ge-wemmodlíce
Corruptly ⬩ impurely
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Corruptly, impurely Gewæmmodlíce we sprecaþ corrupte loquimur, Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 8
Élíg
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On ðǽm londe þe wé nemnað æt Élíe, Shrn. 94, 27. Add
ge-þyldmódness
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Patience Gegearwien wé úra sáula clǽnnesse mid lufan and geþyldmódnesse, Nap. 33
Linked entry: ge-þylmódness
heámol-scipe
Parsimony ⬩ miserliness ⬩ niggardliness
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Parsimony, miserliness, niggardliness Forlǽtan wé . . . níðas and nearoþancas and heámolscipas, Nap. 36
wácness
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Ne sceole wé forseón þearfena wácnysse. Hml. Th. I. 336, l. Add
freót-mann
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Nelle wé tó him gyrnan feohgesceotes ne freótmannes, E.S. 49, 344. Add
feoh-gescot
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a money-contribution Nelle wé tó him gyrnan feohgesceotes, E.S. 49, 341
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for-sworcenlic
Obscure
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Obscure Wealcan wé forsworcenlices náht volvamus obscurum nichil, Hy. S. 24, 21
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fæstnian
FASTEN, secure, confirm, bind ⬩ firmāre, vincīre
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We willaþ griþ fæstnian we will confirm the peace, Byrht. Th. 132, 53; By. 35
foran-niht
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De completorio (Forannihtsang) On foranniht wé sculon God herian ǽr wé tó bedde gán, Btwk. 218, 34: 194, 14. Add
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ǽr-gestreón
Ancient treasure ⬩ thesaurus antiquitus repo-situs
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Ancient treasure; thesaurus antiquitus repo-situs Ðǽr wæs fela in ðam eorþ [-scræfe] ǽrgestreóna there were many ancient treasures in that earth-cave, Beo.
folc-lagu
Folk or public law ⬩ publĭca lex
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Folclaga wyrsedon the laws of the people were corrupted, Lupi Serm. i. 5; Hick. Thes. ii. 100, 19
lagu-síþ
A sea-journey
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A sea-journey Ðære láfe lagosíþa for those who are left after sea-journeyings [those who were saved in the ark], Cd. 67; Th. 81, 11; Gen. 1343. Lagosíþa rest rest from sea-journeyings [on coming out of the ark], 73; Th. 89, 26; Gen. 1486
ge-scyndan
to hasten ⬩ to cause to hasten, to drive
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to hasten Heofon-torht swegl gescyndeþ the heaven-bright sun hastens, Exon. 93 b; Th. 351, 2; Sch. 74. to cause to hasten, to drive Ða twegen drýmen wurdon gescynde of ðam earde the two wizards were driven from the land, Homl. Th. ii. 476, 8
sige-folc
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A victorious or triumphant people Heó ( Judith) ðæt word ácwæþ tó ðam sigefolce (the Jews who were about to destroy the Assyrians ), Judth. Thw. 23, 32 ; Jud. 152. Ðá wæs þeód on sǽlum, sigefolca swég, Beo. Th. 1292 ; B. 644 : Menol. Fox 593 ; Gn.
tídan
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To betide, befall, happen Bisceopum gebyreþ ðæt symle mid heom wunian wel geþungene witan, . . . ðæt heora gewitan beón on ǽghwylcne tíman, weald hwæt heom tíde, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 316, 25. Gif ðan biscop[e] hwaet tíde, Cod. Dip.
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æt-styntan
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Þat ufel wes atstunt. Lay. 31903.]
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ed-cir
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(certus redditus ) þára beorhtra wera, Gr. D. 298, 14. Hé him ðǽre ádle edcier suíður ondrǽde ðonne ðone fruman languorem plus reserpentem timeat, Past. 229, 6. Forbodenne edcyr interdictum postliminium, An. Ox. 4, 43: Hpt. Gl. 470, 21
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gúþ-frec
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The epithet is applied to the cannibals who, distressed by hunger, were eager for the death of the victim they meant to eat Þá wæs rinc manig, gúðfrec guma, ymb þæs geongan feorh breóstum onbryrded tó þám beaduláce, An. 1119
hátheort-líce
Furiously, ardently, fervently
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Hie wǽron tó ðon hátheortlíce yrre ðæt hie woldan ðone cásere cwicenne forbærnan they were so furiously angry that they wanted to burn the emperor alive, 191, 11