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geond-sáwan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-sáwan, p. -seów, pl. -seówon; pp. -sáwen

To sow, scatter, spread abroadserere, spargere, disseminare

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To sow, scatter, spread abroad; serere, spargere, disseminare Deáw-driás winde geondsáwen the dew fall is scattered by the wind, Cd. 188; Th. 233, 19; Dan. 278

geond-flówan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-flówan, p. -fleów, pl. -fleówon; pp. -flówen

To flow throughpertransfluere

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To flow through; pertransfluere Nales ðú geondflówan foldbúende thou flowest not through earth's inhabitants, Exon. 121 a; Th. 465, 16; Hö. 105

geond-faran

(v.)
Grammar
geond-faran, part. -farende; p. -fór, pl. -fóron; pp. -faren [geond through, faran to go]

To go through, pervadeperambŭlāre, pervăgāri

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To go through, pervade; perambŭlāre, pervăgāri He langre tíde ealle heora mǽgþe mid gewéde wæs geonfarende multo tempŏre totas eorum provincias debacchando pervăgātus, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 27. Fram mangunge geondfarendre on þýstrum a negŏtio perambŭlante

Linked entry: geond-tæren

geond-geótan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-geótan, p. -geát, pl. -guton; pp. -goten

To pour, pour outperfundĕre

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To pour, pour out; perfundĕre Ic geondgeóte perfundo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 33. Heó mid wópe and mid teárum wæs swýðe geondgoten flētuque ac lacry̆mis perfūsa, Bd. 4, 23; S. 596, 10

Linked entry: geótan

Geransingas

(n.)
Grammar
Geransingas, gen. a; pl.
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The Gergesenes In lond Geransinga in regionem Gerasenorum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 8, 28

ge-réþru

(n.)
Grammar
ge-réþru, pl. n.

Rudder, helm

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Rudder, helm [the steering was done by means of an oar] Ða men ða ðe beóþ winnende in sciplícum gewinne híg ðonne begáþ ǽrost ða geréþru in ðære hýþe qui in nauali prælio demicaturi sunt ante in portu inflectant gubernacula, Shrn. 35, 8: 9. Geréþru vel

ge-rísan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rísan, 3rd sing. pres. -ríseþ, -ríst , pl. -rísaþ; p. -rás, pl. -rison; pp. -risen

To behove, become, befit, suitdĕcēre, convĕnīre

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To behove, become, befit, suit; dĕcēre, convĕnīre: generally used impersonally Gold geríseþ on guman sweorde gold is fitting on a man's sword, Exon. 91 a; Th. 341, 14; Gn. Ex. 126. Ðé geríseþ lofsang te dĕcet hymnus, Ps. Spl. 64, 1: 92, 7. Cyninge geríst

ge-rýne

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rýne, -ríne, -réne, es; pl. nom. acc. -u, -o, -a; n.

A mystery, a sacramentmysteriumcounselmysterymysterium, sacramentum

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A mystery, a sacrament; mysterium Ðæt dégol wæs Dryhtnes gerýne that was a secret mystery of the Lord, Exon. 8 b; Th. 3, 25; Cri. 41. Ðæt monnum nis cúþ gerýne that mystery is not known to men, 9 a; Th. 7, 2; Cri. 95. Dryhtnes gerýne the mystery of the

ge-sceppan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceppan, -scippan, -scyppan; p. -sceóp, -scóp, pl. -sceópon, -scópon ; pp. -scæpen, -sceapen , -sceopen, -sceapen

To form, createformare, disponere, creare

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To form, create; formare, disponere, creare Ic gescippe creo, Ælfc. Gr. 26; Som. 29, 16. God gescypþ symle edniwan God creates ever anew, Boutr. Scrd. 18, 18. Ðá gesceóp Adam naman his wífe then Adam made a name for his wife, Gen. 3, 20: Boutr. Scrd.

Linked entries: ge-scippan ge-scyppan

ge-sculdre

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sculdre, -sculdru; pl. n.

The shouldershumeri

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The shoulders; humeri Gesculdre palæ, Ælfc. Gl. 14; Som. 71, 45; Wrt. Voc. 44, 28. Middel gesculdru interscapilium, 74; Som. 71, 46; Wrt. Voc. 44, 29. Mid his gesculdrum scapulis suis, Ps. Th. 90, 4

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, -sión, ic -seó, ðú -sihst, he -syhþ; p. -seah, ðú -sáwe, pl. -sáwon, -ségon; imp. -syh, -seoh; subj. pres. ic -sáwe; pp. -sawen

To seevidere, conspicere

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To see; videre, conspicere. used absolutely or with acc Ic geseóm menn video homines, Mk. Skt. Lind. 8, 24. He hér gesihþ he here seeth, Apol. Th. 14, 26. Ða líðende land gesáwon the voyagers saw land, Beo. Th. 448; B. 221. Ðá heó Isaac geseah when she

Linked entry: ge-sión

ge-lýfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lýfan, -lífan, -léfan; to -lýfanne, -lýfenne ; part. -lýfende; ic -lýfe, ðú -lýfest, -lýfst, he -lýfeþ, -lýfþ, pl. -lýfaþ; p- ic, he -lýfde, ðú -lýfdest, pl. -lýfdon; impert. -lýf, pl. -lýfe, -lýfaþ; subj. pres. -lýfe, pl. -lýfon ; pp. -lýfed

To believe, confide, trust, hopecrēdĕre, confīdĕre, spērāre

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To believe, confide, trust, hope; crēdĕre, confīdĕre, spērāre We sceolon on hine gelýfan we should believe in him, Homl. Th. i. 274, 27 : 280, 22 : 290, 31. To gelýfanne [-lýfenne, col. 1] to ðan leófan Gode to trust in the beloved God, Chr. 1036; Th

ge-lyndu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lyndu, n. pl.

Joints of the backbone

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Joints of the backbone Geloda vel gelyndu spondilia [Gk. σπόνδυλos ], Ælfc. Gl. 74; Som. 71, 51; Wrt. Voc. 44, 34

ge-met

(n.)
Grammar
ge-met, es; nom. acc. pl. -u, -a; n.

a measure, space, distancemensura, spatium, intervallumthat by which anything is measured, a measuremensura, modius, satummeasure, capacity, ability, power, etcmensura, facultas, potestas, vismeasure, proportion, moderation, bounds, limit, boundary, means, way, mannermensura, modus, finis, terminus, limes, ratioa rule, order, lawnorma, regula, lexa poetical measure, metremetrum

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a measure, space, distance; mensura, spatium, intervallum Gefylle gé ðæt gemet eówra fædera vos implete mensuram patrum vestrorum, Mt. Bos. 23, 32. On ðam ylcan gemete ðe gé metaþ qua mensura mensi fueritis, Mt. Bos. 7, 2: Mk. Bos. 4, 24: Lk. Bos. 6,

ge-metan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-metan, p. -mæt and -mette , pl. -mǽton; pp. -meten; v. trans.

to measure, measure back or againmetiri, remetirito measure by traversing or going overmetiri transeundo

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to measure, measure back or again; metiri, remetiri On ðam ylcan gemete ðe gé metaþ, eów byþ gemeten qua mensura mensi fueritis, remetietur vobis, Mt. Bos. 7, 2: Mk. Bos. 4, 24: Lk. Bos. 6, 38. God ðú ðe heofen mid honda gemettest and eorðan on ðínre

gemet-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
gemet-fæt, es; nom. acc. pl. -fatu; n.

A measuring-vessel, a measuremetatorium vas, mensura quævis definita

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A measuring-vessel, a measure; metatorium vas, mensura quævis definita Án gemetfæt full, ðe híg Gomor héton, Ex. 16, 16, 33

Linked entry: ganet-fatu

ge-mettan

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mettan, pl. m.

Eaters, partakerscomestōres

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Eaters, partakers; comestōres; Ða gemettan ne móston ðæs lambes bán scǽnan the partakers might not break the bones of the lamb, Homl. Th. ii. 282, 7. Ðám gemettum to the partakers, 282, 2

ge-mígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mígan, p. -máh, pl. -migon; pp. -migen
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To water, pass water; mingere Gif hwá ne mǽge gemígan if one cannot pass water, Herb. 7, 3; Lchdm. i. 98, 5: 12, 1; Lchdm. i. 102, 19: 80, 1; Lchdm. i. 182, 12. Ðǽr se hand gemáh where the hound watered, Med. ex Quadr. 9, 13; Lchdm. i. 364, 1

Linked entry: mígan

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, considerrecordari, 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

ge-mýþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mýþ, pl. n.

The mouth of a riverostium fluminisostia

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The mouth of a river; ostium fluminis Æt ðám gemýðum Tyne streámes juxta ostium Tini fluminis, Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 28: Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 48, 26