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ge-sacan

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In the passage ge-sécan seems a necessary emendation: ge-sacu. Against the emendation ge-saca it may be noted that the other nouns in the passage, beginning, hine wiht dweleð, ' represent things (ádl, yldo, inwitsorh), and a noun of the same lind

a-wárnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wárnian, p. ode; pp. od

To be confounded ⬩ confundi

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To be confounded; confundi, Ps. Spl. M. 85, 16

fromcumen

(v.)

to be rejected ⬩ reprobari

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to be rejected, reprobari, Lk. Skt. Rush. 9, 22

geflit-glíw

(n.)
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The printed form may be taken. Cf. slítan; VII

ge-frohtian

(v.)

to be afraid ⬩ expavescere

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to be afraid; expavescere, Mk. Skt. Lind. 16, 6

eá-ófer

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Be æáófrum, Bt. 32, 3; F. 118, 17. Add

yfel-déma

(n.)
Grammar
yfel-déma, an ; m.
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An unjust judge Be ðám yfeldémum. Nap. 42, 4

ymb-fær

(n.)
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The second passage should be put under ymb-faru

Dene-mearce

(n.)
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Perhaps Dene-mearca might be read. v. land-mearca

crúc

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Se preóst mæssode be crúce, Vis. Lfc. 74. Add

ge-mótian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mótian, p. ode.
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to talk about; ge-mótian ymb (be) to discuss Ús þingð genóh ꝥ wé ymbe þæs bissextus wurðscipe habbað þus gemótod, and ymbe his geréna manega þing gehrepod, Angl. viii. 308, 9. Wé habbað be pám bissextum gemótud, and be Ianuarium manega þing gehrepode

Linked entry: mótian

gierende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
gierende, taxauerat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 6. Perhaps the passage to which this gloss belongs is Ald. 27, 14: Sibi usurpans tantopere taxauerat, other glosses to which are, taxauerat, i. iudicauerat hé démde, An. Ox. 2014: usurpans geauligende, 7, 118; taxauerat, i. iudicauerat, posse-derat hé démde, Hpt. Gl. 454, 3. As in the Corpus Glossary the gi- form of the prefix is very rare (gi-brec, Wrt. Voc. ii. 124, 6, is the single instance, unless gierende be another), and as there is no other instance of ǽrendan (the verb is always ǽrendian) perhaps gierende is incorrect. If, however, it is correct, it seems to be nearer in meaning to usurpans than to
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taxauerat

blæsere

(n.)
Grammar
blæsere, blasere, blysiere, es; m.

A burner, incendiary ⬩ incendiarius

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[blæse I. a blaze, flame] A burner, incendiary; incendiarius Be blæserum of incendiaries, L. Ath. i. 6; Th. i. 202, 18. We cwǽdon be ðám blaserum we have ordained concerning incendiaries, L. Ath. iv. 6; Th. i. 224, 13

Linked entries: blasere blisgere blysiere

a-cealdian

(v.)
Grammar
a-cealdian, p. ode; v. intrans.

To be or become cold ⬩ algere ⬩ frigescere

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To be or become cold; algere, frigescere, Past. 58, 9

æmtigean

(v.)

to be at leisure

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to be at leisure, Ælfc. Gf. 33; Som. 37, 14

emn-sárian

(v.)

to be alike sorry, to condole ⬩ condŏlēre

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to be alike sorry, to condole; condŏlēre, Som. Ben. Lye

Buccingahám-scír

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Innon Buccinghámscíre be Cilternes efese, C.D. iv. 232, 32. Add

eácniend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
eácniend-lic, eácnigend-lic; adj.
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To be increased For eácniendlicum pro augendis, An. Ox. 1078

ge-wísness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wísness, e; f.
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Teaching Be lǽcecræftes gewísnesse peri didaxeon, Lch. iii. 82, 2

Linked entry: wísness

ge-wæstmbǽrian

(v.)
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to be fruitful; fecundare, multiplicare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 48

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