ge-golden

ge-sǽlignes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sǽlignes, -nys, -ness, -nyss, e; f.
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Happiness; fēlīcĭtas Ðǽr biþ engla dreám, sib and gesǽlignes there is joy of angels, peace and happiness, Exon. 32 b; Th. 102, 23; Cri. 1677.

setlan

(v.)
Grammar
setlan, p. [e]de.
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To settle, seat, put in a position of rest Wǽglíðende setlaþ sǽmearas, and ðonne in ðæt églond up gewítaþ, Exon. Th. 361, 5 ; Wal. 15. intrans. To settle, take a position of rest, of the sun, to set. v. setlung and the Mid. E. forms

Linked entry: setlung

stric

(n.)
Grammar
stric, es; m.(?)
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Gif hit geweorðe ðæt folce mislimpe þurh stric oððe steorfan, þurh unwæstm oððe unweder, L. I. P. 18; Th. ii. 324, 29

súþan-eástan

(adv.)
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Th. 56, 15; Cri. 901. in phrases marking position, to the south-east Be-súþaneástan ( ad Eurum ) dæm porte, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 10, 9. On-suðaneástan ðissum lande, Chr. 449; Erl. 13, 5

þrítan

(v.)
Grammar
þrítan, p. te.

to wearyto urgepressforce

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to weary Ðæt folc wearð þrít and þearle geswenct mid ðam síðfæte taedere coepit populum itineris ac laboris, Num. 21, 4. to urge, press, force Seó wyrd ðe þriétaþ (-eþ?)

Linked entries: þreátian þriétan

un-fæstlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-fæstlíce, adv.

Not firmlyuncertainlyvaguely

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Not firmly, uncertainly, vaguely Ðonne mon smeáð on his móde ymb hwelc eorðlíc ðing, ðonne déð hé swelce hé hit átífre on his heortan, and swǽ tweólíce and unfæstlíce hé átífreþ ðæs ðinges onlícnesse on his móde ðe hé ðonne ymb smeáð, Past. 21; Swt.

weriend

(n.)
Grammar
weriend, werigend, es; m.
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Hig woldon sumne weriend habban, ðe hí geheólde wið ðæt hǽðene folc, Ælfc. T. Grn. 6, 43

Linked entries: wergend werigend

weorold-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-þearf, e; f.
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What is needed for the life of this world Swá swá hé gehét him andlyfne and heora weoruldðearfe forgifan, eác swylce lýfnesse sealde ðæt hí móstan Cristes geleáfan bodian eis, ut promiserat, cum administratione victus temporalis, licentiam quoque praedicandi

word-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
word-fæst, adj.

Adhering to what one sayskeeping one's word

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Adhering to what one says, keeping one's word Se hláford sceal beón egesfull ðam dysegum, ðæt hé heora dysig álecge ; and hé sceal beón wordfæst and witan hwæt hé clypige (he seal beon weordfeste and wise lare lusten, III, 32), O. E.

Linked entry: word

Wir-healh

(n.)
Grammar
Wir-healh, gen. -heales; pl. -healas; m.

Wirralthe peninsula between the Dee and the Mersey

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Hié fóron ðæt hié gedydon on ánre wéstre ceastre on Wírhealum; seó is Légaceaster geháten, 894; Th. i. 170, 171

Linked entry: healh

wrecend

(n.)
Grammar
wrecend, es; m.

An avenger

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Ðæt gesýne wearð, ðætte wrecend ðágyt lifde æfter láþum, Beo. Th. 2517 ; B. 1256. Hí habbaþ eác wrecend (ultorem), Scint. 39, 13

wróht-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
wróht-georn, adj.

Quarrelsomecontentiouseager for strife,

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Hé be ðæm wróhtgeornan secgean wolde quomodo admonendi qui jurgia serunt, et pacifici. . . . Quem seminantem jurgia dicere voluit, Past. 47; Swt. 357, 12, 23

beód-lǽs

(n.)
Grammar
beód-lǽs, e; f.
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Table-allowance, provisions contributed to a mo-nastery Ðæt ( a list of provisions to be granted has just been given ) sié simle tó hígum beódlése (hígum tó beódlése?) ymb twelf mónað ágefen, Cht. Th. 474, 6.

Linked entry: lǽs

earning-land

(n.)
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Cf. the expression in the same charter: Wé wrítað him ðone croft . . . ðæt hé hæbbe hit swá rúm tó bóclonde, swá hé ǽr hæfde tó lǽnlonde, C. D. iii. 258, 27

ed-níwung

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Ðá edníwunge and ðá láre hí forsáwen, ðǽr hí ǽr ne ongéten ðone hryre and ðá tóworpennesse aedificationis verba contemnerent, nisi prius ruinam suae destructionis invenissent, Past. 443, 16. Add