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freó-man

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For last passage substitute Hwæt gifest þú me, gásta Waldend, freómanna tó frófre ... ne sealdest þú mé sunu ... Gǽð geréfa mín fægen freóbearnum what freeborn children wilt thou give me, Ruler of spirits, for my comfort? ...

gripe

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Þú þurh deóra gripe deáðe sweltest, Jul. 125. by things, v. grípan; 2. material Þurh gáres gripe gást onsendan, An. 187.

sceafan

(v.)
Grammar
sceafan, scafan;scóf; sceafen, scafen

To shave, scrape, shred, polish

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B.)gáte horn on þrý scenceas, Lchdm. i. 352, 11: 344, 13. Sceafe ðæt gréne, ii. 292, 26. Ðú scealt hine scafan on wæter . . . and ðære reádan eorþan dǽl scafe ðǽrtð, ii. 290, 11-13

HEALM

(n.)
Grammar
HEALM, es; n.

HAULM, straw, stem or stalk of grass, stalk of a planta roof of strawstipulaculmus, calamus, stipula, festucaa reed

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Gán and gadrion him sylfe ðæt healm let them go and gather straw for themselves, Ex. 5, 7. Swá windes healm sicut stipulam ante faciem venti, Ps. Th. 82, 10. Genim rigen healm and beren take rye and barley straw, L.

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fyxe

(n.)
Grammar
fyxe, an; f.

A she-fox, vixen

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A she-fox, vixen Ðǽr fyxan díc tó bróce gæð, C. D. ii. 29, 1

ealla

(n.)
Grammar
ealla, an; m.

Gall, bile fel

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Gall, bile; fel Hym man drincan mengde myd eallan and myd ecede one mingled him a drink with gall and with vinegar, Nicod. 26; Thw: 14, 18. Wid ðæs eallan [geallan MS.

atel

(adj.)

direterrible

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dire, terrible Se atela gǽst the dire spirit, Exon. 34 a; Th. 109, 9; Gú. 87

mægenian

(v.)
Grammar
mægenian, <b>, mægnian;</b> p. ode

To gain strength

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To gain strength Mód mægnode mind gained might, Exon. 94 b; Th. 353, 55; Reim. 33

mán-sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
mán-sceatt, es; m.

Usuryunjust gain

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Usury, unjust gain Of mánsceatte and of máne ex usuris et iniquitate, Ps. Th. 71, 14

in-gehygd

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Godes Gást hæfð ingehýd ǽlces gereordes, Hml. Th. i. 280, 12. meaning, import Onfangenum rǽdelse hé smeáde ymbe ꝥ ingehýd, and hit gewan mid wísdóme, Ap.

setl-rád

(n.)
Grammar
setl-rád, e; f.
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Cf. setl-gang

gorettung

(n.)
Grammar
gorettung, e; f.
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A roving look, wandering gaze Wídgille emwlátung ł goretunge passivos oculorum obtutus, Hpt. Gl. 405, 65

on-setenness

(n.)
Grammar
on-setenness, e; f.

Laying on, imposition

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Laying on, imposition Ðæm gáste ǽghwelc gefullwad man onféhþ þurh biscopa handa onsetenesse, Shrn. 85, 19

un-deóre

(adv.)
Grammar
un-deóre, adv.

Cheaplyat a small cost

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seó wǽge wulle tó .cxx. p. and nán man hig ná undeóror ne sylle, L. Edg. ii. 8; Th. i. 270, 4. Ðæt sý undeóror geseald ðonne hit woroldmannum gewunelíc sý vilius detur quam ab aliis secularibus, R. Ben. 99, 17.

fóre-cweðan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-cweðan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon; pp. -cweden

To foresaypredictprædīcĕrepropōnĕre

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Sume men eác swylce sægdon, ðæt heó, þurh witedómes gást, ða ádle fórecwǽde [MS. -cwede], ðe heó on forþferde sunt ĕtiam qui dicant, quia per prophētīæ spīrĭtum, pestĭlentiam qua ipsa esset mŏrĭtūra, prædixĕrat, 4, 19; S. 588, 15.

ge-edniwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edniwian, -edneowian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To restorerenewrenovatechangerestĭtuĕrerenŏvāreinnŏvāre

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Gást riht geedneowa on, innoþum mínum spīrĭtum rectum innŏva in viscĕrĭbus meis, Ps. Lamb. 50, 12. Se man ðe æfter dǽdbóte his mánfullan dǽda geedniwaþ the man who after repentance renews his sinful deeds, Homl. Th. ii. 602, 25

stǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
stǽnan, p. de
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Heó wæs stǽned óþ ðæt heó hire gást onsænde; ðá com þunerrád and ofslóh ðone mǽstan dǽl ðæs folces ðe hí stǽnde, Shrn. 57, 34-36. Hig hine stǽndon, Jos. 7, 25. Stǽne hine man mid stánum, Lev. 20, 2. Ðá hét se déma hine stǽnan, Shrn. 48, 28.

wuldor-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wuldor-fæst, adj.

Glorious

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His ðone wuldorfæstan gást, Blickl. Homl. 85, 4. His ða wuldorfæstan onsýne, 103, 29. Ða wuldorfæstan Godes weorc, Homl. Skt. ii. 23b, 11. Wuldorfæstan wíc (heaven), Cd. Th. 2, 30; Gen. 27

cwilmian

(v.)
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Þǽ þe Crístes synd cwylmiað heora flǽsc qui sunt Christi carnem suam crucifixerunt (Gal. 5, 24), Hml. S. 17, 61

ofer-hygd

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Þurh oferhigdes (superbiae) gást, Gr. D. 144, 4. Fram þǽre heánnesse þára oferhygda (-hýda, v. l.) ab elationis fastu, 188, 4. Hé þóhte on his oferhigdum hú hé sceolde him tó sprecan, 37, 21.