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ge-fultuman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fultuman, -fultumian, -fultmian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To helpassisthelp tosupply

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Of ðem ærfe ðe me God forgef and míne friónd to gefultemedan of the inheritance that God gave me and my friends helped me to, Th. An. 127, 21 : 24. Búton him seó sóþe hreów gefultmige unless true penitence succour them, Blickl.

ge-lýfed

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-lýfed, part. p. [pp. of ge-lýfan to believe]

One who believed, faithfulreligiosus, fidus, fidelis

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Wæs sum cyning gelýfed swíðe on God there was a king firmly believing on God, Swt. Rdr. 95, 2 : H. R. 101, 13. Hie wurdan hraðe gelýfde they immediately believed, Blickl. Homl. 155, 5.

Linked entry: ge-léfed

strídan

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Þe leome gon striden a seoue strengen, Laym. 17982. Towarde þe autere gon he stride, C. M. 10235. Mon in the mone stond ant strit, Spec. 110, 1. Sete forth thyn other fot, stryd over sty, 111, 2.

án-feald

(num.; adj.)
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him ánfeald gód, Bt. 39, 6; F. 220, 8.

mægen-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-cyning, es; m.

A chiefmighty or powerful king

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A chief, mighty or powerful king Mægencyning (God), Elen. Kmbl. 2493; El. 1248: Exon. 116b; Th. 448, 21; Dóm. 57: (Christ), 21a; Th. 57, 11; Cri. 917. Mægencyninga meotod the lord of mighty kings, 21b; Th. 58, 29; Cri. 943: 116a; Th. 445, 12; Dóm. 6

beren

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Genim beren mela gód, Lch. ii. 50, 3. Beren eár 54, 11. þá hlafas wǽron berene, Hml. Th. i. 188, 4. Add:

ge-dríf

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dríf, a driving.
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Substitute: A drive, a tract through which something drives or moves (rapidly) God hig ( the apostate angels) tódǽlde on þrí dǽlas; ánne dǽl hé ásette on ðæs lyftes gedríf, óðerne dǽl on ðæs wæteres gedríf, þriddan dǽl on helle neowelnisse, Sal.

meinnisc-lic

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Hí forłǽtaþ ꝥ gecyndelíce gód, ꝥ sint mennisclice þeáwas. Bt. 37, 3; F. 192, 5

ge-strúdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strúdan, p. -streád, pl. -strudon; pp. -stroden

To destroyplunderraperespoliare

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To destroy, plunder; rapere, spoliare Godes cwide helle gestrúdeþ God's word destroyeth hell, Salm. Kmbl. 148; Sal. 73. Feoh gestrúdaþ they destroy the cattle, Salm. Kmbl. 310; Sal. 154.

Linked entry: ge-strúd

ǽrnddedon

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ǽrnddedon, = ǽrendedon; p. of ǽrendian

To go on an errandnuntium ferre

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To go on an errand; nuntium ferre, Bd. 2, 12; S. 515, 4

færan

(v.)

to goīre

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to go; īre Ic fære eo, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 5; Som. 34, 67

LIBBAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIBBAN, p. lifde

To LIVE

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Wé lybbaþ mislíce on twelf mónþum; nú sceole wé lybban Gode, wé ðe óðrum tíman ús sylfum leofodon, Homl. Th. i. 180, 17. Godes þeówas ðe be gódra manna ælmessan libbaþ God's servants who live by the alms of good men, Wulfst. 120, 4.

Linked entries: lifian be-libban

Basilius

(n.)
Grammar
Basilius, g. Basilies; m.

Basil, bishop of CæsarēaKαιδάρεια

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And he wrote the advice which we now wish to tell in the English language, Basil prm; Norm. 32, 1-14: Sancti Basilii Exameron [ = έξάμεεου] ðæt is, be Godes six daga weorcum the Hexameron of holy Basil, that is, concerning the six days' works of God,

FRIÐIAN

(v.)
Grammar
FRIÐIAN, freoðian; p. ode; pp. od; v. a. [friþ peace] .

to keep the peacetowards, make peaceto protectdefendkeeppācĭfĭcāre protĕgĕretuēri

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Ealle Godes gerihta friðige man georne one shall diligently keep all God's laws, L. C. E. 14; Th. i. 368, 9, note 8

Linked entry: freoðian

geond-felan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-felan, -feolan: p. -fæl, pl. -fǽlon; pp. -folen [cf. (?) Goth. filhan: Icel. fela to hide; hence to give into one's keeping; so geondfolen fýre = utterly given up to fire. Or may folen be taken from the literal meaning and so geondfolen compare with the preceding participle geinnod? The meaning of the verb in any case seems to be]

To fill throughoutmplere

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To fill throughout; mplere, Cd. 2; Th. 3, 29; Gen. 43

Linked entry: geond-folen

ge-sundfulnes

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A. 40, 410. good fortune, prosperity, happiness of condition þæt hé óðres mannes ungelimp besárgige and on his gesundfulnysse fægnige, Hml. Th. i. 584, 6.

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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Góde sind ðás þing (bread, fish, &c.) be heora mǽþe these things are good as far as they go, Homl. Th. i. 252, 26. Ofer mǽþe úre ðú forþtýhst sprǽce ultra ætatem nostram protrahis sermonem, Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 11.

Grammar
gá, impert. of gán.

gocome

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go, come Gá hider neár come hither near; accēde huc, Gen. 27, 21;

(adv.)
Grammar
HÚ, adv.

How

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gód is éce God quam bonus Deus, Ps. Th. 72, 1. Eálá gǽsta god hú ðú mid noman ryhte nemned wǽre emmanuhel oh! God of spirits, how rightly wast thou named by the name of Emmanuel! Exon. 9 b; Th. 9, 6; Cri. 130: 11 a; Th. 14, 8; Cri. 216.

Linked entries: hú-lic hú-meta hwu

heán-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
heán-mód, adj.

Dejected, cast down, humiliated

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Ic sceal feor ðonan heánmód hweorfan I must go far thence with humiliated heart, 71 a; Th. 265, 32; Jul. 390