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ge-frignan

(v.)
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Þára þinga þe hér þeóda cynn gefrugnen æt fruman geworden under wolcnum, Cri. 225

ge-wendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wendan, p. -wende; pp. -wended, -wend.

To turnchangetranslateinclinebring aboutTo turn [one's self]changegoreturn

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Ðá wæs se cyng gewend ofer Temese then the king was gone over the Thames, 1006; Erl. 140, 29: 1052; Erl. 183, 18

þríste

(adj.)
Grammar
þríste, and þríst; adj.

Boldboldpresumptuousaudaciousshameless

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Wǽron Sodomisc cynn synnum þríste, 116, 13;Gen. 1935. Wed gesyllan eallra unsnyttro, þrístra geþonca, Elen. Kmbl. 2569; El. 1286. Ic þrísta sum þeófes cræfte, Exon. Th. 486, 24; Rä. 72, 20

Linked entries: þrístling þrýste

ge-bringan

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Se cyng sume hét on hæftneðe gebringan, Chr. 1095 ; P. 231, 34

Linked entry: ge-brengan

útane

(adv.)
Grammar
útane, (-one, -ene); adv.

from withoutoutsideon the outsideon the surfaceoutat seaoutwardlyexternallyabout

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flagella tundimur, ut intus in templum Dei postmodum disponamur, Past. 36; Swt. 253, 18. on the outside, on the surface Se wielm ðæs innoðes út ábiersð, and wierð tó sceabbe, and moniga wunda útane wyrcð, Past. 11; Swt. 71, 10. out, at sea Ðá gerǽdde se cyng

a-byrgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-byrgan, -byrgean, -byrian

To tastegustare

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To taste; gustare We cýðaþ eów ðæt God ælmihtig cwæþ his ágenum múðe, ðæt nán man he mót abyrgean nánes cynes blódes.

ge-myntan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-myntan, p. -mynte; pp. -mynted, -mynt

To determine, resolvestătuĕre, decernĕre

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To determine, resolve; stătuĕre, decernĕre Gregorius gemunde hwæt he gefyrn Angel-cynne gemynte Gregory remembered what he of old had determined for the English race, Homl. Th. ii. 126, 25. He befran hwam ða gebytlu gemynte wǽron.

Linked entry: myntan

ciric-weard

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Take here passages under cyrc-, cyric-weard, and add Ðæs cyricweardes tácen is þæt mon sette his twégen fingras on his twá eágan and dó mid his handa swylce hé wille áne hangigende bellan teón, Tech. ii. 118, 16.

mægen-þrymm

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Lbmn. 415, 19. mighty power Ðonne hé cymð mid his mægenðrymme tó démanne and his wuldor tó ætiéwanne cum virtutis suae gloriam venit ostendere, Past. 307, 17

up-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
up-weard, adv.

Upwardsup.upupwardbackward

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Martii, and ic ðé secge tó gewissum, ðonne ðú cymð tellende tó .vii. id. Martii, ðonne gemétst ðú ðǽr lunam primam, Anglia viii. 327, 9-13. Tellaþ þreó and twéntig daga fram æfteweardum Martium upweard, 329, 28

Linked entry: up-riht

úþ-genge

(adj.)
Grammar
úþ-genge, adj.

Fugitivetransitorynot to be retainedpassing out of one's possession

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Fugitive, transitory, not to be retained, passing out of one's possession Se éþel úðgenge wearð Adame and Euan, eardríca cyst beorht óðbróden that country could no more be held by Adam and Eve, the choicest realm was taken away from them, Exon.

un-gelimp

(n.)
Grammar
un-gelimp, es; n. m.

Misfortunemishap

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Misfortune, mishap Ǽlc ungelimp cymð of deófle omne infortunium venit a diabolo, L. Ecg. P. iv. 66; Th. ii. 226, 26. Ðonne mé hwylc ungelimp becymð, Ps. Th. 39, 18. Him cymð ege and ungelimp, 13, 9.

FINDAN

(v.)
Grammar
FINDAN, to findanne; ic finde, ðú findest, findst, fintst, finst, he findeþ, fint, pl. findaþ; p. fand, fond, funde, pl. fundon; pp. funden; v. trans.

To FINDinventimaginedevisecontriveorderdisposearrangedetermineinvĕnīredispōnĕreconsŭlĕre

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Se cyng hæfde funden, ðæt. . . the king had contrived, that . . Chr. 918; Erl. 104, 3

lyðre

(adj.)
Grammar
lyðre, adj.

Evilwickedbasemeanpoorsordidvilelewddepraved

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Óðre lyðre cynn cetera adulterina genera, Ælfc. Gl. 101; Som. 77, 31; Wrt. Voc. 55, 36. Lyðra bearn filii excussorum, Ps. Th. 126, 5. Se Hǽlend geþafode lyðrum mannum ðæt hí hine ofslógon, Homl. Th. i. 168, 6.

neowol

(adj.)
Grammar
neowol, nifol, nihol, nihold, neól, niwol; adj.

proneprostratedeep downlowprofound

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Nifle nædran cynn serpentes, Ps. Th. 148, 10. deep down, low, profound (v. neowolness) Niól infima, 110, 73. Under neólum niþer næsse deep underground, Elen. Kmbl. 1660; El. 832. In ðam neólan scræfe in that deepest den (hell), Exon.

gram

(adj.)
Grammar
gram, grom; adj. [grama anger]
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Wearþ se cyng swíðe gram wið ða burhware the king was very angry with the citizens, Chr. 1048; Erl. 178, 6. He wæs on his gáste gram exacerbaverunt spiritum ejus, Ps. Th. 105, 25. Ic eom nalæs grames módes non sum turbatus, 118, 60.

Linked entry: grom

earfoþe

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþe, adj.
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Th. i. 164, 12. grievous Micel éhtnys wæs þá þá hí wǽron gemartyrode, ac git cymð earfoðre éhtnys on Anticrístes tó*-*cyme, Hml. S. 35, 347

Linked entry: earfeðe

for-drífan

to drive awayoffoutto drive awaycast outto drive outto banishexpelto drive asideto overtask

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Cynn ðæt mið gebed tó fordrífenne (pellendum), Mt. p. 18, 2. Unclǽnnise fordrifeno (depulsa), Rtl; 97, 31.

ge-rǽdnes

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Ðis is seó gerǽdnes þe Engla cyng and ǽgðer ge gehádode ge lǽwede witan gecuran and gerǽddan, 304, 3. Ðis is seó gerǽdnys þe Cnut cyninge mid his witena geþeahte gerǽdde, 358, 3. Ðis is seó woruldcunde gerǽdnes, 376, 4.

grípan

(v.)
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Gripon (cf. gáres gripe, An. 187), unfægre under sceát werum scearpe gáras sharp spears fixed cruel fangs within the breasts of men, 2062. non-material Gráp heáh þreá on hǽðen cynn, Gen. 2545. trans. to seize, v. grípend Grípeð capessit, capit sumitque