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un-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
un-rihte, adv.

Not rightlyunjustly

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Heora sylh unrihte gangaþ aratra eorum non recte incedunt, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 12

hund-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
hund-wintre, adj.

A hundred years old

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A hundred years old Hé sylf wæs ðá hundwintre cum centum esset annorum, Gen. 21, 5. Wénst ðú lá ðæt sunu beó ácenned of hundwintrum men putasne centenario nascetur filius? 17, 17

nearu-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-þanc, es; m.

Illiberal thoughtwickedness

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Syle heom æfter nearuþancum (nearoþancnysse, Ps. Lamb. 27, 4), wiðmétednyssa heora da illis secundum nequitiam adinventionum ipsorum, Ps. Spl. 27, 5

Linked entry: nearu-wrenc

COS

(n.)
Grammar
COS, coss, es; m.

A Kiss osculum

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Mannes sunu ðú mid cosse sylst osculo filium hominis tradis 22, 48. Betwux ðám cossum between the kisses Homl. Th. i. 566, 19. Cossas syllan hearm getácnaþ to give kisses betokens harm Lchdm. iii. 208, 27

ÆLMESSE

(n.)
Grammar
ÆLMESSE, ælmysse, an ; f.

ALMSalmsgivingeleemosyna

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Syle ælmyssan give alms, Cd. 203; Th. 252, 31; Dan. 587. Ælmessan dǽlan or syllan or dón to give or distribute alms; eleemosynam dare, facere. Mt. Bos. 6, 2, 3

Linked entries: ælmes ælmysse

ge-byrgen

(n.)
Grammar
ge-byrgen, gebyrgenn, e; f.
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A grave Se wífmon, sé hyre bearn áfédan ne mæg, genime heó sylf hyre ágenes cildes gebyrgenne dǽl, wrý on blace wulle and bebicge tó cépemannum, Lch. iii. 68, 5

iugian

(v.)

to joinyoke

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to join, yoke Ic iugie hí tó syl jungo eos ad aratrum, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 15

sprott

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Hé cwæð ꝥ hí ealle ne mihton, ne fisceras ne hé sylf, gefón ǽnne sprot, Hml. S. 31, 1271. Add

pǽca

(n.)
Grammar
pǽca, an; m.
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A deceiver Se ðe sægþ ðæt hé lufie God, and his beboda ne healdeþ, hé biþ ðonne him sylf leás, and biþ his ágen pǽca, Basil admn. 4 ; Norm. 40, 21

fóran-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
fóran-dæg, foran-dæg, es; m.
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The early part of the day Ǽlc man sylð on forandæge his góde wín (omnis homo primum bonum uinum ponit, Jn. 2, 10), Hml. Th. ii. 70, 26: Nap. 23. Substitute:

un-forburnen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forburnen, adj.

Unburntnot consumed by fire

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Unburnt, not consumed by fire Se wind ábær ðone líg tó ðæs cyninges botle, swá ðæt him ne belǽfde nán þing unforburnen, and hé sylf earfoðlíce ðam fýre ætbærst, Homl. Th. ii. 480, 7

Linked entry: for-beornan

wiþer-dúne

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Neara and wiðerdéne is se hálega weg, swá swá Dryhten sylf cwæð, Nap. 69

ge-gilde

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gilde, es; n.
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Membership in a guild Gif gegilda his gegildan ofstleá, bere sylf wiþ mágas ꝥ hé bræc, and his gegilde eft mid eahta pundum gebycge, oþþe hé þolie á geferes and freóndscipes, Cht. Th. 612, 7

Linked entry: -gilde

sófte

(adv.)
Grammar
sófte, adv.
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Þæt ǽlc mann drunce be þám þe hé sylf wolde and him sóftost wǽre, Hml. A. 92, 23

sár-wracu

(n.)
Grammar
sár-wracu, gen. -wræce; f.

Sore tribulation

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Swá ðæt éce líf eádigra gehwylc æfter sárwræce sylf geceóseþ, 224, 27; Ph. 382: 274, 2; Jul. 527

swefecung

(n.)
Grammar
swefecung, e; f.
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Ic ne sylle swefcunge ( somnum ) mínum eágum, 31, 4. See preceding word

for-warnian

(v.)
Grammar
for-warnian, for-warenian; p. ode.

to forewarn

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to forewarn Be ðám treówe Críst sylf forewarnode Adam, Nap. 24. Ealle þás þing him wǽron ætýwede tó ðám ꝥ hí sceoldon ús forewarnian, ib. to take heed beforehand Forewarna þú uideas, Hpt. 31, 9, 160

ofer-cídan

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sylf cídde (ofercídde, v. l.) and þreáde (vehementer increpavit) þæs muneces dysignysse, and þá swá gecíded (ofercíded, v. l. ) hé wæs eft gecyrred tó his mynstre, Gr. D. 111, 16: 132, 23. Add

þǽr-wiþ

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-wiþ, adv.
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therewith Hí sint þǽrwiþ gemengde, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 29. in return, in exchange Drífaþ hider eówre orf and ic sylle eów þǽrwið mete adducite pecora vestra, et dabo vobis pro eis cibos, Gen. 47, 16

Linked entry: wiþ

ge-rihtwísian

(v.)
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Gl. 251, 35. to maintain the righteousness of a person Gé eów sylfe beforan mannum gerihtwísiaþ, Lk. 16, 15. to exculpate, in theology to declare or make free from the penally of sin Andetnys gerihtwísað, andetnys synne forgyfednysse sylð, Scint. 40

Linked entry: rihtwísian