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ge-gremian

(v.)
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Se wísa ne wilnað ná tó hrædlíce ðǽre wræce, ðeáh hé gegremed sié sapiens laesus in praesens se ulcisci non desiderat, Past. 220, 15. Hé geseah þæt hé wæs bepǽht, and wearð þearle gegremod, Hml.

geómor

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Geác monað geómran reorde, Seef. 53. of a season in which sadness is experienced In þá geómran tíd ( the last day ), Ph. 517

ge-sceádwíslíce

(adv.)
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Past. 69, 23. reasonably, in accordance with reason Gif hwylc bróðor unsceádelíce hwæs bidde, hé gesceádwíslíce (rationabiliter) his yfelan béne forwyrne, R. Ben. 54, 15: R. Ben. I. 61, 12: 102, i: Bt. 13; F. 38, 3. <b>III a.

ge-bregdan

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Take here ge-bredan (l. ge-brédan) in Dict. dele II, and add: to pull out, draw. with dat. (cf. bregdan) Hé gebrægd his sweorde, Bl. H. 233, 7. Gif mon beforan ærcebiscepe ge*-*feohte oþþe wǽpne gebrégde (-bréde, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 70, 19.

ge-dreog

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dreog, and <b>ge-dreóg.</b>
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Substitute: <b>ge-dreóg</b>, es; n. a dressing, something used in preparing material for use Ðá hremmas bróhton ðám láreówe lác tó médes swínes rysl his scón tó gedreóge ( the passage in Bede's life of Cuthbert is : Corvi digna munera ferunt

glíw

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In glíuuae (gliówe) in mimo, Txts. 70, 550. Gliú minium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 56, 51: 70, 35: 46, 42. Stód þǽr sum man mid ánum apan and slóh cymbalan. Þá sóna se hálga wer wæs forhycgende ꝥ glíg cum simia vir adstitit, et cymbala percussit.

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hatung

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Ǽlce yrsunge and andan and hatunge áworpan fram úrum heortum, 142, 112. hatred that finds expression in acts. Cf. hatian; 1 α, γ ¶ Hé him fremode mid þǽre réðan éhtnysse hatunge, Hml. Th. i. 84, 12.

hálwendlíce

(adv.)
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</b> figurative :-- Synne áttor hálwendfice byð geopenud on andetnysse, ꝥ cwyldbǽrlíce lutude on geþance peccati uirus salubriter aperitur in confessione quod pestifere latebat in mente, Scint. 39, 6. of spiritual health Oft weorðað men swíðe hálwendlíce

hwíl-tídum

(n.)
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. ¶ the word occurs almost only in the dat. pl. used as an adverb. Add: to the examples in Dict. : sometimes, as opposed to never, from time to time, now and again Gehwilce untrumnyssa hwíltídum þǽr wurdon gehǽlede, Hml.

sceáf

(n.)
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sceáf, es; m.

A sheaf, bundlea sheafa bundle (of herbs)

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A sheaf, bundle. in the following glosses Sceáfes fascis, sceáfe fasculo (fascicule) Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 62-63. Sceáfas areoli, 7, 16: garbas, 40, 60: garbas, manipulas, 89, 19. Sceabas, scébas areoli, Txts. 38, 30: garbas, 66, 468.

Linked entry: sceáb

wǽdlian

(v.)
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wǽdlian, p. ode.

to be poorindigentneedyin wantto be in want of somethingto lacknot to have enoughto beg

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to be poor, indigent, needy, in want Ic wǽdlige egeo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Zup. 154, 15. Hé wédlaþ egebit, Kent. Gl. 835. Se ðe wédlat qui indiget, 333. Ða welegan wǽdledon (wéðladon, Ps. Surt.) and eodon biddende divites eguerunt, Ps. Th. 33, 10.

æl-fremed

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æl-fremed, (el-).

strange, foreign, not belonging to onestranger to anything, without a share in, free from

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On eorðan elfremedre in terra aliena, Ps. L. 136, 4. Þurh ælfremede horwan gefýled defiled by others' pollution, Hml. S. 7, 129. Ealle middaneardlice ðing swá swá ælfremede forhogigende cuncta hujus mundi velut aliena spernendo, Hml.

on-feng

(n.)
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on-feng, es; m. [v. fón (on)].

laying hold of, seizingtaking, with the idea of wrongful takingdefence, protection (cf. and-fenga) attack, onset, assault

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In. 44; Th. i. 130, 1. Be unáliéfedes mæstennes onfenge, 49; Th. i. 132, 11. defence, protection (cf. and-fenga) Wǽron ða hálgan on onfenge manna sáulum, Blickl.

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on-weald

(n.)
Grammar
on-weald, es; m.

Power

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Wé hine oferswýðdon and ús in onweald geslógon eal his londríce regi superato acceptaque in conditiones omni ejus regione, Nar. 3, 22. Wé ealle his þeóde on onwald onféngon, 4, 6

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tó-hopa

(n.)
Grammar
tó-hopa, an; m.

Hope,expectation

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Ðú mē gesettest on tóhopan (in spe).Ps. Th. 4, 9: 15, 9. Ymbe ðone tóhopan ðe gé habbaþ on eów de ea, quae in vobis est, spe, Past. 22; Swt. 173, 9. Ealne his tóhopan sette hē on God, L. E. I. 21; Th. ii. 416, 17.

Linked entries: tó-hopung tó-hyht

þæc

(n.)
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þæc, es; n.

a roofthe material of which a roof is composedthatch

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Gé þearfum forwyrndon, ðæt hí under eówrum þæce mósten in gebúgan, Exon. Th. 92, 6; Cri. 1504. Se ðe on þæce siǽ qui in tecto, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 24, 17.

freólíce

(adv.)

without constraint or reluctance willinglywithout restraint or reservein regard to speechwithout restriction upon actionwithout let or hindrancewith impunitywith freedom from control, rule,noblysplendidly

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Heó þæt ǽrende onféng freólíce, Hy. 10, 15. without restraint or reserve in regard to speech Ðá unwaran láreówas ne durron ryht freólíce lǽran and unforwandodlíce sprecan, Past. 89, 12.

wan

(adj.)
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wan, adj.

wantingabsentlackingnot possessed ofless

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wanting, absent Ðá getreówde hé in godcundne fultom, ðǽr se mennesca wan wæs confidens in divinum, ubi humanum deerat, auxilium, Bd. 2, 7 ; S. 509, 23. Him won (wona, MS.

be-díglian

(v.)

to conceal,to conceal fromto be concealedlie hid

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Þý lǽs mé ówiht in þǽm londe beholen oððe bedégled wǽre ne quid mihi in ignotis subtraheretur locis, Nar. 20, 21. to be concealed, lie hid Ic nelle ꝥ þé þis bedíglige (-deóglige, v. l.) and sý bemiðen hoc nolo te lateat, Gr. D. 174, 30

ge-bécan

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Æðelstán cyning gebécte .xx. hída intó Wigoraceastre, C. D. B. iii. 657, 1. Gebécte intó mynstre and Æþelríce betǽhte, 3: 7: 9. Gebécte and intó mynstre Gode tó lofe geúðe, 5. Gebécte and gefreóde and betǽhte Alhwine bisceope, 11. Cf. ge-bócian. Add