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gellan

(v.)
Grammar
gellan, gillan, giellan, gyllan; part. gellende, gillende, giellende, gyllende; ic gelle, gille, gielle, gylle, ðú gilst, gielst, gylst; he gilleþ, gilþ, gielþ, gylleþ, gylþ, pl. gellaþ, gillaþ, giellaþ, gyllaþ; p. geal, pl. gullon; pp. gollen

To yell ⬩ sing ⬩ chirp ⬩ stridere ⬩ sonare

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Gilleþ geómorlíce he yelleth sadly, Salm. Kmbl. 535; Sal. 267. Gylleþ grǽghama the cricket chirps, Fins. Th. 10; Fin. 6. Gielleþ ánfloga the lone-flier yells, Exon. 82 a; Th. 309, 25; Seef. 62. Hí gullon they sung, Andr. Kmbl. 253; An. 127

ágan

(n.)
Grammar
ágan, g. d. acc. etc. of áge, an; f. property.
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Cd. 216; Th. 274, 1; Sat. 147;

ge-sæcgan

(v.)

to say, tell

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to say, tell, Ps. Th. 77, 8

gillan

(v.)

to yell

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to yell, Salm. Kmbl. 535; Sal. 267

ge-médren

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-médren, adj.
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Having the same mother, born of the same mother Þá þrié gebróðor nǽron ná Philippuse gemédren (ge-médred, Bos. 60, 19), ac wǽron gefæderen fratres patri ex noverca genitos, Ors. 3, 7; 8. 114, 13

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telge

(n.)
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Cockayne refers the word to telg and translates dyeing; but the passage at 190, 21, in which the same date is said to be 'eallum gód þingum gód' suggests a different meaning. The forms of the whole piece are corrupt. (?)

wræc-síþian

(v.)
Grammar
wræc-síþian, p. ode

To be ⬩ travel in a foreign country, to be in exile

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Ðæt hine mann ásende ofer sǽ on wræcsíð tó sumum wéstene, on ðam ðe cristene menn for geleáfan fordémde wræcsíðedon, Homl. Th. i. 560, 22. Tó wræcsíðienne peregrinandi, vagandi, Hpt. Gl. 412, 59 : ad incolalum peregre, 413, 12

efen-wiht

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Hí woldon efenwihte (-wyhton, -wyrhtan, v. ll. ) beón on sǽ and on lande, Chr. 972; P. 119, 11

ge-rótsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rótsian, [ = geunrótsian?]

to make sad ⬩ contristare

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to make sad; contristare, Rtl. 56, 20

byrgan

(v.)
Grammar
byrgan, byrgean
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to save. v. be-byrg(e)an

wuldor-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-cyning, es; m.

The king of glory ⬩ the Deity

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Th. 272, 6; Sat. 115. Se wuldorcyning, 10, 32 ; Gen. 165. Ælmihtig God, wuldorcyning, 242, 30; Dan. 427: Salm. Kmbl. 640; Sal. 319. Wuldorcyning, fæder frymða gehwæs, Exon. Th. 211, 12; Ph. 196. Wuldorcyning (Christ), 227, 9; Ph. 420.

ǽg-hwæþer

(and) both . . . and

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Add: of two, substantival Wæs ǽghwæþer sáwla full, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627, 39: Cri. 1577: Sal. 108. Ǽghwæþer óþerne oftrædlíce út drǽfde, Chr. 887; P. 80, 28. Fæder ðára æðelinga ǽghwæðres, Rä. 47, 5. Ǽghwæðres . . . worda and weorca, B. 287.

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sittan

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Add þǽr sæt on þám lande swýðe swýþlic hungor vehemens fames incubuerat, Gr. D. 251, 10. Þǽr on sæt mycel hunger, 145, 5. Heofonflód micel on sæt (set, v. l. ), Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 309, 16. Þeáh ðe him ádl on ne sitte, Hml. Th. i. 614, 16.

ende-dógor

(n.)
Grammar
ende-dógor, es; m. n.

The final day, day of one's death ⬩ finālis dies, mortis dies

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Ðæt eorlwerod sæt on wénum ende-dógores the warrior band sat in expectation of the final day [death ], Beo. Th. 5784; B. 2896. Nis nú swíðe feor ðam ýtemestan endedógor it is now not very far to the utmost final day.

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betera

(adj.)
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Geseóð hí þá betran blǽde scínan, Cri. 1292. of things Ne mótan gé míne sáwle grétan, ac gé on betran gebringað, Gú. 349. [Goth. batiza : O. Sax. O. Fr. betera: O. H. Ger. pezziro.]

heáf

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Þú scealt þurh wóp and heáf cennan, þurh sár micel in dolore paries, Gen. 923. Heáf in helle habban, Gú. 588 : Sal. 467. Helle heáfas, Gen. 38. Add

hǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
hǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To heal, make whole, cure, make safe, save ⬩ sanare, salvare ⬩ sanare, curare, salvare

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To heal, make whole, cure, make safe, save; sanare, salvare Ys hyt álýfed tó hǽlenne on restedagum si licet sabbatis curare, Mt. Bos. 12, 10. Earm heora ne hǽlþ hig brachium eorum non salvavit eos, Ps. Spl. 43, 4.

firenian

(v.)
Grammar
firenian, firnian, fyrenian, fyrnian; p. ede; pp. ed.

to sin ⬩ peccāre ⬩ to revile ⬩ călumniāri

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Ða ðe firnedon beóþ beofigende they who sinned shall be trembling, Cd. 227; Th. 303, 29; Sae. 621. to revile; călumniāri Heó firenaþ mec wordum she reviles me with words, Exon. 105b; Th. 402, 24; Rä. 21, 34

geond-faran

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Þá þe iandfarað (perambulant) paðas sǽ, 8, 9. Sideralis se circul hátte, for þan þá tunglan hine geondfarað, Angl. viii. 317, 35. to penetrate, permeate. Cf. þurh-faran Wæs ꝥ hús eall gefylled and geondfæren (?

hlec

(adj.)
Grammar
hlec, adj.

Having cracks or rents

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Swíðe lytlum síceraþ ðæt wæter and swíðe dégellíce on ðæt hlece scip, and ðeáh hit wilnaþ ðæs ilcan ðe sió hlúde ýþ déþ on ðære hreón sǽ búton hit mon ǽr útáweorpe hoc agit sentina latenter excrescens, quod patenter procella sæviens, Past. 57, 1; Swt.

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