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land-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
land-leás, adj.

Landless

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Landless, not having land Be landleásum mannum. Gif hwylc landleás man folgode on óðre scire, L. Ath. i. 8; Th. i. 204, 4

norþ-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
norþ-rihte, adv.

Due north

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Due north Dá fór hé norþryhte be ðæm lande he sailed due north along the coast, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 9, 12

ge-éfstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-éfstan, p. -éfste; impert. -éfst; pp. -éfsted, -éfst

To hastenmake hastebe quickfestīnāreaccelĕrāre

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To hasten, make haste, be quick; festīnāre, accelĕrāre Geéfst oððe hrada ðæt ðú alýse me accĕlĕra ut eruas me, Ps. Lamb. 30, 2

ge-healden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-healden, part. p.

Satisfied

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Satisfied Beó gehealden on ðínum gecynde ðonne hæfst ðú genóh be satisfied in thy kind, then hast thou enough, Kmbl. Sal. 264, 21

Linked entry: -healden

ge-lígenod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lígenod, part. p.

Convicted of lying

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Convicted of lying Se apostol Paulus ne biþ gelígenod the apostle Paul is not shewn to be false, Homl. Th. i. 54, 1

æt-swígan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-swígan, p. de
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To become silent, keep silence about something Be Lazares mægnum wæs ætswíged de Lazari virtutibus tacetur , Gr. D. 2171 18. v. oþ-swígan

Ciltern

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Dele bracket, and add Innon Buccingahámscíre be Cilternes efese, Hrysebyrgan, C. D. iv. 232, 32. Cf. Hrisebeorgan margine luci Cilterni, iii. 347, 12

for-lǽtende

(adj.)
Grammar
for-lǽtende, adj. (ptcpl.)
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To be relaxed or remitted Tiro and Sidone forlétendre bið þonne eów Tyro et Sidone remissius erit quam vobis, Mt. R. ii. 22

Linked entry: -lǽtende

in-sting

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Him mon betǽhte þá þreó land tó innstinge inn tó Defenum ( to be under the authority of Devonshire ), Cht. Crw. 19, 16. Add

rima

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On ende ł riman sǽs in postremo maris, Ps. Rdr. 138, 9. Ǽghwár be þǽre sǽ riman, Chr. 1052; P. 178, 26. Add

un-hlúd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hlúd, adj.
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Not loud, low Hé þone forðfarenan be naman gecígde mid unhlúdre stefne non grandi voce defunctum per nomen vocavit, Gr. D. 85, 5

út-leóriende

(adj.)
Grammar
út-leóriende, adj.
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(ptcpl. ) Outgoing, departing Be þám út-'eóriendum (egredientibus) sáwlum of líchaman, Gr. D. 301, 14. Þá útleóriendan sáwle þára rihtwísra manna, 337, 19

ád-fynig

(n.)
Grammar
ád-fynig, es; n.

A damp place where a bonfire was made(?)

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A damp place where a bonfire was made(?) Be eástan pyte tó ðám ealdan ádfini; of ðám finie, C. D. v. 194, 2

Linked entry: fynig

gyltan

(v.)
Grammar
gyltan, p. gylte; pp. gylt

To commit guilt or sinto be guilty

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To commit guilt or sin, to be guilty Ðara gyltendra scylda the sins of the guilty, Past. 21; Swt. 167, 6; Hat. MS

Linked entries: for-gyltan gyltende

gestæf-lǽred

(v.)
Grammar
gestæf-lǽred, part. [stæf a letter; lǽred learned; pp. of lǽran]

Versed in lettersliteratelearnedbooklearnedlītĕrātus

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Versed in letters, literate, learned, booklearned; lītĕrātus Cild biþ gestæflǽred a child will be booklearned, Lchdm. iii. 184, 3: 192, 15: 194, 12

Linked entries: -lǽred -stæf-lǽred

and-efn

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>and-ef(e)n</b> (v. evene in N. E. D.), e: pl. -ef(e)nu; f. Measure Neáh andefene prope modum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 73. of persons, quality, capacity, nature For ðǽre ungelícnesse ðára hiéremonna sculun beón ungelíc ðá word

morþ-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
morþ-dǽd, e; f.

A deed which causes destructiondeadly sinevil deed

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A deed which causes destruction, of the body Be ðǽm wiccecræftum and be liblácum and be morþdǽdum, gif man ðǽr ácweald wǽre (v. last passage under morþ,II., and morþ-weorc), L. Ath. i. 6; Th. i. 202, 11. of the soul, deadly sin, evil deed Hé gewenede

for-sceamian

(v.)
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Substitute: To be or to make greatly ashamed Forscamed confusum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 48. to be greatly ashamed. with prep. Be his synnum forsceamigean de peccatis propriis erubescere, Scint. 40, 9. with clause Hé forscamað ꝥ [hé] hit ánan men andette

gafol-hwitel

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-hwitel, es; m.

A tribute-whittle or blanketa legal tender instead of coin for the rent of a hide of landtribūtāria săga

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A tribute-whittle or blanket, a legal tender instead of coin for the rent of a hide of land; tribūtāria săga Gafol-hwitel sceal beón æt híwisce vi pæninga weorþ a tribute-whittle from a hide [of land] shall be worth six pence, L. In. 44; Th. i. 130,

Linked entry: hwítel

simbel-geféra

(n.)
Grammar
simbel-geféra, an ; m.
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One who continually goes with another, a constant companion Nis hit nó ðæt án ðæt swá eáðe mæg wiðerweard gesceaft wesan ætgædere symbelgeféran, ac hit is sellícre ðæt hiora ǽnigne mæg bútan óðrum bión it is not only that it is so easy for opposites

Linked entries: ge-féra symbel-geféra