geofu
A gift, grace ⬩ donus, gratia
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Th. 2351; B. 1173. Ðæt he dryhtnes mót geofona neótan that he may partake of the Lord's gifts, Exon. 61 a; Th. 225, 5; Ph. 384. Ne biddan we úrne Drihten ðyssa eorðlícra geofa let us not ask our Lord for these earthly gifts, Blickl. Homl. 21, 11.
hyrnan
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To project in the shape of a horn or wedge Andlang ðæs streámes on ðone mǽdham ðe hyrnþ into Scylftúne and fram Scylftúne andlang streámes ðæt it cymþ tó ðam mylewere ðe nymþ intó duceling dúne along the stream to the meadow-enclosure that projects wedge-shaped
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syn-sceaþa
One who wickedly does harm, a malefactor, criminal, miscreant
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Th. 44, 21; Cri. 706. Metod beslóh synsceaþan ( the apostate angels ) sigore and gewealde, Cd. Th. 4, 17; Gen. 55. Similar entries Cf. mán-sceaþa
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ge-bǽtan
To bit ⬩ bridle ⬩ curb ⬩ frēnum ĕquo vel ăsĭno injĭcĕre ⬩ frēnāre
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To bit, bridle, curb; frēnum ĕquo vel ăsĭno injĭcĕre, frēnāre Ðá wæs Hróþgáre hors gebǽted then a horse was bitted for Hrothgar, Beo. Th. 2803; B. 1399. He gebǽtte his ágen weorc he curbed his own work, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 152; Met. 11, 76.
ge-cennan
to beget ⬩ bring forth ⬩ produce ⬩ to clear ⬩ declare ⬩ prove ⬩ purgare ⬩ advocare ⬩ manifestare
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Eth, ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 17. Ic ðé écne God ǽnne gecenne I confess thee the only everlasting God, Grn. Hy. 10, 4
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pistol
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Th. i. 436, 6-21. Wið útsihte; þysne pistol se ængel bróhte tó Róme þá hý wǽran mid útsihte micclum geswæncte, Lch. iii. 66, 5. an epistle of the New Testament Swá swá se apostol Petrus on his pistole áwrát, Hm. A. 52, 51
geár-dagas
YORE-DAYS ⬩ days of yore ⬩ days of years ⬩ time of life ⬩ dies antīqui ⬩ annōrum dies
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Scyle gumena gehwylc on his geárdagum georne biþencan every man should in the days of his years well consider, Exon.19 b; Th. 51, 26; Cri. 822 : 61 a; Th. 225, 4; Ph. 384 : Elen. Grm. 1267 : L. Eth. vii. 24; Th. i. 334, 21. Cf.
leóht
Light ⬩ bright ⬩ cheerful ⬩ shining ⬩ clear
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Light, bright, cheerful (perhaps the passages in which the word has the meaning of cheerful should be put under the next word v. leóht-mód), shining, clear Cwæþ ðæt his líc wǽre leóht and scéne he said that his body was bright and beautiful, Cd. 14;
hwæl
A whale
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Kmbl. 548; An. 274: Exon. 82 a; Th. 309, 20; Seef. 60: Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 22; Edg. 48. Bí ðam miclan hwale concerning the great whale, Exon. 96 b; Th. 360, 10; Wal. 3. God ðá gegearcode ǽnne hwæl and hé forswealh ðone wítegan, Homl. Th. i. 246, 12.
on-riht
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Aright, rightly Mid repsum tó þám onriht ( rite ) belimpendum, Angl. xiii. 426, 877. Sé ána þé áriht sécð þe ðú onriht lérst þæt hý ðé sécan omnis recte quaesivit, quem tu recte quaerere fecisti, Solil. 13, 8. Hí ne gelýfdan onriht on Críst, Hml.
hwætlíce
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Þæt tó þám hwætlícor hé mæge becuman quatinus ad eam quantocius valeat peruenire, Scint 29, 3
sittan
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Th. 55, 9. Seó hefige byrþen siteþ on ðæm deádan líchoman ðære byrgenne the heavy burden of the tomb presses on the dead body, Blickl. Homl. 75, 7: Lchdm. iii. 110, 23, 26. On eów scyld siteþ, Exon. Th. 131, 2 ; Gú. 449.
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CEALC
Plaster, cement, chalk; ⬩ calx arenata, calx
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Then the plaster began to fume excessively, and Jovian was smothered with the vapour, Ors. 6, 32; Bos. 129, 9-12
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gremian
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Gif gé nellað forgyfan þám ðe eów gremiað ( si non dimiseritis hominibus peccata eorum, Mt. 6, 15), Hml. Th. i. 266, 32
macung
Making ⬩ doing ⬩ action
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Making, doing, action Þurh ðes macunge mǽst se eorl Rotbert ðises geáres ðis land mid unfriþe gesóhte it was mostly his doing that Earl Robert attacked this country in the course of this year, Chr. 1101; Erl. 238, 1
heorot
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Hé forbeád þá heortas, swylce eác þá báras, swá swíðe hé lufode þá heádeór swilce hé wǽre heora fæder, Chr. 1086; P. 221, 9. the word occurs in many place-names as the first part of a compound: On heortbróc, C. D. iii. 430, 12.
geond-innan
Throughout ⬩ per
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Throughout; per Geond woruld innan throughout the world, Exon. 14 b; Th. 29, 28; Cri. 469. Geond Bryten innan throughout Britain, 45 b; Th. 155, 5; Gú. 855: 95 b; Th. 355, 43; Pa. 4
sígan
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Ðæt folc him sáh eall onbútan the people pressed upon him on all sides, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 650. Eall seó burhwaru sáh út ætgædere ongeán ðæs cáseres tócyme the whole town moved out together in the direction of the emperor's approach, 814.
on-geagn
opposite, over against, against ⬩ towards, in the direction of, to meet, in the way of ⬩ against ⬩ against, for the reception of, to receive ⬩ in reply to ⬩ in return for, as an equivalent for ⬩ opposite, over against ⬩ against, in a direction opposite to ⬩ against, with, contrary to, in opposition to ⬩ in reply to ⬩ as an equivalent for, in return for, in exchange for ⬩ against, ready for ⬩ towards ⬩ opposite ⬩ again, back ⬩ Lat re- ⬩ in reply ⬩ towards ⬩ on the other hand ⬩ again
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Biþ súsla hús open ongeán áðlogum open against the coming of the perjurers, Exon. Th. 98, 10; Cri. 1605.
ge-síþwíf
A woman of the class to which the 'gesith ⬩ ' 'comes' belongs
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A woman of the class to which the 'gesith, ' 'comes' belongs Sca anastasiam ðære hálegan gesíþwífes seó wæs swíþe æðele for worulde St. Anastasia's the holy lady; she was very noble with respect to this world, Shrn. 30, 20.
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