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lof-georn

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Ne sý nán man lofgeorn, ne wilnigende þæt his dǽda hálige gesǽde sién, ǽr hié hálige weorðan, R. Ben. 18, 18. Ná hé lof-georn ( but the Latin has prodigus) ne sý, 55, 3

rǽding

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Th. ii. 180, 24-34. add Man rǽdde þá nigoðan rǽdinge on Crístes godspelle, Shrn. 126, 26. Wé rǽdaþ ðǽs rǽdinge æt þǽra hálgena mæssan þe wé hátaþ Confessores, Hml. A. 50, 26. Nú cwyð sum man ongeán ðǽs rǽdinge ( this text), Hml.

riht-hamscyld

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Gif man rihthamscyld þurhstinð . . . Gif feaxfang geweorð, Ll. Th. i. 12, 1-3, [In the note to these laws a passage from the Lex Saxonum is quoted giving two articles: I. 6. Si gladio uestem seu scutum alterius incideret . . . 7.

Linked entries: hám ham-scyld

manian

(v.)
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Add Hé hié suá micle lufað suá hé hié suíður manað and suingð ut eo se filios Dei sentiant, quo illos disciplinae flagella castigant, Past. 251, 22.

ge-sib

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sib, -sibb, -syb; adj.

Peaceable, near, related, familiarpācĭfĭcus, cognātus, prŏpinquus, fămĭliārisconsanguineus

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Sweolcum swelce him ðonne gesibbast wǽre to such as may then be nearest of kin to him, 105, 29

Linked entry: ge-syb

CNAPA

(n.)
Grammar
CNAPA, cnafa, an; m.

a boyyoung manKNAVEpuerjuvenisadolescensa servant servus

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a boy, young man, KNAVE; puer, juvenis, adolescens He betǽhte hys cnapan and se cnapa hit ofslóh he gave it [a calf] to his young man and the young man slew it Gen. 18, 7.

tínan

(v.)
Grammar
tínan, p. de

To vex, annoy,irritate,provoke

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To vex, annoy, irritate, provoke Se wellwillenda man wyle forberan gif hine man áhwǽr týnþ, oððe him tale gecwyð, Basil admn. 4; Norm. 44, 18. Ðá ðá se án (sunu) ðé týnde (cf. tirigde, l. 9), Homl. Th. ii. 30, 12.

Linked entries: teónian týnan tínend

frófur

(n.)

comfortconsolation

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comfort, consolation Feoh byþ frófur fira gehwylcum money is a consolation to every man, Runic pm. 1; Kmbl. 339, 1; Hick. Thes. i. 135, 1: 4; Kmbl. 340, 8; Hick. Thes. i. 135, 7

lustful-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
lustful-líce, adv.

joyfullygladly

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Se mildheorta Drihten onféhþ swíðe lustfullíce eallum ðǽm gódum ðe ǽnig man gedéþ his ðæm néhstan, Blickl. Homl. 37, 25

ge-dafenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-dafenlíce, adv.

Fitlyproperlyjustlydĕcenterconvenienterjuste

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Fitly, properly, justly; dĕcenter, convenienter,juste God gewræc swíðe gedafenlíce on ðam árleásan men his árleáse geþoht God very justly avenged his wicked thought on this wicked man, Ors. 6, 31; Bos. 128, 33

sele-secg

(n.)
Grammar
sele-secg, es; m.
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A hall-man, a retainer who has a place in his lord's hall Gemon hé selesecgas and sincþnege, hú hine his goldwine wenede tó wiste, Exon. Th. 288, 20; Wand. 34. Cf. seld-guma

stálian

(v.)
Grammar
stálian, ( = staþelian)
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P. 4; Th. ii. 308, 3) man and strangie and trymme hí georne mid wíslícre Godes lage, Wulfst. 267, 21. Cf.(?) efenstáledan conficiebantur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 31

Linked entry: efen-stálian

un-inseglian

(v.)
Grammar
un-inseglian, p. ode

To unseal

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To unseal Hí ( a casket ) nán man ne uninsæglode ǽr hí ealle þyder cómon ... Se portgeréfa hí uninsæglode, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 762. Hig uninseglodon ðæt loc and cǽgan, Nicod. 14; Thw. 7, 11

wítegestre

(n.)
Grammar
wítegestre, an; f.

A prophetess

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Týn mǽdena wǽron on hǽðenum folcum, ðe man hét Sibillas, ðæt synd wítegestran, and hí wítegodon ealle be Criste, Ælfc. T. Grn. 10, 31

Linked entry: wítege

god-fyrht

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Ioachim wæs godfyrht man, Hml. A. 118, 42. Þá synna yrnað æfter þǽre earman sáwle and hire tó cweðað ... 'Wé wéndon þæt þú wǽre godfyrht, ac þú hæfdest deófles geþanc, Wlfst. 240, 27. Add

leornung-scól

(n.)
Grammar
leornung-scól, e; f.
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In þæs leornungscóle drohtnigende and gelæred wæs (in discipulatu illius conversatus atque eruditus est) sum man, Gr. D. 14, 6

leóht-fæt

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Man sceal habban . . . leóhtfæt, blácern, Angl. ix. 264, 21. Add

mýderce

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Man sceal habban . . . cyste, mýdercan, bearmteáge, Angl. ix. 264, 20. Lǽt hí ealle fordón and ic gedó ꝥ þú hæfst týn þúsend punda tó þínum mýdercum (arcariis gazae tuae), Hml. A. 96, 156. Add: —

mynet-slege

(n.)
Grammar
mynet-slege, es; m.
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Striking of coin, minting, coining Wæs þæs feós ofergewrit ðæs ylcan mynetsleges þe man ꝥ feoh on slóh sóna þæs forman geáres þá Decius féng tó ríce, Hml. S. 23, 475. v. frum*-*mynetslege

Linked entry: slege

riht-scriftscír

(n.)
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a parish Gif man ǽnig líc of rihtscryftscíre (rihtre scryftscíre, v. l.) elles hwǽr lecge si corpus aliquod a sua parrochia in aliam deferatur, Ll. Th. i. 368, 6: 308, 5. See preceding word

Linked entry: scrift-scír