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forþ-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
forþ-weard, adj.

continued ⬩ carried on ⬩ inclined forwards ⬩ inclined towards ⬩ advancing ⬩ forward ⬩ advanced ⬩ departed ⬩ deceased

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Similar entries Cf. forþ, 6 a ꝥ him lifiendum wǽre ꝥ tó wíte ꝥ þám forðweardan (forðfarenum, v. l.) men bið tó reste, Mart. H. 162, 8

freólíce

(adv.)

without constraint or reluctance ⬩ willingly ⬩ without restraint or reserve ⬩ in regard to speech ⬩ without restriction upon action ⬩ without let or hindrance ⬩ with impunity ⬩ with freedom from control, rule, ⬩ nobly ⬩ splendidly

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Heó þæt ǽrende onféng freólíce, Hy. 10, 15. without restraint or reserve in regard to speech Ðá unwaran láreówas ne durron ryht freólíce lǽran and unforwandodlíce sprecan, Past. 89, 12.

sciftan

(v.)
Grammar
sciftan, p. te.

to divide ⬩ separate into shares ⬩ to appoint ⬩ ordain ⬩ arrange

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to divide, separate into shares Fón ða yrfenuman tó lande and tó ǽhtan, and scyftan hit swíðe rihte the heirs shall succeed to the land and property, and shall divide it with perfect justice, L. C. S. 79; Th. i. 420, 17. [Shift to divide, Sussex.

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ge-dreog

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dreog, and ge-dreóg. Substitute: ge-dreóg, es; n.

a dressing, something used in preparing material for use ⬩ seemly, orderly behaviour, gravity

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Ofer ealle his gód hé hine tó ealdre for his gedreóge (cf. hé on rihtne tíman hwǽte gedǽlde his efenðeówum, 4) gesette, R. Ben. 123, 6. tó gedreóge gán ad necesssaria naturae exire, R. Ben. 32, 22

hróf

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Add: the outside upper covering of a building, ceiling of a room, upper surface of a cave, &c. Hróf lacuna[r], Txts. 76, 109: lacunar, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 55: camara, 17, 16; tholus (tholus tectum de petris sine ligno, Ld. Gl.

stán

(n.)
Grammar
stán, es; m.
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Skt. 13, 1. Holum stánum fornicibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 5. Ne tymbra ðú ðæt of gesnidenum stánum, Ex. 20, 25. <b>II b.

Linked entry: stán-weorþung

ceorl

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Dele first passage under <b>II,</b> and add: a man, male person Ceorl mas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 39. Ciorl vir, Kent. Gl. 1195. <b>I a.</b> poet, a (noble) man :-- Snotor ceorl monig, B. 908. Gomelum ceorle, 2444; 2972.

húru

(adv.)
Grammar
húru, adv.

At least ⬩ at all events ⬩ at any rate ⬩ in any case ⬩ however ⬩ even ⬩ yet ⬩ only ⬩ indeed ⬩ certainly ⬩ especially

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C. E. 19; Th. i. 370, 33. Be emnihte oððe húru be ealra hálgena mæssan by the equinox or in any case by Allhallows' mass, L. Eth. ix. 9; Th. i. 342, 22.

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blíþe

(adj.)

cheerful ⬩ gentle

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Add: cheerful, &c. Blíþe letus, Wrt. Voc. i. 83, 36: alacris, 287, 66. of persons, feeling gladness Ꝥ hié ealle þá blíðe móde (alacri animo) lustlíce healdan woldan, Bd. 4, 5; Sch. 375, 15: Bl. H. 39, 4: 7, 1.

ge-strangian

(v.)
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Add: <b>A.</b> trans. to strengthen a person, in respect to bodily health Wundorlíce þeós wyrt gestrangað, Lch. i. 134, 5. Hý (certain herbs) tó mete geþigede mycelon ðone líchaman gestrangiað, 320, 20.

heals-fang

(n.)
Grammar
heals-fang, es; n.

'The sum every man sentenced to the pillory would have had to pay to save him from that punishment had it been in use.' ⬩ embracing ⬩ to embrace

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E. G. 13; Th. i. 174, 23-7: L. Edm. S. 7; Th. i. 250, 20: L. Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 11; L. C. S. 37: Th. i. 398, 13: 45; Th. i. 402, 14: 61; Th. i. 408, 19: L. C. F.14; Th. i. 428, 7: L. H. 11, 7, 10; Th. i. 521, 5, 10: 76, 6; Th. i. 582, 4.

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gást

breath ⬩ spirit, ghost, principle of life ⬩ spirit ⬩ the immaterial part of man ⬩ a person ⬩ soul ⬩ an incorporeal thing ⬩ an incorporeal being, a spirit, ⬩ divine spirit ⬩ the soul of a deceased person

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Voc. ii. 37, 12 : An. Ox. 18, 43. spirit, ghost, principle of life Ic eallunga unástyrigendlic bútan gáste læg, Hml. S. 23 b, 576. Sóna swá hé þás word gecwæð, hé his gást onsende, Bl. H. 191, 29.

þífþ

(n.)
Grammar
þífþ, þiéfþ, þýfþ, þeófþ, þeóft, e; f.

theft ⬩ act of thieving ⬩ what is stolen ⬩ theft

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theft, act of thieving Be ánre nihtes (nihte,) (MS. B.) ðiéfðe (þýfte,) (MS. B.): (þýfðe,) (MSS. G. H.). Gif hit bið nihteald þiéfð(þýfð,) (MS. H.) if a day has elapsed since the theft was committed, L. In. 73; Th. i. 148, 10.

FREMEDE

(adj.)
Grammar
FREMEDE, fremde, fremþe, fræmde; adj.

Strange ⬩ foreign ⬩ estranged from ⬩ devoid of ⬩ aliēnus ⬩ peregrīnus ⬩ aliēnātus ⬩ aversus ⬩ remōtus ⬩ expers

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S. 25; Th. i. 390, 24: Ps. Spl. C. T. 68, 11. Me biþ se éðel fremde the land is strange to me, Exon. 105 a; Th. 398, 6; Rä. 17, 3: Cd. 5; Th. 7, 13; Gen. 105: Beo. Th. 3387; B. 1691: Ps. Th. 136, 4.

hrægel

(n.)
Grammar
hrægel, hrægl, es; n.

A garment ⬩ dress ⬩ robe ⬩ rail ⬩ clothing

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Homl. 95, 20. Hrægl spolia, Ps. Spl. 67, 13

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werian

(v.)
Grammar
werian, p. ede, ode.
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Reáf tó werigenne vestimentum ad induendum, Gen. 28, 20. Hrægl tó werianne, L. Alf. 36; Th. i. 52, 25. <b>II a.</b> in reference to the hair, to wear a beard, etc. :-- Leófgár . . .

binnan

(adv.)
Grammar
binnan, be-innan.
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Add: Grammar binnan, prep. of position, within a place, with dat. Binnan ðǽm locum úres módes, Past. 385, 6. Hié wǽron binnan þǽre byrig, Ors. 2, 8; S. 94, 2. Hé sæt binnan þǽm hám, Chr. 901; P. 92, 6.

for-healdan

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

withhold ⬩ keep back ⬩ disregard ⬩ neglect

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L. 15, 29. not to keep in good condition. not to keep in safety, not to preserve Eálá eá is ꝥ forweorþfullic wela þe náuþer ne mæg ne hine selfne gehealdan ne his hláford, tó ðon ꝥ hé ne þurfe máran fultumes, oððe hí beóþ bégen forhealden O praeclara

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Wintan-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Wintan-ceaster, (Wintun-, Winta (-e, -i), Win-), e: Wænte, an; f.

Winchester

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[The name is got from the earlier Venta of Roman Britain. This form occurs in Latin works, e. g. : In Venta civitate, Bd. 4, 15: Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 300, 16. Monasterium in Wenta positum, vi. 29, 16.

Linked entries: Wænte Win-ceaster

hwanan

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, Bt. 5, 3; F. 10, 34. (2 e) cf.