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ge-sceádwís

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Is sió lytle nosu ðæt mon ne sié gescádwís (-sceád-, v.l.) parvo naso est qui ad tenendam mensurum discretionis idoneus non est, 65, 20. Þ man gesceádwís and gemetigian cunne ge his spréce ge his swígan, Prov. K. 2.

Aríus

(n.)
Grammar
Aríus, [ = 'Aρειοs], Arrius; g. ii; acc. um; m.

A presbyter of Alexandria, founder of the Arians, born in Cyrenaica, Africa, and died in A. D. 336

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D. 336 Ðá cwæþ Arrius ðæt Crist, Godes Sunu, ne mihte ná beón his Fæder gelíc, ne swá mihtig swá he; and cwæþ, ðæt se Fæder wǽre ǽr se Sunu, and nam býsne be mannum, hú ǽlc sunu biþ gingra ðonne se fæder on ðisum lífe....

Linked entries: Arrian Arrius

scucca

(n.)
Grammar
scucca, sceucca, sceocca, scocca, an; m.
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A devil, demon; in sing generally the devil, Satan, Beelzebub Wæs se scucca (Satan) him betwux. Tó ðæm cwæð Drihten: 'Hwanon cóme ðú?' Se sceocca andwyrde: 'Ic férde geond ðás eorþan,' Homl. Th. ii. 446, 25-27. Se scucca, 452, 13, 17.

Linked entries: sceucca scocca sceocca

of-áxian

(v.)
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Add: to find out by enquiry. the source from which not given, the object a person Se cásere is smeágende hwǽr hé ús mæge ofáxian, Hml. S. 23, 453.

ge-niðerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-niðerian, -niðrian, -neðerian, -nyðerian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To put down, bring low, subdue, humiliate, condemn

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Skt. Lind.14, 64. On Godes dóme geniðerod condemned at God's judgment, Homl. Th. i. 60, 33. Geniðrad damnatus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 3: Mk. Skt. Lind. 16, 16. Se ðe hyne upahefþ se byþ genyðerud qui se exaltaverit humiliabitur, Mt. Bos. 23, 12.

Gúþ-lác

(n.)
Grammar
Gúþ-lác, es; m.

The hermitsaint of Crowland died at the age of 41,in A. D. 714

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D. 714, Hér, forþferde Gúþlác se hálga here, A. D. 714, the saint Guthlac died, Chr. 714; Erl. 44, 5. On ðone ændleftan dæg ðæs mónðes biþ sce gúþláces geleornes ðæs anceran onbrytone on the eleventh day of the month is the departure of St.

Linked entry: Crúland

gegninga

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Þæt hit gegnunga from Gode cóme, 683. directly to an end, without modification, completely, simply Þæt mæg secgan þe wyle sóð sprecan, þæt se mondryhten, eów geaf eóredgeatwe . . . génunga gúðgewǽdu forwurpe ( that he simply threw away the weapons

hlísa

famereputationreputegloryreputationreportfameapprobationapplause

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Monig mon déð micel fæsten, and hæfð ðone hlísan ðæt hé hit dó for forhæfdnesse . . . monig bið ágiéta his góda, and wilnað mid ðý geearnigan ðone hlísan ðæt hé sié rúmgiful saepe sub parsimoniae nomine se tenacia palliat, contraque se effusio sub appetta-tione

ge-lícettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lícettan, p. te.
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to imitate Gelíccetton simulare (gestit simulare sui perpendicula patris, Ald. 158, 4), Wrt.

Linked entry: ge-liccettan

un-gestæððigness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gestæððigness, e; f.

Unsteadinesslevitywant of firmness

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Unsteadiness, levity, want of firmness Se hæfð singalne sceabb se ðe nǽfre ne blinð ungestæððignesse jugem habet scabiem, cui carnis petulantia sine cessatione dominatur, Past. 11; Swt. 70, 3.

on-médan

(v.)

(?) to take upon ones self, to presume ( the following passage should be given under médan)

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to take upon ones self, to presume ( the following passage should be given under médan) Ondsware ýwe se hine on méde wordum secgan hú se wudu hátte let him give answer, who will take upon himself to say in words, what the name of that wood is, Exon.

Linked entry: médan

here-geatu

Grammar
here-geatu, [The word occurs very rarely in the singular; indeed be hergeate,
    Ll. Th. i. 412, 26,
seems the only instance that number. Plural forms are n. ac. -geatwei,(-a), -geata(-u, -e); dat -geat-wum, -geatum.]
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See Ll. Lbmn. ii. 500

hrepian

(v.)
Grammar
hrepian, hreopian; p. ode

To touchtreat

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Seó hrepaþ swýðost ymbe Cristes godcundnysse it [the gospel of St. John] treats chiefly of Christ's divinity, 70, 1. Swá hraðe swá his sceadu hí hreopode as soon as his shadow touched them, 316, 16: 492, 25. Hrepede, 176, 6.

un-ǽmetta

(n.)
Grammar
un-ǽmetta, -ǽmta, an; m.

Want of leisure for doing, something, occupation, business

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Gif hit sié se ðe ðæt land hæbbe ðæt hé ðis forgýmeleásie búton hit hæres unǽmetta sié, ðonne ... if it happen that he who has the land neglect this arrangement, unless occupation in connection with the Danes be the cause of the neglect, then ..., Chart

Linked entry: ǽmetta

feor

(adj.)
Grammar
feor, adj.
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S. 23 b, 29. Seó fyrre Ægyptus . . . seó ús neárre Ægyptus Aegyptus superior . . . Aegyptus inferior, Ors. 1, 1; S. 14, 1. Hé sceolde faran tó þǽre fyrran India, Hml. S. 36, 256. In ðone firran in citeriorem (alvei marginem ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 82.

Linked entry: feor-land

fóre-stæppend

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-stæppend, es; m. [fóre-stæppende; part. of fóre-stæppan]

A stepper or goer beforepræcessor

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A stepper or goer before; præcessor Se ðe fórestæppend ys qui præcessor est, Lk. Bos. 22, 26

fyran

(v.)
Grammar
fyran, p. fyrde

To goīre

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To go; īre Ine fyrde to Sce. Petres Ine went to St. Peter's, Text Rof. 61, 15

ge-cúþian

(v.)
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to become known Dryhten, hwæt is se mon þæt þú gecúþodes ( innotuisti ) him, Ps. Vos. 143, 3

Linked entry: cúþian

geótere

(n.)
Grammar
geótere, es; m.

A pourer, melter, founderfūsor, flātor

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A pourer, melter, founder; fūsor, flātor Se geótere the founder, Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 27, 35

six-nihte

(adj.)
Grammar
six-nihte, adj.
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Six days old Se ðe biþ ácenned on , vi. nihtne mónan, Lchdm. iii. 160, 23 : 178, 6