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riht-hamscyld

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Gif man rihthamscyld þurhstinð . . . Gif feaxfang geweorð, Ll. Th. i. 12, 1-3, [In the note to these laws a passage from the Lex Saxonum is quoted giving two articles: I. 6. Si gladio uestem seu scutum alterius incideret . . . 7.

Linked entries: hám ham-scyld

hird

(n.)

retinue, court

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This form as it occurs in late specimens may be merely a contraction of híréd [q.v.], or it may be a form influenced by the Danish hirð. In the former case it should be written hírd

Linked entry: in-hirdmann

CYN

(n.)
Grammar
CYN, cynn,es; n.

every being of one kind, a kindred, kind, race, nation, people, tribe, family, lineage, generation, progeny, KIN genus, gens, natio, populus, stirps, tribus, familia, natales, origo, generatio, proles, progeniesGender genus a sex sexus

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The m. f. n. occur in the following sentence, indicated by the articles se, seó, ðæt Seó sáwel ys ðonne se líchama, and se líchama ðonne ðæt reáf anima plus est guam esca, et corpus plus quam vestimentum, Lk.

láðettan

(v.)
Grammar
láðettan, p. te

odioushatefulbe hatedbe hostileto abominatehate

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Man láðette tó swýðe ðæt man scolde lufian people hated too much what they ought to love, Wulfst. 168, 13. Uncer láðette ǽgðer óðer ðeáh ðe hé hít óðrum ne sǽde each of us hated the other, though he did not say so to the other, Shrn. 39, 22.

CNAPA

(n.)
Grammar
CNAPA, cnafa, an; m.

a boyyoung manKNAVEpuerjuvenisadolescensa servant servus

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a boy, young man, KNAVE; puer, juvenis, adolescens He betǽhte hys cnapan and se cnapa hit ofslóh he gave it [a calf] to his young man and the young man slew it Gen. 18, 7.

tínan

(v.)
Grammar
tínan, p. de

To vex, annoy,irritate,provoke

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To vex, annoy, irritate, provoke Se wellwillenda man wyle forberan gif hine man áhwǽr týnþ, oððe him tale gecwyð, Basil admn. 4; Norm. 44, 18. Ðá ðá se án (sunu) ðé týnde (cf. tirigde, l. 9), Homl. Th. ii. 30, 12.

Linked entries: teónian týnan tínend

for-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-healdan, for-healden.

withholdkeep backdisregardneglect

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Gif hit þonne for[h]ealden sí, ꝥ his man brúcan ne mæge, þonne forbærne hit man, Ll.

Linked entry: for-healden

frófur

(n.)

comfortconsolation

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comfort, consolation Feoh byþ frófur fira gehwylcum money is a consolation to every man, Runic pm. 1; Kmbl. 339, 1; Hick. Thes. i. 135, 1: 4; Kmbl. 340, 8; Hick. Thes. i. 135, 7

eal-fela

(adv.)

Very much, full many permultum

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Very much, full many; permultum Se mæg ealfela singan and secgan he can sing and say very much, Exon. 17 b; Th. 42, 2; Cri. 666: Beo. Th. 1742; B. 869: 1770; B. 883

lustful-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
lustful-líce, adv.

joyfullygladly

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Se mildheorta Drihten onféhþ swíðe lustfullíce eallum ðǽm gódum ðe ǽnig man gedéþ his ðæm néhstan, Blickl. Homl. 37, 25

ge-dafenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-dafenlíce, adv.

Fitlyproperlyjustlydĕcenterconvenienterjuste

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Fitly, properly, justly; dĕcenter, convenienter,juste God gewræc swíðe gedafenlíce on ðam árleásan men his árleáse geþoht God very justly avenged his wicked thought on this wicked man, Ors. 6, 31; Bos. 128, 33

sele-secg

(n.)
Grammar
sele-secg, es; m.
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A hall-man, a retainer who has a place in his lord's hall Gemon hé selesecgas and sincþnege, hú hine his goldwine wenede tó wiste, Exon. Th. 288, 20; Wand. 34. Cf. seld-guma

sigor-tiber

(n.)
Grammar
sigor-tiber, es ; n.
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A sacrifice for victory or deliverance Wes ðú on ófeste . . . ðæt ðú lác onsecge sigortifre hasten to offer with a sacrifice, that may deliver you from your peril, Exon. Th. 257, 30 ; Jul. 255

Linked entry: sige-tiber

stálian

(v.)
Grammar
stálian, ( = staþelian)
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P. 4; Th. ii. 308, 3) man and strangie and trymme hí georne mid wíslícre Godes lage, Wulfst. 267, 21. Cf.(?) efenstáledan conficiebantur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 31

Linked entry: efen-stálian

un-inseglian

(v.)
Grammar
un-inseglian, p. ode

To unseal

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To unseal Hí ( a casket ) nán man ne uninsæglode ǽr hí ealle þyder cómon ... Se portgeréfa hí uninsæglode, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 762. Hig uninseglodon ðæt loc and cǽgan, Nicod. 14; Thw. 7, 11

wítegestre

(n.)
Grammar
wítegestre, an; f.

A prophetess

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Týn mǽdena wǽron on hǽðenum folcum, ðe man hét Sibillas, ðæt synd wítegestran, and hí wítegodon ealle be Criste, Ælfc. T. Grn. 10, 31

Linked entry: wítege

god-fyrht

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Ioachim wæs godfyrht man, Hml. A. 118, 42. Þá synna yrnað æfter þǽre earman sáwle and hire tó cweðað ... 'Wé wéndon þæt þú wǽre godfyrht, ac þú hæfdest deófles geþanc, Wlfst. 240, 27. Add

leornung-scól

(n.)
Grammar
leornung-scól, e; f.
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In þæs leornungscóle drohtnigende and gelæred wæs (in discipulatu illius conversatus atque eruditus est) sum man, Gr. D. 14, 6

leóht-fæt

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Man sceal habban . . . leóhtfæt, blácern, Angl. ix. 264, 21. Add

mígan

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Add: with dat. of matter discharged Se man mídð wormse. Lch. ii. 208, 5. Lendenseóce men mígað blóde and sande, 232, 10. Gif hé gemían ne mæge, and gif hé blóde míge, 8, 24