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ge-wǽpnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wǽpnian, -wépnian; p. ode; pp. od

To armfurnish with weaponsarmāre

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He mid ródetácne his múþ and ealne his líchaman gewǽpnode he armed his mouth and all his body with the sign of the cross, Homl. Th. i. 72, 23. Se stranga gewǽpnod his cáfertún gehealt fortis armātus custōdit atrium sum, Lk. Bos. 11, 21: Ælfc.

Linked entry: ge-wǽmnod

ge-wlitegian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wlitegian, p. ode; pp. ad, od

To formadornmake beautifulformaredecorareexornarespeciosum vel pulchriorem reddere

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He gewlitegap æalle gesceafta he adorns all creatures, Shrn. 198, 12: Salm. Kmbl. 793; Sal. 396. Hand his gewlitegodon manus ejus formaverunt, Ps. Spl. 94, 5. Wel gewlitegod formosus, Wrt. Voc. 72, 15.

ge-trum

(n.)
Grammar
ge-trum, es; n.

A knotbandmasscompanycompany of soldiersnoduscatervacohorsexercitus

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He eft gewát getrume micle he returned with a great company, Andr. Kmbl. 1413; An. 707: Beo. Th. 1849; B. 922: Exon. 90 a; Th. 337, 12; Gn. Ex. 63

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serc

(n.)
Grammar
serc, syrc, syric, es; m.: serce, syrce, an; f.
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Ðæt hæbbe syric ( tunicam ), R. Ben. 89, 10. Genóh is munuce ðæt hæbbe twegen syricas ( tunicas ), for ðære nihtware and for ðæs reáfes þweále, 91, 3. Syrcan, gúþgewǽdo shirts of mail , Beo. Th. 458; B. 226: 673; B. 334

Linked entry: syrc

betst

(adj.)
Grammar
betst, betest; adj. sup. def. se betsta, betesta; seó, ðæt beteste; pos. gód [bet good; v. bet-líc good-like]

Best, the best, firstoptimus, primus

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He sealde ðæt betste hors he gave the best horse, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 16. Ðara betstena sumes of some one of the best, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 110, 5

be-wreón

(v.)
Grammar
be-wreón, p. -wreáh, pl. -wrugon; pp. -wrogen

To cover, cover over, protect, clothetegere, contegere, operire, protegere, velare

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He hí wolcne bewreáh he protected them with a cloud, Ps. Th, 104, 34. Ic wæs nacod, and ge me noldon bewreón I was naked, and ye would not clothe me, Past. 44, 7; Hat. MS. 62 b, 21

BIFIAN

(v.)
Grammar
BIFIAN, bifigan, byfian, beofian; p. ode; pp. od

To tremble, shake, be movedtremere, contremere, commoveri

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He, bifiende, feóll to Iohannes fótum he, trembling, fell at John's feet, Ælfc. T. 37, 10: Cd. 92; Th. 118, 25; Gen. 1970. Ic bifige tremo, Ælfc. Gr. 35; Som. 38, 8. Eorþe [eorþan MS.] bifode terra tremuit, Ps. Spl. 75, 8: Rood Kmbl. 83; Kr. 42.

bitre

(adv.)
Grammar
bitre, bitere, bittre; adv.

Bitterly, sharply, cruellyamare, acriter, atrociter

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Unc he bitere forgeald he bitterly requited us, Cd. 222; Th. 290, 21; Sat. 418.

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ge-rúm

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rúm, es; n. [rúm space]

Room, spacespătium

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Room, space; spătium Hí náuðer ne gestillan ne móton, ne eác swíðor styrian, ðonne he him ðæt gerúm his wealdleðeres toforlǽt they neither can be still, nor yet move farther, than he allows to them the space of his rein, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 8.

Linked entry: rúm

ge-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, -sceód; pp. -sceáden [in the Northern Gospels weak forms occur]

To separate, distinguish, discern, decideto separate

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He biþ on ðæt wynstre weorud gesceáden he will be assigned at the separation to the band on the left hand, Exon. 117 a; Th. 449, 23; Dóm. 75

sinc-þegu

(n.)
Grammar
sinc-þegu, (<b>o</b>), e
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Gemon sincþege he remembers receiving costly presents from his lord, Exon. Th. 288, 21 ; Wand. 34. Cf. sinc*-*gifa, and see other cpds. of þegu

under-þeódness

(n.)
Grammar
under-þeódness, e; f.

Subjectionsubmission

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Wite ðæt míne eáðmódra beón sceal on regoles underðeódnysse sciens se multo magis discipline regulari subditum, R. Ben. 112, 1.

un-geleáful

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geleáful, un-geleáfull; adj.

Unbelievingincredulous

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æteówde ða wunda ðǽm ungeleáffullum mannum, 91, 2

un-sceþþende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sceþþende, adj.

Innocentharmless

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Ðæt mæge fordón ða unsceðþendan ut interficiat innocentem, Ps. Th. 9. 28

wrǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
wrǽne, adj.

Lasciviouslibidinoussalaciouswanton

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(Sardanapatus) wæs swíþe furþumlíc mon, and hnesclíc, and swíþe wrǽne, swá ðæt swíðor lufade wífa gebǽro þonne wǽpnedmonna, Ors. l, 12; Swt. 52, l. Gif mon sié tó wrǽne, Lchdm. ii. 144, 19: Prov. Kmbl. 54. Wrǽnre lascivae, Hpt. Gl. 505, 37.

án-nes

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S. 5, 394.Lufige ánnysse and bróðorrǽdene betwux mannum, Hml. Th. i. 142, 10. Eal se here him swór ánnesse, þæt hié eal þæt woldon þæt wolde, Chr. 921; P. 103, 16

eást-dǽl

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Mathéum gedyde gangan tó þám eástdǽle, 239, 16. is eást irnende from eástdǽle þurh Æthiopica wéstenne ( orientem versus per Aethiopica deserta prolabi ), and þǽr mon hǽt þá eá Ion oþ þone eástdǽl, Ors. 1, 1; S. 12, 27. Eástdǽlas Eoae, Wrt.

for-sewenlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-sewenlic, adj.

contemptibleabjectdespised

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Voc. ii. 140, 63. exciting contempt, abject, despised wæs swá forsewenlic (ita despectus), þéh þe hit gelumpe ꝥ him hwilc man ... ongén cóme, and sé wǽre gegréted, ꝥ forhogode tógénes grétan, Gr. D. 34, 2.

Linked entry: for-sáwenlic

ge-scrýdan

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gelǽdde Mardocheum mǽrlíce gescrýdne, Hml. A. 99, 241

ge-dwolian

(v.)
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., erraverit) án ðára scípa . . . gáð soece þætte gedwalode (ge-duolade, L., erravit) . . . máre gefeáþ be þǽm þonne be þǽm . . . þe ne gedwaladan (erraverunt), Mt. . . . 18, 12-13.