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of-talu

(n.)
Grammar
of-talu, e ; f.

The successful defence made against a claim

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Ðá ðá him seó talu cúð wæs, ðá sende gewrit tó ðam arcebisceope, and beád him ðæt and hys þegenas on riht gesémdon be ontale and be oftale the suit became known to the king.

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sige

Grammar
sige, victory.
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Add Hié wǽron him ondrǽdende ꝥ Læcedemonie ofer hié rícsian mehten for þǽm lytlan sige þe hié þá ofer hié hæfdon, Ors. 3, 1; S. 98, 18. Hié longe ymb þæt fuhton on hweorfendum sigum bellum ancipiti statu gestum, 3, 5; S. 106, 3.

mattuc

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Ic nát mid hwí ic delfe nú mé swá wana is ǽgþer ge spadu ge mattuc, Hml. S. 23b, 765. Of matucce and adesan út áwurpon bipenne et ascia deiecerunt eam, Ps. Rdr. 73, 6. sceal habban æcse, adsan . . . mattuc, Angl. ix. 263, 3. Add

un-gemetlic

Grammar
un-gemetlic, <b>. I.</b>
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Add hié forslóg þæt hié siþþan ungemetlicne ege from him hæfde quos multo melu soluit, Ors. 3, 9; S. 124, 4

Linked entry: ge-metlic

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, p. de

To lamentmourncomplain

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Bonan mǽndon ðæt monnes bearn oferþunge, Exon. 38b; Th. 128, 8; Gú. 401. with acc. Boetius his earfoðu tó Gode mǽnde, Bt. tit. cap. 4. His tungan mǽnde swíðost he complained most of his tongue, Homl. Th. i. 330, 31.

sceran

(v.)
Grammar
sceran, sciran, sceoran; p. scær, scear; pl. scǽron, sceáron; pp. scoren.
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Se ylca preóst com tó Gúðláce, ðæt hine wolde scyran, Guthl. 7; Gdwin. 44, 20.

ge-féran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-féran, p. -férde; pp. -féred.

To gotravelgo onbehavefareget oncomeget to a placeTo perform a journeyreach or get by goingobtainattainexperiencesuffer

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To go, travel, go on, behave, fare, get on, come, get to a place He geférde óð ðæt he Adam funde he journeyed until he found Adam, Cd. 23; Th. 29, 20; Gen. 453. Frécne geférdon daringly they behaved, Beo. Th. 3386; B. 1691.

for-wird

(n.)
Grammar
for-wird, e; f.

Lossdestructionruinperditionperdĭtiointĕrĭtio

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He generode of forwirdum heora erĭpuit eos de intĕrĭtiōnĭbus eōrum, Ps. Spl. 106, 20

beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
beorht, adj.
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áwrát muneca regol mid beorhtre sprǽce, Hml. Th. ii. 186, 17. Heó hæfde seofon síþum beorhtran sáule þonne snáw, Bl. H. 147, 17. Þá beorhtestan wununga, Ll. Th. ii. 398, 32. Add

hlísful-líce

(adv.)
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Ióhannes wæs. . . ðæs folces heretoga and hlýsfullice geheóld wið þá hǽðenan ðeóda (cf. John . . . and his wars and worthy deeds which he did, i. Macc. 16, 22), Hml. S. 25, 743. Add

ge-scippan

(v.)
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Gif ꝥ sóþ is ꝥ hit him swá gesceapen wæs, ꝥ ne móston elles dón, Bt. 41, 2 ; F. 246, 20. Gif ꝥ sóð beón mæg, ꝥ him swá gesceapen wæs, Hml. S. 17, 234.

á-bítan

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gecynd is ðæt ǽlc uht ðæs ðe hió ábítt scel his líf on slǽpe geendian, Ors. 5, 13 ; S. 246, 24-27. to eat up, devour Se wulf cymð tó ðám sceápum, sume ábítt, sume tóstencð, Hml.

ge-hweorfan

(v.)
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Cf. ge-hwearf Hió becwið him hyre goldfágan treów-enan cuppan, þæt íce his beáh mid þam golde, oþþe mon æt him gehweorfe mid . xvi. mancussum reádes goldes. Cht.

æ-bylgþ

(n.)
Grammar
æ-bylgþ, -bylþ, -bylygþ, e; f: es; n? [bylgþ, v. belgan]

An offencea faultscandalwrongangerwrathindignationoffensainjuriairaindignatio

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He sende on graman æbylygþe hys misit in eos iram indignationis suæ, Ps. Spl. 77, 54. Cristenum cyningce gebyraþ swýðe rihte ðæt he Godes æbylþe wrece Christiano regi jure pertinet ut injurias Deo factas vindicet, L. C. S. 40; Th. i. 400, 10

Linked entries: a-bylgþ æ-bylg

óþ-scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-scúfan, to push (intrans.)
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away, move away geséceþ (-aþ, MS. ) Syrwara lond corðra mǽste.

þancweorþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þancweorþlíce, adv.
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Gladly, willingly, in a way that shews acceptance ðancweorþlíce ( gratanter ) wǽron fram him onfangene, Bd. 5, 10; S. 624, 2. ðære gife ðancwurþlíce ( gratanter ) onféng, 4, 30; S. 609, 9.

under-licgan

(v.)

to be subjectsubmityield

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Ða under-ðiéddan mon sceal lǽran ðæt him eáðmódlíce underlicgen subditiadmonendi sunt ut humiliter subjaceant, Past. 28; Swt. 189, 20

wiþ-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-licgan, p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon

To be obstructiveobjectoppose

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Similar entries Cf. wiþ-standan Behét man him ðæt móste wurðe beón ǽlc ðæra þinga ðe ǽr áhte. Ðá wiðlæg (wiðcwæð, MS. D.) Harold, Chr. 1046; Erl. 173, 2.

ýtan

(v.)
Grammar
ýtan, p. te
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To put out, to put out a person from a place, expel, banish Hér man ýtte út Ælfgár eorl, ac com sóna inn ongeán þurh Gryffines fultum, Chr. 1058; Erl. 192, 35. to put out a thing from one's possession, alienate, give away ná mynstres ǽhta ne ýte

Linked entries: útian ýtend

á-fréfran

Grammar
á-fréfran, -fréfrian.
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Þéh þe ꝥ mód áfréfrie (-fréfre, v. l, ), Gr. D. 258, 27. Áfréfrige, Bl. H. 37, 30. Þá wolde hié áfréfran, 131, 29. Áfréfriende, Gr. D. 112, 26 : 190, 17. Áfréfrede, Bl. H. 25, 21. Add