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ge-wealcan

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Ger. ge-walchen concretus: cf. walchare compressor.] to pass Gewealcon emensus (cf. emenso oferférde, áurnenum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 33, 34), Germ. 400, 471

ge-twǽfan

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Add: to prevent a person (acc.) from action (gen) God eáðe mæg þone dolsceaðan dǽda getwǽfan, 8. 479. Nó þǽr wǽgflotan wind síðes getwǽfde, 1908. to deprive a person (acc.) of something (gen.)

ge-mittan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mittan, p. -mitte; pp. -mitted

To find, meetinvĕnīre, obviam hăbēre

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Th. 131, 6: Cd. 80; Th. 101, 24; Gen. 1687. Hie æt burhgeate beorn gemitton they found the chief at the town-gate, 111; Th. 146, 23; Gen. 2426. Gif gemitton Esau mínne bróður si obvium hăbuĕris fratrem meum Esau, Gen. 32, 17

Linked entries: mittan ge-métan

ge-wǽgan

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Ger. ge-weigit fatigatus, affectus.] <b>ge-wǽgan;</b> Add:after mæg: wyrd under heofonum, ac hit þus gelimpan sceal, and after Dóm. 115: cf. ge-wǽgnian

ge-wrixlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wrixlian, -wixlian; p. ede; pp. ed.

to changeto get by exchangeobtainto give in exchangegrant

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Kmbl. p. 2, 17. to get by exchange, obtain Hie hæfdon gewrixled wíta unrím >they had got punishments innumerable, Cd. 18; Th. 22, 3; Gen. 335. to give in exchange, grant Swá sceal gewrixled ðám ðe ǽr wel heóldon meotudes willan so shall be granted

Linked entry: ge-wixlan

ge-nægled

(v.)
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Ger. ge-nagalit, -negelit infixus, clavatus.)

ge-sylhþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sylhþ, a plough. Substitute: a team (of oxen)
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Ger. pfluogide a pair of plough-oxen : but gesylhðe above with plural in e seems to be feminine: oxan seems to be an instance of a gen. pl. in an instead of (e)na.]

ge-méde

(n.)
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Ger. ge-muati what is agreeable.] See next word

ge-scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scirpan, to sharpen.
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D. l, 18. in grammar, ge-scirpt acute Acutus accentus, þæt ys gescyrpt accent, Angl. viii. 333, 25. (O. L. Ger. Ge-skerpian.)

ge-latian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-latian, p. ode.
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to grow torpid Gilattia torpescit, Rtl. 125, 27. to be slow about a matter (gen.), be dilatory Smeáge gehwá georne hine sylfne, and þæs ná ne gelatige ealles tó lange, Wlfst. 165, 24

ge-clyft

(adj.)
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cleft, split Geclyfte sectilem, Germ. 393, 152. [Cf. O.H. Ger. kluftig fissilis: Ger. kliiftig.]

Linked entry: -clyft

ge-temian

(v.)
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Ger. ge-zeman; p. -zam convenire decere] to cause to be fitting, to allow (?) Ð áne mihtest getemian ꝥ pound; míre andetnysse leóht-fæt sceolde ácwyncan, Hml. S. 23, 810

ge-þeón

(v.)
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Cf. ge-þicgan

ge-seón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-seón, -sión, ic -seó, ðú -sihst, he -syhþ; p. -seah, ðú -sáwe, pl. -sáwon, -ségon; imp. -syh, -seoh; subj. pres. ic -sáwe; pp. -sawen

To seevidere, conspicere

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Th. 4901; B. 2455: Cd. 37; Th. 48, 30; Gen. 783: 64; Th. 78, 12; Gen. 1292.

Linked entry: ge-sión

ge-bídan

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. : — Wræcmon gebád lástweard, Exod. 137. Þá þe gebiodon lésing qui expectabant redemtionem, Lk. L. 2, 38 with gen. Hé stille gebád áres sprǽce ( or acc. ?), Gen. 2909. Hwí ne magon gebídan gecyndelices deáðes ?

ge-sceamian

(v.)
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Nabbe nánne gemánan wið hine, for ðám ðætte hine gesceamige (ut confundatur), Past. 357, 6. Hine sceal on dómes dæg gesceamian, Wlfst. 238, 12. (l a) with gen. of cause :-- Hié hira selfra gescamige erubescant, Past. 333, 22. with dat.

ge-lícian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lícian, p. ode.
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Ger. ge-líhhen assimilare.] to like (v. N. E. D. like to seem, lock like), seem likely.

án-ge-trum

(n.)
Grammar
án-ge-trum, es; n. [án unicus, eximius; ge-tram cohors, caterva]

A singular companyunica cohorseximia caterva

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A singular company; unica cohors, eximia caterva Micel ángetrum a great [and] singular company, Cd. 160; Th. 199, 6; Exod. 334

ge-campian

(v.)
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Add: to fight a fight habbað gecampod gódne campdóm, Hml. S. 34, 262. to get by fighting Ne byð nǽfre leán þæs sigores, búton hit sý mid gewinne gecampod sine labore certaminis non est palma victoriae, Gr.

ge-sceád

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceád, -scád, es; n.

separation, distinction, differencepower of distinguishing, reason, discretion, discrimination, an account, a reckoning, argumentdistinctio, discretio, distantia

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Gescád, Exon. 94 a; Th. 353, 16; Reim. 13. power of distinguishing, reason, discretion, discrimination, an account, a reckoning, argument habbaþ gesceád ǽgðer ge gódes ge yfeles ye can distinguish between good and evil, Homl. Th. i. 176, 24.

Linked entries: -sceád ge-scád