sirwung
Plotting ⬩ machination ⬩ contrivance
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Alf. 13; Th. i. 48, 1, note. Hé cýdde his fácenfulle syrewunge, Homl. Th. i. 82, 18. Mid syrewungum hé becom tó ðære cynelícan geþincþe, 80, 34. God heóld hine wið ðæs deófles syrwungum, ii. 454, 3. Serewungum machinamentis, Hpt. Gl. 478, 54.
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ge-wilnung
A wish ⬩ desire ⬩ longing ⬩ seeking ⬩ appetite ⬩ will ⬩ vow ⬩ oncŭpiscentia ⬩ desīdĕrium ⬩ ambĭtus ⬩ appĕtītus ⬩ affectus ⬩ vōtum
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Mid eallum gewilnungum with all desires, Homl. Th. ii. 118, 25. Ðæt ic agylde gewilnunga of dæge to dæge ut reddam vōta mea de die in diem, Ps. Spl. 60, 8
Linked entries: ge-willnung wilnung
tó-dǽlness
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Tódǽlnisse dydon alle discumbere fecerunt omnes, Lk. L. 9, 15. Add
hwǽr
Where ⬩ anywhere ⬩ somewhere ⬩ wheresoever ⬩ wherever
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Ðá frægn wuldres aldor cain hwǽr abel eorþan wǽre the Prince of glory asked Cain where on earth Abel was, Cd. 48; Th. 61, 26; Gen. 1003.
for-fang
a seizing or rescuing of stolen or lost property ⬩ apprehensio ⬩ the reward for rescuing such property ⬩ merces, quæ bŏnōrum surreptōrum restĭtūtōri dătur
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orf ðe hit sy, gyf hit man æt þeófes handa ahret; gyf hit ðonne elles on hýdelse funden sý, ðonne mæg ðæt forfangfeoh leóhtre beón concerning the reward for rescuing stolen property, the counsellors have determined, that one shall hold like judgment all
nán-wiht
nothing ⬩ nothing ⬩ not at all ⬩ no whit
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Hé nánwuht ealles ( nothing at all ) næbbe ymbe tó sorgienne, 11, 1; Fox 32, 12. Hié hiora nánwuht ongiotan ne meahton, Past. Swt. 5, 12. Ðone ðe ðú nánwiht yfles on nystest, Blickl. Homl. 85, 36.
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firding
military service ⬩ fighting ⬩ marching ⬩ an expedition ⬩ militia ⬩ troops ⬩ armament ⬩ military forces
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Eal seó fyrding tóhwearf all the troops dispersed, 1094; P. 229, 30. Sende se cyning heretogan mid mycelre fyrdinge, Hml. A. 103, 46: 104, 55. 'Hæbbe hé mid him tó þǽre fyrdincge Jóhannem and Paulum . . . ' Se heretoga férde mid þǽre fyrdiucge, Hml.
on-secgan
to sacrifice, offer ⬩ to deny, renounce, abjure
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Alf. pol. 14; Th. i. 70, 15
fóre-áþ
A fore-oath ⬩ an oath first taken ⬩ antejūrāmentum ⬩ præjūrāmentum ⬩ præjūrātio
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Alf. pol. 33; Th. i. 82, 7. Ofgá his spræce mid fóráþe let him begin his suit with a fore-oath, L. O. D. 6; Th. i. 354, 31: L. Ath. iv. 2; Th. i. 222, 16.
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ge-lícettan
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to imitate Gelíccetton simulare (gestit simulare sui perpendicula patris, Ald. 158, 4), Wrt.
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hæg-þorn
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D. haathorn) Haeguthorn alba spina, Txts. 36, 19 ; haeguthom, heguthorn spina alba, 98, 956. Wel hægþornes blóstman, Lch. ii. 54, i. Ǽlces treówes dǽl þe man begitan mæg bútan hægþorne, 86, 9
eáw
oh! alas! ⬩ O! eheu!
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alas! O! eheu! Bt. Met. Fox 9, 109; Met. 9, 55
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mis-hæbbende
being ill
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being ill Alle mishæbbende omnes male habentes, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 8, 16
ealdor
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In écnisse ł in aldre in sempiternum, Mt. L. 21, 19. Add
FINDAN
To FIND ⬩ invent ⬩ imagine ⬩ devise ⬩ contrive ⬩ order ⬩ dispose ⬩ arrange ⬩ determine ⬩ invĕnīre ⬩ dispōnĕre ⬩ consŭlĕre
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Nimþ eall ðæt hió fint she will seize all she finds, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 68; Met. 13, 34. Ðǽr hí fulle dagas findaþ sóna dies plēni invĕnientur in eis, Ps. Th. 72, 8: 64, 10.
ufor
Higher ⬩ highest ⬩ at or i-s/>to a greater height ⬩ farther from a coast ⬩ from a spot ⬩ higher ⬩ at or to a more honourable place ⬩ higher ⬩ later
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Alf. pol. 36; Th. i. 84, 17. Se earn flýhð ealra fugela ufemest, Homl.
cot-líf
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Other instances are ' ðæt cotlíf Leosne ðe Atsere áhte and bequeð . . . tó ðéra monece fóden' with all belonging to it (cf. 178), 191, 13, and 'ðæt cotlíf Moleshám ðe Leófcild áhte and bequað,' 214, 6.
fleót-wyrt
Floatwort ⬩ seaweed ⬩ alga?
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alga?L. M. 2, 52; Lchdm. ii. 268, 28
á-writ
A writing
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A writing Ðerh alle áwriotto per omnes scripturas, Rtl. 113, 23