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ge-hlystan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hlystan, p. -hlyste; pp. -hlysted.

to listenhearauscultareaudireto obeyobedire

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Beornas ge-hlyston men listened, Byrht. Th. 134, 31; By. 92. to obey; obedire On hlyste eáran gehlyste me in auditu auris obediunt mihi, Ps. Spl. 17, 46

Linked entry: hlystan

un-banden

(adj.)
Grammar
un-banden, adj.

Released from bonds

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Released from bonds Æfter ðam þúsende byð se deófol unbanden (-bunden?), Anglia viii. 336, 15

Linked entry: banden

tó-blǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-blǽdan, p. de

To inflate,puff up

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To inflate, puff up Sóð lufu ná byþ tóblǽdd caritas non inflatur, Scint. 82, 10

Linked entry: blǽdan

dráf

(n.)
Grammar
dráf, <b>. I.</b> driving. Take here Hml. Th. i. 502, 10 in Dict., and Bl. H. 199, 7. &para; the phrase dráfe drífan, C.D. iii. 450, 33, seems to refer to the transport of the lord&#39;s goods by vehicle which the geneát had to &#39;drive&#39;. Cf. drífan;
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III. and see lád. a drove [v. N.E.D. drove; I 3.] a road Of ðám hlince andlang dráfæ, C.D. v. 217, 6

ge-hýd

(adj.)
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provided with skin On þám syxtan mónþe hé ( the foetus ) byþ gehýd, Nar. 50, 5

cwic-seolfor

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Gyf þý .viii. dæge sunne scýneð, ðonne byð cwicseolfor eáðbegeáte, Lch. iii. 166, 10. Add

ge-wittig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wittig, -witig; adj.

Wiseknowingsaneconsciousintelligens

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Ne forlǽt ðé nán ðe gewityg byt nor does any one forsake thee that is wise, Shrn. 166, 28. Sum biþ gewittig æt wínþege beórhyrde gód one is expert at feasting, a good keeper of beer, Exon. 79 b; Th. 297, 26; Crä. 74: Beo. Th. 6179; B. 3094

Linked entry: ge-witig

CLEÓFAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLEÓFAN, ic cleófe, ðúclýfst, he clýfþ, cleófaþ; cleáf,clufon; clofen

To CLEAVE, separate, split findere, dissecare

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Clufon, Byrht. Th. 140, 4; By. 283

brún-ecg

(adj.)
Grammar
brún-ecg, adj.

brownan edgeBrown-edgednigra acie præditus

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[brún brown, ecg an edge] Brown-edged; nigra acie præditus Byrhtnóþ bræd bill of scéðe, brád and brúnecg Byrhtnoth drew his battle-axe from its sheath, broad and brown of edge, Byrht. Th. 136, 38; By. 163: Beo. Th. 3096; B. 1546

hilde-rinc

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-rinc, es; m.

A warrior

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Th. 2618; B. 1307: 2994; B. 1495: 3156; B. 1576: 6239; B. 3124: Byrht. Th. 136, 50; By. 169: Chr. 937; Erl. 114, 5; Æðelst. 39: Elen. Kmbl. 525; El. 263: Rood Kmbl. 112 Kr. 61: 143; Kr. 72

swǽran

(v.)
Grammar
swǽran, p. de
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To make heavy, to oppress [ Eall se líchama geswǽred byþ and gehefegud, Lchdm. iii. 120, 22.]

ge-weorodlǽcan

(v.)
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to sweeten On welerum his byð gewerecilǽhþ feónd in labiis suis indulcatur inimicus, Scint. 196, 5

ofer-féþre

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-féþre, adj.
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Overloaded Sélre byð oft féðre þænne oferféðre meliora plura quam grauia honera fiunt, Angl. ii. 373

seócness

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Mid godcundum dihte byð gedón þæt lengtogran leahtras seócnyss (egrotatio) lengre bærnð, Scint. 161, 19. Add

ymb-habban

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Add: to detain, hold Unwís on flǽslicum byð emhæfed insipiens in carnalibus detinetur, Scint. 168, 18

þurh-fær

(n.)
Grammar
þurh-fær, es; n.

An innersecret place

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An inner, secret place Ǽlc synful on his þurh-færum ( penetrabilibus ) byð bedíglod, Scint. 39, 2

un-gerádness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gerádness, e; f.

Disagreement

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Disagreement Gyf hyne méte, ðæt hé áwiht beran geseó, ðæt byð ungerádnes, Lchdm. iii. 170, 20

Linked entry: ge-rádness

ge-márian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-márian, p. ode
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To make greater (mára), enlarge, increase Leahter swígende byð gemárud crimen tacendo ampliatur, Scint. 40, 16

ge-métnes

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On ðone þryddan dæg þæs mónþes byþ mǽrsod Scé Stephanes líchoman gemétnes, Shrn. 113, 2. Add

ge-openung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-openung, e; f.
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Opening In þám dæge ús byð æteówed seó geopenung (-opnung, v. l. ) heofena, Wlfst. 186, 1