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DÓGOR

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
DÓGOR, dóger, es; m. n.
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His forgifnesse gumum to helpe dǽleþ dógra gehwám Dryhten weoroda the Lord of hosts dealeth his forgiveness each day in help to men, Exon. 14 a; Th. 27, 9; Cri. 428: 33 a; Th. 105, 23; Gú. 27: Beo. Th. 2184; B. l090.

Linked entry: dóger

GEARO

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
GEARO, gearu; gen. m. n. -wes, -owes; f. -re, -rwe; def. se gearwa; adj.

YARE ⬩ ready ⬩ prepared ⬩ equipped ⬩ complete ⬩ promptus ⬩ părātus ⬩ instructus ⬩ perfectus

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Ðæt hý grim helle fýr gearo to wite seóþ that they shall see hell's grim fire ready for punishment, 26 b; Th. 78, 7; Cri. 1270. Beornas gearwe on stefn stigon the warriors ready [or equipped] stept on the prow, Beo. Th. 428; B. 211 : Ps.

Linked entries: án-wíg-gearo gare gearu gearuwe

eardian

(v.)
Grammar
eardian, eardigan, eardigean, ærdian; part, eardiende, eardigende, eardende; ic eardige, ðú eardast, he eardaþ, pl. eardiaþ, eardigaþ; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed.

To dwell, live, feed ⬩ habĭtāre ⬩ To inhabit ⬩ inhabĭtāre

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Eardedon, 9 b; Th. 8, 30; Cri. 125. v. trans. To inhabit; inhabĭtāre. incŏlĕre Peohtas ongunnon eardigan ða norþ-dǽlas ðysses eálondes Picti habĭtāre per septentriōnāles insŭlæ partes cœpērunt. Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 18.

Linked entries: ærdian eordian

ícan

(v.)
Grammar
ícan, iécan, ícean, ýcan ; p. íhte, ícte

To EKE ⬩ increase ⬩ add to ⬩ augment

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Sunne and móna iécaþ eorþwelan sun and moon increase the wealth of earth, 16 b; Th. 38, 23; Cri. 611. Ýcaþ, 119 a ; Th. 457,32; Hy 4, 93. Ðá íhte he eft his synna auxit peccatum, Ex, 9, 34.

Linked entries: écan íht

irre

(adj.)
Grammar
irre, yrre; adj.

Gone astray ⬩ wandering ⬩ confused ⬩ perverse ⬩ depraved ⬩ angry ⬩ enraged ⬩ wrathful ⬩ indignant

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Þurh yrne hyge with anger, purpose, Exon. 16 b; Th. 36, 10; Cri. 620. Hé hine on yrre mód gebrohtan exacerbaverunt eum, Ps. Th. 77, 40. Ða irran [Cott.

módor

(n.)
Grammar
módor, gen. módor, méder; dat. méder; f.

A mother

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Skt. 7, 11: Ps. 130, 4: Wulfst. 119, 3: Cd. 50; Th. 64, 10; Gen. 1048: Exon. 8b; Th. 3, 15; Cri. 36. Riht is ðæt ðæt bearn médder folgige, L. H. E. 6; Th. i. 30, 4: 99a; Th. 370, 7; Seel. Ex. 53. Nim ðæt cild and his módor, Mt. Kmbl. 2, 13.

Linked entries: médder móddor módor-healf

plega

(n.)
Grammar
plega, an; m.
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Th. 46, 27 ; Cri. 743. Ealle ða hwíle ðe ðæt líc bíþ inne, ðǽr sceal beón gedrync and plega, Ors. 1, 1 ; Swt. 20, 26. Ðǽr wæs heard plega wælgára wrixl ( the battle between the four kings and the five ), Cd. Th. 120, 4; Gen. 1989.

Linked entries: plegan hand-plega

be-scerian

(v.)
Grammar
be-scerian, -scirian, -scyrian, -scyrigan; p. ede; pp. ed

To deprive, separate, defraud ⬩ privare, separare, fraudare

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Kmbl. 3235; An. 1620 : Cd. 221; Th. 285, 26; Sat. 343 : Exon. 8 a; Th. 3, 7; Cri. 32 : 45 b; Th. 155, 29; Gú. 867 : Ps. Th. 77. 29.

Linked entries: be-scirian be-scyrian be-scyrigan bi-scerian

ge-feón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feón, -feohan, -feagan, -feagian ; ic -feó, ðú -fehst, he -fehþ, -fiþ, -feaþ, pl. -feóþ; p. -feah, -feh, pl. -fǽgon; pp. -fegen [The Northern Gospels have weak forms]

To be glad ⬩ rejoice ⬩ exult ⬩ lætari ⬩ delectari ⬩ gaudere ⬩ exultare

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Th. 31, 32; Cri. 504. Gefeade exaltavit [misread by the translator exultavit ], Jn. Skt. Lind. 3, 14. Gefeade exultavit, 8, 56. Gefeoh rejoice, Hy. 11, 1; Hy. Grn. ii. 294, 1. Gefeóþ mid me rejoice with me, Blickl. Homl. 191, 22. Gefeaþ gaudete, Mt.

Linked entries: ge-fagen ge-feohtsumness feágan ge-fǽgon ge-feán ge-fegian ge-feohan

ge-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gán, p. -eóde, -ióde; pp. -gán.

to go ⬩ go or pass over ⬩ come to pass ⬩ happen ⬩ ire ⬩ præterire ⬩ evenire ⬩ to occupy ⬩ overcome ⬩ overrun ⬩ subdue ⬩ occupare ⬩ vincere ⬩ subigere ⬩ to observe ⬩ practise ⬩ exercise ⬩ effect ⬩ accomplish ⬩ observare ⬩ exercere ⬩ perficere ⬩ efficere

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Exon. 14 a; Th. 28, 7; Cri. 443.

Linked entry: ge-yde

georne

(adv.)
Grammar
georne, giorne, gyrne; comp. geornor; superl. geornost, geornast; adv.

Eagerly, earnestly, diligently, carefully, zealously, willingly, readily, gladly, well ⬩ cŭpĭde, enixe, dīlĭgenter, stŭdiōse, prompte, lĭbenter, bĕne

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zealously, willingly, readily, gladly, well; cŭpĭde, enixe, dīlĭgenter, stŭdiōse, prompte, lĭbenter, bĕne Ðæt fýr georne aséceþ innan and útan eorþan sceátas the fire shall eagerly seek within and without the tracts of earth, Exon. 22 b; Th. 62, 20; Cri

Linked entries: giorne gyrne

síðian

(v.)
Grammar
síðian, p. ode
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Þurh ðé Freá on ðás eorþan út síðade, 21, 4 ; Cri. 329. Hig intó helle cuce síðodon descenderunt vivi in infernum, Num. 16, 33. Hig síðodon ealle tó Egipta lande, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 3. Síðedon, Cd. Th. 121, 13 ; Gen. 2009.

stregdan

(v.)
Grammar
stregdan, [There are two verbs of this form, a strong and a weak. The conjugation is further complicated by the frequent loss of g, so that forms of the strong verb are found (?) belonging to two classes (cf. bregdan): while in the Northern Gospels strong and weak inflections are combined in the same word. The two verbs are here put together] ; ic stregde, strigde, stréde, hé stregdeþ, strigdeþ, strét; p. (strong) strægd, pl. strugdon and strǽdon (v. strédun, Mk. 11, 8: but the form may be weak = strægdon) : (weak) stregde, strédde, strugde (North.); pp. (strong) strogden : (weak) stregd, stréded, stréd
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Th. 58, 24; Cri. 940, Stregdaþ tóðas, Salm. Kmbl. 230; Sal. 114. Hí tó scipon stréddon they dispersed to their ships, Chr. 1010; Erl. 144, 3. to lay in order (?) Streide struere (struerem?), strídae, streide struere, Txts. 99, 1910

Linked entries: strédan strégan

swician

(v.)
Grammar
swician, p. ode.
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Th. 79, 33; Cri. 1300. Suicade, suicudae spatiaretur, Txts. 99, 1893. Hí ðurh cúþe stówe swicedon and fóron per nota loca dispersi vagarentur, Bd. 4. 4; S. 571, 4. Hí swycedan geond wésten erraverunt in solitudine, Ps. Th. 106, 3. Swicedan, 39.

un-cyst

(n.)
Grammar
un-cyst, e: -cyste, an; f.

A vice ⬩ defect ⬩ fault ⬩ a disorder ⬩ a fault ⬩ solecism ⬩ a vice ⬩ fault ⬩ the vice of avarice ⬩ niggardliness ⬩ parsimony ⬩ want of liberality

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Th. 233, 17; Ph. 526: 81, 27; Cri. 1330. Gif hwylce uncysta on biscopum gemétte sýn si qua sunt in episcopis vitia, Bd. 1, 27; S. 492, 17. Ða unsýfernysse uncysta rudera vitiorum, 4, 3; S. 569, 32: 1, 27; S. 495, 32. Uncysta passionum, Wrt.

Linked entry: un-gecost

ge-þungen

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Þǽr ( in heaven ) is geþungen þegnweorud, Cri. 751. Geþungene ( eminent for scholarship ) preóstas, Angl. viii. 305, 8. Æfter geðungenra láreówa trahtnungum, Hml. Th. ii. 2, 8: Hml. S. 3, 151.

gid

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Hǽlend lofede . . . and hine fugel nemde, Cri. 633. of prophecy Gydde uaticinium An. Ox. 3708

gléd

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R. 18, 18. a flame, a spark Hýðað wíde gífre gléde, Cri. 1045. Gloetas and ðæccillas scintillae et lampades, Mt. p. 9, 20. Him wiht ne sceód grim gléda níð, frécnan fýres, Dan. 465.

in-gang

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Æðelic ingong ... duru ormǽte, Cri. 308. Bið se torr þyrel, ingong geopenad, Jul. 403. Æt ánes scræfes inngange (cf. an sumes scræfes dura, Bl. H. 199, 16), Hml. Th. i. 502, 16. Fram þǽre heortan inngange ( ostio ), Gr. D. 35, 18.

scendan

(v.)
Grammar
scendan, p. de

To put to shame, to abuse, insult, harm:

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Th. 94, 33; Cri. 1549. Also ase þu wult schenden þene schucke, A. R. 316, 11. Men me wolden scenden, Laym. 14167. Shennd and shamedd, Orm. 1985. Uor to ssende and to destrue, Ayenb. 28, 22.

Linked entry: sendeþ

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