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syndrige

(adv.)
Grammar
syndrige, adv.

apart, separately, by one's self ⬩ singly, one at a time

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apart, separately, by one's self Hé gefoerde in stówe unbýed syndrige (seorsum ), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 14, 13: Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 34. Syndrige áuunden separatim involutum, Jn. Skt.

ge-sceádwísnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceádwísnes, ness, e; f.

Reason, discretion ⬩ ratio

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MS. 14 b, 27: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 375; Met. 188: 393; Met. 20, 197

ge-ærwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-ærwe, adj. [arg wicked, depraved]

Perverse ⬩ wicked ⬩ prāvus

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Perverse, wicked; prāvus Ná tocleofode me heorte geærwe non adhæsit mihi cor prāvum, Ps. Spl. T. 100, 4

un-gewemmedness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewemmedness, e; f.

Purity

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Purity Rihtlíc is mé swá besmitenre fram ðínre clǽnan ungewemmednesse beón áscirod, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 438

Linked entries: un-gewemedness ge-wemmedness

ge-treów

(n.)
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faith, fidelity Gif þé þurh getreówa findan þá þe findan, forgef mé þone cræft, Angl. xii. 512, 7

Linked entry: treów

rúmmódlíce

(adv.)
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Ðýs twéntigum hídum, ðá ic rúmódlíce gescarode mé sylfum . . . tó écum rýmete, C. D. v. 331, 2. Add

of-þrysman

(v.)
Grammar
of-þrysman, -þrysmian

to destroy by choking

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to destroy by choking Gewilnunga ðæt word ofþrysmaþ (-þrysmiaþ, MS. A. ) concupiscentiae verbum suffocant. Mk. Skt. 4, 19

on-síne

(adj.)
Grammar
on-síne, -sýne; adj.

Visible

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Visible Hé mé fore eágum onsýne wearþ, Exon. Th. 177, 17; Gú. 1228: Andr. Kmbl. 1820; An. 912

LEÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
LEÓGAN, p. leáh; pl. lugon

To lie ⬩ deceive ⬩ feign

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Met. Fox 25, 100: Met, 25, 50: Exon. 90 a; Th. 337, 27; Gn. Ex. 71. Ðæne nǽnig mæg leógan quem memo potent fallere, Hymn. Surt. 33, 15. Ðú leógende sagast, Blickl. Homl. 179, 22.

FLEÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
FLEÓGAN, fliógan, to fleógenne; part. fleógende; ic fleóge, ðú fleógest, he fleógeþ, pl. fleógaþ; p. ic, he fleág, fleáh, ðú fluge, pl. flugon; pp. flogen [fleóge a fly] .

To FLY as with wings ⬩ vŏlāre ⬩ To flee ⬩ flee from ⬩ fŭgĕre ⬩ effŭgĕre

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To FLY as with wings; vŏlāre Ðæt he mid feðerhoman fleógan meahte that he might fly with wings, Cd. 22; Th. 27, 14; Gen. 417: Bt. Met. Fox 24, 3; Met. 24, 2.

Linked entries: FLEÓN fliógan flecgan

ge-andspornan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-andspornan, ge-spurnan.

to offend

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Ðéh ðe alle ondspyrnendo sié, ic nǽfra geondspyrnad bióm, Mt. L. 26, 33 : Mk. L. 14, 27, 29. Geondspyrned, 6, 3. Geondspurnad, 4, 17: Mt. L. 13, 21

Linked entry: and-speornan

ealdor-sacerd

Grammar
ealdor-sacerd, l. -sácerd,
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Aldorsácerdas principes sacerdotum, Mt. R. 21, 23: Mt. L. 27, 62. Tó aldorsácerdum, 26, 14, 47

Linked entry: sacerd

a-feohtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-feohtan, p. -feaht, pl. -fuhton; pp. -fohten.

to fight against ⬩ attack ⬩ assail ⬩ impugnare ⬩ expugnare ⬩ to tear or pluck out ⬩ evellere

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Hí afuhton me expugnaverunt me, Ps. Th. 108, 2: Ps. Grn. 34, 1. to tear or pluck out; evellere Ǽr hit afohten foldan losige priusquam evellatur, Ps. Th. 128, 4

ellen-wódnes

(n.)
Grammar
ellen-wódnes, -ness, e; f. Zeal, envy, emulation, ardour; zēlus = ζῆλος, fervor
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Swindan me dyde ellenwódnes mín tabescĕre me fēcit zēlus meus, Ps. Spl. T. 118, 139; 78, 5. Aidanns hæfde Godes ellenwódnesse and his lufan micle Aidan had much zeal and love for God, Bd. 3, 3; S. 525, 32.

Linked entry: ellen-gódnes

ge-dwelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dwelian, -dweligan.

to deceive ⬩ lead astray ⬩ to err

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to deceive, lead astray Ðæt his me nán man gedweligan mæg that no man can seduce me from it, Bt. 23, 3; Fox 126, 18. Ne weorðe ic ðínra dóma gedweled ǽfre judicia tua non sum oblitus, Ps.

ge-mæc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mæc, adj.

Equal, like, well-matched, suited

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Ic me ful gemæcne monnan funde I found a man fully equal to me, Exon. 115 a; Th. 442, 25; Kl. 18

Linked entries: maca- mæc ge-mec

til

(n.)
Grammar
til, es ; n.
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Th. 420, 12; Rä. 40, 2. goodness, kindness, v. til, III Me on ðínum tile gelǽr ðæt ic teala cunne ðín sóðfæst weorc healdan in bonitate tua doce me justificationes tuas, Ps. Th. 118, 68

fremsumlíce

(adv.)
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Suíðe freóndlíce and suíðe fremsumlíce ðú mé tǽldesð me benigna atque humili intentione reprehendis, Past. 23, 9. Geþafode hé ꝥ swíðe fremsumlíce ( benigne ), Gr. D. 242, 12: 249, 7. Fremsumlíce dóa, Dryhten benigne fac, Domine, Ps. Srt. Spl.

seolfren

(adj.)
Grammar
seolfren, seolofren, seolfern, silfren, sylofren, sylfren; adj.
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Silvern, of silver Sylofren sinc, Met. 21, 21. Glæsen fæt on seolfrenre racenteáge, Blickl. Homl. 209, 4. In seolfren fæt belúcan. Elen. Kmbl. 2050; El. 1026. Hafaþ silfren (seolofren, MS. B.) leáf, Salm. Kmbl. 129; Sal. 64.

Linked entries: seolofren silfren sylfren sylofren

ge-tǽlan

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L. 18, 32. to maltreat, vex, abuse, entreat spitefully Ꝥte ne gitéleð mec ne suggillet me, Lk. R. L. 18, 5. Swá ꝥte hiá him bitwih gitéldun ita ut se inuicem conculcarent, 12, 1. Mid fræceðo geyfled ł getéled contumelia adfectus, Mt. L. 22, 6

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