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ge-gang

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gang, es; m.
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Chance, hap, event Gegong casus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 66. Gegang eventus, 30, 40. Wyrde oððe gegonges fati, 33, 65. Be wyrde oððe geionge de fatu, 27, 60. Gegong casum, 22, 9. Gegongum casibus, 19, 63: 94, 79

on-willan

(v.)

to cause to boil; fig. to cause passion or emotion to be violent

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to cause to boil; fig. to cause passion or emotion to be violent Ðá wæs eft swá ǽr ealdfeónda níþ onwylleð then again as before hot waxed the hate of former foes, Exon. Th. 125, 30; Gú. 362

Linked entry: on-wyllan

sperran

(v.)
Grammar
sperran, spirran, spyrran; p. de

To strikesparto struggleto struggle, resist

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To strike, spar Ðǽr eác cwóman hreáþemýs . . . and ða on úre ondwlitan sperdon and ús pulledon et uespertilionum uis ingens . . . in ora uultusque nostros ferebantur (the translator has read feriebant?), Nar. 15, 6.

Linked entry: spyrran

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrcan, -wyrcean; p. -worhte, ðú -worhtest; pp. -worht.

to workmakebuildformdisposedoperformcelebratecommitto get by workinggainobtainmerit

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Sió wund ðe him se eorþdraca ǽr geworhte the wound that the dragon had before given him, Beo. Th. 5418; B. 2712. Hie geweorc geworht hæfdon they had made a fort, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 2.

Linked entry: ge-worht

F

At the end of syllables, and between two vowels, the Anglo-Saxon f is occasionally represented by u, the present English v; it is, therefore, probable that the Anglo-Saxon f in this position had the sound of our present v, as Luu, luf = lufu love; fíf five; hæuþ, hæfþ haveth; Euen, efen even. In the beginning of Anglo-Saxon words, f had the sound of the English f, as Fíf five, finger finger, finn fin, fisc fish . The Rune ᚠ not only stands for the letter f, but for Feoh, which, in Anglo-Saxon, signifies money, wealth. v. feoh IV and RÚN

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At the end of syllables, and between two vowels, the Anglo-Saxon f is occasionally represented by u, the present English v; it is, therefore, probable that the Anglo-Saxon f in this position had the sound of our present v, as Luu, luf = lufu love; fíf

for-lǽran

(v.)
Grammar
for-lǽran, to -lǽranne; p. -lǽrde; pp. -lǽred

To misteachdeceiveseducecorruptpervertdecĭpĕresedūcĕrecorrumpĕre

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Ðú me forlǽred hæfst thou hast seduced me, Cd. 38; Th. 50, 34; Gen. 818: Ex. 14, 11

Linked entry: for-leorning

ge-blinnan

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Mið ðý wére gebiddende þte geblann, 11. 1. that has been recurring or habitual Hí nánum dæge ne geblunnon (geswicon, v. l.) ꝥ hí ne druncon of þám ylcon fate ut nullo die cessarent bibere ex illo vasculo, Gr. D. 66, 22

a-lesan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lesan, p. -læs, pl. -lǽson; pp. -lesen [a, lesan to choose]

To chooseeligereseligere

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To choose; eligere, seligere Þeóden holde hæfde him alesen the prince had faithful ones chosen to him, Cd. 151; Th. 189, 11; Exod. 183: 154; Th. 192, 7; Exod. 228: Elen. Kmbl. 571; El. 286: 759; El. 380

be-landian

(v.)
Grammar
be-landian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed; v. a.

To deprive of landto confiscatedisinheritterris privare

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Hí hí ǽr belandedon they had deprived them previously of their lands 1094; Th. 361, 12

from-swícan

(v.)
Grammar
from-swícan, p. -swác , pl. -swicon ; pp. -swicen

To withdrawdesertdesciscĕredesĕrĕre

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To withdraw, desert; desciscĕre, desĕrĕre Ðeáh ðe he him fromswice though he had withdrawn from them, Cd. 46; Th. 58, 31; Gen. 954. Ða leóde him fromswicon the nations deserted him, Cd. 93; Th. 119, 18; Gen. 1981

ge-delf

(n.)
Grammar
ge-delf, es; n.

A delvingthe act of digginga trenchfossiofossa

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He lét delfon an mycel gedelf he had a great trench dug, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 58, 5

ciric-ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-ǽ, ciric-ǽw
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church-marriage, the relation of the priest to the church on account of his orders Ꝥ syndon þá ǽwbrecan þe þurh heálicne hád ciricǽwe underféngan and ꝥ ábrǽcan . . . Ciric is sácerdes ǽwe, Ll. Th. ii. 334, 14, 23

ge-gaf

(n.)
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buffoonery, scurrility Ne geríseþ ǽnig unnytt ǽfre mid bisceopum, ne doll ne dysig . . . ne cildsung on spǽce, ne ídel gegaf on ǽnig wísan, ne æt hám, ne on síðe, ne on ǽnigre stówe, Ll. Th. ii. 314, 32

wæl-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-cræft, es; m.

A deadly powerpower which causes death

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A deadly power, power which causes death Ðonne mín hláford wile láfe þicgan ðara ðe hé of lífe hét wælcræf[tum] áwrecan (of those whom he has ordered to be slain), Exon. Th. 498, 11; Rä. 87, 11

be-fylgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fylgan, be-fyligan; p. de

To follow uppersevere with

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Gif mon þisum lǽcedóme befyligð, þonne biþ se man hál, ii. 88, 12

Linked entry: be-filgan

eormen-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
eormen-cyn, -cynn, es; n.

The human race hūmānum gĕnus

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The human race; hūmānum gĕnus God gesceapo ferede ǽghwylcum on eorþan eormencynnes God has borne his decrees to every one of the human race on earth, Exon. 88 b; Th. 333, 3; Vy. 96 : Beo. Th. 3918; B. 1957

fǽr-gryre

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-gryre, es; m.

A perilous horror terror perīcŭlōsus

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A perilous horror; terror perīcŭlōsus Ða hyssas þrý fǽrgryre fýres oferfaren hæfdon the three youths had passed through the fire's dire horror, Cd. 197; Th. 245, 14; Dan. 463. Wið fǽrgryrum against perilous horrors, Beo. Th. 350; B. 174

fleó

(n.)
Grammar
fleó, indecl. n.

A white speckdisease of the eyealbūgo

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A white speck, disease of the eye; albūgo Ðæs eágan wǽron mid fleó and mid dimnesse twelf mónþ ofergán whose eyes had been for a twelvemonth overspread with the white speck and with dimness, Guthl. 22; Gdwin. 96, 14

fórene

(prep.)

beforeantecĭtius

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A. of the 12th century has fóra] forstande if any one stand up for him, L. C. S. 33; Th. i. 396, 17; Wilk. 139, 22, 23. v. Schmid. s

Lang-beardas

(n.)
Grammar
Lang-beardas, -beardan; m. pl.

The Lombards

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The Lombards Ða Gallie ðe mon nú hǽt Longbeardas, Ors. 4, 7; Swt. 180, 25. Tó Longbeardna londe, Chr. 887; Erl. 86, 9. Longbeardum, Exon. 85 a; Th. 320, 21; Víd. 32: 86 a; Th. 323, 18; Víd. 80