ge-dwolian
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., erravit) . . . hé máre gefeáþ be þǽm þonne be þǽm . . . þe ne gedwaladan (erraverunt), Mt. . . . 18, 12-13.
god-webb
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Here the word seems to be a noun: see last passage under god-webb; I.]
hǽmed-þing
Carnal intercourse, venery, matrimony
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Be hǽmedþingnm : eallum þyrrum líchomum hǽmedþing ne dugon of venery : venery does not do for all dry constitutions, L. M. 2, 27; Lchdm. ii. 222, 28 : 36; Lchdm. ii. 244, 4
æl-ceald
All cold ⬩ most cold ⬩ usquequaque frigidus
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All cold, most cold; usquequaque frigidus Meahtest weorþan æt ðæm ælcealdan steorran ðone Saturnus hátaþ you might be at that all-cold star which they call Saturn, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 37; Met. 24,19
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húsel-genga
a communicant
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Be húslgengum, 15; Th. i. 112, 4
Linked entry: húsel-gang
hwæt-eádig
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Successful in war [cf. other compounds of eádig] Biþ se hwæteádig wíggeweorþod se ðe ðæt wicg byrþ he shall be successful and honoured in war whom that steed bears, Elen. Kmbl. 2388; El. 1195
hwerfung
Change ⬩ mutation ⬩ vicissitude
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Change, mutation, vicissitude Hwæt singaþ ða leóþwyrhtan óðres be ðisse woruld búton mislíca hwerfunga ðisse worulde quid tragœdiarum clamor aliud deflet, nisi indiscreto ictu fortunam felicia regna vertentem? Bt. 7, 3; Fox 22, 21
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mǽdwe-land
Meadow-land ⬩ land where grass that is to be mown grows
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Meadow-land, land where grass that is to be mown grows Hió sellaþ him ðæt médweland bí westan Sæferne . . Éc twelf æceras gódes mǽdwelandes, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. ii. 150, 10-18 : vi. 219, 3
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morgen-dæg
morning ⬩ day-light ⬩ the morrow
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., Nar. 16, 24. the morrow Be ðan morgendæge þencean. Blickl. Homl. 213, 22
Linked entry: merigen-dæg
ge-diernan
To conceal ⬩ cēlāre
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To conceal; cēlāre Se ðe þiéfþe gedierne, forgielde ðone þeóf be his were let him who conceals the theft pay for the thief according to his value, L. In. 36; Th. i. 124, 17
ge-sǽlan
To be successful, succeed
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To be successful, succeed Ðam ðe eahtan wile sáwla gehwylcre ðǽr he gesǽlan mæg to him who will persecute every soul if he can manage it, Exon. 37 b; Th. 123, 6; Gú. 318
burg-riht
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Substitute: Town-right, law in a town Ne sceall hé ( the bishop ) geþafian ǽnig unriht ... ac hit gebyreð ꝥ be his rǽde fare ǽghwilc lahriht, ge burhriht ge landriht, Ll. Th. ii. 312, 20
god-sǽd
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In Dan. 901 the same meaning seems to be intended as in 89: ginge and góde = æðele cnihtas and in godǽde (among the children of God ?) = ǽfæste
hand-æx
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An axe that could be used with one hand, a hatchet Handæx dextralis (dextralis securis genus, idem quod manuaria, Migne. Cf. Spanish destral a small axe or little hatchet), Wrt. Voc. ii. . 140, 1
hoferian
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to be humpbacked Houeriendne (hoferiiendne, An. Ox. 3662) gibbum Hpt. Gl. 492, 40. Hoferedne cyppum (= gibbum Ald. 50, 21, the passage to which this and the preceding gloss belong), Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 78
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gafol-fisc
Fish paid as toll or tribute
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Fish paid as toll or tribute Ic geann þám munecan tó fódan mín gafolfisc þe mé áríst be sælande concedo maritimos pisces qui mihi contingere debent annualiter per thelonei lucrum, Cht. Th. 307, 37
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gúþ-freca
A warrior
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A warrior, Exon. 61a; Th. 223, 1; Ph. 353 Grame gúþfrecan gáras sendon fierce warriors hurled spears, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 35; Jud. 224. perhaps this passage should be put under the preceding word
ge-stefnan
To institute ⬩ place ⬩ fix ⬩ instĭtuĕre
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To institute, place, fix; instĭtuĕre Freá engla héht wesan wæter gemǽne, stówe gestefnde the lord of angels bade the waters to be common, and their places fixed, Cd. 8; Th. 10, 21; Gen. 160
lǽfan
to leave ⬩ to remain
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Ðæt ða bán áne beón lǽfed so that the bones only are left, L. Med. ex Quad. 3, 11; Lchdm. i. 340, 26. to remain, be left remaining Gif hwæt lǽfde if anything remained, Homl. Th. ii. 40, 14. Hia lǽfdun superaverunt, Jn. Skt. Rush. 6, 12
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hreód
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Is it possible that scribe has been taken as imperative and glossed by wrít? Or should wríteres be read for writ? The best version is given in Ps.