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ge-siltan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-siltan, p. te; pp. ge-silted, ge-silt
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., and add Fleót ꝥ fám of, geselt swíþe wel, Lch. ii. 96, 9. Nim þreó snǽda buteran, gemenge wið hwǽten mela, and gesylte, 152, 18. Netle gesoden on wætre and geselt 228, 3. Sié gesæle sallietur, Mk. L. 9, 49. Gesælted bið salietur, Mt. L. 5, 13

Linked entries: siltan ge-sylt ge-sæltan ge-seltan

réceleáslíce

(adv.)
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Swá hwilc man swá Godes weorc clǽnlíce and behogodlíce wirceð, hé bið écelíce gehealden. Sé þe hit réceleáslíce and unclǽnlíce wyrceð, hé bið áwyrged intó helle, Hml. A. 168, 121. Add

sweord

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And þeáh hé geþeó ꝥ hé hæbbe helm and byrnan and golde fǽted sweord (ofergyldene sweord, 22), gif hé ꝥ land nafað, hé bið ceorl swáþeáh, Ll. Th. i. 188, 9. v. birn- (byrn-), hilt-sweord. Add

on-sǽge

(adj.)
Grammar
on-sǽge, adj.

Falling upon, assailing, attacking

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Falling upon, assailing, attacking Wé ǽr ðysan oftor brǽcan, ðonne wé béttan, and ðý is ðisse þeóde fela onsǽge. Ne dohte hit nú lange inne ne úte, ac wæs here and hunger, bryne and blódgyte on gewelhwylcon ende, Wulfst. 159, 7: 128, 14: 243, 2.

Linked entry: -sǽge

ge-þyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þyldig, adj.

Patient ⬩ long-suffering ⬩ quiet ⬩ patiens ⬩ longănĭmis

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Patient, long-suffering, quiet; patiens, longănĭmis Þeáwfæst and geþyldig upright and patient, Cd. 126; Th. 161, 8; Gen. 2662: 92; Th. 116, 26; Gen. 1942. Geþyldig and swýðe mildheort patiens et multum misĕrĭcors, Ps. Spl. 144, 8: Ps.

Linked entry: ge-hyldig

toll-freó

(adj.)
Grammar
toll-freó, adj.

Free from toll, ⬩ exempt from payment of toll

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Free from toll, exempt from payment of toll Tolfreó ofer ealle Engleland, wiðinne burhe and wiðútan, æt gárescépinge and on ǽfrice styde be wætere and be lande per totam Angliam infra ciuitatem et extra, in omni foro et annuis nundinis et in omnibus

énig

(pronoun.)

any

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any, Th. Diplm. A. D. 830; 466, 1

gang-dagas

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Se forma gangdæg, Angl. viii. 329, 24. Add

am-byr

Grammar
am-byr, l. am-byre.
Entry preview:

Dele down to 'equal,' and add cf. byre

boge-fódder

Entry preview:

Substitute in bracket fódder a case, and add:

eficisc

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Zenodotus se eficisca esne, Angl. viii. 334, 17

ge-neah

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, ' and in bracket l. gi-nógi

-lǽca

(suffix)
Entry preview:

For ag-lǽca l. ág-lǽca, and add:

Lǽden

(adj.)
Grammar
Lǽden, adj.
Entry preview:

On Lýdenre sprǽce, Angl. viii. 313, 19. Add

mǽstlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
mǽstlíce, adv.
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Very much Mǽstlícust magnopere, Angl. xiii. 447, 1169

mistian

(v.)
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For mistrian at end l. mistran, and add:

spinnan

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Dele query, and add:

wær-lot

(n.)
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Before wærlotes insert Gebrægdnes, and see ge-brægden

ǽ-glǽca

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-glǽca, = ǽ-gleáwa (?)
Entry preview:

Béda, se ǽglǽca láreów, Angl. viii. 308, 35

fýr-gebeorh

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-gebeorh, (-g), es; n.

A fire-screen

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A fire-screen Fýrgebeorh, Angl. ix. 265, 1

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