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GE-DRIHT - GE-DWYMORLÍC
ge-driht, -dryht, e; f. A host, company; turma, cohors :-- Wæs seó eorla gedriht ánes módes the host of men was of one mind, Cd. 158; Th. 197, 10; Exod. 304 : Exon. 22 b; Th. 63, 3; Cri. 1014.
ge-dríhþ, e; f. Forbearance, sobriety; patientia, sobrietas, L. T. P. 9; Th. ii. 314, 34.
ge-drinc, -drync, es; n. A drinking; compotatio, convivium :-- We læ-acute;raþ ðæt man æ-acute;nig gedrinc, and æ-acute;nig unnit ðár ne dreóge we teach that man suffer not there any drinking nor any vanity, L. Edg. 28; Th. ii. 250, 12 : Exon. 88 a; Th. 330, 27; Vy. 57 : Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 25.
ge-drincan; p. -dranc, pl. -druncon; pp. -druncen To drink; bibere :-- Grúndleás gítsung gilpes and æ-acute;hta gedrinceþ to dryggum dreósendne wélan the bottomless avarice of glory and possessions drinks to the dregs perishable wealth, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 31; Met. 7, 16. Ðæt wín is gedruncen bibitur vinum, Ælf. Gr. 19; Som. 22, 47 : Bd. 5, 5; S. 618, 13 : Gen. 27, 25.
ge-dripan to drip. v. gedrypan.
ge-dróf; adj. Dirty, muddy; turb&i-short;dus, l&u-short;t&o-long;sus :-- On ðæm gedrófum wætere in the muddy water, Past. 54, 1; Swt. 421, 8; Hat. MS.
ge-drófednys trouble, Scint. 50. v. ge-dréfednys.
ge-drófenlíc; adj. Troublous :-- Ðeós world is gedrófenlíc this world is troublous, Blickl. Homl. 115, 3.
ge-drugian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad To become dry, wither; arescere :-- Ficbeám gedrugade ficus aruit, Mk. Skt. Lind. 11, 21; 4, 6 : Ps. Th. 68, 22. Gedrugad wæs arefacta est, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 21, 19. v. drugian.
ge-druncen drunk, Bd. 5, 5; S. 618, 13; pp. of ge-drincan.
ge-druncnian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad To sink, drown :-- Gedruncnadon mergerentur, Lk. Skt. Lind. 5, 7.
ge-drygan; p. de; pp. ed To dry :-- Gedrygde his foet extersit pedes ejus, Jn. Skt. Lind. 11, 2. Gidrygedo abstersa, Rtl. 98, 24.
ge-dryht, -driht, e; f. A host, company, band of retainers :-- Engla gedryht a company of angels, Exon. 22 b; Th. 63, 3; Cri. 1014 : 60 b; Th. 222, 13; Ph. 348. Ðæ-acute;r cyninges giefe brúcaþ eádigra gedryht there the band of the blessed enjoy the king's grace, Exon. 32 a; Th. 101, 26; Cri. 1664. Ðínra secga gedryht the band of thy men, Beo. Th. 3349; B. 1672. v. dryht.
ge-dryhta, an; m. A comrade; commilito, Grm. ii. 736, 40.
ge-dryhtu; pl. n. Elementa, sidera, fortunæ, Hpt. Gl. 462. [Cf. droht?]
ge-drýme; adj. Melodious, joyous; lætus :-- Drihta gedrýmost most joyous of multitudes, Cd. 146; Th. 182, 21; Exod. 79 : Hpt. Gl. 513, 519. v. ge-dréme.
ge-drync drinking, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 25. v. ge-drinc.
ge-drypan; p. -drypte; impert. -dryp, -drype; pp. -dryped To drop; still&a-long;re :-- Beolonan seáw on eáre gedryp drop juice of henbane on the ear, L. M. 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, 14. Gedrype on drop [it] on, 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, 7.
ge-drysnan; p. ade, ede; pp. ad, ed To put out, quench, extinguish, vanish; extingu&e-short;re, evanesc&e-short;re :-- Ðæt fýr ne biþ gedrysned ignis non extingu&i-short;tur, Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 44, 48. He gedrysnade from égum hiora ipse evanuit ex oculis eorum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 24, 31.
ge-dúfan, he -dýfþ; p. -deáf, we -dufon; pp. -dofen; v. intrans. To plunge, to duck, sink, dive, be drowned; mergi :-- Heó gedúfan sceolun in ðone deópan wælm they must dive into the deep fire, Cd. 213; Th.
266, 30; Sat. 30 : Exon. 41 a; Th. 137, 6; Gú. 555. Gedeáf sank, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 85, 38. Ðæt ðæt sweord gedeáf so that the sword dived, Beo. Th. 5394; B. 2700 : Cd. 228; Th. 306, 27; Sat. 670. Ðá gedufon hí ealle and adruncon then they all sank and were drowned, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 24. He wearþ gedofen coepit mergi, Mt. Bos. 14, 13.
ge-dugan; p. -deáh To thrive, Shm. 13, 1.
ge-dwæ-acute;lan; p. -dwæ-acute;lde To seduce, lead astray :-- Ðæt is hefig dysig, ðæt ða earman men mid ealle gedwæ-acute;leþ of ðæm rihtan wege that is a grievous folly that altogether seduces the miserable men from the right way, Bt. Met. Fox 19, 6; Met. 19, 3. [Or gedwæleþ = gedweleþ from gedwellan.]
ge-dwæ-acute;s; adj. Foolish, dull, stupid :-- Gedréfede syndon, hearde onhrérede her anlícast, hú druncen hwylc gedwæ-acute;s spyrige turbati sunt et moti sunt ut ebrius, Ps. Th. 106, 26. v. dwæ-acute;s.
ge-dwelian, -dweligan. I. to deceive, lead astray :-- Ðæt his me nán man gedweligan mæg that no man can seduce me from it, Bt. 23, 3; Fox 126, 18. Ne weorðe ic ðínra dóma gedweled æ-acute;fre judicia tua non sum oblitus, Ps. Th. 118, 30. II. to err :-- Ic gedwelede swá ðæt dysige scép erravi sicut ovis, Ps. Th. 118, 176. v. dwelian and gedwellan.
ge-dwellan; I. to deceive, lead astray, Bt. 23, 3; Fox 126, 18, note 6. Dysge and gedwealde foolish and led astray, Exon. 24 b; Th. 69, 29; Cri. 1128. II. to err :-- Gedwellas erratis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 22, 29. v. dwellan and ge-dwelian.
ge-dweola, -dweolda, an; m. Error, heresy; error, hær&e-short;sis :-- Se ge-dweola wæs on ðam Nyceniscan sinoþe geniðerad the error was put down in the Nicene synod, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 36. Gé gedweolan lifdon ye lived in error, Invent. Crs. Recd. 623; El. 311. Se Arrianisca gedweolda Arri&a-long;na hær&e-short;sis, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 27. v. ge-dwola.
ge-dwild, -dwyld, es; n. Error, heresy; error, hær&e-short;sis :-- On ðám tídum arás Pelaies gedwild geond middangeard in those times the heresy of Pelagius arose throughout the world, Chr. 380; Erl. 11, 6. On gedwilde into error, Cd. 1; Th. 2, 22; Gen. 23. Ðú scealt þrówian ðínra dæ-acute;da gedwild thou shalt expiate the error of thy deeds, 43; Th. 57, 2; Gen. 922. Dyrnra gedwilda of dark errors, Exon. 71 a; Th. 264, 22; Jul. 368. Deorcum gedwildum by dark errors, 72 b; Th. 270, 4; Jul. 460.
ge-dwimere, -dwomere; m. A juggler, sorcerer; nebulo, Hpt. Gl. 514, 515.
ge-dwimor, -dwimer, -dwymer, es; n. An illusion, delusion, apparition, phantom; error, fall&a-long;cia, phantasma = φ&alpha-tonos;ντασμα, phant&a-short;sia = φαντασ&iota-tonos;α :-- Gedwimor phantasma vel phant&a-short;sia, Ælfc. Gl. 78; Som. 72, 54; Wrt, Voc. 46, 14 : 77, 7. Hí wéndon ðæt hit sum gedwimor wæ-acute;re they thought that it was an apparition, Homl. Th. ii. 388, 24 : Jud. 15, 19. Hine drehton nihtlíce gedwimor nightly phantoms tormented him, Homl. Th. i. 86, 18. Swylcra gedwimera of such illusions, L. C. S. 5; Th. i. 378, 22. On manegum mislícum gedwimerum with many various delusions, L. Edg. C. 16; Th. ii. 248, 7.
ge-dwimorlíce; adv. Illusorily, fantastically, Homl. Th. ii. 140, 16.
ge-dwínan; p. -dwán, pl. -dwinon; pp. -dwinen To dwindle or vanish away, disappear; evanescere, disparere :-- Ðæt hálige sæ-acute;d gedwán and gewát the holy seed has wasted away and departed, Blickl. Homl. 55, 29. His drýcræftas gedwinon his magic vanished, Shrn. 135, 1.
ge-dwola, -dweola, an; m. I. error, madness, heresy; error, err&a-long;tum, ves&a-long;nia, hær&e-short;sis :-- Se mennisca gedwola human error. Bt. 33, 2; Fox 122, 22. Se Arrianisca gedwola Arri&a-long;na hær&e-short;sis, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 33 : Bt. Met. Fox 1, 81; Met. 1, 41. Óþ ða tíde ðæs Arrianiscan gedwolan usque ad temp&o-short;ra Arri&a-long;næ ves&a-long;niæ, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 18. Gé gedwolan fylgdon ye followed error, Elen. Kmbl. 742; El. 371 : Bt. Met. Fox 26, 108; Met. 26, 54. Ðæt ða beóþ on gedwolan gelæ-acute;dde ut in err&o-short;rem ind&u-long;cantur, Mt. Bos. 24, 24 : Gen. 21, 14 : 37, 15 : Bt. Met. Fox 26, 78; Met. 26, 39. Þurh deópne gedwolan through deep error, Andr. Kmbl. 1221; An. 611 : Exon. 70 a; Th. 260, 22; Jul. 301. Gedwolena rím a number of errors, 71 a; Th. 264, 23; Jul. 368. For mínum gedwolum pro meis err&a-long;t&i-short;bus, Bd. 4, 25; S. 601, 3. II. a heretic; hær&e-short;t&i-short;cus :-- Begeat se gedwola ðæs cáseres fultum to his gedwylde the heretic got the emperor's support to his heresy, Homl. Th. i. 290, 11, 17, 28. Done ealdan gedwolan the old deceiver, Blickl. Homl. 7, 12.
ge-dwol-cræft, es; m. A deceptive art, deception :-- Mid heora gedwolcræftum with their deceptions, Blickl. Homl. 61, 25. Ða ðe gedwolcræftas begangaþ those who practise divination, 63, 14.
ge-dwolen [pp. of strong verb ge-dwelan. v. dwelan]; adj. Erroneous, wrong, perverse :-- Dæ-acute;dum gedwolene in deeds perverse, Cd. 91; Th. 116, 14; Gen. 1936 : Exon. 66 a; Th. 243, 19; Jul. 13 : 103 b; Th. 393, 8; Rä. 12, 7. [Cf. O. H. Ger. ki-tiuolin sopitus.]
ge-dwol-godas; pl. m. False gods, idols; falsi dei, &i-long;d&o-long;la :-- To gedwolgoda weorþunge &i-long;d&o-long;l&o-long;rum cultui, Lupi Serm. i. 4; Hick. Thes. ii. 100, 3. Ne dear man gewanian on hæ-acute;ðenum æ-acute;nig ðæra þinga ðe gedwolgodum [MS. -an] broht biþ ne ausus est quispiam e p&a-short;g&a-long;nis e&o-long;rum quidquam comm&i-short;nu&e-short;re quæ de&o-long;rum simulacris all&a-long;ta fu&e-short;rant, i. 4; Hick. Thes. ii. l00, 6, 11.
ge-dwolian; p. ede; pp. ed To err :-- Ic gedwolede swá swá sceáp ðæt forwearþ I have erred as the sheep that perished, Blickl. Homl. 87, 30. Gé swíðe gidwoligas vos multum erratis, Mk. Skt. Rush. 12, 27 : Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 18, 12.
ge-dwol-man, gedwol-mon, es; m. An erring man, a heretic, impostor; hæreticus :-- Arrius hátte án gedwolman there was a heretic called Arius, Homl. Th. i. 290, 3, 5, 25 : 110, 6.
gedwol-mist, es; m. Mist of error; err&o-long;ris n&a-short;b&u-short;la :-- Mid ðam gedwolmiste with the mist of error, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 156, 1 : Bt. Met. Fox 22, 65; Met. 22, 33.
ge-dwolsum; adj. Erroneous; err&o-long;neus :-- Hit biþ swíðe gedwolsum it is very erroneous, Ælf. Pref. Gen. 4, 10.
ge-dwol-þing an erroneous thing, deceit, imposture.
ge-dwomer, es; n. Necromancy, Hpt. Gl. 515.
ge-dwyld, es; n. Error, heresy; error, hær&e-short;sis :-- Ðæt æftere gedwyld noviss&i-short;mus error, Mt. Bos. 27, 64. Ic wille him dón edleán heora gedwyldes I will give them a reward for their error, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 37. Forwearþ ðes gedwola mid his gedwylde this heretic perished with his heresy, Homl. Th. i. 290, 29 : ii. 506, 27 : Boutr. Scrd. 18, 30. Ðæt he mid his hálgan láre middaneardlíc gedwyld adwæscte that he might extinguish worldly error by his holy doctrine, Homl. Th. ii. 90, 13 : Deut. 4, 19. v. ge-dwild.
ge-dwymer, es; n. An illusion; error :-- Swylcra gedwymera of such illusions, L. C. S. 5; Th. i. 378, 22, note 66. v. ge-dwimor.
ge-dwymorlíc; adj. Illusive; phantasticus, Dial. 2, 10.