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ge-sittan

(v.)
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Ðá reáferas Godes ríce ne gesittað (possidebunt), Past. 401, 30. Gesittað (possidete) ríce ꝥte eów geiarwad wæs, Mt. R. 25, 34. (la) of conquered territory :-- Hié gesittað land Cananéa, Exod. 442.

fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
fæsten, es; n. [fæstan II. to fast] .

a fast, fasting jējūniuma fastness, fortress, bulwark, place of strength, a castle, wall mūnīmentum, arx, castelluman inclosed place, cloister claustrum

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Ðes gearlíca ymryne us gebrincþ efne ða clǽnan tíd lenctenlíces fæstenes this yearly course just now brings us the pure time of the lenten fast, Homl. Th. ii. 98, 25: Homl. Blick. 27, 23.

FEÁWA

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FEÁWA, feá; pl. nom. acc. feáwe, feáwa, feá; gen. feáwena, feáwera, feára; dat. feáwum, feáum, feára; adj.

FEWpauci

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Drihten, gedó ðæt heora menigo sý læsse ðonne úre feáwena is, and tostencte hí geond eorþan libbende of ðis lande Dŏmĭne, a paucis de terra dīvĭde eos in vīta eōrum, Ps. Th. 16, 13.

Linked entry: feá

mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
mónaþ, mónþ, es; pl. mónaþ, mónþas; m.

A monthlunarcalendar

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Ic cweðe gewislícor; gyf se ealda móna geendaþ twám dagum binnan Hlýdan mónþe, ðonne byþ hé geteald tó ðam mónþe, Lchdm. iii. 244-250. Ðá án mónuþ ágan wæs, Gen. 29, 14. Fullne mónoþ, Num. ii. 20. Se teóþa mónþ, October, Menol. Fox 360; Men. 181.

gód

(adj.)
Grammar
gód, adj.

GOODbonus

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Nis mon his gifena ðæs gód there is no man so good in his qualities, 82 a; Th. 308, 15; Seef. 40. He is to freónde gód he is good as a friend, 67 a; Th. 248, 28; Jul. 102. We ðǽr góde hwíle stódon we stood there a good while, Rood Kmbl. 140; Kr. 70.

Linked entry: good

geóguþ

(n.)
Grammar
geóguþ, geógeþ, giógoþ, geógaþ, gígoþ, iúguþ, e; f.

YOUTH, the state of being youngjuventus, juvenilis ætas vel statusthe youth, young personsjuventus, juvenes

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Rdr. 95, 3. the youth, young persons; juventus, juvenes Eall sió gióguþ ðe is on Angelcynne all the youth now in England, Past. Pref; Swt. 7, 10; Hat. MS.

Linked entry: eógoþ

regol

(n.)
Grammar
regol, es; m.

a rulea rule, pattern, standard, normprescript, a canonrule

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Benedictus nam ðone hálgan regol ðe hé mid his handum áwrát, Homl. Skt. i. 6, 66

Linked entries: regol-bryce regul

tó-lísan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-lísan, p. de

To unloose,undo,dissolvesolvere,dissolvere,exsolvereresolvereto undo that which is boundrelease from a bond,to release from captivity, difficulty,to do away with tension,relax,relieveto put an end to the connection between,to separateto dissolve,put an end to,dissipate,to dissolve,relax,destroy the force of,weakento desolate,destroy,to undo a bondto discharge an obligation,to payto break a connection

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Th. 72, 17. to desolate, destroy, v. tó-lísedness, -lísend, -lísendlíc syndon hí gewordene tólýsde quomodo facti sunt in desolatione, Ps. Th. 72, 15. to undo a bond, literal Ðá hét se apostol tólýsan ða rápas, Homl. Th. i. 464, 21.

Linked entries: tó-lésan tó-lýsan

FÆÐM

(n.)
Grammar
FÆÐM, es; m: also in prose fæðm, e; f.

the embracing armsbrachia amplexa, circumdăta A lap, bosom, breast quicquid complectĭtur vel comprehendit alĭquid, sĭnus, grĕmium, interna, pectusFATHOM = six feet spătium utriusque brachii extensiōne contentumAn embrace, protection amplexus, complexus, protectioGrasp, powerpŏtestas, dĭtio An expanse, abyss, deep expansum, tractus, superfĭcies, abyssus, profundum

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Heó losaþ ne on foldan fæðm she shall not escape into earth's bosom, Beo. Th. 2790; B. 1393. To Fæder fæðmum in his Father's bosom, Beo. Th. 378; B. 188.

Linked entries: fæðem feðm

ge-tácnian

(v.)
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H. 71, 25: Past. 83, 25. (2 a) to express the character of an object by transferring a significant name :-- Galað is on Englisc gewitnesse heáp . . Ðý is swíðe ryhte getácnod ( non incongrue exprímitur) ðurh Galates naman sió hálige gesomnung.

hand

(n.)
Grammar
hand, hond, a; f.

HAND, side, power, control

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Ealle ða burgware ne mehton hiene ǽnne geniéddan ðæt hé him an hand gán wolde all the citizens could not force him, though a single man, to yield, Ors. 3, 9; 134, 18.

ge-hwilc

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smeádon gehwilce men oft, and gyt gelóme smeágað, Hml. Th. ii. 268, 7. Ge-hwilce geleáffulle ðe Gode gecwémað, 556, 5. Gehwilce strongeste fortis-simi quique Kent. Gl. 224.

Babilón

(n.)
Grammar
Babilón, e; f: Babilónie, Babilónige, an; f: Babilón, Babylón, es; f. [v. wim-man, es; f.]Babylon; Baby̆lōn, ōnis; f.
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Seó ylce burh Babylónia, seó ðe mǽst wæs, and ǽrest ealra burga, seó is læst and wéstast Nimrod, the giant, first began to build Babylon; and, after him, king Ninus, and then Semiramis, his queen, finished it in the middle of her reign.

FRIÞ

(n.)
Grammar
FRIÞ, fryþ, es; m. n.

Peacefreedom from molestationsecurity guaranteed by law to those under special protectionagreementtruceleaguepaxtūtēlarefŭgium

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Ðonne nam mon friþ and griþ wið hí, and -ðe-læs for eallum ðissum griþe and gafole, hí ferdon ǽghweder and heregodon úre earme folc then they [Saxons] made truce and peace with them [Danes], nevertheless for all this peace and tribute, they went everywhere

hwón

(adj.)
Grammar
hwón, adj.

Littlefew

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Mót ic cunnian hwón dínne fæstrǽdnesse pauculis rogationibus, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 10, 34. Hé wæs hwón giernende ðissa woroldþinga and micelra onwalda vir tranquillissimus, Ors. 6, 30; Swt. 280, 28.

gód

(n.)
Grammar
gód, es; n.

Goodgood thinggood deedbenefitgoodnesswelfare

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Him sylfum nǽnige góde beón to be of no good to themselves, Blickl. Homl. 45, 16. For eallum ðám gódum ðe he me dyde pro omnibus quæ retribuit mihi, Ps. Th. 115, 3: 102, 2: Cd. 15; Th. 19, 14; Gen. 291: Homl. Th. i. 76, 7: Blickl. Homl. 29, 11.

ge-métan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-métan, he -méteþ, -métt, -mét; p. -métte, pl. -métton; pp. -méted, -métod, -métt, -mét

To find, find out, discover, come upon, meet withinvĕnīre, compĕrīre

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Gif we geméte sín on moldwege oððe feor oððe neáh fundne weorðen if we are met on earth's way or far or near are found, Exon. 70 b; Th. 262, 17; Jul. 334.

Linked entries: métan ge-mittan

þus

(adv.)
Grammar
þus, adv.

Thusin this manner, degree

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Grammar þus, with adverbs wé ðé þus swíðe swencan þorftan, Exon. Th. 129, 58; Gú. 423: 268, 16; Jul. 433: Judth. Thw. 22, 36; Jud. 93.

ge-sleán

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</b> to bring about by fighting, make slaughter :-- Geslóh þín fæder fǽhðe mǽste, wearþ ng Heaþoláfe tó handbonan mid Wilfingum . . . Siþþan þá fǽhðe feó þingode, sende ic Wylfingum ealde mádmas, 8. 459-472.

ge-teón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teón, ic -teó, ðú -týhst, he -týhþ, pl. -teóþ; p. -teáh, -teág, -téh, pl. -tugon; pp. -togen.

to drawleadinciteexciteconstrainrestrainbring upinstructbring to an endcompletedraw or bind togetherstring a musical instrumenttrahereducereperducerestringereevaginareexcitareconstringereeducareinstitueread finem perducerecomplerenervis aptare vel instruereto bring as an offering or giftcontributebestowgiveconferre

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ðú him wearne geteóh do not give them a denial, 738; B. 366