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æt-ýcan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-ýcan, p. -ýcte; pp. -ýced, -ýct [æt, ýcan, écan to eke]

To add toaugmentincreaseadjicere

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To add to, augment, increase; adjicere Se gesíþ ætýcte eác swylce his bénum, ðæt he his teáras geát the earl also added to his intreaties, that he shed tears, Bd. 5, 5; S. 617, 40: 4, 5; S. 573, 13

nigontíne

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Ǽfre ymbe neogontýne geár, Lch. iii. 264, 22. Add

fíf-tyne

Grammar
fíf-tyne, l. -tíne,
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Fífténe geár, Ors. 1, 10; S. 44, 19. governing a noun Ymb seofon hund wintra and V-tiéne, Ors. 1, 14; S. 58, 11. Sé wæs fífténe geára, Shrn. 84, 12

án

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
án, <b>. I</b> I 2 a.
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Add On ǽlcum ánum geáre. Shrn. 63, 29. 2d. add: v. for án. [Cf. Goth, þat ain ei.]

gearcian

(v.)
Grammar
gearcian, gærcian; p. ode; pp. od [gearo ready]

To preparemake readyprocurefurnishsupplypărārepræpărāreappărāreexhĭbērepræbēre

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To prepare, make ready, procure, furnish, supply; părāre, præpărāre, appărāre, exhĭbēre, præbēre Ic gearcige exhĭbeo, præbeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Som. 28, 35, 36 : 47; Som. 48, 43. On láfum ðínum ðú gearcast [MS. gearcost] andwlitan heora in relīquiis tuis

Linked entries: gærcian ge-gearcian

gelde

Grammar
gelde, Substitute: Geld (v. N. E. D. s. v.), barren, unproductive
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Effeta, i. sine foetu, debilis, priuata, sine fructu, vel gelde, uacuala, ineruata, sterilis, stulta, Wülck. Gl. 226, 22. Effeta [ná ?] berende bið oððe gelde oððe áfyldum, 394, 26

ge-þwǽrnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þwǽrnes, -ness, niss, -e; f.

Concordagreementmildnessconcordiamansuetudo

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Concord, agreement, mildness; concordia, mansuetudo Mid fægerre geþwǽrnesse pulchra concordia, Bd. 4, 23; S. 596, 23. Sibb and geþwǽrnyss pax et concordia, Coll. Monast. Th. 31, 25: Blickl. Homl. 109, 16. He ðæt ríce heóld on gódre geþwǽrnesse and on

þeóh

(n.)
Grammar
þeóh, gen. þeós; dat. þeó; pl. þeóh; gen. þeóna; dat. þeón; n.
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A thigh Þeóh, thégh coxa, Txts. 54, 295. Þeóh, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 6. Þeóh femur, femoris, ys swá ðeáh eft gecweden femen, feminis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 22; Zup. 49, 10. Inneweard þeóh femen, þeóh coxa, útanweard þeóh femur, Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 60-62. Þeóh femur,

Linked entry: þégh

ge-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lǽdan, -lédan; part. -lǽdende; he -lǽdeþ, -lǽdt, -lǽt, pl. -lǽdaþ; p. ic, he -lǽdde, ðú -lǽddest, pl. -lǽddon; impert. -lǽd, pl. -lǽdaþ; subj. pres. -lǽðe, pl. -lǽden; pp. -lǽded, -lǽdd, -lǽd

To leadconductbearbringderivebring outbring forthproducebring updūcĕrededūcĕreăgĕreindūcĕredeferreperferrederīvāreedūcĕreprodūcĕreedŭcāre

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To lead, conduct, bear, bring, derive, bring out, bring forth, produce, bring up; dūcĕre, dedūcĕre, ăgĕre, indūcĕre, deferre, perferre, derīvāre, edūcĕre, prodūcĕre, edŭcāre He wile folc gelǽdan in dreáma dreám he will lead the people into joy of joys

Linked entries: ge-lǽt ge-lédan

FÓSTER

(n.)
Grammar
FÓSTER, fóstor, fóstur; gen. fóstres; n.

FOSTERingnourishingrearingfeedingfoodnourishmentprovisionsedŭcātionutrīciumpastioalĭmentumvictus

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To fundenes cildes fóstre ðý forman geáre geselle vi scillinga, ðý æfterran twelf, ðý þriddan xxx; siððan, be his wlite of the fostering of a foundling [lit. of a found child].

Linked entries: féster fóstor fóstur

Ciren-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Ciren-ceaster, Cyren-ceaster, Cyrn-ceaster; gen. ceastre; f. [Asser. Cirrenceastre: Hunt. Cirecestere: Brom. Circestre]

CIRENCESTER, Cicester, GloucestershireCirencestria in agro Glocestriensi

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Hér fór se here to Cirenceastre [Cyrenceastre, col. 2, 3] of Cippanhamme, and sæt ðǽr án geár in this year [A. D. 879] the army went from Chippenham to Cirencester, and remained there one year, 879; Th. 148, 38, col. 1: 880; Th. 150, 8, col. 1.

wealh

(n.)
Grammar
wealh, gen. weales; m.

a foreigner properly a Celt a Celt of Britain; the word occurs mostly in pl., the British the WelshWales a Romana slave servanta shameless person

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a foreigner, properly a Celt (cf. the name Volcae, a Celtic tribe mentioned by Caesar) Walch barbarus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 75. Ic (an axle-tree) síþade wíddor, mearcpaþas wala (walas, MS.) træd, móras pæðde, Exon. Th. 485, 7; Rä. 71, 10. [Icel. Valir;

CÓL

(n.)
Grammar
CÓL, gen. cóles; pl. nom. acc. cólacólu ; gen. cóla; dat. cólum; n.

COAL carbo

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COAL; carbo Cól carbo Wrt. Voc. 86, 20; 286, 79 Swá sweart swá cól as black as coal L. M. 3, 39; Lchdm. ii. 332, 19. Cól MS. coll carbo Ælfc. Gl. 30; Som. 61, 75; Wrt. Voc. 27, 4. On hát cól upon a hot coal L. M. 1, 50; Lchdm. ii. 124, 6. Cóla onælde

páp-setl

(n.)
Grammar
páp-setl, es; n.
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The papal throne Hé sæt on ðam pápsetle ændlefen geár, Shrn. 49, 17

wólberend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wólberend-líc, adj.

Pestilential

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Pestilential Gewearð swíðe wólberendlíc geár on ðissum lande, Chr. 1086 ; Erl. 219, 29

ge-hátan

Grammar
ge-hátan, <b>; IV 1 a.</b>
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Ic gean ... Þára landa þe wit geheótan Gode, C.D. iii. 274, 15. Add

bealo-ware

(n.)
Grammar
bealo-ware, gen. -wara, pl. m.

Baleful inhabitantscriminalsscelesti

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Baleful inhabitants, criminals; scelesti

bealu-ware

(n.)
Grammar
bealu-ware, gen. -wara ; pl. m.

Baleful inhabitantscriminalsscelesti

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Baleful inhabitants, criminals; scelesti Ðæt ic bealuwara weorc gebiden hæbbe that I have endured the work of criminals, Rood Kmbl. 155; Kr. 79

Linked entry: bealo-ware

cumen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cumen, come, Gen. 48, 2; pp.
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of cuman

DÁH

(n.)
Grammar
DÁH, dóh; gen. dáges; m?

DOUGH farina subacta,

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DOUGH; farina subacta, massa = μάζα Blóma oððe dáh massa, Wrt. Voc. 85, 16: 94, 63. Dáh [MS. dað] vel blóma massa, Ælfc. Gl. 51; Som. 66, 9; Wrt. Voc. 34, 68. Cned hyt ðæt hit sí swá þicce swá dóh knead it that it may be as thick as dough, Lchdm. iii

Linked entry: dóh