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genge

(adj.)
Grammar
genge, adj.
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Add: in season Ðonne sceadd genge (not sceadd*-*genge under which the passage is given in Dict.) sý when shad is in season, Cht. Th. 544, 28

of-féstre

(n.)
Grammar
of-féstre, (?), an; f.
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A nurse not living in the house (?), one who received a child into her own house to nurse Ælflǽde offéstran, Cht. Crw. 23, 22. Cf. cild-féstre

Linked entry: féstre

Sedlingas

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Cant. 67, 32 (not 34) redlingum is printed: in Ps. Cam. Wédlingum is suggested, as if Æthiopia had been connected or confused with inopia

cearian

(v.)
Grammar
cearian, cearigan, carian; ic cearige, ðú cearast, he cearaþ, ceariaþ; ode; od [cearu = care]

To take care, heed, to be anxious or sorrycurare, sollicitum esse

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He æt gúþe ná ymb his líf cearaþ he cares not about his life in battle, Beo. Th. 3077; B. 1536. Ne ceara ðú fleáme dǽlan somwist incre care not thou to part your fellowship by flight, Cd. 104; Th. 137, 25; Gen. 2279: 130; Th. 165, 16; Gen. 2732

Linked entry: carian

ge-nugan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nugan, pres. hit -neah [Goth. ganah]

To suffice, to be sufficient, not to be wantingsufficere

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To suffice, to be sufficient, not to be wanting; sufficere Gif us on ferðe geneah if in our soul we be not wanting [if it is sufficient to us in our soul], Exon. 93 a; Th. 348, 29; Sch. 35:90 a; Th. 337, 26; Gn. Ex. 70.

Linked entry: ge-neah

edring

(n.)
Grammar
edring, e; f.

A refuge, return refŭgium

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A refuge, return; refŭgium Dust ne mæg him edringe ǽnge gehátan the dust may not promise any refuge to him, Exon. 99 b; Th. 373, 11; Seel. 107

ge-eglan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-eglan, -eglian; p. de, ede, ode; pp. ed

To troubleinjuremŏlestāre

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To trouble, injure; mŏlestāre Hyra líce ne wæs ówiht geegled their bodies were not injured aught, Cd. 191; Th. 237, 27; Dan. 344 : Shrn. 99, 9 : 154, 4

gop

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Add: The metre makes góp probable, though perhaps not quite certain: at least a short vowel occurs in the similar verse: Is þæs gores sunu, Rä. 41, 72

bríd-bletsung

(n.)
Grammar
bríd-bletsung, e; f.

A marriage-blessingnuptialis benedictio

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A marriage-blessing; nuptialis benedictio Man ne mót sillan him brídbletsunge they [priests] may not give them the marriage-blessing, L. Ælf. P. 43 ; Th. ii. 382, 33

Linked entry: brýd-bletsung

BREGO

(n.)
Grammar
BREGO, bregu, brega, breogo; indecl. m.

A leader, governor, ruler, prince, king, Lord; imperator, princeps, rex, Dominus

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Se brega mǽra the great prince, Exon. 14a; Th. 29, note 1; Cri. 456, note. Beorna breogo the king of men. Andr. Kmbl. 609; An. 305

Linked entries: brega bregu breogo

feld-gangende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
feld-gangende, -gongende; part.

Field-goingmoving over a plaincampum peragrans

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Feldgongende feoh cattle traversing the field, Exon. 99 a; Th. 371, 25; Seel. 81, note: Salm. Kmbl. 309; Sat. 154

Linked entry: gangan

ful-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
ful-wíte, full-wíte, es; n.

A full fineplēna mulcta

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S. 49; Th. i. 404, 9, note 18, MS. G

Linked entry: full-wíte

lǽstend

(n.)
Grammar
lǽstend, es; m.
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Fylgend and lǽstend, 4, 3; S. 568, 15, note

morþ-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
morþ-wyrhta, an; m.

One who causes death

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One who causes death (by witchcraft or poison) Wiccan oððe wigleras, mánsworan oððe morþwyrhtan, L.E.G. 11; Th. i. 172, 20 (see note): L. Eth. vi. 7, 36; Th. i. 316, 21, 324, 11: L.C.S. 4; Th. i. 378, 7: Wulfst. 266, 25

Linked entry: morþor-wyrhta

rád-cniht

(n.)
Grammar
rád-cniht, es; m.
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Gesetz. 93, note 6

ge-wæge

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wæge, es; n.

A weightmeasure

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Gewege, 2; Lchdm. i. 70, 15, note. Gewæge [giwege, Rush.] mensura, Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 24. Gewoege ł gemet mensura, Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 38

big-hydiglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
big-hydiglíce, -hydilíce, -hydlíce, -hidiglíce; adv.

Carefullysollicite, sollerter

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Bighidiglíce sollicite, 1, 27; S. 489, note 39

un-fæstrǽdness

(n.)
Grammar
un-fæstrǽdness, e; f.

Instabilityinconstancylevity

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On heora wandlunga hié gecýþdon heora unfæstrǽdnesse, Bt. 7, 2; Fox 16, 32 note

nytweorþ-ness

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Gif se hýredes ealdor tó lytele note and nytwyrðnesse (-weorþ-, v. l.) on his heorde angyt quicquid paterfamilias utilitatis minus potuerit invenire, R. Ben. 11, 2. Add

á-stihting

(n.)
Grammar
á-stihting, e; f.

Instigation

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Gl. 469, 65.Napier (v. note) takes the word as an error for átihtinge, but cf. Paulus for his líchaman stihtunga bæd, (de carnis suae stimulo) Gr. D. 166, 25.]