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gelenda

(n.)
Grammar
gelenda, an; m.

A man of landed propertya rich mandives

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A man of landed property, a rich man; dives, Som : Hpt. Gl. 480

ge-witnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-witnes, -ness, e; f.

knowledgecognisancewitnesstestimonyused of persons

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Ymb huæd we willnias gewitnesa quid desideramus testes, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 63. Forðam arison ongeán me leáse gewitnessa quoniam insurrexerunt in me testes iniqui, Ps. Th. 26, 14: Hy. 7, 94; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 94.

Linked entry: witness

sacan

(v.)
Grammar
sacan, p. sóc , sócon; sacen.

to fight, strive, contendto disagree,to wrangleto bring a suitto accuse, blameto refuse, deny.

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Th. 376, 7. to bring a charge against one, to accuse, blame Hú micla wið ðec sacas cýðnessa quanta adversum te dicant testimonia, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 13. míne ágen word sylfne sócon verba mea execrabantur, Ps. Th. 55, 5.

scyldig

(adj.)
Grammar
scyldig, adj.
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Voc. ii. 115, 31. with gen. of punishment Hé is deáþes scyldig reus est mortis, Mt. Kmbl. 26, 66: Mk. Skt. 14, 64. Ðú eart wið deáþes scyldig dignus es morte, Bd. 4, 23; S. 591, 41. with dat.(?) Se ðe ofslihþ se byþ dóme (dómes, MS.

fore-secgan

to foretellprophesyproclaimpronouncedeclareto preach

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Óðero biseno foresægde him aliani parabolam proposuit illis, Mt. L. 13, 24, 31. to preach: Foresægdon ꝥ hreáwnise dédon praedicabant ut paenitentiam agerent, Mk. L. 6, 12

for-gifnes

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

releasemildnesslenityindulgencelaxity

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Milsia ł forgefnise miseratione, Mt. p. 18, 8. Of forgefnise de indulgentia, Mk. p. 5, 17: Rtl. 97, 39. Bútan miltsunge ł forgyfenysse sine respectu, An. Ox. 3462. Forgifenysse, 4795

ÆPPEL

(n.)
Grammar
ÆPPEL, æpl, appel, apl, eapl, es; m; nom. acc. pl. m. æpplas; nom. acc. pl. n. æppla.

an APPLEfruit generallymalumpomumwhat is round as an applethe apple of the eyea ballboluspillquidvis globosumpupillaglobusboluspilula

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Ða reádan appla the red apples; mala Punica, Past. 15, 5; MS. Hat. 19b, 28. Nǽnig móste heora hrórra hrím æpla gedígean none of their hardy fruits could withstand the frost; occidit moros in pruina. Ps. Th. 77, 47.

Linked entries: æppyl appel eapl epl

be-fón

(v.)
Grammar
be-fón, bi-fón, ic -fó, ðú -féhst, he -féhþ, pl. -fóþ ; p. -féng, pl. -féngon ; impert. -fóh; pp. -fangen, -fongen; v. trans.

to comprehendgraspseizetake hold ofcatchcomprehendereapprehenderecapereto surroundencompassencircleenvelopcontainclothecasereceiveconceivecircumdareamplecticomplecticaperecingeretegereoperireaccipereconcipere

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Gif mon forstolenne ceáp beféhþ if a man seize stolen cattle, L. In. 47; Th. i. 132, 4 : L. Ath. i. 9; Th. i. 204, 10. Ðæt híg woldon ðone Hǽlend on his spræce befón ut caperent eum in sermone, Mt.

ge-bróþor

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Mid ús wǽrun seofun gebróðru, Mt. 22, 25. Ón þone teógeþan dæg bið seofon gebróðra ðrowung . . . ðá gebróðor Publius wolde oncerran fram Crístes geleáfan, Shrn. 102, 22-26. Gebróþra (-e, MS.) wíf janitrices, Wrt. Voc. i. 52, 32.

a-feccan

(v.)

To receiveaccipere

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To receive; accipere He afecþ [MSS. C. T. onféhþ] me acceperit me. Ps. Spl. 48,16

calfur

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calves; vituli Ymb-saldon me calfur circumdederunt me vituli, Ps. Surt. 21, 13: 50, 21

mild-hleahtor

(n.)
Grammar
mild-hleahtor, es; m.

Gentle laughter

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Gentle laughter Bysmrodon mildleahtre (or mid hleahtre?) subsannaverunt me subsannatione, Ps. Spl. 34, 19

farnian

(v.)
Grammar
farnian, p. ode

To prosper

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Hál dó uel farniga salvum me fac bene prosperare, Rtl. 176, 25

of-setnian

(v.)
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to besiege, encompass Geþeaht áwargedre ofsetnode concilium malignantium obsedit me, Ps. Cant. 21, 17

on-rǽsend

(n.)
Grammar
on-rǽsend, es; m.
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One who assaults Fram onrǽsendum on ab insurgentibus in me, Ps. L. 17, 49

Linked entry: -rǽsend

talu

(n.)
Grammar
talu, e; and indecl.; f.

a tale, talk, story, accounttalk, discussion, disputea charge, claiman excuse, a defenceas a law term, a case (as regards either plaintiff or defendant), an action,a tale, list, series

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Ða talo canones, Mt. Kmbl. p. 2, 18

hátan

Grammar
hátan, Add: <b>I a.</b> with acc. and infin.
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Háat meh gecuma tó ðé, Mt. L. 14, 28. <b>I b.</b> where there is no subject to the verb in the infinitive :-- Ðæt ðú dóa hátes ł héhtes quod tu fieri jubes, Mt. p. 1. 11.

ge-brúcan

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Mk. L. 1, 6. Hláfas gebréc ( comedit) ðá néron geléfed him tó gebrúcanne (edere ), Mt. L. 12, 4. Gié gebrécon (manducasiis). . . . Fadero úsero gebréicon . . . . Aldro iúero gebrécon, Jn. L. 6, 26, 31, 49.

ǽfen-gifl

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-gifl, -giefl, es; n.

Evening foodsuppercœna

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Evening food, supper; cœna Hí sécaþ ðæt hie fyrmest hlynigen æt ǽfengieflum [-giflum MS. C.] quærunt primos in cœnis recubitus, Past. 1, 2; MS. Hat. 6b, 20: 44, 3; MS. Hat. 61b, 22

Linked entry: gifl

fór-moni

(adj.)
Grammar
fór-moni, adj.

Very manypermultus

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Very many; permultus Fórmoni man many a man, Byrht. Th. 138, 52; By. 239