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dærst

(n.)
Grammar
dærst, dærstan.
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Take these together under: <b>dærste,</b> dræste, an: dærst, dræst, þræst, e; f. and add: mostly in pl. dregs, lees Þræst (drosne derstan, Ps. Srt.) is faex ejus, Ps. Spl. 74, 8. Of láme dærstan (derstan, Ps. Srt.) de luto faecis, Ps. Spl

for-cúþlíce

(adv.)

contemptiblyignominiouslyfeeblyignominiously

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Substitute: in a way that excites contempt, contemptibly, ignominiously, feebly Ortrýwes ciuesdómes forligere forcúþlíce bepǽht perfidi pelicatus stupro enerviter deceptus, An. Ox. 5044. in a way that expresses contempt, that inflicts disgrace, ignominiously

for-genge

(adj.)
Grammar
for-genge, adj.
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Going with difficulty(?); of an arrangement, hard to carry out, impracticable(?) Gyf hit on lencten gebyrige, ꝥ þæ þonne þǽre flǽscun geweorð on fisce gestriéne, búton ꝥ þis forgenge sié if it (the time for giving a contribution of food (including flesh

Linked entry: genge

fiscoþ

(n.)
Grammar
fiscoþ, es; m.
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Add: the action or practice of catching fish. Similar entries v. fiscnoþ; I Lǽrde hé þæt hí on fisceoðe (fiscaðe, v.l.) him andlyfne sóhton . . . Seó þeód þone cræft þæs fiscaðes ne cúðe, Bd. 4, 13; Sch. 420, 5-10. a place for fishing. Similar entries

ge-hálsian

(v.)
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Add: to make a solemn appeal to Þá áxode hine se ealdorbiscop and mid áðe gehálsode, þæt hé openlíce sǽde gif hé Godes sunu wǽre ( princeps sacerdotum ait: 'Adjuro te per Deum vivum, ut dicas nobis si tu es Christus filius Dei, Mt. 26, 63), Hml. Th.

ge-menged

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Add: mixed, composite, not simple Lyft is gemenged . . . nis þæt nán wundor, þæt hió sié wearm and ceald, Met. 20, 79. in which distinction is not made Gemenged promiscuum, An. Ox. 3854. Sum cyn is gecweden epicena, þæt is on Léden promiscua and on

geongling

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Take here <b>iungling</b> in Dict., and add Iungclingc eam ic adolescentulus sum ego, Ps. L. 118, 141. Iunglincg, Gen. 4, 23. Iunglingc pubescentem, An. Ox. 3608. Cnihtas, geonglingas puberes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 12. Gunglingas iuuenes, Ps.

ge-rýnelíce

(adv.)
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Add: I. in secret, mysteriously Eal þæt se sacerd déð þurh ðá hálgan þénunge gesewenlíce, eal hit fulfremeð se hálga gást rýnelíce, Wlfst. 36, 9. II. mystically :-- Gerýnelice mystice, Wrt. oc. ii. 55, 84. Swá swá hit her mid sumum wordum gerýnelíce

ge-ter

(n.)
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a tearing. Substitute: what is torn: — Eálá, ðú wulfes geslit and fugles geter, Nap. 28, 29. a tearing apart Geter dilaceratio (crudelis membrorum), An. Ox. 3946. dissension, discord Dissentio, discordia vel geter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 4. Híw-cúðlic

ge-éfstan

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ge-éfstan, l. ge-efestan, ge-efstan,
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and add: to get by hastening Geonet oððe geefest preoccupetur (v. (?) Ald. 17, 37), Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 78. to strive after Ꝥ án wæs swíðost fram heom eallum geefst, ꝥ heora ǽlc wǽre on líchaman deád and on gáste libbende the one most earnest endeavour

gicel

(n.)
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Dele ís at end, and add: <b>, gicele, an;</b> f. Ickle (v. N. E. D. s. v.) Gecilae stiria Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 26. Gecele, i. 289, 33. Þǽr synt tó sorge ætsomne gemenged se þrosma líg and se þrece gicela frigora mista simul ferventibus algida

god-gesprǽce

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>god-gesprǽce,</b> es; n. An oracle Wæs þis godgesprǽce (-sprec, -spræcen, -sprecen, v. ll.) þisses gemetes erat oraculum huiusmodi, Bd. 2, 12; Sch. 152, 12. Æfter þám godgesprǽce (-sprece, þǽre gódan sprǽce, þám gódgesprece

gleáwscipe

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Add: sagacity Se abbod sceal gýman and mid eallan gleáwscípe hogian ( omni sagacitate curare ), R. Ben. 51, 9. On gleáwscype swíþe bescáwede, Lch. iii. 436, 11. diligence Gif hé ongyt þæt eal his hogu and gleáwscipe náht framað si viderit nihil suam

girran

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Take here <b>georran</b> in Dict., and add Ic (a file) gyrre garrio (garrio, voce carens, rauco cum murmure stridens, Ald. 252, 25), An. Ox. 26, 13. Gyrran grunnire (porcinus paganorum strepitus grunnire desisteret, Ald. 60, 36), 4337. [v

hirtan

to refreshrevivecomfort

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to refresh, revive, comfort Hé ongan mid his geháte hí hyrtan (sublevare), Gr. D. 145, 19. Earme men þú scealt hyrtan, Angl. xii. 516, 21. Hyrttende refocilando, Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 43. Suá se micla cræftiga hiertende tó scýfð magnus regendi artifex favoribus

Linked entries: hyrtan heortian

hors-þegn

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Horsðegn mulio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 39: agaso, 10, 15. 'Æfter mé féhð tó mín horsþegn' . . . Him ðá forðférdum Andreas onféng þǽre heordelican scíre gýmnysse, sé wæs gefyrn þæs biscopes horsþegn 'post me, mulionem' . . . Quo defuncto ecclesiae pastoralem

land-mearc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
land-mearc, adj.
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Substitute: <b>land-mearca,</b> an ; m. A territory. [v. mearc ; (in Dict.)] Se landmearca Galaad, Ps. L. 59, 9. (Similar glosses in Ps. L. are : Arabiae þæs landes, 71, 15. Sylo þǽre stówe, 77, 61. Libanum þone holt, 71, 16. Iuda þǽre mǽgþe

Langbeardas

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Langbeardas, Add: , <b>-bearde</b>
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Hú þá réðan Langbearde áwéddon, Gr. D. 42, 16: 141, 1. Langbearde (-an, v. l. ), 43, 6 : 293, 10, 15. Langbearde (-as, v. l. ), 43, 9. Langbearde (-a, v. l. ), 235, 4. In Langbearda (-beardana, v. l. ) landes sumum dǽle, 16, 7. Þára ungeleáffulra Langbeardna

lettan

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Add: to hinder a person, thing, action, &amp;c. Ne leteð non tricaverit (si lethi somnus palpebrarum convolatus nan tricaverit, Ald. 80, 20), Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 36. Let, An. Ox. 8b, 6. the action from which one is hindered given in genitive Wé þé

máwan

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Hé mǽwð (máweþ, v. l. ) gærs (heig, v. l.) fenum secat, Gr. D. 36, 2. Máwaþ tondent, An. Ox. 43, 15. Hé stóp on þá mǽde, and þá geseah hé ꝥ hý ealle meówan (meówan ꝥ heig, v. l. ) pratum ingressus, et omnes intuens fenum secantes, Gr. D. 36, 12. On hærfeste