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GEÁ

(adv.; int.)
Grammar
GEÁ, adv.

YEAĕtiam

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YEA; ĕtiam 'Quod est, lingua Anglōrum, verbum adfirmandi et consentiendi,' Bd. 5, 2; S. 183, 35. Geá, Drihten, ðú wást ðæt ic ðé lufige, yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee Jn.

Linked entries: GEÁTAN gee GESE

in-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
in-líce, adv.

Inwardlyinternallythoroughlyheartily

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Inwardly, internally, thoroughly, heartily Hé hine bæd and hét ðæt hé inlíce ðam biscope freónd wǽre amicum episcopo fieri petiit et impetravit, Bd. 5, 19; S. 641, 8.

Linked entry: for-inlíce

lissan

(v.)

to softenweakentamesubdue

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to soften, weaken, tame, subdue Yldo beoþ on eorþan ǽghwæs cræftig ... lisseþ eal ðæt heó wile beám heó ábreóteþ ... friteþ wildne fugol ... heó oferwígeþ wulf on earth age has power over everything ... .she subdues all that she will; the tree she destroys

nift

(n.)
Grammar
nift, e; f.

A niecegrand-daughtera step-daughter

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A niece, grand-daughter, or a step-daughter Nift privigna, filia sororis, Ep. Gl. 18 b, 6. Nift privigna, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 80. Seó wæs nift ðæs hína ealdres ( neptem patris families ), Bd. 3, 9; S. 534, 5.

racca

(n.)
Grammar
racca, an; m.
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The word occurs among a list of names for ropes under the heading de nave et partibus ejus ), Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 63

be-witian

(v.)
Grammar
be-witian, -witigan, -weotian; p. ode; pp. od

To observe, take care of, administer, performobservare, curæ habere, exsequi, peragere

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Ex. 40. Hí oft bewitigaþ sorgfulne síþ they often perform a sorrowful journey, Beo. Th. 2861; B. 1428: Exon. 12 b; Th. 22, 18; Cri. 353

Linked entries: witian be-weotian

þeód-loga

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-loga, an; m.
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An arch-impostor, a great liar Ða gódan Godes þegnas sǽdan, ðæt hé ( Simon the sorcerer ) luge, and hý geswutelodon, ðæt hit eal leás wæs, ðæt se þeódloga sǽde, Wulfst. 99, 23.

Linked entry: loga

un-áberendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áberendlíc, adj.

Unbearableintolerable

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Dyslícu gehát and unáberendlícu vota stulta et intoleranda, L. Ecg. C. 19; Th. ii. 146, 33

un-gedéfe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gedéfe, adj.

Troublesomedisagreeable

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Ungeþeáwfæstan and ða ungedéfan þreán indisciplinatos et inquietos arguere, R. Ben. Interl. 15, 1

wróht-stafas

(n.)
Grammar
wróht-stafas, pl. m.

Accusations

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Kmbl. 1848 ; El. 926

borgian

(v.)

to borrowto lend

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Similar entries Cf. byrg(e)a, and Icel. borga fyrir to be bail for : Borgiendre sequestra, An. Ox. 3812

ecg-lást

(n.)
Grammar
ecg-lást, [The gender is doubtful, the word occurring both m. and f. in the only passage where it is found: lást a track is m.]
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is mildra ðonne middangeardes swétnissa; and seó winstre ecglást ðæs ilcan wæpnes hé is scearpra ðonne eal middangeard, Sal. K. p. 150, 14-22

emel

(n.)
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Substitute: es; m. and add

ge-wyrtrumian

(v.)
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Þæt gé beón on sóðre lufe ge-wyrtrumode ( in charitate radicati et fundati Eph. 3, 17), Hml. Th. ii. 408, 19. to root up Ic gewyrtrumade eradicavi Rtl. 65, 25

heofon-cyning

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Eall gé þæt mé dydon tó hýnðum heofoncyninge, 1514

heáfod-hebba

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-hebba, an ; m.
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S. 23, 365. of a thing, a beginning Ǽrest wé wyllað fón on Ianuarium, for þon hé is heáfodhebba and eác þás geáres geendung, Angl. viii. 305, 29

Linked entry: hebba

lácnian

(v.)
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'curavimus Babylonem, et nan est sonata.' Babylon quippe curatur, nec tamen ad sanitatem reducitur, Past. 267, 9. Hálwende cleoþan lácniende medicinale cataplasma procurans, An. Ox. 1974. Mid lácniendum tólum medicinalibus instrumentis, 3047. Add

míl

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Þ lond is on lenge and on brǽde þæs miclan mílgetæles . cxxxiii. and án half míl (. cxxxiii. et dimidium miliarium) Nar. 33, 24. Wæs se mere mid wudu beweaxen míle brǽdo erat circumdatum silua mille passus tum patens, 12, 8.

on-scógan

(v.)
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His mǽgas hine anscógen óðre fét, ðæt mon mæge siððan hátan his tún ðæs anscódan tún unum ei pedem propinquus discalciet, ejusque habitaculum domum, discalceati vocet, Past. 43, 16. [O. H. Ger. ant-(int-)scnohón denudare (pedem).] Cf. un-scóg(i)an

Linked entries: an-sceón an-scód

sin-niht

(n.)
Grammar
sin-niht, f.
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Substitute: <b>sin-nihte,</b> es; n. Gársecg þeahte sweart synnihte blackest darkness covered ocean, Gen. 118. Þǽr eów is hám sceapen, sweart sinnehte there is a home assigned you, black darkness, Gú. 650.