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eges grime

(n.; v.)
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Ald. 197, 5: this and the preceding passage refer to the same incident), Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 64. Egesgrímana mascarum, An. Ox. 21, 7

ge-midlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-midlian, l. ge-mídlian,
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Voc. ii. 150, 49. to muzzle a dog Canes muti non ualentes latrare; eal swilce hé cwǽde, þæt gemídlede hundas ne beorcað tó náhte. Dumbe beóð þá bydelas and tó fæste gemídlede, þe for ege oððe lufe wandiað Godes riht tó sprecanne, Wlfst. 191, 2-6

fore-stæppan

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Se dæg forestóp þá niht eall oð Crístes ǽriste; ac syððan hé þá niht gewuldrode mid his ǽriste, heó forestóp þæne dæg, 319, 40. Hé hí forestóp on heofenan ríce, Hml. Th. i. 50, 3. Forestópun mé grynu deáþes praeoccupauernut me laquei mortis, Ps.

Linked entry: fore-steppan

friðo

(n.)
Grammar
friðo, indecl. f.

Peacepax

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Peace; pax On friðo Drihtnes in the Lord's peace, Cd. 57; Th. 70, 11; Gen. 1151. He benam his feónd friðo he deprived his foe of peace, Cd. 4; Th. 4, 21; Gen. 57

geond-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-sendan, p. -sende; pp. -sended

To overspreadperfundere

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To overspread; perfundere Wæs gúþ-hergum wera éðel-land wíde geondsended the people's native-land was widely overspread with hostile bands, Cd. 92; Th. 118, 21; Gen. 1968: 119; Th. 154, 6; Gen. 2551

Linked entry: eond-send

be-gán

(v.)
Grammar
be-gán, bi-gán, ic -gá, ðú -gǽst, he -gþ, pl.-gáþ; p. -eóde, pl. -eódon; pp. -gán [be, gán to go].

to go overto surroundoccupydwellcultivatetillperambularecircumdareincolerehabitarecolere to go tovisitattendto cherishhonourworshipobirecolereexcolereto commitexercisepractiseobservecommittereperficereobservare

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Hí ðone búr útan be-eódon they surrounded the dwelling without Chr. 755; Th. 83, 26, col. 1. to go to, visit, attend, to cherish, honour, worship; obire, colere, excolere Plegan begán to go to or attend plays Ors. 6, 2; Bos. 117, 9.

spell

(n.)
Grammar
spell, es; n.

a storynarrativeaccountrelationa historical narrativehistorya false or foolish storya fablean instructive talkdiscoursea philosophical argumenta sermonhomilya sayingremarksentencestatement of a single pointdictuma saying that is to be repeated to anothera messagean announcementspeechlanguage of prosea fable, talefabulatio, parabolasermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythusa saying

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Th. 171, 28; Gú. 1133: Cd. Th. 33, 7; Gen. 516.

Linked entry: spel

Fornétes folm

(n.)
Grammar
Fornétes folm, e; f.

Fornet's palmFornēti palma

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The Icel. has Fornjótr; gen. Fornjóts, the name of an eóten, es; m. a giant. Fornjótr's three sons had control over air, fire, and wind. In the Gl. Cleop. folm is glossed mănus, the hand or palm.

an-lícnes

(n.)
Grammar
an-lícnes, on-lícnes, and-lícnis, -lícness, -lícnyss, e; f.

likenessimagesimilituderesemblanceimagosimilitudoa parableparabolaan imagestatueidolstatureheightstatuasimulacrumstatura

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In the soul, not in the body. The soul of man has in its nature a likeness to the Holy Trinity; for it has in it three things, these are memory, and understanding, and will, Homl.

Linked entries: and-lícnis on-lícness

inca

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Ne gedyrstlǽce heora nán ... þæt hé Godes áre gewanige oþþe ǽnigne incan séce, hú heó gewanod weorþe, Lch. iii. 442, 17. a cause of complaint Hyra nán ne gedyrstlǽce þæt hé ... ǽnig ðing áhsige ... þe lǽs þe ǽnig inca (incca, v.l.) geseald sý (ne detur

Angel-

(prefix)

EnglishAnglicanus

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English; Anglicanus, — as in the following compounds Angel-cyning, -cynn, -þeód

Linked entries: cirice wita þeód folc

hand-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
hand-sceaft, e; f.

That which is formed by the hand, a creaturecreatura

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That which is formed by the hand, a creature; creatura, Lye

folgere

a successora followeradherent

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The word is used of women as well as of men Gif hwá mid his lotwrencum óðres mannes folgere (pedisequam) fram him ápǽce for hǽmedþinge, Ll. Th. ii. 186, 22

ge-hiwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hiwian, -hywian, -heowian, -hiowian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed.

to formfashionmaketransformtransfigureformāreplasmārefingĕrefĭgūrāretransfĭgūrāreto seemappearpretendsĭmŭlāre

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Th. i. 6, 18. Seó gehiwode anlícnys getiðode ðám toslitenum mannum hwílendlíc líf the apparent likeness imparted to the torn men transitory life, ii. 240, 17. Gehiwed dissimulatus, Hpt. Gl. 517.

brand

a fire-branda torchburningbrand

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Possibly the word occurs in the obscure gloss 'Et didit erugini, i. brondegur̄ (=?? brond erugo),' An. Ox. 54, 2 (see the note). a blade, sword: Se hálga áleát and astrehte his swuran under ðám scínendan brande, Hml. Th. ii. 510, 19

Linked entry: brand-óm

tó-middes

(prep.; adv.)
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tó-middes, prep. (adv.)

in the midst of,amidst,into the midst ofin the midst of,in the middle ofinto the midst of

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Th. 6273; B. 3141

Linked entries: middes

rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
rǽden, rǽdenn, e; f.
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The word occurs as the second part of many nouns, when its force is much the same as that of the suffixes -ship, -hood, -red, denoting a state, condition. v. bed-, bróðor-, burh-, camp-, feónd-, folc-, freónd-, gafol-, gebed-, gecwid-, gefér-, heord-,

gafol-hwitel

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-hwitel, es; m.

A tribute-whittle or blanketa legal tender instead of coin for the rent of a hide of landtribūtāria săga

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In. 44; Th. i. 130, 5. Cf. Grm. R. A. p. 378. Perhaps híwisc in the above passage should be translated 'family;' cf. Th. Chart. 144, 31

Linked entry: hwítel

be-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
be-þringan, bi-þringan; p. -þrang, pl. -þrungon; pp. -þrungen

To throng or press around, encompass, surroundundique urgere, circumvenire, circumdare

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Se sceal wesan wyrmum beþrungen he shall be surrounded with worms, Exon. 84 a: Th. 316, 30; Mód. 56. Fénix biþ on middum þreátum biþrungen the phœnix is in the midst surrounded by multitudes, 60 b; Th. 221, 27; Ph. 341

Linked entries: be-þrungen bi-þringan

M

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; while the m which is found in the plural of the Gothic and O.