ge-teón
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Hé wolde guman findan þone þe him on sweofote sáre geteóde, B. 2295. to determine a course of action Hé ꝥ on his móde gehogod and geteód hæfde, ꝥ hé wolde ealle his þeóde fordón totam eius gentem delere decreuerat, Bd. 3, 24; Sch. 307, 7. of the decrees
hold
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Þá þeóde symble Angelcynne þá holdestan gentem nationi Anglorum semper amicissimam Bd. 4, 26; Sch. 504, 15. of things, pleasant Heriað hine on hleóðre holdre béman, Ps. Th. 150, 3. Mid þý sélestan hwǽtecynnes holde lynde adipe frumenti 147, 3.
wríd
A shoot ⬩ stalk ⬩ plant ⬩ bush
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A shoot, stalk, plant, bush Uurýd culmus, Txts. 52, 252. Genim æscþrote ǽnne wríd, Lchdm. i. 216, 11. Genim ðysse wyrte wríd, 224, 1. Bedelf ǽnne wríd cileþenigin moran, iii. 38, 9
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wísian
shew ⬩ guide ⬩ direct ⬩ to shew ⬩ shew ⬩ point put ⬩ guide ⬩ direct ⬩ indicate
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where movement takes place, to shew the way, guide, direct, Grammar wísian, absolute Hé stóp on strǽte, stíg wísode, Andr. Kmbl. 1970; An. 987. Hé lét his francan wadan þurh ðæs hysses hals, hand wísode, Byrht. Th. 135, 61 ; By. 141. Snyredon ðǽr secg
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GÁST
the breath ⬩ hālĭtus ⬩ spīrāmen ⬩ the spirit ⬩ soul ⬩ GHOST ⬩ spīrĭtus ⬩ anĭmus ⬩ ănĭma
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Arás Metodes þeów gástum togeánes the Lord's servant [Lot] arose towards the spirits [angels], 111; Th. 140, 30; Gen. 2430.
ge-hýdan
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Þeós lǽine gesceaft longe stóðe heolstre gehýded, Hy. II, 13. fig. Þá dysegan sint swá hlince, þæt hí ne magon oncnáwan hwǽr þá écan gód sindon gehýdde, Met. 19, 32. [The passage given under II. may belong to I.The Latin of Ps.
on-ǽlan
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Th. ii. 598, 21. add Þonne þeós woruld byrneð áde onǽled, Ph. 503: El. 951. Onǽlede of fýre incensa igni, Bl. Gl. Add Hét hé gefeccan ǽnne ǽrenne oxan and þone onǽlan, Hml. S. 30, 421. Is þes atola hám fýre onǽled, Sat. 97.
on-líhtan
of places or things, to illumine, make bright, cause to shine, ⬩ to give sight to, make the sight clear ⬩ to clear the mental vision, to enlighten ⬩ to give light (with dat.) ⬩ To shine
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Onlýht ( inlustra ) ansíne ðín ofer þeów ðínne, 30, 20. Tó hwon yldestú middangeard tó onlýhtenne, Blickl. Homl. 7, 33. of persons, to give sight to, make the sight clear Drihten blinde on heora eágum onleóhteþ Dominus illuminat caecos. Ps.
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þrymm
slæc
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Ðú yfela þeówa and sleac thou wicked and slothful servant. Homl. Th. ii. 554, 7. Sægdon ðæt hé sleac wǽre, æðeling unfrom. Beo. Th. 4381; B. 2187. Ðæt ðæm sleacan preóste ne þince tó mycel geswinc, ðæt hé undó his eágan, Anglia viii. 317, 4.
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un-gewiss
uncertainty ⬩ ignorance ⬩ unconsciousness ⬩ in ignorance ⬩ unintentionally ⬩ unconsciously ⬩ unwittingly ⬩ what is uncertain or unknown ⬩ incertum ⬩ ignominia
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Ðæt hié on swá micle néþinge and on swá micel ungewiss ǽgðer ge on sǽs fyrhto ge on wéstennum wildeóra ge on þeóda gereordum, ðæt hié hiene æfter friþe sóhton that they ventured upon so much that was hazardous and so much that was unknown in respect to
ymb-sittan
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Hí þreátiaþ gehwider ymbsittenda óþra þeóda, Met. 25, 14. to beset Ic ymbsitte obsideo Ælfc. Gr. 26, 5; Zup. 157, 3. Fearras fǽtte ymbsǽton mé tauri pingues obsederunt me Ps. Lamb. 21, 13.
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dígol-líce
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Hé nolde geþafian þám þeófe ꝥ hé underdulfe dígellíce his hús, Hml. A. 50, 13. Dígollíce, 54, 64.
ge-ládian
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Búton hé on húsle geládian móte, 362, 21. generally reflexive, to clear oneself Ne beó þám þeófe ná þe geþingodre, oþþe hine be þǽm geládie, Ll. Th. i. 198, 20. where the degree of lád is given Gif hié mon teó, geládie hí be sixtegum hída, Ll.
ge-þungen
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Ox. 892. eminent, distinguished. by rank Hé ealdordóm onféhd ... geþungen on þeóde, Ph. 160. On ealdormonnes húse oððe on óðres geþungenes witan, Ll. Th. i. 106, 6. Biddende his þingunge tó ánum geþungenum ealdormen, Hml. S. 3, 171.
wítegian
To prophesy
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Grammar wítegian, with a clause Hé wítgode, ðæt se Hǽlend sceolde sweltan for ðære þeóde, Jn. Skt. 11, 51. Hé wítgode suá suá hit geweorðan sceolde, Past. 1; Swt. 29, 11. Wítigan wítigodan, ðæt se wolde cuman, Blickl. Homl. 105, 9.
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oxa
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L. 13, 15. .xii. þeówe men and .ii. gesylhðe oxan, C. D. iv. 263, 20. Mon selle him tó ðém londe .iiii. oxan, .ii. cý, and .L. scépa, and ǽnne horn, i. 310, 13: 27.
hleótan
to cast lots ⬩ to obtain by lot, ⬩ get a share, ⬩ share in, ⬩ participate, ⬩ obtain
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Ða Godes þeówas on Israhéla þeóde náne landáre hleótan ne móston to the servants of God among the people of Israel might not be allotted any landed possessions, Homl. Th. ii. 224, 5.
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GEÁTAS
the Jutes ⬩ Jutæ ⬩ GAUTS ⬩ Gauti in Suecia ⬩ Γαυτοί,
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Of Geáta fruman syndon Cantware, and Wihtsǽtan, ðæt is seó þeóð ðe Wiht ðæt Eálond oneardaþ ...
brecan
to shatter ⬩ demolish ⬩ to subdue ⬩ tame ⬩ reflex ⬩ to struggle ⬩ strive
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Th. i. 56, 1. to fail to perform: Banan grimme ongildað, ðæs hié gilp brecað, Sal. 132. to subdue, tame Urne willan tó brecanne, Past. 307, 9. to force a way into a place, break into a house, storm a town Gif man þeóf geméte and hé hús brece si effrin-gens
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