grétan
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to approach, come to, visit, touch, attack, treat or use in any way, know carnally; appropinquare, adire, visitare, tangere, hostiliter aggredi, afficere, cognoscere Ðú wyrmas gyt gífre grétaþ the greedy worms yet come to thee, Exon. 100 a; Th. 375,
groetan
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a greeting
grǽfa
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Dele, and see grafu
gríg
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a paltry fellow, a coward Gryre sceal for greggum, græf deádum men, Gn. Ex. 149. [Cf. Icel. grey a paltry fellow. For similar correspondence between Icelandic and English forms cf. Icel. hey; W. S. híg; hegg(e) in Rushworth Gloss. Mk. 6, 39.] See next
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ge-miclung
Greatness, magnificence, glory ⬩ magnificentia
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Greatness, magnificence, glory; magnificentia, Ps. Spl. 144, 5: 70, 21
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ge-grétan
To approach ⬩ come to ⬩ address ⬩ greet ⬩ welcome ⬩ adire ⬩ alloqui ⬩ salutare
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To approach, come to, address, greet, welcome; adire, alloqui, salutare Wíf sceal eodor æþelinga [MS. e] ǽrest gegrétan the wife shall the nobles' chief first greet, Exon. 90 a; Th. 339, 7; Gn. Ex. 90. Holdne gegrétte meaglum wordum he addressed his
grǽfa
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A pit, cave, hole Grǽfe speluncam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 21, 13. See Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. xxvii
drohtnung
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and add Þæt þú fare tó wéstene þǽr ðǽr nánes mannes drohtnung nis ( where nobody lives ), Hml. Th. i. 466, 32. Drohtnunge religionis, i. conversationis, An. Ox. 2567. Se gewuna þisse hálgan drohtnunge ( conversationis ), R. Ben. 5, 18. Angin gódre drohtnunge
grǽg
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Grey Grég glaucus, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 90; Wrt. Voc. 46, 47. Deorce grǽg elbus, Wrt. Voc. 46, 48. Grǽg hwǽte far, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 17; Som. 9, 52. Se grǽfa mǽw the grey mew, Andr. Kmbl. 742; An. 371. Wulf se grǽga the grey wolf, Exon. 91 b; Th. 343, 3
greósan
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To frighten
ge-grówan
To grow ⬩ succrescere
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To grow; succrescere Ne gegréwþ hit ðǽr it will not grow there, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 27
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fold-grǽg
Earth-grey ⬩ earth-coloured ⬩ instar terræ cānus
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Earth-grey, earth-coloured; instar terræ cānus Eá of dúne sceal foldgrǽg féran earth-coloured water shall proceed from a hill, Menol. Fox 521; Gn. C. 31
ge-mǽhþ
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be-greósan
To overwhelm fearfully ⬩ horrore afficere ⬩ formidolose obruere
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To overwhelm fearfully; horrore afficere, formidolose obruere? Atole gástas súsle begrorene [MS. begrorenne] the horrid spirits fearfully overwhelmed with torment Cd. 214; Th. 268, 9
colt-græig
The herb colt's foot ⬩ tussilago farfara
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The herb colt's foot; tussilago farfara, Lin. v. Prior 51 Coltgræig caballopodia vel ungula caballi Ælfc. Gl. 44; Som. 64, 63; Wrt. Voc. 31, 73
for-grówan
To grow up ⬩ grow into ⬩ increscĕre
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To grow up, grow into; increscĕre Se ǽr in dæge wæs dýre, scríðeþ nú deóp feor, brondhord geblówen, breóstum in forgrówen copper was dear in [that] day, now it circulates wide and far, an ardent treasure flourishing, grown up in the hearts, Exon. 94
on-médla
pride, glory, magnificence ⬩ pride, arrogance, presumption ⬩ courage, boldness
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pride, glory, magnificence Ald onmédla is gecyrred the glory of earlier times is changed, Elen. Kmbl. 2529; El. 1266. Ðæt geó guman heóldan, ðenden him on eorþan onmédla wæs, Exon. Th. 51, 13; Cri. 815. Dagas sind gewitene, ealle onmédlan eorþan ríces
grytta
Grits ⬩ groats ⬩ coarse meal
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Grits, groats, coarse meal Ðás gritta hic furfur, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 22; Som. 10, 47. Gretta furfures, Wrt. Voc. 83, 21. Beren mela oððe grytta barley meal or grits, L. M. 2, 26; Lchdm. ii. 220, 8: 39; Lchdm. ii. 250, 2. Grytte, Lchdm. ii. 200, 9. Of berenum
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gende
- Beo. Th. 2806 ;
- B. 1401
þeód-guma
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a retainer of a chief. Cf. dryht-guma