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ge-fére

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fére, es; m.
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A companion Be Aþelbaldes gefére . . . Aþelbaldes gefére, þæs nama wæs Ecga, wæs fram þám áwyrgedan gáste unstille, Guth. 60, 9-13. Be Aþelbaldes gefére . . . cóm Æþelbaldes geféra þæs nama wæs Ova, 66, 20. Gefére comitem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 42

ge-fére

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fére, es; n.
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Take here passages under <b>ge-fér</b> in Dict., and add Gegilda . . . his gegilde eft mid eahta pundum gebycge, oþþe hé þolie ǽ geféres and freóndscipes, Cht. Th. 612, 9. Feáwa witena þæs geféres (on ðám geférscipe, v.l.) pars quamvis parva

ge-edstaþeliend

(n.)
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ge-edstaþeliend, es; m.
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One who re-establishes, restores, repairs Geedstaþeliend ealles manncynnes reparator humani generis, Angl. xi. 112, 3

gebúr-land

(n.)
Grammar
gebúr-land, es; n.
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Land occupied by gebúras Ðis sindon þá land-gemǽro þæs gebúrlandes (þǽsse búrlandes, C.D. v. 401, 34) tó Abbendúne, C.D.B. iii. 201, 14

Linked entry: bur-land

ge-byhte

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byhte, es; n.
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A bight, bend Andlang díces oð þaet gebyhte; of þám gebyhte andlang hagan, C.D. i. 257, 33

Linked entry: -byhte

geflit-glíw

(n.)
Grammar
geflit-glíw, es; n.
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Jeering, mockery Geflitglíwe (printed -slit-) cavillatione (cf. cavillatio bismrung, geflit convitium, 129, 68), Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 65:18, 65

ge-fóg

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fóg, es; n.
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Fitness Gedó on ꝥ fæt þe þú hit mæge on mid gefóge geseóþan put it into a vessel in which you can suitably seethe it, Lch. ii. 28, 16

gefóg-stán

(n.)
Grammar
gefóg-stán, es; m.
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A stone hewn so as to be ready for use in building Wé scylen beón on ðisse ælðeódignesse útane beheáwene mid swingellan, tó ðǽm ðæt wé eft sión geteald and geféged tó ðǽm gefógstánum on ðǽre Godes ceastre bútan ðǽm hiéwete ǽlcre suingean nunc foris per

Linked entry: stán-gefóg

gedwǽs-mann

(n.)
Grammar
gedwǽs-mann, es; m.
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A silly, foolish person Secgað sume gedwæsmenn þæt sum orfcyn sý þe man bletsigan ne sceole, and cweðað þæt hí þurh bletsunge misfarað and ðurh wyrigunge geðeóð, Hml. Th. i. 100, 29. Ús sceamað tó secgenne ealle ðá sceandlican wiglunga þe gedwæsmenn

gedwol-bisceop

(n.)
Grammar
gedwol-bisceop, es; m.
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A heretical bishop Arrianus se gedwol-biscop þára ungeleáffullra Langbeardna, Gr. D. 234, 10, 21 : 235, 1. Gecyrdum þám gedwolbiscope, 238, 20. Se fæder sænde þone gedwol-biscop, II : 15

Linked entries: ge-dwol bisceop

ge-cor

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cor, es; n.
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Choice, decision Eóuwer gecor. Gif eów huá brocie for eóuuere gecore, Txts. 436, 3-4

Linked entry: -cor

gild-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
gild-dæg, es; m.
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A day for a religious ceremony, v. gildan; <b>IV,</b> gild; Gelddagas (geldagas, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 54), þæt sind hálige cerimonia vel orgia Wülck. Gl. 107, 22. Cf. freóls-dæg

-gilde

(suffix)
Grammar
-gilde, es; n.

Linked entry: six-gilde

ge-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wíte, es; n.
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Punishment, torment Þæt hé him ásecge on hwilcum gewíte ic eom, Solil. H. 68, 5

ge-wrid

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wrid, es; n.
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What is wrapped about an object, a covering, husk. v. wríþan; : ge-wríþan; Gewrid glumula (cf. eára scalu spicarum glumula, An. Ox. 1412), Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 23

ge-tred

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tred, es; n.
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a crowding together, an assembly of people Getred constipatio, i. conventio hominum (cf. constipatio, conuentio hominum, Corp. Gl. H. 34, 576), Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 60. a treading down

Linked entry: -tred

ge-wæd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wæd, es; n.
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A ford Willelm cyng lǽdde scipfyrde and landfyrde tó Scotlande ... and his landfyrde æt þám Gewæde ( the Forth) inn lǽdde (férde inn ofer ꝥ Wæð, v. l. ), Chr. 1072; P. 208, 14. Þis sy[ndon ðá landgemǽro] tó miclan gráfe on Tenet ... andlang eá on middel

Linked entry: wæd

ge-wǽpne

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wǽpne, es; n.
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Armour, weapons, arms Hé tóbricð gewǽpnu confringet arma, Ps. L. 45, 10

Linked entry: -wǽpne

ge-wildend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wildend, es; m.
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A tamer, subduer, subjugator Gewyldend perdomitor, Germ. 391, 12

Linked entries: -wildend ge-wyldend

ge-wirþe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wirþe, es; n.
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Amount of so much. Take here <b>ge-wyrþe</b> in Dict., and add Hé gesealde twégra æcera gewirde landes concessit duo iugera ruris, C. D. vi. 207, 16. Heó on hire múð sende þreóra corna gewyrde, Hml. S. 23 b, 716