on-tyge
What one takes upon one's self, an undertaking
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What one takes upon one's self, an undertaking Gif hwylc abbod geþafaþ ðæt maæssepreóst oððe diácon in tó mynstre gange tó ðý ðæt hý messan singan ... hý nán þing gedyrstlǽcen ne nǽnne ontige on ðam mynstre bútan ðære mæssan ánre if any abbot permit
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orige
in the following passage
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Gif hé ðonne óþierne and orige (orrige, MS. H. ) weorðe ðonne biþ hé wítes scyldig he who catches a thief shall have ten shillings . . . If he (the thief) run away, and gets clear off(?), then shall he (the captor.
be-ceápian
to sell ⬩ to buy ⬩ purchase
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Ylpes bán becgan oððe beceápan, Lch. iii. 204, 3. to buy, purchase Gif hé mid þám gewítendlicum gestreónum beceápað him þæt éce líf, Hml. Th. i. 204, 8. Hí mid heora feore þæt heofenlice ríce beceápodon, 476, 15.
mann
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Gif man ofslagen weorðe, ealle wé lǽtað efendýrne, Ll. Th. i. 152, 12. Gif hwá gewerde óðres monnes wíngeard, 50, 24. Gif man óðrum steóp ásette þǽr mæn drincen, 32, 8, Leófan men, Wlfst. 6, 2, and often. Men ðá leófestan, 232, 12, and often.
geond-sécan
To search thoroughly, pervade ⬩ pervestigare
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To search thoroughly, pervade; pervestigare Se gifra gæst grundas geondséceþ the greedy guest shall pervade earth, Exon. 22 a; Th. 60, 22; Cri. 973. His intinga wæs geondsóhte his business was thoroughly searched, Bd. 5, 19; S. 639, 28
mund-bryce
a breach of mund ⬩ the fine paid for the offence to the authority whose mund was violated
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Gif hwá cynges mundbrice gewyrce, gebéte ðæt mid v. pundum, L. Eth. vii. II; Th. i. 330, 29. On Centlande æt ðam mundbryce ( for the offence ), Similar entries v. pund ðam cingce, and þreó ðam arcebiscope, L. C.
ge-feohtan
to fight ⬩ pugnare ⬩ to obtain by fighting ⬩ pugnando acquirere
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to fight; pugnare And gif he ðonne wið hine gefeohtan ne mæg and if he may not fight against him, Lk. Bos. 14, 32. Ðe teáh mine fingras to gefeohtanne qui docet digitos meos ad bellum, Ps. Th. 143, 1.
under-gitan
To understand ⬩ perceive ⬩ know
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Gif folces man syngaþ þurh nytenyss[e] and his gylt undergit ( et cognoverit peccatum suum ), Lev. 4, 28. Fram hyra wæstmum gé hí utndergytaþ ( cognoscetis ), Mt. Kmbl. 7, 16. Ðá Samson heora syrwunga undergeat and árás, Jud. 16, 3: Homl.
un-gecoren
unchosen ⬩ unselected ⬩ reprobate ⬩ evil
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Ðæt hé ðone áð funde, gif hé mæhte, ungecorenne, ðe se onspeca on gehealden wǽre.
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un-hǽlu
bad health ⬩ disease ⬩ sickness ⬩ infirmity ⬩ unsoundness ⬩ misfortune ⬩ mishap
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Lind. 8, 17. of animals, unsoundness Gif mon hwelcne ceáp gebygeþ and hé ðonne onfinde him hwelce unhǽlo on binnan .xxx. nihta, L. In. 56; Th. i. 138, 11. [Licome unhele, O. E. Homl. i. 7, 23. Unhæle and ælde, Laym. 11546.
un-lybba
poison ⬩ poison used for purposes of witchcraft ⬩ witchcraft ⬩ sorcery
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Wiþ unlybbum, Lchdm. ii. 292, 30. poison used for purposes of witchcraft, witchcraft, sorcery Gif wíf drýcræft and galdor and unlibban wyrce ...
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wergild-þeóf
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Gif þeóf sié gefongen, swelte hé deáðe, oþþe his líf be his were man áliése, L. In. 12; Th. i. 110, 8] Be wergeldþeófes forefonge.
be-sleán
to strike ⬩ smite ⬩ to strike ⬩ dash ⬩ inflict ⬩ to strike ⬩ to strike
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Gif mon æt blód*-*lǽtan on sinwe besleá, Lch. ii. 148, 19. Gif mon ðá sculdru in besleá if a blow is given that penetrates the shoulders, Ll.
sǽmra
Inferior, worse
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Gif ðú sóðne God lufast. . . Gif ðú tó sǽmran gode hǽtsþ hǽðen feoh. Exon. Th. 245, 28; Jul. 51 : 264, 9; Jul. 361. Ða sǽmran deteriora, Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 38.
FLET
the ground ⬩ floor of a house ⬩ ārĕa ⬩ a dwelling ⬩ habitation ⬩ house ⬩ cottage ⬩ hall ⬩ hăbĭtātio ⬩ dŏmus ⬩ căsa ⬩ aula
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Gif man mannan an óðres flette mánswara háteþ if one man call another a perjurer in another's cottage, 11; Th. i. 32, 4: L. In. 39; Th. i. 86, 21.
land-ríca
a land-lord
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Gif hwá borhleás orf hæbbe, and landrícan hit befón, ágife ðæt orf and gilde xx óran, L. Eth. iii. 5; Th. i. 296, 1
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á-belgan
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Gif ús hwá ábylgþ, ðonne beó wé sóna yrre, Bl. H. 33, 26. Ðone mon eft lufian ðe him ǽr ábealg, Past. 220, 26, Hwí irsast ðú wiþ ús ? on hwám ábulgon wé ðé? Bt. 7, 5 ; F. 24, l. Gif hé hwám ábulge, Wlfst. 180, 10: Ors. 6, 11; S. 266, 10. with acc.
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æþel-boren
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Gif æðelborenran wífmen þis gelimpe, Ll. Th. i. 70, 1. ¶ definite form as noun :-- Tó gewríþenne æþelborenan ( nobiles ) heora, Ps. L. 149, 8. inborn, natural.
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á-sceacan
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L. 9, 5. figurative Gif hé his fram áscæcð yfelu si sua discusserit mala, Scint. 164, 2. Hé his sáwle him from ásceóc animam ejus excuteret, Gr. D. 136, 2.
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deád-lic
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Add: causing death, deadly, mortal, dire Gif deád*-*lic ( mortiferum; deódlic, R.) huæt gedrincas, Mk. L. 16, 18. Ðá deádlicustan (thá deátlicostan, dá deudlicustan) funestissima, Txts. 65, 942: Wrt.