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ge-cynde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cynde, adj.
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sǽde ꝥ Móyses wǽre þæs Jósepes sunu; ꝥ him wǽran fram hym drýcræftas gecynde (paternae scientiae haereditas), Ors. 1, 4; S. 34, 14. (4 a) native (country, language) :-- Ágen vel gecynde sprǽc idioma, proprietas linguae, Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 46.

ǽg-þer

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Wit hǽman sceoldon, and uncer láþette ǽgþer óþer, þeáh þe hé hit óþrum ne sǽde, Shrn. 39, 22. Heora ǽgðer óðerne ofslóg, Ors. 2, 3; S. 68, 18. Ðára folca ǽgðer on óðerum micel wæl geslógan, 3, 1; S. 98, 6.

Linked entry: ǽg-hwæþer

sníðan

(v.)
Grammar
sníðan, p. snáð, pl. snidon; pp. sniden

to cut, make an incision in anythingto cut as a surgeon does, to lance to amputateto cut up or to piecesto cut so as to kill, to slay an animal to cut stone, to hewto cut hairto cut corn, to reap to reap to cut secare, resecare, caedere, putare, dolere, attondere to cut, prune

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Ic wéne ðæt hé hiene snide sláwlícor, gif hé him ǽr sǽde ðæt hé hiene sníðan wolde . . . se lǽce, ðonne hé cymþ ðone untruman tó sníðanne 26; Swt. 186, 2-7. metaphorically Ðæt mon mǽge sníþan and bærnan his unþeáwas ut culpae morbos supplicio resecarent

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, p. de

To lamentmourncomplain

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Ealle wordum mǽndon, Cd. 222: Th. 288, 24; Sae. 386. followed by a clause Ða welan ðe dú mǽndest ðæt ðú forlure the wealth which you complain of having lost, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 20, 18.

sumer

(n.)
Grammar
sumer, (-or, -ur), es; dat. a, e; m.
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Ðý sumera fór Ælfréd cyning út on , Chr. 875; Erl. 78, 5. Ðæs on sumera, 896; Erl. 94, 1. Ðý ilcan sumera, 897; Ed. 96, 14. Sumere, 885; Erl. 82, 25. Ofer ðone midne sumor (midne-sumor? cf. midne-dæg), 1006; Erl. 140, 5.

Linked entries: sumor sumur

spéd

(n.)
Grammar
spéd, e; f.

Speedsuccessmeansspeedquicknessspeedilyquicklyspeedsuccessprosperous issue meanssubstanceabundancewealthpowerfacultyopportunitymeans of doing anything progenyceleritas, successus, provectus, prosperitas, substantia

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Ðú on ðínes mægenes mihte spédum gesettest tu confirmasti in virtute tua mare, 73, 13. Óðre him of hyra spédum (de facultatibus suis) þénedon, Lk. Skt. 8, 3.

MACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
MACIAN, p. ode

To MAKEdoact

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Se wísdóm sǽde him hú hé hit macian sceolde gif hé heora þegen beón sceolde, Bt. tit. 7; Fox x, 16

ge-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hycgan, -hicgan; p. -hogde, -hogede, -hogode; pp. -hogod [see March, § 222]

To thinkconceiveconsiderdevisereflectbe mindfulthink aboutcareintendresolve

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To think, conceive, consider, devise, reflect, be mindful, think about, care, intend, resolve Ne mæg ic ðeáh gehycgan hwý him on hige ðorfte á ðý sǽl wesan I cannot, however, conceive why it need be the better in mind for them, Bt. Met.

ge-rýne

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Se Hǽlend his þegnum sǽde his þrowunga . . . hié ne mihton þá word ongeotan þæs heofonlican gerýnes. Bl.

Linked entry: rún

ge-þeaht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeaht, -þæht, e; f: es; n.

counselconsultationdeliberationadvicethoughta determinationresolutiondeviceplanpurposeconsĭliumcōgĭtātioa councilan assemblyconcĭlium

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Ic ne sæt mid geþeahte ýdelnyssa non sēdi cum concĭlio vānĭtātis, 25, 4. On ðam geþeahte in the council, Homl. Th. i. 46, 5

Linked entries: þeaht ge-þæht

mis-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
mis-, mist-, misse-líc; adj.

wanting in likeness or unityunlikediversevariousdiverging from the usual courseerratic

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Hú ne sǽdon wé ðæt ðis andweaede líf nǽre nó ðæt héhste gód, forðam hit wǽre mistlíc (MS. Cott. mislíc), Bt. 34, 9; Fox 146, 17. Mistlíc promiscuum, mixtum, Hpt. Gl. 497, 5. Mistlíc bleó discolor, Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 35.

ge-wis

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wis, -wiss; adj.

Certainsureknowingforeknowingcertus

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Ða úþwitan ðe sǽdon ðæt nǽfre nán wiht gewisses nǽre búton twæónunga the philosophers that said that there was no certainty without doubt, Shrn. 174, 25. Swá litel gewis funden found so little certain, Bt. 41, 4; Fox 250, 20.

Linked entry: ge-wiss

ofer

(prep.)
Grammar
ofer, ofor; prep. adv.

with dat. generally with the idea of rest;above, overdenoting contact with anything, upon, ondenoting extension over, throughout, in, ondenoting a higher degree, beyond, more thandenoting the cause of an emotion, overdenoting the object over which power is exercisedwith the idea of movement, where the accusative might be expectedmarking time, after, beyond denoting motion in a definite direction across, to the other side of an objectdenoting motion which is diffused over a surfacedenoting extension through a space, throughout, amongdenoting motion from below, over, abovedenoting motion from above, upon, on denoting the object upon which an action or feeling takes effectdenoting the object over which power is exercisedabove, more thansupra, superbeyond, besidesultradenoting the passing over moral bounds, in violation of, in opposition to, contrary to, againstwith words implying rest(cf. to talk over)denoting the cause of an emotion (cf. I. 5)withoutwith words expressing time,afterthrough, during

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Ofer landgemǽru extra terminum ... ofer ðone ford trans vadum, ofer trans mare, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 47. 29, 38. Ðá cómon hí ofer ðære sǽs múþan, Mk. Skt. 5, 1. Hié ofer gewiton, Chr. 885; Erl. 82, 25.

Linked entries: ofer-bord ofer-sceótan

Dún-stán

(n.)
Grammar
Dún-stán, es; m.

Dunstan Dunstānus

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On ðam ylcan geáre wæs Dúnstán abbod adrǽfed ofer in the same year [A. D. 957] abbot Dunstan was driven away over sea, 957; Th. 217, 2-4, col. 1. Hér Eádgár sende æfter S.

inn

(adv.)
Grammar
inn, in; adv.

Inwithin

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Ðæt land beág ðǽr súþryhte oððe seó in on ðæt land, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 18. Héht óðre dæge hie ealle þrý in beforan hine next day he ordered them all three in before him, Blickl. Homl. 175, 18.

storm

(n.)
Grammar
storm, es ; m.
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On ðære hreón and on ðǽm miclan stormum, Past. 9 ; Swt. 59, 3. Gescyrped mid ðære rinde wið ða stearcan stormas, Bt. 34, 10 ; Fox 150, 8. Seó lyft ábyrþ ealle wolcna and stormas, Lchdm. iii. 274, 10. <b>Ia.

Linked entry: stearm

ge-hreósan

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</b> to fall in battle :-- ꝥ míne fýnd on mínre gesihþe feallan and gereósan (corruant) swá swá gereás (corruit) Golias ætforan Dauides ansýne, and swá swá gereás and wearþ besenct Faraones folc on þǽre reádan . . . and swá swá geriás Amaleh ætforan

tó-drífan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-drífan, p. -dráf, pl. -drifon; pp. -drifen

To drive in different directions,drive awayto drive asunderseparateto scatter,disperseto scatter,destroyto drive away,send elsewhereto drive away,dispel,put an end to

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To drive in different directions, drive away. to drive asunder, separate Wit ætsomne on wǽron fíf nibta fyrst, óþþæt unc flód tódráf. Beo. Th. 1095; B. 545. to scatter, disperse Se wulf tódrífþ (tódrífeð, Lind.

Linked entry: tó-drǽfan

wíslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wíslíce, adv.

wiselysagaciouslywith wisdomprudentlywiselyskilfullycunningly

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Daniel sægde him wíslíce wereda gesceafte ðætte sóna ongeat cyning, Cd. Th. 225, 26; Dan. 160

Linked entry: ge-wíslíce

for-gifnes

Grammar
for-gifnes, for-gifennes (-gifenes).

releasemildnesslenityindulgencelaxity

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Þú sealdest mannum synna forgifnessa, 87, 12. mildness, lenity, indulgence; in a bad sense, laxity Oft ungemetlico fofgifnes bið gelícet ðæt mon wéneð ðæt hit sié mildheortnes saepe inordinata remissio pietas creditur, Past. 149, 9.