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for-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sacan, p. -sóc, pl. -sócon; pp. -sacen

To declare an opposition ⬩ oppose ⬩ object to ⬩ refuse ⬩ give up ⬩ forsake ⬩ detrectāre ⬩ recūsāre ⬩ desĕrĕre

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man refuse, L.

ceáp-stów

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Nis se man on lífe, ðe ǽfre gehýrde ðæt man crafode hine on hundrede oððon áhwár on gemóte, on ceápstówe oþþe on cyricware, Lch. iii. 288, 5. Ceápstówa nundinarum. Wrt. Voc. 79, 81: 59, 63.

heáh-þungen

(adj.)
Grammar
heáh-þungen, adj.

Of high rank, distinguished, noble

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Of high rank, distinguished, noble Heáhþungen wer the noble man [Moses], Cd. 169: Th. 210, 18; Exod. 517. Hé befæste ðæt ríce heáhþungenum menn Harolde he committed the kingdom to a noble man, to Harold, Chr. 1065: Erl. 198, 11; Edw. 30.

Linked entry: heáh-geþungen

hón

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Sleá man hine, oþþe hó, swá man þá yldran ǽr dyde, 242, 6. to let droop or bend downward Þæt heáfod hó ofdúne, Lch. ii. 18, 14. to put clothing on Gif þú . . . cláþa þe má on hæfst (héhst, v. l. ) þonne þú þurfe, Bt. 14, l ; F. 42, 15

ge-witnes

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Gange ǽlc man þæs tó gewitnesse þe hé durre on þám háligdóme swerian, 292, 14.

ceáp

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Man orf þǽr tó ceápe hæfde, ... ðæt man on gehendnysse tó bicgenne gearu hæfde, Hml. Th. i. 406, 21. what is given for a commodity, price Tó ceápe syllan venumdare, Gen. 37, 27. Man hláf sealde tó ceápe, Hml. S. 23, 563.

-tig

(suffix)
Grammar
-tig, -ty, a numeral suffix in words denoting the decades; up to 60 such words are formed with a suffix only, from 60 to 120 hund is prefixed and tig suffixed, hund-seofon-tig, hund-twelf-tig. Other dialects make a distinction in the numerals at the same point. Gothic uses tigus (pl. tigjus) in the earlier, -téhund in the later, O. Saxon -tig in the earlier, while 70 is given by ant-siƀunta; in
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O. H. Ger. the two forms are -zug and -zó. In O. Frs. and Icel. the same forms are used throughout. Tig is another form of the root seen in ten (tehan, g for h according to Verner's Law)

staca

(n.)
Grammar
staca, an; m.

A stake

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Man téh ðæt morð forð of hire inclifan. Ða nam man ðæt wíf and ádrencte hí æt Lundenebrigce, Chart. Th. 230, 12-19

Linked entry: stacung

ágend-frió

(n.)
Grammar
ágend-frió, -freo; indecl. m.

An owner ⬩ possessor ⬩ possessor

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B.] ðone monnan let him give up the man to the owner, L. In. 53; Th. i. 136, 4

mold-hrérende

(adj.)

moving upon earth

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moving upon earth Nis ðæt monnes gemet moldhrérendra it is not within the compass of man, of those who move upon earth, Exon. 92 b; Th. 348, 13; Sch. 27

ge-récan

(v.)
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to smoke, fumigate Dó gléda an glédfæt, and lege þá wyrta on; geréc þone man mid þám wyrtum, Lch. ii. 346, 4. Gyf hyt bið mid gereced, i. 356, 14.

læfel

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Man sceal habban . . . læflas, Angl. ix. 264, 21. Add

mis-lǽdan

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Dysig bið se wegférenda man sé ðe nimð þone sméðan weg þe hine mislǽt, and forlǽt ðone sticolan þe hine gebrinctí tó ðǽre byrig, Hml. Th. i. 164, 8. Add

un-líf

(n.)
Grammar
un-líf, es; n.
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Not life, (spiritual) death Ne þearf nánne man tweógian; æfter his deáþe óðrum þissa hé onféhð swá lífe swá unlífe swaðer his gewyrhto bióð and his earnung, Verc. Först. 176

Linked entry: un-lífes

sólsece

(n.)
Grammar
sólsece, sólosece, an; f.

Heliotrope

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Ðás wyrte ðe man solate and óðrum naman sólosece nemneþ Lchdm. i. 178, 21

Linked entries: sunn-folgend solate

ge-tænge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tænge, adj.

Incident; ⬩ incidens

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Incident; incidens Gif hwylcum men sý ðæs feórþan dæges fefer getænge if to any man there be a quartan fever incident, Herb. 2, 12; Lchdm. i. 84, 5, MS. B

cniht-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
cniht-wíse, an; f.

Youthwise ⬩ boy's-manner ⬩ pueri mos

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Youthwise, boy's-manner; pueri mos Sprecan æfter cnihtwísan to speak after the manner of a boy Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 12, 13

Linked entry: wíse

Germania

(n.)
Grammar
Germania, e [ = æ]; f.

Germany

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eást yrnende wið norþan Créca land út on ðone Wendel-Sǽ] and norþ óþ ðone gársecg, ðe man Cwén-Sǽ hǽt: binnan ðǽm syndon manega þeóda; ac hit man hǽt eall, GERMANIA now we will speak, as much as we know, about the boundaries of Europe.

fýsian

(v.)
Grammar
fýsian, fésian

to send forth ⬩ to drive away ⬩ relēgāre

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to send forth, to drive away; relēgāre Ðonne fýsie hí man of earde let them then be driven from the country, L. E. G. 11; Th. i. 174, 1

Linked entry: fésian

hús-bryne

(n.)
Grammar
hús-bryne, es; m.

a fire

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The burning of a house, a fire Æt húsbryne ǽlc mon ánne pening at the burning of a house let every man contribute one penny, Chart. Th. 614, 13