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hand-gewrit

(n.)
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Se biscop áxode one cnapan gif oncneówe ꝥ gewryt. cwæð, ' Ic oncnáwe þás cartar, þis ic sylf áwrát', Hml. S. 3, 423-457. Drihten sende his ágen handgewrit on Ses Petrus heáhaltare . . .

tó-eácan

(adv.)
Grammar
tó-eácan, adv., prep.

In addition,besidesIn addition to,besides

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Tóécanðæm ðe hiénende wæs his folc, wæs sinþyrstende monnes blódes, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 130, 30

ildra

(n.)
Grammar
ildra, an [but the singular rarely occurs] ; m.

A parentancestorfatherforefatherpredecessorelder

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Suna ic lǽrde ðæt hié hýrdon heora yldrum I taught sons to obey their parents, Blickl. Homl. 185, 20. Nolde him geceósan welige yldran he [Christ]. would not choose wealthy parents for himself, 23, 25

Linked entries: ældran ildra

mirran

(v.)
Grammar
mirran, mierran, merran; p. de.

to be a stumbling-block toto hinderobstructto wastesquanderTo err

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Seó ungesceádwísnes heora eágena myrþ (ámerraþ, Cott. MS.), 32, 2; Fox 116, 26. Gyf ðé myrraþ and lettaþ, Shrn. 185, 5. Hwí mirraþ git ðis folc fram heora weorcum quare sollicitatis populum ab operibus suis? Ex. 5, 4.

Linked entries: meoring myrran

nædre

(n.)
Grammar
nædre, næddre, an; f.

Any kind of serpentadderviper

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Hig wurpon ealle hira gyrda nyðer and wurdon tó næddrum ( versae sunt in dracones ), Ex. 7, 12

ge-býsgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býsgian, [or - bysgian?], -bísgian, -býsigan, -biesgian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ge, býsgian occupare, affligere, tribulare]

To occupybusyafflicttroublevexoppressovercomeagitateweakendestroyoccupareaffligereturbarevexareopprimerecorripereconficere

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Ðonne gebýsgiaþ mid woruldlícum hordum when they busy themselves with worldly treasures, Homl. Th. i. 524, 14. Ic eom lég býsig, fýre gebýsgad I am a busy flame, with fire occupied, Exon. 108 a; Th. 412, 21; Rá. 31, 3.

staþol-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
staþol-fæst, adj.
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Swíðe geþungen on his ðeáwum and staðolfæst on his wordum not to be moved from what he had said, Blickl. Homl. 217, 7. Staðolfæst on hire heortan wið deófies costnungum, Wulfst. 237, 12.

ymb-gang

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-gang, es; m.
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Ǽlc mann, swá swá stód on ðam ymbgange, Jos. 6, 20. Emgange abitum ( = ambitu, Ald. 73), Hpt. Gl. 522, 78. a going about Embgong deambulacrum, circuitus. Wrt.

á-lísan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lísan, (-lýsan, q. v.
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God hine álýsde æt his feóndum . . . sceolde álýsed beón ǽgðer ge fram Iudéum ge of ðý deáðe, 29, arg. Se cyng eall Normandig æt him mid feó álísde, Chr. 1096; P. 232, 32. Ðæt lond æt him álésan, Ors. l, 10; S. 44, 9.

Linked entry: á-lýsan

Englisc

(n.)

(the) Englishthe English language

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Ǽfre sé þe áwent of Lédene on Englisc, ǽfre sceal gefadian hit swá ꝥ ꝥ Englisc hæbbe his ágene wísan, elles hit biþ swíþe gedwolsum tó rǽdenne þám þe þæs Lédenes ne can, Ælfc. Pref Thw. 4, 7—11.

ge-mæcca

Grammar
ge-mæcca, <b>ge-mecca</b>
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Voc. i. 50, 8. of a woman His fæder wæs on hǽítenscipe wunigende, and his gemæcca samod, Hml. Th. ii. 498, 26 : Hml. S. 3, 470. Ic eom Arcestrate þín gemæcca, Ap. Th. 25, 8.

grymetan

Grammar
grymetan, l. grymettan, grymetian.
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Þá grimetede se wælhreówa swá swá grǽdig leó, Hml. S. 11, 62. Grimetode (gegrimmetode, v. l. ), 25, 540. wéddon and egeslíce grymetodon, 6, 197. hrýmdon and grimetodon for ðám tintregum, Hml. Th. ii. 490, 12.

norþ

(adv.)
Grammar
norþ, adv.
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Fela hund manna námon, and lǽddon norð mid heom, 1064; P. 192, 9. Hit is án hund and syfan and fíftig mila lang súð and norð, Ors. 1, 1; S. 28, 8.

smeálíce

(adv.)
Grammar
smeálíce, adv.

searchingly, carefully, narrowly, closely closely, deeply, acutely, with penetration clearly, accurately, exactlyclosely

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., searchingly, carefully, narrowly, closely smeálíce sóhtan perquirentes subtilius Bd. 3, 10; S. 5. 34, 37. smeálíce sóhton ðone behíddan mete Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 12.

á-slídan

to slipfallto fallbe removed to an unfavourable placeto fall into sinlapserelapseto fallbe hurtdestroyed

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Hml. Th. ii. 392, 10. Þæt ic ne áslíde, Ps. Th. 16, 5. Gif se man æfter his fulluhte áslíde, Hml. Th. i. 292, 23. Gif wé hwǽr áslídon, 170, 18. Þá þe ǽne áslidan, Hml. S. 31, 740. Áslidenum lapsis, Hy. Srt. 7, II: relapsis, An. Ox. 4746:Hml.

ge-bǽru

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bǽru, gen. e; acc. e, u; f : ge-bǽro; f. indecl. Or ge-bǽre; n; pl. u. See the cognate words at the end. [baero, bǽru a bearing]

BEARINGstatehabit or disposition of body or mindmannerconductbehaviourdemeanourmanners in societysocietygestushăbĭtusmōresconsortiumconsuētūdo

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Ðæt he sceáwode monna gebǽru that he might behold men's behaviour, Exon. 38 b; Th. 127, 17; Gú. 387 : Ors. 4, l0; Bos. 92, 37. Swylce habban sceal blíðe gebǽro shall such have a blithe demeanour?

Linked entries: ge-bǽre ge-bǽrness

mód-geþanc

(n.)
Grammar
mód-geþanc, es; m. n.

Mindthoughtsthought

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Mind, thoughts, thought He mid his eágum up to heofenum lócade ðyder his módgeþanc á geseted wæs with his eyes He looked up to heaven, whither his thoughts were ever directed, Blickl. Homl. 227, 17: Exon. 50a; Th. 173, 33; Gú. 1170. Módgeþonc, Bt.

ge-wissian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wissian, p. ode, ade; pp. od

To make or cause to knowto instructinformdirectcommandgoverndocereedocereregerepræciperedirigere

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Swá swá him Gregorius ǽr gewissode as Gregory had before directed him, ii. 130, 22: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 64, 241. Se wítega hine gewissode ðæt he cúðe gelýfan the prophet directed so that he was able to believe, 70, 444.

Linked entry: wísian

ge-scildan

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hine wið ðæt fýr gescilde ab ignibus defenditur, Past. 399, 20. Þ úre Hǽlend þé wið ealle fýnd gescylde, Hml. S. 23, 837 : Bl. H. 19, 16

ge-brocian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brocian, p. ode ; pp. od.
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Cf. ge-broc, Críst gehǽlde fela þǽra þe unhále wǽron, and Antecríst gebrocað and geuntrumað þá ðe ǽr hále wǽron . . . syððan þæne mann gebrocod hæfð, syððan mæg dón, swylce hine gehǽle . . . gebrocað mænigne man díhlíce and gehǽlð eft ætforan

Linked entry: brócian