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geongan

(v.)
Grammar
geongan, ic geonge, ðú geongest, he geongeþ; p. gang, pl. gungon.

To goire

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Geonge for ðé care intret in conspectu tuo gemitus, Ps. Th. 78, 11. Nú ðú lungre geong hord sceáwian now go thou quickly and view the treasure, Beo. Th. 5480; B. 2743. Geong vade, Jn. Skt. Lind. 8, 11

seten

(n.)
Grammar
seten, [n]e; f.
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V. he was to be compensated for the cultivation of the land (?), L. In. 68; Th. i. 146, 8. a cultivated place. v. land-seten, I. and feldsætennum campo, Ps. Lamb. 77, 12. V. planting, cultivation, v. land-seten, II.

Linked entry: setin

un-weder

(n.)
Grammar
un-weder, es; n.

Bad weathertempest

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Ús unwedera for oft weóldan unwæstma, 159, 12. Eall ðæt geár wæs swíðe hefigtýme on unwæderum, Chr. 1041; Erl. 169, 9

Linked entries: un-geweder un-widere

fægen

Grammar
fægen, fagen

glad

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Weaxad hraðe feldes blóstman, fægen ꝥ hí móton, Met. 6, 10. with gen. of pronoun and clause Lyt monna weorð lange fægen ðæs ðe hé óðerne bewrencð few men are glad for long that they have tricked others, Prov. K. 34.

geard

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Add: a fence, hedge His fót wearð fæst on ánum ságle þæs geardes (on ánum hegesáhle, v. l., in sude sepis ), Gr. D. 24, 27. Hé ofer þone geard (hege, v. l. sepem ) stáh, 23, 26. Hé stáh upp on þone geard (hege, v. l. ), 24, 20.

ge-drincan

(v.)
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Þá hé hæfde gedruncn ( quo hausto), Gen. 27, 25. to drink intoxicating liquor convivially or for pleasure Is tó wyrnanne bearn-eácnum wífe ꝥ hió áht sealtes ete . . . oþþe beór drince, ne swínes flǽsc ete . . ., ne druncen gedrince (get drunk), Lch.

ge-wídmǽrsian

(v.)
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hild

(n.)
Grammar
hild, hild, es; m.

gracesafe keepingpreservationsafety

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Th. 133, 2. preservation, safety experienced by a person Þæt hí fore his hyldon (gehylde, v. l.) heora béne geóten pro eius custodia preces fundant, Bd. I. 27; Sch. 73, 14

hóc

a hookchaindragginga fish-hook

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Add: a hook at the end of a pole, chain, &c. for catching hold, dragging, &c. (lit. or fig.) Manna heortan þe beóð ðurh un-rihtwísnysse hócas áwegde, Hml. Th. i. 362, 27.

holt

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For ðǽm wé ceorfað heáh treówu on holte ðaelig;t wé hí eft úp árǽren on ðǽm botle, Past. 443, 36. Hwá áspyreð ðæt deófol of geofones holte, Sal. K. p. 146, 28. Hé rád þurh ǽnne heáhne holt, Hml. S. 19, 219. On pápan holt súðweardne, C. D.

þǽr

Grammar
þǽr, <b>I a.</b>
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D. 148, 17. (1 b) marking place in a series :-- Sume úre ðéningbéc onginnað on Aduentum Domini; nis ðeáh þǽr for ðý ðæs geáres ord, Hml. Th. i. 98, 27. 1.

hnáh

(adj.)
Grammar
hnáh, adj.

Bent down, low, lowly, humble, abject, mean, poor

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Iudas cwæþ ðæt hé wénde him trage [Kmbl. þrage] hnágre Judas said that he expected for himself humiliating pain, Elen. Kmbl. 1333; El. 668. Wéndon hie wera cwealmes þræge hnágran they expected the death of men, a still worse time, Andr.

friþian

(v.)

to protectto protect maintain the sanctityto protect an operationkeep from unfavourable conditionsto grant immunity to a criminalto give asylum to

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Similar entries v. fyrþran for other examples

bed-reda

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Gemétte hé ánne bædrydan (bed-,v. l.) for eahta geárum lama. Þá cwæð hé tó þám earman bæddrydan . . . þá gelýfde seó burhwaru þurh þæs bæddrydan hǽle, 10, 41-50. Feówer bedrydan wurdon gehǽlede, H. R. 105, 1.

brégan

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Réðe forebécna ꝥ folc earmlíce brégdon, Chr. 793; P. 55, 33. Þæt hit leásung wǽre, þæt hí þæt folc mid brégdan, Wlfst, 100, 7. Ðá óðre sint tó bréganne (-eanne, v. l.) istis inferre metum debemus, Past. 181, 7. Bregende terrentia, An. Ox. 4419. Add

smittian

(v.)
Grammar
smittian, p. ode

To smear, pollute, defile illitus, unctus

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As reignes shall ben flitted Fro folk to folk, or whan they shal ben smitted Chauc. T. and C. v. 1544 Ismittet (smeared) wið smirles H. M. 13, 23. Bismitted (-smuddet, MS. T.) and bismeoruwed A. R. 214, 22.

Linked entry: be-smittian

stópel

(n.)
Grammar
stópel, es; m.

A foot-step, mark left by the foot

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A foot-step, mark left by the foot Man dæghwamlíce ða moldan nimeþ on ðǽm lástum . . . and nǽfre man ðære moldan tó ðæs feale ne nimeþ, ðæt mon ǽfre þurh ðæt mǽge á ðý máran dǽl on ðǽm stóplum gewercean (make the footprints larger) . . .

hors

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Fleáh ðæt Englisce folc, for ðan þe hig wǽran on horsan, 1055; P. 186, 6. Ǽlc man wite his getýman be mannum and be horsum and be oxum, Ll. Th. i. 154, 14. Hét hé hyssa hwæne hors forlǽtan, By. 2.

fareld

(n.)

a journey

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Els. 29, 10; and MS. at foot of plate facing Title

bíd-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
bíd-fæst, adj. [bíd an abiding, delay; fæst fast, firm]

Stationary, firmstabilis

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Stationary, firm; stabilis Hyre fóta wæs bídfæst [biidfæst MS.] óðer one of its feet was stationary, Exon. 114 a; Th. 438, 13; Rä. 57, 7