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ge-dríhþ

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Substitute: Gravity or seemliness of behaviour; in pl. sober conduct

girnend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
girnend-lic, adj.
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Desirable On gyrnendlicum wurðscypum in appetendis honoribus, Scint. 111, 13

Gotonisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Gotonisc, adj.
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Of the Goths Gotonisce cerme Gothorum clangorem An. Ox. 4606

hweól-weg

(n.)
Grammar
hweól-weg, es; m.
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A cart-road On hweogelweg, C. D. iii. 386, 4

lencten-dæg

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On Lengtendagum quadrigessimali tempore Chrd. 51, 23; 42, 29. Add

princ

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On prince eáges in ictu oculi, Scint. 43, 16. Add

spǽtan

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Hié him on ðæt nebb spǽtton, Past. 261, 10. Add

un-gefére

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un-gefére, <b>. I.</b>
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On ungeférum wege in invio, Ps. Vos. 106, 40. Add

be-insiglan

(v.)
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to seal Beinsiglede ( signata ) on goldhordum, Ps. Rdr. 290, 34

eald-gemǽre

(n.)
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an ancient boundary On ꝥ ealdgemǽre, C.D.B. iii. 546, 28

Linked entry: ge-mǽre

mearh-gehæcc

(n.)
Grammar
mearh-gehæcc, es; n.

A kind of puddinga sausage

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[Halliwell gives 'hack the lights, liver, and heart of a boar or swine: hackin a pudding made in the maw of a sheep or hog: hack-pudding a mess made of sheep's heart, chopped with suet and sweet fruits: hatcher a dish of minced meat.]

Linked entry: ge-hæc

sníðan

(v.)
Grammar
sníðan, p. snáð, pl. snidon; pp. sniden

to cut, make an incision in anythingto cut as a surgeon does, to lance to amputateto cut up or to piecesto cut so as to kill, to slay an animal to cut stone, to hewto cut hairto cut corn, to reap to reap to cut secare, resecare, caedere, putare, dolere, attondere to cut, prune

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[ Tacc Ysaac þin wennchell sniþ itt alls itt wære an shep Orm. 14666.]

wlǽta

(n.)
Grammar
wlǽta, wlǽtta, an; m.

nausealoathingwhat produces nausea an object of loathingdefilementdisfigurement

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Wiþ nnluste and wlǽttan ðe of magan cymð, 184, 5. Wlǽtan, 158, 12. Gif hwá on scipe wlǽttan þolige, i. 206, 9. Ðone wlǽttan ðæs magan, 204, 20.

Linked entries: wlǽtung wlott

ge-lǽtan

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</b> of the movement of a ship [cf.

gram

(adj.)
Grammar
gram, grom; adj. [grama anger]
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Seó eádge biseah ongeán gramum the blessed maid looked on the fierce one [the devil], Exon. 75 a; Th. 280, 12; Jul. 628: Cd. 27; Th. 36, 35; Gen. 582.

Linked entry: grom

for-drífan

to drive awayoffoutto drive awaycast outto drive outto banishexpelto drive asideto overtask

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Add: to drive away, off, out an object from a position of rest Hé fordráf (eiecit) of ðǽm temple ðá scípo and ðá exin, Jn. L. R. 2, 15; Mt. L. 21, 12. Mið ðý fordrifenum (-drifnum, R.) allum ł mið ðý alle úte fordráf eiectis omnibus, Mk. L. 5, 40.

ge-treówan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-treówan, -triówan, -triéwan; p. de; pp. ed.

to trustbelievehave confidencehopeconfiderecrederesperareto make true or credibleto persuadesuggestto make one's self out to be trueto clear one's self

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Rush. 14, 26. to make one's self out to be true, to clear one's self Getriówe hine fácnes se ðe hine féde let him who brings him up clear himself of treachery, L. Alf. 17; Th. i. 72, 5.

hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
hycgan, hycgean; p. hogde.

take thoughtbe mindfulthinkconsidermeditateto intendpurposedetermineendeavourstriveto hope

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Hycgaþ his ealle hú gé hí beswícen all think of this, how ye may deceive them, Cd. 22; Th. 28, 8; Gen. 432. Hicgeaþ on ellen let your thoughts be of valour, Fins. Th. 21; Fin. 11.

twi-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
twi-feald, adj.

Twofolddoubletwice as muchof twice the amountconsisting of two itemsconsisting of two partscontaining two elementsthat belongs to one or other of two kindsdoubtfulirresolutedoublenot straightforwarddeceitfuldouble (as in bent double)placed together

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I. 10. that belongs to one or other of two kinds Ege is twyfeald, and ðeówdóm is twyfeald. Án ege is bútan lufe, óðer is mid lufe. . . Swá is eác óðer ðeówt neádunge búton lufe, óðer is sylfwilles mid lufe, Homl. Th. ii. 524, 3-6.

Linked entry: twifealdness

wesan

(v.)
Grammar
wesan, p. wæs, pl. wǽron
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Ðú on sǽlum wes, 2345 ; B. 1170. Wesan him on wynne, Cd. Th. 23, 29 ; Gen. 367.