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a-bacan

(v.)
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to bake Nim ælces cynnes melo and ábacæ man hláf, Lch. i. 404, 5. Þost tó cicle ábacen, 364, 15: Gr. D. 87, 21. Hláfas on beágwísan ábacene, 343, 15

ge-sibsumnes

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Of þǽre offrunga þe man for gesibbsumnysse offrað de pacificorum hostiis, Lev. 7, 32. Þ wé úre gesibsumnesse and geþwǽrnesse fæstlícost ús betweónan healdon, Ll. Th. i. 246, 22. Add

ge-strýdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strýdan, p. de
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To rob something from a person (dat. ) Gif man óðrum men ǽht gestrýde si quis alium bonis spoliaverit, Ll. Th. ii. 238, 4. [O.H.Ger. ge-strúten exterminare.] See preceding words

Linked entry: strýdan

hæftníd-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hæftníd-ness, e; f.
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Wé gehýrdon ꝥ sum man wæs geseted in hæftnédnesse ( in captivitate positum), Gr. 0. 346, 22

Linked entry: hæftnéd-nes

hirw-ness

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Ne ǽnig man ne gewunie þæt hé huxlíce onhisce, ne ðurh hyrwnesse (hyruw-, v. l. blasphemiam) God ne gegremie, Wlfst. 70, 12. Take here hyrw-ness in Dict., and add

ofer-geswincfull

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-geswincfull, adj.
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Excessively laborious or troublesome Þis wæs on eallon þingan swíðe hefigtýme geár, and ofergeswincfull on ungewederan, þá man oððe tilian sceolde oððe eft tilða gegaderian, Chr. 1098 ; P. 234, 2

Linked entry: ge-swincfull

rihtwíslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
rihtwíslíce, adv.

Rationally justly

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Rationally justly Hú mæg ǽnig man ryhtwíslíce and gesceádwíslíce ácsigan, gif hé nán grot rihtwísnesse on him næfþ Bt. 35, 1 ; Fox 156, 5 : Met. 22, 45. v. preceding word

Linked entry: rihtwís-líc

sám-soden

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-soden, adj.

Half-cooked

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Half-cooked Gif man áwiht blódiges þicge on healfsodenum (sámsodenum, MSS. X. Y.) mete si quis cruentum quid comederit in semicocto cibo, L. Ecg. C. 40; Th. ii. 166, 2

gúþ-rinc

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-rinc, es; m.

A man of warwarrior

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A man of war, warrior, Beo. Th. 1681; B. 838: 3007; B. 1501: 3766; B. 1881; Byrht. Th. 135, 55; By. 138; Andr. Kmbl. 309; An. 155: 783; An. 392

dreám-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
dreám-cræft, es, m.

The art of music, musicmusĭca

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The art of music, music; musĭca Gedéþ se dreámcræft ðæt se mon biþ dreámere the art of music causes the man to be a musician, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 31

ettan

(v.)

to pasture land depascĕre

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to pasture land; depascĕre Eal ðæt land ðæt man áðer oððe ettan oððe erian mæg all the land that they could either pasture or plough, Ors. I. I; Bos. 20, 41

hyld-áþ

(n.)
Grammar
hyld-áþ, es; m.
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An oath of fealty or fidelity Ðus man sceal swerigean hyldáþas in this manner are oaths of fealty to be sworn, L. O. 1; Th. i. 178, 2: see 252, 5

Linked entry: hold-áþ

in-cúðlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
in-cúðlíce, adv.

Grievouslysorely

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Grievously, sorely Ðá begann se ealda incúðlíce siccetan and mid wópe wearþ ofergoten then the old man began to sigh grievously and became suffused with tears, Ælfc. T. Grn. 18, 1

Linked entry: in-cúð

bón

(v.)
Grammar
bón, [bógan to boast]

To boastjactare

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To boast; jactare He bóþ his sylfes swíðor micle ðonne se sélla mon he boasts of himself much more than a better man, Exon. 83 b; Th. 315, 9; Mód. 28

Linked entries: ge-boned bógan bógan

ge-eofot

(n.)
Grammar
ge-eofot, es; n.

A debtdēbĭtum

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A debt; dēbĭtum Gif mon on folces gemóte ge-eofot uppe if a man declare a debt at a folk-moot, L. Alf. pol. 22; Th. i. 76, 6, MS. H

wicu-bót

(n.)
Grammar
wicu-bót, e; f.
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A week's penance Mót tó bóte stíðlíc dǽdbót, and hit man mót sécan be ðæs mannes mihtum, sumon geárbóte . . . sumon wucubóte, sumon má wucena, L. Pen. 3; Th. ii. 278, 13

weorold-sacu

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-sacu, e;
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f, A dispute about worldly matters Ǽlce wígwǽpna and ǽghwylce woruldsaca lǽte man stille. Wulfst. 170, 9. [O. Sax. werold-saka a worldly matter: O. H. Ger. weralt-sahha mortalis res.]

ár-weorþian

(v.)
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Ǽlcne man mon sceal árweorðian, R. Ben. 16, 20. Add

císe-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
císe-fæt, (cís-), es; n.
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Man sceal habban cyrne, cýsfæt, Angl. ix. 264, 12

el-þeódisc

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Ǽghwylc man þe on þǽre ceastre cóm ælþeódisc, hié hine genámon and his eágan út ástungon, Bl. H. 229, 10. Of elþeódiscre bargina (v. elþeódig), Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 13. Add