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GE-HELIAN - GE-HIÓRAN

ge-helian; p. ede; pp. ed To conceal, hide, cover over; c&e-long;l&a-long;re, claud&e-short;re :-- Se pitt wæs geheled mid ánum stáne os ejus grandi l&a-short;p&i-short;de claud&e-long;b&a-long;tur, Gen. 29, 2.

ge-helmian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed To cover with a helmet, crown; g&a-short;le&a-long;re, c&o-short;r&o-long;n&a-long;re :-- Ðú gehelmodest us c&o-short;r&o-long;nasti nos, Ps. Spl. 5, 15. Of wuldre and weorþmynt ðú gehelmedest hine de gl&o-long;ria et h&o-short;n&o-long;re c&o-short;r&o-long;nasti eum, Ps. Spl. T. 8, 6. Gehelmod g&a-short;le&a-long;tus, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 45, 11. [Laym. i-helmed : O. H. Ger. gehelmot.]

ge-helpan; p. -healp, -heolp, pl. -hulpon; pp. -holpen; gen. dat. To assist, preserve, to be sufficient; adjuvare, subvenire, suppetere. I. cum gen :-- Ðonne hie mágon ðín gehelpan when they can help thee, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 10. Ðú gehelpest ðysses menniscan cynnes thou shalt help this human race, Blickl. Homl. 9, 8. Ðú mín hæfst geholpen thou hast assisted me, Bt. 41, 4; Fox 250, 18. II. cum dat :-- Him ðá Ioseph gehealp then Joseph helped them, Ors. 1, 5; Bos. 28, 6. Ðæt wíf, ðe eówrum lífe geheolp the woman who preserved your life, Jos. 6, 22. He wolde gehelpan ðearfum he wished to help needy people, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 102, 226. v. helpan.

ge-helt preserves, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 37; 3rd sing. pres. of ge-healdan.

ge-hén; adj. Fallen, low :-- Ða gehéno kaduca, Rtl. 189, 31. v. heán.

ge-hénan; p. de; pp. ed To humble, accuse, condemn, despise; humiliare, accusare, condemnare, spernere :-- Gehéned ic eóm humiliatus sum, Ps. Vossii, 37, 8. Hine gehénan [MS. gehena] illum accusare, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 2. He gehéned wæs he was condemned. Cd. 217; Th. 276, 18; Sat. 190. Gehéneþ mec spernit me, Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 16. v. hénan.

ge-hendan; p. de; pp. ed To hold; t&e-short;n&e-long;re :-- Me ðín seó swíðre ðæ-acute;r gehendeþ t&e-short;n&e-long;bit me dext&e-short;ra tua, Ps. Th. 138, 8.

ge-hende; adj. Neighbouring, next; vicinus :-- On gehende túnas in proximos vicos, Mk. Bos. 1, 38 : 6, 36. Ðá férdon hí to gehendre byrig then they went to a neighbouring city, Homl. Th. i. 456, 5. Ðæt hý ðæ-acute;r, gehendaste wæ-acute;ron on gehwylc land ðanon to winnanne that they there should be most handy for waging war thence on every land, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 5.

ge-hende; adv. Near, at hand; prope :-- Sumor is gehende æstas est prope, Lk. Bos. 21, 30. Godes ríce is gehende Dei regnum est prope, 21, 31 : Gen. 19, 20 : Exod. 2, 12 : Deut. 31, 14. Hí wæ-acute;ron swá gehende ðet æ-acute;gðer heora on óðer háwede they were so near that each of them looked on the other, Chr. 1003; Erl. 139, 8. Ða mynstra gehendor ðam wæterscipe timbrian to build the monasteries nearer to the water, Homl. Th. ii. 160, 32 : i. 106, 19.

ge-hende; prep. dat. Nigh, near : juxta :-- Me gehende juxta me, Gen. 45, 10 : 12, 11. He wæs gehende ðam scype he was near the ship, Jn. Bos. 6, 19. He læg ðeódne gehende he lay by his prince, Byrht. Th. 140, 27; By. 294 : Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 47, 34.

ge-hendnys, -nyss, e; f. Nearness, proximity, vicinity; prox&i-short;m&i-short;tas, v&i-long;c&i-long;n&i-short;tas :-- Gehendnys v&i-long;c&i-long;n&i-short;tas, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 139, 47. Ða geswuteliaþ gehendnysse they express vicinity, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 50. On gehendnysse his mynstres in the neighbourhood of his monastery, Homl. Th. ii. 174, 5.

ge-hentan; p. te; pp. ed To take, seize; c&a-short;p&e-short;re, prehend&e-short;re :-- Hió abít hæleða gehwilcne ðe hió gehentan mæg she devours every man whom she can seize, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 64; Met. 13, 32. Eall ðæt hie gehentan mehton all that they could seize, Chron. 905; Erl. 98, 17.

ge-heofegian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed; v. trans. To make heavy, load, weigh down; gravare, Mt. Kmbl. Hat. 26, 43. v ge-hefigian.

ge-heold, es; m? A keeping, observing; cust&o-long;dia, observ&a-long;tio :-- Hí sóþfæstnysse and árfæstnesse and clæ-acute;nnesse, and óðra gástlícra mægena geheold, and swýðost sibbe and Godes lufan geornlíce læ-acute;rde just&i-short;tiæ, piet&a-long;tis et cast&i-short;m&o-long;niæ, cæt&e-short;r&a-long;rumque virt&u-long;tum, sed max&i-short;me p&a-long;cis et c&a-long;r&i-short;t&a-long;tis cust&o-long;diam d&o-short;cuit, Bd. 4, 23; S. 593. 40. On geheoldum [MS. geheoldan] unrihta Eástrena in the keeping of unright Easters, 5, 24; S. 646, 39. v. geheald.

ge-heóld, ðú -heólde; pl. heóldon kept, observed, Gen. 20, 6 : Ps. Th. 114, 8 : Andr. Kmbl. 691; An. 346; p. of ge-healdan : ge-heólde, pl. -heólden would save, Jos. 10, 6; p. subj. of ge-healdan.

ge-heolp preserved, Jos. 6, 22; p. of ge-helpan.

ge-heóran; p. de; pp. ed To hear; audire :-- Geheór nú hear now, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 116, 21. Ne geheórþ hears not, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 3. Ne geheórdon heard not, 18, 2 ; Fox 64, 12, v. gehýran, hýran.

ge-heordnes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f. A keeping, guard, watch; cust&o-long;dia :-- On geheordnesse ðara edleán manige [is] in cust&o-long;diendis illis retr&i-short;b&u-long;tio multa [est], Ps. Spl. T. 18, 12. Gesete Driht geheordnysse múþes mínes p&o-long;ne D&o-short;m&i-short;ne cust&o-long;diam &o-long;ri meo, Ps. Spl. 140, 3. v. gehyrdnes.

ge-heordung, e; f. A keeping, guard, watch; cust&o-long;dia :-- Ic sette múþa mínum geheordunga p&o-short;sui &o-long;ri meo cust&o-long;diam, Ps. Spl. T. 38, 2.

ge-heort; comp. ra; adj. Hearty, animated, courageous; an&i-short;mæquus :-- On geheortum hyge in a courageous soul, Exon. 81 a; Th. 305, 14; Fä. 86. Beó geheortra an&i-short;mæquior esto, Mk. Bos. 10, 49.

ge-heowian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad To form; form&a-long;re :-- Dracan ðú ðysne geheowadest dr&a-long;co iste, quem formasti, Ps. Th. 103, 25 : Blickl. Homl. 87, 32 : 31, 16. v. ge-hiwian.

ge-heowung. v. gehiwung.

geher an ear of corn, Mk. Skt. Rush. 4, 28. v. ear.

ge-héran; p. de; pp. ed To hear; aud&i-long;re :-- Ic ne sceal æ-acute;fre gehéran ðære byrhtestan béman stefne I shall never hear the brightest trumpet's sound, Cd. 216; Th. 275, 14; Sat. 171 : 220; Th. 284, 27; Sat. 328. Ic gehére helle scealcas grundas mæ-acute;nan I hear hell's ministers bemoaning the gulfs, 216; Th. 273, 7; Sat. 133. We gehérdon wuldres swég we heard the sound of glory, 218; Th. 279, 13; Sat. 237. Gehér án spell hear a discourse, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 1 : 35, 5; Fox 166, 21, note 24. Ðá sió stefn gewearþ gehéred of heofenum then the voice was heard out of heaven, Andr. Kmbl. 335; An. 168. v. ge-hýran.

ge-hercnian; p. ode; pp. od To hear :-- Gehercnadon audientes, Mt, Kmbl. Lind. 22, 22.

ge-hergian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad To ravage, plunder, afflict, harrow, take captive; vast&a-long;re, sp&o-short;li&a-long;re, affl&i-long;g&e-short;re, capt&i-long;vum d&u-long;c&e-short;re :-- He on ðam fyrste helle gehergode he harrowed hell in that space of time, Homl. Th. ii. 608, 1. Ðe hie gehergod hæfdon which they had plundered, Chr. 895; Erl. 93, 19. Gehergad ravaged, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 72, 22. Ðæt úre wíf and úre cild wurdon gehergode ut ux&o-long;res ac lib&e-short;ri nostri d&u-long;cantur capt&i-long;vi, Num. 14, 3 : Jud. 10, 8 : Gen. 31, 26 : Shrn. 96, 12.

ge-hérian [or -herian; cf. Goth. hazjan]; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [hérian to praise] To praise, honour, glorify; laud&a-long;re, h&o-short;n&o-long;r&a-long;re, celebr&a-long;re :-- Unlæ-acute;de biþ se ne can Crist gehérian wretched is he who cannot honour Christ, Salm. Kmbl. 48; Sal. 24. On Gode byþ gehérod mín siwl in D&o-short;m&i-short;no laud&a-long;b&i-short;tur an&i-short;ma mea, Ps. Th. 33, 2. Ðeáh he seó ánum gehéred though it be praised in one, Bt. 30, 1; Fox 108, 14 : Blickl. Homl. 71, 16. On Gode we beóþ gehérode in D&o-short;m&i-short;no laud&a-long;b&i-short;mur, Ps. Lamb. 43, 9. He wæs gehiered he was praised, Blickl. Homl. 165, 1.

ge-héring, e; f. A hearing, hearsay, tidings; aud&i-long;tio :-- Fram ge-héringe yfelre he ne ondræ-acute;t ab aud&i-long;ti&o-long;ne m&a-short;la non t&i-short;m&e-long;bit, Ps. Lamb. 111, 7.

gehér-nes, -ness, e; f. Hearing; auditus :-- In gehérnesse audiendo, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 6. Dryhten ic gehérde gehérnisse [gehírnesse, Ps. Trin. Camb. fol. 244, 7] ðíne Domine audivi auditum tuum vocem tuam, Cant. Abac. Surt. 189, 2 : Jn. Skt. Rush. 12, 38. v. ge-hýrnes.

ge-hét promised. v. ge-hátan.

Gehhol, Gehhel, es; n. Yule, Christmas, L. Alf. pol. 5; Th. i. 64, 23 : 43; Th. i. 92, 3. v. geól.

ge-hicgan, -hicggan, -hicgean, -higgan to study, search out. v. ge-hycgan.

ge-hídan; p. de; pp. ed To hide, conceal; cond&e-short;re, abscond&e-short;re :-- Ðe ic hafa on stánfate gehíded which I have hidden in a stone chest, Wald. 63; Vald. 2, 3. v. ge-hýdan.

ge-hiénan to humble. v. ge-hýnan.

ge-hiéran. v. ge-hýran.

ge-hierstan to fry. v. ge-hyrstan.

ge-hiérsum; adj. Obedient; ob&e-short;diens :-- Hie him alle gehiérsume dydon they made all obedient to him, Chr. 853; Erl. 68, 11. v. ge-hýrsum.

ge-hiérsumian to make obedient, Chr. 853; Th. 122, 22, col. 1. v. ge-hýrsumian.

ge-higd, e; f. es; n. Thought, meditation; c&o-long;g&i-short;t&a-long;tio :-- Sende mihtig God his milde gehigd m&i-long;sit Deus mis&e-short;r&i-short;cordiam suam, Ps. Th. 56, 4. Heortan gehigdum in the heart's thoughts, Elen. Kmbl. 2445; El. 1224. v. ge-hygd.

ge-hihtan, -hyhtan; p. -hihte; pp. -hihted. I. to hope, trust; sp&e-long;r&a-long;re :-- Betere is gehihtan on Drihtne ðonne gehihtan on ealdrum b&o-short;num est sp&e-short;r&a-long;re in D&o-short;m&i-short;no quam sp&e-long;r&a-long;re in princ&i-short;p&i-short;bus, Ps. Lamb. 117, 9. On hys naman ðeóda gehyhtaþ in n&o-short;m&i-short;ne ejus gentes sp&e-long;r&a-long;bunt, Mt. Bos. 12, 21. II. to rejoice; exult&a-long;re :-- Muntas gehihtaþ swá swá rammas montes exultasti s&i-long;cut arietes, Ps. Spl. 113, 6.

ge-hild, es; n. A secret place :-- On gehildum in abditis, Ps. Spl. T. 16, 13.

ge-hileþ conceals, L. In. 27; Th. i. 120, 2; 3rd sing. pres. of ge-helan.

ge-hilt, es; n. A hilt, handle; c&a-short;p&u-short;lus :-- He gegráp sweord be gehiltum he seized the sword by the hilt, Cd. 140; Th. 176, 1; Gen. 2905. [O. H. Ger. gehilze.]

ge-hiltst keepest, Ex. 34, 6; 2nd sing. pres. of ge-healdan.

ge-hínan to oppress, Ex. 5, 9 : L. Alf. 35; Th. i. 52, 23, note 64. v. ge-hýnan.

ge-hindred, -hindrad, -hyndred; part. Hindered; imp&e-short;d&i-long;tus :-- Biþ eall se here swíðe gehindred [gehindrad, 252, 33, col. 1; gehyndred, col. 2] all the army will be greatly hindered, Chr. 1003; Th. 253, 32.

ge-hióld, pl. -hióldon kept, preserved, Past. pref; Swt. 3, 7; Hat. MS; p. of ge-healdan.

ge-hióran; p. de; pp. ed To hear; aud&i-long;re :-- Ða [MS. ðe] eáran ongitaþ ðæt hí gehióraþ the ears perceive that which they hear, Bt. 41, 4; Fox 252, 8. v. ge-hýran.