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fore-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
fore-wyrd, fore-wyrd, -wyrde, es; n.

a proviso ⬩ agreement ⬩ condition

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D. iv. 86, 7-32. Substitute:

Linked entries: -wyrd fore-word

ge-mǽnan

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-mǽnan;</b> in Dict. and add Ðá ðe gemǽnas qui lugent, Mt. L. 5, 5. Ne gemǽnde gé nan planxistis, ii. 17. Gemǽnde uapulabil, Lk. L. 12, 47. v. mǽnan to lament

mód-geþanc

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quis scit hominum quae hominis sunt, nisi spiritus hominis qui est in ipso ?, 137, I

port-geréfa

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II. an English official :-- Þes ceáp wæs geceápod on Wii ætforan ealra scýre. Þises is tó gewitnesse Eádrige arceb. . . . Godríc portgeréfa, C. D. iv. 117, 27.

wearriht

(adj.)
Grammar
wearriht, adj.

having hard skin, leprous ⬩ gnarled, knotted

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In ða wæriht ác; of ðæt wærriht ác, iii. 390, 16

on-tydran

(v.)

to nourish, support

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ðonne is wén, swá micle swíðor swá hé þencþ ðæt hé hit ádwæsce, ðæt hé hit swá micle swíðor ontydre pax ista an incentivum malorum fuit? stillicidium illud olei, in medium magnae flammae cadens exstinxit fomitem tanti ignis, an aluit?

býtlian

(v.)
Grammar
býtlian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

a builder ⬩ To build ⬩ ædificare

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Th. i. 368, 25. Býtlode ædificavit, R. Ben. in proœm. Hí worhton ðæt geweorc æt Tæmeseforda, and hit búdon, and býtledon they wrought the work at Tempsford, and inhabited it, and built, Chr. 921; Erl. 106, 18

Linked entry: byggan

þearf-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
þearf-líc, adj.

necessary ⬩ useful, ⬩ profitable

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Hér is hálwendlíc lár and ðearflíc lǽwedum mannum, Wulfst. 134, 9. Ðæt is þearflíc gewuna, 104; 17: 108, 19: L. Ath. v. 8, 9; Th. i. 238, 18. On gódum lǽce biþ gelang þearflíc broces bót, L. Pen. 9; Th. ii. 280, 13.

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rǽdels

(n.)
Grammar
rǽdels, es; m.: e; f.: rǽdelse, rǽdelle (?), an; f.
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Th. 9, 6. debate, speech in council (v. rǽdan, II b) Rǽdelse concionis, locutionis, Hpt. Gl. 461, 4. conjecture, imagination, interpretation (v. rǽdan, VI a) Rǽswung vel rǽdels conjecture, i. opinatio, estimatio, interpretatio, Wrt.

ge-friþian

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-freoþian</b> in Dict. and add: to protect, shelter. to defend from harm, guard from injury Þú gehǽlst ús and gefreoðast (custodies ) fram heora yfle, Ps. Th. ii. 8.

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ge-warenian

(v.)
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I. 76, 7. Ðurh þæt wyrð mǽst manna beswicen þe hý ne beóð swá wel gewarnode ǽr swá hý beðorfton. Lá! hwæt is se man on lífe búton ... hé ǽr gewarnod þe bet sý, þæt hé þonne ðurh deófol beswicen ne wyrðe, Wlfst, 101, 16-21. <b>I a.

ge-méde

(n.)
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Ger. ge-muati what is agreeable.] See next word

faru

going ⬩ passing ⬩ sailing ⬩ a journey ⬩ voyage ⬩ an expedition ⬩ proceedings ⬩ course ⬩ path ⬩ procedure ⬩ the train ⬩ the troops ⬩ the followers ⬩ the attendants ⬩ carriage

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Th. ii. 128, 16. Seó wítegung be ðǽre fare, Hml. Th. i. 80, 3. Se pápa hí tó ðǽre fare tihte, ii. 128, 1. Ðá yldestan ealdras Israhéla ðeóde geendodon heora líf on ðǽre langsuman fare (the journey in the wilderness), 212, 12: 198, 25: 200, 26.

glædnes

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Ðis for ðon glædnise mín gefylled is hoc ergo gaudium meum impletum est, Jn. L. 3, 29. a pleasurable condition, state of happiness Glædnys ludus, Germ. 398, 64. Geong in glædnisse hláferdes ðínes, Mt. L. 25, 23.

sæc

(n.)
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sæc, sæcc, e; f.

Strife, contest, conflict

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Ðam æt sæcce wearð Weohstán bana méces ecgum Weohstan felled him in fight with the edge of the falchion, 5218; B. 2612. Nægling geswác æt sæcce ( in fight with the fire-drake ), 5355; B. 2681.

Linked entry: sæccan

ginian

(v.)
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Take here <b>geonian</b> in Dict., and add Geongendi oscitantes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 75. Þá giniendan hiulcas, 42, 49. of living creatures. to open the mouth; of the mouth, to be open Geonath, ginath battat, batat, Txts. 43, 269.

hátan

(v.)
Grammar
hátan, p. hátte.
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Add: : To be called so and so. the complement a proper name Meroe hátte án ígland, Lch. iii. 258, 18. þý wege þe háte Appia, Bl. H. 193, 12. In tún þone þe hátte (háta, L. ) Gezemani in uillam quae dicitur Gesemani, Mt. R. 26, 36.

innoþ

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Voc. ii. 89, 22. the stomach, womb, belly Se hálga innoð þǽre á clǽnan. Þone innoþ geceás Críst, Bl. H. 11, 20. Of innoþe uulua. An. Ox. 4086. Innoþas receptacula (viscerum), 105. <b>II a.

wígbed-þegen

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-þegen, es; m.

A minister of the altar ⬩ an ecclesiastic who performs service at the altar

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Eth. ix. 28; Th. i. 346, 17. Be gehádedum mannum. Gif weófodþegen manslaga wyrðe, L. C. S. 41; Th. i. 400, 13. Gif man freóndleásne weófodþén mid tihtlan belecge, L. Eth. ix. 22; Th. i. 344, 22: L. C. E. 5; Th. i. 362, 18: L. C.

wegan

(v.)
Grammar
wegan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to move, bear, carry, bring, transport ⬩ to bring, cause ⬩ to bear, support ⬩ to bear, carry, ⬩ to have ⬩ bear ⬩ wear ⬩ to have ⬩ to be under the influence of ⬩ have ⬩ bear ⬩ to bear, submit to ⬩ to weigh, ⬩ to put something in a balance ⬩ to be equal to ⬩ To move

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Ath. iv. 1 ; Th. i. 222, 6. Gif hwá ǽnigne man ofsleá, ðæt hé wege sylf ða fǽhðe, L. Edm. S. 1 ; Th. i. 248, 2, 9. to weigh, to put something in a balance Ic wege trutino, Ælfc. Gr. 36; Zup. 215, 18.

Linked entry: æt-wegan