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geornan

(v.)
Grammar
geornan, giornan, giornian; p. de, ade, ede; pp. ed

To desire, begdesīdĕrāre

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To desire, beg; desīdĕrāre Gé geornaþ ðæt gé woldon eówerne naman tobrǽdan geond ealle [eallne, MS.] eorþan ye desire that ye should spread your name over all the earth, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 4.

Linked entry: gyrnan

ge-met

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-met, adj. [ge-met IV. a fit or proper measure]

Fit, meet, properaptus, congruus, conveniens

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Kmbl. 2358 ; An. 1180, Swá him gemet þince as to him may seem fit, Beo. Th. 1379; B. 687: 6107; B. 3057. Ðæt hit gemet wǽre that it were fit, Ps. Th. 143, 4: Bt. Met. Fox 29, 86; Met. 29, 42

Linked entry: or-met

ge-méting

(n.)
Grammar
ge-méting, e; f.

A meeting, an assembly, association, a societyconventus, conventio, conventĭcŭlum, congrĕgātio

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A meeting, an assembly, association, a society; conventus, conventio, conventĭcŭlum, congrĕgātio Is undyrne uncer geméting our meeting is not secret, Beo. Th. 4006; B. 2001. Gemétingc conventus vel conventio, Wrt. Voc. 72, 75.

Linked entries: méting ge-méteng

scrallettan

(v.)
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Sum sceal mid hearpan æt his hláfordes fótum sittan snere wrǽstan lǽtan scralletan one shall sit with a harp at his lord's feet, bend the strings, mate them send forth loud sound, 332, 10; Vy. 83

un-mǽþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-mǽþlíce, adv.

immoderatelyout of measureinhumanely

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immoderately, out of measure Seó wydewe mænigfealde sceattas hyre unmǽðlíce beád ( was immoderate in her offers ), Homl. Skt. i. 2, 147. Hé hét ðone bisceop unscrýdan and unmǽðlíce ( or II) swingan, ii. 29, 231. inhumanely.

Linked entry: mǽþlíce

for-spenning

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Ben. I. 11, 3. luring to destruction, cf. for-spanan, Forspenningce anathemate, i. perditione, An. Ox. 5122

fracoþ

(n.)
Grammar
fracoþ, es; n.
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Sume men beóð swá gehíwode líceteras, swylce hý Godes ege habban, and bið eal heora ingeþanc mid fracoðe áfylled. Wlfst. 54, 7. Mið fræceðo geyfled contumelia adfectus. Mt. L. 22, 6. Unclǽnnessa ł fracede squalores, immunditias. Hpt.

ge-hýdan

(v.)
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cf. þæt gafol bið . . . on þǽm sciprápum þe beóð of hwæles hýde geworht, Ors. l, l; S. 18, 18) Wénað wǽglíðende þæt hý on eálond sum eágum wlíten, and bonne gehýdað heáhstefn scipu tó þám unlonde (the whale) oncyrrápum, . . . and þonne in þæt églond

ge-þeódrǽden

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Ben. 74, 23. Hí manna geþeódrǽdenne forsáwan hominum consortia reliquerunt, 134, 21. Nán bróðor him náne geþeódrǽdene tó næbbe nullus ei fratrum in ullo jungatur consortio, 49, 16.

full-fremednes

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Ben. 132, 18-133, 1. Tó ðǽre fremminge on fulfremednysse to the carrying of them out completely, Hml. A. 11, 272. the greatest excellence God is full ǽlcre fullfremednesse, Bt. 34, 3; F. 136, 19. Fulfremednesse weg þe wé on féran sceolan, Bl.

ge-treówleás

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Ben. 53, 3. Þá gemynd þára getreówleásra (-trýw-, v. l.) cyninga regum perfidorum memoria, Bd. 3, 1; Sch. 193, 9. Þíne godas syndon getreówleásera manna handgeweorc, Hml. S. 14, 21

ge-wand

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wand, es; n.
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Ben. 68, 18

lád-teów

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Add: [from lád-þeów]. a leader, guide Ne forlǽt ús, ac beó úre láðeów ( ductor ), ðú cans eal ðis wésten, and wásð hwǽr wé wícian magon, Past. 304, 15. a military leader, general Marcellinus, Iuliuses ládteów. Ors. 5, 12; S. 240, 24.

leóht-brǽdness

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Ben. 76, 19. Uton forlǽtan . . . gálnysse and sceandlicnessa and leóhtbrǽdnessa and ídele sprǽca and ealle unclǽnnessa, Verc. Först. 167, 6

nearulíce

(adv.)
Grammar
nearulíce, <b>. II.</b>
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Þe nearolíce (nequiter) dóþ beóð ge-teórode, Ps. Rdr. 36, 8-9

rýmett

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Ben. I. 106, 9. Add Binnan ðǽrn rýmette ðe se biscop mid wealle befangan hæfð, C. D. vi. 207, 17. add: easy circumstances, prosperity Hé mé gelǽdde on rýmet of mínum nearonessum eduxit me in latitudinem, Ps. Th. 17, 19

ǽfen-gifl

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Ben. 63, 16. Uton nú brúcan ðisses undernmetes swá ðá sculon ðe hiora ǽfengifl on helle gefeccan sculon prandete tamquam apud inferos coenaturi Ors. 2, 5; S. 86, i: Past. 27, 8 : 323, 19. Add

swícung

(n.)
Grammar
swícung, e; f.

deceiving, deluding, deceit, fraud, delusionoffence, occasion of stumblingscandalum

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Ben. Interl. 88, 5. offence, occasion of stumbling; scandalum Se ðe lufaþ bróðer his, swícung (scandalum; v. 1 Jn. 2, 10) on him nys, Scint. 14, 12.

metan

(v.)
Grammar
metan, p. mæt, pl. mǽton; pp. meten.

to metemeasureto measure outmark offassign the bounds of a placeto measure by pacesto traversepass overto measure one thing by or with anotherto compare

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Férdon forþ ðanon, féðelástum foldweg mǽton, Beo. Th. 3271; B. 1633: 1032; B. 514: 1838; B. 917. Forþ gesáwon lífes látþeów lífweg (liftweg?)

týdran

(v.)
Grammar
týdran, týdrian; p. ede

To propagate To bring forthproduceto propagatenourishfosterTo be prolific

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Of hem ben tudered manig on, Gen. and Ex. 630