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ge-driht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-driht, -dryht, e; f.

A hostcompanyturmacohors

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A host, company; turma, cohors Wæs seó eorla gedriht ánes módes the host of men was of one mind, Cd. 158; Th. 197, 10; Exod. 304 : Exon. 22 b; Th. 63, 3; Cri. 1014

ge-spring

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

A spring;fonsscaturigo

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A spring; fons, scaturigo Ðǽr wæs on blóde brim weallende, atol ýða gespring [geswing, Th.] eal gemenged there was the surge boiling with blood, the foul spring of waves all mingled, Beo. Kmbl. 1689

Linked entry: ge-spryng

Clofes hoo

(n.)
Grammar
Clofes hoo, Clofes hó;hós; hóas; óa; hóum; m.
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Ðá wæs sionoþlíc gemót on ðære mǽran stówe ðe mon háteþ Clofes hóas then there was a synodal meeting in the famous place which is called Cliff, Th. Diplrn. A. D. 825; 70, II

Linked entry: Cleofes hoo

ge-martyrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-martyrian, -martirian, -martrian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To martyrmarty̆rem făcĕre

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He wæs for sóþfæstnysse gemartyrod he was martyred for truth, Homl. Th. i. 484, 33 : Boutr. Scrd. 18, 8, 10. Wæs heáfde beslegen and gemartyrad se mon decollātus est mīles, Bd. 1, 7; S. 478, 39.

Linked entry: martyrian

fleótig

(adj.)
Grammar
fleótig, adj.

Swift fleet rapidcĕlervēlox

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Swift, fleet, rapid; cĕler, vēlox Swift wæs on fóre, fleótga [ = fleótiga] on lyfte [MS. fleotgan lyfte] it was swift in its course, rapid in the air, Exon. 113b; Th. 434, 22; Rä. 52, 4

fóre-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-sittan, part. -sittende; p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten

To sit before or in frontto presidepræsĭdēre

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To sit before or in front, to preside; præsĭdēre Wæs fóresittende se Arcebiscop Þeodórus the Archbishop Theodore was presiding, Bd. 4, 5; S. 571, 25. Fóresittendum Theodóre præsĭdente Theodōro, 4, 17; S. 585, 24

geond-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-sendan, p. -sende; pp. -sended

To overspreadperfundere

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To overspread; perfundere Wæs gúþ-hergum wera éðel-land wíde geondsended the people's native-land was widely overspread with hostile bands, Cd. 92; Th. 118, 21; Gen. 1968: 119; Th. 154, 6; Gen. 2551

Linked entry: eond-send

creópere

(n.)
Grammar
creópere, es; m.

A CREEPERcripple serpensclinicus

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A CREEPER, cripple; serpens, clinicus Seó ealde cyrce wæs eall behangen mid criccum and mid creópera sceamelum the old church was all hung around with crutches and with cripples' stools Glostr. Frag. 12, 17

ge-resta

(n.)
Grammar
ge-resta, an; f.

One who rests with another, consort

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One who rests with another, consort Seó wæs Eádwardes cynges geresta she was king Edward's consort, Chr. 1076; Erl. 214, 32. Heó Balan sealde Iacobe to gerestan Bilham dedit Iacobo quacum concumberet, Gen. 30, 4

Linked entry: resta

ge-lyðen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-lyðen, part. p.

Travelled

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Travelled Se ylca Nathan wæs swá gelyðen ðæt he hæfde gefaren fram ǽlcum lande to óðrum this Nathan was so travelled that he had gone from every land to the other, St. And. 26, 13

up-weg

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

The way to heaven

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The way to heaven Wæs Gúðláces gǽst gelǽded on upweg, Exon. Th. 180, 15; Gú. 1280: 184, 6; Gú. 1340: Andr. Kmbl. 1659; An. 832. Hí dóm hlutan, eádigne upwæg, Menol. Fox 383; Men. 193

Bryt-ford

(n.)
Grammar
Bryt-ford, es; m.

a Britona fordBRITFORD

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[Bryt a Briton, ford a ford] BRITFORD, near Sarum, Wiltshire Tostig wæs ðá æt Brytforda [MS. Brytfordan] mid ðam cinge [MS. kinge] Tostig was then at Britford with the king, Chr. 1065; Erl. 194, 38

eáre-lippric

(n.)
Grammar
eáre-lippric, eár-lipric, e; f: eór-lippric, es; n.

A flap of the ear aurĭcŭla

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War. 7, 33. Eárliprica, acc. pl. Mk. Rush. War. 7, 33: Jn. Rush. War. 18, 26. Ða eárelipprica, acc. pl. Mk. Lind. War. 14, 47

Linked entry: eór-lippric

ful-wurþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-wurþlíce, full-weorþlíce; adv.

Full worthilyvery honourablydignissĭme

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Th. 294, 21, col. 2], swá he wyrðe wæs they buried him very honourably, as he was worthy, Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 22, col. 1

Linked entry: full-weorþlíce

ge-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sendan, p. -sende; pp. -sended, -send

To send

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Ðá wæs gesended then was sent, Blickl. Homl. 9, 28: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 13: 15, 17. Gesend missus, Ps. Lamb. 33, 8

un-mǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
un-mǽþ, e; f.

Transgressionwrong

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Ða discipulas wǽron on heora módgeþance swíðlíce áfyrhte and gedréfde, swá hit nǽnig fyren wæs (unmǽþ næs, MS. F. i.e. it was perfectly right that they should be troubled ), Homl. Ass. 162, 234

ge-tácniendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tácniendlíc, -tácnigendlíc; adj.

Bearing a signsignificativetypicalsignĭfĭcātīvus

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Th. ii. 278, 14] lamb wæs geoffrod æt heora Eáster-tíde the typical lamb was offered at their Easter-tide, Homl. Pasc. Lisle 11, 18

god-sunu

(n.)
Grammar
god-sunu, a; m.
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Hiora wæs óðer his godsunu óðer Æþerédes ealdormonnes one of them was his godson, the other was alderman Ethelred's, Chr. 894 ; Erl. 91, 29: L. In. 76; Th. i. 150, 13

hyge-méþe

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. : þæt wæs feohleás gefeoht fyrenum gesyngad hreðre hyge-méðe one brother shot the other . . . that was a fight where no bót could be claimed (cf.

á-swǽman

Grammar
á-swǽman, p. de.

to be grievedconfounded to wander away

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Ic áswǽmde tabescebam; I was grieved (A.V.), 118, 158 : 138, 21. Ic ne sý áswǽmed non erubescam, 24, 2. Sé þe sceal áswǽman (or under II.?)sárigferð, wát his sincgiefan beheledne, Gú. 1326. to wander away (cf.