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elmestlíc

(adj.)
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elmestlíc, adj.

Charitable mĭsĕrĭcors

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Charitable; mĭsĕrĭcors Swé hit him bóem rehtlícast and elmestlícast wére as might be most righteous and most charitable for both, Th. Diplm. A. D. 830; 465, 23

medu-stíg

(n.)
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medu-stíg, e; f.

Path to the mead-hall

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Path to the mead-hall Cyning of brýdbúre treddode ... and his cwén mid him medostíg gemæt ... Hróðgár tó healle geóng, Beo. Th. 1845-1855; B. 920-925

geon-síþ

(n.)
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a yon-journey, journey to the other world, death Æfter hyra geonsíðe hié tó hellewítum beóð gelǽdde, Verc. Först. 147. Cf. ellor-síþ, heonan-síþ, hin-síþ

gramlíce

(adv.)
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Gramlíce God his hálgena þrowunga on him gewræc, Hml. Th. i. 526, 2. Geoffra ðám godum ꝥ ic ðé gramlíce ne fordó, Hml. S. 8, 83. Add

swinc

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Dele second passage, for which see swinge, and add Swá hwæt swá hé begit his swinces tó médes hé hit bringð tó mé, Hml. S. 36, 43

on-settan

(v.)

to oppress, bear down

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to oppress, bear down Hé hig yfele onsette vehementer oppresserat eos, Jud. 4, 3. Ða Cristenan him mid heora wǽpnum hýndon and onsetton, Blickl. Homl. 203, 17

Linked entry: an-settan

áþ-wyrþe

Entitled to make oath

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Add: Entitled to make oath Sé þe mánáð swerige, and hit him on open wurðe, ꝥ hé nǽfre eft áðwyrðe ne sý, Ll. Th. i. 212, 19

cyre-líf

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For 'A choice . . . eligunt' substitute: the condition of life which allows a person to choose his lord, the state of dependence on a lord whom a person has chosen Gehicgon hig eác ꝥ hig gehealdon heora clǽnnysse, oððe beón geférlǽhte þǽre gefæstnuncge

mán

(adj.)
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mán, adj.
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Þá oðswóran hié mid þǽm bismerlicestan áðe þæt hié him nǽfre on fultume nǽre, þéh þá áðas wǽren neár máne (or sbst.?] þonne sóðe turpissimam rupti foederis labem adcumulavere perjurio, Ors. 4, 3 ; S. 162, 12.

gædeling

A kinsman, relative

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His gædelinges (uncle's)gúðgewǽdu, B. 2617. Gewát him se góda mid his gædelingum, B. 2949. Geþenc . . . hwá þá gyfe sealde gingum gædelingum (Shadrach, &c.), Dan. 422

heago-rún

(n.)
Grammar
heago-rún, e; f.

A mystery in which magic is involved, necromancy

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A mystery in which magic is involved, necromancy Hú mambres ontýnde ða drýlícan bec his bréðer iamnes and him geopenude ða heagorúne ðæs deófelgildes his bróður aperuit mambres libros magicos fratris sui iamnis et fecit nicromantiam et eduxit ab inferis

Linked entry: rún

sac-leás

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Add Æilsig, ðe ðá men bohte, nam hig and freóde uppan Petrocys weófede ǽfre saclés, C. D. iv. 313, 11. Hé dide hine sylfne and his ofspreng ǽfre freóls and sacclés, 314, 8.

ufan

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ufan, <b>. II.</b> ¶
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Th. i. 206, 21. figurative Þ hine man forgulde mid healfan punde; gif wé þonne gyld árǽrdon, ꝥ him man ýhte ufon on ꝥ be his wlites weorðe, Ll. Th. i. 234, 6. v. ofer-, wiþ-ufan

wépan

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Hé ormód hine selfne ongan wépan. Bt. I ; F. 4, 4

be-hýdan

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Ne mæg hine nán man behýdan wið hire hǽto, Ps. Th. 18, 6. Nis mín bán wið þé behýded (occultatum), 138, 13: Bl. H. 93, 35. Behéd lác munus absconditum, Kent. Gl. 780. Of þám díglum stówum þe on behýdde (abditi) wǽron. Bd. I. 16; Sch. 44, 14.

for-ildan

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Ðæt hié ne forielden ðone tíman ðe hié teola on dón mægen, Past. 281, 19

Linked entry: for-yldan

hnigian

(v.)
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hnigian, p. ode

To bend down [the head]

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To bend down [the head] Ðonne uplang ásitte hnigie let him sit up and bend his head downwards, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 18, 16

on-sendan

(v.)

to send off, despatch (an emissary)to send forth or out,to emit (an odour, etc.)to send forth (the spirit), to give up (the ghost)

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Him his sunu hám onsende filium remisit, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 206, 2. Hine God ús onsende, Beo. Th. 770; B. 382. Se ðisne ár hider onsende, Andr. Kmbl. 3207; An. 1606. Ðá onbeád heó him ðæt hé hire tó onsænde all ða gesíðwíf, Shrn. 87, 21.

Linked entry: an-sendan

ge-logian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-logian, p. ode; pp. od

To place, lodge, dispose, regulateponere, disponere, reponere, collocare

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He wæs gelogod to his folcum he was gathered to his people, Deut. 32, 50

Linked entry: lógian

hwá

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Gif hié hwæt suá heálicra yfela on him ongieten si qua valde sunt eorum prava, Past. 197, 5. Gif him gebyrige ðæt hé on ðæs hwæt befoo ðe wið his willan sié, 198, 23. Hwæt swylces, Gr. D. 138, 2.