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gǽr-getal

(n.)
Grammar
gǽr-getal, es; n. [gǽr = geár a year; getæl, getel a number]

A tale of yearsnumber of yearsannōrum sĕries

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A tale of years, number of years; annōrum sĕries Hit cymþ æfter fiftigum wintra his gǽrgetales it comes after fifty winters of his number of years, L. M. 2, 59; Lchdm. ii. 284, 22

Linked entry: geár-getal

bí-rihte

(prep.)
Grammar
bí-rihte, -ryhte; prep. dat.

Near, close byjuxta

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Near, close by; juxta Geseh he on greóte gingran síne bíryhte [Kmbl. birihte] him swefan on slǽpe he saw his disciples near him slumbering in sleep on the sand, Andr. Recd. 1699; An. 850

beódan

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1. add : (1 a) to summon budon him tó gemóte, Hml. S. 18, 195. 1. add : (1 a) with infin. him budon drincan wíndrenc, Hml. Th. ii. 254, 16

on-gitan

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</b> to understand a person, perceive the true character of :-- Ðonne hié hié selfe ongietað ad se reducti, Past. 293, 25. Ongite (-giete, v. l.) hé hine selfne, 115, 4. <b>VI b.

ge-æmtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-æmtian, l. ge-ǽmtian,

to empty, remove the material contained in somethingto freegive leisure toto free oneselfto be disengaged to makeget timedevote oneself

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hié hié geǽmettian (-ǽmeti-gian, v. l.) scoldon óðerra weorca, Past. 131, 5. with prep. Þonne heó mæg fram hyre láre geǽmtigan, Ap.

beátan

(v.)

to beat with (mid)to beat onTo beat on

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Add: trans. of living creatures Sume beóton quosdam caedentes, Mt. 12, 5. beóton his heáfod percutiebant caput ejus, Mt. 27, 30. beóton heora breóst, Hml. Th. ii. 258, 9. Gif man hiné beáte, Ll. Th. i. 348, 5.

mægen-leást

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Gif hé ongyt þæt þæs gebodes micelnes his mihta oferstíhð, hé . . . his mægenleáste his ealdre gecýþe, R. Ben. 128, 15. Add

tó-brýsan

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Þá tóglidenan stánas ná ꝥ án ꝥ his limu tócwýsdon ac eác swylce mid ealle his bán tóbrýsdon ( ossa contriverant ), Gr. D. 125, 21. His preósta ǽnne of horse feallende and tóbrýsendne ( contritum ), Bd. 4, 6; Sch. 573, 7. Add

be-reáfian

(v.)

alone

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Aaron hæfde bereáfod (spoliaverat) ꝥ folc æt hira golde, Ex. 32, 25. with acc. of spoil and on with person ꝥ hé him ágeáfe þæt hé ǽr on him bereáfode (ge-, v. l. ), Ors. 3, 11; S. 146, 30

drǽdan

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&amp; soecende hiáhine genóman &amp; dreórdun him mængu et quaerentes eum tenere timuerunt turbas, 21, 46. Add

ge-mæcca

Grammar
ge-mæcca, <b>ge-mecca</b>
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God him swylce gemæccean forgeaf, Chr. 1067; P. 201, 33. Þ ic móte þíne þeówene míne gemeccan geseón, Hml. S. 30, 237. him tó nimað mægeð tó gemæccum mínra feónda, Gen. 1259. <b>III a.

unnan

(v.)
Grammar
unnan, prs. ic, hé an[n], pl. wé unnon; p. úðe.

to grant a person (dat.) somethingto giveallowto wish something (gen.) to a person (dat. )to wish something (gen.) for a person (dat.)to like a person to have somethingto like a condition of thingsto be pleased

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Oft hit gesǽleþ ðæt his ǽhta weorþaþ on ðæsonwealde ðe hé ǽr on his lífe wyrrest úþe it often happens that his property gets into the power of the man that when alive he would have been least pleased should have it, Blickl. Homl. 195. 4.

Linked entries: an ann

grimnes

(n.)
Grammar
grimnes, se; f.
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GRIMNESS, severity, fierceness, cruelty; ferocitas, atrocitas Se deófol wile hit him mid grimnesse and mid yfele eall forgyldan the devil will requite it all to him with cruelty and with evil, Blickl. Homl. 55, 24.

borh-hand

A suretybailsponsor

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A surety, bail, sponsor þes borh-hand hic vas, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 50, 15: hic praes, 60, 16. Borhhand sponsor vel praes vel fidejussor vel vas vel vadator, Wrt. Voc. i. 60, 50. Borh*-*hond fidejussor, Kent. Gl. 742.

be-ceápian

(v.)

to sellto buypurchase

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Ne beceápige hé mid his sáwle ðæs líchaman gesundfulnysse, 474, 26. Hæfde Zacheus beceápod heofonan ríce mid healfum dǽle his ǽhta, 582, 7

a-spirian

(v.)
Grammar
a-spirian, -spirigan ; p. ede ; pp. ed

To searchtrace

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To search, trace Aspirige hit út let him trace it out, L. Ath. iv. 2 ; Th. i. 222, 14

be-wuna

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Hé þæt feoh tó sellanne næfde his here swá hié bewuna wǽron, Ors. 3, 7; S. 116, 15. Add

hand-cweorn

(n.)
Grammar
hand-cweorn, -cwyrn, e; f.

A hand-mill

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A hand-mill Héton hine grindan æt hira handcwyrne ordered him to grind at their mill, Jud. 16, 21

on-hende

(adj.)
Grammar
on-hende, adj.

On hand, demanding attention

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On hand, demanding attention Hié forgeátan ðara útera gefeohta ðe him anhende wǽron, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 88, 24

Linked entry: of-hende

smeá-wrenc

(n.)
Grammar
smeá-wrenc, es; m.

A crafty device, sharp trick

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A crafty device, sharp trick Hé begeat mid his sméhwrencan and mid his golde and seolfre eall dyrnunga, ðæt him gewearð se þridda pænig of ðære tolne on Sandwíc Chart. Th. 339, 8

Linked entries: smeáh sméh-wrenc