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ge-manian

(v.)
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Ne þurfon wé ná þæs wénan, þæt úre Drihten ús nelle þára leána gemanian, þe ús hér on eorðan forgyfen hafað, Wlfst. 148, 16: 261, 18. <b>IV a.

wæl-grim

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-grim, wæl-grimm; adj.

Crueldestructivebloodthirstycruelcrueldiredestructive

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Heó wæs ǽryst hǽðen and wælgrim, Shrn. 139, 5. Ðone Iacóbum se wælgrimma hyrde (Herod) ácwealde mid sweorde, 108, 23. wælgrimme wyrmas slítaþ, Wulfst. 139, 10: Dóm.

Linked entry: wæl-hreów

fýren

composed of fire on fire, flaming, burning.bearing fireburning, red-hot

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H. 203, 9, 28. gedéð his flán fýrena, Ps. Th. 7, 13. burning, red-hot Hié hine hæfdon geþreátodne mid fýrenum racentum, Bl. H. 43, 31. figurative Is þín ágen sprǽc innan fýren ignitum eloquium tuum, Ps. Th. 118, 140: Ps. Srt. 118, 140

on-wealh

(adj.)
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on-wealh, -walh; adj.

Whole, entiresound, uninjured, uncorruptedwhole, entire

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Andswarede ðæt on ðyssum hæfde fæstne geleáfan and onwalhne integram se in hoc habere fidem respondebat, Bd. 3, 13; S. 539, 4.

Linked entries: an-wealh -wealg

ge-freógan

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Florus his menn gefreóde ætforan ðám weófode, Hml. S. 6, 239. Marh gefreóde Leðelt and ealle hire teám on his ǽgen reliquias, and hié hét lǽdan tó mynstere and gefreógian on Petrocys reliquias, Cht. Th. 626, 36. Gefreód hér on túne, 626, 25.

ge-wuna

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Gif him ǽnig wuht bið wið his gewunan, 11, 1; F. 32, 19. dyde æfter his gewunan, Chr. 1085; P. 217, 9. dydon heora gewuna (-wunan, v. l. v. p. 295), 1006; P. 137, 2. Ealle gesceafta mótan heora gewunan bewitigan bútan mé ánum.

nama

(n.)
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nama, an; m.

a namea noun

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Him se pápa Petrus tó noman scóp, Bd. 5, 7; S. 620, 43. God him sette naman Adam, Homl. Th. i. 12, 31. him naman gesceópon, 92, 27. Hit ofetes noman ágan sceolde, Cd. Th. 44, 34; Gen. 719. a noun Nomen is nama, mid ðam wé nemnaþ ealle þing ...

scír-mann

(n.)
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scír-mann, (scíre-, scíres-), es; m.
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Swá sceal gód scýrman (a reeve or bailiff) his hláfordes healdan, dó ymbe his ágen swá swá wylle, Anglia ix. 260, 16. Ne ofermódgiaþ ða scírmenn ná for ðý nequaquam praepositi ex hoc superbiunt. Past. 17, 2; Swt. 109, 18.

on-ufan

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Ǽr þon þe him se egesa onufan sǽte, Jud. 252: Sal. 88. with acc. local Ástigon onufa hús ascenderunt supra tectum, Lk. L. 5, 19: Wurpon gewoedo hiora onufa ðone folo, 19, 35. Gelionade onufa breóst ðæs Hælendes, Jn. R. 13, 25.

rihte

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Add Genóh wel ðú hyt ongitst, and genóh rihte, Solil. H. 16, 22. Genóh rihte ðú hyt understenst, 24, 14. Apollonius þone rǽdels rihte árǽdde, Ap.

heán

(adj.)
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heán, adj.

Low, mean, abject, poor, humbled, humblehumilis, infamis

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uncúþ biþ ǽghwylcum ánum men his lífes tíd ǽghweðer ge rícum ge heánum ge geongum ge ealdum how unknown to every single man is the period of his life, both to the rich man and to the poor, to the young and to the old, Blickl. Homl. 125, 8.

dihtan

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'Árǽrað þæt mynster swá swá ic eów on swefne dihte,' Hml. Th. ii. 172, 28. déð be þám þe his willa him dihte, Hml. S. 27, 175. to dictate what is to be written Þá fíf béc God sylf dihte, and Moyses áwrát, Hml. Th. i. 186, 20.

ge-tǽse

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tǽse, es ; n.
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Ðý lǽs gedwelle sió gehýdnes and þá getǽsu ðe hié on ðám wege habbað . . .

íþe-lic

(adj.)
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íþe-lic, adj.
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easy to do iéðelic bið tó forgiefenne sió geðóhte synn, Past. 419, 10.

Linked entry: eáþe-lic

gremian

(v.)
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Ne græma þú úre godas, Hml. S. 7, 109. Ꝥ gé God ne gremian (grymman, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 270, 28. Ne gremigen (gremige, v. l.) gé eówru bearn nolite ad iracundiam provocare filios vestros, Past. 189, 23. God gremion, Hml.

Galiléisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Galiléisc, Galilésc; adj.

GalileanGalilæus

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Wéne gé, wǽron ða Galileiscan synfulle tofóran eallum Galileiscum pŭtātis quod hi Galilæi præ omnĭbus Galilæis peccātōres fuĕrint? Lk. Bos. 13, 2. On Galileisce dǽlas in partes Galilææ, Mt. Bos. 2, 22.

eá-land

(n.)
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eá-land, -lond, es; n.

Water-land, an island insŭla

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Cumaþ of eálandum útan they shall come forth from the islands, 71, 10. Swylce he eác Orcadas ða eálond to Rómwara ríce geþeódde Orcădas ĕtiam insŭlas Rōmāno adjēcit impĕrio, Bd. 1. 3; S. 475, 13: Beo.

Linked entries: eálond íg-land

gítsian

(v.)
Grammar
gítsian, p. ode; pp. od

To covetdesire

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To covet, desire Ða ðe ðæs welan gítsiaþ bíþ symle wædlan on hyra móde those who covet [worldly] wealth will ever he poor in their mind, Prov. Kmbl. 50. Gýtsaþ covets, Beo. Th. 3502; B: 1749.

Linked entries: gídsian gýtsian

sige-dryhten

(n.)
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sige-dryhten, es ; m.
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Þeoden engla, sóð sigedrihten, Hy. 6, 34. Ðú eart selfa sigedrihten God, Met. 20, 260. Ðonc secgan sigedryhtne, ðæs ðe hine sylfne ús sendan wolde, Exon. Th. 9, 1 ; Cri. 128 : Andr. Kmbl. 1753 ; An. 879. Sigedrihten, mihtigne God, Cd.

temian

(v.)
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temian, p. ede, ode
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ðone ealdan líchoman swencte and temede ( domabat ), Bd. 5, 12; S. 631, 36. Heora láreówas ðe (wudufuglas) temedon, Met. 13, 39. Canst ðú temian ( domitare) hig (hawks )? Coll. Monast. Th. 25, 21, 25.