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geong

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Add: of age. applied to persons Geong puber, Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 72. Iung adultus, 3, 71. Hé wæs wintrum geong and on his þeáwum eald, Gr. D. 219, 3. Gewiton ealdgesíðas swylce geong manig, B. 854. Ongit, guma genga, El. 464.

frig

(adj.)
Grammar
frig, def. se frigea; adj.

Free ⬩ noble ⬩ līber ⬩ ingĕnuus ⬩ nōbĭlis

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Gif hwá his ágenne geleód bebycgge, þeówne oððe frigne if any one sell his own countryman, bond or free, L. In. 11; Th. i. 110, 4: L. Win. 14; Th. i. 40, 9: L. C. S. 20; Th. i. 388, 3.

mæssian

(v.)
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Take here mæssian, placed wrongly in Dict. after mæsse-hrægel, and add Sé pápa mid his ágenum handum him his pallium on sette . . . and hé syððan mid þám pallium þǽr mæssode (mæssan sang, v.l.), swá se pápa him gewissode, Chr. 1022; P. 157, l.

nyten-ness

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Ongeán þám ingehýde and gearawitolnesse þe of Godes ágenre gife cymð, se deófol sǽwð and sendeð nytennesse, Wlfst. 53, 18. <b>I a.</b> want of knowledge on a particular point: — Nytennessa míne (ignorantias meas) ne gemun ðú, Ps.

sciftan

(v.)
Grammar
sciftan, p. te.

to divide ⬩ separate into shares ⬩ to appoint ⬩ ordain ⬩ arrange

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Moyses be Godes ágenum dihte rihte lage scyfte. Wulfst. 176, 8. Scifte man of ðam gemóte ða ðe him tó rídan those who may go to him shall be appointed from the meeting L. Edg. ii. 7; Th. i., 268, 15

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gildan

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Gif mannes esne frígne mannan ofslæhð, þane þe sié, hund scillinga gelde; se ágend þone banan ágefe and óðer manwyrð þǽr tó. Gif bana oðbyrste, twám manwyrðum hine man forgelde, Ll. Th. i. 26, 8 - 28, 8.

folgian

(v.)

to pursue ⬩ to accompany ⬩ be attendant upon ⬩ to follow ⬩ be guided by ⬩ follow ⬩ to follow ⬩ practise

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Þá þing þe heora ágene gecynd þé gedydon fremde . . . nis hit nó þé gecynde ꝥ te þú hí áge, ne him nis gebyrde ꝥ hí ðé folgien, Bt. 14, 1; F. 40, 34.

EGE

(n.)
Grammar
EGE, æge, eige, es; m.

Fear, terror, dread, AWE ⬩ tĭmor, terror, formīdo

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Ger. egi, agi, m. terror: Goth. agei, f: Dan. ave, m. f: Icel. agi, m. terror, discipline

Linked entries: æge eige

ge-mǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mǽne, adj.

Common, general, mutual, in common ⬩ communis ⬩ communis, generalis, solitus ⬩ communis

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Gemǽne læs compascuus ager, Ælfc. Gl. 96; Wrt. Voc. 53, 54. Him eallum wǽron eall gemǽne erant eis omnia communia, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 15 : Jos. 8, 2. Unc sceal worn fela máðma gemǽnra to us two shall be a great many common treasures, Beo.

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reord

(n.)
Grammar
reord, e: ;f, :; es; ;n.;

Speech, tongue, language, voice;

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Ðæt him ða swá cúþe wǽron swá his ágene reorde ðe hé on ácenned wæs ;ut tam notas ac familiares sibi eas; (Latin and Greek), ;quam nativitatis suae loquelam haberet,; Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 17.

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wel-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wel-dǽd, e; f.

a good deed ⬩ a benefit ⬩ favour ⬩ kindness ⬩ an office ⬩ service

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Sprec ofter ymb óðres monnes weldǽda ðonne ymb ðíne ágene Prov. Kmbl. 10. a benefit, favour, kindness Weldǽd benefitium, Cod. Dip. B. i. 155, 19. Hé ús gelǽde tó his Fæder, ðe hine sealde for úrum synnum tó deáðe.

for-búgan

to avoid ⬩ to pass by ⬩ pass over ⬩ shun ⬩ eschew ⬩ To avoid

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Gif preóst biscopes ágen geban forbúge, ii. 290, 20. Ne mihte hé forbúgan pæs cáseres hǽse, Hml. Th. i. 80, 26. to pass by, pass over, leave unnoticed: Forgéman, i. forbúgon praetergredi, Kent, Gl. 685.

gilpan

(v.)
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Oððe hé for his góda mierringe gielpe ( glorietur ), Past. 149, 20. with clause giving the boast Þá wénde hé þæt hit Godes ágen wǽre; and se deófles man gealp þæt hé eác swá wǽre, Wlfst. 99, 18. Hwæþer ðú durre gilpan ꝥ heora fægernes þín sié?

ge-leáfa

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Add: the mental action, condition, or habit of trusting to a person or thing, trust, faith Þín ágen geleáfa þe hæfþ gehǽledne fides tua te saluum fecit, Bl. H. 15, 27: Mk. 10, 51: Lk. 18, 41.

diht

(n.)
Grammar
diht, es; m.
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A. 5, 105. direction of action, conduct Wé ne beóð be ágenum dihte ácennede, Hml. Th. ii. 230, 30: 232, 1. Hí leofodon him be heora ágenum dihte, be nánes ealdres wissunge, Hml. A. 44, 502: Ælfc. T. Grn. 20, 8. <b>II a.

for-ealdian

(v.)

to run out ⬩ expire

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Add: of living material, animal or vegetable, to grow weak with age Æpla, græs, and wyrtan foraldiað and forsériað ...

DÓM

(n.)
Grammar
DÓM, es; m.

Doom, judgment, judicial sentence, decree, ordinance, law ⬩ jūdĭcium, sententia, decrētum, jus, lex ⬩ a ruling, governing, command ⬩ rectio, gubernātio, impĕrium ⬩ might, power, dominion, majesty, glory, magnificence, honour, praise, dignity, authority ⬩ potentia, potestas, majestas, glōria, splendor, honor, laus, dignĭtas, auctōrĭtas ⬩ will, free will, choice, option ⬩ arbitrium, optio ⬩ sense, meaning, interpretation ⬩ signifĭcātio, interprĕtātio

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Dryhten á dóm áge, leóhtbǽre lof may the Lord ever have glory, bright praise, Exon. 80 a; Th. 299, 33; Crä, 111. Dóme gewurþad honoured with glory, Beo. Th. 3295; B. 1645.

hyldu

(n.)
Grammar
hyldu, e; hyldo; indecl. f.

Kindness ⬩ favour ⬩ affection ⬩ friendship ⬩ grace ⬩ fidelity ⬩ loyalty

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Swá ic áge Pharaones helde so may I possess the favour of Pharaoh; per salutem Pharaonis, Gen. 42, 15. Wé hraðe begytan hyldo ðíne cito anticipet nos misericordia tua, Ps. Th. 78, 8.

Linked entry: helde

ÍSEN

(n.)
Grammar
ÍSEN, es ; n.

Iron ⬩ steel

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Ǽlc tiónd áge geweald swá hwæðer hé wille swá wæter swá ísen, L. Eth. iii. 6 ; Th. i. 296, 4. Ácele ðú wealhát ísen ðonne hit furþum síe of fýre átogen cool very hot iron when it is just drawn from the fire, L. M. 2, 45 ; Lchdm. ii. 256, 15

á-bǽdan

to force, wring ⬩ to compel ⬩ to demand, require

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Ys fíra ǽnig ðára ðe . . . an man áge deáð ábǽde, ǽr se dæg cyme is there any man whom death can claim before the appointed day comes? (? the passage seems corrupt), Sal. 478