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401. gā̆te n.(2)

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(a) A path, road, street; the way from one place to another; heigh gate, the main thoroughfare; bi gate, by a path or road; on the gate, on the road, along the way; (b) a path through the air or sky…

402. gaune v.

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To avail, be of use, help.

403. gauren v.

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To look with wonder or curiosity; stare, gaze; gauren on (upon).

404. gedde n.

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A pike (Esox lucius).

405. gein n.

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(a) Advantage, benefit; help, remedy; don gein, to benefit (sb.), do (sb.) good; ther is no gein, there is no help, nothing can be done; (b) worth, value or usefulness in battle; (c) reward, profit…

406. gein adj.

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(a) Of a way, path: direct, short, quick; (b) at the geinest, by the shortest path; in the quickest way or manner, as rapidly as possible, at once; (c) near, nearby; (d) ?in place name [see Smith PNEl

407. geinen v.

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(a) To be useful or profitable to (sb.), avail, help; help to heal (a sore); geinen to, be profitable or useful to (sb. or sth.); (b) to avail, be useful or helpful, serve the purpose; ppl. geining

408. gē̆l n.

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Enticing, blandishment.

409. geld adj.

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(a) Of a woman: sterile, barren; -- also as noun; (b) of a man: impotent, castrated; (c) of beasts: geld hors, a gelding; geld gris, geld hogge, a barrow; geld ram, geld shep, a wether; geld soue, ?a…

410. gelden v.

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(a) To castrate (a male animal); (b) to spay (a sow).

411. gelding n.

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(a) A gelded horse, gelding; (b) a barrow.

412. gēre n.

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(a) Wearing apparel, clothes, dress; also, a garment; (b) pl. bedclothes.

413. gēren v.

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(a) To prepare or equip (oneself); prepare (a corpse for burial); geren aweiward, prepare (oneself) to go away; (b) to equip (oneself) for fighting, arm (oneself); (c) to dress (sb., oneself); ppl. ge

414. gēring n.

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(a) ?A lecher; (b) ?a greedy person.

415. gersum(e n.

Additional spellings: gersume
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(a) A treasured object, valuable possession; also, a gift or reward; (b) coll. treasure, valuables, movable possessions; (c) gold and gersum, etc. [See also gold n., sense 2.]

416. gerth n.

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(a) A belt or strap passing under a horse's belly to secure a saddle, harness, load, etc. [see also hors gerth]; (b) a hoop for a barrel, keg, tub, etc.; (c) in cpds. & combs.: gerth bokel, a clasp or…

417. gessen v.

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(a) To infer (sth.) from observation, etc.; perceive, find out; gessen in, gessen of, perceive (sth.) in (sb.), suspect; (b) with clause as obj.: to conclude (that sth. is true or will happen)…

418. gest n.

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(a) An invited guest, a guest at a meal, banquet, etc.; unboden gest, an uninvited guest; (b) a stranger or traveler entertained in one's home; one entertained by a monastery or the like; goddes gest

419. gēte n.(2)

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Only in the phrases: nimen gete, taken gete, to pay attention, take pains; haven in gete, to have (sb.) in one's charge.

420. gē̆ten v.(1)

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(a) To acquire (sth.), earn, buy, win, receive, find; ivel geten, ill-gotten; fals geten, got by falsehood; (b) refl.

421. gēten v.(2)

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(a) To watch over (sb. or sth.), take care of, protect; guide (sb.), rule; tend (sheep); (b) refl. to protect oneself, be on guard; (c) geten fro, to preserve (sb.) from (sth.); geten for, be on guard…

422. gēthe, gẹ̄the n.

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Only in phr. in a gethe, ?spiritedly, ?hastily.

423. gil n.(1)

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(a) A deep and narrow valley; ravine, glen; gil strem, a torrent; (b) in surnames and place names [see Smith PNElem. 1.199, 200, 212].

424. gī̆ld(e n.

Additional spellings: gilde
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(a) An association of dues-paying members, organized for charitable, religious, or political purposes; a fraternity, guild; (b) an association of craftsmen or tradesmen, a craft guild.

425. gilder n.(2)

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(a) A trap, snare; (b) fig. a legal, moral, or spiritual pitfall; esp. a snare of the Devil; (c) in place names [see Smith PNElem. 1.202].

426. gildren v.

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To trap (sb.); fig. to deceive (sb.), lead into sin or to damnation, seduce.

427. gil(e n.(1)

Additional spellings: gile
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(a) The gill of a fish; (b) gil fish, a kind of stockfish.

428. gilt n.(2)

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A sow; esp. a young sow; gilt grece.

429. gimber n.

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(a) A young female sheep, ewe lamb; (b) ?as surname.

430. ging(e n.

Additional spellings: ginge
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(a) A band of warriors, a troop; an army or host; with al ging, in full force; (b) a body of retainers or followers, a retinue, household; also fig.; hous ging, household; (c) pl. (someone's)…

431. gipse n.(2)

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Recurrent springs [see Smith PNElem. 1.202].

432. gīsel n.

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(a) A hostage; (b) finden (yeven) gisel, to give hostage(s as a guarantee of one's loyalty or good faith; nimen gisel, take a hostage; bitechen (sellen) to gisel, give (sb.) as a hostage; haven

433. gī̆slen v.

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To give (sb.) as a hostage.

434. glāde n.(2)

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Setting; gon to glade, drauen to glade, of the sun: to set, be setting.

435. glam n.

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(a) A loud noise, clamor, din; (b) loud talking, chatter; merrymaking; (c) a loudly-spoken message.

436. glā̆th(e n.

Additional spellings: glathe
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Gladness, joy.

437. glā̆th(e adj.

Additional spellings: glathe
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Pleased, glad.

438. glā̆then v.

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(a) To make (sb.) glad; also, welcome (sb.); (b) to be merry.

439. gleg adj.

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Only in phr.: gleg of eie, clear of sight, sharp-sighted.

440. gleimen v.

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(a) To smear (sth.), make slimy or sticky; to congest (the stomach), nauseate (sb.); (b) of the slimy or viscous substance: ben gleimed, to be stuck together; gleimen togedres, stick together; (c) ppl

441. glīen v.

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Of a person, the eyes: to be squint-eyed, look asquint; ppl. gliande, gleande, squint-eyed; p.ppl. gliet, gleiet, of the eyes: asquint.

442. gliteren v.

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(a) Of things: to flash, sparkle, glitter, shine; reflect light; (b) to have a false or misleading glitter.

443. glōnden v.

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To fleece or despoil (sb.).

444. glopnen v.

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(a) To fill (sb., the heart) with fear; frighten, alarm, startle; (b) to be distressed, be filled with fear or grief; glopnen in herte, become sad at heart; glopnen and greten [cp. OI glūpna ok grāta

445. glōren v.

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To shine, gleam, glow; glisten; gloren fair, to shine bright but have only seeming excellence; glorand glede, a glowing ember.

446. glouen v.(2)

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To stare, gaze; glouen up)on, stare at (sth.).

447. glǒuten v.

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To scowl, look glum.

448. glọ̄ve n.

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(a) A glove; one of a pair of gloves; hauking glove, a glove worn while hawking; sheting glove, a glove worn to protect the hand in drawing a bow; (b) a glove or gauntlet used for armor; one of a pair…

449. gnā̆sten v.

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(a) To grind the teeth together; gnash the teeth in anger or sorrow, as a threat, etc.; gnasten with teth (toth); (b) gnasten at (ayens, into, on), to gnash the teeth at (sb.); gnasten on, gnash the…

450. gnastren v.

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To gnash (one's teeth).

451. gnit n.

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?A nit.

452. gọ̄der hēle, gọ̄der-hēle phr. & n.

Additional spellings: goder-hele, goderhele
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(a) Good fortune; advantageously, fortunately; as interj.: Good luck!; (b) to goder hele, fortunately; (c) with dative: fortunately for (sb.); to goder hele, to goder hele to, fortunately for (sb.)…

453. gọ̄dleic n.

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(a) Excellence, goodness, merit, virtue; (b) virtuous talk.

454. gọ̄d man, gọ̄d-man phr. & n.

Additional spellings: god-man, godman
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(a) A good man, righteous man; excellent or worthy man; valiant man; god man and treue; god man of armes; (b) as item of address.

455. gọ̄k n.

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(a) The European cuckoo (Cuculus canorus); ?any bird of the family Cuculidae; (b) gok pintel, cuckoopint (Arum maculatum); gok sures, wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella); gok flour, ?cuckoo flower…

456. gọ̄lanand ppl.

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Stormy, tempestuous.

457. gōld n.

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(a) The metal gold; of gold, consisting of gold, made of gold; (b) gold and silver, etc.; (c) clene gold, cler gold, fin gold, pure gold, refined gold; parti gold, gold with considerable alloy; red

458. golf n.

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A heap of sheaves in a barn; prob. the heap of grain between any two upright posts of the barn.

459. gọ̄līke adj.

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Gay, joyful.

460. gollan n.

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Some kind of wild plant with yellow flowers; probably a species of Ranunculus (buttercup family).

461. golnes n.

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Golden color.

462. gọ̄me n.(4)

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(a) Attention, heed, notice; nimen gome, taken gome, to pay attention, take heed, take note, watch; pay attention to (sth.), observe (sth.); (b) nimen (taken) gome of, to pay attention to (sth.), take…

463. gǒnne n.

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A siege engine that casts missiles; ballista, mangonel, trebuchet; also, a ram; gret gonne, a mangonel.

464. gǒnnilde n.

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A cannon; gonnilde gnoste, the spark or flame used to fire a cannon; ?also in place name.

465. gosling, gẹ̄̆s-, gọ̄s- n.

Additional spellings: gesling
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(a) A gosling; (b) as surname.

466. gōt n.

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(a) A domesticated goat; (b) meat of a goat, goat's flesh; (c) a pictorial representation of a goat.

467. gouen v.

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To look, gaze, stare; gouen on (of, upon), look or gape at (sb. or sth.).

468. goulen v.

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(a) To cry out, yell, howl, wail; (b) of a wolf: to howl.

469. goupen n.

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A double handful.

470. grẹ̄-bicche n.

Additional spellings: grebicche
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The female greyhound.

471. grei n.(2)

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(a) A gray fur, prob. the fur from the back of the Eurasian red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris in winter; red (ruskin) grei, the fur of the Eurasian red squirrel in winter; tristi (tresti) grei, ?error…

472. grei adj. & n.

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(a) Ash-colored, flint-colored, dull, gray; of cloth: gray, drab; of a man: gray-haired; grei hered, grei hore, grei hored, gray-haired, hoary; grei her, an old man; grei tauier, one who taws pelts…

473. grein n.

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(a) An arm or inlet of the sea; (b) the fork of the body, crotch; also, a leg; (c) the edge of a horn, the spike of a gisarme; (d) a class, subdivision; a member of the Trinity; (e) a cutting of a…

474. greinen v.

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?To prepare (an army, a horse) for battle, ?to attack.

475. greith adj.

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(a) Of people: ready; of things: ready, available; (b) skilled, competent, informed; maken greith, to tell (sb.), instruct; (c) wealthy, powerful; (d) willing.

476. greith(e n.

Additional spellings: greithe
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(a) Readiness, order, governance, control; in greith, out of greith; don greith on, to exercise control over (a nation); don in greith, carry out, put into effect; (b) effective guidance, counsel…

477. greithen v.

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(a) To prepare (sth.), arrange, make ready; prepare the way for (sth.); (b) to prepare (food), cook, dress; (c) to complete (preparations); trim (a lamp); skin and cut up (game); wash (a vessel)…

478. greithlī adj.

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Good, pleasant, noble, splendid.

479. greithlī adv.

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(a) Quickly, straightway; readily; willingly; (b) plainly, truly; earnestly, carefully; skilfully, cunningly; (c) properly, worthily, fairly, suitably; (d) firmly, stoutly, boldly.

480. greive n.

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(a) A steward; headman of a town or village; also, a royal official; (b) as surname; also in cpds.: bern greive, fen greive [see also plough greive, wode greive].

481. grēme n.

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(a) Anger, hatred, resentment; ?martial spirit; (b) injury, harm, trouble; (c) grief, sorrow, shame; (d) ?as surname.

482. grendel n.

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(a) A gravelly stream [see Smith PNElem. 1.209]; (b) in place names:?a gravelly stream, ?Grendel.

483. grẹ̄nen v.(2)

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To desire, long (to do sth.).

484. grẹ̄t n.(3)

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(a) Sand, gravel, small stones; a gret, a grain of sand; ech gret, every speck, every bit; (b) sandstone, gristone; (c) dust, dirt.

485. grif n.(1)

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A narrow valley; -- in place and personal names [see Smith PNElem. 1.211].

486. grimlī adv.

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(a) Fiercely, ferociously; cruelly, harshly; (b) angrily, sternly.

487. grimme-leȝȝc n.

Additional spellings: grimmeleȝȝc
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Cruelty.

488. grī̆s n.(1)

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(a) A young pig; esp. a suckling pig; (b) pork of a young pig; (c) a boar; (d) in place names [see Smith PNElem. 1.210].

489. grith n.

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(a) The peace of a nation or society, law and order; fig. the peace resulting from the observation of God's will; breken (fordon) grith, to disturb the peace, break the law; holden (maken, setten)

490. grith-briche n.

Additional spellings: grithbriche
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Law (a) Disturbances or violence committed toward persons, at places, or during specific periods that were under special protection of the king; also (after 1200), any breach of the peace; (b)…

491. grō adj. & n.

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(a) ?Angry, ?sorrowful; (b) as noun: a malicious spirit, a devil.

492. grōt n.(2)

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Weeping, lamentation; sorwe and grot, grot and gred.

493. grōten v.(1)

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To weep; bewail (sth.); shed (tears).

494. grọ̄v(e n.(2)

Additional spellings: grove
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A cave, a pit; grov met, ?a system of measuring coal in mining; also, in place names [see Smith PNElem. 1.210]

495. grū̆f(fe n. & adj. & adv.

Additional spellings: gruffe
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(a) As noun: a gruf, on (the) gruf, o gruf, face downward, on the face, prone; (b) as adj.: face downward; lien gruf; with face gruf, face downward; (c) as adv.: fallen (turnen) gruf, to fall (turn)…

496. ?grūfnen v.

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To fall down or lie prone.

497. gul adj.

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Yellow, pale; gul and grene, yellow and green, very sick looking.

498. gul-sought n.

Additional spellings: gulsought
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Jaundice.

499. gushen v.

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(a) Of water, blood: to rush with force, gush; gushen out; (b) of the belly:?to make noises.

500. interj.

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An exclamation expressing interest, surprise, distress, indignation, shock, etc. [See also hum interj.]