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gæst-hús

Grammar
gæst-hús, gast-, gest-, gyst-hús, es; n.

A guest-house ⬩ guest-chamber ⬩ hospĭtium

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A guest-house, guest-chamber; hospĭtium Gæst-hus hospĭtium, Wrt. Voc. 86, 44

Linked entry: gist-

for-gæt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-gæt, pl. -gǽton

forgot

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forgot, Ps. Lamb. 77, 11: 118, 61

forþ-gongan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gongan, part. -gongende; p. -geóng, pl. -geóngon; pp. -gongen

To go forth ⬩ proceed ⬩ procēdĕre ⬩ præcēdĕre

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To go forth, proceed; procēdĕre, præcēdĕre Forþgongende going forth, Exon. 14 a; Th. 27, 5; Cri. 426: Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 20: 1, 1;S. 474, 24. Forþgongendre yldo ævo præcēdente, 4, 19; S. 587, 32

full-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
full-gangan, p. -geóng, pl. -geóngon; pp. -gangen; with the dat.

To fulfil ⬩ accomplish ⬩ finish ⬩ perfĭcĕre ⬩ fīnīre

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To fulfil, accomplish, finish; perfĭcĕre, fīnīre Ðæt hí móstan ðám gewinne fullgangan that they might finish the war, Ors. 3, 1; Bos. 54, 21

flán-þræc

(n.)
Grammar
flán-þræc, -þracu; gen. -þræce; pl. nom. gen. acc. -þraca; f.

Arrows' force ⬩ săgittārum impĕtus

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Arrows' force; săgittārum impĕtus Wið flánþræce, Exon. 71a; Th. 265, 20; Jul. 384. Flánþracu, Exon. 49b; Th. 170, 25; Gū. 1117

micel

(adj.)
Grammar
micel, adj.

Mickle ⬩ great ⬩ magnus ⬩ much ⬩ many ⬩ multus ⬩ great

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Mickle, great. of size; magnus Mycel magnus, Wrt. Voc. i. 83, 54, 67. Mycel belle campana, 81, 39. Þurhslegene mid ðare ádle ðæs myclan líces ( elephantiasis ), Lchdm. ii. 399, col. 2. Micel grandem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 70. Ða miclan tán alloces, 5, 18

Linked entries: mǽst mára micle mycel

wiþer-médu

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-médu, wiþer-médo; indecl.: -méd, e; f.

hostility ⬩ disfavour ⬩ adversity ⬩ injury ⬩ perversity ⬩ depravity

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hostility, disfavour His hyldo is unc betere tó gewinnanne ðonne his wiðermédo, Cd. Th. 41, 22; Gen. 660. adversity, injury Allum wiðirmoedum (adversitatibus) in líchome, Rtl. 52, 22. perversity, depravity Hí on wiðerméde wendan and cyrdan conversi

ÁTE

(n.)
Grammar
ÁTE, ǽte ; gen. átan ; pl. átan ; gen. átena ; f.

OATS ⬩ tares ⬩ darnel ⬩ cockle ⬩ avena fatua ⬩ Lin. lolium

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OATS, tares, darnel, cockle; avena fatua, Lin. lolium Nim átena grátan take groats of oats, Lchdm. iii. 292, 24. Genim mela ǽtena take meal of oats, L. M. 1, 35 ; Lchdm.ii. 84, 5 : Chr. 1124; Th. 376, 6. Áte lolium, Cot. 126. Átan or lasor tares; zizania

Linked entries: ǽte átih

brytsen

(n.)
Grammar
brytsen, gen. dat. acc, brytsene; pl. nom. gen. acc. brytsena; dat. brytsenum; f.

to break ⬩ A broken part, fragment ⬩ fragmentum

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[brytan to break] A broken part, fragment; fragmentum Hí námon ða láfa, twelf wilian fulle ðæra brytsena tulerunt reliquias, duodecim cophinos fragmentorum plenos, Mt. Jun. 14, 20: Jn. Bos. 6, 13. Of ðám brytsenum de fragmentis, Mk. Bos. 8, 8. Gaderiaþ

gæle

(n.)

Saffron ⬩ crŏcus

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Saffron; crŏcus Gæle, geolo crŏcus, Wrt. Voc. 288, 47

Decem-ber

(n.)
Grammar
Decem-ber, gen. -bris; m. [dĕcem ten: Sansk. vāra: Pers. bār time, space: the tenth month of the Romans, beginning with March, and as we begin with January, it is our twelfth month]

The month of December ⬩ Dĕcember, bris

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The month of December; Dĕcember, bris, m Mónaþ Decembris, ǽrra iúla [geóla] the month of December, the former yule, Menol. Fox 437; Men. 220; January being after yule or Christmas is called Se æftera geóla; the after yule, Cott.

and-git

(n.; part.)
Grammar
and-git, -giet, -gyt, -get, [ond-, on-], es; n. [and, git = get, p. of gitan to get] .

the understanding ⬩ the intellect ⬩ intellectus ⬩ understanding ⬩ knowledge ⬩ cognizance ⬩ intellectus ⬩ cognitio ⬩ agnitio ⬩ sense ⬩ meaning ⬩ one of the senses ⬩ sensus

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the understanding, the intellect; intellectus Þurh ðæt andgit, man understent ealle ða þing, ðe he gehýrþ oððe gesihþ by the understanding, man comprehends [understands] all the things, which he hears or sees, Homl. Th. i. 288, 21. Þurh ðæt andgit, seó

twi-milte

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-milte, adj.
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Twice melted Geola swá twymylte wex flaua, An. Ox. 4462

sin-here

(n.)
Grammar
sin-here, gen. -her(i)ges; m.

An immense army

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An immense army Besæt sinherge sweorda láfe he besieged the fugitives with an immense army, Beo. Th. 5864; B. 2936

þeód-here

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-here, gen. -her(i)ges; m.

The army of a nation, ⬩ the military force of a people

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The army of a nation, the military force of a people Þeódherga wæl the slain of the nations who fought, Cd. Th. 130, 15; Gen. 2160

gieldan

(v.)
Grammar
gieldan, ic gielde, ðú gieltst, gielst, he gieldeþ, gielt, pl. gieldaþ; p. geald, pl. guldon; pp. golden

To yield ⬩ pay ⬩ render ⬩ repay ⬩ requite

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To yield, pay, render, repay, requite Sceoldon gombon gieldan they must pay homage, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 11; Gen. 1978. Werum gieldeþ gaful pays tribute to men, Exon. 108 b; Th. 415, 15; Rä. 33, 11: 34 a; Th. 109, 24; Gú. 95: 39 a; Th. 130, 9; Gú. 435. He

gínan

(v.)
Grammar
gínan, ic géne, ðú gínest, gínst, he gíneþ, gínþ, pl. gínaþ; p. gán, pl. ginon; pp. ginen

To yawn ⬩ hiare

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To yawn; hiare, Cot. 23

Linked entry: génan

ge-helpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-helpan, p. -healp, -heolp, pl. -hulpon; pp. -holpen; gen. dat.

To assist ⬩ preserve ⬩ to be sufficient ⬩ adjuvare ⬩ subvenire ⬩ suppetere

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To assist, preserve, to be sufficient; adjuvare, subvenire, suppetere. Grammar ge-helpan, cum gen Ðonne hie mágon ðín gehelpan when they can help thee, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 10. Ðú gehelpest ðysses menniscan cynnes thou shalt help this human race, Blickl

Linked entry: ge-heolp

ge-munan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-munan, ic, he -man, -mon, pl. -munon; also ic -mune, he -monþ, pl. -munaþ; p. -munde; pp. -munen [a verb whose present tense is the past tense of a lost strong verb, cf. Lat. memini]

To remember, bear in mind, consider ⬩ recordari, memorari, meminisse, meditari

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; with gen. and acc. To remember, bear in mind, consider; recordari, memorari, meminisse, meditari Gemunan his hálegan cýðnesse memorari testamenti sui sancti, Lk. Bos. 1, 72. Gif he ne wile mid inneweardre heortan gemunan and geþencean if he will not

eága-swind

(n.)
Grammar
eága-swind, the eyelid, the cheek; gĕna. Som. Ben. Lye; Grm. Gr. iii. 401
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proposes eagan-spind