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ge-sceón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceón, p. de

To happen, come upon ⬩ accidere, contingere

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To happen, come upon; accidere, contingere Him níþ godes gesceóde God's enmity came upon him, Cd. 206; Th. 255, 7; Dan. 620. [Cf. Cod. Ex. Th. 226, 4; Ph. 400.] Him bonena hand hearde gesceóde [Kmbl. gesceód] the hand of slayers had been hard upon him

Linked entry: sceón

ge-met

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-met, adj. [ge-met IV. a fit or proper measure]

Fit, meet, proper ⬩ aptus, congruus, conveniens

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Fit, meet, proper; aptus, congruus, conveniens Wearþ him hýrra hyge ðonne gemet wǽre he had a loftier soul than were meet, Cd. 198; Th. 247, 5; Dan. 492 : 186; Th. 231, 21; Dan. 250: Andr. Kmbl. 2358 ; An. 1180, Swá him gemet þince as to him may seem

Linked entry: or-met

un-hýðig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hýðig, adj.

Without that which is advantageous or beneficial ⬩ unhappy

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Without that which is advantageous or beneficial, unhappy Hwí nǽre ðú ðonne genóg earm and genóg unhýþi ( printed -hiþy; -hydig, Cott. MS.), þeáh ðe þúhte ðæt ðú welig wǽre, ðonne ðú óþer twéga oððe hæfdest ðæt ðú noldest, oððe næfdest ðæt ðú woldest

ge-blǽdfæstness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-blǽdfæstness, e ; f.
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Prosperity, success Ðá gemétte ic sumne man þe mé þrý penegas sealde, mid þám ic mé þrý hláfas bohte; þá ic mé hæfde genóh gehýðe tó mínes síðfætes geblǽdfæstnysse ( I had abundantly what was of advantage to the success of my journey. The Latin has:

log

(n.)
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(?) water: Mid lande and mid loge cum terra et cum aqua, C. D. iv. 202, l.[The grant in which this phrase occurs is of land that had been held by a ' húskarll' of king Edward. The alliterative phrase ' land and lögr' is common in Icelandic, so perhaps

on-orettan

(v.)

to perform with effort, to accomplish ( a difficult undertaking)

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to perform with effort, to accomplish ( a difficult undertaking) Nó hé ofer Offan eorlscype fremede (he did not excel Offa), ac Offa geslóg cyneríca mǽst; nǽnig efeneald him eorlscipe máran onorette áne sweorde no one of equal age had done such heroic

Linked entry: orettan

síþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
síþlíce, adv.

Late ⬩ after some time ⬩ at last ⬩ in the end ⬩ lately

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Late (?), after some time, at last, in the end, lately Eft ðá siððan óðre twegen swearte hremmas síþlíce cómon and his hú tǽron mid heardum bile again afterwards two other black ravens came after some time, and tore his house with hard bill, Homl. Th

ge-tremman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tremman, p. -tremede; pp. -tremed

To strengthen ⬩ establish ⬩ confirm ⬩ firmāre ⬩ confirmāre

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To strengthen, establish, confirm; firmāre, confirmāre Eall úre líf he getremede he strengthened all our life, Blickl. Homl. 9, 36. Hwá hine heálíce torhtne getremede tungolgimmum who had established it bright on high with starry gems, Exon. 24 b; Th

ge-wealc

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

A rolling ⬩ motion ⬩ an attack ⬩ volutatio ⬩ impetus

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A rolling, motion, an attack; volutatio, impetus Yða gewealc a rolling of waves, Ap.Th. 11, 1: Cd. 166; Th. 206, 21; Exod. 455: Exon. 81 b; Th. 306, 11; Seef. 6: 82 a; Th. 308, 28; Seef 46: Beo. Th. 932; B. 464: Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 19; Edg. 45: Andr.

Linked entries: ge-wilc -wealc wealca

mann-swica

Grammar
mann-swica, mán-swica ?. [In favour of mán- it may be noted that mann- does not occur as the first part of this compound, but does occur with -slaga; in Wlfst. 55, 6 the a has the accent in two MSS. (though in one of these mán- is written in mánslagan, Wlfst. 26, 14), and at 114, 13 manswican is a v. l. for mánsworan.]
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In l. 2 read mannslagan, and add: a deceiver, cheat Án unlagu æt ðám ætfengan þe swicigende manswican lufedan be-westan, Ll. Lbmn, 244, 28. Swá geráde manswican (man-, v. ll. ) þe on ðá wísan swǽslíce swiciað on unriht, þæt syndan forbodan Antecrístes

gim-rodor

(n.)
Grammar
gim-rodor, Dr. Bradley suggests that this form may have arisen a mistaken reading of a gloss to dracontia gemma ex cereb gim ro dr , or some such form.

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be-hýdignys

(n.)
Grammar
be-hýdignys, (-hygdignes). [In Ps. Spl. C. 28, 7 the same mistake seems to have been made as in Ps. Srt, 28, 8, where solitudinem is glossed bihygdignisse (= solicitudinem)]
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Care, anxiety, solicitude Bihýdinys (bighýdignys, Hpt. Gl. 538, 41) sollicitudo, An. Ox. 5430. Carfulnesse, bihýdine(sse) sollicitudinis, 906

-hafol

(suffix)
Grammar
-hafol, v. fæst-hafol, wan-hafol: <b>-hafolness</b>. v. wan-hafolness: <b>hafud-æcer, -land</b>.

Similar entry: heáfod-æcer

be-sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
be-sceáwian, p. ode; pp. od

To look round upon ⬩ look on ⬩ consider ⬩ regard ⬩ watch ⬩ circumspicere ⬩ intueri ⬩ considerare ⬩ respicere ⬩ perscrutari ⬩ providere

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To look round upon, look on, consider, regard, watch; circumspicere, intueri, considerare, respicere, perscrutari, providere Hí besceáwigende circumspiciens eos, Mk. Bos. 3, 5. Ic onlócige, oððe ic besceáwige intueor, Ælfc. Gr. 27; Som. 29, 60. Besceáwiaþ

Linked entry: sceáwian

fór-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
fór-wyrcan, -wyrcean; p. -worhte; pp. -worht [fór before, wyrcan to work, do]

To work or place before ⬩ obstruct ⬩ barricade ⬩ oppōnére ⬩ obstruĕre

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To work or place before, obstruct, barricade; oppōnére, obstruĕre Se cing geháwode hwǽr man mihte ða eá fórwyrcan [fór-wyrcean, col. 2] the king observed where the river might be obstructed, Chr. 896; Th. 173, 36, col. 1. He hæfde ealle ða geatu fórworht

Linked entries: un-forworht for-worhta

néðing

(n.)
Grammar
néðing, e; f.

Daring ⬩ audacity

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Daring, audacity Ðæt hé þurh néðinge wunne, Exon. Th. 109, 33; Gú. 99. Ða swá swíðe hiene ondrédan ðe on westeweardum ðisses middangeardes wǽron ðæt hié on swá micle néðinge ... hiene æfter friþe sóhton on eástweardum ðeosan middangearde those who were

teón-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
teón-rǽden, teón-rǽdenn, e; f.
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Wrong, injury Ðæt hig wrecan mihton heora teónrǽdenne mid tintergum on him ( ut reddamus ei (Samson), quae in nos operatus est ) . . . Hig woldon hine tintregian for heora teónrǽdene, Jud. 15, 10, 14. Nicanores heáfod hí setton tó tácne for his teónrǽdene

hætera

(n.)
Grammar
hætera, hæteru, pl.

Garments ⬩ rent clothe ⬩ scrutum, pannucia ⬩ pannis, mastrugis ⬩ rag, clout

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Garments Hé hæfde ne hǽlþe ne hætera he had neither health nor garments, Homl. Th. i. 330, 14. Se hund tótær his hæteru sticmǽlnm of his bæce the dog tore his garments to pieces off his back, 374, 8. Sume hí cuwon heora hætera some of them chewed their

ge-teágan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teágan, -tégan; p. -téde; pp. -teád

To make ⬩ prepare

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To make, prepare Ðæt land mid to teágenne. Ðá ðæt land ðá geteád wæs to prepare the land with. When then the land was prepared; preparata terra, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 33. Ðone ilcan mete ðe he hí ǽror mid tame getéde the same food with which before he had

twin

(adj.)
Grammar
twin, adj.

Twin ⬩ double

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Twin, double Twinnum sangum geminis concentibus, Hpt. Gl. 467, 31. An had off twinne kinde, (double) Orm. 1361. He spacc off hise twinne kindess (two, twin, natures,) 17478. On ilc he brend twin der (Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram,

Linked entry: twinn