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un-gelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gelíce, adv.

Not in like manner ⬩ differently ⬩ diversely

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Ealle hé grét mid ánre honda, ðeáh hé hié ungelíce styrige chordas tangendi artifex, ut non sibimetipsi dissimile canticum faciat, dissimiliter pulsat. Chordae uno quidem plectro, sed non uno impulse feriuntur, Past. 23; Swt. 175, 7-10.

un-gewit

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewit, un-gewitt, es; n.

madness ⬩ insanity ⬩ folly ⬩ stupidity

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Hí mid heora gedwolsprǽce eall folc ámyrdon. And Theodosius, ðá hé swilce ungewitt ǽlce dæge gehýrde, hé wearð sárig, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 370

á-lǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lǽnan, p. de (not ede).
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Hé næfde þæt feoh him tó álǽnenne, 178, 3. of a lord's grant to a vassal Ǽlcon híredmen his onrid þe hé álǽned hæfde, Cht.

ge-líþewǽcan

Grammar
ge-líþewǽcan, l. ge-liþewǽcan, ge-leoþewǽcan,
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Hé geliþewǽhte tó geleáfan heora wurðfullan templ he adapted their magnificent temples to the service of the Christian faith, Hml. S. 31, 482. to become pliant Geliþewǽhte lentesceret, An.

glæd-mód

(adj.)
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Cf. glædlíce; Hé flýhð yfla gehwylc . . . glædmód gyrneð ( is quick to desire ) þæt hé gódra mǽst dǽda gefremme, Ph. 462. of gentle mind, having kindly thoughts Eóde þá fromlíce fǽmnan tó sprǽce . . . þǽr hé glædmód geonge wiste wíc weardian (cf. the

hatung

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Cf. hatian; 1 α, γ ¶ Hé him fremode mid þǽre réðan éhtnysse hatunge, Hml. Th. i. 84, 12. Hine se kyning hider and þider áflýmde, and hé his éhtnysse and his hatunge fleáh, Guth. 76, 15

treówsian

(v.)
Grammar
treówsian, trýwsian; p. ode.

to engage ⬩ pledge one's self ⬩ to prove one's self to be true ⬩ to clear one's self from a charge of untrue conduct

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Eth. v. 6; Th. i. 306, 7: vi. 3; Th. i. 314, 25. to prove one's self to be true, to clear one's self from a charge of untrue conduct Gif hé hine trýwsian wylle, ðaet hé tó ðære lǽne fácn ne wiste, ðæt hé mót, L.

Linked entry: trýwsian

ge-drinc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-drinc, ge-drync, es; n.

Drinking ⬩ with the idea of quenching thirst ⬩ with the idea of feasting

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Substitute: Drinking, with the idea of quenching thirst Gif hé hyne sylfne mid þǽm ǽspryngum Godes worda gelecð, and his mód mid þǽre swétnesse þæs gástlican gedrinces gefylleð, hé seleð þæs þonne dryncan his þyrstendum móde. Ll.

ǽ-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-fæst, -fest; adj. [ǽ law, fæst fast, fixed]

Firm in observing the law ⬩ religious ⬩ pious ⬩ tenax observandi legem ⬩ religiosus ⬩ pius ⬩ justus

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Wæs he ǽfæst and árfæst was he devout and good? Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 33

CEAF

(n.)
Grammar
CEAF, cef, es, ceafu

chaff; ⬩ palea

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Ðæt ceaf he forbærnþ on unacwencedlícum fýre paleas comburet igni inextinguibili, Lk. Bos. 3, 17. Ða ceafu he forbærnþ on unadwæscendlícum fýre paleas comburet igni inextinguibili, Mt. Bos. 3, 12.

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DENN

(n.)
Grammar
DENN, es; n.

DEN ⬩ cubīle, lustrum?

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Geseah he wundur on ðæs wyrmes denn he saw wonders in the dragon's [lit. worm's] den, 5512; B. 2759

Linked entries: dænn den

ge-andwyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-andwyrdan, -andwerdan; p. -andwyrde ; pp. -andwyrded, -andwyrd

To answer ⬩ respondēre

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G.] he ðam óðrum swá hundréde riht þence let him answer to the other as shall seem right to the hundred, L. C. S. 27; Th. i. 392, 6. Him wæs geandwyrd ðus he was answered thus, Gen. 19, 21

Linked entry: and-wyrdan

ge-bǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bǽtan, p. -bǽtte; pp. -bǽted, -bǽt [ge, and bǽtan to bridle]

To bit ⬩ bridle ⬩ curb ⬩ frēnum ĕquo vel ăsĭno injĭcĕre ⬩ frēnāre

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He gebǽtte his ágen weorc he curbed his own work, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 152; Met. 11, 76. Hæfþ se Alwealda ealle gesceafta gebǽt mid his bridle the Almighty has restrained all creatures with his bridle, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 45; Met. 11, 23

niht-gerím

(n.)
Grammar
niht-gerím, es; n.

Reckoning by days ⬩ number of days

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Ealra hæfde Similar entries v. and syxtig ðá hé forþ gewát and nigon hund eác nihtgerímes in all the number of his days when he died was nine hundred and sixty-five years, Cd. Th. 72, 28; Gen. 1193

ge-cennan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cennan, p. de; pp. ed.

to beget ⬩ bring forth ⬩ produce ⬩ to clear ⬩ declare ⬩ prove ⬩ purgare ⬩ advocare ⬩ manifestare

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Ger. kiichennan gignere.] to clear, declare, prove; purgare, advocare, manifestare Gif he gecenne if he prove, L. Eth, ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 17. Ic ðé écne God ǽnne gecenne I confess thee the only everlasting God, Grn. Hy. 10, 4

Linked entry: ge-cænnan

ge-limplíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-limplíce, comp. -lícor; adv.

Fitly ⬩ seasonably ⬩ opportunely ⬩ opportúne

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Gelimplíce he us lǽrde hú we us gebiddan sceoldan fortunately he hath taught us how we ought to pray, Blickl. Homl. 19, 35. Gelimplícor opportūnius, Bd. 3, 29; S. 561, 29

Linked entry: limplíce

ge-neádian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-neádian, -nédian; p. ode; pp. od

To compel

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To compel Nolde swá-ðeáh nǽnne to cristendóme geneádian he would not however compel any one to christianity, Homl. Th. ii, 130, 14: i, 70, 25.

þurh-sécan

(v.)

to make search for ⬩ seek out ⬩ to search through ⬩ examine

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, as in later English He þurhsecheð al þe soule, O. E. Homl. ii. 191, 28. Twa Goddspelless uss birrþ þurrhsekenn, Orm. 242. He hefde al ꝥ lond ouergan and þurhsoht peragratis provincie finibus, Kath. 519. Þe poyson þe veynes so þorwsouȝte, R.

Linked entry: sécan

wudian

(v.)
Grammar
wudian, p. ode

To cut wood

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Ðá gesáwan hié ǽnne ceorl, hwǽr hé stód and wudede him, Wulfst. 2 20, 11, 15. Hé him bebeád ðæt hí bǽron wæter tó ðæs folces neóde and wudedon him simble decrevit eos esse in ministerio cuncti populi, caedentes ligna et aquas comportantes.

Linked entries: wudere wudung

á-fǽran

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Hé þá men áfǽrde, þæt hié ealle ongeán hiene wǽron feohtende. Ors. 4, 6 ; S. 172, 21. Wearð hé áfyrht and áfǽred. Lch. iii. 424, 36. Hwý sceal ic beón áfǽrd?, Ps. Th. 26, 2. Wǽron sume tó deáðe áfǽrede. St. A. 34, 32. Add