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-a

(suffix)
Grammar
-a, affixed to words, denotes

A personan agentactor

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Some abstract nouns, and words denoting inanimate things, end in -a; and these words, having the same declension as those which signify Persons or actors, are masculine; as Hlísa, an; m. fame: Tíma, an; m. fame: Líchama, an; m. a body: Steorra, an; m.

GǼLAN

(v.)
Grammar
GǼLAN, p. de; pp. ed.

to hinderdelayimpedekeep in suspenseretardāremŏrāriimpĕdīreto hesitatedelaycunctāri

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Swǽ mon oft lett fundiendne monnan, and his færelt gǽlþ, swǽ gǽlþ se líchoma ðæt mód as a man hastening forward is often hindered, and his journey impeded, so the body impedes the mind, Past. 256, 6; Hat. MS. 48 a, 16.

Linked entry: hyge-gǽlsa

of-feallan

(v.)

to fall upon, kill by falling, destroy

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Sigferþ cyning hine offeóll and his líc ligþ æt Wimburnan King Sigferth laid violent hands on himself, and his body lies buried at Wimborne, Chr. 962; Erl. 120, 4.

lǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽstan, p. te.

to followattendaccompanyto doperformobservecarry outexecutedischargeto continuelast

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Him se líchoma lǽstan nolde the body would not do him service [of Grendel powerless in the grasp of Beowulf], Beo.

hreóf

(adj.)
Grammar
hreóf, adj.

Roughruggedscabbyleprous

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Lǽcedóm wið hreófum líce a recipe for a scabby body, L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 1. Is ðæs hiw gelíc hreófum stáne it looks like a rough stone, Exon. 96 b; Th. 360, 20; Wal. 8. Monige hreófe [hreáfo, Lind.] multi leprosi, Lk. Skt.

Linked entry: hrífþo

scip-hlæst

(n.)
Grammar
scip-hlæst, es; m.
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the body of (fighting) men on a ship Claudius se consul fór an Púnice and him Hannibal út on sǽ ongeán com and ealle ofslóg búton .xxx. sciphlæsta ða óþflugon tó Libeum ðæm íglande Claudius consul contra hostem profectus superatus est.

Linked entry: hlæst

ge-leoran

Grammar
ge-leoran, l. ge-leóran,
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R. 15, 44. of things. to pass from the body Ꝥ se drænc sý ðe ǽr geleóred, Lch. iii. 20, 3. to pass away, cease Oþ ꝥ seó ýst forð geleóreð until the storm passes, Shrn. 81, 27. to pass away, cease to exist, come to nothing Heofon and eorðo geliórað

middel

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Th. 45, 4. the middle of the body Oð middil pube ( puue, MS. ) tenus, Hpt. 33, 251, 25

ge-

(prefix)
Grammar
ge-, Both ge- and gi- are used in the oldest glossaries: e. g. on
  • p. 48 of O. E. T.
nine words with the prefix occur; in four cases both the Epinal and Erfurt glosses have gi-, in one they have ge-, in two the Epinal has ge- where the Erfurt has gi-, and in two the Epinal has gi- where the other has ge-. In each case the
  • Corpus Gloss.
has ge-. In this glossary, however, gi- is found, e. g. gi-brec,
  • 2152
, and in later glossaries also, e. g. gi-mynd,
  • Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 73.
Besides the forms given may be noted ga-eddun,
  • Erf. 75
; gy-byrdid,
  • Ep. 228.
In the
  • Durham Ritual
the regular form is gi-.
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corþer

(n.)
Grammar
corþer, gen. corþres; n: corþer; gen. corþre; f.

A bandmultitudecompanytroopbodytrainpomp multitudocohorscopiapompa

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A band, multitude, company, troop, body, train, pomp; multitudo, cohors, copia, pompa Cirmdon caldheorte, corþer óðrum getang the cold-hearted cried out, troop thronged on troop Andr. Kmbl. 276; An. 138.

for-grípan

(v.)
Grammar
for-grípan, p. -gráp, pl. -gripon; subj. pres. -grípe, pl. -grípen; pp. -gripen [for-, grípan to grasp]

To graspsnatch awayseizeassailoverwhelmcorrĭpĕrecomprehendĕreapprehendĕrevim afferreobruĕre

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Ðeáh gé mínne flǽschoman fýres wylme forgrípen though ye assail my body with fire's heat, Exon. 38 a; Th. 124, 31; Gú. 346

leáp

(n.)
Grammar
leáp, es; m.

a baskettrunk

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Ðá bær man up of ðan ðe hí lǽfdon twelf leápas fulle, Wulfst. 293, 32. trunk [of the body], Judth. 10; Thw. 23, 8; Jud. 111

Linked entry: sǽd-leáp

niþer

(adv.)
Grammar
niþer, adv.

Downbeneathbelow

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Hwearf him eft niþer ( to hell ) boda bitresta, Cd. Th. 47, 18; Gen. 762. Niþer stígan descendere, Ps. Lamb. 27, 1 : Lchdm. iii. 210, 17.

Linked entry: nieþer

líc-hama

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</b> the body in contrast with the soul :-- Ic forlét of mínum líchoman lifgendne gǽst, Cri. 1454. God ús gesceóp on sáwle and on lichaman, Hml. A. n, 289.

freórig

(adj.)
Grammar
freórig, adj.

freezingchilledfrigidfrozenfrīgensfrīgŏre rīgensfrīgĭdusgĕlĭduschilled with fear or sorrowtremblingsadtrĕmenstristis

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Ferþloca freórig a trembling body, 76 b; Th. 288, 18; Wand. 33

Galwalas

(n.)
Grammar
Galwalas, galwealas, nom. acc; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m. [wealh foreign; cf. Bryt-walas]

GaulsFrenchmenpeople of Gaul in a bodyGaulFranceGalliGallia

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Gauls, Frenchmen, people of Gaul in a body, and as the name of a people is often used where according to later usage the name of their country would be found, the word may be translated Gaul, France; Galli, Gallia Hér wæs Brihtwald gehálgod to ærcebiscope

up-spring

(n.)
Grammar
up-spring, es; m.

an upspringingrising of a heavenly bodycoming of day or nighta rising of waterbreaking forthbirthwhat springs up

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an upspringing, rising of a heavenly body, coming of day or night Upspryng ortus (solis), Ps. Spl. 103, 23. Fram ðære sunnan upspringes anginne a solis ortus cardine, Hymn. Surt. 50, 2. Fram ðære sunnan upspringe, Anglia viii. 317, 10.

Linked entry: spring

wæd

(n.)
Grammar
wæd, es; n.

A fordshallow waterwater that may be traverseda body of watersea

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Biggles-wade, Longwathby); poet. a body of water, sea Bí wædes ófre, Exon. Th. 360, 22; Wal. 9. Wyllelm king lǽdde scypferde and landfyrde tó Scotlande ... him sylf mid his landfyrde férde inn ofer ðæt wæð(æt ðam gewæde, MS. E.

Linked entries: ge-wæd wæð

be-fealdan

to fold uproll upto bendthe bodyto fold up in somethingwrap up to entwine;implicareto involveimplicateto attach

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Srt. ii. p. 184, 30. to bendthe body (?):-- Befealden (-feallen?) tó Hǽlendes cneówum hé cwæþ, Bl. H. 87, 36. to fold up in something, wrap up Hé þone líchaman on scýtan befeóld, Lk. 23, 53. Befeald hyt on caules leáfe, Lch. i. 106, 17.

dysegian

(v.)
Grammar
dysegian, dysigan, dysian; part. dysigende, dysiende; he dysegaþ; p. ede, ode ; pp. ed, od; v. intrans. [dysig foolish] .

to be foolish, act foolishly, err ineptīre, errāreto talk foolishly, blaspheme blasphĕmāre

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Bod. Ðæt hí on heortan hyge dysegedon hi errant corde, Ps. Th. 94, l0. to talk foolishly, blaspheme; blasphĕmāre Manega óðre þing híg him to cwǽdon dysigende alia multa blasphĕmantes dicēbant in eum, Lk. Bos. 22, 65. He dysegaþ blasphĕmat, Mk.

Linked entry: dysian