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gyrdel

(n.)
Grammar
gyrdel, es; m.

A GIRDLE, beltzonepursecingulum

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Him bebeád ðæt hí ne námon feoh on heora gyrdlum præcepit ne tollerent in zona æs, Mk. Skt. 6, 8

Linked entries: BELT gerdel gyrdels

ófostlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ófostlíce, adv.

Hastily, speedily, in haste

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Hastily, speedily, in haste Hé stóp ófostlíce tó-foran ðam biscope and feól tó his fótum festinus accedens ante pedes episcopi conruit Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 36. Ongan ófostlíce ðæt hof wyrc-an. Cd. Th. 79, 24; Gen. 1316.

hwón

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Hrippes feolo, wyrcendra huón messis multa, operari pauci Lk. L. 10, 2. Hiǽ hæfdum lytelra fisca hwón (huón, L.) habebant pisciculos paucos Mk. R. 8, 7. of quantity, a little, alone Ádó ꝥ pic of, súpe hwón wearm, Lch. ii. 318, 5.

swipian

(v.)
Grammar
swipian, sweopian; p. ode
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To scourge, strike, beat, lash Hafaþ hé gyrde lange and ðone feónd sweopaþ, Salm. Kmbl. 185, MS. A.; Sal. 92. Rodor swipode meredeáða mǽst the destroying sea lashed the skies, Cd. Th. 207, 8; Exod. 463

Linked entry: swippan

ge-sewenlic

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Cempa eorðlic ongeán feónd gesewen-licne (uisibilem) færð tó gefeohte, Scint. 61, 4. v. un-gesewenlic, ge-sáwenlic. Add

friþ-sócn

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Dele 'A peace-refuge,' and for the passage substitute Éhte his ǽlc þára þe Godes freónd sí, búton ꝥ gewurþe ꝥ hé ætberste, and swá deópe friðsðcne geséce ꝥ se cyningc him þurh ꝥ feores geunne. Add:

ge-brégan

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Hé swá gebréged on eorðan feóll, Past. 443, 19-22. Gebréged pertimescens, Gr. D. 59, 26. Add

ymb-tyrnan

(v.)
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to turn round Feówer and twéntig tída beóð ágáne, ǽr ðan ðe heó beó ǽne ymbtyrnd, Lchdm. iii. 254, 15. to surround Mid wæter ymbtyrnd stede circumlutus locus, Wrt. Voc. i. 59, 15

ge-wemmedlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wemmedlic, adj.
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Corruptible His líc wearð ... eft ymbe feówer geár ansund búton gewemmedlicre brosnunge (bútan womme gebrosnunge sine macula corruptionis, Bd. 3, 19; Sch. 284, 3) on óðre stówe bebyriged, Hml. Th. ii. 348, 8

Linked entry: -wemmedlíc

ǽfen-dreám

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Se ǽfensang sý geendod mid feówer sealma dreáme . . . ealle ðá óþre sýn tó ðám ǽfendreáme gesungene vespera quattuor psalmorum modulatione canatur . . . reliqui omnes in vespera dicendi sunt, R. Ben. 43, 7-18. Add

þeóf-scolu

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf-scolu, e; f.
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.), ðonne ne wéndest ðú ðé ðínes feores, Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, 26

fíftigoþa

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Th. 50, arg. with units On ðǽm feówer and fíftiogoðan psalme, Past. 429, 3

ge-féra

(n.)
Grammar
ge-féra, an; m.

A companioncomradeassociatefellowcolleaguefellow-disciplemanservantsŏciuscontŭbernāliscŏmescondiscĭpŭlusvirpuer

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Æðele geféran Philippus and Iacob feorh agéfan for Meotudes lufan the noble companions Philip and James gave their lives for the love of God, Menol. Fox 158; Men. 80 : Gen. 14, 10 : Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 25.

Linked entry: ge-fara

friðo

(n.)
Grammar
friðo, indecl. f.

Peacepax

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He benam his feónd friðo he deprived his foe of peace, Cd. 4; Th. 4, 21; Gen. 57

wiþerbrocian

(v.)
Grammar
wiþerbrocian, p. ode

To opposebe adverse tobe against

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To oppose, be adverse to, be against Se feónd bismerad wiðerbrocaþ noman ðínne inimicus inritat adversarius nomen tuum, Ps. Surt. 73, 10. Ða ðe wiðerbrociaþ mé qui adversantur mihi, Ps. Spl. C. 34, 22. Similar entries v. preceding word

ÁWA

(adv.)
Grammar
ÁWA, áwo; adv.

Alwayseverfor eversemperunquamusque

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Áwa to feore in seculum, Ps. Th. 51, 8: 65, 6. On écnesse, áwa in æternum, 118, 89. Áwa to worlde in seculum seculi, 71, 19 : 144, 1. Áwa to worulde usque in seculum, 130, 5 : 532, 4.

Linked entries: áwo náwa

níd-riht

(n.)
Grammar
níd-riht, es; n.

a duty that must be performedserviceofficeofficiumdebituma duewhat must be paid

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Ac ðeáhhwæðere sindon gesette tíman synderlíce tó ðam ánum, ðæt gif hwá for bisgan oftor ne mǽge, ðæt hé húru ðæt niédriht dæghwamlíce gefylle, Btwk. 194, 3-8. a due, what must be paid Eallum ǽhtemannum gebyreþ midwintres feorm and Eástorfeorm ... tóeácan

óþ-swerian

(v.)
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Gif mon tó ðam men feoh getéme ðe his ǽr óþswaren (ætsworen, MS. B. ) hæfde, and æft óþswerian wille, ðþswerige (æt-, MS. B. ) be ðam wíte . . . Gif hé óþswerian nylle . . . . L. In. 35; Th. i. 124, 10-12

scrúd

(n.)
Grammar
scrúd, es ; n.
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Bigleofan and scrúd ( vestitum ) and feoh, Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 5. Hé sylþ him andlyfene and scrúd dat ei victum et vestitum, Deut. 10, 18 : L. Pen. 15; Th. ii. 282, 26. an article of dress, a garment Scrúd vestis, clamis. Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 50.

á-dún

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á-dún, -dúne (-a).
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Hé ofdrǽd slóh ádún, 23, 718. á-dúne (-a) Feól hé ádúne, Hml. Th. 1, 316, 29. Hí lédon heora wǽpna ádúne, Hml. S. 29, 171. Clif áscoren rihte ádúne, 31, 316. Heáfod ádúne gewended, Bl. H. 173, 4. Ásend ðeh ádúna deorsum Lk. L. 4, 9.