ge-sinscipe
Marriage ⬩ wedlock ⬩ matrimony ⬩ in pl. Married people ⬩ connubium,
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He wæs seofan geár on gesinscipe geseted ǽr his biscopdóme he was married for seven years before he was a bishop, Shrn. 110, 1. Eác is gesynscipum micel þearf for those married also there is much need, L. E. I 43; Th. ii. 440, 7
EÁCAN
To be increased, augmented, enlarged, indued ⬩ augēri, increscĕre
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Ðæt þurh bearnes gebyrd brýd eácen wearþ that through child-bearing the bride was increased, Exon. 8 b; Th. 3, 19; Cri. 38. Heó ongieten hæfde ðæt heó eácen wæs she had discovered that she was pregnant, Exon. 100 a; Th. 378, 4; Deór. 11.
Linked entry: ǽcen
gúþ-þræc
War-force ⬩ vis bellica
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War-force; vis bellica Mid gúþþræce with war-force, Cd. 50; Th. 64, 6; Gen. 1046: 93; Th. 119, 2; Gen.1973
Bec
an abbey in Normandy
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an abbey in Normandy Teodbald, ðe was abbot in ðe Bec Theobald, who was abbot of Bec, Chr. 1140 ; Th. 383, 40
ge-lýfed
One who believed, faithful ⬩ religiosus, fidus, fidelis
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Wæs sum cyning gelýfed swíðe on God there was a king firmly believing on God, Swt. Rdr. 95, 2 : H. R. 101, 13. Hie wurdan hraðe gelýfde they immediately believed, Blickl. Homl. 155, 5.
Linked entry: ge-léfed
scerwen
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Ðæt wæs biter beórþegu: byrlas ne gǽldon ... ðǽr wæs ǽlcum genóg drync sóna gearu, 3063-3069; An. 1534-1537), Andr. Kmbl. 3051; An. 1528. v. Grmm. A. and E. pp. xxxvi, 133, and note to Wülcker's ed. of Grein
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celmert-mon
A hired servant, hireling ⬩ mercenarius
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War. 10, 12, 13. Celmertmonn mercenarius, Jn. Lind. War. 10, 12. Ða celmertmenn mercenarii, Lk. Lind. War. 15, 17. From celmertmonnum ðínum de mercenariis tuis, 15, 19: Mk. Skt. Lind. 1, 20
á-sígan
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Þone wáh þe ne ásíhð nǽfre. Hml. S. 36, 68. On nóntíde ásíhð seó sunne. Hml. Th. ii. 76, 20. Sunne ásáh, Lk. 4, 40. Ásáh seó ǽfentíd. Gr. D. 83, 15. Ásige procumberet, An. Ox. 1579. Ásigen tó yfele, Bt. 24, 4; F. 84, 28. Add
ge-wundian
To wound
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Se swíðe gewundod wæs he was sore wounded, Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 8
ge-hende
Nigh ⬩ near ⬩ juxta
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He wæs gehende ðam scype he was near the ship, Jn. Bos. 6, 19. He læg ðeódne gehende he lay by his prince, Byrht. Th. 140, 27; By. 294 : Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 47, 34
á-cæglod
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Ðá cwom sum deór of ðǽm fenne; wæs ðǽm deóre eall se hrycg ácæglod (cf. Angl. iv. 157 where atæglod is read) the back was as if all studded with pegs; the Latin has belua serrato tergo Nar. 20, 26
gúþ-frec
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Substitute: greedy for war or destruction.
brægden
Deceitful, cunning, crafty; ⬩ dolosus
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Deceitful, cunning, crafty; dolosus Sendon [sendan MS.] hí Mariurn, ðone consul, ongeán Geoweorþan, á swá lytigne, and á swá brægdenne, swá he wæs they sent Marias, the consul, against Jugurtha, as he was always so cunning, and always so crafty, Ors.
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búta
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War. 5, 10. Búta ðæm wíngeard extra vineam, Mt. Lind. War. 21, 39
bér
A bed ⬩ lectus ⬩ grabatus
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War. 5, 12. Nim bére ðíne, Jn. Rush. War. 5, 12
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beótung
A threatening ⬩ raging ⬩ comminatio ⬩ minæ
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Ðá wæs his mód mid ðám beótungum gebreged then was his mind frightened by the threatenings, 2, 12; S. 513, 14 : 1, 7; S. 477, 23
earmlíce
Miserably, wretchedly ⬩ mĭsĕre
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Miserably, wretchedly; mĭsĕre He wæs earmlíce beswicen he was wretchedly beguiled, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 26: 1. 12; S. 481, 21: Cd. 81; Th. 101, 35; Gen. 1692: Exon. 88 a; Th. 330, 20; Vy. 54. Earmlícor more miserably. Bd. 5, 14; S. 635, 3
ge-witennes
Departure
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On ðone ylcan dæg byþ ðæs bisceopes gewytennys se wæs nemned scs Cassius on the same day is the bishop's departure who was named St. Cassius, Shrn. 97, 36
gifeðe
What is granted by fate ⬩ lot ⬩ fortune ⬩ fate
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What is granted by fate, lot, fortune, fate Wæs ðæt gifeðe to swíð ðe ðone ðyer ontyhte too strong was the fate that impelled him thither, Beo. Th. 6163; B. 3085. On gifeðe by chance, Andr. Kmbl. 977; An. 489v. Grmm. And. u. El. p. 108
swic-dóm
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Wæs ðis land swíðe ástirad and mid mycele swicdóme áfylled the land was much disturbed and filled with treason, 1087; Erl. 224, 2.