ge-meltan
To melt, digest
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Ðæt sweord eal gemealt íse gelícost the sword all melted just like ice, Beo. Th. 3220; B. 160S : 3235; B. 1615. Ne gemealt him se módsefa his courage did not fail, 5249; B. 2628.
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Clǽig-hangra
Clay-hanger ⬩ Claybury
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Clay-hanger or Claybury, Essex Eádmund cyning gegaderede fyrde and férde to Lundene, eal be norþan Temese, and swá út þuruh Clǽighangran king Edmund gathered a force and went to London, all north of the Thames, and so out through Clayhanger, Chr. 1016
cyne-setl
A royal seat, throne ⬩ imperii sedes, solium
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A royal seat, throne; imperii sedes, solium Constantinopolis is nú ðæt heáhste cynesetl ealles eástríces Constantinople is now the chief royal seat of all the eastern empire, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 11.
á-cæglod
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Angl. iv. 157 where atæglod is read) the back was as if all studded with pegs; the Latin has belua serrato tergo Nar. 20, 26
ge-þeófian
To steal ⬩ thieve ⬩ furāri
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Alf. pol. 6; Th. i. 66, 2. Ðæt he hæbbe ǽr geþeófad that he had before thieved, L. In. 48; Th. i. 132, 8, MSS. B. H
Linked entries: þeófian ge-þiéfian
un-gerád
stupid ⬩ rude ⬩ unskilled ⬩ foolish ⬩ ignorant ⬩ discordant ⬩ disagreeing ⬩ at variance
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Th. i. 306, 5. discordant, disagreeing, at variance Ungeráde dissona (sermonum procacitate, Ald. 59), Wrt. Voc. ii. 85, 20: 26, 69. Næles ungeráde non dissona (sententia, Ald. 65), 86, 12: 60, 69.
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wealh-stod
An interpreter ⬩ one who serves as a medium between speakers of different languages ⬩ an interpreter of written language ⬩ a translator ⬩ an interpreter of a subject, ⬩ an expounder ⬩ a mediator ⬩ the word occurs as a proper name
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Wealcstoda interpretum (praestantissimus, Hieronymus, Ald. 33), Hpt. Gl. 463, 42.
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wearp
the warp, thread stretched lengthwise in a loom ⬩ a pliant twig that may be used in basket-making.
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Be cembum wearpe de stuppe stamineo (de stuppae stamine, Ald. 51 and v. Hpt. Gl. 494, 1), ii. 83, 15: 26, 62.2 Of wearpe de stamine, Hpt. Gl. 494, 1. Wundene mé ne beóð wefle, ne ic wearp (uarp, Txts. 151, 5) hafu, Exon. Th. 417, 16; Rä. 36, 5.
irfe
Inheritance ⬩ property
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Alf. 9 ; Th. i. 44, 21. Þolige his wǽpna and his ierfes let him forfeit his weapons and his property, L. Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 14. Gif hwá gefeohte on cyninges húse síe hé scyldig ealles his ierfes, L. In. 6 ; Th. i. 106, 3.
a-wéstan
To waste ⬩ lay waste ⬩ depopulate ⬩ ravage ⬩ destroy ⬩ vastare ⬩ devastare ⬩ desertum facere ⬩ desolare
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Hí ealle Ægypta awéston they laid waste all Egypt, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 26. Troia awésted wæs Troy was laid waste, 2, 2 ; Bos. 40, 28. Eall seó þeóð awést wearþ all the nation was laid waste, 3, 9; Bos. 66, 17, 19, 21.
Linked entries: a-wǽstan a-wést a-wéstendnes on-wéstan
ge-brócod
Afflicted ⬩ broken up ⬩ injured ⬩ afflictus ⬩ confractus
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We ealle on hǽðenum folce gebrócude wǽron we were all afflicted by the heathen folk, Cod. Dipl. 314; A. D. 880-885; Kmbl. ii. 113, 16
for-ligenes
Fornication ⬩ adultery ⬩ fornĭcātio
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Ymb hiora hetelícan forlignessa ic hit eall forlǽte I pass over all about their hateful adulteries, Ors. 1, 8; Bos. 31, 38
Linked entries: -ligenness for-ligr for-legenes
geápes
In width ⬩ wide ⬩ lāte
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In width, wide; lāte Strúdende fýr, steápes and geápes, forswealh eall eador the ravaging fire swallowed all together, high and wide, Cd. 119; Th. 154, 16; Gen. 2556.
geap-scipe
Craft ⬩ cunning ⬩ deceit ⬩ fraud ⬩ astūtia ⬩ fraus
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Craft, cunning, deceit, fraud; astūtia, fraus Eall heora geapscipe wearþ ameldod Israhéla bearnum all their deceit was made known to the children of Israel, Jos. 9, 16.
in-hold
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Thoroughly loyal, loyal from the heart Abbodissum wé tǽcaþ ðæt hí inholde sín and ðæs hálgan regoles gebodum eallum móde þeówigen we teach abbesses to be heartily loyal, and to be subservient to the commands of the holy rule with all their mind, Lchdm
ge-treówsian
To justify one's self ⬩ clear one's self ⬩ prove one's self innocent ⬩ se justĭfĭcāre ⬩ se purgēre
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Alf. pol. 17; Th. i. 72, 5, note 8, MS. H: 36; Th. i. 84, 15, note 36, MS. B
Linked entries: treówsian ge-trýwsian
borh-bryce
A pledge-breaking, violation of a bail ⬩ fidejussionis violatio
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Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 19
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ge-ehtian
To estimate ⬩ value ⬩ æstĭmāre
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Alf. pol. 32; Th. i. 82, 2, note 8
scilian
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Eádwerd cing scylode ix scypa of mále and hí fóron mid scypon mid eallon anweg King Edward put nine ships out of commission, and they went away ships and all, (?) áscelede (-scerede?) dividuntur, Hpt. Gl. 438, 50
Linked entries: scylian á-scilian tó-scilian
fiðer-féte
Four-footed ⬩ quadrŭpes
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Eallum fiðerfétum nýtenum to all four-footed beasts, 1, 3; Lchdm. i. 330. 4. Fiðerfóte fugel a four-footed bird, griffin; griffus, gryps = γρύψ Wrt. Voc. 78, 2