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ge-árian

(v.)
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Mid welum geweorþod and mid deórwyrþum ǽhtum gegyrewod (geárod, v. l. ), Bt. 14, 3; F. 46, 12

plaster

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Genim þysse wyrte wyrttruman on ele gesodene and wið wex gemencgedne ðám gemete þe þú plaster oþþe clyþan wyrce, Lch. i. 298, 12. Nim of þám sylfan sǽde, wyrc blaster (plaster, v. l. ), 300, 5. Add

wrítere

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wrítere, <b>. II.</b>
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Se Drihtnes wer him tó gehét his wrítere (notarium), and him dihtode, 193, 21. v. cranic-, in-, irfeweard-wrítere

of-hnítan

(v.)

to kill by butting, to gore to death

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to kill by butting, to gore to death Gif se oxa wer oððe wíf ofhnít if an ox gore a man or woman, that they die. Ex. 21, 29: L. Alf. 21; Th. i. 48, 27

ge-cope

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cope, adj.

Fitpropercongruusopportūnus

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Fit, proper; congruus, opportūnus We sculon geleornian ðæt we gecope tíd [MS. tiid] arédigen we must learn to arrange a proper time, Past. 38, 5; Swt. 277, 1; Hat. MS. 51 b, 8.

hynden-mann

(n.)
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hynden-mann, es; m.
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The head man of a hynden Ðæt ús gegaderian á emban ǽnne mónaþ gif mágon and æmtan habban ða hyndenmenn and ða ðe ða teóþunge bewitan ... and habban ða xii [xi?]

Linked entry: hynden

sicor

(adj.)
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sicor, adj. with gen.
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Ðeáh nú náuht yfeles ne dón on ðisse worulde, ne sculon ðeáh forðý bión tó orsorge, gif náuht tó góde ne dóþ; forðæmðe swíðe fela unáléfedes oft geþenceaþ.

ár-weorþian

(v.)
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Árweorþian Críst, Bl. H. 11, 7. sceoldan hine árwyrþian, 71, 23. Ǽlcne man mon sceal árweorðian, R. Ben. 16, 20. Add

hafecere

(n.)
Grammar
hafecere, es; m.

A hawker

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A hawker lǽraþ ðæt preóst ne beó hunta ne hafecere we enjoin that a priest be not a hunter, nor a hawker, L. Edg. C. 64; Th. ii. 258, 7

full-oft

(adv.)
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full-oft, adv.

Full oftvery oftensæpissĭme

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Full oft, very often; sæpissĭme We beóþ fulloft geneádode we are very often compelled, Greg. Dial. pref; Hat. MS. 1 a, 19. Fulloft fyrwit frineþ curiosity inquires very often, Salm. Kmbl. 116; Sal. 57

ge-bréfan

(v.)
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ge-bréfan, p. ed
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To state briefly, epitomize: Gif hwylcum cnihte lyste má þinga and deópra gesetnyssa be him witan þonne hér habbað gebréued, Angl. viii. 308, 11. Nú þás þing habbað sceortlíce gebréued, 322, 22. —

Linked entry: -bréfan

ge-sundlíce

(adv.)
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ge-sundlíce, adv.

Prosperously;prospere

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We ða niht on ðære wícstówe gesundlíce wícodon we stopped safely in the camp that night; quieta nox fuit usque ad lucem, Nar. 21, 30

Linked entries: -sundlíce ge-sundig

ful-cúþ

(adj.)
Grammar
ful-cúþ, full-cúþ; adj.

Full knownwell knownfamouspublicbĕne nōtusinsignispublĭcus

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Full known, well known, famous, public; bĕne nōtus, insignis, publĭcus On fulcúþum gemynde in famous memory, Ælfc. T. 21, 1. Bí fulcúþum strǽtum juxta publĭcos viārum transĭtus, Bd. 2, 16; S. 520, 4, note, MS. T: Nar. 2, 15

were-wulf

(n.)
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were-wulf, es; m.
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A wer-wolf, a fiend Ðæt se wódfreca werewolf tó swýðe ne slíte, ne tó fela ábíte of godcundre heorde, L. C. E. 26; Th. i. 374, 30 : L. I. P. 6; Th. ii. 310, 30 : Wulfst. 191, 16

Linked entry: wulf

efen-blíþe

(adj.)
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efen-blíþe, adj.
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Rejoicing with another Ne wépað git mé ná swá ic deád sý, ac beóð mé efenblíðe weep not for me as if I were dead, but rejoice with me (rejoice as I do), Shrn. 56, 19. [ Icel. jafn-blíðr.]

ofer-mǽte

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Be ðám þingum þe ðú mé sédest þat þú getyohhod hæafde tó forlétanne . . . þæt is ofermétta wela and ofermýtta wyrðscipe and ungemetlíce ríclic lýf, Solil. H. 38, 2. Hine deófla costodon mid ofermǽte unclǽne luste, Shrn. 52, 22. Add

rihtend

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D. 119, 21. a director, one who arranges matters Sum wer wæs on þyssere byrig,.. . sé wæs séma and rihtend manigra manna, Gr. D. 297, 7

riht-gesamhíwan

(n.)
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Lbmn. 22, 25) bearn hæbben, and ðonne se wer gewíte. Gif ceorl and his wíf bearn hæbben gemǽne, Ll. Th. i. 126, 1. Cf. riht-híwa

Linked entries: riht-híwa ge-samhíwan

ge-módsumian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-módsumian, p. ode; pp. od

To agreeconcordāreconsacrare

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To agree; concordāre We geþiédaþ and gemódsumiaþ to ðæra yfelena freóndscipe we associate and agree in the friendship of the wicked, Past. 46, 6; Swt. 355, 7; Hat. MS. 67 b, 18

sárig-lic

(adj.)
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sárig-lic, adj.
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Sad, mournful, melancholy Nú sume hwíle sprácon ymb unróte and sáriglice bysne; gehwyrfen nú eft tó þám blíþum spræcum interim hoc triste seponentes ad ea laeta redeamus, Gr.D. 290, 6