gítsian
To covet ⬩ desire
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Fóþres ne gítsaþ it craves not food, Exon. 114 b; Th. 440, 1; Rä. 51, 11: Bt. 26, 2; Fox 92, 17. Ðá ðú gítsiende blǽda náme when thou coveting didst take the fruit, Cd. 42; Th. 55, 7; Gen. 890.
ge-frǽge
Known ⬩ renowned ⬩ celebrated ⬩ remarkable ⬩ noted ⬩ famous ⬩ notorious ⬩ infamous ⬩ nŏtus ⬩ mănĭfestus ⬩ celĕber ⬩ fāmōsus
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Ic eom folcum gefrǽge I am noted among people, 130 b; Th. 500, 7; Rä. 89, 3 : Beo. Th. 109; B. 55. Wæs úre líf fracuþ and gefrǽge our life was vile and infamous, Exon. 53 a; Th. 186, 23; Az. 24 : Cd. 180; Th. 235, 10; Dan. 304.
ge-manian
To admonish, exhort, prompt, remind, remember ⬩ admonere, hortari, suggerere, in memoriam rei reducere, recordari
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Gemanad admonished, Exon. 102 a; Th. 386, 23; Rä. 4, 66 : Exon. 88 b; Th. 333, 19; Gn. Ex. 6 : Cd. 49; Th. 63, 9; Gen. 1029
Linked entry: ge-monian
wriþa
a band ⬩ collar ⬩ a ring
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Th. 440, 19; Rä. 60, 5. Similar entries v. beáh-, heals- (where misprinted -wiþa) wriþa; wríþan
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ge-þrýn
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bóc úta giðrýde ... and Billfrið gismioðade ðá gihríno ðá ðe útan on sint and hit gihrínade mid golde (cf. the riddle on a book: Mec (the parchment ) wráh hæleð hleóbordum, hýde beþenede, gierede mec mid golde; for þon mé glíwedon wrætlic weorc smiða, Rä
Linked entry: ge-þrýde
sǽ-grund
The depth of the sea,
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Th. 382, 12; Rä. 3, 10: Cd. Th. 196,9 ; Exod. 289
wacan
To wake ⬩ to come into being ⬩ be born ⬩ spring
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Th. 401, 34; Rä. 21, 21. Abrahame wóc bearn of brýde to Abraham a child was born of his wife, Cd. Th. 167, 10; Gen. 2763: Beo. Th. 3925; B. 1960. Of ðam eorle wóc unrím þeóda, Cd. Th. 99, 15; Gen. 1646: 98, 29; Gen. 1637: Beo. Th. 2535; B. 1265.
wearp
the warp, thread stretched lengthwise in a loom ⬩ a pliant twig that may be used in basket-making.
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Th. 417, 16; Rä. 36, 5. Wyllene wearp lanea stamina, Hpt. Gl. 417, 28. Wearpum stamina, 430, 74. a pliant twig that may be used in basket-making. v. wearp-fæt Wearp vimen, Wrt. Voc. ii. 123, 73. [Warp, threde for webbynge stamen, licium, Prompt.
eador-geard
The inclosure of arteries, the body ⬩ dŏmus vēnārum, corpus; aula septa,
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Lǽtaþ spor adorgeard [ealdorgeard, Kmbl.] sceoran, fǽges feorhhord let the spur raze the dwelling [of arteries? or of life?], the soul-hoard of the mortal, Andr. Recd. 2362; An. 1183
Wealh-cyn
The Celtic race
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The Celtic race Ða land ðe ic on Wealcynne ( the Celts of the south-west ) hæbbe bútan Triconscíre, Chart. Th. 488, 26. Hig gegaderadan mycle fyrde mid Walkynne( the Celts of Wales ), Chr. 1055; Erl. 188, 33.
of-sníðan
to kill by cutting, to slaughter
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Swilce se sunu wǽre geoffrod and se ramm ofsniden, Homl. Th. ii. 62, 27
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loddere
A beggar
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A beggar, poor person Se ríca besihþ on his pællenum gyrlum and cwyþ 'Nis se loddere mid his tættecon mín gelíca but the rich man looks at his purple robes and says 'the beggar with his rags is not my fellow,' Homl. Th. i. 256, 8
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ge-ehtian
To estimate ⬩ value ⬩ æstĭmāre
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To estimate, value; æstĭmāre Ðæt hie mon ná undeórran weorþe móste lésan ðonne hie mon be ðam were geehtige which must not be redeemed at any cheaper rate than it is estimated at according to his value, L. Alf. pol. 32; Th. i. 82, 2, note 8
ge-sǽgan
To lay low, cast down ⬩ prosternĕre, incurvāre
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To lay low, cast down; prosternĕre, incurvāre Hæfdon ealfela Eótena cynnes sweordum gesǽged they had laid low full many of the Jutes' race with their swords, Beo. Th. 1772; B. 884: Judth.12; Thw. 25, 36; Jud. 294.
wæter-stoppa
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A bucket Hí þá racenteáge gefæstnodon tó þám rápe and gebundon tó ðám wæterstoppan (situlam), Gr. D. 214, 25.
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EARN
An eagle ⬩ aquĭla
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Th. 134, 60; By. 107: Exon. 111 a; Th. 426, l; Rä. 41, 67. Biþ ge-edniwad swylce earnes geógeþ ðín renŏvābĭtur ut aquĭlæ juventus tua, Ps. Lamb. 102, 5. Earnes brid an eagle's young, Exon. 59 a; Th. 214, 7; Ph. 235.
Linked entries: ern here-fugol
FRETAN
to eat up ⬩ gnaw ⬩ FRET ⬩ devour ⬩ consume ⬩ devŏrāre ⬩ consūmĕre ⬩ comĕdĕre ⬩ to break ⬩ burst ⬩ frangĕre ⬩ rumpĕre
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Th. 13, 9: 26, 3: Exon. 127 a; Th. 488, 11; Rä. 76, 5: 87 b; Th. 329, 34; Vy. 44: Beo. Th. 6021; B. 3014: 6220; B. 3114. Swá líg freteþ mórhǽþ vĕlut flamma incendat montes, Ps. Th. 82, 10. Friteþ wildne fugol it eats the wild bird, Salm.
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sæc
Strife, contest, conflict
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Th. 384, 17; Rä. 4, 29. Hé sæcce ne wéneþ tó Gár-Denum, Beo. Th. 1205; B. 600. Se æt sæcce gebád wíghryre wráðra, 3241; B. 1618 : 1910; B. 953.
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ge-þencan
to think ⬩ conceive ⬩ perceive ⬩ reflect upon ⬩ weigh ⬩ meditari ⬩ considerare ⬩ pensare ⬩ to think about ⬩ remember ⬩ consider maturely ⬩ to take to heart ⬩ recogitare ⬩ iterum cogitare ⬩ reminisci ⬩ to think of ⬩ bear in mind ⬩ remember ⬩ recordari ⬩ cogitare ⬩ memor esse ⬩ to excogitate ⬩ devise ⬩ invent ⬩ conceive ⬩ excogitare ⬩ struere ⬩ invenire ⬩ to resolve ⬩ intend ⬩ wish ⬩ intendere ⬩ velle
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Mid swilcum mæg man rǽd geþencean with such one may devise counsel, 15; Th. 19, 4; Gen. 286. He worn geþenceþ hinderhóca he devises a number of stratagems, Exon. 83 b; Th. 315, 19; Mód. 33.
ge-stillan
To rest ⬩ cease ⬩ be still ⬩ quiet ⬩ mute ⬩ quiescĕre ⬩ sĕdāri ⬩ sĭlēre ⬩ obmutescĕre ⬩ rētĭcēre ⬩ To restrain ⬩ still ⬩ stop ⬩ stay ⬩ calm ⬩ keep in ⬩ compescĕre ⬩ cŏhĭbēre ⬩ sĕdāre ⬩ mītĭgāre ⬩ rĕtĭnēre
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Exon. l01 b; Th. 384, 30; Rä. 4, 35. Hí ðone storm gestildon tempestātem sĕdārent, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 17. Hæfde Metod regn gestilled the Creator had stilled the rain, Cd. 71; Th. 85, 18; Gen. 1416: Salm. Kmbl. 236; Sal. 117
Linked entries: ge-stellan ge-styllan ge-styllan ge-styltan