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ge-wuldorfullian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wuldorfullian, p. ode
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To glorify Ðá ðe God geclypode tó þám clǽnan lífe, and ðá ðe hé gewuldorfullode tó þám écan wurðmynte, Hml. A. 45, 517. On ðám bið mín fæder gewuldorfullod ꝥ gé micelne wæstm forþberon, 48, 587

Linked entry: wuldorfullian

GE-DÉFE

(adj.)
Grammar
GE-DÉFE, -doefe; comp. -ra; superl. -est, -ust; adj.

Becoming ⬩ fit ⬩ proper ⬩ seemly ⬩ convenient ⬩ agreeable ⬩ decent ⬩ quiet ⬩ mild ⬩ meek ⬩ gentle ⬩ kind ⬩ benevolent ⬩ congruus ⬩ convĕniens ⬩ dĕcens ⬩ opportūnus ⬩ hŏnestus ⬩ quiētus ⬩ mansuētus ⬩ bĕnignus

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Ne biþ ðæt gedéfe ðeáþ that is not a seemly death, Exon. 91 a; Th. 340, 26; Gn. Ex. 117. Beóþ gé gedoefe estote vos perfecta, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 48.

Linked entry: deáf-líc

ge-nyhtsumian

(v.)
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Ger. ge-nuhtsamón abundare, sufficere, locupletare.?

ge-brúcan

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[Swá ibrúce ic mine rice, ne scule gié mine mete ibite, O. E. Hml. i. 233, 3. O. H. Ger. ge-brúhan uti, fungi

ge-dwolian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dwolian, p. ede; pp. ed

To err

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Gé swíðe gidwoligas vos multum erratis, Mk. Skt. Rush. 12, 27 : Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 18, 12

Linked entry: ge-dwalian

ge-métnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-métnes, -ness, e; f.

A finding, discovery ⬩ inventio

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A finding, discovery; inventio Se dæg heora þrówunga ge heora líchoman gemétnesse mid árwurþre weorþunge on ðám stówum mǽrsode syndon dies passiōnis vel inventiōnis eōrum congrua illis in lŏcis vĕnĕrātiōne celebrātur, Bd. 5, 10; S. 625, 18

ge-mǽnsumung

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Substitute: Administration of the Eucharist, v. ge-mǽnsumian; l a On bǽre mæssan gemǽnsumung ys gearwud in qua missa communicatio prebetur, Angl. xiii. 414, 706. Æfter gemǽn-sumunge ł húselgange post communionem, R. Ben. 1. 69, 6

ge-wanian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wanian, -wonian; p. ode; pp. od.

to lessen ⬩ diminish ⬩ to be wanting

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Th, 958; B. 477: Cd. 24; Th. 31, 6; Gen. 481: Gen. 8, 1. Ðá wæs ðæm tunglum gewonad heora beorhtnes then had the stars their brightness diminished, Shrn. 64, 22. to be wanting Giwonia deesse, Rd. 71, 37

Linked entries: ge-wonian ge-wane

ge-bregdan

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Take here ge-bredan (l. ge-brédan) in Dict. dele II, and add: to pull out, draw. with dat. (cf. bregdan) Hé gebrægd his sweorde, Bl. H. 233, 7. Gif mon beforan ærcebiscepe ge*-*feohte oþþe wǽpne gebrégde (-bréde, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 70, 19.

ge-girwan

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Take here <b&gt;ge-gerwan, ge-gyrian</b&gt; in Dict., and add: to prepare an object for use Hé hét him ýðlidan gegyrwan, B. 199. Ic geongo gegerniga ( parare ) iúh styd, Jn. L. 14, 2. Gegaerwendne conparantem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 47.

Linked entries: girwan ge-gerwan ge-girwung ge-gyrian

ge-hlidad

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hlidad, part.
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Substitute: <b&gt;ge-hlidian;</b&gt; p. ode To cover with a lid (gehleodad is; a v. l. to gehlidad, Bd. Sch. 445, 21). [Þes put he hat þat heo beo euer ilided and iwríen, A. R. 58.] Cf. un-hlidian

ge-sciftan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sciftan, I. to divide into shares among people.
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Take here <b&gt;ge-scyftan</b&gt; in Dict. to assign, appoint, ordain Is lencten ús eallum tó dǽdbóte gescyft, þæt wé on þám fæce . . . wið God gebétan . . . Wlfst. 102, 17.

Linked entry: ge-scyftan

ge-earnian

(v.)
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<b&gt;I a.</b&gt; to deserve of (tó) a person, with acc. Tó ðǽm ðe þone écean éðel mid móde and mid mægene tó Gode geearniað. Bl. H. 209, 25. with gen. : — Gif ic tó þisum þe mé swencað þæs geearnod hæbbe, Ps.

ge-hwæðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ge-hwæðer, pron.

Both ⬩ each ⬩ either ⬩ uterque ⬩ promiscuus

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Se willa béga gehwæðres ge . . . ge . . . her will in both respects both . . . and . . . Elen. Kmbl. 1925; El. 964 : Beo. Th. 2091; B. 1043.

Linked entry: ge-hwæðeres

ge-genge

(n.)
Grammar
ge-genge, es; n.
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Th. ii. 386, 23. v. ge-geng; f

Linked entries: ge-gæncg genge

ge-dryhtu

(n.)
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Substitute : <b&gt;ge-dryht</b&gt;, e; f. [es; n. ?]

ge-setnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-setnian, l.
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ge-sétnian, ge-sǽtnian

ge-sceamian

(v.)
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<b&gt;I a.</b&gt; with gen. of cause :-- Ic yfeldǽda gescomede, Jul. 713. Þæt hý ǽlces unryhtes gescomedon, Cri. 1303. used impersonally, to cause shame to (dat.), shame a person (acc. ). with acc.

ge-tácniendlic

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Add: to be shewn, to be indicated Be ge-tácniendlicum tídum Godes weorces de significanda hora operis Dei, R. Ben. 72, 9. symbolical Hí getácnigendlice lác offrodon. pæt gold getácnode þæf hé is sóð cyning, Hml. Th. i. 116, 8

ge-wyrdelic

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Þá gewyrdelican áwendennessa fortuitas permuta-tiones 190. of narrative, recording events, historical, v. ge-wyrd; Fram gewyrdelicere race ab istorica relatione An. 3028. Hyra óðer áwrát þás gewyrdelican race, Hml. S. 6, 366

Linked entry: -wyrde-lic

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