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GANOT

(n.)
Grammar
GANOT, ganet, es; m.

A gannetsea-fowlwater-fowlfen-duckăvis mărinafŭlixfŭlĭca

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Ác fereþ gelóme ofer ganotes bæþ a ship [lit. oak] often saileth over the gannet's bath [the sea], Runic pm. 25; Kmbl. 344, 19; Hick. Thes. i. 135. 49

Linked entries: ganet ganet

and-

(prefix)
Grammar
and-, [Goth, anda-: Icel. and-, önd-: Grk. ἀντι-]

Againstwithoutcontra

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in composition denotes opposition, — Against, without; contra And-bita, and-beorma without barm, what was unleavened; azymos = ἄζυμος, Cot. 17. And-saca an adversary, apostate, Cd. 23; Th. 28, 27; Gen. 442. And-swaru an answer, Beo.

lang-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
lang-líce, adv.

Longat lengthfor a long time

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Langlíce bæd, i. 66, 23

mund-leów

(n.)
Grammar
mund-leów, (-leáw ?), -laú, -leú, e; f.

A basin for washing the hands

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A basin for washing the hands Mundlaú vescada (among things belonging to the table). Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 68. Mundleú ii. 123, 22 : conca (cf. Ital. conca a laver : Span, cuenca a wooden bowl), 105, 7. Mundleów conca, coclea, 136, 15

Linked entry: leów

god-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
god-mægen, es; n.
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A divine power, divinity; numen Ic bæd ða godmægen orabam numina, Nar. 24, 22. Hie ondrédon ðæt hie hiora godmægne sceoldon beón benumene they feared that they should be deprived of their divinity; de numinum suorum statu timentes, 28, 13

sǽ-mearh

(n.)

a sea-horse, a ship

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a sea-horse, a ship Ús bær heáhstefn naca, snellíc sǽmearh, Andr. Kmbl. 533; An. 267. Meahte gesión brimwudu myrgan, sǽmearh plegan, Elen. Kmbl. 490; El. 245. Fearoþhengestas, sǽmearas, 455 ; El. 228. Heáhstefn scipu, sǽmearas. Exon.

Linked entry: sǽ-hengest

brýd-ealo

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-ealo, -eala; gen. -ealowes; n.

aleA bride-ale, bride or marriage feastnuptiale convivium

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-eala], ðæt wæs manegra manna bealo there was the bride-ale, which was many men's bale, Chr. 1076; Erl. 213, 26

scyfe

(n.)
Grammar
scyfe, es; m.
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P. 7; Th. ii. 312, 21. prompting, instigation in a bad sense, cf. scúfan, <b>VI </b>Se ðe þurh deófles scyfe on synna befealle, L. C. E. 23; Th. i. 374, 9. Befeallen þurh deófles scyfe on heálíce misdǽde, Wulfst. 103, 21

ge-laðian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-laðian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To invitebidcallsummonassemblecongregateinvītārevŏcārearcessĕrecierecongrĕgāre

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He to Bethania his þegna gedryht gelaðade he assembled his band of. disciples in Bethany, Exon. 14 b; Th. 29, 5; Cri. 458. Gelaðede se gesíþ hine to his háme the earl invited him to his home, Bd. 3, 22; S. 553, 29.

Linked entries: ge-hlaðen ge-leaðian

ge-rǽsan

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Swá hwylce swá ꝥ hors on gerǽsan mihte, hit bát and hira lima tótær quoscumque potuisset-invadere, eorum membra morsibus dilaniaret, Gr.

æf-ést

(n.)
Grammar
æf-ést, l. æf-est(-æst, -ist), æfst, æfstu; m. f.

zeal

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Add: in a bad sense Se dierna æfst. Past. 79, 13. Be ðám is áwriten ðætte ðis fiǽsclice líf sié ǽfesð invidia 235, 13. For ðæs æfstes scylde per livoris vitium 237, i. Æfestes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 12. Mid ðǽre biteran æfeste, Bl. H. 25, 7.

sprengan

(v.)
Grammar
sprengan, de

To cause to spring.to scatter to sprinkle to burst, crack (cf. to spring a leak,sprung, applied to a bat)to apply a clysterquassare, rorareto burst, scatter, sprinkleto burst

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Nime se sacerd his blód arid dyppe his finger ðǽron and sprenge on dæt ryft, Lev. 4, 17, 6. government uncertain Ðá ðá hé sprencde dum rorat, Germ. 402, 43. to burst, crack (cf. to spring a leak,sprung, applied to a bat) Hé sceáf mid ðam scylde, ðæt

Linked entry: sprængan

ge-cænnan

(v.)

to declareclearproveadvocarepurgaremanifestare

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to declare, clear, prove; advocare, purgare, manifestare Hine gecænne ðæt he ðane banan begeten ne mihte let him prove that he could not obtain the slayer, L. H. E. 2; Th. i. 28, 2 : 4; Th. i. 28, 8

Linked entry: ge-cennan

begen

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
begen, l. bégen,
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and add Þæt gefeoht wæs gedón mid micelre geornfullnesse of þǽm folcum bǽm ( utrimque) and þǽr wǽron þá cyningas bégen (ambo reges ) gewundod, Ors. 3, 9; S. 126, 1-3. Gedó bégea emfela on ampullan, Lch. ii. 30, 18

earg-scipe

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Substitute: cowardice, pusillanimity. v. earg, Ongeán módstaðolnysse and módes strencðe se mánfulla deófol sendeð wácmódnesse and lyðerne earhscype ( base cowardice ), Wlfst. 53, 12. profligacy. v. earg, Ꝥ wíf in argscipe begrippene mulierem in adulterio

for-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
for-cúþ, comp. m. -cúþera, -cúþra; sup. m. -cúþesta, -cuþosta; adj. [cúþ known, excellent]

Perversebadinfamouswickedperversusmălusnēquam

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Perverse, bad, infamous, wicked; perversus, mălus, nēquam Mánfull oððe forcúþ nēquam, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 78; Som. 14, 30.

Linked entries: fercúþ for-cúþlic

gítsung

(n.)
Grammar
gítsung, e; f.

Covetousnessavaricecupiditydesire

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Þurh his ágene gítsunga he ǽfre ðas leóde mid ungylde tyrwigende wæs through his own avarice he was ever harassing this nation with bad taxes, Chr. 1100; Erl. 236, 1: 1086; Erl. 222, 24.

Linked entry: gýtsung

tiht-bisig

(adj.)
Grammar
tiht-bisig, adj.
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Labouring under frequent accusations, often accused, and so of bad repute; infamatus et accusationibus ingravatus, L. Edm. C. 7; Th. i. 253, 23: accusacionibus infamatus, L. H. I; Th. i. 567, 18.

faroþ

(n.)
Grammar
faroþ, faroþ, es; m.

oceanwavesshore

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Bát on sǽwe, fleót on faroðe, Hy. 4, 100. Hí hyne ætbǽron tó brimes faroðe they bore him to the water, B. 28. Gewát him ofer sandhleoðu tó sæ-acute;s faruðe, An. 236.

fót-lǽst

(n.)
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Ǽlc þǽra stæpa and fótlǽsta þe wé tó cyricean weard gestæppað, Wlfst. 302, 26. the sole of the foot, the foot Sóna swá hí gesetton heora fótlǽst on þǽre eá ófre as soon as they set foot on the bank of the river; ingressis sacerdotibus Jordanen etpedibus