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giet

(adv.)
Grammar
giet, gieta

yet.

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yet

and-giet

(n.)
Grammar
and-giet, es; n.

understandingintellectknowledgeintellectus

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understanding, intellect, knowledge; intellectus Ic ðec, mon, ǽrest geworhte, and ðé andgiet sealde I first wrought thee, O man, and gave thee understanding, Exon. 28a; Th. 84, 30; Cri. 1381: 117a; Th. 449, 16; Dóm. 72

git

(adv.)
Grammar
git, giet, get, gyt; adv.

Stillyet

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Gif giet lǽst mína lára if even now he obey my counsels, Cd. 29; Th. 39, 2; Gen. 618. Ne wæs ðá giet wiht geworden there was as yet nothing made, 5; Th. 7, 8; Gen. 103. Nǽfre git never yet, Beo. Th. 1171; B. 583.

Linked entries: giet geot

gift

(n.)
Grammar
gift, gyft, e; f.

a gift; as a technical term the amount to be given by a suitor in consideration of receiving a woman to wifemarriagenuptiæ

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a gift; as a technical term, the amount to be given by a suitor in consideration of receiving a woman to wife Gif mon wíf gebycgge and sió gyft forþ ne cume if a man buy a wife and the sum agreed upon be not forthcoming, L. In. 31; Th. i. 122, 5. See

GIST

(n.)
Grammar
GIST, gyst, es; m.

YEASTbarmfrothspuma cerevisiæ

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YEAST, barm, froth; spuma cerevisiæ, Herb. 21, 6; Lchdm. i. 118, 10. Niwue gist new yeast, L. M. ii. 51, 1; Lchdm. ii. 266, 1

Linked entries: giest gest gæst

gist

(n.)
Grammar
gist, es; m.

A guest

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A guest Fundode gist of geardum the guest hastened from the dwellings, Beo. Th. 2280; B. 1138: 3049: B. 1522: Cd. 113; Th. 149, 9; Gen. 2472: 115; Th. 150, 20; Gen. 2494

gita

(adv.)
Grammar
gita, gieta, geta, gyta; adv.

Yetstill

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Reord wæs ðá gieta eorþbúendum án gemǽne there was as yet one speech common to dwellers on earth, 79: Th. 98, 25; Gen. 1635. Hiora nǽnig næs ðá gieta as yet none of them existed, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 24; Met. 8, 12

Linked entries: gyta geta

gied

(n.)
Grammar
gied, giedd, es; n.

A songlayriddle

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A song, lay, riddle, Exon. 91 b; Th. 344, 1: 114 a; Th. 437, 28; Rä. 56, 14: 18 a; Th. 45, 2; Cri. 713

gifl

(n.)
Grammar
gifl, giefl, gifel, gyfl, es; n.

Foodmeatpiece of food

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Food, meat, piece of food Líc biþ wyrmes giefl the body shall be the worm's food, Exon. 100 a; Th. 374, 15; Seel. 126. Ðú wyrma gifl thou food for worms, 98 b; Th. 368, 16; Seel. 22.

Linked entry: gifla

gifu

(n.)
Grammar
gifu, gyfu, giefu, giofu, geofu, gif, e; pl. nom. acc. -a, -e; gen. -a, -ena; f.

a giftgracefavourdonummunasbeneficiumgratiavirtusfacultasthe Anglo-Saxon RuneRUNE = g, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is gifu a gift,-hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter g, but for gifu as a gift,

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a gift, grace, favour; donum, munas, beneficium, gratia, virtus, facultas Wæs gifu Hróþgáres oft geæhted the gift of Hrothgar was often prized, Beo. Th. 3773; B. 1884. Ðám he geaf micle gife freódómes to these he gave the great gift of freedom, Bt. 41

gid

(n.)
Grammar
gid, gidd, gied, giedd, gyd, gydd, ged, es; n.

a songlaypoemcantuscantilenacarmenpoemaA speechtalesermonproverbriddlesermodictumloquelaproverbiumænigma

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Geríseþ gleómen gied a song is proper for a gleeman, Exon. 91 b; Th. 344, 1; Gn. Ex. 167. Cúþ gyddum known in lays [songs], Beo. Th. 304; B. 151.

Linked entries: gidding gied ged gyd

git

(pronoun.)
Grammar
git, gyt; nom.

You twovos duoσφŵï, σφώof you twovestrŭm duorumσφŵïν σφŵνto you twovobis duobusσφŵïν σφŵνyou twovos duosσφŵï, σφώthou

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You two, vos duo, σφŵï, σφώ; gen. incer of you two, vestrŭm duorum, σφŵïν σφŵν; dat. inc to you two, vobis duobus, σφŵïν σφŵν; acc. inc. incit you two, vos duos, σφŵï, σφώ; personal pron. dual of ðú thou Gif git ðæt fæsten fýre willaþ forstandan if you

Linked entries: inc incer gyt GYT get

gist

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Ne aron gié gestas . . . ah gié aron burgwaro háligra non estis hospites . . . sed estis cives sanctorum, Rtl. 82, 30. a guest, one who is entertained at another's house Si tertia nocte hospitatus fuerit . . . habeat eum ad rectum tanquam de propria

giest

(n.)
Grammar
giest, es; m.

A guest

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A guest Mid giestum with the guests, Cd. 112; Th. 148, 11; Gen. 2455: 112; Th. 147, 15; Gen. 2440: Exon. 94 a; Th. 353, 11; Reim. 11

gist-

(prefix)

gíht

Linked entry: gehþ

gief

Similar entry: gif

giest

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gift

(n.; v.; part.)
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Add: es; n. (m. ? Cf. ǽrist for gender). a giving, restoring Hwæþer magon rihtwísra manna sáwla beón onfangene in heofonas ǽr þǽre gyfte and geedníwunge þára líchamana on dómes dæge ( ante restitutionem corporum ), Gr. D. 295, ii. v. æ-, ed-, freót,

git

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
git, yet. l. gít. [The word is often accented in the MSS., and only in such cases is the accent given in the following passages.]
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Gít (giet, v. l. ), 183, 6. Git (giet, v. l. ) 233, 1. Giet (git, v. l. ), 19, 10. Æppel þe þonne gyt (gít, v. l. ) ne reádige, Lch. i. 330, 21. Ne ǽnig nédþearf næs ǽfre giet, Met. 20, 20. <b>II a.