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un-gewiss

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

uncertainty ⬩ ignorance ⬩ unconsciousness ⬩ in ignorance ⬩ unintentionally ⬩ unconsciously ⬩ unwittingly ⬩ what is uncertain or unknown ⬩ incertum ⬩ ignominia

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Similar entries v. next word, III Gefyl ansýne heora of ungewisse imple facies eorum ignominia, Ps. Spl. 82, 15: Blickl. Gl

Linked entries: ge-wis on-gewiss

búgan

(v.)
Grammar
búgan, to bow.
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Ciningas and eorlas georne him tó bugon, Chr. 959; P. 114, 24. Declina a malo, ꝥ is búh fram yfele ... Nis ná genóh þæt þú fram yfele búge, Hml. Th. ii. 602, 8: Hml. S. 12, 147.

ge-hreósan

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Seó eorðe wæs ástyred and on manegum stówum gehroren (-hropen, Th.) revelata sunt fundamenta orbis terrarum. Ps. Th. 17, 15. <b>la.

ge-mǽnsumian

(v.)
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.), have to do with Ic ne gemǽnsumige mid gecorenum heora non communicabo cum electis eorum, Ps. L. 140, 4.

Linked entry: -mǽnsumian

ge-mang

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., somnung, L.) et actibus eorum, Lk. 23, 51), Nic. 6, 8. of things Þǽr þá wæterburnan swégdon and urnon onmiddan gehæge . . . eác þǽr wynwyrta weóxon and bleówon innon þám gemonge (among the streams) on ǽnlicum wonge (the passage seems to be based on

ge-swerian

(v.)
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Hié him betweónum áþas geswóran ꝥ. . . 2, 4; S. 70, 15. to confirm by oath, swear to an agreement Ðáas forewarde geswóran .xii. þá betste of þes cynges healfe and .xii. of þes eorles, Chr. 1091; P. 226, 17. þǽ ǽr seó forewearde ǽr wæs gewroht and eác

gid

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For eorlum án reordode gidda gearosnotor (cf. giddum gearusnotter, 586. Wordcræftes wís, 592) . . . wordes cræftig, El. 418. Sum bið wóðbora, giedda giffæst, Crä. 36. of figurative speech Bi þon giedd áwræc Iób, . . .

trúwa

(n.)
Grammar
trúwa, trúa, an; m.

(good) faith ⬩ faith ⬩ belief ⬩ confidence ⬩ trust ⬩ a solemn assurance of good faith ⬩ a covenant ⬩ word ⬩ faithful care ⬩ protection

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Hira godas on ðám hig trúwan hæfdon dii eorum, in quibus habebant fiduciam, Deut. 32, 37. Hig nefdon nánne trúwan tó nánum folce they could not trust any people, Nicod. 6; Thw. 3, 24.

Linked entry: trúa

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Godwine eorl teáh up his segl, Chr. 1052; Erl. 183, 12. Hí tugon up heora segel, 1046; Erl. 174, 19. Ða apostolas tugon hié up and hié gesetton on ðæm fægran neorxna wange, Blickl. Homl. 143, 24.

ge-sprecan

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Tostig eorl him cðm tó mid eallum þám þe hé begiten hæfde, eall swá hý ǽr gesprecen hæfdon, P. 196, 26. (O.Sax. gi-sprekan : O.H.Ger. ge-sprehhan loqui, dicere, alloqui, compellare, convenire, constituere.)

an-lícnes

(n.)
Grammar
an-lícnes, on-lícnes, and-lícnis, -lícness, -lícnyss, e; f.

likeness ⬩ image ⬩ similitude ⬩ resemblance ⬩ imago ⬩ similitudo ⬩ a parable ⬩ parabola ⬩ an image ⬩ statue ⬩ idol ⬩ stature ⬩ height ⬩ statua ⬩ simulacrum ⬩ statura

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Tobrec hira anlícnyssa confringes statuas eorum, Ex. 23, 24: Cd. 119; Th. 154, 33; Gen. 2565. Anlícnes agalma, vel iconisma, vel idea, Ælfc. Gl. 81; Som. 72, 123. Hwylc mæg ícan áne elne to his anlícnesse?

Linked entries: and-lícnis on-lícness

an-sýn

(n.)
Grammar
an-sýn, -sin, -sién, -sión; on-, e; f. [an, sýn sight, vision] .

a face ⬩ countenance ⬩ facies ⬩ vultus ⬩ a view ⬩ aspect ⬩ sight ⬩ form ⬩ figure ⬩ aspectus ⬩ conspectus ⬩ visus ⬩ visio ⬩ species ⬩ forma ⬩ figura ⬩ a thing to be looked upon ⬩ a sight ⬩ spectaculum ⬩ a view or sight producing desire or longing ⬩ a desire of anything ⬩ want or lack of anything ⬩ desiderium ⬩ defectus

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Gedó ðæt hiora ansýn áwa sceamige imple facies eorum ignominia, 82, 12. Ansýn ðín vultus tuus, 88, 1. 4. Ic bidde ðínre ansýne deprecatus sum faciem tuam, 118, 58. Ansýn ýwde shewed his countenance, Beo.

ge-mǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mǽne, adj.

Common, general, mutual, in common ⬩ communis ⬩ communis, generalis, solitus ⬩ communis

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Common, general, mutual, in common; communis Reord wæs ðá gieta eorþ-búendum án gemǽne there was yet one common language to the dwellers upon earth, Cd. 79; Th. 98, 27; Gen. 1636.

Linked entry: mǽne

and-efn

(n.)
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Be þǽre andefne heora unrihtwísnesse secundum multitudinem impietatum eorum, Ps. Th. 5, 11. Be ðæs gyltes andefne (-efene, v. l. ), Past. 195, 10: Bl. H. 45, 29: Bt. 38, 7; F. 210, 8. Æfter þæs deóres mihte &amp; efne ( =andefne or and efne?)

ge-lustfullian

(v.)
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Ðá gelustfullode ðám cyninge heora clǽne líf and heora wynsume behát (rex ipse delectatus uita mundissitna et promissis eorum suauissimis, Bd. l, 26), Hml. Th. ii. 130, 9. <b>II a.

grund

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Hé hét áceorfan on grund heom heora tungan of eorum linguas abscidi radicitus fecit, Gr. D. 240, 19. the solid bottom or earth underlying the sea or other water Þaet seó sǽ seofan dagas drígne grund þám folce gegearcige, Hml. Th. i. 564, 24.

hæleþ

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Byð for eorlum æðelinga wyn hors hófum wlanc, þǽr him hæleþe ymb welege on wicgum wrixlað sprǽce, 19.

teón

Grammar
teón, [On p. 978, ll. 2, 3 for leáh, tongne l. teáh, longne.]
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</b> add :-- Ic nelle ꝥ ǽnig mann áht þǽr on teó búton hé and his wícneras (cf. ic nelle ꝥ éni man énig þing þér on theó, bútan hí and heara wícneras nolo ut aliquis hominum se intromittat nisi ipsi et ministri eorum, 347, 3), Cht. E. 233, 7.

wafian

(v.)
Grammar
wafian, p.ode

To look with wonder, be amazed, ⬩ to wonder at, be amazed at

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Ðæt ðú gange wafiende for hira þinge and ege sis stupens ad terrorem eorum, Deut. 28, 34. Ðæt folc wafigende him sáh onbútan, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 650. Wafiendre wæferséne theatrali (visibili) spectaculo, Hpt. Gl. 411, 77.

Linked entries: wæfre wæfþ webbung

ofer-stígan

(v.)

to mount, scale, surmount, rise above ⬩ to transcend, surpass, excel, overcome, exceed ⬩ transcendere, transire, exsuperare ⬩ overcome

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Breóst oferstág brim weallende eorlum óþ exle the boiling sea rose above the breast up to men&#39;s shoulders, Andr. Kmbl. 3146; An. 1576. Eles gecynd is ðæt hé wile oferstígan ǽlcne wǽtan, Homl.