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á-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
á-fæstan, p. te
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To entrust, let out land to a person Hé áfæste wín-geard ðǽm londbígengum, Mk. R. 12, l

edmǽl-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
edmǽl-tíd, e; f.
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A festival-time Ǽlce geáre tó ðǽre edméltíde (cf. man his gemynd dó, 15), Cht. Th. 158, 21

nigonteóþa

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Neár þám neogonteóðan geáre, Lch. iii. 264, 25. On ðone nygentegðan dæg, Shrn. 92, 21 : 105, 29. Add

rífe

(adj.)
Grammar
rífe, adj.

Rife ⬩ abundant

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Rife, abundant Ðere .vii. niht gyf wind byoþ, fír byþ swíðe rýfe ðý geáre, Lchdm. iii. 164, 21

Linked entry: rýfe

eóred-geatwe

(n.)
Grammar
eóred-geatwe, pl. f.

Military trappings ⬩ armāmenta

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Military trappings; armāmenta Se eów geaf eóred-geatwe who gave to you military trappings, Beo. 5724; B. 2866

and-git

(n.; part.)
Grammar
and-git, -giet, -gyt, -get, [ond-, on-], es; n. [and, git = get, p. of gitan to get] .

the understanding ⬩ the intellect ⬩ intellectus ⬩ understanding ⬩ knowledge ⬩ cognizance ⬩ intellectus ⬩ cognitio ⬩ agnitio ⬩ sense ⬩ meaning ⬩ one of the senses ⬩ sensus

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the understanding, the intellect; intellectus Þurh ðæt andgit, man understent ealle ða þing, ðe he gehýrþ oððe gesihþ by the understanding, man comprehends [understands] all the things, which he hears or sees, Homl. Th. i. 288, 21. Þurh ðæt andgit, seó

Linked entries: and-get and-giet and-gyt tácn -git on-git

fór-swíðe

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-swíðe, adv.

Very strongly ⬩ very much ⬩ vehemently ⬩ utterly ⬩ valde ⬩ vehĕmenter

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Very strongly, very much, vehemently, utterly; valde, vehĕmenter Hí wurdon gehergode and gehýnde fórswíðe eahtatýne gear afflicti sunt et vehĕmenter oppressi per annos dĕcem et octo, Jud. 10, 8: Ps. Th. 84, 8.

wiþer-médu

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-médu, wiþer-médo; indecl.: -méd, e; f.

hostility ⬩ disfavour ⬩ adversity ⬩ injury ⬩ perversity ⬩ depravity

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hostility, disfavour His hyldo is unc betere tó gewinnanne ðonne his wiðermédo, Cd. Th. 41, 22; Gen. 660. adversity, injury Allum wiðirmoedum (adversitatibus) in líchome, Rtl. 52, 22. perversity, depravity Hí on wiðerméde wendan and cyrdan conversi

Linked entries: wiþer-méde wiþer-módness

gendnes

(n.)
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v. geán-nis) obvia, Hpt. Gl. 499, 66. (?)

gere

(adv.)
Grammar
gere, adv.

Entirely, well, very well ⬩ penitus, bene, optime

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Similar entries v. geare; adv

dæg-feorm

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Yc wille ꝥ man gelǽste ǽlce geáre áne dæg*-*feorme þám híréde intó Ǽlíg, Cht. Th. 559, 30. Add

nigon

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Th. i. 224, 9.Þára wæs án twelf geára, óþer nigan geára, and se þridda seofan geára, Shrn. 58. 11. (2 a) with a multiple of ten :-- Ofer nigon and hundnigontig ryhtwísra, Past. 411, 13.

trus

(n.)
Grammar
trus, es; n.
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Kmbl. iii. 169, 10. . vi. fóðra truses élce geáre

ge-cnáwness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cnáwness, e; f. An acknowledgement, v. ge-cnáwan; II. 2
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Nú dóð hig æt ǽlcum heorðe tó gecnáwnisse þám canonicon ánne penig tó Eástron ǽlce geáre, Cht. Th. 609, 7

Linked entry: -cnáwness

gieldan

(v.)
Grammar
gieldan, ic gielde, ðú gieltst, gielst, he gieldeþ, gielt, pl. gieldaþ; p. geald, pl. guldon; pp. golden

To yield ⬩ pay ⬩ render ⬩ repay ⬩ requite

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To yield, pay, render, repay, requite Sceoldon gombon gieldan they must pay homage, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 11; Gen. 1978. Werum gieldeþ gaful pays tribute to men, Exon. 108 b; Th. 415, 15; Rä. 33, 11: 34 a; Th. 109, 24; Gú. 95: 39 a; Th. 130, 9; Gú. 435. He

sundor-wís

(adj.)
Grammar
sundor-wís, adj.
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-Ǽnne giddum gearu-snottorne . . . ðone hié ðære cwéne ágéfon, sægdon hine sundorwísne, Elen. Kmbl. 1172; El. 588

ǽl-fisc

(n.)
Grammar
ǽl-fisc, es; m.

An eel

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An eel Ic geeácnode tó ðǽre ǽrran sylene týn þúsenda ǽlfixa ǽlce geáre ðám munecum, C. D. iii. 61, 5

bædling

Grammar
bædling, (bǽd- ?). Substitute

An effeminate person ⬩ mollis

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On óðre stówe hit cwyð . . . sodomisce .vii. geár fæston. Gif se bædling mid bædlinge (mollis cum molli) hǽme, Ll. Th. ii. 228, 13-17. Bædling cariar, Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 6. oððe bædlingas, Effeminati, molles 29, 7

ge-helpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-helpan, p. -healp, -heolp, pl. -hulpon; pp. -holpen; gen. dat.

To assist ⬩ preserve ⬩ to be sufficient ⬩ adjuvare ⬩ subvenire ⬩ suppetere

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To assist, preserve, to be sufficient; adjuvare, subvenire, suppetere. Grammar ge-helpan, cum gen Ðonne hie mágon ðín gehelpan when they can help thee, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 10. Ðú gehelpest ðysses menniscan cynnes thou shalt help this human race, Blickl

Linked entry: ge-heolp

giest-líðnys

(n.)
Grammar
giest-líðnys, -nyss, e; f.

Hospitality ⬩ entertainment ⬩ hospĭtālĭtas

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Hospitality, entertainment; hospĭtālĭtas Him se æðela geaf giestlíðnysse the noble [man] gave them entertainment, Cd. 112; Th. 147, 28; Gen. 2446

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