swǽslíce
properly ⬩ of persons, kindly, in a gracious, friendly manner, blandly; of things, agreeably, pleasantly. ⬩ friendlily ⬩ familiariter
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veraciter Patrem et Filium et Spiritum Sanctum Bd. 4, 17; S. 585, 36. of persons, kindly, in a gracious, friendly manner, blandly; of things, agreeably, pleasantly. v. swǽs, Ða nán lust yfel swǽslíce gewemþ eos nulla voluptas mala blande corrumpit Scint
tyhting
Persuasion ⬩ exhortation ⬩ encouragement ⬩ incitement ⬩ instigation ⬩ allurement ⬩ suggestion
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Mid welwyllendre tihtincga myngiende benevola intentione hortando, 448, 1179: Scint. 34, 1. Se ðe his bróðor hataþ ðurh ðæs deófles tihtinge. Basil admn. 4; Norm. 44, 17. Tihtinga incitamenta, Hpt. Gl. 520, 35. Tychtingum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 3.
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full-fremed
Perfect ⬩ fully trained ⬩ conversant
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Geþyld weorc folfremed hæbbe, þæt gé sýn fulfremede ( perfecti ) and ansunde on nánum áteorigende, Scint. 8, 8. Tó gódum fremmingum fulfremedra dǽda, Hml. A 48, 581. Ne métte ic nó ðín weorc fullfremed ( plena ) beforan mínum Gode, Past. 445, 21.
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þeów-racu
A threat ⬩ threatening
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Mid þíwracum minis, Scint. 63, 8. Þeówwracan minas, Wülck. Gl. 252, 19. Hí him ne ondrédon hǽðenra cyninga þeówracan, Homl. Th. ii. 44, 12. Ic forseó ðíne þeówracan, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 524. Ic gehýre hyra egeslícan þíwracan, 3, 432
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ge-fón
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Hí .ix. scipu geféngun, 851; P. 64, 15 : 897; P. 90, 26. Hó geféngun Praen and gebundenne hine on Mierce lǽddon, 796; P. 56, 8. Þǽr wearið Orithia gefangen ( capta ), Ors. 10 ; S. 48, I : 4, 11 ; S. 208, 18.
FYRD
an army ⬩ the military array of the whole country ⬩ exercĭtus ⬩ expĕdītio ⬩ an army ⬩ agmen ⬩ exercĭtus ⬩ an expedition ⬩ expĕdītio ⬩ a camp ⬩ castrum
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The naval armament was denominated the scip-fyrd. Similar entries v. folc-land I [c] Be ðon ðe gesíþcund man fyrde forsitte.
beón
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Tóstrogden biáð scíp dispargentur oves, Mt. L. 26, 31. Rím wintra hine hæbbende beón se numerum annorum fuisse habiturum.
healf
a half
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Gesette hé .cxx. scitt . Dǽle hé ꝥ healf (half of it) in þá scíre þe hé ǽr folgode, healf in þá þe hé on cymð, 86, 6. Asmeáge hwæt his biglifen sý, and dǽle ꝥ healf on ælmyssan (dimidium in eleemosynas distribuat), ii. 134, 31.
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Róm-feoh
Peter's pence
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Rómfeoh gelǽste man ǽghwilce geáre be Petres mæssan; and se ðe ðæt nelle gelǽstan, sylle ðártóeácan .xxx. peninga, and gilde ðam cyninge .cxx. sciłł., L. Eth. ix. 10; Th. i. 342, 24.
þeón
To thrive, ⬩ grow, ⬩ flourish, ⬩ prosper
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Th. i. 544, 11. of things abstract or concrete Andgyt þýhð sensus uiget, Scint. 52, 8. Þýhð (virginitatis gratia) adolescit, Hpt. Gl. 436, 67. Ic þǽh óþþæt ic wæs yldra, Exon. Th. 485, 2; Rä, 71, 7.
pening
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Gif mon men eáge of ásleá, geselle him mon .lx. sciłł. and .vi. sciłł. and .vi. pæningas and þriddan ðǽl pæningas (peniges, MS. H.) tó bóte, 47; Th. i. 94. 3-5. Hire mægþhádes wurð, ðæt synd twelf scillingas be twelf penigon (cf.
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freó-dóm
freedom from spiritual bondage, ⬩ freedom from obligation, ⬩ release from restraint ⬩ freedom of activity ⬩ absence of restraint, or hindrance, ⬩ freedom to do ⬩ liberty of action ⬩ freedom ⬩ liberality ⬩ freedom ⬩ frankness ⬩ freedom from trouble ⬩ freedom from a tax ⬩ the charter granting freehold land
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Hé mid freódóme ( deliberatione ) geþances yfel déþ, Scint. 229, 11. freedom to do, liberty of action On þyssum lífe for án hreówsunge geopenað freóhdóm in hoc vita tantum penitentie patet libertas, Scint. 48, 15. freedom in expenditure, liberality
múþ
The mouth ⬩ the mouth as an instrument of speech ⬩ the face ⬩ A mouth ⬩ opening ⬩ orifice
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C. 37, Gif mon biþ on hrif wund. ... gif hé þurhwund biþ, æt gehweðerum múþe twentig sciłł. L. Alf. pol. 61; Th. i. 96. 12. Beleác heofonríces weard merehúses múþ ( the door of the ark ), Cd. 69; Th. 82, 18; Gen. 1364
eáþ-mód
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Eádmódne on gáste humilem spiritu, Scint. 82, 16. Ðá eáðmodan humiles, Past. 299, 1. Uton beón eáþmóde and mildheorte, Bl. H. 95, 26. Þú eádmódra ealra lócast Dominus humilia respicit, Ps. Th. 137, 6. Þám eádmódum mediocribus, An. Ox. 4121.
ge-brocian
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Þá besæt Scipia hié on hiera fæstenne, and hié tó þon gebrocode (Numantini fame trucidati), Ors. 5, 3; S. 220, 26.
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hefe
importance ⬩ a burden ⬩ a weight
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Th. i. 286, 12-15. weight in a high degree: Hefe wæstma brycð bóh pondus fructuum frangit ramum, Scint. 85, 4. figuratively. oppressive effect or influence Þonne gehwylce synfulle menn óðre geólǽcað, and mid gegaderodun hefe þǽre wyrstan lyffetunge
reáfian
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Ne scírð hé nó hwæðer hié reáfoden, oððe hwelc óðer yfel fremeden, Past. 329, 8. Giétsian and reáfian for hiera wǽdle, 341, 4. Swá swá leó hreáfiende ł grípende sicut leo rapiens, Ps. L. 21, 14. with acc.
rihte
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Is Þearf ꝥ þú rihte háwie mid módes æágum tó Gode swá rihte swá swá scipes ancerstræng byð áþenæd on gerihte fram þám scype tó þǽm ancre, Solil. H. 22. 3-5.
wecg
a wedge ⬩ a mass of metal ⬩ a piece of money
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Treówes on óste nægel oððe wecg on tó fæstnigenne ys arboris nodo clauus aut cuneus infigendus est, Scint. 103, 10. a mass of metal Ǽlces cynnes wecg vel óra oððe clyna metallum, Wrt. Voc. i. 34, 67. Wecg metallum, massa, Hpt. Gl. 417, 20.
tó-cleófan
To cleave asunder
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Monnes cinbán gif hit biþ tóclofen, gesette mon xii. sciłł. tó bóte, L. Alf. pol. 50; Th. i. 94, 16. Ða sticcu ðæs tóclofenan hriddores, Homl. Th. ii. 154, 19. Óð ðone tóbrocenan beorg ðe ðǽr is tóclofen, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 251, 6.