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gliw

(n.)
Grammar
gliw, es; n.

Glee ⬩ joy ⬩ minstrelsy ⬩ mirth ⬩ jesting ⬩ drollery ⬩ gaudium ⬩ musica ⬩ facetiæ ⬩ mimus

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Glee, joy, minstrelsy, mirth, jesting, drollery; gaudium, musica, facetiæ, mimus Ðý læs ðe him con leóða worn, oððe mid hondum con hearpan grétan, hafaþ him his gliwes giefe unless he knows many songs, or with hands can greet the harp, has his gift of

Linked entry: gleow

æfter-leán

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-leán, es; n.

An after-loan ⬩ reward ⬩ recompense ⬩ retribution ⬩ præmium ⬩ merces

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An after-loan, reward, recompense, retribution; præmium, merces Þearl æfterleán hard retribution, Cd. 4; Th. 5, 24; Gen. 76

áhton

(v.)
Grammar
áhton, p. pl. of ágan.

had ⬩ owned ⬩ possessed

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had, owned, possessed Ðe Caldeas cyningdóm áhton the Chaldeans possessed the kingdom, Cd. 209; Th. 258, 24; Dan. 680;

cýp

(n.)
Grammar
cýp, e; f.

A measure, bushel ⬩ modius, dolium

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Hat. 5, 15. Cýpe dolium, Mone B. 3630

folc-getrum

(n.)
Grammar
folc-getrum, folce-getrum, es; n.

Folk-host ⬩ exercĭtus

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Folk-host; exercĭtus Folcgetrume gefaren hæfdon they had come with a host, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 29; Gen. 1987

Linked entry: folce-getrum

fóre-þancul

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-þancul, -þoncol, fór-þoncol; adj.

Forethinking ⬩ provident ⬩ prudent ⬩ prōvĭdus ⬩ prūdens

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Past. 41, 5; Hat. MS. 57 b, 16

un-gerǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerǽd, (?); adj.

Stupid

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(The MS. has ungeræd, v. Wülck. 165, 16.)

Linked entries: an-gerǽd ge-rǽde

deþþan

(v.)
Grammar
deþþan, (?); p. deþede
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; L. has gediides) ubera quae suxisti, Lk. R. 11, 27

ge-cǽlan

(v.)
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In Lk. 16, 24 one MS. has gehǽle, in another this is altered to gecǽle (= gecéle? v. ge-célan)

hearp-sang

(n.)
Grammar
hearp-sang, es; m.

A song to the harp, a psalm

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A song to the harp, a psalm Hearpsang psalmus, Ælfc. Gl. 34: Som. 62, 56; Wrt. Voc. 28, 36

on-wealda

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

One who has power, a ruler

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One who has power, a ruler Ic gelýfe in écne onwealdan ealra gesceafta, Exon. Th. 140, 14; Gú. 610

ge-teón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teón, -tión; p. -teóde; pp. -teód

To make ⬩ form ⬩ frame ⬩ appoint ⬩ determine ⬩ decree ⬩ ordain ⬩ assign ⬩ făcĕre ⬩ stătuĕre ⬩ constĭtuĕre ⬩ decernĕre

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Ðonne biþ ðam heard dóm geteód a hard sentence will be the lot of that man, 95, 36. Þurh hwelces monnes hond mín ende wǽre getiód by what man's hand my death was determined; cujus mortem percussoris manu cavendam habeam, Nar. 31, 19: Th. Ch. 483, 15

DILEGIAN

(v.)
Grammar
DILEGIAN, dilgian, dielgian; p. ode; pp. od
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To dielgianne hira synna to blot out their sins, Past. 55, 2; Hat. MS

Linked entry: dilgian

ge-þryscan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þryscan, p. te; pp. ed

To press ⬩ oppress ⬩ press down ⬩ depress ⬩ premere ⬩ deprimere

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To press, oppress, press down, depress; premere, deprimere Ðæt hine ne geþrysce nán wiðermódnes to ormódnesse non aspera ad desperationem premant, Past. 14, 3; Swt. 83, 18; Hat. MS. 17 b, 26.

Linked entry: of-þryscan

feax-preón

(n.)
Grammar
feax-preón, es; m.

A hair-pin ⬩ discrīmĭnāle

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A hair-pin; discrīmĭnāle Uplegene vel feax-preónas discrīmĭnālia, Ælfc. Gl. 4; Som. 55, 99; Wrt. Voc. 17, 2

ferren

(adj.)
Grammar
ferren, ferlen; adj.

Far off ⬩ distant ⬩ remote ⬩ longinquus

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Hat. 19, 12

fryccea

(n.)
Grammar
fryccea, an; m.

A crier ⬩ preacher ⬩ herald ⬩ præco

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A crier, preacher, herald; præco Se dumba fryccea the dumb herald, Past. 15, 3; Hat. MS. 19 a, 28

ge-bígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bígan, ge-bégan; p. de
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To crown Hié þá swá sigebeorhte and swá gebégde mid mycelre blisse tó hám fóran, Bl. H. 203, 30

hearpene

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gloss upon which the word has been based is:

æt-hrínan

(v.)
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Ꝥ fýr heora ne æthrán ne furþum án hǽr heora heáfdes, Hml. S. 30, 454