ge-bendan
to bend ⬩ flectĕre ⬩ tendĕre ⬩ to bind ⬩ fetter ⬩ vincīre
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Of gebendum bogan from a bended bow, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 28, 2. to bind, fetter; vincīre Swá gebend he wæs wuniende, óþ he his líf forlét he remained so bound until he gave up his life, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 103, 1.
Linked entry: ge-bændan
gifu
a gift ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ donum ⬩ munas ⬩ beneficium ⬩ gratia ⬩ virtus ⬩ facultas ⬩ the Anglo-Saxon Rune ⬩ RUNE = g, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is gifu a gift,-hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter g, but for gifu as a gift,
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Gá hire út to gife bútan feó. let her go out free without money, Ex. 21, 11: Num. 11, 5. To gife gratis, Gen. 29, 15. Gifum gratis, Ps. Spl.
ge-dréfan
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Se gást hine ge-dréfde (-droefde, L.R.) spiritus conturbauit eum, Mk. 9, 20. Wæter stód dreórig and gedréfed, B. 1417. Þá gedréfed wearð, onhréred hwælmere, An. 369.
be-tyrnan
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to turn round On ánre wendinge, ðá hwíle te he the firmament ǽne betyrnð, gǽð forð feówor and twéntig tída. Hex. 8, 13. Embhwerfte betyrndum orbis valutas, Hy.
frécne
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Ðonne se hirde gǽð on frécne wegas cum pastor per abrupta graditur, 29, 23. Forléton wé þá frécnan wegas and síðfato relictis periculosissimis locis, Nar. 17, 13. Gif sié þǽra ádle bryne innan ... sió biþ ðý frécenre, Lch. ii. 46, 20.
ge-þringan
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R. 8, 45. to use violence with a person, oppress, conquer a people or country Gotan þreáte geþrungon þeódlond monig, Met. 1, 3. (2 a) to force, gain by force from (on ) a person :-- Mæg ic þis setl on eów butan earfeðum ána geþringan (-dringan, MS.),
ídel
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Samson nolde gán ýdel of ðǽre byrig, ac hé ábær ðá gatu úp tó ðǽre dúne, Hml. Th. i. 226, 31. Ðene forleorton geonga ídelne eum dimiserunt uacuum Mk. L.
hraðe
Quickly ⬩ immediately ⬩ at once ⬩ soon ⬩ forthwith ⬩ straightway
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Quickly, immediately, at once, soon, forthwith, straightway Gá hraðe on ða strǽta exi cito in plateas, Lk. Skt. 14, 21: 16, 6.
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ufan
from above ⬩ down ⬩ above ⬩ at the top
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Æscholt utan gǽg, Beo. Th. 665; B. 330. Hæfdon hí Dryhtnes leóht ufan ( above, in heaven ) forléten, Cd. Th. 269, 7; Sat. 69. Hér is fýr micel ufan and neoðone, 24, 9; Gen. 375.
ge-grípan
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Ne bið gegripen non rapitur, 71. to take, catch game Wildeór gegrípan, Hml. S. 23 b, 735
nídan
To force ⬩ compel ⬩ urge
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Ðá nýdde hé ðone unclǽnan gást út, Lk. Skt. 9, 42. Hé hié nýdde in fæðm fýres, Cd. Th. 230, 14; Dan. 233. Ða Egiptiscan nýddon ( urgebant ) ðæt folc út of hira lande, Ex. 12, 33.
súpan
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Wyl on gáte meolce and súpe, ii. 100, 24. Þeáh ðú mid cuclere ðæt súpe, ðæt hylpþ, 184, 25. Genim fífleáfan seáw . . . syle him súpan, i. 86, 25, 28: 82, 23. Dó on swýþe gód beór, syle hyt him ðonne wlacu súpan, 196, 19.
bismer
infamy ⬩ shame ⬩ disgrace ⬩ ignominy ⬩ humiliation ⬩ scorn ⬩ contumely ⬩ insult ⬩ blasphemy
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Hé bær þá gatu upp tó ánum beorge tó bysmore his feóndum, Jud. p. 161, 11. Tó bismere, Bl. H. 201, 23. Hine bismriende mid myclere bismre, 243, 7. Hé manig bysmor geþrowade, 23, 31. Bismer (ad) dedecus (natalium ), An. Ox. 4309.
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blǽd
a blowing ⬩ breath ⬩ breathing ⬩ spirit ⬩ inspiration ⬩ flame ⬩ blaze ⬩ prosperity
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Se Hálga Gást mid his blǽde onǽlde eorðlicra manna heortan, Hml. Th. i. 323, 13. of fire, flame, blaze; Similar entries cf. blǽst, bláwan, I. 4 Blaeed, bléd, blęd flamma, Txts. 64, 445. Fýr ignis, lég flamma, blǽd flamina (flamma ?)
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þæt
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Hé næfþ his fóta geweald ꝥ hé mæge gán, Bt. 36, 4; F. 178, 13. On sumre stówe se hróf wæs ꝥ man mid his handa neálíce gerǽcean mihte, Bl. H. 207, 22.
scealc
a servant ⬩ a man, soldier, sailor
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Schalk a knight, Gaw. 160
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weard
a guard, warder, watchman, sentinel ⬩ a guardian, protector, lord
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Se weard ( the angel at the gate of Eden ), Cd. Th. 58, 21; Gen. 949. Ða weardas custodes, Mt. Kmbl. 28, 4, 11. Ða weardas heóldon ðæs cwearternes duru, Homl. Th. ii. 382, 4. Snelle gemundon weardas wígleóð, Cd. Th. 191, 27; Exod. 221.
Linked entries: æftan-weard ǽg-weard fóre-weard
ge-þafian
To favour ⬩ support ⬩ permit ⬩ allow ⬩ admit ⬩ assent ⬩ consent ⬩ agree ⬩ approve ⬩ obey ⬩ submit to ⬩ făvēre ⬩ sustĭnēre ⬩ sĭnĕre ⬩ admittĕre ⬩ permittĕre ⬩ assentīre ⬩ consentīre ⬩ obēdīre ⬩ concēdĕre
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Ne gé in ne gáþ, ne gé ne geþafiaþ ðæt óðre ingán vos non intrātis, nec introeuntes sĭnĭtis intrāre, Mt. Bos. 23, 13.
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ǽt
food ⬩ cibus ⬩ esca ⬩ eating ⬩ esus ⬩ manducatio
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Oft he him ǽte heóld he often gave them food, Exon. 43 a; Th. 146, 12 ; Gú. 708 : Cd. 200; Th. 247, 32; Dan. 506. eating; esus, manducatio Æfter ǽte after eating, Exon. 61 b; Th. 226, 13; Ph. 405.