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friþ-stól

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-stól, fryþ-stól, es; m.

A peace-stool or seatpeace-placeasylumsanctuaryrefugepācis sēdes vel lŏcusasȳlumrefŭgium

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Gif forworht man friþstól geséce if a man who has forfeited his life seek a sanctuary, L. Eth. vii. 16; Th. i. 332, 16. Ðú eart friþstól us, Drihten Dŏmĭne, refŭgiumfactus es nōbis, Ps. Th. 89, l: 90, 9.

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un-fǽcne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fǽcne, -fácne; adj.

Without deceitwithout fraud

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Gif man mægð gebigeþ ceápi, geceápod sý, gif hit unfácne is, L. Ethb. 77; Th. i. 22, 2. Gif man mannan ofsleá, unfácne feó gehwilce gelde ( there should be no fraud as regards anything given in payment of the wergild), 30; Th. i. 10, 4.

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and-lóman

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Sylle him man tól tó his weorce and andlaman tó his húse, Ll. Th. i. 434, 26

ge-geótan

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Ǽlc calic gegoten beó þe man húsl on hálgige, and on treówenum ne hálgige man ǽnig, Ll. Th. ii. 252, 21: Sal. 31

lícham-lic

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Add: bodily, corporeal, physical or material as opposed to spiritual or immaterial Nán líchamlic gesceaft næfð náne sáwle búton se man ána, Hml. A. 12, 294. Ic eom þurh míne gecynd Hchamlic man and þú eart éce God, 156, 123.

Linked entry: lícum-líc

lysu

(n.)
Grammar
lysu, wes; n.
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What is depraved [v. preceding word] Gif cyning æt mannes hám drincæþ and ðær man lyswæs hwæt gedó ii bóte gebéte if the king be entertained at a man's house, and any evil be done there, let a double fine be paid, L. Ethb. 3; Th. i. 4, 2.

ge-feterian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feterian, -fetrian; p. ode, ade; pp. od ad

To fetterbindcompĕdīrevincīre

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To fetter, bind; compĕdīre, vincīre He ða strangan mæg streámas gefeterian he can fetter the strong streams, Ps. Th. 65, 5. He gefeteaaþ fǽges monnes handa he fetters the hands of the doomed man, Salm. Kmbl. 317; Sal. 158.

Linked entry: ge-fetrian

mód-geþanc

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Add: mind, thoughts Þ mæg se mon begytan, sé þe his módgeðanc æltowe byþ, Gr. D. 2, 5.

rúmlíce

(adv.)
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Ic wilnige ꝥ ic rúmlícor ( largius ) geleornige ꝥ mægn þára teára, 244, 21.

folc-riht

(n.)
Grammar
folc-riht, -ryht, es; n.

Folkrightcommon lawpublic rightthe understood compact by which every freeman enjoys his rights as a freemanpublícum juscommūneτὸ κοινόν

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him man rihte dómas déme let God's right be exalted; and henceforth let every man, both poor and rich, be worthy of folk-right, and let a man have right dooms judged to him, L.

Linked entries: folc-geriht leód-riht

sib

(adj.)
Grammar
sib, sibb, adj.
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(Grein takes sibbe as gen, of sibb, Thorpe and Heyne make it the first part of a compound. Cf. sib-gedryht.)

BEORN

(n.)
Grammar
BEORN, birn, es; m. [this word is only used by poets].

a manvira princenoblemanchiefgeneralwarriorsoldierprincepsvir nobilisduxmilesrichdives

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a man; vir Se beorn on waruþe scip gemétte the man found a ship on the strand Andr. Kmbl. 478; An. 239 : 1203; An. 602. Boétius wæs beorn bóca Boethius was a man skilled in books Bt. Met. Fox 1, 103; Met. 1, 52 : Exon. 83 a; Th. 313, 22; Mód. 4.

gearo-wyrdig

(adj.)
Grammar
gearo-wyrdig, gearu-wyrdig; adj.

Ready in wordsspeaking with ease or fluencyeloquentverbis promptusfācundus

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Ready in words, speaking with ease or fluency, eloquent; verbis promptus, fācundus Se wítga song, gearo-wyrdig guma ðæt gyd awræc the prophet sang, the eloquent man recited the lay, Exon. 84 a; Th. 316, 19; Mód. 51

Linked entries: gearu-wyrdig wyrdig

hygdig

(adj.)
Grammar
hygdig, hýdig; adj.

Disposedmindedcarefulconsideratechastemodest

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Disposed, minded, careful, considerate, chaste, modest Þancolmód wer þeáwum hýdig a man of thoughtful mind, virtuously disposed, Cd. 82; Th. 102, 25; Gen. 1705. Hygdig casta, Rtl. 68, 12. Hygdigo friódóm casta libertas, 105, 1. Hygdego, 109, 35

gódlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
gódlíc, -lec; adj.
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Goodly, good Gódlíc gumrinc a goodly man, Exon. 129 a; Th. 495, 7; Rä. 84, 4. Gódlíce geardas goodly dwellings, Cd. 35; Th. 46, 6; Gen. 740. Gódlecran stól a goodlier throne, 15; Th. 18, 31; Gen. 281

seóslig

(adj.)
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seóslig, adj.
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Afflicted, troubled, vexed Se hálga wer ælda gehwylces ðe hine seóslige sóhtun hǽlde líc and sáwle the holy man healed body and soul of all that in affliction sought him , Exon. Th. 157, 29; Gú. 899. Cf. súsl

weorold-afol

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-afol, (-el), es; n.
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Worldly power Ǽnigne man ðe hé ( the priest ) tó bóte gebígan ne mæge oþþe ne durre for worldafole, L. Edg. C. 6; Th. ii. 246, 2. Entas and strece woruldmen ðe mihtige wurdan on woruldafelum, Wulfst. 106, 1

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ge-þoftrǽden

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ge-þoftrǽden, ge-þoftrǽdenn.
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Be þám ðe gehádod man geþoftrǽdene nimð wið wífman de eo quod ordinatus homo in consortium cum muliere intret, Ll. Th. ii. 196, 1. Geþoftr[ǽdena?] or geþofts[cipas? v. ge-þoftscipe] contubernia, Hpt. Gl. 416, 28. Add

ongelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ongelíce, ongelíc; adv.
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In the same way, similarly: — Hé beád þæt man ongelíce tó him onbúgan sceolde swá tó Gode, Ors. 6, 9 ; S. 264, 8. Ongelíc (sic MS.) similiter, Lk. L. 10, 32: 17, 31: 20, 31. Ongelíc, 16, 25

weg-farende

(adj.)
Grammar
weg-farende, ; adj. (ptcpl.)

Wayfaring

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Wayfaring Sum wegfarende (-férende, v. l.) man férde wið ðone feld; ðá wearð his hors gesicclod, Homl. Skt. ii. 26, 204. Seó nædre ligeþ on ðam wege, and wyle ða wegfarendan mid hire tóðum slítan, Wulfst. 192, 23