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ge-sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sǽlan, to succeed. See preceding word: ge-sælge. -For Cot. 89 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 63. (Gesǽlge might be adjective, fauste being faustae. Cf. for the termination (-e = ae) attrite gegiiidenan, 5, 12. v.
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also 5, 3.)

lǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽnan, p. de

To lend ⬩ grant ⬩ lease

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Lǽne mé þrý hláfas commoda mihi tres panes, Lk. Skt. 11, 5. Lǽne mé ða bóc tó rǽdenne commoda mihi librum ad legendum, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 20. Ne lǽne ðínum bréðer nán þing tó híre non fænerabis fratri tuo ad usuram pecuniam, Deut. 23, 19.

Linked entry: ge-léned

under-wreðian

(v.)
Grammar
under-wreðian, -wreoðian, -wriðian

to support ⬩ sustain ⬩ supponere

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Hyt ys underwryðed mid þrím swerum, Anglia viii. 301, 37. Mid týn rihtingum underwriðode, 304, 32: Homl. Th. i. 444, 35.

Linked entry: under-wriðian

lencten

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On þám þrím lengctenum, 134, 31. Fæste hé .ii. lengtenu, 210, 27. iii. lengctenu, 194, 12. Lengteno, 192, 5

mór

Grammar
mór, I. add: — Hí eardiað an þæs gedwildes móre and meoxe (in luto heresis), Chrd. 96, 31. Móras salebras, i. loca lutosa, An. Ox. 17, 63. The word occurs often in charters, v. Midd. Flur.

weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
weorpan, (wurpan, wyrpan); p. wearp, pl. wurpon; pp. worpen.
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</b> to throw (as in to throw open) :-- Mycel wynd wearp upp ða ðuru, Homl.

Linked entries: worpian wurpan

be-scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-scúfan, p. -sceáf, pl. -scufon; pp. -scofen; v. a.

To shove, thrust, cast, hurl or throw, to precipitate ⬩ intrudere, immittere, detrudere, præcipitare

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To shove, thrust, cast, hurl or throw, to precipitate; intrudere, immittere, detrudere, præcipitare Hét hine ðá niman, and ðǽr on bescúfan then ordered to take him, and to shove him in there, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 38.

Linked entries: be-sceófan be-scofen

ge-mǽne-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-mǽne-líce, adv.

Commonly, in common, generally, mutually, in turn, one amongst another ⬩ communiter, generaliter, invicem

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Iohannes ðá beád ðreóra daga fæsten gemǽnelíce John then ordered a general fast of three days, Homl. Th. i. 70, 8.

á-licgan

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Nó hira þrym álæg, An. 3. Ful oft þǽr wíg ne álæg rarely did war cease, Vid. 119. Symbel ne álégon feasts never failed, Reim. 5. Álicgan heonan forð þá unlaga henceforth let there be an end of all bad laws, Ll. Th. i. 312, 13.

Linked entry: á-lecgan

dípe

(n.)
Grammar
dípe, an: <b>dípu (-o),</b> indecl. or gen. e; f.
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Þreó ásǽton on ðá healfe ðǽre dýpan ðe ðá Deniscan scipu áseten wǽron, Chr. 897; P. 91, 3. Deópan (dépan, Hpt. Gl. 492, 48) gurgitis, An. Ox. 3667. Dépan (-en, MS.) alveo, 4794.

Linked entries: deópe dépe dýp dýpe

ge-hradian

(v.)
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Hé ꝥ; ilce mynster þus gehradod hét S Marian gehálgian, Lch. iii. 438, 16. to cause to attain an end quickly, to prosper a person or undertaking God hí sóna gehradode, swá ꝥ hí þǽr gemétton áne mǽre þrúh, Hml. S. 20, 78.

morgen-gifu

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Ic gean into Ǽlíg . . þára þreó landa þe wit búta geheótan Gode, ꝥ is æt rettendúne þe wes mín morgangifu . . . C. D. iii. 274, 16. Gewát Eádríc ær Ælféh cwideleás, and Ælféh féng tó his lǽne. Ðá hæfde Eádríc láfe and nán bearn.

ge-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þanc, -þonc, -þang, es: generally m. but sometimes n. [þanc will]

Mind ⬩ will ⬩ opinion ⬩ thought ⬩ mens ⬩ animus ⬩ cogitatio

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Th. 91, 4: 93, 11: 128, 3: 139, 8; all m; but the following three are n Sóþlíce ðæt geþanc eode on hig, hwylc hyra yldest wǽre intravit autem cogitatio in eos, quis eorum major esset, Lk. Bos. 9,46: Byrht. Th. 132, 9; By. 13.

Linked entries: ge-þang ge-þonc

hé

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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Genim þǽre ylcan wyrte þreóra trymessa wǽge, seóð on ealdum wíne, and gníd þǽrtó xxvii piporcorn; gedrinc his þreó full fulle, 74, 1. Sete ðín wín, and lege ðínne hláf ofer ryhtwísra monna byrgenne, and ne et his nánwuht, Past. 327, 2.

geár

(n.)
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D. iv. 209, 20. ꝥ Him tó móse sceal gegangan geára gehwylce . . . þriá þreóténo þúsend.

Andreas

(n.)
Grammar
Andreas, m. indecl. but Andreæ and Andrea are found in dat. as in Lat. and Grk.

Andrew ⬩ Andreas

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Ðǽr Andrea ongete wearþ wígendra þrym there the glory of the warriors became known to Andrew, 3136; An. 1571. Ðis Gódspel sceal on Andreas mæsse-dæg this Gospel must be on St. Andrew's day, Rubc. Mt. Bos. 4, 18-22, Notes, p. 574

ge-wesan

(v.)

to be together ⬩ converse ⬩ discuss

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The Durham Ritual glosses &#39;conversatio&#39; by &#39;giwosa,&#39; and this may throw light on the meaning of &#39;gewesan.&#39; Both Goth. and O. H.

tǽcnan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽcnan, p. [e]de.

to shew, present ⬩ to shew the road, point out an object, lt;i>make known ⬩ to appoint, prescribe

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Se ðe hæbbe þreó hída tǽcne (tǽce, MS. B.) óðres healfes, L. In. 64-66; Th. i. 144, 5-11. to shew the road, point out an object, lt;i>make known Se him wægas tǽcneþ, Exon. Th, 434, 26; Rä. 52, 7. Tǽcne indicet, Jn. Skt. Lind. 11, 57.

glæs-fæt

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Gedó þreó pund on glæsfæt wel micel, gedó wínes tó v sestras, Lch. ii. 252, 8. a drinking-glass Ꝥ glæsfæt on þám wæs se wólberenda drync gehæfd, Gr. D. 104, 30.

æg

Grammar
æg, l.
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Þreó ǽgero, Shrn. 135, 18. Gif hit festendæg sié selle mon fisces and butran and aegera ðaet mon begeotan maege, C. D. i. 293, 11. Genim nigon ǽgra . . . and nim eall swá fela dropena wínes swá ðǽra ǽgra beó, Lch. i. 380, 1-5.

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