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á-þriéttan

Grammar
á-þriéttan, l. -þriétan,

'loathe any one,

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dele 'loathe any one,' and add Ús nǽfre ne áðrýt þǽra góda genihtsumnys, Hml. Th. ii. 588, 8. Hié ðæt folc áþrýtton þæt hié him on hond eódon they tired out the people so that they yielded to them, Ors. 5, ll; S. 238, 10

here-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
here-reáf, es: n.

Spoilplunderbooty

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Ðú ús mycel herereáf gehéte thou didst promise us much spoil, Blickl. Homl. 85, 19. Hengest and Æsc gefuhton wið Walas and genámon unárímedlíco herereáf Hengest and Æsc fought with the Britons and took countless spoils.

Linked entry: wæl-reáf

geoc

(n.)
Grammar
geoc, gioc, geoht, góc, ioc, es; n: pl. geocu.

a YOKEjuguma yoke of oxenboum jugum, boves jugo juncticonjux

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We weorpan fram us geoc heora projiciamus a nobis jugum ipsorum, Ps. Spl. 2, 3. Utan aweorpan heora geocu of us projiciamus a nobis juga ipsorum, Ps.

Linked entries: iuc geocboga geoht

ÆLMESSE

(n.)
Grammar
ÆLMESSE, ælmysse, an ; f.

ALMSalmsgivingeleemosyna

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Hwæt is us to sprecanne hú hí heora ælmessan dǽle de faciendis portionibus et adimplenda misericordia nobis quid erit loquendum, 1, 27; S. 489, 25. Ðæt ðín ælmesse sý on díglum ut sit eleemosyna tua in abscondito, Mt. Bos. 6, 4.

Linked entries: ælmes ælmysse

deriendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
deriendlíc, derigendlíc; def.se -líca , seó, ðæt -líce; adj.

Injurious, noxious, hurtfulnocīvus, noxius, nŏceus

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Ðæt ðú derigendlíce ætbrede ut noxia subtrăhas, Hymn. Surt. 133, 7. Us he gehealde fram derigendlícum nos servet a nocentĭbus, 9, 7

ge-swicennes

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Seó sóðe behreówsung and dǽdbót mid geswicennyssum yfeles ús áþwyhð, 12, 144. abstaining from doing again what has been given up. v. ge-swícan; Gif hé ágylte, hé hit georne gebéte and syððan geswíce; for ðí ne bið nán bót náht búton þǽr beó geswicenes

hand-leán

(n.)
Grammar
hand-leán, es; n.

A reward, recompense given by the hand, retributionbravium

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A reward, recompense given by the hand, retribution Uton wé geþencean hwylc handleán wé him forþ tó berenne habban let us consider what recompense we have to offer him, Blickl.

bealo

(adj.)
Grammar
bealo, bealu; adj.
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Uton gescyldan ús wið þá bealewan synne, Wlfst. 145, 18. Ic bealuwara weorc gebiden hæbbe, sárra sorga, Kr. 79. Hine sár hafað befongen balwon bendum (cf. bealo-bend), B. 977. Sé inc forgeaf balewe geþóhtas, Sat. 488. Add

stóc-líf

(n.)
Grammar
stóc-líf, es ; n.
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home that he hath promised us, Shrn. 163, 20.

Linked entry: stóc

geárlic

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Ðes freólsdæg is ús geárlic, ac hé is heofonwarum singallic, Hml. Th. i. 442, 30. Þá geárlican gehát annua vota, Wrt.

éðyl-stæf

(n.)
Grammar
éðyl-stæf, édulf-stæf, es; m.

A family staff or support, stay of the houseprædii sustentáculuin

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A family staff or support, stay of the house; prædii sustentáculuin Ic eorn orwéna ðæt unc se [seó MS.] éðylstæf ǽfre weorþe gifeðe I am hopeless that to us two the staff of the family will ever be by lot, Cd. 101; Th. 134, ii; Gen. 2223

fracoþ-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
fracoþ-líce, fracuþ-líce, fracod-lice, fraced-líce; adv.

Shamefullydisgracefullywickedlyturpĭter

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Shamefully, disgracefully, wickedly; turpĭter Biþ us swíðe fracoþlíce [fracuþlíce MS. Cot.] oðer fót unscód one of our feet is very disgracefully unshod, Past. 5, 2; Hat. MS. 11 a. 17.

mǽnsumung

(n.)
Grammar
mǽnsumung, e; f.

communionadmission to fellowship with othersparticipation

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Th. ii. 174, 31. participation Hé ús forgeáfe dǽl on his ríce, and mǽnsumunge on his godcundnysse, i. 140, 11

Linked entry: ge-mǽnsumung

ge-mynd

Grammar
ge-mynd, <b>; II a 2 α.</b>
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Add Lǽten wé ús singallíce bión on gemyndum and on geþancum þæs dæges tócyme, Verc. Först. 85, 3. Add ꝥ hé þis symle hæbbe on gemyndum þǽre egesfullan stówe, Verc. Först. 94, 2. Add On ðisum gereorde nis þæs gærses nán gemynd, Hml. Th. ii. 398, 27

ge-sǽlignes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sǽlignes, -nys, -ness, -nyss, e; f.
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Gif ðú wille ðysses lífes gesǽlignysse mid us brúcan si vis pĕrennis vītæ fēlīcĭtāte perfrui, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 35

Geóla

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., and add Ianuarius, ꝥ is on úre geðeóde se æftera Geóla; ꝥ bið se ǽresta geáres mónað mid Rómwarum and mid ús, Shrn. 47, 15. Ianuarius . . . on Englisc se æfterra Geóla, Lch. ii. 214, 20

ge-scildan

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Add: (i) to defend, save Ne geortriéwe ic ná Gode þæt hé ús ne mæge gescildan tó beteran tídun ut se ad meliora tempora reservarent, Ors. 2, 5 ; S. 86, 4. God mec mæg eáðe gescyldan, Gú. 213.

dihtan

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Wé andbidodon ðín þæt þú ús þæs mynstres gebytlu dihtan ( disponere ) sceoldest, Hml. Th. ii. 172, 23. Sculon bisceopas mid worulddéman dómas dihtan, ꝥ hí ne geþafian ꝥ ǽnig unriht úp áspringe, Ll. Th. ii. 312, 36.

Eowland

(n.)
Grammar
Eowland, es; n.

Oeland, an island on the coast of Sweden Oelandia

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Oeland, an island on the coast of Sweden; Oelandia Wǽron us ðás land, ða synd hátene Blecinga ég, and Meore, and Eowland, and Gotland, on bæcbord we had, on our left, those lands which are called Blekingey, and Meore, and Oeland, and Gothland, Ors. 1

frem-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
frem-sum, fræm-sum; adj.

Kindbenigncourteousbenignus

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Syleþ us fremsum gód Drihten Dŏmĭnus dăbit benignĭtātem, 84, 11

Linked entry: fræm-sum