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ful-gehende

(adj.; prep.)
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ful-gehende, prep.

Full nighvery nearvalde prŏpe

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Full nigh, very near; valde prŏpe Hine man byrigde ðám stýple fulgehende, on ðám súþ-portice he was buried very near the steeple, in the south porch, Chr. 1036; Erl. 165, 38; Ælf. Tod. 19

Linked entry: ge-hende

in-laðian

(v.)
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in-laðian, p. ode

To invite

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To invite Ðá cwæþ tó ðam ðe hine inlaðode dicebat ei qui se invitaverat, Lk. Skt. 14, 12. Ic wæs cuma and gé mé inlaðodon hospes eram, et collegistis me, Mt. Kmbl. 25. 35

mann-werod

(n.)
Grammar
mann-werod, es; m.

A band of peoplean assembly

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A band of people, an assembly Ðá Philippuse gebyrede ðæt for ðæm plegan út of ðæm monweorode árád, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 118, 33. Gemun ðín mannweorod memento congregationis tuæ, Ps. Th. 73, 2

rǽpan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽpan, p. te
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To bind (with a rope), make captive férdon ǽghwiðer and úre earme folc rǽpton (rýpton, MS. C.) and slógan (cf. rǽpling), Chr. 1011; Erl. 145, 6. Cyspan and mid racentan rǽpen, Met. 26, 78

Linked entry: ge-rǽpan

gielpan

(v.)

to gloryboastvauntgloriārijactāre

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to glory, boast, vaunt; gloriāri, jactāre Ðæt gielpan ne þorftan dǽdum that they should not boast of deeds, Exon. 36 a; Th. 116, 21; Gú. 210: 114 b; Th. 440, 4; Rä. 59, 12

blíþsian

(v.)
Grammar
blíþsian, p. ode; pp. od

To rejoice, be glad, blithe, merrylætariexsilire gaudio

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To rejoice, be glad, blithe, merry; lætari tó swíðe blíþsodon they rejoiced too much, Past. 50, 2; Hat. MS. Blíþsa, cniht on ðínum gióguþháde rejoice, young man, in thy youth, 49, 5; Hat. MS

ge-eácnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-eácnung, e; f.

A conceivingconceptionconceptioconceptus

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A conceiving, conception; conceptio, conceptus Ðæt he bodige hire geeácnunge to proclaim her [Maria] conception, Blickl. Homl. 143, 24. Ic gemenigfilde ðíne yrmþa and ðíne geeácnunga multiplicabo ærumnas tuas et conceptus tuos, Gen. 3, 16

Linked entry: geácnung

sinc-gewǽge

(n.)
Grammar
sinc-gewǽge, es ; n.
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A weight of treasure, abundance of treasure Oft rinc gebád ðæt in sele sǽge sincgewǽge it was a frequent experience to see abundance of treasure in the hall, Exon. Th. 353, 24 ; Reim. 17

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stalung

(n.)
Grammar
stalung, e; f.
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Stealing, robbery Án hirde, se wæs Veriatus háten, wæs micel þeófmon and on ðære stalunge wearð reáfere Viriathus, homo pastoralis et latro, primum infestando vias, deinde vastando provincias, Ors. 5, 2; Swt. 216, 7

þornig

(adj.)
Grammar
þornig, adj. Thorny, full of thorns. v. þorn
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Se yrðling lufaþ ðone æcer ðe æfter ðornum and brémelum genihtsume wæstmas ágifþ swíðor ðonne lufige ðone ðe ðornig næs, Homl. Th. i. 342, 8. Gehega þíne eáran mid þornigum hege, Wulfst. 246, 9

un-nytlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-nytlíc, adj.

Uselessunprofitable

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Ðætte ne ðóhte náht ungesceádwíslíces ne unnytlíces (-net-, Hatt. MS.) nec indiscretum quid vel inutile cogitet, Past. 13; Swt. 76, 12

Linked entry: nyt-líc

ymb-gesett

(adj.)
Grammar
ymb-gesett, adj. (ptcpl.)
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Placed round about, neighbouring ðæt ymbgesette folc (vulgus circumpositum) feor and wíde ... gýmde tó gehwyrfanne ... on his fótum gongende com tó ðám ymbgesettum túnum (ad circumpositas villas), Bd. 4, 27 ; S. 604, 2-13

ang-mód

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Ne beó dréfende ne angmód (ancg-, v. l.) non sit turbulentus et anxius, R. Ben. 120, 12. Wurdon heora eágan áfyllede mid teárum and angmóde geómrodon ealle heora heortan, Hml. S. 23, 244. Add

ceaster-geware

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-geware, ceaster-gewara; pl.
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Citizens Ealle cæstergewara heofonlice omnes cives celici, Hy. S. 118, 27. Cæstergewara blissigendra civium gaudentium, 56, 1: 103, 25. Ceastregewara, Hpt. Gl. 452, 39. Ceast(re)gewara, 414, 7. v. ceaster-ware, and preceding word

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dóm-ern

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dóm-ern, -ærn.
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eóde in þæt dómern ðǽr ðǽr Caluisianus wæs in miclum gemóte, Shrn. 116, 31. Add

eág-dúru

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eág-dúru, l. -duru,
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and add Glád þæt deófol út swá swá smýc æt his eágdura, Shrn. 52, 33. Geseah sittan ðone Hálgan Gást on culfran híwe on ðæs carcernes eágdura, 54, 15, Þurh þá eágduru, 78, 27

fæst-hafolnes

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Swá ðá rúmmódan fæsthafolnesse lǽren, swá ðá uncystegan on yfelre hneáwnesse ne gebrengen sic prodigis praedicetur parcitas, ut tenacibus periturarum rerum custodia non augeatur, Past. 453, 28. Add

for-drencan

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Heó gelaðode þá cwelleras swilce for cýððe and fordrencte mid wíne. Hml. S. 29, 327. Holofernis fordræncte hine sylfne mid þám strangum wíne ... and ealle his þegnas wǽron fordræncte, Hml. A. 111, 294. Add:

flǽsclicness

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Þ flǽsclicnysse (incarnationem) úres Drihtnes Hǽlendes Crístes gelýfe, Ath. Crd. 29: Hml. Th. i. 194, 26. His hand getácnað his mihte and his flǽsclicnysse, 122, 28. Add

hæpse

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Ne sceolde nán ðing forgýman ðe ǽfre tó note mehte ; ne forda músfellan, ne, ꝥ git lǽsse is, to hæpsan pinn, Angl. ix. 265, 9, Hæpsan, loca eluslilla (arcarum reserantur), An. Ox. 4003. Add