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ge-witan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-witan, p. -wiste

To understandknowscire

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Rush. 14, 4. Gewiste sciens, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 16, 8: Exon. 108 a; Th. 412, 14; Rä. 30, 14. Embihtmen giwistun ministri sciebant, Jn. Skt. Rush. 2, 9. Ðæt ne sé gewitten quod non scietur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 26. Gá and gewite go and get to know, Ap.

eam

am

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Rush. Stv. 11. 29

meaht

(adj.)
Grammar
meaht, adj.

mightypowerfulpossible

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Rush. 10, 27

rocettan

(v.)
Grammar
rocettan, roccettan; p. te
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Rush. 13, 35. Roccetteþ eructuat, Ps. Surt. 18, 3 : eructuavit, 44, 2. Rocetaþ eructabunt, 118, 171. Bylcetteþ, roccetteþ eructuat, i. a corde emittit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 13. Bleów ł roccette ructabat, 96, 1

Linked entry: recettung

ge-flítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-flítan, -flýtan; p. -flát, pl. -fliton; pp. -fliten

To strivefightdisputecontendĕrecertāre

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Rush. 5, 40

Linked entry: ge-flýtan

ge-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mód, adj. [mód mind]

Of one mind, agreedconcors

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Rush. 5, 25. Gemóde conjurati, Cot. 36

þorf-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
þorf-leás, adj.
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Esnas ðor[f]leáse (-leóse, Rush.) wé sindon servi inutiles sumus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 17, 10. Cf. þearf-leás, and preceding word

wíteg-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
wíteg-dóm, es; m.

prophecydivination

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Rush. 13, 14. Ðæt uítgadóm and allra canóne cuido ða ðe ymb Cristes ðroung ácueden uæs ł wéron, Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 30 margin. divination Ne meahte seó manigeo þurh wítigdóm wihte áþencean, ne áhicgan, Cd. Th. 224, 34; Dan. 146

gum-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
gum-ríce, es; n.

Power, rule over mena kingdomthe earth

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Power, rule over men, a kingdom, the earth Nis ðé goda ǽnig on gumríce efne gelíc éce Drihten non est similis tibi in diis, Domine, Ps. Th. 85, 7. On ðam gumríce in that kingdom, Elen. Kmbl. 2439; El. 1221.

wiltan

(v.)
Grammar
wiltan, p. wilte

To roll (trans.)

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.: áwælte, Rush.) ánne stán tó ðære byrgenne dura aduoluit lapidem ad ostium monumenti, Mk. Skt. 15, 46. Hé (a cup) in healle wæs wylted and wended wloncra folmum, Exon. Th. 441, 16; Rä. 60, 19

stǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
stǽnan, p. de
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Rush. 11, 8. Hí hine gelǽddon tó stǽnenne, Homl. Th. i. 46, 35. Hé for ðǽm stǽnendum gebæd, 52, 19. Hý wǽron stǽned, and ða stánas wǽron on bæc gecyrred, Shrn. 135. 27. v. ge-, of-stǽnan. to adorn with (precious) stones

mǽnsumian

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnsumian, p. ode .

to have the companionship of a personto marryto share with anotherto communicate

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to have the companionship of a person, to marry Ne hiá mǽnsumiaþ (mǽnsumigaþ, Rush.) ne hiá biþon gemǽnsumad (i. ne ceorl hæfis wífes gemána ne wíf hæfis ceorles) neque nubent neque nubentur, Mk. Skt.

mearcung

(n.)
Grammar
mearcung, e; f.

a markingmarka marking outdescriptionarrangementdisposition

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Rush. 2, 2. Mearcung capitulatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 40. Mearcunge constellationem, constellationes, Hpt. Gl. 468, 1, 3

ge-mǽran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽran, p. de; pp. ed [mǽre]

To celebrate, divulge, spread abroad

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Rush. 28, 15. Hiæ gemérdon hine illi diffamaverunt eum, 9, 31

un-rótlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-rótlíce, adv.

Gloomilysadly

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Rush. 16, 3. Unrótlíce dóþ exterminant (but perhaps the word is adjective, as the passage to which the gloss belongs is Mt. 6, 16: Nolite fieri sicut hypocritae tristes: exterminant facies suas), Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 21: 30, 64

Linked entry: rót-líce

ymb-cirr

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-cirr, es; m.
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Lind. 1. 11, 12, 17. turning over, moving, stirring. v. ymb-cirran Wætres ymbcerr (-cer, Rush.) ł styrenise aquae motum, Jn. Skt. Lind. 5, 3. the word also glosses versutia, Rtl. 120, 32

reord

(n.)
Grammar
reord, e; ;f.;

A meal, refection, food

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Rush. 14, 14. Féd feora wócre óð ic ðære láfe lagosíða eft reorde rýman wille, Cd. Th. 81, 12; Gen. 1344, Hé wæs swá gistlíþe, ðæt hé for Godes lufon eode tó reordum mid ðám tócumendum mannum Shrn. 129, 27

rǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽsan, p. de
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To rush, move violently or impetuously; inruere Rǽsde inruit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 56. of actual movement Seó hǽtu rǽsde on ða ðe ðæt fýr ǽlde, Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 9. Hé, getogene ðý wǽpne, rǽsde on ðone cyning, 2, 9; S. 511, 22.

Linked entry: on-rǽsan

módig

(adj.)
Grammar
módig, adj.

of high or noble spirithigh-spiritednoble-mindedboldbravecourageousproudarrogantheartyearnestimpetuousboldheadstrongstubbornwilful

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Ðæt is módig wuht it (the bull) is a high-spirited creature, Runic pm. Kmbl. 339, 12; Rún. 2: Elen. Kmbl. 2524; El. 1263. Hlóh ðá módi man ( Byrhtnoth ), Byrht. Th. 136, 6; By. 147. Se módiga (Holofernes ), Judth. 10; Thw. 22, 7; Jud. 52.

restan

(v.)
Grammar
restan, ;p.; te

To restto cease from toil, be at restto rest on a couch, to sleepto rest in death, lie dead, lie in the graveto remain unmoved; or; undisturbed, be stillTo rest one's selfof cessation from toil

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Ðǽr hí æðelingas inne restaþ, Runic pm. Kmbl. 340, 22; Rún. 6. Reste ðæt folc hit ;sabbatizavit populus,; Ex. 16, 30. On six dagon God geworhte heofon and eorþan and on ðam seofoþan hé hine reste ( ;ab opere cessavit; ), 31, 17.

Linked entry: ræstan