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riht-dóm

(n.)
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just judgement Sé þe rihte lage and rihtne dóm (rihtdóm, v. l.) forsace, Ll. Th. i. 384, 16

rúnung

(n.)
Grammar
rúnung, e;f.

Whispering, soft speech

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Whispering, soft speech Seó sóðfæste fǽmne hyre láca ne róhte ne hyre rúnunga, Homl. Skt. i. 2, 149

tó-gǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-gǽlan, p. de

To profane,violate

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Lamb. 88, 32

Linked entry: gǽlan

fætnes

(n.)
Grammar
fætnes, -ness, -nyss, e; f. [fæt fat]

FATNESS pinguēdo, adeps

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Lamb. 80, 17. Fætnysse heora hí beclýsdon thei han closide togidere her fatnesse, Wyc; ădĭpem suum conclūsērunt, Ps. Spl. 16, 11. Mid ungle oððe mid fætnysse lamba cum ădĭpe agnōrum, Cant. Moys. Isrl. Lamb. 192 a, 14

ofer-sewenness

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-sewenness, e; f.
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In the laws of Henry I it corresponds to ofer-hírness in the Anglo-Saxon laws Habeat episcopus debita transgressionum et poenam delictorum quae nos dicimus ofersegeneisse (quae Anglice dicitur oferisæwenes, ii. 240, 22) et gyltwíte, C.

Linked entry: ofer-gesewenness

þeód-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-scipe, es ; m.
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Hé forget hine selfne and ða láre and ðone ðiódscipe ðe hé geliornode, Past. 50; Swt. 393, 17. Heó héht gefetigean forðsnotterne, and his láre geceás ðurh þeódscipe (on account of his learning? or with a view to learning?

cluster

(n.)
Grammar
cluster, es; n.

A CLUSTER, bunchbotrus = βότρυς, f: — Cluster ðæt bitereste botrus amarissima,

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Lamb. 193 b, 32

deáþ-cwylmende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
deáþ-cwylmende, deáþ-cwylmmende; part. part.[cwelman, cwylman to destroy, kill]

Put to death, destroyed, killed mortificātus

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Lamb. 78, 11

micelung

(n.)
Grammar
micelung, miclung, e; f.

A doing of great thingsmagnificentia

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Lamb. 110, 3

ge-hræcan

(v.)

to set in orderdirectdirĭgĕre

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Lamb. 89, 17

ge-near

(n.)
Grammar
ge-near, -ner

a refuge, protectionrefugium

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a refuge, protection; refugium Genear [gener, Lamb.] mín eart ðú refugium meum es tu, Ps. Spl. 90, 2

síþ-wíf

(n.)
Grammar
síþ-wíf, es ; n.
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A noble lady On sumes síþwífes (gódes wifes, 2nd MS.) húse in domum inclytae matronae, Nar. 49, 9

un-holda

(n.)
Grammar
un-holda, an; m.

A fiend

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A fiend Hé his áras hider onsendeþ, ðí læs unholdan wunde gewyrcen, Exon. Th. 47, 29; Cri. 762

Linked entry: -holda

wunden-stefna

(n.)
Grammar
wunden-stefna, an; m.

A ship with curved prow

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A ship with curved prow Wundenstefna gewaden hæfde, ðæt ða líðende land gesáwon, Beo. Th. 445; B. 220

Linked entry: -stefna

á-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
á-fæstan, p. te
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To entrust, let out land to a person Hé áfæste wín-geard ðǽm londbígengum, Mk. R. 12, l

cú-býre

(n.)
Grammar
cú-býre, es; m.
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A cow-byre, cow-shed Land æt cúbýrum . . . Oxena gehæg . . . cúbýra[s?], C. D. iv. 77, 26, 29

Linked entry: býre

fæsten-tíd

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Transfer the last two passages to riht-fæstentíd, and add

ge-lytlung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lytlung, e; f.
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Diminution, failure, lack Metta gelytlung forscrincan déð gewilnunga yfele escarum indigentia marcescere facit desideria mala, Scint. 57, I

Linked entry: lytlung

nǽnig

Grammar
nǽnig, <b>. I b.</b>
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Þá fuglas ús nǽnige láðe ne yfle ne wǽron aues non nobis perniciem ferebant Nar. 16, 18. Add

un-wælgrim

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wælgrim, adj.
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Not cruel, gentle Hé wæs swlíe unwælgrim (eallunga lǽs wælhreów, v.l.) minus crudelis fuit, Gr. D. 133, 6