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ge-lygnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lygnian, ge-lygenian; p. ode; pp. od
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Gif hwá furðon ǽnne man hatað, swá hwæt swá hé tó góde gedéð, eal hé hit forlýst; for ðan ðe se apostol Paulus ne bið geligenod (will not be charged with lying) þe cwæð: 'Þeáh ic áspende ealle míne ǽhta . . . gif ic næbbe ðá sóðan lufe, ne fremað hit

for-pyndan

To preclude ⬩ shut up ⬩ stop ⬩ prevent the action of

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To preclude, shut up, stop, prevent the action of Críst onwráh in Dauides dýrre mǽgan þæt is Euan scyld eal forpynded Christ revealed that in the Virgin Mary Eve's guilt is closed, Cri. 97. Substitute:

ofer-hoga

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Eal woruld winneð swýðe for synnum ongeán þá oferhogan þe Gode nellað hýran pugnabit pro Deo orbis terrarum contra insensatos homines, 92, 16. Add

weorold-wela

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wela, an; m.
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Swylcra fela weoruldwelena (cf. ealne ðisne andweardan welan, Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 20), Met. 19, 26. Waa ieów welegum, ðe iówer lufu eall and tóhopa is on eówrum woruldwelum, Past. 26; Swt. 181, 24. Ðiossum woruldwelum, 45 ; Swt. 339, 6.

tó-féran

(v.)
Grammar
tó-féran, p. de.

to go in different directions, ⬩ go off separately ⬩ to disperse (intrans.)

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to go in different directions, go off separately Ǽr fires Drihtnes leorningcnihtas tóférdan, ealswá heom beboden wæs (cf. Mk. 16, 15), Wulfst. 21, 5: Homl. Th. i. 318, 3. to disperse (intrans.)

Linked entry: tó-faran

nama

(n.)
Grammar
nama, an; m.

a name ⬩ a noun

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Th. 44, 34; Gen. 719. a noun Nomen is nama, mid ðam wé nemnaþ ealle þing ... Pronomen is ðæs naman speliend ... Amans lufigend cymþ of ðam worde amo, ic lufige; ðon nymþ hé of ðam naman him ealle ða six casus, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 3, 26-46.

ge-leáfful

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Ealle geleáffulle men all Christians, 35, 9. <b>II a.</b> used substantively in pl., believers, Christians, the faithful :-- On þǽre gesihðe wesað ealle geleáffulle, Bl. H. 13, 28: 81, 16.

ge-fadian

(v.)

to arrange, set in order material objects ⬩ to ornament, adorn :-- ⬩ to dispose of property ⬩ to order conduct, action, life, manage a matter ⬩ to arrange the order of procedure :-- ⬩ of the ordering by superhuman power,

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Ealle ðá gerýnu Crístes menniscnysse wǽron gefadode þurh mihte þæs Hálgan Gástes, Hml. Th. ii. 280, 3

þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
þrymm, es; m.

a host ⬩ great body of people ⬩ a force ⬩ multitude ⬩ a great body of water ⬩ force ⬩ power ⬩ might ⬩ glory ⬩ majesty ⬩ magnificence ⬩ greatness ⬩ grandeur

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Ðé þanciaþ þúsenda fela, eal engla þrym ánre stefne, Hy. 7, 50: Cd. Th. 267, 11; Sat. 36. Ealle ábúgaþ tó ðé, ðínra engla þrym, Hy. 7, 11. Seó heá duguð and se engla þrym, Exon. Th. 65, 33; Cri. 1064.

Linked entry: þrym

ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, to fill with (gen. dat. (inst.) or with preps.). v. ge-fellan, ge-fillan
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Gefylled wearð eall þes middangeard monna bearnum, Gen. 1553. Eorðe and eall þæt heó mid gefyld is terra et plenitudo ejus, Ps. Th. 23, 1.

ge-spring

(n.)
Grammar
ge-spring, es; n.

A spring; ⬩ fons ⬩ scaturigo

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A spring; fons, scaturigo Ðǽr wæs on blóde brim weallende, atol ýða gespring [geswing, Th.] eal gemenged there was the surge boiling with blood, the foul spring of waves all mingled, Beo. Kmbl. 1689

Linked entry: ge-spryng

CWACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWACIAN, cwacigan; part. cwaciende, cwacigende ; p,ode; pp. od

QUAKE, shake, tremble ⬩ tremere, contremere

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Ic cwacode eal on fefore I quaked all in a fever, ii. 312, 19. Cwacode eorþe contremuit terra, Ps. Spl. C. 17, 9. Cwacode he sóna he instantly quaked, Homl. Th. ii. 312, 15: 32, 3, 19

cyric-bót

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-bót, ciric-bót,e; f.

Church-repair ⬩ ecclesiæ reparatio

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To ciricbóte sceal eall folc fylstan mid rihte all people must lawfully give assistance to church-repair, L. C. S. 66; Th. i. 410, 12: L. Eth. ix. 6; Th. i. 342, 8

Linked entry: bót

rǽde-fæsting

(n.)
Grammar
rǽde-fæsting, e; f.
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Entertainment furnished to the king's messengers when riding on the king's business, or to those strangers who were coming to the king Liberabo illud (monasterium) a pastu et refectione illorum hominum quos saxonice nominamus walhfæreld and heora fæsting and ealra

Linked entry: fæsting

á-wrecan

to drive away ⬩ to strike ⬩ to avenge

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Voc. ii. 146, 4. to strike Bútan his heorte sý eall mid deófles strǽlum áwrecen, Wlfst. 214, 13. Áwrecenum, tógeðýddum adacto, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 54. to avenge Hú hí mihton þæs cynges bismer áwrecan and ealles þeódscipes, Chr. 1048;P. 174, 8

Linked entries: wrecan on-wrecan

ge-wǽpnian

(v.)
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Add: of persons, of military weapons Hé hine gescrýdde mid his byrnan, and hine ealne gewǽpnode, Hml. S. 25, 280. Swá gewépned wer quasi vir armatus, Kent. Gl. 139. On ðǽre fyrde wǽron feówertig þúsenda swýðe gewǽpnode, Homl. S. 25, 333.

hergung

Grammar
hergung, hergiung, herung
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hearmum þe ǽr þám gedón wǽre ǽr ꝥ frið geset wǽre, man eall onweig lǽte, Ll.

ge-píled

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-píled, adj.
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Provided with spikes 'Æteówiað his gesihðum eal þæt wíta tól.' Þá wurdon forð áborene ísene clútas . . . and leádene swipa and óðre gepílede swipa, Hml. Th. i. 424, 20. Mid gepíledum swipun swingende, 426, 22: 432, 14

ge-rídan

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Heó ealle þá þá landgemǽre geridan, eal swá heó man on fruman þám bisceope lǽdde, iv. 235, 3. to obtain by riding, ride and get, take possession of Ðá gerád Æðelwald þone hám æt Winburnan bútan ðæs cyninges leáfe . . . and hæfde ealle ðá geatu forworht

wynsum-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wynsum-líc, adj.

Pleasant ⬩ agreeable

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Eall ðæt him hér on worlde wynsumlíc wæs, 111, 26: 115, 11