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gén

(adj.)
Grammar
gén, gegn[?]; adj.

Direct, short, near

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Direct, short, near [of a road] Ðe ða génran wegas cúðan ðara síðfato qui brevitates itinerum noverant, Nar. 6, 7

stán-scylf

(n.)
Grammar
stán-scylf, es; m.
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A peak, rock Stánscylfa scrupearum (scrupea, i. aspera saxa).... Of sandigum stánscilfum de arenosis sablonibus, Hpt. Gl. 449, 20, 25

Linked entry: scylf

bremman

(v.)
Grammar
bremman, part. bremmende; p. de; pp. ed

To rage, roar; rudere, fremere

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To rage, roar; rudere, fremere Bremman rudere, Cot. 192. Bremmende rudens, 192. Bremmde fremuit, Jn. Lind. War. 11, 33, 38

stíþ-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-mód, adj.
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of constant mind, resolute Strang and stíðmód gestáh hé on gealgan, Rood Kmbl. 79 ; Kr. 40. of stern mind, stern Stíðmód gestód wið steápne rond bealdor ( Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 5125 ; B. 2566.

dirnan

(v.)
Grammar
dirnan, p. de
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Dyrnan Meotudes mihte, An. 693: El. 971: Hy. 7, 93. with dat. of person from whom a thing (acc. ) is concealed Seó ród þe gé mannum dyrndun, El. 626. On yrre wille hé his milde mód mannum dyrnan numquid continebit in ira sua misericordiam suam?

a-rídan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rídan, p. -rád, pl. -ridon; pp. -riden

To rideequitare

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To ride; equitare He út of ðam mann-werode arád he rode out from the crowd, Ors. 3, 7 ; Bos. 62, 22

Linked entry: a-rád

eal

(n.)
Grammar
eal, e; f.

An awlsubŭla

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An awl; subŭla Þurhþyrlige his eáre mid eale [mid áne eale, Roff.] perfŏret aurem illīus subŭla, L. Alf. 11; Wilk. 29, 12

árung

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Hié him sendon áne tunecan ongeán, ꝥ hé ealles buton árunge tó Róme ne com, Ors. 5, 10; S. 234, 24. Add

ge-reáfian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reáfian, p. ode .
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To robe, provide with vestments Gé preóstat sculon beón gebócode and gereáfode swá swá eówrum háde gebirað, Ll. Th. ii. 382, 36

godweb-girela

(n.)
Grammar
godweb-girela, an; m.
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A costly robe Þá þe hé ne mæg tó him gebígean mid golde ne mid seolfre ne mid godwebgyrlum, Wlfst. 197, 1

port-geat

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Hé beseah tó þǽre hálgan Crístes róde tácne hwǽr heó uppan þám portgeate stód mid árwurðnysse áfæstnod, Hml. S. 23, 500. Add

horn-sæl

(n.)
Grammar
horn-sæl, es; n.

A hall having 'horns' in its roof

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A hall having 'horns' in its roof Hornsalu, Andr. Kmbl. 2318; An. 1160 : Exon. 101 b; Th. 383, 10; Rä. 4, 8

Linked entry: horn-sele

ofer-getimbran

(v.)

to raise a building

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to raise a building On ðæm stáne hí ciricean ofer-getimbredon they raised a church on that rock Blickl. Homl. 205, 5

Linked entry: ge-timbran

eaxle-gespan

(n.)
Grammar
eaxle-gespan, gen. -gespannes; n.

The shoulder-span

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The shoulder-span Fífe gimmas wǽron on ðam eaxlegespanne five gems were on the shoulder-span, Rood Kmbl. 17; Kr. 9

mearc-weg

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-weg, es; m.

A road that forms part of a boundary

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A road that forms part of a boundary Andlang mearcweges, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 40, 3. On mearcwei, iii. 202, 5

cúþ-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
cúþ-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte
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To make friends with Hé sende tó Róme gecorene ǽrendracan, wolde cúðlǽcan wið hí, Hml, S. 25, 644. v. ge*-*cúþlǽcan

ǽr-gewinn

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-gewinn, es; n.

An ancient struggleformer agonyantiquum certamenpristina agonia

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An ancient struggle, former agony; antiquum certamen, pristina agonia Earmra ǽrgewinn the former agony of the wretched ones, Rood Kmbl. 37; Kr. 19

a-lynian

(v.)
Grammar
a-lynian, p. ode; pp. od

To liberatedeliverfree fromliberare

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To liberate, deliver, free from; liberare Alynian of róde Cristes líchaman to deliver Christ's body from the cross, De offic. diurn. et noct

for-bígels

(n.)
Grammar
for-bígels, es; m.

An archa vaultan arched roofarcusfornixcămĕraκαμάρα

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An arch, a vault, an arched roof; arcus, fornix, cămĕra = καμάρα Forbígels arcus, Ælfc. Gl. 29; Som. 61, 32; Wrt. Voc. 26, 31

biscop-gegyrelan

(n.)
Grammar
biscop-gegyrelan, pl. m.

Episcopal robesindumenta episcopalia

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[gegyrela a garment, robe] Episcopal robes; indumenta episcopalia He sende him biscopgegyrelan he sent him episcopal robes, Bd. 1, 29; S. 498, 10

Linked entry: bisceop-gegyrelan