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hwón-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hwón-líce, adv.

Littleslightly

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Heó hwónlíce undergǽþ ðære eorþan geendunge it goes a little below the horizon, Lchdm. iii. 260, 6: 134, 3. Him hwónlíce speów he had but little success, Homl. Skt. 7, 94.

mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
mearcian, p. ode(mearc a mark).

to make a mark on anythingto mark outdesign

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Lind. 27, 66. to mark out, design Ǽlc cræftega þencþ and mearcaþ his weorc on his móde ǽr it wyrce every artificer considers and marks out his work in his mind before he does it, Bt. 39, 6; Fox 220, 4.

tengan

(v.)
Grammar
tengan, p. de
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Hié hæfdon gecweden ðæt hié ealle emlíce on Latine tengden they had agreed that they all in unbroken order would proceed to the attack of the Latins, Ors. 3, 6; Swt. 108, 9

Linked entry: sam-tinges

ge-drinc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-drinc, ge-drync, es; n.
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H. 99, 22. with the idea of excess Him wæs gecynde ꝥ symble wæs reád on his andwlitan. Se cyning wénde ꝥ hit for singalum gedrynce wǽre (assiduae potationis esse credidit), Gr. D. 187, 17.

ge-wéman

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His þeáwas tó Godes willan gewéman, R. Ben. 99, 20. His leóda tó Gode gewéman, Hml. S. 26, 51.

glæd-mód

(adj.)
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Cf. glædlíce; flýhð yfla gehwylc . . . glædmód gyrneð ( is quick to desire ) þæt gódra mǽst dǽda gefremme, Ph. 462. of gentle mind, having kindly thoughts Eóde þá fromlíce fǽmnan tó sprǽce . . . þǽr glædmód geonge wiste wíc weardian (cf. the

be-díglian

(v.)

to conceal,to conceal fromto be concealedlie hid

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.):-- bedíglode his dǽda þám cásere, Hml. S. 5, 9. Nán þing Gode bedíglian, Angl. xii, 513, 14. Swilce his tócyme mancynne bedíglod wǽre, Hml. Th. i. 82, 30: Hml. A. 53, 84.

þing

(n.)
Grammar
þing, es; n.
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hæfde ǽr his ðing þearfum gedǽlede, ii. 500, 24. becwæð his ðincg, Homl. Skt. i. 19, 211: 18, 414: 9, 41. on swilce weorc áspende his ðing, ii. 31, 68. Wilt ðú syllan þinge ðíne? Coll. Monast.

ge-grípan

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Add: to lay hold of a material object, to take with the hand, grasp wǽpn gegráp mid tó campienne, Bl. H. 167, 1. Se Hélend áþenede hond his and gegráp hine ( apprehendit eum ), Mt. R. 14, 31. Ealle þá apostolas hié gegrípan on hire middel, Bl.

GIM

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

GEMjewelgemmaused 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

weorþ-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
weorþ-líce, weorþelíce; adv.
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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.

Gainproductemolumentwealthrichestreasureusurybusinessmercesmercātusquæstuslucrumēmŏlŭmentumŏpesthesaurusūsūranēgōtium

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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 branchtwig

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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

ge-hiwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hiwian, l. ge-híwian,
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to one, to feign Mid gehýwedre halignysse, Hml.

Linked entry: ge-hiwad

a-fliéman

(v.)
Grammar
a-fliéman, p. de; pp. ed

To cause to fleeto banish

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To cause to flee, to banish Síe he afliémed let him be [as one] banished, L. Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 60, 17

a-stemnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-stemnian, p. nede; pp. ned [a from, stemnian to build]

To proceed from a foundationto foundbuilderectcondere

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To proceed from a foundation, to found, build, erect; condere Ðe sylf astemnedon which they themselves built, Bd. Pref; S. 472, 17

emb-wlátung

(n.)
Grammar
emb-wlátung, e; f.

A viewing, contemplationcontemplātio

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A viewing, contemplation; contemplātio brúcaþ dære incundanembwlátunge his godcundnysse they enjoy the closest contemplation of his divinity, Homl. Th. i. 348, 7

Linked entry: ymb-wlátung

flyþ

(n.)
Grammar
flyþ, es; m.

Flightvŏlātus

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Flight; vŏlātus Forgeaf ðám fugelum flyþ geond ðas lyft he gave to the birds flight through this air, Hexam. 8; Norm. 14, 10

for-druwian

(v.)
Grammar
for-druwian, p. ode; pp. od

To dry upwitherarescĕre

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To dry up, wither; arescĕre He byþ aworpen út swá twíg, and fordruwaþ mittētur fŏras sīcut palmes, et arescet, Jn. Bos. 15, 6

fóre-astreccan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-astreccan, p. -astreahte, -astrehte; pp. -astreaht, -astreht

To lay or stretch out beforeprōsternĕre

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To lay or stretch out before; prōsternĕre Ðæt he fóreastrehte hig on wéstene ut prōsternĕret eos in deserto, Ps. Spl. T. 105, 25