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ge-dirnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dirnan, p. de; pp. ed

To concealkeep secretcēlāre

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To conceal, keep secret; cēlāre Se ðe forstolen flǽsc findeþ and gedirneþ he who finds stolen flesh and keeps it secret, L. In. 17; Th. i. 114, 2, note 1

níþ-gæst

(n.)
Grammar
níþ-gæst, es; m.

A maliciousmalignant guest

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A malicious, malignant guest ðone níþgæst ( the dragon ) slóh, Beo. Th. 5391; B. 2699. Under níþgysta ( the devils who persecuted Guthlac ) nearwum clommum, Exon. Th. 134, 21; Gú. 511

scrudnung

(n.)
Grammar
scrudnung, scrutnung, e; f.
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Examination, investigation, enquiry began mid geornfulre scrudnunge smeágan and áhsian be ðám gebodum ðæs hálgan regules, Lchdm. iii. 440, 20. Tó ásmeáganne mid scrutniendre scrutnunge. Anglia viii. 302, 36

Linked entry: scrutnung

stæl-giest

(n.)
Grammar
stæl-giest, es; m.
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A thievish guest (of an insect eating a book) Þeóf in þýstro ... stælgiest ne wæs wihte ðý gleáwra ðe ðám wordum swealg, Exon. Th. 432, 13; Rä. 48, 5

þe

(pronoun.)
Grammar
þe, <b>=se</b>,
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in Northern Gospels Ðe ł ipse, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 15, 24. Ðe ilca ipse, 3, 4. Ðe ðe qui, 3, 2. Ðe Hǽlend, Jn. Skt. Rush. 4, 2, 6

un-geleáfullíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geleáfullíc, adj.

unbelievingincredulousunbelievableincredible

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unbelieving, incredulous Gif hwá ðises ne gelýfð ys ungeleáfulíc, Jud. 15, last line. unbelievable, incredible Ic wát ðæt hit wile ðincan swýðe ungeleáffullíc ungelǽredum mannum, Lchdm. iii. 270, 7

un-gerípod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerípod, adj.

Immaturepremature

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forfleáh ungerípedan deáð, Homl. Th. i. 390, 31

Linked entry: ge-rípian

wæl-hlem

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-hlem, wæl-hlemm, es; m.
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.; næs forhtswáðéh, ac forgeald hraðe wælhlem ðone, Beo. Th. 5931; B. 2969. Cf. hilde-hlem

wíd-floga

(n.)
Grammar
wíd-floga, an; m.
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Oferhogode fengel ðæt ðone wídflogan weorode gesóhte, 4681; B. 2346

wídgalness

(n.)
Grammar
wídgalness, e; f.
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vastness, extensiveness Be ðære wídgal*-*nisse his síðfata and his fóra ðe ( Alexander ) geond middaneard férde, Nar. 1, 6. discursiveness, wandering Wídgalnys módes vagatio mentis, Greg. Dial. 2, 3

wíg-hryre

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-hryre, es; m.
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Fall in fight Se ðe æt sæcce gebád wíghryre wráðra he that in strife had lived to see the fall in fight of fierce foes Beo. Th. 3242; B. 1619

ymb-hygd

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-hygd, f. n. : -hygdu ; f. (v. ofer-hygd)
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Care, anxiety Wiste úre se heofonlíca Fæder his ða leófan bearn on myclum ymbhygdum wæ-acute;ron æfter him; ðá wolde se Hǽlend hié áfréfran, Blickl. Homl. 131, 28

ymb-sceáwiendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ymb-sceáwiendlíce, adv.
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Circumspectly Mid ðý swá gemetfæstlíce and swá ymbsceáwiendlíce hine sylfne on eallum ðingum beheóld cum ita se modeste et circumspecte in omnibus gereret Bd. 5, 19; S. 937, 5

æt-hweg

(adv.)
Grammar
æt-hweg, adv.
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How Gé magan be þissum ánum (deófles men) gecnáwan, þá ðurh deófol swylcne cræft hæfde ongeán swylce Godes þegnas, . . . æthweg hit bið þonne se deófol cymð, Wlfst. 101, I

á-hrisian

(v.)
Grammar
á-hrisian, p. ede.
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L. 117, 13. to excite, arouse Áhrisige óðre tó geornfulnesse gódra weorca, Past. 461, 16

cimbala

Grammar
cimbala, (cym-).
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slóh cymbalan (cim*-*balan, v. l.) percussit cymbala, Gr. D. 62, 16, 23. Add

Linked entry: cymbala

eall-swilc

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-swilc, adj.
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Tó eallswilcre gehýrsumnesse swá ǽr his fæder dyde, Chr. 1091; P. 227, 3

féster-bearn

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Gregorius is úre altor and wé syndan his alumni, ðæt is ðæt is úre fésterfæder on Críste, and wé syndon his fésterbearn on fullwihte, Shrn. 62, 21. Substitutefor passage

Linked entry: féster-fæder

fíc-treów

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(Adam) ábyrgde ðá forbodenan fíctreówes blǽda, Sal. K. p. 182, 34. Under ðǽm fícbeóme ł fíctrée sub ficu, Jn. R. 1, 48. Add

ge-onlícan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-onlícan, p. ge-onlícte, ge-onlíhte
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To make like; reflex. with tó, to pretend to be geonlícte (-líhte, v. l.) hine sylfne tó sumum ælþeódigum men peregrinum quempiam esse se simulans, Gr. D. 75, 4

Linked entry: on-lícan