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gearo

(adv.)
Grammar
gearo, gearu; adv.

Promptlyreadilyentirelyaltogetherprompteomnīnoprorsus

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Gé ða fægran gesceaft gearo forségon ye utterly despised the fair creation, Exon. 41 b; Th. 139, 33; Gú. 602 : 9 b; Th. 7, 31; Cri. 109.

gylden

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Gyldenu fatu and silfrenu. Bt. 36, l; F. 172, 19. Twá hund gildenra pænega, Ap. Th. 27, 26. On gyldenan faton, Chr. 1075; P. 209, 33. Ne wyrc þú þé gyldne (gyldíne, v. l. ) godas, Ll. Th. i. 44, 22. Gyldene, Ex. 20, 23

wealh-hafoc

(n.)
Grammar
wealh-hafoc, es; m.

A foreign hawk a gerfalcon herodius

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Voc. i. 188, col. 2: jarfawkon, 220, col. 2) Walhhabuc falc(o ), Txts. 61, 826. Walchhabuc, uualhhaebuc, uualh[h]ebuc, ualchefuc herodius, 67, 1016. Góshafuc accipiter, wealhhafuc herodius, spearhafuc alietum, Wrt. Voc. i. 280, 18-20: ii. 42, 67.

wenian

(v.)
Grammar
wenian, p. ede

To accustomto accustomtrainpreparefitto draw attractto draw to to drawto weanablactare

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Th. 303, 32; . 62. with instrumental Dó á ðætte duge . . . wene ðec ðý betran (cf.Icel. venjask with dat.to be accustomed to do a thing) always choose the better part, Exon.

deáþ-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-cwalu, e; f.

A deadly pain or plague, agony mortis dolor

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A deadly pain or plague, agony; mortis dolor Sió wérge sceólu hreósan sceolde in wíta forwyrd, ðǽr hie in wylme nú dreógaþ deáþcwale the wretched crew were compelled to fall into the ruin of punishment, where they now suffer deadly pains in flame, Invent

ge-feterian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feterian, -fetrian; p. ode, ade; pp. od ad

To fetterbindcompĕdīrevincīre

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Ða wǽron gefeterade fæste togædre who were fettered fast together, Exon. 113 b; Th. 435, 7; Rä. 53, 4

Linked entry: ge-fetrian

of-hreósan

(v.)

to overwhelm, cover, buryobrnereto fall down

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Ofrorene obruti, 506, 7: obrutos, 478, 77. to fall down: — Heofonas berstaþ, tungol of hreósaþ. Exon. Th. 58, 12; Cri. 934. Ł

ómig

(adj.)
Grammar
ómig, adj.

rusty (v. óm), rust-colouredinflammatory

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Ðý læs ðæt ómige fæt mid ealle tóberste, gif hé mid ungemete scæfþ, R. Ben. 121, 3. Anfiltes hómiges incudis, Hpt. Gl. 417, 64. Ómigum vel ísengrǽgum ferrungineo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 66. inflammatory (óman) Wyrð gegaderodu ómig wǽte on ðære wambe.

Linked entries: hómig óm-cynn

ge-fillan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fillan, p. de.
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Take here passages given under <b>ge-fyllan</b>. to fell, and add: To cause to fall. to fell. to strike down a living creature Feónd gefyldan, . . . anð hí hyne ábroten hæfdon, sibæðelingas, B. 2 706. Gif hé man tó deáðe gefylle. Ll.

up-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
up-weard, adj.

turned upwardsmoving upwards.

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turned upwards Ongeán sunnan upweard licge hé let him lie on his back with his face to the sun, Lchdm. ii. 18, 13: iii. 2, 10. Licge hé upweard æfter ðon góde hwíle, ii. 318, 14. Hé sceal upweard licgean, i. 300, 20.

bearm

(n.)
Grammar
bearm, es; m.

The bosomlapsinusgremium

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Ðá wæs fæger foldan bearm then was earth's bosom fair, Beo. Th. 2278; B. 1137. Alédon leófne þeóden on bearm scipes they laid the beloved chief in the ship's bosom, Beo. Th. 70; B. 35 : Exon. 101 b; Th. 382, 28; Rä. 4, 3

Linked entries: bærm baorm barm bierm

for-berstan

(v.)
Grammar
for-berstan, he -birsteþ; p. -bærst, pl. -burston; pp. -borsten

To breakburst asunderfailcontĕridirumpiexstingui

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To break, burst asunder, fail; contĕri, dirumpi, exstingui Wén nǽfre forbirsteþ hope never fails, Exon. 64a; Th. 236, 2; Ph. 568. Heora bogan forberstaþ arcus eōrum contĕrātur. Ps. Th. 36, 14.

Linked entry: a-berstan

melcan

(v.)
Grammar
melcan, p. mealc, pl. mulcon; pp. molcen

To milk

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Ðæt fæt ðe ðú wille on meltan, L. M. 1, 67; Lchdm. ii. 142, 9. Níge molcen, 2, 27; Lchdm. ii. 222, 13: 2, 25; Lchdm. ii. 218, 22

Linked entry: meolcian

ge-forþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-forþian, p. -forþode; pp. forþod

To carry outperformaccomplishfurtherpromote

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To carry out, perform, accomplish, further, promote His feónd ne mihten ná geforþian heora fare his enemies could not carry out their expedition, Chr. 1085; Erl. 218, 14.

flasce

(n.)
Grammar
flasce, an; f.
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Twá fatu on folcisc flascan gehátene, . . . hé óðre þára flascena (flaxena, v.l.) bróhte, óðre hé áhýdde, 141, 25-30. Hæfdon hí mid heom twá flaxan mid ælað gefylde, Guth. 64, 15, 24. Take here flaxe in Dict., and add

ofer-méttu

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Fær oferméttum áworpen per superbiam reprobatos, 113, 7. On ofermétum (-méttum, v. l. ), 19. Hé in gǽð ðurh ðá ofermétta, 463, 31: 53, 16. Ofermétto insolentiam, An. Ox. 7, 368. Add

sagu

Grammar
sagu, saying.
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Lufwyndre sage fatu amico, 18, 26

wadung

(n.)
Grammar
wadung, e; f.

Goingtravelling

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Cf. also: Sind manega mid swá miclum gedwylde befangene, ðæt hí cépaþ be ðam mónan heora fær, Homl. Th. i. 100, 23) Homl. Skt. i. 17, 102

lyge

(n.)
Grammar
lyge, es; m.

A lieligfalsehood

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Mán on móde, in múþe lyge, 80 b; Th. 302, 13; , 35

GEORN

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
GEORN, comp. m. geornra; f. n. geornre; sup. geornast; adj.

Desirous, eager, anxious, ardent, zealous, studious, intent, careful, diligentcupĭdus, appĕtens, sollĭcĭtus, studiōsus, intentus, dīlĭgenseagerlybrisk, quickearnestlyearnestly, eagerlywillingly, earnestlydesirouswillinglywillinglywillinglydesirousintentus, cupĭdus, stŭdiōsus, prōnusyearning forgladlyfain, willinglyeager, willing

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Georn wísdómes desirous of wisdom, 81 a; Th. 305, 15; . 88. Forðam ðe ǽgðer ðæra folca wæs ðæs gefeohtes georn because the people on both sides were eager for the fight, Ors. 3, 8; Bos. 63, 35.