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beód-ern

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Bróðra beóddern (met-, v. l. ) árǽran, Gr. D. 147, 29. Add

fágian

(v.)

to vary

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Bt. 21 ; F. 74, 13) quod mundus stabili fide concordes variat vices, quod pugnantia semina foedus perpetuum tenent, Met. 11, 40. Ðæt fágas quod variat, Mt. p. 1, 11. Betwih him fágas ł fágegas inter se variant p. 1, 2.

ge-teón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teón, p. ge-teóde.
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Ex. 174. to appoint a person or thing to a course, &c. destine Wið þæs gecyndes þe hí Fæder æt frymðe fæste getióde (cf. þǽre gecynde ðe ǽlc gesceaft tó gesceapen wæs, Bt. 25; F. 88, 7), Met. 13, 13.

BEORHT

(adj.)
Grammar
BEORHT, berht, byrht, bryht; adj.

BRIGHT ⬩ light ⬩ clear ⬩ lucid ⬩ splendid ⬩ excellent ⬩ splendidus ⬩ lucidus ⬩ coruscus ⬩ clarus ⬩ formosus ⬩ bright ⬩ brilliant ⬩ magnificent ⬩ noble ⬩ glorious ⬩ sublime ⬩ divine ⬩ holy ⬩ clarus ⬩ præclarus ⬩ eximius ⬩ augustus ⬩ divus ⬩ sanctus

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Met. Fox 21, 54; Met. 21, 27.

Linked entries: bearht byrht berht bryht

mægþ

(n.)
Grammar
mægþ, <b>, mægeþ;</b> without inflection in the sing. and in the n. ac. pl., f.

A maid ⬩ virgin ⬩ girl ⬩ maiden ⬩ woman

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Met. Fox 26, 134; Met. 26, 67. Þurh Judithe láre, mægþ módigre, Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 18; Jud. 335. Mægeþ, brýde ðínre ( Sarah ), Cd. 134; Th. 169, 10; Gen. 2797.

Linked entry: mægeþ

myntan

(v.)
Grammar
myntan, p. te.

to mean ⬩ intend ⬩ purpose ⬩ determine ⬩ to think ⬩ suppose

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Met. Fox 26, 143; Met. 26, 72. Grammar myntan, with infin. to be supplied Gif ðú seó riht cyning swá ðú ǽr myntest, Cd. 228; Th. 308, 8; Sat. 688.

ge-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-winnan, p. -wan, -won, -wann, pl. -wunnon; pp. -wunnen.

to make war ⬩ fight ⬩ contend ⬩ pugnare ⬩ bellum gerere ⬩ to obtain by fighting ⬩ to conquer ⬩ gain ⬩ win ⬩ pugna consequi ⬩ obtinere ⬩ subjugare

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Met. Fox 1, 34; Met. 1, 17

ge-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cnáwan, ic -cnáwe, ðú -cnáwest, -cnǽwst, he -cnáweþ, -cnǽwþ, pl. -cnáwaþ; p. -cneów, pl. -cneówon; pp. -cnáwen

To know ⬩ perceive ⬩ understand ⬩ recognise ⬩ noscere ⬩ agnoscere ⬩ sentire ⬩ cognoscere

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Met. Fox 12, 46; Met. 12, 23; Beo. Th. 4101; B. 2047. Ðonne ðæt gecnáweþ fláh feónd gemáh when the deceitful impious fiend knows that, Exon. 97 a; Th. 362, 17; Wal. 38. Heonon-forþ ge hyne gecnáwaþ henceforth ye shall know him, Jn. Bos. 14, 7.

Linked entry: ge-cneów

seld-

(adj.; prefix)
Grammar
seld-, sel-, syl-líc ; adj.
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., Met. 28, 53. Næfde sellícu wiht sýne ne folme, Exon. Th. 415, 2 ; Rä. 33, 5. Glóf síd and syllíc searobendum fæst, Beo. Th. 4178 ; B. 2086. Ic seah sellíc þing singan, Exon. Th. 413, 9 ; Rä. 32, 3.

DIM

(adj.)
Grammar
DIM, def. se dimma, seó, ðæt dimme; adj.
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Met. Fox 12, 32; Met. 12, 16. Com hæleða þreát to ðære dimman ding the troop of heroes came to the dark dungeon, Andr. Kmbl. 2541; An. 1272: Cd. 215; Th. 271, 27; Sat. 111. On ðære dimman ádle in the hidden malady, Exon. 49 b; Th. 171, 31; Gú. 1135.

hwæðer

(con.)
Grammar
hwæðer, hweðer; conj.

Whether

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Met. Fox 19, 9, 29; Met. 19, 5, 15. Hwæðer ðe ðín eáge mánful ys forðam ðe ic gód eom an oculus tuus nequam est, quia ego bonus sum? Mt. Kmbl. 20, 15. Hwæðer cweþe wé ðe úre ðe ðæra engla shall we say ours or the angels? Homl. Th. i. 220, 20.

gilpan

(v.)
Grammar
gilpan, gielpan, gylpan, ic gilpe, gielpe, gylpe, ðú gilpst, gielpst, gylpst, he gilpþ, gielpþ, pl. gilpaþ, gielpaþ, gylpaþ; p. gealp, pl. gulpon; pp. golpen

To glory ⬩ boast ⬩ desire earnestly ⬩ gloriari

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Met. Fox 9, 38; Met. 9, 19. Ðæt ðú wile gilpan that thou wilt boast, Salm. Kmbl. 409; Sal. 205. Ic wundrige forhwí hí gilpan swelces anwealdes I wonder why they boast of such power, Bt. 29, 1; Fox 104, 1.

Linked entries: gielpan gelpan

ge-cyrran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cyrran, p. de; pp. ed.

to turn ⬩ convert ⬩ vertere ⬩ convertere ⬩ to turn [one's self] ⬩ go ⬩ return ⬩ verti ⬩ reverti ⬩ ire

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Met. Fox 11, 74; Met. 11, 37. Ðá gecyrdon ða twá and hund-seofontig reversi sunt septuaginta duo, Lk. Bos. 10, 17. Hwænne he sý fram gyftum gecyrred quando revertatur a nuptis, Lk. Bos. 12, 36

ge-riht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-riht, es; n.

What is right, a right, due, last office of the church, direction ⬩ rectum, jus, ratio, officium

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Met. Fox 31, 34; Met. 31, 17. On geryhte ongeán ðænemúþan in a direction opposite the mouth, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 24, 8. On gerihte fram ðam scipe to ðam ancre right from the ship to the anchor, Shrn. 175, 19: Cod. Dipl. ii. 172, 20

Linked entry: ge-ryht

wíd-gil

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-gil, wíd-gill, -giel, -gel, and-gille; adj.
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Met. 10, 10. Ðæt is suíðe rúm weg and wídgille lata et spatiosa via est, Past. 18 ; Swt. 133, 20. Ðæt fenn mid menigfealdan bígnyssum wídgille and lang þurh*-*wunaþ on norðsǽ, Guthl. 3 ; Gdwin. 20, 8. Sió wídgille passivus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 55.

Linked entries: -gill -gal

ge-hwæþer

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Wæs gehwæðeres wá, Met. l, 25. the circumstances following Him wæs gehwseðres wá, ge . . . ge . . . El. 628.

Linked entry: hwæþer

HOLT

(n.)
Grammar
HOLT, es; m. n.

a HOLT, ⬩ wood, ⬩ grove, ⬩ copse ⬩ wood; ⬩ lignum

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Met. Fox 13, 103, 73; Met. 13, 52, 37. Gewiton áweg tó holte they went away to the wood, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 12. Holt ofgeáfon they left the wood, Beo. Th. 5685; B. 2846: 5190; B. 2598.

Linked entries: gár-holt hilt

folgere

(n.)
Grammar
folgere, es; m.

aFOLLOWER ⬩ attendant ⬩ disciple ⬩ assecla ⬩ pĕdĭsĕquus ⬩ assectātor

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clientēlæ vel servĭtio sese addīcit, fămŭlus qui fŏco proprio căret, aut sub stīpendio et servĭtii ălĭcūjus præstátiōne possĭdet Folgere gebýreþ, ðæt he on twelf mónþum ii æceras geearnige, óðerne gesáwene and óðerne unsáwene; sǽdige sylf ðæne, and his mete

eáþe

(adj.)
Grammar
eáþe, adj.
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H. 21, 23. of persons, easy to be entreated, gentle Þú eart eáðe God . . . þú eart sóð Metod . . . þú eart Hǽlend God, Hy. 3, 4-9

nyttian

(v.)
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Eald man sceal þá eágan weccan mid gnídingum, mid gongum . . . and hý sculan nyttian lytlum metum (they must use these remedies very moderately), Lch. ii. 30, 30. Add

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