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freólíce

(adv.)
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Ic gife þás landes ... freólíce, swá ðet nán man ná have þǽr nán onsting búton seó abbot, Chr. 656; P. 30, 26: 963; P. 116, 18. nobly, splendidly Forð becóm freólíce in geatwum (cf. Laym. freoliche iwapned) kyningc, Chr. 1065; P. 194, 10

ge-mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽnan, <b>. I.</b>
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to tell, say, mention a matter Þéh eów lytles hwæt swelcra gebroca on becume, þonne gemǽnað gé hit tó (v. tó; I. 5 f I þǽm wyrrestan tídum, and magon hié hreówlíce wépan if some little of such troubles come on you, then you talk of it as the worst times

ge-setnes

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Þá wísan láreówas áwriton be þǽre clǽnnysse mycele béc on manegum gesetnyssum, 22, 197: 198. &para; of the scriptures, the Old Testament Seó bóc (Ezra) ys geendebyrd on þissere gesetnysse, Ælfc. T.

un-gerád

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gerád, adj.

stupidrudeunskilledfoolishignorantdiscordantdisagreeingat variance

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Ða dwollícan béc rǽdaþ ungeráde menn, ii. 444, 25. Ðeáh ða dysegan and ða ungerádan his gelýfan nyllan, Wulfst. 305, 14. Se ðe ungerádum oððe ungeðyldigum stýrð, Homl.

Linked entry: ge-rád

wealh-stod

(n.)
Grammar
wealh-stod, es; m.

An interpreterone who serves as a medium between speakers of different languagesan interpreter of written language a translatoran interpreter of a subject, an expoundera mediator the word occurs as a proper name

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Th. ii. 128, 19. an interpreter of written language, a translator Ælfréd kuning wæs wealhstod ðisse béc, Bt. proem.; Fox viii. 1. Ðæra hundseofontigra wealhstoda gesetnyssa, Anglia viii. 336, 4.

Linked entry: -stod

FIREN

(n.)
Grammar
FIREN, fyren, e; pl. nom. acc. firene, firena; f.

a wicked deedsincrimescĕluscrīmenpeccātumtribulationtormentsufferingpaintrībŭlātiotormeutumcrŭciātus

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Nú eft gewearþ flǽsc firena leás flesh is again become void of sins, Exon. 9b; Th. 8, 25; Cri. 123: Elen. Kmbl. 2625; El. 1314: Salm. Kmbl. 897; Sal. 448. Firina gehwylc each sin, Exon. 8b; Th. 4, 21; Cri. 56.

Linked entries: fyren fyrn-

for-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
for-cúþ, comp. m. -cúþera, -cúþra; sup. m. -cúþesta, -cuþosta; adj. [cúþ known, excellent]

Perversebadinfamouswickedperversusmălusnēquam

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Wearþ he and ealle his geferan forcúþran andwyrsan ðonne ǽnig óðer gesceaft he and all his companions became more wicked and worse than any other creature, i. 10, 35.

Linked entries: fercúþ for-cúþlic

ge-leáfful

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-leáfful, -full; adj.

Full of beliefbelievingfaithfulholyfĭdēliscrēdŭlus

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Wyrd gescreáf ðæt he, swá geleáfful, weorþan sceolde Criste gecwéme fortune ordained that he, so full of faith, should become accepted of Christ, Elen. Kmbl. 2093; El. 1048.

earmlíce

(adv.)
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Add: miserably. cf. earm-lic, 1 Réðe fore*-*bécna ꝥ folc earmlíce brégdon (drehtan, v. l. ), Chr. 793; P. 55, 33. Hú earmlíce hit gefaren is gynd þás ðeóde, Wlfst. 166, 11. Hí earmlíce férdon swá ꝥ se hálga wer hí wundorlíce geband, Hml.

ge-þwǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þwǽre, -þwére; adj.

Unitedagreeingconsonantharmoniousaccordantconcordantmildgentlepeacefulconcorscongruusconsŏnusmansuētuspācĭfĭcusplăcĭdus

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Wurdon ealle gereord geánlǽhte and geþwǽre all languages became united and concordant, Homl. Th. i. 318, 24. Ða geþwǽran yrfweardiaþ eorþan mansuēti hæreditabunt terram, Ps. Spl. 36, 11. On geþwǽrum limum in agreeing limbs, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 39.

Linked entries: ge-hwǽre ge-þwére

wísian

(v.)
Grammar
wísian, p. ode.

shewguidedirectto shewshewpoint putguidedirectindicate

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Mé ða treahteras tala wísedon on ðam micelan béc, Salm. Kmbl. 10; Sal. 5

Linked entry: riht-wísian

wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
wrítan, p. wrát, pl. writon; pp. writen

To write.to cutto drawto form lettersto writeto writeto compose,be the author ofto writeto writewriteto writestateto writeget a thing writtento convey by charter

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Ptolomeas wrát ealles ðises middangeardes gemet on ánre béc, Bt. 18, l; Fox 62, 6. where many persons assent to a written statement,to write, get a thing written Hí on heora sinoþe ðus writon be him. Bd. 5, 19; S. 639, 39.

Linked entries: wrítere wrítian

GADERIAN

(v.)
Grammar
GADERIAN, gadorigean, gadrian, gadrigean, gæderian, gædrian; to gaderigenne, gadrienne, gadrigenne; ic gaderie, gaderige, gadrige, ðú gaderast, gadrast, he gaderaþ, gadraþ, pl. gaderiaþ, gadriaþ; p. gaderode; pp. gaderod

To GATHERgather togethercollectstore uplĕgerecollĭgĕrecongrĕgāre

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Ic wolde eác gadrian sum gehwǽde andgyt of ðære béc I would also gather some little information from the book, Bd. de nat. rerum; Lchdm. iii. 232, 2. Gadrigean, Andr. Kmbl. 1562; An. 782.

late

(adv.)
Grammar
late, adv.

Slowlylateat length at last

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Gif wit ðæt ealle sculon ásmeágan ðonne cume wit late tó ende ðisse béc oððe nǽfre, 42; Fox, 256, 22. Hú late hí on ðysne middangeard ácennede wurdon and hú raþe hí him eft of gewítan sceolan, Blickl. Homl. 59, 23.

ge-fyrn

Grammar
ge-fyrn, long ago.
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Ic ðé sǽde gefyrn ǽr on ðisse ilcan béc, 35, 3; F. 158, 32. Ǽr gefyrn, 36, 7; F. 182, 29. Gefirn ǽr, Solil. H. 54, 1. of a period considerable, in respect to a person's life Hé wiste his geendunge gefyrn ǽr hé férde fram ðissum lífe, Hml.

un-gelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelíc, adj.

Unlikedifferentdissimilardiverse

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Hé cwæþ ðæt hé gesáwe ungelíce béc him berende beón ðurh ða gódan gástas oþþe ðurh ða gálan quod codices diversos per bonos sive malos spiritus sibi vidit offerri, Bd. 5, 13; S. 633, 24.

ge-endebyrdan

Grammar
ge-endebyrdan, ge-endebyrdian.
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Wé willað áne feáwa cwydas on ðissere béc geendebyrdian, ii. 520, 6. Heora ðrowung is gehwǽr on Engliscum gereorde fullíce geendebyrd, i. 370, 24. Geendebyrded, Nar. 3, 16. Geendebyrdre digesto (libello ), An. Ox. 5412.

settan

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Add Hí úre béc setton swá swá hí geleornodon æt heora láreówe Críste, Hml. S. 16, 151. to proceed in a specified direction, set out Ðá geáxedon ꝥ lið ꝥ on Sandwíc læg embe Godwines fare, setton þá æfter, Chr. 1052; P. 178, 29.

sunne

(n.)
Grammar
sunne, an (sunnu, Cd. Th. 286, 14; Sat. 352, and acc. sunne, 147, 11; Gen. 2437:
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Wé hátaþ ǽnne dæg fram sunnan upgang óð ǽfen; ac swá þeáh is on bócum geteald tó ánum dæge fram ðære sunnan upgange óð ðæt heó eft becume ðǽr heó ǽr upstáh, Lchdm. iii. 236, 1-5. Æfter sunnan setlgange, Gen. 28, 11: Ex. 22, 26.

Linked entries: sunna sunnu sól

rǽd-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽd-leás, adj.
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9. lacking what is advantageous or beneficial, miserable, desolate (v. rǽd, IV) Gé Godes cræfta nán þing ne gýmaþ, ðý is folces forfaren máre ðonne scolde oððe þearf wǽre, and for ðam hit wearð swá rǽdleás ðe hit Godes beboda forgýmde the people is become