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ge-erian

(v.)
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Gif mon geþingað gyrde landes and geereð, Ll. Th. i. 146, 3. On þæt gerád þe hé ǽlce geáre of þám lande geerige twégen æceras and þǽron his circsceat gesáwe, C.

hwet-stán

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hwet-stán, Add:, <b>hwete-stán</b>
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Mon heardlíce gníde þone hnescestan mealmstán æfter þǽm ꝥ hé þence þone soelestan hwetstán on tó gerǽceanne, Ors. 4, 13 ; S. 212, 29

ofer-módigian

(v.)
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Ðæt mód ðe for his cræftum ofermódgede virtute superbiens anima, Past. 463, 24. Mid nánes prýte þú ofermódiga nulla elatione superbias, Scint. 152, 16. Ðý lǽs hí dyrren ofermódgian (superbire) for ðǽm æðelestum weorcum, Past. 467, 16.

wealg

(adj.)
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Tie meaning &#39;insipid, nauseous&#39; is borne out by what follows áspiwen For ðǽm ǽlc wæter bið ðý unwerodre tó drincanne, æfter ðǽm ðe hit wearm bið, gif hit eft ácólað, ðonne hit ǽr wǽre, ǽr hit mon ongunne wleccan. The &#39;?

ge-sufel

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sufel, adj.

A word of uncertain meaningbut descriptive of a certain kind of bread

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Mon geselle cxx gesuflra hláfa let cxx 'gesufel' loaves be given, Th. Ch. 460, 32: 469, 3

Linked entry: ge-syfled hláf

tó-tellan

(v.)
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tó-tellan, p. -teled

To distinguish in countingcount separately

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To distinguish in counting, count separately Án íglond ligþ út on gársecg ðǽr nǽngu biþ niht on sumera ne wuhte ðon má on wintra dæg tóteled an island lies out in the ocean, where in summer no night can be distinguished in reckoning time, any more than

gafol-heord

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-heord, e; f. [gafol a tax, heord a herd, flock]

A taxable stock or hive of beesgrex ad censum

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With us it is ordered that he shall pay five sustras of honey for a tax; ' bochero, id est, ăpum custōdi, pertĭnet, si gavelheorde, id est, grĕgem ad censum tĕneat, ut inde reddat sīcut ĭbi mos [MS. moris] ĕrit.

Linked entries: heord gafol-swán

tó-nemnan

(v.)
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tó-nemnan, p. -nemde

To name separately,distinguish by name into parts

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Norþ óþ ðone gársecg is eall Sciþþia lond binnan, þéh mon tónemne on twá and on þrítig þeóda north up to the ocean is all Scythia, though it is divided into thirty-two nations, each having its own name, Swt. 14, 22.

Linked entry: nemnan

(adv.)
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má, <b>, ;</b> adv.

Moreratherfurther

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More, rather, further Mǽ amplius, Ps. Surt. 50, 4. Gáþ má tó ðám sceápum potius ite ad oves, Mt. Kmbl. 10, 6 : 28. Ǽlces monnes æþelo bióþ má on ðam móde ðonne on ðam flǽsce, Bt. 30, 1; Fox, 110, 2: Past. 17, 9; Swt. 121, 22.

a-stígan

(v.)
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a-stígan, ic -stíge, ðú -stígest, -stíhst, he -stígeþ, -stíhþ, pl. -stígaþ ; p. -stág, -stáh, pl. -stigon; impert. -stíh; pp. -stigen [a, stígan to go] .

to gocomestepproceedclimbireveniregradiprocederescandereto go in any directionto riseascenddescendsurgereascenderedescendere

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Se mót wuldres dreám astígan he may climb the delight of glory, Exon. 84 b; Th. 317, 30; Mód. 73: Ps. Th. 79, 10. Ic astíge scando, Ælfc.

ǽ-gleáw

(adj.)
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ǽ-gleáw, adj.

Skilled in the lawlearnedwiselegis peritussaga-cissimussapientissimus

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Ðæt scell ǽgleáwra fíndan that a more learned man must find out. Andr. Kmbl. 2965; An. 1485

ceorl-boren

(v.; part.)
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ceorl-boren, part.
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Country or free-born, common, low-born, opposed to þegen-boren noble-born Ne þearf he hine gyldan má, sý he þegen-boren, sý he ceorl-boren he need not pay more for him, be he born a thane, be he born a churl, L. O. D. 5; Th. i. 354, 20

for-yldan

(v.)
Grammar
for-yldan, p. -ylde; pp. -ylded

To put offdeferdifferresŭpersĕdēre

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To put off, defer; differre, sŭpersĕdēre Ne mæg mon foryldan ðone deóran síþ no one may put of the severe journey, Salm. Kmbl. 721; Sal. 360.

blíðe-líce

(adv.)
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blíðe-líce, comp. -lícor; adv.

Gladly, joyfully, BLITHELY, merrilylæte, hilariter

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Ðæt he ðý blíðelícor þrówode that he the more gladly might suffer, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 42

ge-pyndan

(v.)
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ge-pyndan, p. -pynde; pp. -pynded, -pynd
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To pound, impound, shut up; circumclūdĕre Nellaþ hie gehæftan and gepyndan hiora mód they will not restrain and shut up their mind, Past. 39, 1; Swt. 283, 13; Hat. MS. 52 b, 26. Ðæt wæter biþ gepynd the water is shut up, 38, 6; Swt. 277, 6; Hat.

ge-rúme

(adj.)
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ge-rúme, adj.

Ample, roomy, expanded, made openamplus, spătiōsus, dīlātus, pătĕfactusspaciousopportunus

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Ample, roomy, expanded, made open; amplus, spătiōsus, dīlātus, pătĕfactus Is mín mód gehǽled, hyge ymb heortan gerúme my mind is healed, the thoughts around my heart expanded, Cd. 35; Th. 47, 11; Gen. 759.

Linked entries: rúme rúm

sib-lufu

(n.)
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sib-lufu, an; f.
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Kindly affection, kindness, love such as exists between kinsmen Ic (God) tó eów mid siblufan gecyrre þurh milde mód, Exon. Th. 366, 6; Reb. 8: 40, 7; Cri. 635. Hié ( the fallen angels ) of siblufan Godes áhwurfon, Cd. Th. 2, 25 ; Gen. 24.

twi-híwe

(adj.)
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twi-híwe, adj.
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of two forms or shapes Twihiówe, swá swá biþ healf mon and healf fear biformis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 31. Twihíwe biformia, 126, 12. of two colours Twihíwe bicolor, Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 34. Twihíwe godweb coccum bis tinctum, ii. 135, 44.

word-hord

(n.)
Grammar
word-hord, es; n.

A word-hoardstore of words

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Mé fród wita sægde sundorwundra fela, wordhord onwreáh, 313, 20; Mód. 3

elcung

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Substitute Hýrsumnes bútan elcunge obedientia sine mora, R. Ben. 19, 14, 19: 47, 12. Bútan ǽlcere elcunge, 131, 5. Hát mé nú fullian bútan elcunge, Hml. S. 3, 607. Þú ús mid elcunge geswænc*-*test, Ap. Th. 19, 26.