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geap-neb

(adj.)
Grammar
geap-neb, adj. [geap crooked; neb the head, face, beak, nib]

Crooked-nibbedwith a bent beakarchedcurvātus

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Crooked- nibbed, with a bent beak, arched; curvātus Standeþ me hér on eaxelum Ælfheres láf, gód and geapneb Ælfhere's legacy stands here on my shoulders, good and crooked-nibbed, Wald. 94; Vald. 2, 19

ge-dafenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-dafenlíce, adv.

Fitlyproperlyjustlydĕcenterconvenienterjuste

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Fitly, properly, justly; dĕcenter, convenienter,juste God gewræc swíðe gedafenlíce on ðam árleásan men his árleáse geþoht God very justly avenged his wicked thought on this wicked man, Ors. 6, 31; Bos. 128, 33

stán-scræf

(n.)
Grammar
stán-scræf, es; n.
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A cave in the rocks Sca Maria hine ácende on ánum holum stánscræfe, Shrn. 29, 28: 107, 28. Gongaþ on ðis stánscræf, and git ðǽr métaþ weal, se is mid ifige bewrigen, 139, 26

un-ádwæscendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ádwæscendlíc, adj.

Unquenchableinextinguishable

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Unquenchable, inextinguishable On middel ðæs unádwæscendlícan líges in medium fammarum inextiuguibilium, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 2. On unádwæscendlícum fýre, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 12: Homl. Th. i. 526, 22: Homl. Skt. i. 17, 32

hlid-geat

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Ǽrest on díc; ðonne upp wið hliðgeatas; ðonne on brádan hærpað, C. D. v. 109, 8. Andlang weges tó hlidgeate, Cht. E. 290, 24. Beforan hlidgeate ante postes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 5, Add:

stranglíce

(adv.)
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Add Ǽfre þe óðer man wearð on þám wyrrestan yfele, and þet swá stranglíce, ꝥ mænige menn swulton on þám yfele, Chr. 1086; P. 217, 30

swefecere

(n.)
Grammar
swefecere, es; m.
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A sleeper Þá gedwyldmen man hǽt on Grécisc Nictates ( = Nyctages), and wé on úre geþeóde slúmeras hí magon oððe swefeceras nemnan, and eác hí man mæg sláperas hátan, Chrd. 26, 2. See next word

æf-reda

(n.)
Grammar
æf-reda, an; m.

Tow, oakum

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Ox. 1649), Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 58. Putamine of æfredan, ácumban, An. Ox. 3728. Stamine æfredan, putamine of hniglan, 7, 266

Linked entry: æbreda

æf-weardness

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Hí ofer ðæt swá dón noldon in ðæs fæder æfweardnysse, be ðám hí ongǽton ðæt hé him symble wæs ondweard on his gáste, Gr. D. 127, 25. On heora hláfordes æfweardnysse, 29, 2. Add

án-standende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
án-standende, part.

One standing alone

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One standing alone Ánstandende, án-stonde, oððe munuc one standing alone, or a monk, Ælfc. Gl. 3 ?

Linked entry: án-stonde

eówocig

Grammar
eówocig, Substitute for meaning:
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Yolky, full of natural grease, (v. D.D. yolky; yolk the grease or oiliness of a sheep's fleece.)

tír-fruma

(n.)
Grammar
tír-fruma, an; m.

The source of glory or the prince of glory,the Deity,

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The source of glory or the prince of glory, the Deity, Exon. Th. 13, 21; Cri. 206

hwamm

(n.)
Grammar
hwamm, hwomm, es; m.

A corner

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Ðá eode út of ðæs karcernes hwomme swíðe egeslíc draca then came a very horrible dragon out of a corner of the prison, Nar. 43, 13. Hwommona heágost caput anguli, Ps. Th. 117, 21. On ðínes húses hwommum in lateribus domus tuæ, 127, 2.

Linked entries: hwem hwom

Grécas

(n.)
Grammar
Grécas, Greácas; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.
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Of Grécum from the Greek, Ors. 5, 11; Bos. 109, 30. Ðá fóron hí on Greácas then they went against the Greeks, Ors. 5, 12; Bos. 110, 38. Greáca land land of the Greeks, 5, 11; Bos. 109, 28

ge-frinan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frinan, ic -frine, ðú -frinst, he -frinþ, pl. -frinaþ; p. -fran, pl. -frunon; pp. -frunen

To learn by askingfind outhear of

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To learn by asking, find out, hear of Ðá gefran Ioseph ðæt Archelaus rixode on Iudea lande then Joseph learned that Archelaus reigned in Judea, Homl. Th. i. 88, 19. We ðeódcyninga ðrym gefrunon we have heard of the glory of the great kings, Beo.

Linked entry: ge-frunon

ge-ríp

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ríp, es; n. [ríp harvest]

A reaping, harvestmessis

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Hwá gemenigfylt ðæt geríp of feáwum cornum who multiplies the harvest from a few grains of corn, i. 184, 31

un-rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
un-rǽd, es; m.

evil counselill-advised coursebad planfollydisadvantageprejudicehurt

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Wæs gesǽd ðæt hé wǽre on ðam unrǽde, ðæt man sceolde on Eást-Sexon Swegen underfón, Chart. Th. 539, 27. Agathocles gedyde untreówlíce wið hiene... On ðære hwíle ðe hé ðone unrǽd þurhteáh, Ors. 4, 5; Swt. 170, 53.

ge-sund

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Stópon úp weras of wǽge and hyra wicg gesund, Ru. 23, 21. of things, that escapes danger Gesund salua (reverentia), An. Ox. 5269. that averts danger (?) Mid gesunde cum tuta [v. (?) cum tuta pelta. Ald. II, 28], Wrt.

wíd

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd, adj.
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Of ðissum wéstum wídum mórum, Ps. Th. 74, 6. Hæfde wederwolcen wídum fæðmum eorðan and uprodor gedǽled, Cd. Th. 182, 14; Exod. 75. <b>IIIa.</b> of f wide, having no limit near, open, cf. wíd-sǽ Sume hí wǽron on wíddre sǽ besencte, Homl.

be-limpan

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Ox. 27, 22. of possession Se dæg (the extra day of leap-year) belimpþ ǽgðer ge tó ðǽre sunnan ge tó ðám mónan, Lch. iii. 264, 13.