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self-ǽte

(n.)
Grammar
self-ǽte, an; f. A plant name,
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Ger. selbéza senecion, in. 344, col. 1.]

Linked entry: ǽte

frowe

(n.)
Grammar
frowe, an; f.
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Ger. frouwa domina, matrona.] Cf. freó a lady

ge-cilcan

(v.)
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Ger. gi-kelkian.] Cf. níw-cilct

Linked entries: cilcan ge-cælcian

gryndan

(v.)

to found. ⬩ to come to the ground ⬩ to descend

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[Ger. gründen.] Similar entries v. ge-gryndan. to come to the ground, to descend Gryndende descendens, Cot. 68, Lye

þǽr-tóeácan

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-tóeácan, adv.
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On ðæt gerád ðæt se eorl him tó handan lét Uescam, and þǽrtóeácan ðes cynges men sacleás beón móston, Chr. 1091; Erl. 227, 9

Linked entry: tó-eácan

ge-hnǽcan

(v.)
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Cf. hlihcaþ (= hlihgaþ), 391, 17) deprimit Germ. 401, 117. Add

Constantīnus

(n.)
Grammar
Constantīnus, as Lat. gen. i; dat. o; acc. um; m. also gen. es; dat. e; m.

Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor

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Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor, A. D. 306-337. He is said to have been converted to Christianity, about 312, by the vision of a luminous cross in the sky, on which was the inscription ἐν τούτωι, νίκα by this, conquer. In 330 he removed the seat

trúw

(n.)
Grammar
trúw, e; f.
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Ger. trúa, trúwa fides: Icel. trú.] Cf. treów

weoxian

(v.)
Grammar
weoxian, p. ode
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Ger. wisken tergere.]

herian

(v.)
Grammar
herian, hærian, hergan; p. ode, ede; imper. hera and here; pp. ed

To praise

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To praise Ðé ic hérige swá swá wisne man te laudo ut sapientem, Ælfc. Gr. 15; Som. 17, 64: Ps. Th. 55, 4, 9. Ic herge, Exon. 41b; Th. 138, 28; Gú. 583. Ðæt ðæt mon hereþ hoc ipsum quod laudatur, Past. 48, 5; Swt. 373, 2. Leofaþ sáwl min and ðé hereþ

Linked entry: hergan

ge-þreágean

Grammar
ge-þreágean, ge-þreán, and (?) <b>ge-þreawian</b> (v. ge-þréwud [é = eá. Cf. bréd = breád, 72] incita ( =incitata (?)), Germ. 390, 82 (but with the remark 'b aus þ').
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Add: to rebuke, reprove Geðráð ðá ǽláruas increpat Pharisaeos, Lk. p. 9, 1. Geðreáde him se Hǽlend increpauit illi Iesus, Lk. L. 4, 35. Hé geðreáde (giðreóde, R.) hiá increpans illos, 9, 21. Geþreáte, Mt. L. 17, 18. Ðín ágen þwyrnes þé sceal geþrégean

Linked entry: ge-þréwud

EÁRE

(n.)
Grammar
EÁRE, an; n: nom. acc. sing, eáre; nom. acc. pl. eáran

The EAR of man or an animal ⬩ auris

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Frs. are, ar, n: Dut. oor, n: Ger. ohr, n: M. H. Ger. óre, n: O. H. Ger. óra, n: Goth. auso, n: Dan. öre, n : Swed. öra, n: Icel. eyra, n: Lat. auris, f: Grk. οὖς, n: Lith. ausis, f,]

Linked entries: éran eár eárede

mis-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
mis-boren, pp.

mis-born ⬩ mis-shapen at birth ⬩ abortive ⬩ degenerate

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M. 33, 34: ȝif hit (the child) is mis-born, as hit ilome limpeð.) degenerate Misboren degener, Germ. 393, 130

scyttels

(n.)
Grammar
scyttels, scytels, es; m.
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Scyttylsum vectibus, Germ. 399, 349

Linked entry: scytels

ge-íwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-íwian, ge-íwian.
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Gehíwygiende meditata (meditari indicare, significare, Migne), Germ. 390, 98. Ðá wǽron geiéwde, Past. 195, 18

ge-mǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mǽd, adj.

foolish ⬩ stultus ⬩ Troubled in mind, mad ⬩ amens

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Ger. ka-meit stultus : or ge-mæd? v. Leo 29]

Linked entries: mád mǽd ge-maad ge-mǽdan ge-méd

gicer

(n.)
Grammar
gicer, gycer, es ; n.
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Ger. iuchart jugerum.] Cf. geoc

Linked entry: gycer

wadu

(n.)
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Ger. wate sagena (v. Angl. xxx. 528). Cf. Icel. vaðr a fishingline. (?)

sunne

(n.)
Grammar
sunne, an (sunnu, Cd. Th. 286, 14; Sat. 352, and acc. sunne, 147, 11; Gen. 2437:
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Ger. have acc. sunna); f. the sun:?-On ðam feórðan dæge gesceóp God twá miccle leóht, ðæt is sunne and móna, and betǽhte ðæt máre leóht, ðæt is seó sunne, tó ðam dæge,Lchdm. iii. 234, 6-8. Seó sunne is micle ufor ðonne se móna sý, 242, 10.

Linked entries: sunna sunnu sól

món

(n.)
Grammar
món, in the phrase full món

plenilunium

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Ger. -máni in niu-máni neomenia; uol-máni plenilunium; unter-máni interlunium, Grff. 2, 795.]

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