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ge-hwá

(n.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwá, <b>A.</b> as noun.
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Wǽpnu and mete and ealo and cláþas and gehwæt þæs þe þá þré geférscipas behófiaþ, 17 ; F. 60, 5.

a-bryrdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bryrdan, p. -bryrde; pp. -bryrded, -bryrd, v. trans.

To prickstingto prick in the heartgrievepungerecompungere

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To prick, sting, to prick in the heart, grieve; pungere, compungere Ná ic ne beo abryrd, God min non compungar, Deus metis. Ps. Spl. 29, 14

un-stille

(adj.)
Grammar
un-stille, adj.

Not stillunquietnot at restmovingliking movementunquietrestlessunrulyunquietdisturbednot at peacetroubled

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Ða unstillan woruldgesceafta, Met. 11, 19. Ðara unstillena gesceafta styring ne mæg nó weorþan gestilled, ne eác onwend of ðam ryne ðe him geset is, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 3.

Linked entry: stille

níd-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, e; f.

necessityinevitablenessnecessityconstraintneeda necessary thingwhat a person needsneeddistresstroublea necessary business

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Nédþearf, Met. 20, 20. Mycel is nýdþearf manna gehwylcum ðæt ..., Wulfst. 157, 10. Hé wæs fram him eallum áræfned fore nýdþearfe his úttran weorca ( ob necessitatem operum ipsius exteriorum ), Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 13.

íg-land

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Add: iég-land, í-land Án íglond ligð út on gársecg . . . þeáh nú ánra hwá wealde þæs íglandes, Met. 16, 12-17. On þám iéglande þe Sicilia hátte, Bt. 15; F. 48, 20. On án íglond út on Wendelsǽ, Bt. 38, l ; F. 194, ll.

ge-leccan

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Geleht lyftum, Met. 20, 98. to moisten the lips of a person, give drink to a person Gif hé hyne sylfne mid þǽm ǽspryngum Godes worda gelecð, and his mód mid þǽre swétnysse þæs gástlican gedrinces gefylleð, hé seleð þæs þonne dryncan his þyrstendum móde

ge-menged

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Add: mixed, composite, not simple Lyft is gemenged . . . nis þæt nán wundor, þæt hió sié wearm and ceald, Met. 20, 79. in which distinction is not made Gemenged promiscuum, An. Ox. 3854.

ge-wíder

Grammar
ge-wíder, l. ge-widere, and in l. 3 for gewidor abidon l. gewidora bidon.
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Sumor æfter cymeð, wearm gewideru, Met. 11. 61. Of untídlican gewideran, þæt is, of wǽtum sumerum and of drýgum wintrum temporum turbata temperies, hoc est, aut siccitas hiemis, aut humor aestatis, Ors. 3, 3 ; S. 102, 5.

slípan

(v.)
Grammar
slípan, slépan; p. te

To slip, put something on or off.to take away the outside covering from anythingto strip off the skin or bark of anything to slip one's self from a bond induere

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Se hláford hefig gioc slépte on ða swyran sínra þegena Met. 9, 55. Se cyning slýpte his beáh of the king slipped his ring off tuiit rex annulum de manu sua Anglia ix. 32, 158

Linked entry: slífan

trega

(n.)
Grammar
trega, an; m.

Paingriefvexationhurtill

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Ða twegen tregan (cf. ðyssa yfla hwæðer, 41), Met. 5, 42. Weá wæs árǽred, tregena tuddor, Cd. Th. 60, 27; Gen. 988

girn-ness

(n.)
Grammar
girn-ness, e; f.
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desire for something. v. girnan; Sió hæfð góde girnesse metes, Lch. ii. 220, 27. Gyrnesse voto, Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 15. desire for action, endeavour, purpose. Cf. girnan; Gyrnessæ industria, Txts. 70, 527.

Linked entry: gyrnes

platung

(n.)
Grammar
platung, e ; f.
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A plate, thin piece of metal Platung (? platum, Btwk.), smǽte gold obrizum, Hpt. Gl. 489, 34. Platungum brateolis, laminis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 17. v. preceding word

gígant-mæcg

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Substitute: One of the race of the giants, a giant Gígantmæcgas Gode unleófe, micle mánsceaðan Metode láðe (cf. Gigantes erant super terram Gen. 6, 4), Gen. 1268

cyne-stól

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-stól, es; m. [cyne royal, seól a seat, stool]

A royal throne or dwelling, chief city, capitalthronus, urbs regia, arx, metropolis

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Met. Fox 1, 95; Met. 1, 48: Menol. Fox 208; Men. 105. We becórnon to ðam cynestóle, ðǽr getimbred wæs tempel Dryhtnes we came to the royal city, where the temple of the Lord was built, Andr. Kmbl. 1332; An. 666.

ge-bǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bǽdan, p. -bǽdde; pp. -bǽded [bǽdan to compel]

To compelconstrainforceimpelurgeoppresscompellĕrecōgĕrepersuādēreimpellĕreurgēreprĕmĕre

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Met. Fox 6, 28; Met. 6, 14. Níþa gebǽded constrained by hatred, Exon. 68 b; Th. 254, 27; Jul. 203. Mon sceal gebídan ðæs he gebǽdan ne mæg a man ought to wait for what he cannot hasten [compel to come], 90 b; Th. 340, 2; Gn. Ex. 105.

Linked entry: ge-béded

lagu-flód

(n.)
Grammar
lagu-flód, es; m.

Seaoceanstreamwavewater

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Met. Fox 20, 345; Met. 20, 173. Twelf síþum ðæt tírfæste lond geondláce laguflóda wynn fons duodecies undis irrigat omne nemus, Exon. 56 b; Th. 202, 16; Ph. 70. Lageflódum þodenum ceruleis turbinibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 38.

giddian

(v.)
Grammar
giddian, gieddian, gyddian, giddigan; p. ode; pp. od

To singrecitespeak

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Met. Fox 1, 168; Met. 1, 84. Wíga gyddode Beówulf maðelode the warrior spake, Beowulf said, Beo. Th. 1264: B. 630; Cd. 97; Th. 127, 6; Gen. 2106. Waldere gyddode wordum, Wald. 83; Vald. 2, 13.

grafan

(v.)
Grammar
grafan, ic grafe, græfe, ðú græfest, græfst, he græfeþ, græfþ, pl. grafaþ; p. gróf, pl. grófon; pp. grafen.
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Met. Fox 8, 113; Met. 8, 57: Exon. l09 a; Th. 416, 4; Rä. 34, 6: 130 a; Th. 498, 24; Rä. 88, 6. Ðæt ic grófe græf that I may dig a grave, Exon. 95 a; Th. 355, 3; Reim. 71. to GRAVE, engrave, carve; sculpere, cælare Ic grafe sculpo, Ælfc.

god-web

(n.)
Grammar
god-web, gode-web, -webb; gen. -webbes; n.
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Met. Fox 8, 49; Met. 8, 25. Geolo godwebb yellow silk, Exon. 109 a; Th. 417, 25; Rä. 36, 10. Godwebba cyst choicest of textures [the veil of the temple], Exon. 24 b; Th. 70, 8; Cri. 1135

Linked entry: web

Ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
Ǽ, indecl. f.

Lawstatutecustomritemarriagelexstatutumceremoniæritusmatrimonium

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Met. Fox 29, 165; Met. 29, 83. Cristes ǽ the Gospel. Bútan ǽ oððe útlaga an outlaw, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 44. Seó æftere ǽ Deuteronomy, Bd. 1, 27.

Linked entries: ǽ-fyllende á