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gísel

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Hé siex hund gísla on his geweald underféng sexcentis equitibus in obsidatum receptis, Ors. 3, 8; S. 122, 3. Man gíslas, (gýslas, v. l. ) sylle friðe tó wedde, Ll. Th. i. 156, 5. In tó West-Sexan þyder hý scylan gafol and gíslas syllan, 356, 20. Add

ofer-méttu

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Sió scyld ðára ofermétta superbiae culpa, 311, 23 : 271, 23 : 439, 3. Mid ðǽm oferméttum oferswíðed languore superbiae victus, 439, 6. Fær oferméttum áworpen per superbiam reprobatos, 113, 7. On ofermétum (-méttum, v. l. ), 19.

on-hrínan

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Add: with gen. or uncertain Is wén ðæt sió (fennege) hond ðá óðre besmíte gif hió hire anhrínð, Past. 77, 1. Gif his mon onhrinð mid buccan blóde, 271, 3. Heó mid hire ýtemestan fingrum þǽre lenticula onhrán, Hml. S. 23 b, 715.

sprǽc-hús

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conveniebant monachi, quod in eo essent monachicae scholae, ibique praeceptores docerent, discipuli audirent magistros docentes, Migne] Bútan spǽchúses (auditorii, printed adiutorii) stówe; seó fram þám swýþust ys geteald þám naman, ꝥ þár tó gehlystende sí

sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
sceaft, es; m.

A smooth, round, straight stick or pole, a shaft ⬩ the shaft of a spear ⬩ a spear ⬩ the shaft of an arrow ⬩ a pole ⬩ a taper

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For the latter form see Sir W. Scott's Antiquary, c. 8 (at the end)

wund

(n.)
Grammar
wund, e; f.

A wound ⬩ vulnus ⬩ a wound ⬩ an injury caused by a blow ⬩ a sore caused by disease

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Hé (the itch) wundaþ and sió wund sáraþ, Past. 11; Swt. 71, 20. Se deófol slóh Iób mid ðære wyrstan wunde ... Iób sat eal on ánre wunde, Homl. Th. ii. 452, 25-28.

hwæt

(adv.; int.)
Grammar
hwæt, adv. or interjection.
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sint þis nú þá gód?

árlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
árlíce, honourably.
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Ꝥ hé cume and sí micle árlícor þonne hé ǽr wæs, Shrn. 204, 9. Add

rǽd-bora

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Manega gesibsume synd þé, rǽdbora (consiliarius) sí þé án of þúsendum, Scint. 200, 2. Ne nimð se hláford his ðeówan him tó rǽdboran, ac nimð his holdan frýnd, and him geopenað his willan, Hml. Th. ii. 522, 32. Add

un-wlitigness

(n.)
Grammar
un-wlitigness, e; f.

Ugliness ⬩ disfigurement

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Ugliness, disfigurement Semninga gehrán hé his eágan; ðá gemétte hé hit swá hál swá swá him nǽfre nǽnig swyle oððe unwlitignes on ætýwde (ac si nil unquam in eo deformitatis ac tumoris apparuisset), Bd. 4, 32; S. 612, 7

Linked entry: wlitigness

ge-ryd

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-ryd, -rid; adj.

Prepared, ready, usual ⬩ paratus

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Prepared, ready, usual; paratus Ðeáh se graf geryd sí though the grave be prepared, Lchdm. iii. 355, 2, col. 1; Shrn. 184, 20. Moises dyde on geryde orcas Moses put it into the usual basons, Ex. 24, 6

cásering

(n.)
Grammar
cásering, e; f.

A cæsaring, a coin with an emperor's image, a coin ⬩ drachma ⬩ didrachma

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A cæsaring, a coin with an emperor's image, a coin; drachma = δραχμή didrachma Gif wíf losaþ cásering si mulier perdiderit drachmam. Lk. Lind. Rush. War. 15, 8. Ne unband cásering non solvit didrachma, Mt. Lind. Stv. 17, 23

ge-witnes

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Ðá gód ðe hí openlíce dóð beóð swelce hí sién bútan gewitnesse, for ðǽm hí næbbað éce gewitnesse; ac hí habbað éce gewitnesse ðára yfela ðe hí diégellíce dóð sine teste est bonum, quod publice faciunt, et non sine aeterno teste, quod latentes delinquunt

hwæþer

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, Bt. 36, 4; F. 178, 14. with the force of hwæt (v. hwá; 2 a), where the answer is confined to two alternatives Hwæþer ðincþ þé ꝥ þá ðing sién, þe þára sóþena gesǽlþa limu, ðe sió gesǽlþ self?

wundor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
wundor-líc, adj.

Wonderful ⬩ exciting admiration ⬩ surprise

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Hú ða wísan sind wundorlíce, Exon. Th. 223, 14; Ph. 359. Hú his ða goodan weorc syndon wundorlíce quam terribilia sunt opera ejus, Ps. Th. 65, 2. Gif ðú wénst ðætte wundorlíce gerela[n?] hwelc weorþmynd sié, Bt. 14, 1; Fox 42, 18.

þeów

(adj.)
Grammar
þeów, adj.

Servile, ⬩ not free ⬩ bond

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Gif þeów noun wyrce on Sunnandæg be his hláfordes hǽse, sié hé frioh, L. In. 3; Th. i. 104, 2. Ðeów swán and ðeów beócere, L. R. S. 6; Th. i. 436, 19. Ðeáh hwá bebycgge his dohtor on þeówenne, ne sió hió ealles swá þeówu swá óðru mennenu, L.

sígan

(v.)
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</b> add :-- Geríst hyt ꝥ seó tíd hæbbe mearke hwænne heó tó síge kyningum and crístenum folce tó wurðfulre blisse, Angl. viii. 326, 13. Add Ꝥ him síge ꝥ blód út þurh þone múð, Verc. Först. 110, 10

ful-brice

(n.)
Grammar
ful-brice, -bryce, es; m. [ful full, brice a breaking, breach]

A full or entire breach of the peace ⬩ plēna pācis violātio

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A full or entire breach of the peace; plēna pācis violātio Gif fulbrice wyrþe si plēna pācis violātio fiĕret, L. E. B. 4, 6, 7; Th. ii. 240, 17, 23; 242, 3. Fulbryce, 5, 8; Th. ii. 240, 20; 242, 6

fyrhtan

(v.)
Grammar
fyrhtan, p. fyrhte; pp. fyrhted

To FRIGHTEN ⬩ terrify ⬩ tremble ⬩ terrēre tremere

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To FRIGHTEN, terrify, tremble; terrēre tremere Gif lígette and þunorráde eorþan and lyfte brégdon and fyrhton si corusci ac tonitrua terras et aĕra terrērent, Bd. 4, 3; S. 569, 13. Ðú dóest ða fyrhta facis eam tremere, Rtl. 102, 21

Linked entries: frihtan ge-fyrht

ge-mindig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mindig, adj.

Mindful ⬩ mĕmor

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Gif he sí gemindig mínum[?] naman and ðínes if he be mindful of my name and thine, Nar. 47, 9