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ceorfan

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Man ceorfe him þá handa of, Ll. Th. i. 394, 10. Hét ic ceorfan ðá bearwas jubeo cedi nemus, Nar. 12, 18.

fiht-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
fiht-wíte, fiht-wíte (fihte-, fyht-, fyhte-), es; n.
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On Denalage se cynincg áh fyhtewíta (fihtwíte, v. l.) and fyrdwíta, 384, 5. the revenue derived from, or the right to receive, such fines Se wagnscilling gonge tó þæs cyninges handa . . . ah elles ge landfeoh ge fihtewíte . . . ge ǽlc þǽra wónessa þe

gyrdel

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Ðonne þú gyrdel (-er, MS. ) habban wylle, þonne sete þú þíne handa forewearde wiðneoþan þínne nafolan and stríc tó þenum twám hypum, Tech. ii. 119, 21. Hí cuwon heora girdlas, Ælfc. T. Grn. 21, 9. Add

súþ-fór

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-fór, e; f.
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Flosi fór suór um sjá ok hóf þá upp göngu sína ok gekk suðr ok ljetti ekki fyrr enn hann kom til Rómaborgar, Njala. c. 158.]

of-gangan

(v.)

to requireto extort, exact what is not dueto acquire, obtain

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Eówer blód ic ofgange (requiram) æt eallum wilddeorum and eác æt ðam men; of ðæs weres handa ic ofgange ðæs mannes líf. Gen. 9, 5. to extort, exact what is not due:- Ofgang ða mádmas extort (from St.

gliw

(n.)
Grammar
gliw, es; n.

Gleejoyminstrelsymirthjestingdrollerygaudiummusicafacetiæmimus

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Glee, joy, minstrelsy, mirth, jesting, drollery; gaudium, musica, facetiæ, mimus Ðý læs ðe him con leóða worn, oððe mid hondum con hearpan grétan, hafaþ him his gliwes giefe unless he knows many songs, or with hands can greet the harp, has his gift of

Linked entry: gleow

ticcen

(n.)
Grammar
ticcen, es; n.
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Heó befeóld his handa mid ðæra tyccena fellum, Gen. 27, 9, 16. Swá swá se hyrde ásyndraþ ða scép fram tyccenum (ticgenum, Lind.: ticnum, Rush.: ticchenan, later MS. ), Mt. 25, 32. The word occurs in local names, e. g. Ticcenes-, Ticnes-feld. v. Cod.

Linked entry: tyccen

spell

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Add Ðis spell (hanc historiam) mé sume þára sægdon, þá þe hit from þǽm sylfan were gehýrdon, Bd. 4, 21; Sch. 462, 15. <b>I a.

ofer-weorpan

(v.)

to overthrow, throw downto throw (water, etc.) upon, to sprinkleTo fall down

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to overthrow, throw down Nim eorþan, oferweorp mid ðinre swíðran handa under ðínum swíðran fét, Lchdm. i. 384, 19. Gif hé hié oferweorpe, mid x sciłł. gebéte, L. Alf. pol. 11; Th. i. 68, 15.

DISC

(n.)
Grammar
DISC, es; m.
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Se ðe his hand on disce mid me dypþ qui intingit mecum manum in cătĭno, 14, 20. On disce in păropsĭde, Mt. Bos. 26, 23.

ge-wealden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-wealden, part.

Subjectunder the powercontrol of any oneinconsiderablesmall

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Hond biþ gelǽred wís and gewealden the hand is instructed, wise and under control, Exon. 79 a; Th. 296, 4; Cra. 46; 91 a; Th. 341, 7; Gn. Ex. 122.

sín

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sín, possess, pron.
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Heáfod on hand ágeaf ludith gingran sínre, Judth. Thw. 23, 21 ; Jud. 132. Ðæt wíf (wíf though neuter is represented by a fem. pron. ) ðín heáfod tredeþ mid fótum sínum, Cd.

spere

(n.)
Grammar
spere, es; n.

A spearlancepikejavelinshooting painstitchhasta, lancea, sparus, catapulta

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Hé nam him spere on hand accepit lanceam in manu, Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 8. Ða speru sóðfæsðnesse veritatis jacula, Past. 35, 5; Swt. 245, 9; 38, 6; Swt. 277, 22. Spera sparorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 33.

ge-bindan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bindan, ic -binde, ðú -bintst, -binst, he -bint, pl. -bindaþ; p. ic, he -band, -bond, ðú -bunde, pl. -bundon; pp. -bunden [ge-, bindan to bind, tie] 1.

to bindtie uplĭgāreallĭgārevincīreconstringĕreto deceivefallĕre

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Hie handa gebundon they bound the hands, Andr. Kmbl. 96; An. 48: 2446; An. 1224. Ceácan heora gewríþ oððe gebind maxillas eōrum constringe, Ps. Spl. 31, 12. Gif he hí ne gebunde if he had not bound them, Bt. 35, 2; Fox 158, 1. note, MS. Cot.

Linked entries: ge-bond ge-bunden

bǽr

(n.)
Grammar
bǽr, e; f.

a BIERferetruma couchpalletlittergrabatus

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Kmbl. 1742; El. 873. a couch, pallet, litter; grabatus On his þegna handum on bǽre boren wæs manibus ministrorum portabatur in grabato, Bd. 5, 19; S. 640, 22

hengen

(n.)
Grammar
hengen, e; f.

hanging that on which any one is hunga gibbetgallowscrossprisonconfinementdurance.

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The devil persuaded her to her own hanging [to hang herself], Homl. Th, ii. 30, 24.

Linked entry: heng-wíte

ge-frédan

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Sé þe bær líc gefréddan wolde, hé hyt scolde myd barum handum gefrédan, Solil. H. 43, 14. (2 a) to feel a blow, heat, cold, &amp; c. :-- Ðú þás dyntas náht ne gefrétst, Hml. S. 4, 147.

ge-wiht

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Hé þóne regol þe hé mid his handum áwrát betǽhte Maure mid him tó hæbbenne, and heora hláfes gewiht and heora wínes gemett. Hml. S. 6, 68. Unrihte gemeta and woge gewihta áweorpe man georne.

god-wrac

(adj.)
Grammar
god-wrac, -wrec; adj.
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Gangaþ út git godwrecan and gongaþ út git ródewyrðan come out ye two wretches that deserve to be hanged, 43, 8

geflit-georn

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Beón úre fét gesceóde mid þǽre sybbe bodunge, and úre stafas sýn on úrum handum tó sleánne þá wyrmas . . . Hwæt synt þá wyrmas búton lýðre men and geflitgeorne, Angl. viii. 323, 31. Add

Linked entry: flít-georn