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ge-húslian

(v.)
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Hé hí gehúslode mid þæs Hǽlendes gerýnum, Hml. S. 3, 80. Add

þurh-bláwen

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-bláwen, adj. (ptcpl.)

Inspired

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Inspired Mid forewitigum þurhbláwen gáste presago afflatus spiritu, Anglia xiii. 370, 65

writ-seax

(n.)
Grammar
writ-seax, es; n.

A pen

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A pen Mið pinn ł writtseax calamo, Mt. Kmbl. p. 2, 17

bridlian

(v.)
Grammar
bridlian, l. brídlian,
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Hí heofon mid heora mægenum brídlodan, Bl. H. 161, 18. and add

efen-bisceop

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Laurentius mid his efnebiscopum ( coepiscopis ), Bd. 2, 4; Sch. 126, 1. Add

feólian

(v.)
Grammar
feólian, p. ode

To file

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To file Sum heora mid feólan feólode ábútan, Hml. S. 32, 203

ge-rísan

(v.)
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to rise together Gif gé girioson (consurrexistis) mid Críste Rtl. 25, i

gníding

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Sceal hé þá eágan weccan mid gnídingum, Lch. ii. 30, 28. Add

met-gird

Grammar
met-gird, Add: <b>mete-</b>
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Thómas eóde metende mid ánre metegyrde þone stede, Hml. S. 36, 94

teágan

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ꝥ land mid tó tégenne, Bd. 4, 28; Sch. 521, 3. Add

þífe-þorn

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Slít mid þefoþorne (cf. þorn, 106, 5), Lch. ii. 52, 8. Add

Linked entries: þéfan- þeófe-þorn

ymb-swápan

Grammar
ymb-swápan, <b>. II.</b>
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Hié úme Dryhten Críst ymbsweópon mid reáde hragle, Nap. 71, 27. Add

æx

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Cnocie man þá bán mid æxse ýre, Lch. iii. 14, 12. Add

weald

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
weald, adj.

Powerful ⬩ mighty

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Powerful, mighty Mid ðære wealdestan [lufe] ferventissimo amore, R. Ben. 117, 5

gylden-beáh

(n.)
Grammar
gylden-beáh, -beág, es; m.

A crown

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A crown Mid gehálgodon gildenbeáge with the hallowed crown, Lev. 8, 9

ofer-gímness

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-gímness, e; f.

Watching over, observation

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Watching over, observation Mið ofergémnise cum observatione Lk. Skt. Lind. 17, 20

ge-défnes

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Lǽt mé mid gedéfnysse míne dagas geendian, Angl. xii. 499, 7. Add

á-seówan

(v.)
Grammar
á-seówan, -síwan, -seowian

to sew ⬩ stitch

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to sew, stitch Mið néthle ásiówid (-síuuid) pictus acu, Txts. 87, 1591

Linked entry: seowian

fór-grípan

(v.)
Grammar
fór-grípan, p. -gráp, pl. -gripon; subj. pres. -grípe, pl. -grípen; pp. -gripen

To take before ⬩ carry off prematurely ⬩ pre-occupy ⬩ prærĭpĕre ⬩ præ-occŭpāre

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Ðý-læs hit sí mid deáþe fórgripen ne morte præ-occŭpētur, 1, 27; S. 492, 30, note

ge-cnucian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cnucian, -cnocian; p. ode, ede, ude; pp. od, ed, ud [cnucian to beat]

To beat ⬩ pound ⬩ tundĕre ⬩ pertundĕre

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To beat, pound; tundĕre, pertundĕre Gecnuca hý mid swínenum góre pound it with swine dung, Herb. 9, 3; Lchdm. i. 100, 11. Mid gecnucedum [MS. gecnucedon] ele ŏleo tūso, Ex. 29, 40. Genim ða wyrte gecnucude [gecnocode MS.

Linked entry: ge-cnocian

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