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Galwalas

(n.)
Grammar
Galwalas, galwealas, nom. acc; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m. [wealh foreign; cf. Bryt-walas]

Gauls ⬩ Frenchmen ⬩ people of Gaul in a body ⬩ Gaul ⬩ France ⬩ Galli ⬩ Gallia

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D. 650] Ægelbyrht of Gaul received the bishopric of the West Saxons, Chr. 650; Th. 50, 2, col. 1 : 660; Th. 54, 16. He fór in Galwalas he went into Gaul, 380; Erl. 11, 2

cínan

(v.)
Grammar
cínan, cán, cinon;cinen

To gape, to break into chinks ⬩ hiare, dehiscere

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To gape, to break into chinks; hiare, dehiscere, Som. Ben. Lye

for-scít

(n.)
Grammar
for-scít, for-scíte ?

a flood-gate ⬩ sluice

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a flood-gate, sluice Catracte forscéta (cataracte aquam concludunt), Bl. Gl

Linked entry: fór-sceótan

ofer-hogodness

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-hogodness, e; f.
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Pride: — Þurh oferhogodnysse gást per superbiae spiritum, Gr. D. 144, 4

gíslian

(v.)
Grammar
gíslian, p. ode, ade; pp. od

To give hostages or security

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Seó burhwaru gíslode the town's people gave hostages, 1013; Erl. 148, 8. Ða weasternan þægnas gíslodon the western thanes gave hostages, 17: 1015; Erl. 153, 1.

blis

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Gá intó þínes hláfordes blisse (gaudium), Mt. 25, 21. Add

be-seón

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<b>III a</b>. to observe, look at :-- Beseóþ gé hine, þonne hé . . . gá, Bd. 2, 2; Sch. 117, 11

for-hwirfedlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-hwirfedlic, adj.

Perverse

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Perverse Se forhwyrfda gást spræc forhwyrfedlice word, Bl. H. 31, 4

Linked entry: -hwirfedlic

máge

(n.)
Grammar
máge, an; f.

A kinswoman

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Grendles mágan (mother ) gang, Beo. Th. 2786; B. 1391. Be hire mágan ( propinqua ), Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 3. Ne hǽme nán man wið his mágan ne wið his mǽges wíf, Lev. 18, 16. Se wolde niman his mágan (cousin ) tó wífe, Homl. Th. ii. 476, 19.

Linked entry: mǽge

ge-seóþan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seóþan, p. ge-seáþ; pp. ge-soden
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Gáð and geseóðað (coquite) úra wyrhtena sufl, Gr. D. 201, 24. Gedó on ꝥ fæt þe þú hit mæge on mid gefóge geseóþan, 28, 16. Genim þás ylcan wyrte, seóð on ele, and syððan þú hý gesoden hæbbe tógædere gedón, i. 142, 17.

Linked entries: seóþan ge-soden

grǽg

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Grége gós gans, 42, 15. Tó ðám grǽgan stáne, C. D. iii. 446, 8. Tó grǽwan stáne, ii. 29, 3. On grégan stán, v. 233, 2. Oþ þá grǽgan hárnesse usque cigneam canitiem, An. Ox. 1876. Nis ná Godes wunung on ðám grǽgum stánum, Hml.

glǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
glǽdan, to cause to slip or totter. A compound form, á-glǽdan, seems to be concealed in the gloss
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Sax. biglédda labefactat, Gall. 23

Linked entry: á-glǽdan

ge-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-winnan, p. -wan, -won, -wann, pl. -wunnon; pp. -wunnen.

to make war ⬩ fight ⬩ contend ⬩ pugnare ⬩ bellum gerere ⬩ to obtain by fighting ⬩ to conquer ⬩ gain ⬩ win ⬩ pugna consequi ⬩ obtinere ⬩ subjugare

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Homl. 173, 3. to obtain by fighting, to conquer, gain, win; pugna consequi, obtinere, subjugare Hú he mihte Normandige of him gewinnan how he might conquer [win] Normandy from him, Chr. 1090; Erl. 226, 25.

á-hirstan

(v.)
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to roast, fry Gáte blǽdre, áhyrste, sele etan, Lch. ii. 88, 25

Linked entry: á-hyrstan

lác

Grammar
lác, [If ðínne in Hml. S. 7, 119 is correct, lác is there masculine, but perhaps ðíne should be read.]
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Gán mid láce tó Godes húse, and beran þæt cild forð mid þǽre láce, 134, 22. ꝥ Ðá lác beóð God ealra andfengeost, Past. 222, 21. Freó láca oblationes, Ps. L. 50, 21. Ic hatige þá lác þe bióð on wóh gereáfodu. ...

cancer

(n.)
Grammar
cancer, gen. cancres;
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Wið cancre, nim gáte geallanand hunig against cancer, take goat's gall and honey, L. M. 3, 36; Lchdm. ii. 328, 13: Herb. 32, 3; Lchdm. i. 130, 12, MS. O, note 24. Wið cancre for cancer, Med. ex Quadr. 6, 21; Lchdm. i. 354, 25. a crab; cancer, animal

ge-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rǽde, adj.
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Ben. 108, 24. arranged, disposed properly Ne wyrð nǽfre folces wise wel gerǽde on þám earde þe man wóh gestreón lufað a people's condition will never be well ordered in the land where wrongful gain is loved, Ll. Th. ii. 312, 28.

hwider-hwega

(adv.)
Grammar
hwider-hwega, adv.
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Somewhither Gange hé him út hwider-hwega sume hwíle, Lch. ii. 182, II

norþ-west

(adv.)
Grammar
norþ-west, adv.

North-west

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North-west Se þridda [gára líþ] norþwest, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 24. 5

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrcan, -wyrcean; p. -worhte, ðú -worhtest; pp. -worht.

to work ⬩ make ⬩ build ⬩ form ⬩ dispose ⬩ do ⬩ perform ⬩ celebrate ⬩ commit ⬩ to get by working ⬩ gain ⬩ obtain ⬩ merit

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He nys swá wel wið rite geworht swá he wæs he is not so well disposed to me as he was, Gen. 31, 5. to get by working, gain, obtain, merit Ic me mid Hruntinge dóm gewyrce I with Hrunting will gain myself glory, Beo. Th. 2986; B. 1491.

Linked entry: ge-worht

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