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geagl

(n.)
Grammar
geagl, geahl, es; m. [also n. v. the last example]

The jowljawmandĭbŭlarictusfauces

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Biþ ðæt heáfod tohliden, geaglas toginene the head shall be split open, the jaws distended, Soul Kmbl. 215; Seel. 110 : 229; Seel. 118. Ðæt geagl to swillanne to swill the jowl, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 24, 12, 22, 26, 29

Linked entry: geahl

ge-cost

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cost, adj. [cost tried]

Triedprovedchosenprobātus

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Heápe gecoste with a chosen company, Elen. Kmbl. 538; El. 269. Swyrd ecgum gecoste swords tried in their edges, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 39; Jud. 231. Ða ðe seolfres beóþ since gecoste qui probāta sunt argento, Ps. Th. 67, 27.

Linked entry: -cost

cnoll

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On þǽm heán cnolle sumes muntes, 197, 18. Tó brynes cnolle, Cht. E. 267, 3. Tó Húnes cnolle, 381, 19. On cnolle in vertice, i. in summitate, An. Ox. 853. Cnol apicem, Wrt. Voc. 73, 64: arcem, 7, 27. Þá mǽran cnollas almos clivos, Hpt. 31, 18, 515.

fore-settan

prefer

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., to put at the head, prefer Foresette praeposuit (omnibus gradibus ), An. Ox. 344. Foresettan preferre, 17, 51. Sí foreset preferatur, 8, 36

Linked entry: fór-settan

ge-hǽt

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-hǽtan;</b> p. te To heat. physical Genim senepes sǽd . . . and xx piporcorna, gesamna eall mid ecede, gehǽt on wætere, Lch. ii. 24, 17. Gehǽt ceald wæter mid hátan íserne, 100, 20. Gegníd mid wíne, and gehǽte, 214, 21.

up-heofon

(n.)
Grammar
up-heofon, es; m.

The heavensthe sky

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Ðú geworhtest eorþan frætwe and upheofen; ðæt is heáh geweorc handa ðínra terram tu fundasti; et opera manuum tuarum sunt coeli, Ps. Th. 101, 22. Eorðan ic bidde and upheofon, Lchdm. i. 400, 3: Exon. Th. 60, 12; Cri. 968: Andr. Kmbl. 1596; An. 799.

Linked entry: up-rodor

hóh

(n.)
Grammar
hóh, hógh, , hoo

'Originally a point of land, formed like a heel, or boot, and stretching into the plain, perhaps even into the sea,'

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Kemble's supposition is borne out by the following passage, in which the word occurs independently Wé ðá fóron forþ be ðæm sǽ and ðǽr ða heán hós and dene and gársecg ðone æthiopia wé gesáwon promuntoria ad oceanum in ethiopia vidimus, Nar. 24, 9

tohte

(n.)
Grammar
tohte, an; f.

A military expedition,war,battle

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Ðæt wíf ðīn heáfod tredeþ mid fótum sínum ðú scealt fiersna sǽtan tohtan the woman shall tread thy head with her feet, thou shalt lie in wait to attack her heels, Cd. Th. 56, 18; Gen. 914.

Linked entry: ge-toht

fágnys

(n.)
Grammar
fágnys, -nyss, e; f.

A scab, ulcer, eruptionscăbies, ulcus, eruptio

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Ðæt Crist úre sáwle fram synna fágnyssum gehǽlan mǽge that Christ may heal our soul from the ulcers of sins, 122, 25. Seó fágnys aweg gewát the eruption went away, Homl. Th. ii. 178, 15.

Linked entry: fáhness

bytme

(n.)
Grammar
bytme, (-ne), byþne, an ; f.
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D. 347, 23. the head of a dale. Cf. Icel. botn On byttman díc, C. D. iv. 39, 7. On bitnan burnan, v. 84, 8. On ðǽre dæne bytnan, 78, 12: 137, 35

Linked entries: byþne bytne botm

heardness

hardnesscallosityobduracystrictnessseverityausterity

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Similar entries Cf. heard; IV. Tó heardnisse (duritiam) heortan eówre, Mt. R. 19, 8: Mk. L. R. 10, 5. strictness, severity, austerity. Similar entries Cf. heard; V.

a-ráfian

(v.)

To unroveunravelunwinddissolvere

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To unrove, unravel, unwind; dissolvere Aráfaþ ðæt cliwen ðære twífaldan heortan unwinds the clew of the double heart; dissolvit corda duplicitatibus involuta, Past. 35, 5; Hat. MS. 46 b, 1

beadu-serce

(n.)
Grammar
beadu-serce, an; f.

A war-shirtcoat of mailbellica tunicalorica

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A war-shirt, coat of mail; bellica tunica, lorica Ic gefrægn sunu Wihstánes beran beadusercean I heard that Wihstan's son bore the coat of mail, Beo. Th. 5503; B. 2755

heort-ece

(n.)
Grammar
heort-ece, es; m.

Pain at the heart

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Pain at the heart Heó wið heortece well fremaþ it is very beneficial for heartache, Herb. 18, 3; Lchdm. i. 110, 19: ad cardiacos, 89, 3; Lchdm. i. 192, 16

ge-frége

(n.)
Grammar
ge-frége, es; n.

A knowingknowledgehearsaycognĭtioaudītio

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A knowing, knowledge, hearsay; cognĭtio, audītio Míne gefrége in my knowledge, as I have heard, Andr. Kmbl. 3251; An. 1628 : Apstls. Kmbl. 50; Ap. 25

ge-hírendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hírendlic, adj.
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To be heard, audible Tó gehýrendlicere stemne ad audiendam uocem Ælfc. Gr. Z. 152, 6. Gehérendlice ( auditam ) dó mé mildheortnesse ðíne, Ps. L. 142, 8

út-gang

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Hié oft út yrnað gemengde útgange, hwílum heard, hwílum hwít, ii. 230, 20

wæl-gár

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-gár, es; m.

A deadly spear

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Ðǽr wæs heard plega, wælgára wrixl, wígcyrm micel, Cd. Th. 120, 5; Gen. 1990

heáfod-gerím

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-gerím, es; n.

The chief number, majority; or number of heads, i. e. of men

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The chief number, majority; or number of heads, i. e. of men [cf. the other compounds of gerím], Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 4; Jud. 309

giorne

(adv.)
Grammar
giorne, adv.

Diligentlydĭlĭgenter

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Diligently; dĭlĭgenter Gif ðú wilnige weorulddrihtnes heáne anwald ongitan giorne if thou desirest diligently to behold the high power of the world's Lord, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 5; Met. 29, 3