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ge-mǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mǽd, adj.

foolish ⬩ stultus ⬩ Troubled in mind, mad ⬩ amens

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Sax. ge-méd foolish : O. H. Ger. ka-meit stultus : or ge-mæd? v. Leo 29]

Linked entries: mád mǽd ge-maad ge-mǽdan ge-méd

ge-hilmed

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hilmed, adj.
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Ger. ge-hilmit frutectum; ge-hilmi frutecta.] Cf. ge-helmian

Linked entries: ge-hylmed -hilmed

ge-célan

Grammar
ge-célan, [The passage in I is from Lch. i. 146, 14.]
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See ge-cǽlan. Add

ge-þicfyldan

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Substitute: <b&gt;ge-þicfildan</b&gt; to make thick Geþycfyldan densere, Germ. 401, 21

ge-mǽnan

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Take here <b&gt;ge-mǽnan;</b&gt; in Dict. v. mǽnan to mean

ge-lífan

(v.)
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Take here <b&gt;ge-lýfan</b&gt; in Dict., and add:

ge-þeaht

(v.; part.)

covered,

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covered, Cd. 73; Th. 90, 8; Gen. 1492 pp.of ge-þeccan

ge-dihtnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dihtnung, a dispensation, disposing, Gr. D. 146, 28.
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See preceding word

ge-férness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-férness, (?), e; f.
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ge-férnes. Though ge-férnes does not occur elsewhere, yet on the analogy of ge-leórnes transitus, ge-leóran transire, it might serve as a gloss to meatus alongside ge-féran meare. Gi- for ge- is not used in Bl.

ge-gang

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Hé manige mæn þára þe ic gemunde, ǽgþer ge on tída gegange ge eác on wundrum oferþeáh multos quorum memini uirtute et tempore praecessit, Gr. D. 179, 10. Add

ge-gearwung

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Cf. ge-gearwian; <b&gt;VI, V</b&gt; Tó gegearwunga his ad operationem suam, Bl. Gl. For gegearwunge þǽre sóðan lufe pro caritatis exhibitione, Gr. D. 39, 22

ge-swác

(v.; part.)

ceased ⬩ rested from

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Bos. 14, 32: Gen. 2, 3 p.of ge-swícan

ge-lífedlic

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Take here <b&gt;ge-lýfedlic</b&gt; in Dict., and add Giléfeðlicum geadrunge legitima societate, Rtl. 110, 18

Linked entry: ge-lífedlíce

ge-scippend

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Take here <b&gt;ge-sceppend</b&gt; in Dict., and add Mid méder ealra gescippendes, Nar. 48, 3

ge-wriþelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wriþelian, (?); p. ode
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To bind together [Lilian] reádum gew[r]iðelode rosbeddum [lilia] purpureis conexa rosetis, An. Ox. 23, 7. [O. H. Ger. ge-ridilón vel ge-wittón discriminare (crinem).] Cf. wriþels

Linked entry: ge-wiþelode

ge-nyht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-nyht, es; n: e; f. [O. H. Ger. ganuht, f.]

An abundance, plenty, sufficiency, fulfilment ⬩ abundantia, ubertas

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An abundance, plenty, sufficiency, fulfilment; abundantia, ubertas Ðeáh mon nú anweald and genyht to twǽm þingum nemne though any one call power and abundance two things, Bt. 33, 1; Fox 120, 20. Ðætte genyht wǽre gesǽlða that sufficiency was happiness

Linked entry: ge-niht

ge-irsian

(v.)
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Take here <b&gt;ge-eorsian, ge-yrsian</b&gt; in Dict., and add God, ðú ðe sóðlíce giiorses ( irasceris ), Rtl. 40, 23. Hwæt þá Datianus deófollíce geyrsode ongeán ðone hálgan wer, Hml. S. 14, 23.

Linked entry: ge-yrsian

ge-singallícode

(v.)
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Substitute: <b&gt;ge-singallician;</b&gt; p. ode To continue, perpetuate Gesingallicode continuati, Ps. Vos. 140, 6. See preceding word

ge-maca

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Gr. Z. 43, . 1-3. Fædores gimaca Patris compar, Rtl. 165, II. Gimacca ( or under ge-mæcca ?), 164, 3. Wolde gé nú ðæt gé næfden nánne gemacan on ðys gemǽnan middan-gearde habere in communi mundo consortes minime potestis ?, Past. 331, 2.

ge-scildod

Grammar
ge-scildod, provided with a shield.
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Take here <b&gt;ge-sceldod</b&gt; in Dict., and add Scutum scyld scutalus gescyldod, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 256, 15

Linked entries: -scildod ge-sceldod ge-scyldod

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