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ge-mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽrsian, ic -mǽrsige; p. ode; pp. od

To magnify, glorify, celebratemagnĭfĭcāre, glorĭfĭcāre, celebrāre

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He wæs gemǽrsod ofer ealle óðre cyningas he was celebrated above all other kings, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 76, 41

Linked entry: ge-mérsian

yfel

(n.)
Grammar
yfel, es; n.
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Add: moral evil cwæð ðæt ǽlces yfles fruma wǽre ofermétta, Past. 300, 4. Gemyne ðæs yfles (yfeles, v. l. ) þe worhte, 24, 3. Ðæt tó yfle gedyde, 35, 9. Ðý lǽs hié hit mid ðǽm óðrum yfle (yfele, v. l. ) geiéce, 312, 11.

wǽdlung

(n.)
Grammar
wǽdlung, e; f.

povertyindigencewantbegging

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Þearfan lǽrde ðæt on lífes wǽdlunge geðyldige beón, Homl. Th. ii. 328, 15. Ne ðú ne wén ná ðæt ic áht underfénge for ǽnegum welan, ac symle on wǽdlunge lyfde, Homl.

ge-crístnian

(v.)
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Þá þá wæs týn wintra, þá wearð gecrístnod (cf. þá þá wæs eahtatýnewintre, wearð gefullod, 90), Hml. S. 31, 23.

Linked entry: crístnian

andeta

Grammar
andeta, andetta.
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Th. 70, 25. with a clause Swíþe seldon ǽnig man wile beón andetta ꝥ æfestig sý, Bl. H. 65, 4. Heó him tó sprǽcon ymbe ꝥ land, ꝥ his him geúðe; ðá wæs ondeta ꝥ swá walde he admitted that he was willing to do so, Cht. Th. 47, 18.

wyllen

(adj.)
Grammar
wyllen, adj.

Woollenof woolwoollen stuff

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Ne wyllenra hrægla breác, ac línenra ealra, Shrn. 93, 7 : 94, 28. Heó nǽfre línenum hræglum brúcan wolde, ac wyllenum, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 6. ¶ used substantively, woollen stuff Heó wyllen weorode, Homl. Skt. i. 20, 44: L. Edg.

wyrm-híw

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-híw, es; n.
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The form of a reptile or serpent sceolde áwendan of ðam wyrmhíwe (cf. serpentia terrae, Acts 10, 12), Homl. Skt. i. 10, 104

blácian

(v.)
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Ðá ongan cwacian and blácian (pallescere) and swǽtan, Gr. D. 325, 31: Hml. Th. i. 414, 12. Blácigende pallens, Hy. S. 24, 9. Add

wǽg-hengest

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg-hengest, es; m.

A sea-steeda ship

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A sea-steed, a ship bát gestág, wǽghengest wræc, Exon. Th. 181, 34; Gú. 1303. gehlódon hildesercum wǽghengestas, Elen. Kmbl. 472; El. 236

á-wendedlicness

(n.)
Grammar
á-wendedlicness, e; f.

Changeablenessmutability

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Changeableness, mutability Ǽlc gesceaft is ýdelnesse underðeód, þæt is, áwendedlicnysse, for ðan ðe beóð áwende fram brosnunge tó unbrosnunge, Hm. Th. ii. 206, 1

Linked entry: -wendedlícness

ge-ascian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ascian, l. ge-áscian,
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Wæs Apollonius gesóht and geácsod, ac wæs náhwár fundon, Ap. Th. 6, 8. to find out by asking, seek out, discover, a material object Se cásere áxode hine embe his wíf and his suna, geáxode, Hml. S. 30, 398.

be-míðan

(v.)
Grammar
be-míðan, bi-míðan; p. -máþ, pl. -miðon; pp. -miðen [be, míðan to hide]

To hideconcealabscondereoccultare

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He his mǽgwlite bemiðen hæfde he had concealed his shape Andr. Kmbl. 1712; An. 858

Linked entries: míðan bi-míðan

ge-lecgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lecgan, p. -legde; pp. -leged, -legd, -léd

To laypōnĕre

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He wæs unscyldig ðæs ðe him geléd wæs he was guiltless of that which was laid to him, Chr. 1053; Erl. 187, 21

full-dón

(v.)
Grammar
full-dón, p. -dyde
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To complete, perform Eall ꝥ yfel ꝥ ǽr ðan begunnon, ꝥ eall syððan fuldydon, Hml. S. 23, 388. þæt fuldón hoc perficiant, R. Ben. 70, 21.

Linked entry: dón

scín-cræft

Grammar
scín-cræft, scinn-cræft, es: m.
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Hié ne angeátan mid hwelcum scinncræfte and mid hwelcum lotwrence hit deófla dydon. Ors. 3, 3; Swt. 102, 17. behét ánum drýmen sceattes, gif mid his scýncræfte (scín-, MS. O. ) him ðæt mǽden mihte gemacian tó wífe, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 365.

ge-hirtan

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Gehyrte foverat 150, 12. the object a person, to encourage, revive the spirits, animate wolde gehyrtan ðá þe se cásere ácwealde . . . þá geseah sume þá crístenan woldon áwácian for ðám wítum and gehyrte heora mód, Hml. S. 5, 19-23.

Linked entry: ge-hyrtan

þeód-lícettere

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-lícettere, es; m.
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An arch-hypocrite Se þeódlícetere ( Antichrist ) hit gehíwaþ swá ðæt læst manna wát, him wið ðone ðeódfeónd gescyldan sceal, Wulfst. 54, 18

cenning-stów

(n.)
Grammar
cenning-stów, e; f.
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A birth-place befrán hwǽr Crístes cenningstów wǽre sciscitabatur ubi Christus nasceretur, Hml. Th. i. 78, 11. his cenningstówe geáxodon, 80, 24

ge-bisceopian

(v.)
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to confirm Gif hwá gebisceopige hine tuwa, and hit wite si quis bis confirmatus sit, et hoc sciat, Ll. Th. ii. 164, 15

Linked entry: bisceopian

ge-eftgian

(v.)
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to repeat Þá þá þis gelómlíce spræc mid geeftgodre (geeftgadrode, v. l.) sprǽce cum hoc iterata crebro voce repeteret, Gr. D. 277, 1

Linked entry: eftgian