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ge-meldian

(v.)
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Ǽne ic God spræcan gehýrde, and þæt treówe ongeat tídum gemeldad semel locutus est Deus, duo haec audivi, Ps. Th. 61, ii. Add

geómore

(adv.)
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geómore, geómre; adv.
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Sadly, mournfully Wearð undyrne cúð, gyddum geómore, þætte Grendel wan wið Hróðgár, B. 151. Þǽr wæs tóða geheáw hlúde and geómre, Sat. 340

Linked entry: geómre

ge-scildod

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ge-scildod, provided with a shield.
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Take here <b>ge-sceldod</b> in Dict., and add Scutum scyld scutalus gescyldod, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 256, 15

ge-streccan

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Substitute for passage Bet him gestreht and wel ges[t]reht gesihð beorhtnysse getácnað lectum sibi stratum et bene stratum uiderit, claritatem significat

ge-swicu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swicu, (?i-stem, fem., cf. Sievers&#39; Grammatik, 268),
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e;f. Cessation Witun þá ðe ðyllicne gylt þurhteóð, and náne geswice dón nell[að], Hml. A. 148, 123 note. v. ge-swíc

Linked entry: ge-swic

fullwiht-stów

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Take here <b>fulwiht-stów</b> in Dict., and add Fulwihtstówe baptisterio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 78, 61: 11, 72

ge-drugian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-drugian, l. ge-drúgian,
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and add Gedrúgde (ádrúgade, R.) aruit, Mt. L. 21, 20. Gedrúgad wæs ésprynge blódes siccatns est fons sanguinis, Mk. L. R. 5, 29

ge-widerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-widerian, to be (fair)
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weather On længtene beána sáwan, wíngeard settan, . . . and raðe æfter ðám, gif hit mót gewiderian, mederan settau, línséd sáwan, Angl. ix. 262, 9

Linked entry: widerian

hagu-þorn

(n.)
Grammar
hagu-þorn, hago-þorn, es; m.
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A hawthorn. Take here <b>haga-þorn</b> in Dict., and add Hagudorn, heagoðorn alba spina, Txts. 36, 19

Linked entries: hæg-þorn haga-þorn

grim-full

(adj.)
Grammar
grim-full, adj.
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Fierce, terrible Gif on Wódnesdseg bið ácenned, sé bið scearp on gewinne and grimful, E. S. 39, 348. [v. N. E. D. grimful.]

hnescan

(v.)
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hnescan, p. te
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To make soft Hnesce mulceat Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 19. Þá mettas ðe gód seáw wyrcen and wambe hnescen, Lch. ii. 226, 12

Linked entry: hnescian

land-ríce

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Wé Darium oferswýðdon and ús in onweald geslógon eal his londríce Dario superato acceptaque in conditiones omni eius regione Nar. 3, 23. Add

innan-tíderness

(n.)
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innan-tíderness, e ; f.
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Internal weakness Se petra oleum is gód andfeald tó drincanne wið innantiédernesse and útan tó smerwanne, Lch. ii. 288, 15. Innantýdernesse, 174, 8

Linked entry: innoþ-tyderness

lufung

(n.)
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lufung, e; f.
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Loving, action of loving Þá lufedon hí hyre mágas líchamlíce and on þǽre lufunge wǽron hyre éhtende (amando persequentes), Gr. D. 73, 14

mynster-líf

Grammar
mynster-líf, <b>. I.</b>
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Heó forhogode þæs fæder láre and onféng þám háde þæs hálgan mynsterlífes contemto patre, conversations sanctae habitum suscepit Gr. D. 222, 24. Add

nǽder-fáh

(adj.)
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nǽder-fáh, adj.
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Spotted like a snake Inn eóde án grislic deófol. Hé wæs on dracan heówe and eall hé wæs nǽdderfáh, Hml. A. 175, 183

níþig

(adj.)
Grammar
níþig, adj.
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Envious [Ní]þig inuidus, An. Ox. 56, 99. Næs hé ofermód ne níþig . . . Þá níðigan and þá æfstigan (given in note to preceding)

ofer-tredan

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Flíhð ǽlc hors áfǽred ðurh ðá ylpas, and gif him hwá wiðstent hé byð sóna ofertreden (oftreden, v. l. ], Hex. 16, 14. Add

pipat

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Dele: the word is Latin, and describes the cry of the hawk. Cf. Wrt. Voc. ii. 88,80 for another instance of the verb

scúfan

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scúfan, Add: <b>III a.</b> fig.
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Aldne monno of scýfende veterem hominem disponentes, Rtl. 32, 32. Add Se micla cræftiga hiertende tó scýfð, and egesiende stiérd, Past. 53, 16