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ge-cneówian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cneówian, p. ode; pp. od. [cneówian to kneel]

To bend the kneekneelgenuflectŏre

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To bend the knee, kneel; genuflectŏre He on díglum stówum gecneówige gelóme let him frequently kneel in secret places, L. Pen. 16; Th. ii. 282, 30

ge-frásian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frásian, p. ade; pp. ad

To askinquireinterrŏgāresciscĭtāri

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To ask, inquire; interrŏgāre, sciscĭtāri He gefrásade þegnas his interrŏgābat discĭpŭlos suos, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 16, 13. Geascade oððe gefrásade sciscitābātur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 2, 4

sulh-geteóh

(n.)
Grammar
sulh-geteóh, gen. -teóges; n.
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An implement belonging to a plough Gegaderie ealle his sulhgeteógo tógædere let him collect together all the apparatus of his plough, Lchdm. i. 400, 19

stán-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
stán-weorc, es; n.
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Stone-work, stone-building worhte of seolfre ǽnne heáhne stýpel on stánweorces gelícnysse, Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 29. [O. Sax. stén-werk.] Cf. stán-geweorc

and-wlite

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geseah beorhtnesse on his and-wlite, Hml. S. 24, 138. Add

á-hopian

(v.)
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to trust in (tó) Þonne se móna wexeþ, bið gelíc þǽm gódum men þe áhopað (á hopað?) tó þǽm écean leóhte, Bl. H. 17, 23

Linked entry: hopian

full-wyrcan

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fulworhte on Eferwíc ꝥ ǽnlice mynster þe Eádwine begunnon hæfde, Hml. S. 26, 109. Ðǽr wurdon þá forewearda fullworhte, Chr. 1109; P. 242, 14. Add

ge-cwísan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cwísan, p. de
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To crush Sumes þegnes cniht feóll fǽrlíce of his horse ... and swíðe wearð gecwýsed, ꝥ hí wéndon ꝥ þǽrrihte sceolde sweltan, Hml. S. 21, 325

Linked entry: cwísan

gitan

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Oð ðæt mid dǽdbóte forgifennesse gite (cf. R. Ben. 49, 9 which has begyte) usque dum satisfactione veniam consequatur, R. Ben. I. 56, 15. Add

mǽl-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
mǽl-tíd, e; f.
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Meal-time sceal hyne gebiddan on ásettum tídum, and ǽr mǽltídum (-tíman, v. l. Nap. 84) metes ne ábítan, O. E. Hml. i. 303, 7

mid-hlít

(n.)
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fellowship Gyf hwylc. . . tó andetnesse cuman nele fram cirycean is tó ánýdanne and fram gemǽnsumunge and midhlýte geleáffulra ( a communione et consortio fidelium ], Nap. 45

Linked entry: hlít

ofdúne-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
ofdúne-weard, ofdún-weard; adv.
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áfeóll ofdúneweard (ofdún-, v. l.) (nyðerweard hreás, v. l. ), 24, 25

on-scuniendlic

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Sé þe onweg ácyrreð his eáre ꝥ ne gehýre þá Godes ǽ, þæs bén byð onscuniendlic (-scunodlic, v. l., execrabilis), Gr. D. 210, 3. Add

reáfol

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Fram reáflum ortrýwra geaglum þá sceáp . . . generude a rabidis perfidorum rictibus oues . . . eripuit, Angl. xiii. 366, 19. Reáflum lurconibus (labris), An. Ox. 7, 53. Add

renc

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Add: rencu (-eo) Þá swíðust óðre men mid tesowordum tǽl[d]e in his renceo (cf. in his onmédlan gealpettunga, 27, 40), Nap. 62, 17

sceand

(n.)
Grammar
sceand, m.
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Add: [Whaðer unker þe geð abake and þis feoht wulle forsake, beo he in ælche londe iqueðe for ane sconde, Laym. 23668]. v. sceand, f. ; swǽm

þweorh

Grammar
þweorh, <b>. II.</b>
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add: — Gif ǽr þweores windes bǽtte, Bt. 41, 3; F. 250, 16. add: insolent Mid þhwyrum proteruo, An. Ox. 1160. Mid hwyrutn obliquo (zelo) 2770

wacung

(n.)
Grammar
wacung, e; f.
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Vigilance Þá sette weard tó þám wíngearde, and bebeád ꝥ hine man scolde healdan mid geornlicre wacunge (wacone, v.l.) (solerti vigilantia), Gr. D. 57, 24

weg-leást

(n.)
Grammar
weg-leást, e; f.

Want of road

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Want of road Dwelian dyde hig on wegleáste and ná on wege errare fecit eos in invio et non in via, Ps. Spl. 106, 40

Linked entry: weg-lísu

geafel

(n.)
Grammar
geafel, es; m. geafel, e (and ? geafle, an) ; f, and add
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sceal habban . . . race, geafle, Angl. ix. 263, 7. Gæfle forcelle Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 17