marma
Marble
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H.) bleoh it has the colour of white marble, Herb. 51, 1; Lchdm. i. 154, 14
ge-cépan
To buy ⬩ ĕmĕre
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To buy; ĕmĕre Hí ðæt ríce hæfdon dióre gecépte they had dearly bought that kingdom, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 37; Met. 26, 19
ge-nyttian
To use, enjoy
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To use, enjoy He hæfde eorþ-scrafa ende genyttod he had enjoyed the last of his earth-dens, Beo. Th. 6085; B. 3046
Linked entry: nyttian
þeówincel
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A young slave, a slave Ðiówincelu familici (the word has been taken as if connected with famulus ), Ps. Surt. ii. p. 186, 15
wrohtian
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the Latin has: Mare forniidat, 210, 90) dæges and nihtes, Homl. Ass. 173, 105
ge-rec
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.) : the Rushworth Gloss has un-gerec (printed ge-reo)
ge-sǽlness
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A hap, chance, event Gesǽlnessum successibus, Hpt. Gl. 500, 21: 506, 10. v. ge-sǽligness; <b>I a</b>
tó-middes
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Add His borh þǽr æt hám gewunode tómiddes heora, swilce hé beswicen wǽre quasi deceptus in medio fidejussor remansit, Gr. D. 253, 26
wæl-fyll
Abundance of slain
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Abundance of slain Grendel on reste genam þrítig þegna; ðanon eft gewát tó hám faran mid ðære wælfylle. Beo. Th. 250; B. 125
ge-libban
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L. 10, 28. trans. to have as part of one's life, to experience Ne ondrǽd ðú ðé deáð tó swíðe; ne geleofað man náht miriges ðá hwíle ðe mon deáð ondrǽt life hath no mirth while death is feared, Prov.
Linked entries: ge-leofian ge-lifian
dys-líc
Foolish, stupid ⬩ stultus
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Oft ge dyslíce dǽd gefremedon often ye have done a foolish deed, Elen. Kmbl. 77; El. 386. From ðæm lífe ðæs dyselícan gewunon a vita stultæ consuetūdĭnis, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 2. On dyslícum geswincum in foolish labours, Past. 18, 2; Hat. MS. 26 a, 11
for-lor
Destruction ⬩ perdition ⬩ loss ⬩ perdĭtio
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Ic ofslóg ðis folc and to forlore gedyde I slew and destroyed this people, Past. 37, 2; Hat. MS. 49 b, 23: Andr. Kmbl. 2846; An. 1425. Mid hæleða forlore with men's perdition, Cd. 35; Th. 47, 8; Gen. 757.
for-weaxan
To overgrow ⬩ grow immoderately ⬩ swell ⬩ excrescĕre ⬩ turgescĕre
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To overgrow, grow immoderately, swell; excrescĕre, turgescĕre Ðý-læs hie to ðæm forweóxen ðæt hie forseáreden lest they should grow so much that they should wither away, Past. 40, 3; Hat. MS. 54 b, 17.
Linked entry: for-grówan
wín-ærn
a place where wine is stored ⬩ a place where wine is sold and drunk ⬩ a tavern ⬩ a hall where wine is drunk, where there is feasting
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Wínærn i. 290, 52. a hall where wine is drunk, where there is feasting. Similar entries Cf. wín-ræced Grétte Hroðgár Beówulf, and him hǽl ábeád, wínærnes geweald: 'Nǽfre ic ǽnegum men ǽr álýfde ðrýþærn Dena ... Hafa nú and geheald húsa sélest, Beo.
stæþ-hlípe
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[wæs] dǽr hí gongan [sceoldon] ǽr ðon hié gerýmdon ðone upgang and geworhtan they could not pass the cave, so steep was it where they had to go, before they had cleared and constructed the ascent, Blickl. Homl. 201, 16. v. next word
Linked entries: swæð-hlýpe -hlípe
be-rafan
To bereave ⬩ spoliare
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To bereave; spoliare Ða ðe Sodoma golde berófon [MS. berofan] those that had bereaved Sodom of gold Cd. 95; Th. 125, 13; Gen. 2078
forþ-gestapan
To step forth ⬩ progrĕdi
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To step forth; progrĕdi He to forþgestóp dracan heáfde neáh he had stept forth near to the dragon's head, Beo. Th. 4568; B. 2289
fyrgen
A mountain ⬩ mountain-woodland ⬩ mons ⬩ saltus
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A mountain, mountain-woodland; mons, saltus Flet [MS. fled] Þor on fyrgen hæfde Thor had a dwelling on the mountain, Lchdm. iii. 54, 17
ge-lédan
To lead ⬩ dŭcĕre
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To lead; dŭcĕre Ðe ic hebbe to helle hám gelédde which I have led home to hell, Cd. 215; Th. 270, 11; Sat. 88
Linked entry: ge-lédd
sinc-máðum
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A treasure Næs sincmáððum sélra on sweordes hád there was no greater treasure in the shape of a sword, Beo. Th. 4392 ; B. 2193