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frílíc

(adj.)
Grammar
frílíc, adj.

Free ⬩ liberal ⬩ līber ⬩ libĕrālis

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Free, liberal; līber, libĕrālis Frílíc gestreón libĕrāle fænus, Prov. 28

heofon-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
heofon-líce, adv.

From heaven ⬩ heavenly ⬩ celitus

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From heaven, heavenly; celitus, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 42, 3

dearf-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
dearf-lic, adj.
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Bold, presumptuous From dearflicum a praesumtoribus, Mt. p. 2, 1

Linked entry: dearr-lic

démon

(n.)
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a demon, devil From démonum a demonibus, Rtl. 146, 1

ufan-cumende

(adj.)
Grammar
ufan-cumende, adj.
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Coming from above Ꝥ ufancumende leóht, Gr. D. 285, 6

wærc-sár

(n.)
Grammar
wærc-sár, es; n.

Pain

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Pain Fruma wercsáre initium dolorum, Mk. Skt. Rush. 13, 8

on-éðung

(n.)
Grammar
on-éðung, e ; f.

In-breathing, inspiration

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In-breathing, inspiration From onoeðunge gástes, Ps. Surt. 17, 16

gripa

(n.)
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Gripe ( acc. fem. from gripu ? or acc. masc. from gripe ? q.v.) pugillum (farinae ) (cf. quantum pugillus capere potest farinae, 1 Kings 17, 12), An. Ox. 2, 266. Gripan, 3877 (both glosses refer to the some passage, Ald. 53, 31). Þe gripan [Ps.

for-wiernan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wiernan, -wirnan; p. de; pp. ed

To hinder ⬩ prevent ⬩ keep from ⬩ withhold ⬩ arcēre ⬩ rĕtĭnēre

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To hinder, prevent, keep from, withhold; arcēre, rĕtĭnēre Ðæt ða Deniscan him ne mehton ðæs rípes forwiernan that the Danish might not hinder them from the harvest Chr. 896; Erl. 94, 7.

endleofan

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
endleofan, endlufon, endlyfun, inflected cases of endleof, endluf, endlyf [end = an one; unus; leof=lif, from lífan to leave; relinquĕre, Grm. ii. 947, or end = án one; lif ten; dĕcem; existing in Teutonic languages only in the words for 11 and 12; A. Sax. end-lif and twé-lf = twá-lf= twá-lif, Grm. Gsch. §246] ELEVEN ; undĕcim = ἕνδεκα
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Ósréd ðæt rice hæfde endleofan wintra Osred held the kingdom for eleven years, Bd. 5, 18; S. 635, 20. Mid híra endlufon sunum cum undecim filiis, Gen. 32, 22. Endleofan steorran eleven stars, Gen. 37, 9: Chr. 71; Th. 13, 3, col. 3

Linked entries: ændlefen ellefne

twelf-hynde

(adj.)
Grammar
twelf-hynde, adj. As applied to a person, of the rank for which the wergild was twelve hundred shillings; applied to the wergild, that must be paid for a person of such rank. As will be seen from the passages given below, the twelfhynde man was a þegn, and his importance, as marked by the wergild and otherwise, was six times that of the
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ceorl Ǽnig mǽgð, xii-hynde oþþe twyhynde, L. Ath. v. 8, 2; Th. i. 236, 10. Be xii-hyndum men. Gif hé sié twelfhynde, L. Alf. pol. 31; Th. i. 80, 14. Gif hió sié cirlisc mid .lx. sciłł. gebéte . . . Gif hió sié xii-hyndu .cxx. sciłł. gebéte, 18; Th. i

Linked entry: six-hynde

hacod

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Lucius hacud, mugil idem (cf. mugilis vel mugil mǽcefisc, 77, 61: cf. too names in other languages, Icel. gedda (cf. gaddr a spike), Fr. brochet (cf. broche a spit) ), i. 65, 73

ofer-sittan

(v.)

to sit upon, occupy, take possession of ⬩ to desist from, abstain from

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Laym. 8035.] to desist from, abstain from Ic ofersitte supersideo Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 45. Ic gylp ofersitte I abstain from boasting, Beo. Th. 5050; B. 2528.

ge-þoftscipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þoftscipe, es; m.

Companionship ⬩ society ⬩ consortium

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Companionship, society; consortium Ðýlæs he sié innan asliten from ðæm geþoftscipe ðæs incundan déman lest he be inwardly cut off from the society of the internal judge, Past. 46, 5; Swt. 351, 24; Hat. MS. 67 a, 16, 20: Swt. 353, 3

Linked entry: þoftscipe

óþ-flítan

(v.)
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to get from another by litigation Ðá ongon Higa him specan sóna on, and wolde him óþflítan ðæt lond then Higa at once began the case against him, and wanted to get the land from him by the litigation. Chart. Th. 169, 23

ge-liþewǽcan

Grammar
ge-liþewǽcan, <b>; V.</b>
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Sǽs geliþewǽcað brymmas ponti mitescunt freta, Hy. S. 6, 28. Add

Linked entries: ge-leoþewǽcan leoþuwǽcan

in-fóster

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Add: breeding on one's own farm, rearing from one's own stock

neb-wlátung

(n.)
Grammar
neb-wlátung, e; f.

Boldness ⬩ impudence ⬩ frontositas

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Boldness, impudence; frontositas, Lye (from a vocabulary in the Cotton library)

Linked entry: wlátung

stæg

(n.)
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[From stagnum.]

bród

(adv.)
Grammar
bród, adv.

Freely, of free cost ⬩ gratis

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Freely, of free cost; gratis Bród gratis, Wrt. Voc. 284, 71

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