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ge-myndelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-myndelíc, adj.

Belonging to memory, memorablemĕmŏriālis, mĕmŏrābĭlis

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Ðyssum tídum wæs sum gemyndelíc wundor, and ealdum wundrum gelíc on Breotone geworden his tempŏrĭbus mīrācŭlum mĕmŏrābĭle, et antīquŏrum sĭmĭle in Britannia factum est, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 4: 3, 16; S. 542, 14

ge-neát-riht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-neát-riht, es; n.

The conditions regulating the tenure of the 'geneát-land :'

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On sumon he sceal land-gafol syllan ... villani rectum est varium et multiplex secundum quod in terra statutum est. In quibusdam terris debet dare land-gablum ..., LL. Th. i. 115, note

un-áberendlíce

(adv.)
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un-áberendlíce, adv.

Unbearablyintolerably

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Unbearably, intolerably Ðæt hé ðæt ryht tó suíðe and tó ungemetlíce and tó unáberendlíce ne bodige ne recta nimie et inordinate proferantur, Past. 15; Swt. 95, 18. Ðæt hí tó unáberendlíce ne beóden ne plus justo jubeant, 28; Swt. 189, 19.

ymb-swápan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-swápan, p. -sweóp; pp. -swápen.
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to sweep about (of the motion of waves) Ða ýþa weóllan and ymbsweópan and ǽghwonene ðæt scyp fyldon verrentibus undique et implere incipientibus navem fluctibus Bd. 3, 15 ; S. 541, 42. to wrap round Ymbswápen circumamicta, Ps. Surt. Spl.

æt-steall

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>æt-steall,</b> es; m. A station, camp On æt-stealles beorh, C. D. iv. 31, 2. Ðú feohtan sóhtest æt ðám ætstealle, Vald. 1. 21. Hé gyrede hine mid gǽstlicum wǽpnum, wong bletsade him tó ætstealle (v.

for-rotodnes

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Áfylled mid deádum bánum and forrotodnysse plenus ossibus mortuorum et omni spurcitia (Mt. 23, 27), Hml. Th. ii. 404, 19. Forrotodnesse corruptionem, Ps. L. 15, 10. Wyð þæs múþes and gómena fúlnysse and forrotudnysse, Lch. i. 264, 1. Add

ge-scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scúfan, p. <b>ge-sceáf;</b> pp. <b>ge-scofen, ge-scyfen.</b>
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movement, with idea of violence, to eject, expel Gescyfen diúbol ejecto daemone, Mt. p. 16, 4. to cause action, to impel, drive Ðá ðe unmedome bióð tó ðǽre láre, and ðeáh for hiora hrædwilnesse beóð tó gescofene quos a praedicatione imperfectio prohibet, et

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ge-fiscian

(v.)
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ge-fiscian, p. ode
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.), to fish for, catch or try to catch fish Críst dyde þæt hí mid his heofonlican láre manna sáwla gefixodon . . . be dám cwæð se wítega : 'Ic ásende míne fisceras, and hí gefixiað hí' ( ego mittam piscatores, et piscabuntur eos, Jer, 16, 16), Hml.

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ge-cnyttan

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Gibundenne foet and honda gecnyted ligatus pedes et manus institis, Jn. R. 11, 44. Wǽre gecnyt nodaretur, An. Ox. 5005. Gecnytne conexum, 7, 306. Gecnyttum nodatis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 97, 65

hlacerung

(n.)
Grammar
hlacerung, e; f.

Scoffingmockeryscorn

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Scoffing, mockery, scorn Þú gesettest ús tále ł bysmur ł on hlacerungum and hleahter þǽm þá þe synt onbútan ús posuisti nos subsannationem et derisum his qui sunt in circuitu nostro, Ps. L. 43, 14.

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læt-ness

(n.)
Grammar
læt-ness, e; f.
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S. 23 b, 647. slowness of intellect Þín gerecenes weóx fram mínre lætnysse and dysegan swongernesse ex tarditate mea crevit expositio tua Gr. D. 174. 23

of-linnan

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Oflinnað, lá, ǽr eów se deáð ofercume, Verc. Först. 143, 7. to desist from (gen.) Uton oflinnan þára unárímedra metta . . . Uton eác oflinnan þára tǽlnessa, and uton ús on gebedu gelómlǽcan, 148, 4-7

weorold-mann

Grammar
weorold-mann, <b>. II a.</b>
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. . . plerumque eis ad quaedam loquenda conde-scendimus, Gr.

ænbręce

(n.)
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This in the facsimile of the MS. seems to be the form in El. 1029, the passage given in the Dict. under an-bróce (q. v.). If æþelu be taken as a noun, the first part of the word might be (?) ǽn (cf. ǽn-lic), and the meaning be unique (?)

ofer-steppan

(v.)

to over-step, to cross, exceedtransgredi, excedere

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Ðú oferstópe tu supergressa es, Kent. Gl. 1151. Ne oferstepe ðú ealde geméro ne transgrediaris terminos antiques, 854. Seó sǽ ne mót ðone þeorscwold oferstæppan (-steppan, Met. 11. 69) ðære eorþan, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 26

on-cýðig

(adj.)
Grammar
on-cýðig, adj.

Suffering from the want of something (?), not acquainted with, a stranger to anything (?)

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Kmbl. 1446; El. 725. The term is used of Judas, to whom the previous lines 1392-3 refer :--Méðe and meteleás, mægen wæs geswiðrod

Linked entry: un-cýðig

slíþ-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
slíþ-heard, adj.

Excessively hard very fierce, savage very hard, cruel

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Ex. 177. of inanimate things, very hard, cruel Mé habbaþ hringa gespong slíþhearda sál síþes ámyrred the cruel chain has hindered me from going Cd. Th. 24, 15; Gen. 378

ge-syllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-syllan, p. -sealde; pp. -seald

To givedeliverbetraysellgive updaredonare

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Gesyllon ðone oxan and todǽlon ðæt wurþ let them sell the ox and divide the price, Ex. 21, 35

treówlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
treówlíce, adv.

Faithfullytruly

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Faithfully, truly Ic dó swýðe treówlíce ymb hý fiducialiter agam in eo, Ps. Th. 11, 6. Ich leote ham treowliche luuien ham, Marh. 13, 32. þe luue is treouliche iuestned touward him, A.

beó

I am or shall bebe thousumerosis

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I am or shall be, be thou; sum, ero, sis Gefultuma me fæste, ðonne beó ic fægere hál adjuva me, et salvus ero Ps. Th. 118, 117. Ic beó ero Ælfc. Gr. 32; Som. 36, 29. Beó ðú sis: Beó he sit 32; Som. 36, 30 : Beo. Th. 777; B. 386