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floterian

(v.)
Grammar
floterian, flotorian; p. ode; pp. od

To FLUTTER ⬩ be disquieted or troubled ⬩ be carried by the waves ⬩ fluctuāre ⬩ fluctibus ferri

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To FLUTTER, be disquieted or troubled, be carried by the waves; fluctuāre, fluctibus ferri Ðín heorte floteraþ on gýtsunge thy heart flutters or is disquieted with covetousness; cor tuum fluctuat avārĭtia, Homl. Th. ii. 392, 28.

for-dwínan

(v.)
Grammar
for-dwínan, he -dwíneþ, -dwínþ; p. -dwán, pl. -dwinon; pp. -dwinen

To dwindle away ⬩ vanish ⬩ evānescĕre

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To dwindle away, vanish; evānescĕre Fordwíneþ heó sona it soon will dwindle away, Herb. 2, 2; Lchdm. i. 80, 17. Mannes ege hrædlíce fordwínþ awe of man quickly vanishes, Homl. Th. i. 592, 12.

gærsama

(n.)
Grammar
gærsama, gersuma, an; m.

Treasure ⬩ ŏpes

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Treasure; ŏpes He lét nyman of hire ealle ða betstan gærsaman he caused all the best treasures to be taken from her, Chr. 1035; Th. 292, 22, col. 2. Gif he ne sealde ðe máre gersuman if he had not given the greater treasures, Chr. 1047; Erl. 177, 7

mǽg-hand

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-hand, a; f.

A relation ⬩ kinsman

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A relation, kinsman Nis Eðelmóde énig méghondneór ðes cynnes ðanne Eádwald there is no nearer relative to Ethelmod in the family than Eadwald, Chart. Th. 466, 1. Wes hit becueden his bróðar suna and siððan néniggra méihanda má ðes cynnes, 465, 20.

mæsse-sang

(n.)
Grammar
mæsse-sang, es; m.

The service of the mass

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C. 14; Th. ii. 282, 17

ranclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ranclíce, adv.
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showily (v. ranc, II) Ne eówer reáf ne beó tó ranclíce gemacod, L. Ælfc.

ge-cnedan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cnedan, p. -cnæd, pl. -cnǽdon; pp. -cneden

To mix ⬩ mingle ⬩ spread ⬩ knead ⬩ depsere

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To mix, mingle, spread, knead; depsere Gecned nú hrædlíce þrí sestras smedeman depse nunc tres mensuras similaginis, Gen. 18, 6, Gecned hine mid meocle knead it with milk, Th. An. 119, 5. Óððæt sic gecnoeden all donec fermentaretur totum, Lk. Skt.

ge-delfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-delfan, p. -dealf, pl. -dulfon; pp. dolfen

To dig ⬩ delve ⬩ fodere ⬩ effodere

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To dig, delve;fodere, effodere Wæs ðǽr sum hláw ðone men gedulfon there was a mound which men had dug, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 6. Ðé wearþ helle seáþ niðer gedolfen the pit of hell was dug beneath for thee, Exon. 71 b; Th. 267, 30; Jul. 423

ge-deorfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-deorfan, p. -dearf, pl. -durfon; pp. -dorfen

To labour

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To labour Micel ic gedeorfe mullum laboro, Coll. Monast. Th. 20,25. In Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 86, 3, Heora scipa gedurfon L and C perhaps we should read gedufon sank, cf. 85, 38, gedeáf [gedráf], and Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 24, Ðá gedufon hí ealle and adruncon

Linked entry: dorfen

ge-géman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-géman, p. de; pp. ed

To heal ⬩ cure ⬩ amend ⬩ treat [as a patient]

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To heal, cure, amend, treat [as a patient] Ðæt hea gegéme all unhǽlo ut curarent omnem languorem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 1 : Mk. Skt. Lind. 3, 2. Gegémde ł gehǽlde curavit, 6, 5. Gegéma corrigere, Mt. Kmbl. p. 1, 9. Gegémed, L. Æðelb. 62; Th. i. 18, 8

á-rétan

Grammar
á-rétan, Dele 'set right' (in last two passages á-rétan = to comfort),
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and add Hé hæfde his wíf mid him þe hine árétte, þeáh hé his bearna þolode, Hml. S. 30, 204. On þǽm sealme hé wæs cleopiende tó Drihtne, wilnode þæt hé hine árétte, Ps. Th. 27, arg. Be eallum þám þe gebrocode wǽron and eft árétte, 28, arg

be-gleddian

(v.)
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Add: to besmear, bedaub Spere mid blóde be-gleddod, Hml. Th. i. 452, 8. Franca fúle begleddod mid blóde, Hml. S. 3, 266. Þá stánas wǽron mid his flǽsce begleddode, 15, 55. Mid dégum begleddode fucis illita, Hy. Srt, 22, 5.

cleófan

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For first two references substitute Germ. 399, 451: 400, 498, dele all derivatives but tó-cleófan, and add Cleáfað hearta iuero scindite corda vestra, Rtl. 5, 4. On wintra erian and in miclum gefyrstum timber cleófan, Angl. ix. 261, 23.

ge-breówan

(v.)
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to brew Genim alomalt mid ðý wætere, gebreów mid grýt cumb fulne ealað mid ðý wætere. Lch. iii. 28, 8. Ne bið ðǽr nǽnig ealo gebrowen, Ors. 1. 1; S. 20, 19. Ne dranc hé wínes drenc, ne nánes gemencgedes wǽtan ne gebrowenes, Hml. Th. i. 352, 7

Linked entry: breówan

gód-dónd

(n.)
Grammar
gód-dónd, gód-dénd.
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Substitute: gód-dónd, gód-dóend, es; m. one who does good, one who acts righteously Næs þá góddóend, sé þe God wiste non est qui faciat bonum, Ps. Th. 52, 2. one who does good to another, a benefactor Þá neát ongitað hira gðddénd, El. 359.

glówan

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Þæt fýr wearð þá ácwenced, ꝥ þǽr án col ne gleów, Hml. S. 7, 240. Gewyrme mid háte glówende ísene, Lch. ii. 236, 31: 216, 1. Lecgað ðá ísenan clútas háte glówende tó his sídan, Hml. Th. i. 424, 35

hám-weardes

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Th. 22, arg

un-gemetlic

Grammar
un-gemetlic, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Tó þreágenne mid ungemettlicre ( the Latin has modesta) ceáste, Gr. D. 145, 17. Sé ðe samnað ungemætlice weolan (immodicas divitias), Ll. Th. ii. 232, 24.

Linked entry: ge-metlic

wund

(adj.)
Grammar
wund, adj.
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Th. i. 96, 10. Gif mon sié on þá herðan tó þám swíðe wund, 25

sáwlian

(v.)
Grammar
sáwlian, ode

To give up the ghost, expire

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To give up the ghost, expire Hé ne geswác his gebeda óþ ðæt hé sáwlode, Homl. Th. ii. 518, 1. Flaccus hét ðone preóst beswingan óþ ðæt hé sáwlode, Homl. Skt. i. 10, 291. Sóna swá hé ðyder com swá sáwlode ðæt mǽden, 22, 101: Homl. As. 59, 202.