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eáca

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on húse his gesihð beón geopenad eácan oððe blisse getácnað, Lch. iii. 204, 16. a reinforcement to an army Him cóm micel eáca tó ǽgþer ge of Eást-Englum ge of Norbhymbrum, Chr. 894; P. 87, 11. additional words, a supplement, appendix Swíðe ryhtlíce wæs

earnian

(v.)
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Hú ne wást ðú ꝥ nán mon for þý ne rít ðe hine rídan lyste, ac rít for þý þe hé mid þǽre ráde earnaþ sume earnunga.

for-cweþan

to reproachupbraidblamereproverebuketo reproveto refusedeclineto excuseto refuseto receiveto rejectdisapprove of

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I b: Hú Nonius wæs forcweden for þám gyldenan scridwǽne, Bt. F. xiv. 21. to call hard names. v. I a: Se wísa Catulus, swá ungefrǽglíce forcwæð Nomum Catullus Nonium strumam appellat, Bt. 27, 1; F. 94, 32.

fore-secgan

to foretellprophesyproclaimpronouncedeclareto preach

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Þá wǽs gefylled ꝥ se wítga foresægde, Bl. H. 203, 12. Þá wítgan þe Crístes tócyme wiston and foresægdon, 81, 10. Is gefylled ꝥ ꝥ hí foresǽdon, Hml. A. 69, 91. Hyt syððan gelamp swá swá hí foresǽdon, 68, 67.

ge-gaderung

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Hú gerád hiora gegaderung wæs . . . hǽmedes þe þæs gástes, Hml. A. 200, 161. Gyftlicere gegæderunge nuptialis copule, An. Ox. 4402. Heálice gegaderunga ( legitima conjugia ) ne mót mon gesceádan bútan bégea geðafunga, Ll.

ge-hild

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hild, es; n. ; ge-hildo, ge-hildu ; f.
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Rtl. 181, l. a taking care to prevent hurt, watchful care Þá þá he wæs geswænced mid þæs líchaman swinglan hé hæfde symble ðǽre heortan frófre þurh þá gehyldu (-hældo, v. l.) þæs Hálgan Gástes (per Sancti Spiritus custodiam ), Gr.

ge-lettan

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Hys sýðfæt wæs geletted, Shrn. 98, 30. <b>V a.</b> to prove a stumbling-block to, to offend :-- Gelette offenderet (ne pudibunda nuditas castos offenderet obtutus), An. Ox. 3675

geornlíce

(adv.)
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Wæs him beboden geornlícor ꝥ . . ., Bl. H. 215, 17. carefully, attentively, intently. Cf. georne, Ús is suíðe geornlíce tó gehiéranne solerter audiendum est, Past. 315, 23: Bl. H. 55, 6. Seó módor sæt geornlíce hlystende hire tale, Hml. S. 30, 320.

ge-rád

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rád, adj.
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Ongan ic ácsian hú gerád hiora gegaderung wæs . . . hǽmedes, þe þæs gástes, Hml. A. 200, 160. swá gerád such; talis, hujusmodi, istiusmodi, illiusmodi Swá gerád istiusmodi, Ælfc. Gr. 74, 10.

Linked entry: sam-rád

ge-þreátian

(v.)
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Þeód wæs oflysted metes ... hungre wǽron þearle geþreátod, An. 1117. to press, urge, force to do something Sua chuá ðec genédes ł geðreátas ( angariaberit ) míle straedena. Mt. L. 5, 41. Geþreátod and geníded invitus, Wrt.

geat

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Take here <b>gæt</b> in Dict. and add : the gate of an enclosure, the opening in a fence or wall to allow passage, and provided with a movable barrier, the enclosure a field Gif ceorlas gærstún hæbben gemǽnne . . . gán þá þe ꝥ geat ágan,

godcundnys

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Omnis igitur beatus, Deus, Bt. 34, 5; S. 85, 27-86, 1. of the persons of the Trinity His godcundnyss wæs on þǽre menniscnysse tó ánum sóðan Críste ... ǽfre unbegunnen on ðǽre godcundnysse, Hml. A. 25, 23.

lof

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. ¶ as object of verbs, forming with the verb a phrase meaning to praise Þǽr wæs lof hafen fæger mid þý folce ; Feeder weorðodon, and þone sóðan Sunu wordum heredon, El. 890. Þám þe his lof bǽron, Dan. 476 : An. 1297.

leás

Grammar
leás, <b>. II.</b>
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Þá leásan men, þá þe mid tungan treówa gehátað, fácenlíce þencað þonne hié æt néhstan beswícað, Leás. 24. of conduct, loose, licentious, cf. leásung; Ualerianus wæs swíðe leás man and wrǽne aa Valerianus levis ac lubricus extitit Gr.

rím

(adj.)
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Wæs þæt mǽre cynn mycel on ríme (numerically great), Ps. Th. 104, 11.

hǽðen

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hǽðen, adj.

HEATHEN, pagan, gentilea heathena heathen, gentile womanethnicus, gentilis, paganus, samaritanusa heathen

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Ðes wæs hǽðen hic erat samaritanus, Lk. Skt. Rush. 17, 16.

tó-dál

(n.)
Grammar
tó-dál, -dǽl, es; n.

Division.a dividing into parts,partitionseparationa part of a whole,separate portion,sectiona mark which divides,dividing-pointdistinction,differencedistributionscattering,dispersingdissension,want of union or peace,discretion

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Voc. ii. 142, 67. dissension, want of union or peace, v. tó-dǽlan, II. For ðam ðe ic com sybbe on eorþan sendan; ne secge ic eów, ac tódál (separationem), Lk. Skt. 12, 51. discretion, v. tó-dǽlan, X.

Linked entry: tó-dǽl

tredan

(v.)
Grammar
tredan, p. træd, pl, trǽdon; pp. treden.

to treadtread downtrample uponto tread uponstep uponwalk upon

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Skt. 10, 19. to tread upon, step upon, walk upon Ðonne ic hrúsan trede, Exon. Th. 389, 22; Ra. 8, 1. Hió grundbedd trideþ, 493, 3; Ra. 81, 24. Se ðe mórland trydeþ, Elen. Kmbl. 1221; El. 612.

ge-reccan

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His nama wæs gereht 'Godes strengo, ' Bl. 9, 14; 81, 1. to shew, prove Ǽr wé þé hæfdon ꝥ gereaht ꝥ God wǽre þurh hine selfne good (Deus ipsum esse bonum monstratus est ) . . . Ic nysse hwæt se fruma wǽre . . . þá gerehtest þú mé ꝥ hit wæs God.

déman

(v.)
Grammar
déman, to démanne, démenne; part. démende; ic déme, ðú démest,démst, he démeþ, démþ, pl.démaþ ; p. démde, pl. démdon; impert. dém, déme, pl. démaþ, déme ge; pp. démed; v. trans. dat. acc. [dóm judgment, opinion]

DEEM, judge, think, consider, estimate, reckon, determine, examine, prove, doom, condemn judicāre, arbitrāri, æstimāre, censēre, recensēre, decernĕre, sancīre, examināre, condemnāre

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Ne wæs sóna his hálgung [MS. halgunge] démed nec statim ordinātio decrēta, Bd. 4, 28; S. 606, 22. Beóþ his dagas swylce démde gelíce swá ðú on scimiendre sceade lócige dies ejus sicut umbra prætĕreunt, Ps. Th. 143, 5

Linked entries: a-déman doeman