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fromung

(n.)
Grammar
fromung, e; f.

Profit ⬩ advantage ⬩ good ⬩ profectus

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Profit, advantage, good; profectus Micel fromung much good, Bd. 5, 8; S. 621, 30, note

cærsiht

(adj.)
Grammar
cærsiht, adj.
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Cressy, having much cress In cærsihtan wyll, C. D. iii. 121, 18. v. next word

Andreas

(n.)
Grammar
Andreas, m. indecl. but Andreæ and Andrea are found in dat. as in Lat. and Grk.

Andrew ⬩ Andreas

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Ðis Gódspel sceal on Andreas mæsse-dæg this Gospel must be on St. Andrew's day, Rubc. Mt. Bos. 4, 18-22, Notes, p. 574

ge-bǽran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bǽran, p. de ; pp. ed [ge-, and bǽru bearing, habit]

To bear one's self ⬩ behave or conduct one's self ⬩ se gerere

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Ne scule gé wið hine gebǽran swá swá wið feónd ye must not behave to him as to an enemy, Past. 46, 8; Swt. 356, 7; Hat. MS. 68 a, 14. We gebǽraþ swelce we hit nyten we behave as though we know it not, 28, 4; Swt. 194, 4; Hat. MS. 37 a, 25.

Linked entry: bǽran

cnucian

(v.)
Grammar
cnucian, cnocian.
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Hét hé mid stánum ðæs hálgan múð cnucian, Hml. Th. i. 428, 32: 432, 3: ii. 422, 25. Sí cnucud pulsetur (tabula ), Angl. xiii. 431, 951. to pound Cnuca ealle tósomne swíðe smale, Lch. iii. 56, 21. Cnocie man þá bán mid æxse ýre, 14, 11

batian

(v.)
Grammar
batian, p. ode.

to get better

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Gif hrýðera steorfan . . . geót on ðone múð, sóna hý batigeað, iii. 54, 33. Smire oþ ꝥ batige, ii. 78, 17. Ne mæg him se líchoma batian, 206, 10. Gif hit nelle for þisum lǽcedóme batian, 354, 9.

gehðo

(n.)
Grammar
gehðo, gehðu, geohðu, geoðu, giohðo, giðu, e; f.

Care ⬩ anxiety ⬩ cura ⬩ solicitudo

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Ic sceal gehðu mǽnan I must lament my cares, Exon. 71 b; Th. 266, 1; Jul. 391. Oft mec gehða gemanode often sorrow hath admonished me, 50 a; Th. 174, 22; Gú. 1181.

Linked entry: gihþu

ge-þolian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þolian, to -þolianne, -þolienne, -þoligenne; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed [þolienne to bear, suffer] .

to bear ⬩ suffer ⬩ endure ⬩ sustain ⬩ sufferre ⬩ păti ⬩ sustĭnēre ⬩ to have patience ⬩ endure ⬩ wait ⬩ remain ⬩ perdūrāre ⬩ mănēre ⬩ with the gen. To suffer loss of ⬩ forfeit ⬩ lose ⬩ cărēre

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To suffer loss of, forfeit, lose; cărēre Ic geþolian sceal þinga ǽghwylces I must forfeit everything, Cd. 219; Th. 281, 17; Sat. 273

lah-brecende

(adj.)
Grammar
lah-brecende, adj.
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Sacrilegious Wið God múðe mid lah*-*brecendum woffigende erga Deum ore sacrilego blasphemantem Scint. 9. 9

Linked entry: brecan

up-heald

(n.)
Grammar
up-heald, es; n.

Upholding ⬩ support ⬩ maintenance

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Upholding, support, maintenance Ic eom ðæs mynstres mund and upheald, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 232, 7

snofl

(n.)

mucus, snivel

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mucus, snivel Wið langum sáre ðæs heáfdes þurh horh oððe þurh snofl Lchdm. ii. 24, 4

gleó-cræft

Grammar
gleó-cræft, glig-cræft, es; m.

Glee-craft ⬩ art of music ⬩ minstrelsy ⬩ playing ⬩ ars musica ⬩ histrionia ⬩ mimica gesticulatio

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Glee-craft, art of music, minstrelsy, playing; ars musica, histrionia, mimica gesticulatio, Greg. Dial. 1, 9

Linked entry: glig-cræft

meolc-teónd

(n.)
Grammar
meolc-teónd, es; m.

A suckling

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A suckling Of múðe cilda and milcdeóndra ex ore infantium et lactentium, Ps. Surt. 8, 3

gripol

(adj.)
Grammar
gripol, gripul; adj.
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Able to grasp much, capacious Gripul, numul capax, qui multum capit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 29

swegel-rád

(n.)
Grammar
swegel-rád, e; f.

Music ⬩ music of the flute

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Music (?) Scyl wæs hearpe, hlúdc hlynede, hleóþor dynede, sweglrád swinsade, Exon. Th. 353, 47; Reim. 29

ge-sceorf

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

Scurf, the fur of the mucous membrane ⬩ mucus intestinorum

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Scurf, the fur of the mucous membrane; mucus intestinorum, L. M. 2, 35; Lchdm. ii. 240, 23

Linked entry: -sceorf

ge-swipor

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-swipor, ge-swiper; adj.
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Cunning, crafty Hé geswiperum (-swippre, v. l.) múðe (ore astuto ) wrehte. Bd. 2, 9; Sch. 146, 24

Linked entry: swipor

FEÓWER

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FEÓWER, feówere; nom. acc; gen. feówera, feówra; dat. feówerum:

FOUR ⬩ quătuor

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Felamódigra feówer scoldon geferian to ðæm goldsele Grendles heáfod four of those much daring ones must convey Grendel's head to the gold-hall, Beo. Th. 3279; B. 1637.

on-grisla

(n.)
Grammar
on-grisla, an; m.

Dread, horror

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Dread, horror Wæs se munt mid mycelum brógan and mid ongryslan eall oferlǽded, Blickl. Homl. 203, 7

Linked entry: grisla

ofer-sprecan

(v.)

to say too much, use too many words ⬩ to say too much, more than is just ⬩ blasphemare

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to say too much, use too many words Ne flýt ðú wið ánwilne man ne wið ofersprecenne don't dispute with an obstinate man, or with one using too many words, Prov. Kmbl. 5. to say too much, more than is just Ofersprecendes obloquentis, Ps.