grep
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Á hé mæcg findan hwæt hé mæcg on byrig bétan ... grép hegian, dícsceard bétan, Angl. ix. 262, 19
ge-macian
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To make equal or like (v. ge-mæc, ge-maca), liken, compare. (Cf. ge-lícian ; 2) Gemacade ł gemacað comparat, Lk. p. 5, 13
dryht-líc
Lordly, noble, distinguished ⬩ princĭpālis, nōbĭlis, exĭmius
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Him drihtlícu mǽg þuhte she seemed a noble damsel to them, Cd. 89; Th. 111, 2; Gen. 1849. Cwæþ drihtlecu mǽg, brýd to beorne his noble mate, his wife, spoke to the chief, 133; Th. 168, 12; Gen. 2781.
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ge-þeódnes
a joining ⬩ juncture ⬩ joint ⬩ junctio ⬩ junctura ⬩ compages
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Conjugatio mæg beón gecweden geþeódnyss forðan ðe on ðærebeóþ manega word geþeódde on ánre declínunge, Ælfc.
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un-rihtlíc
Unrighteous ⬩ unjust ⬩ wicked ⬩ wrongful
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Gif ǽlces mannes líf ǽfre sceole swá gán ðæt hé mæge forbúgan bysmorlíce dǽda, ðonne bið unrihtlíc ðæt ða unrihtwísan onfón wítnunge for heora wóhnysse, Homl. Skt. i. 17, 231: Homl. Th. i. 292, 5. Ne lufa ðú gítsunga ne unrihtlíce welan ...
ge-hreówan
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Him þæt gehreówan mæg, þonne heó endestæf gesceáwiað. Sat. 540. without subject and followed by a clause giving reason for regret Þá gehreów hym ꝥ hyne ǽfre swá on hys geþóhte getweóde, Shrn. 155, 18
ge-gang
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Hé manige mæn þára þe ic gemunde, ǽgþer ge on tída gegange ge eác on wundrum oferþeáh multos quorum memini uirtute et tempore praecessit, Gr. D. 179, 10. Add
ge-fóg
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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
Langbeardisc
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Hit gelamp in sume tíd þá þá Langbeardisce mæn wrungon elebergan, 250, 12
hefig-ness
Heaviness ⬩ slowness ⬩ weight ⬩ grief ⬩ affliction
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Heaviness, slowness, weight, grief, affliction Nán hæfignes ðæs líchoman ne mæg eallunga átión of his móde ða rihtwísnesse no heaviness of the body can altogether take away rectitude from his mind, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 154, 29: 156, 12.
híd-gild
A land tax ⬩ tax paid on every hide
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A land tax, tax paid on every hide Ðis mycel is gegolden of ðære cyricean W. cyninge syððan hé ðis land áhte wíðútan ðam hídgelde ðe nán man wiðútan Gode ánum átellan ne mæg this much has been paid from the church [of Worcester] to king William since
ge-festnian
To fasten ⬩ make fast ⬩ confirm ⬩ shut up ⬩ imprison ⬩ firmāre ⬩ confirmāre ⬩ inclūdĕre
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Se cyng genam Roger eorl his mǽg, and gefestnode hine the king took earl Roger his kinsman and imprisoned him, 1075; Erl. 214, 5. Ðe be swylcre gewittnesse gefestnod is which is confirmed by such witness, Th. Diplm. A. D. 856; 117, 18
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un-drifen
Not driven
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Not driven Ǽlc ceápscip frið hæbbe, ðe binnan múðan cuman[mæg?], þéh hit unfriðscyp sý, gyf hit undrifen bið (si non sit abacta tempestatibus (Lat. vers.).
sárigness
Sadness
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Sadness Hwæt mæg beón wóp oððe sárignys, gyf ðæt næs se mǽsta ǽgðres, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 102. Hé hig funde slǽpende for unrótnesse (later MS. sárignesse) dormientes prae tristitiam, Lk. Skt. 22, 45. Tristicia þet is þissere worlde sarinesse, O. E.
un-wittig
Without wit or understanding,
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Ass. 29, 122. in a bad sense Wel déd se ðe unwittigum stýrð mid swinglum, gif hé mid wordum ne mæg. Hit is áwriten:'Ne bið se stunta mid wordum gerihtlǽced' Homl. Th. ii. 532, 13. Þeówian unclǽnum deóflum and ðám unwittigum heargum, Homl.
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un-deópþancol
Not given to think deeply ⬩ shallow
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Not given to think deeply, shallow Nú smeáð sum undeópðancol man hú God mæge beón ǽghwǽr ætgædere, and náhwár tódǽled, Homl. Th. i. 286, 29
for-wríðan
To bind up ⬩ stanch ⬩ oblĭgāre ⬩ supprĭmĕre
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To bind up, stanch; oblĭgāre, supprĭmĕre Gif ðú ne mǽge blód-dolh forwríðan if thou canst not stanch a blood-running wound, L. M. 3, 52; Lchdm. ii. 340, 19
ǽrendian
To go on an errand ⬩ to carry news ⬩ tidings, or a message ⬩ to intercede ⬩ to treat for anything ⬩ to plead the cause ⬩ nuntium ferre ⬩ mandatum deferre ⬩ intercedere ⬩ annuntiare
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To go on an errand, to carry news, tidings, or a message, to intercede, to treat for anything, to plead the cause; nuntium ferre, mandatum deferre, intercedere, annuntiare He mæg unc ǽrendian he may bear our messages, Cd. 32; Th. 41, 31; Gen. 665.
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be-fleón
To flee ⬩ flee away ⬩ escape ⬩ fugere ⬩ effugere ⬩ evitare
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Hwider mæg ic ðínne andwlitan befleón a facie tua quo fugiam? Ps. Th. 138, 5 : 61, 6. Nó ðæt ýðe byþ to befleónne it is not easy to flee from that, Beo. Th. 2010; B. 1003
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for-molsnian
To putrefy ⬩ corrupt ⬩ make rotten ⬩ decay ⬩ putrefăcĕre ⬩ tabefăcĕre ⬩ macĕrāre
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Se ylca God, ðé ealle þing of náhte geworhte, mæg arǽran ða formolsnedan líchaman of ðam duste the same God, that wrought all things from naught, can raise up the decayed corpses from the dust, Homl. Th. ii. 608, 6