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ge-þeón

(v.)
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to receive, take, get Sceal wíf geþeón lof mid hyre leódum, leóhtmód wesan, rúne healdan, rúmheort beón a lady must have the praise of her people, must be cheery, keep counsel, be liberal, Gn. Ex. 85. Ann ic his mínra swæstarsuna swælcum se hit geðián

maffian

(v.)
Grammar
maffian, p. ode
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To fall away from right conduct, be or become shameless Wín and druncene wíf gedðd hwílon ꝥ witon mafnað uinum et mulieres ebriosę apostatare faciunt sapientes; wine and women will make men of understanding to fall away (Ecclus. 19, 2), Chrd. 74, 2.

ǽ-breca

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-breca, (ǽw-breca,) (q. v. in Dict.), an; m.

An adulterer; of a man in orders, one who does not observe celibacy

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An adulterer; of a man in orders, one who does not observe celibacy Se man ðe his rihtǽwe forlǽt and óðer wíf nimð, hé bið ǽwbreca, adulter Ll. Th. ii. 184, 22. Ðá ǽwbrecan ðe þurh heálicne hád ciricǽwe underféngan, and syððan ðæt ábrǽcan, 334, 14. Ǽwbrecan

þúsend-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
þúsend-mǽlum, adv.

In thousands

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In thousands Weras and wíf somod wornum and heápum þrungen and urnon þúsendmǽlum, Judth. Thw. 23, 40; Jud. 165: Cd. Th. 190, 8; Exod. 196: 304, 18; Sat. 632. Him ymb flugon engla þreátas þúseudmǽlum, 300, 23; Sat. 569: 279, 11; Sat. 236: 296, 28; Sat

be-rídan

(v.)
Grammar
be-rídan, he -rít; p. , -rád, pl. ; pp. -riden; v. a.

to ride round ⬩ to surround ⬩ besiege ⬩ perequitare ⬩ præcingere ⬩ to ride after ⬩ pursue ⬩ persequi

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to ride round, to surround, besiege; perequitare, præcingere Ðæt he his gefán beríde that he besiege his enemy, L. Alf. pol. 42; Th. i. 90, 4. to ride after, pursue; persequi Ðá berád mon ðæt wíf then they pursued the wife, Chr. 901; Ing. 125, 14. He

ge-mæc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mæc, adj.

Equal, like, well-matched, suited

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Equal, like, well-matched, suited Hí wíf habbaþ him gemæc they are well-matched in marriage, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 4. Gemæcca ł gelíco æquales [or v. ge-mæcca?], Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 36. Ic me ful gemæcne monnan funde I found a man fully equal to me, Exon

Linked entries: maca- mæc ge-mec

ge-met-fæstnys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-met-fæstnys, -nyss, e; f.

Moderation, modesty ⬩ moderatio, moderamen, modestia

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Moderation, modesty; moderatio, moderamen, modestia Mycelre monþwǽrnysse and ǽrfæstnysse and gemetfæstnysse mon summæ mansuetudinis et pietatis ac moderaminis vir. Bd. 3, 3; S. 525, 32: 3, 14; S. 540, 13. Petrus tihte geleáffulle wíf to eádmódnesse and

earm-heort

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Substitute: poor-spirited, faint-hearted On óðre wísan sint tó monianne ðá ofermódan and ðá úpáhæfenan on hira móde, on óðre wísan ðá earmheortan and ðá wácmódan ( pusillanimes ), Past. 209, 2. pitiful, tender-hearted Hé wæs tó þám earmheort (swá mildheort

ge-méde

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Add: of persons Hí óðer twéga oððe wíf habbað him gemæc, oððe him geméde nabbað, Bt. II l ; S. 24, 9. of things, that satisfies requirements, adequate, suitable Heó hit Ósulfe on ǽht gesealde wið gemédan feó ( the land was sold for a fair price, or

ge-scrincan

(v.)
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Add: To contract (intrans.) Gif sino gescrince . . . monegum men gescrincað his fét tó his homme, Lch. ii. 68, 1 — 2. Hond gescruncan (arida), Lk. L. 6, 6. Þ wíf gescryncan áhóf mulierem curuatum trigens, p. 8, 4. Þá gescruncenan and þá þynhlǽnan marcida

ge-dyrstigan

Grammar
ge-dyrstigan, l. ge-dyrstigian,
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and add Gif for micelre árweorðnesse hwylc man ne gedyrstgað (-dyrstigaþ, -drystigað, þyrstgað, v. ll. praesumit) onfoon, Bd. I. 27 ; Sch. 83, 22. For hwon gedyrstigodes (-dyrstgadest, v.l., praesumsisti) þú ꝥ þú stalodest ?, Gr. D. 25, 7. Þ wíf wel

ge-twisa

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Getwisan germanas (the gloss seems to belong to geminos: the passage is ' geminos germano foedere atres,' Ald. 160, 9), Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 6: 41, 42. Getwysan gemellos 92, 60. Getwisan, 41, 43. Rebecca ácende twégen getwysan, Hml. Th. i. 110, 21. His wíf

sceandlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sceandlíce, adv.

disgracefully, shamefully, infamously ⬩ opprobriously, reproachfully, insultingly

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in a disgraceful manner, disgracefully, shamefully, infamously Heó lyfde sceandlíce, swá swá swín on meoxe, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 528. Nán cristen man ne sceal sceandlíce flítan, 13, 122. Him wand út his innoþ æt his setle, and hé sceandlíce sáwlode, Homl

ǽ-fæst

Grammar
ǽ-fæst, (ǽw-, eáw-, -fest).

religious ⬩ married

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Add: religious Se ǽwfæsta religiosus wer Laurentius, Gr. D. 12, 17. Mynstermen and widwan eáwfæstes lífes, Ll. Th. ii. 440, 27. Tó ðám ǽwfæstum heápe, Hml. S. 28, 67. Ǽwfæstra manna líc hominum religiosorum cadavera, Ll. Th. ii. 160, 24. Mid eáwfæstum

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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To draw, pull Ic teó traho, ic teó swýðe pertraho, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Zup. 176, 5, 6. Teáþ trahunt, Wülck. Gl. 253, 32. with the idea of horizontal movement, to draw along, pull, drag Ðú mé gebundenne mid fýrenum racenteágum týhst in éce fýr, Shrn. 117

wítnian

(v.)
Grammar
wítnian, p. ode

To punish ⬩ torment ⬩ plague

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To punish, torment, plague Ic wítnie multo, Engl. Stud. xi. 66, 58. Uuítnath multabitur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 42. Wítnað plectit, 90, 12. Wítnode multavit, punivit, Hpt. Gl. 455, 15. Déme ðæt se bisceop and wítnige be ðam (juxta hoc puniatur), L. Ecg.

wyn

(n.)
Grammar
wyn, wynn, e; f.

delight ⬩ pleasure ⬩ delightfully ⬩ pleasantly ⬩ a delight ⬩ that which causes pleasure ⬩ the best of a class, ⬩ the pride of its kind. ⬩ the name of the w-rune

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delight, pleasure Wyn luxus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 71, 11. Wynn luxoria, wynne luxus, 49, 67, 65. Genihtsumere wynne opulenti luxus, Hpt. Gl. 413, 71. Wyn eal gedreás, Exon. Th. 288, 25; Wand. 36. On Gode standeþ wuldor mín and wyn mycel, Ps. Th. 61, 7. Mín

Linked entry: mód-wén

a-fíndan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fíndan, p. -fánd, pl. -fúndon; pp. -fúnden

To find ⬩ detect ⬩ feel ⬩ experience ⬩ invenire ⬩ deprehendere ⬩ experiri ⬩ sentire

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To find, detect, feel, experience; invenire, deprehendere, experiri, sentire De he Godes eorre afúnde though he felt God's anger, Ps. C. 25. Ic afínde experior, Ælfc. Gr. 31; Som. 35, 55. Ðis wíf wæs afúnden on unrihton hǽmede hæc mulier deprehensa est

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wordlung

(n.)
Grammar
wordlung, e; f.

discourse ⬩ conversation ⬩ idle talk ⬩ babbling ⬩ chattering

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in a good sense, discourse, conversation His wordlunc sermocinalio ejus (cum simplicibus, Prov. 3, 32), Kent. Gl. 61. in a bad sense, idle talk, babbling, chattering Ðæt sidefulle wíf wordlunge ne lufaþ (cf. idele weord ne luuað, III. 21), O. E. Homl

Linked entry: wordlian

trymming

Grammar
trymming, <b>II b.</b>
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add: Cf. trymman; 4 Staþelfæste tremmincge firmo (scriplurarum) fulcimento, An. Ox. 1421. protection Feohte se cempa on fyrdlicum truman, and wíf hí gehealde binnan wealle trymmincge, Hml. S. 31, 1099. Trymminge (trymniige, MS., trymunge, Lch. iii.