god-gild
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An idol He hét wyrcan gyldeno godgeld and seolfrene ... ðá abræc ðæt mægden ðæt gold and ðæt seolfor of ðǽm godgeldum he bade make golden idols and silver ... then the maiden broke the gold and the silver off the idols, Shrn. 106, 2-4: 122, 9: L. Alf
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giefan
To give ⬩ dare
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To give; dare Ic eów meaht giefe I will give you might, Exon. 14 b; Th. 30, 11; Cri. 478. He us ǽt giefeþ he giveth us food, 16 b; Th. 38, 9; Cri. 604: 87 a; Th. 327, 23; Vy. 8. Ðú us freádóm gief do thou give us freedom, Hy. 5, l0; Hy.
bríd-gifu
a bride ⬩ a gift ⬩ A marriage-portion ⬩ dowry ⬩ dos
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A marriage-portion dowry; dos Ðeós brídgifu hæc dos, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 31; Som. 12, l
Linked entry: brýd-gifa
rǽd-gift
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in the following instances Rǽdgiftes consulates, Hpt. Gl. 412, 64. Rǽdgyft senatu, Hymn. Surt. 105, 34. Rǽdgifte senatum, Germ. 398, 108
gift-búr
A wedding-chamber ⬩ bride-chamber
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A wedding-chamber, bride-chamber Swá swá brýdguma forþ gewítende of giftbúre his tanquam sponsus procedens de thalamo suo, Ps. Spl. T. 18, 5
gift-leóþ
A marriage-song ⬩ epithalamium ⬩ carmen nubentium
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A marriage-song; epithalamium, carmen nubentium, Ælfc. Gl. 82; Som. 73, 53; Wrt. Voc. 47, 57
gift-líc
Nuptial ⬩ belonging to a marriage ⬩ nuptialis
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Nuptial, belonging to a marriage; nuptialis Ðá geseah he ðǽr ǽnne man ðe næs mid gyftlícum reáfe gescrýd vidit ibi hominem non vestitum veste nubtiali, Mt. Kmbl. 22, 11, 12. Ðæt gyftlíce hús the house where the marriage was, Homl Th. ii. 70, 16. Giftlíc
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sele-gist
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A guest in a hall Heó ofsæt ðone selegyst ( Beowulf who was in Hrothgar's hall ), Beo. Th. 3094 ; B. 1545
and-gite
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Gúðláce on his ondgietan engel sealde þæt him sweðraden synna lustas, Gú. 83. Gif þú his ondgitan ǽnige hæbbe, An. 1523. Add
gift-búr
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Se quadrans forðstæpð wel orglíce swylce hwylc cyng of his giftbúre stæppe geglenged, Angl. viii. 299, I. Of gyftbúre de thalamo Ps. Rdr. 18, 6. Add
gist-lic
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v. gast-lic in Dict
gist-líþian
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to be hospitable Gæstlíþiende hospitales, Nar. 38, 18 note
hand-gift
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Add: — Næs þǽr gefremed firen æt giftum, ac þǽr Hálig Gást handgift sealde. [The passage seems based on Mt. i. 20: Noli timere accipere Mariam conjugem tuam; quod enim in ea natum est, de Spiritu Sancto est. The Holy Ghost, as it were in the place of
hand-gift
A wedding-gift
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A wedding-gift, Hy. 10, 18; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 18
hláford-gift
principatus
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principatus, Hpt. Gl. 412
wóþ-gifu
The gift of song
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The gift of song Hyre (a musical instrument) is on fóte fæger hleóþor, wynlícu wóflgiefu . . . seó wiht mæg wordum lácan þurh fót neoþan, Exon. Th. 414, 10; Rä. 32, 8
eád-gifa
Giver of prosperity or happiness ⬩ prosperĭtātis vel beatitūdĭnis dător
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Giver of prosperity or happiness; prosperĭtātis vel beatitūdĭnis dător Engla eádgifa bliss-giver of angels, Andr. Kmbl. 147; An. 74: 901; An. 451: Exon. 15 b; Th. 34, 22; Cri. 546
gim
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Se giem (gim, v. l. ) jacintus, Past. 85, 5. Ne mæg hit steorra ne stán ne se steápa gim be-swícan, Sal. 284, Is seó eággebyrd híwe gelícast gladum gimme, þonne in goldfate smiða orþoncum biseted weorðeð Ph. 303. Ðá giemmas, Past. 135, 3, 4, 16.
ǽt-giefa
A food-giver ⬩ feeder ⬩ cibi dator
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A food-giver, feeder; cibi dator Óþ ðæt se fugel his ǽtgiefan eáþmod weorþeþ till that the bird becomes obedient to his feeder, Exon. 88b; Th. 332, 26; Vy. 91: 90b; Th. 339, 22; Gn. Ex. 98
and-git
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Add: understanding, intellect Swǽ ðurhfærð his andgiet (-git, Hatt. MS.) ðæt mód his hiéremonna, Past. 154, 11. Se geleáfa ne bið on geárum, ac bið on glǽwum andgitum, Hml. S. 7, 112. sense, faculty of perception Hé læg cwydeleás búton andgite, Hml
Linked entry: on-gitenness