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ge-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fyllan, p. ede, de; pp. ed; v. a.

To fillfulfilmake a totalcompletefinishaccomplishsatisfyimpleresaturare

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He him gehét his æriste swá he mid sóðe gefylde he promised them his resurrection as he truly performed, 17, 4. heofon-hláfe hálige gefylde pane cæli saturavit eos, Ps. Th, 104, 35.

hwanan

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
hwanan, hwanon, hwonan, hwanone; adv.

Whence

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Ðá næfde hwanon his wer águlde he had not means to pay his 'wer', Chart. Th. 207, 36

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clǽn-líce

(adj.; adv.)
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clǽn-líce, adv.
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Gif þǽr beón lǽs manna þonne þæt lamb mæge fretan, þonne nyme hys neáhgebúr . . . ꝥ mæge ꝥ lamb clǽnlíce fretan, Angl. viii. 322, 8

scrífan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
scrífan, p. scráf, pl. scrifon; pp. scrifen
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Hire nán preóst scrífan ne mót neque ulli presbytero confessionem ejus accipere licebit, L. Ecg. P. ii. 16; Th. ii. 188, 6. His scrift him sceal swá scrífan, swá on his dǽdum gehýreþ, ðæt him tó dónne biþ . . .

Linked entry: be-scrifen

for-helan

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, Past. 377, 7. with dat. of person from whom something is concealed: Ꝥ ðæs hálgan hǽse forhule (-hǽle, v. l.) his hláforde, Hml. S. 21, 81. with clause (and dat. of person) forhæl him ðæt hine eft ðreátian wolde, Past. 185, 24

ge-habban

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 21, 74. to have, possess (of relative position) Gif hié (þíne menn) yfele sint, ðonne sint hié þé pleólicran gehæfd þonne genæfd, Bt. 14, 1; F. 42, 22. to retain, detain, keep a person in a place hwylcehwugu dagas mid him gehæfde eos

gyse

(adv.; int.)
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yes Hig cwǽdon, - Eówer láreów, ne gylt he gafol? Ðá cwæþ he, Gyse he déþ they said, - Your master, doth he not pay tribute? He said, Yes, he does; Dixerunt, - Magister vester, non solvit didrachma? Ait, Etiam. Vulg. Mt. Bos. 17, 25

sunn-beám

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Add: sunshine Heó cóm geglenged mid golde and scínendum gymstánum swilce sunbeám, Hml, S. 35, 90. Þá gesæt sumedæge under sunnbeáme (cf. sunne, ), Hml. Th. ii. 134, 25

of-þyncan

Grammar
of-þyncan, Add: <b>I a.</b>
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<b>I c</b> :-- cwræð þæt him ofþúhte þæt ǽfre mancynn gesceóp, Hml. Th. i. 20, 25.

sáwan

(v.)
Grammar
sáwan, seów, séw; sáwen.

to sowto sowimplant

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And ðá ðá seów, 13, 3-4. Ðá séw (seów,MS. A.) Mk. Skt. 4, 4. wíngeard sette,seów sǽda fela, Cd. Th. 94, 9; Gen. 1559.

Linked entries: a-sáwan be-sáwan

gearo

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Ǽlc here hæfð ðý lǽssan cræft ðonne cymð, gif hine mon ǽr wát, ǽr cume; for ðǽm gesihð ðá gearwe ðé wénde ðæt sceolde ungearwe findan.

gilpan

(v.)
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Oððe for his góda mierringe gielpe ( glorietur ), Past. 149, 20. with clause giving the boast Þá wénde þæt hit Godes ágen wǽre; and se deófles man gealp þæt eác swá wǽre, Wlfst. 99, 18. Hwæþer ðú durre gilpan ꝥ heora fægernes þín sié?

pæll

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Add gesáwon ꝥ án scínende weg wæs ástreht mid godwebbenum pællum (pellum, v. l.) (strata palliis via), Gr. D. 176, 1. hét dæftan his búr mid pallum and mid wáhryftum, Hml. S. 35, 50. Mǽrða . . . on pellum and purpuran, Hml. A. 92, 18.

æl-fylc

(n.)
Grammar
æl-fylc, es; n. [æl, folc].

a foreign landaliena provinciaforeignersa foreign armyan enemyperegrinus exercitushostes

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Kmbl. 72; El. 36. foreigners, a foreign army, an enemy; peregrinus exercitus, hostes Ðæt he wið ælfylcum éðelstólas healdan cúðe that he could keep his paternal seats against foreigners, Beo. Th. 4731; B. 2371

frymetling

(n.)
Grammar
frymetling, e; f. [frum original, first, primitive]

A younglingyoung cowjŭvenca

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A youngling, young cow; jŭvenca Cúhyrde gebýreþ ðæt he hæbbe ealdre cú meolc, vii niht syððan heó nige cealfod hæfþ, and frymetlinge býstinge xiv niht it belongs to a cowherd that he have the milk of an old cow, seven nights after she has newly calved

ge-æmtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æmtian, -æmettigian, -æmtogian; p. ode; pp. od [æmtian to be at leisure]

To be unoccupiedbe at leisurebe voidvăcuum essevăcāre

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He wæs geæmtogod he was void, Homl. Th. i. 290, 21

ge-dégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dégan, ge-dégean

to pass throughescapepertransīre

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Gif he wille sylf Godes dómas gedégan if he himself wish to be uncondemned, Blickl. Homl. 43, 12

búr-cote

(n.)
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his módes scearpnesse eft gecierde tó ðám flǽsclican búrcotum ... wæs gecierred tó smeáganne flǽsclicum monnum gedafonode on hira búrcotum and on hiera beddum tó dónne ad cubile carnalium aciem mentis revocat ... carnalium cubile perscrutatur

ge-þancol

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Add: mindful þurh þæs gehátes myngunge swíþe geþancol on anginne his ríces began þá stówe tó fyrþrienne, eal swá ǽr behét on his cildgeogoðe.

mearulíce

(adv.)
Grammar
mearulíce, adv.
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without hardship, tenderly, delicately, indulgently hæfde ǽnne sunu, and sé wæs . v.