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gedwol-godas

(n.)
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Lác tó weorðunge þissum gedwolgode ( Mars ), 106, 30, On hǽþenum þeódum ne dear man forhealdan lytel ne mycel þæs þe gelagod is tó gedwolgoda weorðunge . . . ne dear man gewanian . . . ǽnig þǽra þinga þe gedwolgodan gebróht bið, 157, 12, 7

nyttian

(v.)
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Næfð nán man tó þæs unhále æágan þæt hé ne mage lybban be þáre sunnan, and hire (printed hine) nyttian gyf hé énygwiht geseón mæg, 43, 25.

rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
rǽden, rǽdenn, e; f.
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híw-, hús-, land-, mǽg-, mann-, meodo-, nám-, teón-, þing-, treów-, un-, weorc-, wíg-, woroldrǽden[n]

feónd-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
feónd-seóc, adj.

Fiend-sickdemoniacdæmŏniăcus

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Fiend-sick, demoniac; dæmŏniăcus Ðætte seó ylce eorþe mihte to hǽle feóndseócra manna and óðra untrumnyssa ut ipsa terra ad ăbĭgendos ex obsessis corpŏrĭbus dæmŏnes grātiæ salutāris hăbēret effectum, Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, 35

hring-fáh

(adj.)
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hring-fáh, adj.
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Of many colours, diversified with circular spots of colour [?] Hringfégh oculata, vel polimita Ælfc. Gl. 29; Som. 61, 29; Wrt. Voc. 26, 28. Hét wircean him hringfáge tunecan fecit ei tunicam polymitam, Gen. 37, 3

Linked entry: hring-wíse

bold-ágende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bold-ágende, part.

House-owning, possessing a housedomum possidens

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[bold a house, ágende owning] House-owning, possessing a house; domum possidens Hæleða monegum boldágendra to many of house-owning men, Beo. Th. 6215; B. 3112: Exon. 90 b; Th. 339, 12; Gn. Ex. 93

be-lífian

(v.)
Grammar
be-lífian, p. ode
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To deprive of life, kill Hé wæs wælhreáw cwel-lere, and fela belífode gelýfedra manna, Hml. Th. ii. 308, 5. Hé hǽt his underðeóddan hine belífian, 36, 10. Belífian ( vel beheáfdian), Hml. S. 12, 221

lyffetung

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Manna lyffetunge ic lufode tó swíðe, Angl. xi. 113, 51. Þás magon þyllice óðre mid lyffetungum tó leahtrum gehnexian, Hml. S. 16, 174. Add

sacian

(v.)
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sacian, ode

To strive, brawl

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Fela sind ðe wyllaþ fracodlíce him betwýnan sacian many there are that will shamefully brawl among themselves, Homl. Th. ii. 294, 1

Linked entry: and-sacian

ge-stællan

(v.)

to stallstable

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to stall, stable Ðá hét he on ðæs pápan ciericean gestællan his blancan and monig óðer neát he ordered his horse and many other cattle to be stabled in the pope's church, Shrn. 51, 22

bold-getæl

(n.)
Grammar
bold-getæl, es; n. [bold a house, getæl a number, tribe, register]

A dwelling-place, mansion, habitation, housedomicilium, mansio, vicus, domus

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Alf. pol. 37; Th. i. 86, 2; that is, If a person who had commended himself, wished to take his name off the manor-roll of one lord, etc. Thorpe's Laws, vol. i. p. 86, note a

un-gerisenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gerisenlíce, adv.

In an unsuitable, unseemly or unbecoming mannerwith indignitydishonourablybasely

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Hé bepǽhte hí intó his búre, and hí man ðǽrinne ofslóh ungerisenlíce ( they were basely slain ), Chr. 1015; Erl. 152, 1

gilda

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Gif ǽnig gilda hwilcne man ofstleá. Cht. Th. 611, 11-28. Þæs ofslegenan gegildan (gyldan, v. l.) the slain man's guild-brothers . Ll. Th. i. 116, 6: 112, 8

hǽlþ

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Hé sumne blindne man gehǽlde . . . and manega gelýfdon þurh ðæs mannes hǽlðe, 34. spiritual On hálwendlican þínum ł hǽlðe in salutare tuum, Ps. L. 118, 81

mǽþ

Grammar
mǽþ, <b>. I.</b>
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Add Swá þæs gyltes mǽð beó secundum modum culpę, Chrd. 62, l. add Nis nánes mannes mǽð ꝥ cunne ásæcgan eal ꝥ gód þe God hæfð gegearwod þám þe hine lufiað, Angl. xii. 514, 29. Se man hæfð gold, þæt is gód be his mǽde, Hml. Th. i. 254, 19.

fela-geong

(adj.)
Grammar
fela-geong, adj.

Very youngvalde jŭvĕnīlis

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Very young; valde jŭvĕnīlis He sægde felageongum he said to the very young [man], Exon. 80 b; Th. 303, 15; Fä. 53

searu-céne

(adj.)
Grammar
searu-céne, adj.
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Bold in arms or skilfully daring Wæs Dauid æt wíge sóð sigecempa, searocýne man, cásere creaftig, Ps. C. 10. Cf. searu-grim

Linked entry: céne

full-faran

(v.)
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to perform a journey For unfriðe man mót freólsǽfenan nýde fulfaran betweónan Eferwíc and six míla gemete, Ll. Th. ii. 298, 26

Linked entry: faran

full-sleán

(v.)
Grammar
full-sleán, to effect the death of a person,
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kill outright Gif Petrus móste þone man fulsleán, þonne ne héte hine Críst ná geswícan þæs weorces, Ll. Th. ii. 386, 30

ge-cyssan

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Hé gecyste þone man þe wæs egeslíce hreóf. Shrn. 147, 6. ꝥte gecyste hine ut oscularetur eum, Lk. L.R. 22, 47. Add