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bót-leás

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ꝥ his grið sý bótleás, ꝥ hé mid his ágenre hand sylð, Ll. Th. ii. 292, 4. Open þýfðe and hláfordes searwu and ábǽre morð æfter woruldlagu is bótleás þing, Wlfst. 274, 24. Substitute: Not to be expiated by the payment of bót, that cannot be compensated

riht-lǽcan

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Add:(?) : to agree, be fitting Gehwǽrlǽcan ł riht-[lǽcan] congruant, i. conueniant (quamvis gymnicorum exempla . . . rite congruant ad comparationem eorum, Ald. 3, 23), An. Ox. 66. Rihtlǽcan seems doubtful here, as the verb elsewhere is transitive, and

heng-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
heng-wíte, es; n.

A fine to be paid for not keeping a criminal in custody so that he may be brought before the proper tribunal

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A fine to be paid for not keeping a criminal in custody so that he may be brought before the proper tribunal Si quis latronem vel furem, sine clamore et insecutione ejus, cui dampnum factum est, ceperit, et captum ultra duxerit dabit x solid. de henwite

wræc-síþian

(v.)
Grammar
wræc-síþian, p. ode

To be ⬩ travel in a foreign country, to be in exile

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To be or travel in a foreign country, to be in exile Ic wræcsíðige peregrinor, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Zup. 145, 19. Ðæt hine mann ásende ofer sǽ on wræcsíð tó sumum wéstene, on ðam ðe cristene menn for geleáfan fordémde wræcsíðedon, Homl. Th. i. 560, 22. Tó wræcsíðienne

for-grindan

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Þú forgrindesþ commolitis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 14. Forgrindet commolitio (? commolit; for the inflexion -et, cf. menget confundit, 11. Or(?) the -et might be a noun suffix, cf. onǽlet: or(?) for-grind (cf. ge-grind) might be taken), 105, 9. Forgrundenum

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gistian

(v.)
Grammar
gistian, p. ode
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To be a guest, be lodged in another's house On wrigylse fiðra þínra ic gystige ( I will lodge? The Latin is exultabo ), Ps. Cam. 62, 8. Líf mánfull tó gystigenne of húse on hús uita nequam hospitandi de domo in domum (it is a miserable life to go from

frignung

(n.)
Grammar
frignung, e; f.

Question ⬩ inquiry

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Question, inquiry Ac þá word mé secgendum óðru sócn and frignung ( fríninge, áxung, v.ll.) on mód becumen sed mihi haec dicenti alia suboritur quaestio, Gr. D. 137, 29. Náht tó láfe ne wunað þǽre frignunge and ácsunge be þám wísum de his nihil quaestionis

Linked entry: frægning

wiht

(n.)
Grammar
wiht, (e ; f. ?)

weight

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weight Wiht pondus Kent. Gl. 344. Wihte pondere Wülck. Gl. 237, 27. Genim ǽgþres gelíce micel be wihte (gewihte, v. l. ), Lchdm. i. 146, 20. Má hundred punda seolfres; ðet hé nam be wihte, and mid mycelan unrihte, Chr. 1086; Th. i. 355, 31. Genim of

æl

(n.)
Grammar
æl, es; m.

Oil ⬩ oleum

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Oil; oleum Ða sceolon beón æle bracene they must be beaten up with oil, Lev. 6, 21

æt-beón

(v.)

To be at or present ⬩ adesse

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To be at or present; adesse Ætbeón ðé we biddaþ adesse te deposcimus, Hymn Surt. 14, 26

æ-teorian

(v.)
Grammar
æ-teorian, p. ode; pp. od

To fail ⬩ be wanting ⬩ deficere

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To fail, be wanting; deficere Æteorode se heofonlíca mete the heavenly food [manna] failed, Jos. 5, 12

a-wisnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wisnian, p. ade; pp. ad

To be dry ⬩ to become dry ⬩ wizen ⬩ arescere

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To be dry, to become dry, wizen; arescere Awisnade vel oferdrugade aruit, Lk. Lind. War. 8, 6

febrig

(adj.)
Grammar
febrig, adj.

Feverish ⬩ febrĭcŭlōsus

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Feverish; febrĭcŭlōsus Gif he sý febrig if he be feverish, Herb. 1, 28; Lchdm. i. 78, 26

namnian

(v.)
Grammar
namnian, p. ode

To name ⬩ call by name

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To name, call by name Se namnode ðone Hǽlend be his naman, Ælfc. T. Grn. 10, 16

tǽllíce

(adv.)
Grammar
tǽllíce, adv.

Blasphemously, calumniously

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Blasphemously, calumniously Hé Criste wiðsóc and be ðam sóðan Gode tǽllíce sprecþ, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 249

un-ácnycendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ácnycendlíc, adj.

Not to be knocked off ⬩ indissoluble

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Not to be knocked off (of bonds), indissoluble Unácnycendlícre sibbes bende insolubili pacis vinculo, Rtl. 108, 21

un-álísendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-álísendlíc, adj.

Not to be remitted or forgiven ⬩ without remission

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Not to be remitted or forgiven, without remission Bið his scyld unálýsendlíc, Homl. Th. i. 500, 18

á-hrepian

(v.)
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Add: to treat Ic hæbbe áhrepod be þám tíd*-*þénungum þe man dón sceall, Btwk. 220, 40

Linked entry: hrepian

á-réceleásian

(v.)
Grammar
á-réceleásian, p. ode
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To be negligent Ic áréceleásode and tó læt wæs míne cyrcan tó sécenne, Angl. xi. 102, 68

heofon-fýr

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-fýr, es; n.

Lightning

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Lightning, Be ðám muntum . . . þá ðe heáh standað . . . heó beóð genehhe mid heofenfýre geþreáde, Wlfst. 262. 15

Linked entry: fýr