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méd

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Funde se his arcedeácon æt þám cnihte þe wæs þæs biscopes byrele mid médum (praemiis) ꝥ hé þone geættredan drync him tó bær, Gr. D. 186, 22. ¶ tó médes as reward :-- Gyfe him Críst heofona ríce tó médes, C. D. iv. 171, 21 : Hml. S. 12, 139.

un-deór

(adj.)
Grammar
un-deór, (-deóre?); adj.

Not dearcheapcommon

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Not dear, cheap, common Undeór hit is vile valet, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 61. Ðæt hié mon ná undeórran weorðe móste lésan ðonne hié mon be ðam were geeahtige, L. Alf. pol. 32; Th. i. 82, 1.

ge-festnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-festnian, p. ode; pp. od

To fastenmake fastconfirmshut upimprisonfirmāreconfirmāreinclūdĕre

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Se cyng genam Roger eorl his mǽg, and gefestnode hine the king took earl Roger his kinsman and imprisoned him, 1075; Erl. 214, 5. Ðe be swylcre gewittnesse gefestnod is which is confirmed by such witness, Th. Diplm. A. D. 856; 117, 18

Linked entry: ge-fæstnian

wunung

(n.)
Grammar
wunung, e; f.

dwellinglivinga dwellinghabitationplace to live inbeingexistenceliving

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Cons Eustachius mid his here tó ðam túne ðe heó ðá on wæs. Wæs seó wunung ðǽr swýþe wynsum on tó wícenne, and his geteld wǽron gehende hire wununge geslagene, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 315.

Linked entry: wunian

eówan

Grammar
eówan, eówian.
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Suelce hé nacodne hine selfne eówige tó wundigeanne his feóndum, Past. 277, 17. Hwelce hié hié selfe eówien (-igen, v. l.), 273, 4. Hé hine sceal eówian (eówan, v. l.), 118, 7: 449, 31, 32: Bt. 35, 3; F. 160, 9. Ðú eáuande arð manifestaturus es, Jn.

sweotolung

Grammar
sweotolung, <b>. I.</b>
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Ðá gesáwon licgan án cild on ðám weófode ... þæt húsl ðygedon Gode ðancigende þsére swutelunge, Hml. Th. ii. 272, 14-22.

hwæðer

(con.)
Grammar
hwæðer, hweðer; conj.

Whether

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Hwæðer hit sig ðe sóþ ðe leás utrum vera an falsa sint, Gen. 42, 16. Josep áxode hig hwæðer hira fæder wǽre hál oððe hwæðer hé lyfode ille interrogavit eos dicens: Salvusne est pater vester? adhuc vivit? 43, 27.

ne

(adv.; con.)
Grammar
ne, The word often occurs with other negatives.

NotnonnenonayNorneithernenequenec

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Ne hig ne cweðaþ neque dicent, 17, 21. Ne him eác nǽfre genóg ne þincþ ǽr hé hæbbe eall ðæt hine lyst, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 124, 6.

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grápian

(v.)
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Suá se wítga dyde ... mid his wordum ... hit wæs betre ðæt hé grápude mid ðǽm bíspelle ǽr ðon ðe hé cídde, suá se lǽce grápað and strácað ... ǽr ðon ðe hé stingan wille, Past. 187, 1-5.

orgel-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
orgel-líce, adv.

Proudly, arrogantly, haughtily, insolently

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Ðá áxode Pilatus hine orgollíce, Homl. Th. ii. 250, 29. Orgellíce, Homl. Skt. i. 9, 76. Hé cwæþ orgællíce, 5, 449. He forþ, stæpþ wel orglíce swylce hwyle cyng of his giftbúre stæppe geglenged, Anglia viii. 298, 34

Linked entry: orhlíce

eáster-þénung

(n.)
Grammar
eáster-þénung, e; f.

The paschal feast, paschal lamb, the passoverpascha

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The paschal feast, paschal lamb, the passover; pascha Híg gegearwodon him eáster-þénunge parāvērunt ei pascham, Mt. Bos. 26, 19

æt-þringan

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Add: To thrust away, deprive of by violence Hé his feorh him ætþrang ejus animam excussit . Gr. D. 75, 26

wiþ-bregdan

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Sum man him onsænde be his cnihtum twá spyrtan . . . þára óðre se cniht wiðbrǽd (subripuit), Gr. D. 203, 5. Add

sceatt

(n.)
Grammar
sceatt, es ; m.

property, goods, wealth, treasureprice, gift, bribe, tax, tribute, money, goods a coin

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Mænig welig man is ðe wolde mycelne scet and ungerím feós syllan, gif hé hit gebicgan mihte, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 101. Gif hit fácne is him man his scæt ágefe if the marriage-contract be fraudulent, what he has paid shall be returned to him, L.

Linked entry: sceat

hreófl

(adj.)
Grammar
hreófl, adj.

Leprous

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Leprous Ðá brohte hé hig [his hand] forþ hreófle swá hwít swá snáw quam protulit leprosam instar nivis, Ex. 4, 6

réþigian

(v.)
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Add: réþian ongeán hyne réþiaþ ( saeuiunt ), Scint. 118, 19. Réðige saeuiat, 122, 4. Ꝥ hé gesáwe þone feónd réðian (réðigian, v. l. saevire) on hine mid his múþe, Gr. D. 122, 11. ongunnon má réðian (reðgian, v. l. ) and gebelgan, 219, 10.

trúwian

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
trúwian, ; p. ode
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</b> to trust something to a person :-- Se Hǽlend ne trúgude hine sealfne him, Jn. Skt. Lind. 2, 24. <b>I b.

Linked entry: trúgian

frófor

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Wæs him frófra mǽst heofonríces weard, El. 196. aid, succour Gode þancigende þe him ne forwyrnde frófres, Ap. Th. 18, 26. Hié him frófre and fultomes wilnodan, ꝥ hié móston ðǽra feónda searo ofercuman, Bl. H. 201, 28.

lot

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Ðonne hié óðre menn mid hira lote bismriað, ðonne gieipað hié suelce sién micle wærran ðonne hié dum perversa et duplici actione ceteros fallunt, quasi praestantius ceteris prudentes se esse gloriantvr, Past. 243, 24.

Linked entry: lutian

ge-rǽsan

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Swá hwylce swá ꝥ hors on gerǽsan mihte, hit bát and hira lima tótær quoscumque potuisset-invadere, eorum membra morsibus dilaniaret, Gr.