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ge-weaxan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weaxan, p. -weóx; pp. -weaxen

To growgrow upcrescere

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Gyf hit geweaxen man sý fæste I geár if he be grown man let him fast one year, L. Ecg. P. iv. 52; Th. ii. 218, note 11, line 9

Linked entry: ge-wæxen

ge-heald

(n.)
Grammar
ge-heald, -hæld, es; m. [?] n. [?]

a holdingkeepingguardobservingobservantiaa keeperguardianprotectioncustostūtēla

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Habbaþ gehæld habetis custodiam, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 65 : Rtl. 123, 31 : Shrn. 36, 30. a keeper, guardian, protection; custos, tūtēla Willelm eorl sceolde beón [MS. ben] his geheald earl William was to be his guardian, Chr. 1070; Th. 347, 7.

ge-hleótan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hleótan, p. -hleát, pl. -hluton; pp. -hloten

To share or appoint by lotto getreceivesortirinancisci

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To share or appoint by lot, to get, receive; sortiri, nancisci He ðæs weorc gehleát he got pain for this, Cd. 131; Th. 166, 10; Gen. 2745 : Ps. Th. 105, 24. Se eádiga Matheus gehleát to Marmadonia St. Matthew was allotted to Mermedonia, Blickl.

Linked entry: ge-hloten

ge-dyrstignes

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Þ gehýrdon þá oferhygdlican gedyrstignesse þæs elreordgan kyninges, Nar. 19, ii.

Linked entry: ge-durstignes

ge-etan

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giétun ( manducastis ) of ðǽm hláfum, Jn. R. 6, 26. Fædero úsero geéton, Jn. L. 6, 31: Mt. L. 14, 20. Of ðam treówe Adam sceolde geetan on ende of that tree Adam was to have eaten in the end, Hex. 24, 19.

ge-wísian

(v.)
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Þæt wé ús sylfe ge þá þe wé wísian sceolan swá gewísian swá swá úre ealra þearf sý, Ll. Th. ii. 332, 24. (1 a) to direct a person to (tó ) something :-- Ꝥ gesceád hí gewýsigen sceall tó weldǽdum, Hml. S. 1, 148. with dat.

ge-wrixlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wrixlian, -wixlian; p. ede; pp. ed.

to changeto get by exchangeobtainto give in exchangegrant

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Kmbl. p. 2, 17. to get by exchange, obtain Hie hæfdon gewrixled wíta unrím >they had got punishments innumerable, Cd. 18; Th. 22, 3; Gen. 335. to give in exchange, grant Swá sceal gewrixled ðám ðe ǽr wel heóldon meotudes willan so shall be granted

Linked entry: ge-wixlan

ge-lómlǽcing

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lómlǽcing, -lómlǽcung, e; f.

Frequency, a frequenting, a common resortfrequentatio

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Gr. 36; Som. 38, 15

Linked entry: -lómlǽcing

ge-menigfealdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-menigfealdan, -menigfildan; p. de [menig many, feald a fold, plait]

To multiply, increase, extendmultiplicare

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To multiply, increase, extend; multiplicare, Ex. 32, 13 : Gen. 9, 27 : 32, 12

ge-hrine

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hrine, es; m.
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Gl. 290, 2 gives æthrine)

ge-anbidung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-anbidung, e; f.

Expectation

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Expectation Drihten mé generede of eallre geanbidunge (expectatione) folkes, Gr. D. 107, 25

Linked entry: an-bidung

ge-þwére

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þwére, adj.

Unitedagreeingconcors,

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Gr. 9, 44; Som. 13, 4: Shrn. 182, 5

ge-cweþan

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Ðá ðe in ðióstrum gié cuoedon in léht biðon gecoeden, Lk. L. 12, 3. Gecuoedno (gicuedeno, R.), 19, 28. with the words spoken, v. <b&gt;II a</b&gt; Gecuoeð: 'Gif gegerelo his ic hrína, ic hál beóm,' Mk. L. 5, 28.

Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden

ge-cyndnes

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Ge-cyndnessa ł wæstmas heora nascentias eorum, 289, 22. Add

ge-lettan

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</b&gt; to hinder a person from a journey (gen.) :-- Ne gelette ús þæs síðes se feónd, Wlfst. 252, 16. <b&gt;I b.

ge-werian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-werian, p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od.

to defendprotecttake care ofmake [land] free from claimsdefendĕreprocurareto associate with for the cause of defenceto make a treaty withassŏciāre defensiōnis causajungere fœdĕre

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Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 29. Se ðe land gewerod hæbbe he who has defended land, L. C. S. 80; Th. i. 420, 19. Þér of is gewerod án and tuenti híde twenty-one hides of it are held in undisputed possession, Schmid. A. S. Ges. p. 614, col. 1.See also p. 677.

ge-singan

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(O.H.Ger. ge-singan canere, psallere.)

ge-rípian

(v.)
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Add: of vegetables, to get ripe: — Hé hé him bringan bere tó sǽde . . . Hit weóx . . . and wel gerípode, Hml. Th. ii. 144, 13. of non-material objects to get mature Se mynstres hordere si . . . wis, on gerípedum þeáwum (maturis moribus), R.

ge-hefed

(adj.; part.)
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Gl. 251, 16

Linked entry: -hefed

ge-brengan

(adj.)
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<b&gt;I a.</b&gt; where the point reached is abstract, as in to bring to justice :-- Se man þane óðerne æt rihte gebrenge. Ll. Th. i. 34, 2. Hé wæs tó deáðe gebróht, Hml. S. 25, 725. <b&gt;I b.