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géna

(adv.)
Grammar
géna, adv.

Yet, still, further

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Nú géna still at the present time, Exon. 34 b: Th. 111, 13; Gú. 126. Ic eom géna swétran I am yet sweeter, 111 a; Th. 425, 19; Rä, 41, 58. Ic wille ðé ánre nú géna béne biddan I will of thee one more boon require, Andr. Kmbl. 950; An. 475.

Linked entries: giéna geóna

wic-þegen

(n.)
Grammar
wic-þegen, es; m.
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Interl. 66, 6) ánre tíde ǽr gemǽnum gereorde gán tó hláfe . . . Æfterfylige ðære tóweardan wucan wicþén, R. Ben. pp. 58-60. Se diácon wucþén diaconus hebdomadarus, Anglia xiii. 415, 721. Fram mæssepreóste wucþéne a sacerdote ebdomadario, 395, 435.

and-weardnes

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Ox. 3015. temporal Þysses dæges þe wé nú on andweardnesse ( at the present time ) weorþiað, Bl. H. 115, 30.

ge-hende

(adj.; prep.)
Grammar
ge-hende, prep.
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Ús þincð þæt hit sý þám tíman swýðe gehende, 79, 12. marking kinship, association, &c. Þá Judéiscan ðe on Críst gelýfdon wǽron him gehendor ðurh cýððe. þǽre ealdan ǽ. Hml. Th. i. 106, 19

lustfullung

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Deófol tiht ús tó yfele, ac wé sceolon . . . geniman náne lustfullunge tó ðǽre tihtinge . . . Se Hǽlend mihte beón gecostnod þurh tihtinge, ac nán lustfullung ne hrepede his mód, Hml. Th. i. 174, 30-176, 7.

on-wæcnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-wæcnan, p. ede.

to rise, spring, be derived

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'Nú us is tíma ðæt wé onwæcnen of slǽpe.' Ond eft hé cwiþ: 'Onwæcnaþ, gé ryhtwísan,' Past. 63; Swt. 459, 33-461, 1.

Linked entry: on-wacnian

á-streccan

to stretch outhold oatto extend:--to prostrate,

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Ástrehtne hneccan erectam cervicem, Scint. 83, 18. of time to extend:-- Seó fífte yld stód ástreht oð þæt Críst sylf com, Ælfc. T. Grn. 8, 31 : 19, 41. to prostrate, of a person's posture, lit. or fig.

tó-samne

(adv.)
Grammar
tó-samne, -somne; adv.

Togetherin concert,at the same time

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Th. 190, 30; Exod. 207. of uninterrupted time Moyses fæste feówertig daga and feówertig nihta tósamne, Homl. Th. ii. 100, 3. Tósomne, 198, 13. Hé fæste hwílum twégen dagas, hwílum þrý tósomne, Shrn. 52, 20.

Linked entry: tó-somne

mǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
mǽþ, e; f. (but ofer ðínne mǽð,
  • Prov. Kmbl. 27.
  • )

measuredegreeproportionthe measure or extent of power, ability, capacity, efficacydegreerankstatusconditiondue measurerightdue measure in regard to othershonourrespect

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S. 71; Th. i. 414, 2. the measure or extent of power, ability, capacity, efficacy Nis ná eówer mǽþ tó witenne ðone tíman it is not for you to know the time (Acts 1, 7), Homl. Th. i. 298, 12.

swíðe

(adv.)
Grammar
swíðe, adv.
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Forlǽtan unnytte ymbhogan swá hé swíþost mihte as much as ever he could, Bt. 35, tit.; Fox xvi, 27. Hiora scamiaþ swíþust ealles ða tó Sione hete swíðost hæfdon, Ps. Th. 128, 3. Swýþust ealra, 108, 28.

Linked entry: swíðor

ge-neálǽcan

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Th. i. 134, 23. of time or events, to draw nigh Godes ríce geneálǽcð (geneólácað, L., tó gineólicað, R.), Lk. 10, ll. Hyre tóworpennes geneálǽcd (geneolécað, L., gineólicað, R.), 21, 20 : 28. Tíd geneálǽcð, 8: Mt. 26, 45.

ge-tácnian

(v.)
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Hé sylf ǽlce tíd getácnige (nuntiet), R.

gafol-gylda

Grammar
gafol-gylda, gaful-gylda, -gilda, -gelda, an; m.

a tribute-payertributarydebtortrĭbūti reddĭtordēbĭtora rent-payera renter of land as opposed to the ownerqui censum annum penditconductor

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Beón hig ealle gesunde and þeówion ðé and beón ðíne gafolgildan cunctus pŏpŭlus salvābĭtur et serviet tĭbi sub trĭbūto, Deut. 20, 11. Twegen gafolgyldan wǽron sumum lǽnende duo dēbĭtōres ĕrant cuidam fænĕrātōri, Lk.

GEÁC

(n.)
Grammar
GEÁC, es; m.

A cuckoogawkcŭcūlus

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Geácas geár budon cuckoos announced the [time of] year, Exon. 43 b; Th. 146, 27; Gú. 716. ¶ Geáces súre, an; f. Cuckoo-sorrel, wood-sorrel; oxălis acetōsella, Lin Geáces súre vel þríléfe trifŏlium, Ælfc. Gl. 39; Som. 63, 72; Wrt. Voc. 30, 24.

Linked entries: gǽc iáces súre

lofian

(v.)
Grammar
lofian, p. ode

To praisevalue

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To praise, value, put a price upon Míne weleras gefeóþ wynnum lofiaþ ðonne ic ðé singe gaudebunt labia mea dum cantavero tibi, Ps. Th. 70, 21. Wé ðé hæriaþ and lofiaþ we laud and praise thee, Dóm. L. 48, 116: Cd. 192; Th. 240, 33; Dan. 396: Elen.

scipe

(n.)
Grammar
scipe, es; m.
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Edg. ii. 3; Th. i. 266, 15-18) on mínum tíman swá hý hæfdon on mínes fæder, L. Edg. S. 2; Th. i. 272, 28. ¶ -scipe -ship, helps to form many nouns

belle

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Hos-tiarius. . . sceal mid bellan bícnigan þá tída. Ll. Th. ii. 346, 29. Bellan gehíran. Lch. iii. 174, 9. Bellan teón, ringan, Tech. ii. 118, 18, 20. On ðæs sácerdes hrægle wǽron bellan hangiende. Past. 93, 15: 95, 3: C. D. B. iii. 660, 34.

be-swápan

to sweepto wrap upcover up

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Gif hwylc sý ꝥ Rǽdwolde on mód beswápe, ꝥ hé þé náwiht lá þes ne dó si qui sit, qui Redualdo suadeat, ut nec ipse tibi aliquid male faciat, Bd. 2, 12; Sch. 156, 21. to wrap up, cover up Heó hié mid scytari besweóp caput linteo cooperuit, Bd. 3, 9 ; Sch

ge-bod

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Acts 16, 18: Praecipio tibi in nomine Iesu Christi exire ab ea) imperio terrente, An. Ox. 1940. an edict, order, a mandate of temporal or ecclesiastical authority Gif hwelc preóst ofer biscopes gebod mæssige, gilde for þám gebode .xx. ór, Ll.

mǽrþu

Grammar
mǽrþu, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Þyses dæges þénung and ðyssere tíde mǽrð sprecað embe Godes tócyme, Hml. Th. i. 600, 2. Æt þǽre mæssan wearð his mǽrð geswutelod swá ꝥ se hálga gást hine ealne beféng on fýres gelýcnysse, Hml. S. 3, 475.