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ÁÞ

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
ÁÞ, es; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§133; §261; §301; §302; §335; §595;
an OATH, a swearing; juramentum
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  • Ðú agyltst ðine áþes

    reddes juramenta tua,

    • Mt. Bos. 5, 33
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  • Ðá behét he mid áþe

    pollicitus est cum juramento,

    • 14, 7. 9
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  • He áþ swereþ þurh his selfes líf

    he sweareth an oath by his own life,

    • Cd. 163; Th. 205, 5
    • ;
    • Exod. 431
    • :
    • Ps. Th. 131, 11
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  • Hí sealdon unwillum hálige áþas

    they gave unwillingly holy oaths,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 1, 49
    • ;
    • Met. 1, 25
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  • Gif ðæt geswutelod wǽre, oððe him áþ burste, oððe ofercýðed wǽre

    if that were made evident, or an oath failed to them, or were out proven,

    • L. Ed. 3 ; Th. i. 180, 20
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  • Nú on worulde hér monnum ne deriaþ máne áþas

    now here in the world wicked [false] oaths do not inflict injury on men,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 4, 96
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    • Met. 4, 48
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  • Mid unforedan áþe

    with an unbroken oath;

    pleno juramento,

    • L. Wil. ii. 3 ; Th. i. 489, 25
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  • Ðæt he ðonne áþ funde gif he mæhte ungecorenne

    that he bring forward the oath of persons unchosen if he could,

    • L. Ed. 1 ; Th. i. 158, 18
    • .
every accusation must be verified by oath : the accused and his witness then replied also upon oath; thus,
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  • Ðæs áþ ðe his ǽhte bryideþ, ðæt he ne dǽþ ne for hete ne for hóle: - On ðone Drihten, ne teó ic N. ne for hete ne for hóle ne for unrihtre feohgynesse; ne ic nán sóþre nát; búte swá mín secga me sǽde, and ic sylf to sóþe talige, ðæt he mines orfes þeóf wǽre'

    The oath of him, who takes his [own] property, that he does it neither for hatred nor for envy :-- By the Lord, I accuse not N. neither for hatred nor for envy, nor for unlawful lust of gain; nor know I anything soother; but as my informant to me said, and I myself in sooth think, that he was the thief of my property.'

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  • Ðæs óðres áþ ðe he is unscyldig: - On ðone Driliten, ic eom unscyldig, ǽgþer ge dǽde ge dihtes æt ðære tíhtlan ðe N. me tíhþ'

    The other's oath that he is guiltless :-- By the Lord, I am guiltless, both in deed and purpose, of the accusation of which N. accuses me.'

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  • His geféran áþ ðe him mid standaþ: - On ðone Drihten, se áþ is clǽne and unmǽne ðe N. swór'

    His companion's oath who stands with him :-- By the Lord, the oath is clean and unperjured which N. has sworn,'

    • L. O. 4-6; Th. i. 180, 8-19
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  • Ánfeald áþ [lád]

    a simple oath [exculpation];

    simplex juramentum [purgatio] hoc est, accipiat duos, et sit ipse tertius, et sic jurando conquirat simplicem purgationem.

  • Þrýfeald áþ

    a threefold oath;

    triplex juramentum, hoc est, accipiat quinque, et ipse sit sextus,

    • L. C. S. 22 ; Th. i. 388, 11, 12, and note b
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Etymology
[
Plat. éd
:
O. Sax. éð
:
O. Frs. eth, ed
:
Dut. eed
:
Ger. eid
:
M. H. Ger. eit ; gen. eides
:
O. H. Ger. eid
:
Goth. aiþs
:
Dan. eed
:
Swed. ed
:
O. Nrs. eiðr, m.
]
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v. ánfeald áþ.
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v.  aaþ ánfeald áþ.
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