á
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</b> at any time; unquarn. in any case, at all Mid máran unrǽde ðone him á behófode ( than was at all proper for him) Chr. 1093; Erl. 229, 3. Gif hé ó wǽre gecnyssed mid mænniscre herenesse, Gr. D. 59, 28. Eá lá !
réðe
Fierce, cruel, savage ⬩ severe, stern, austere, zealous ⬩ wild, savage, fierce; ⬩ severe, cruel, fierce, dire;
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Homl. 223, 6. of justifiable severity, ; severe, stern, austere, zealous; Strang wæs and réðe se ðe wætrum weóld (;the Deity at the time of the flood;) Cd. Th. 83, 8; Gen. 1376.
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sǽl
time, occasion ⬩ a fit time, season, opportunity, ⬩ circumstance, condition ⬩ happiness, good fortune, good time, prosperity
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Ðás wyrte man mæg niman on ǽlcne sǽl this plant may be gathered at any time, Lchdm. i. 112, 3. a fit time, season, opportunity, the definite time at which an event should take place Ðéh ðe seel síe etiamsi oportuerit, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 35.
Linked entry: sél
neorxna wang
Paradise
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Gif hé beget and yt rinde sió ðe cymþ of neorxna wonge, ne dereþ hím nán átter. Ðonne cwæþ se ðe ðás bóc wrát hió wǽre torbegete, Lchdm. ii. 114, 4. Neorxena wang, Gen. 2, 9 : 3, 8. Neorxnewong, Hpt. Gl. 447, 2. Nearxnewang, Hy. Surt. 64, 25.
steór-róðor
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God is steórróþer and helma clavus atque gubernaculum, Bt. 35, 3; Fox 158, 25. God ǽghwæ; wealt mid ðæm helman and mid ðæm stiórróþre his gódnesse Deus omnia bonitatis clavo gubernare credatur, 35, 4; Fox 160, 15. Steórróðre (stiór-, Cott.
þeóte
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Hé wundorlíce mid þeótum wæter út áteáh, Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 32. Hé ús ontýneþ heofenes þeótan, Blickl. Homl. 39, 31: 51, 11
FÚL
FOUL ⬩ dirty ⬩ impure ⬩ corrupt ⬩ rotten ⬩ stinking ⬩ guilty ⬩ convicted of a crime ⬩ fœdus ⬩ immundus ⬩ sordĭdus ⬩ obscœnus ⬩ spurcus ⬩ pūtĭdus ⬩ fœtĭdus ⬩ culpæ conscius ⬩ crīmĭne convictus
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Ath. i. 14; Th. i. 206, 20: v. § 1, 1; Th. i. 228, 14. Gif he ðonne fúl wurþe if he then be convicted, L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 280, 19: i. 2; Th. i. 282, 21: L. C. S. 30; Th. i. 394, 6
méd-sceatt
payment in reward of service done ⬩ a reward ⬩ wages ⬩ fee ⬩ payment for service or favour expected ⬩ a gift ⬩ present ⬩ a bribe
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Ath. i. 17; Th. i. 208, 14. Swylc geréfa swylc médsceat nime, and óðres ryht þurh ðæt álecge, iv. 1; Th. i. 222, 5: L. E. I. 16; Th. ii. 412, 12. Médsceattas munera propriæ, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 9.
gildan
To yield ⬩ pay ⬩ restore ⬩ requite ⬩ give ⬩ render ⬩ make an offering ⬩ serve ⬩ worship ⬩ reddere ⬩ solvere ⬩ tribuere ⬩ retribuere ⬩ rependere ⬩ restituere ⬩ service ⬩ colere
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Ath. i. 3; Th. i. 200, 18. Drihtne guldon gód they paid good to the Lord, Cd. 111; Th. 146, 9; Gen. 2419. Gilde be twífealdon duplum restituet, Ex. 22, 4, 7. Gilde twífealdon, 22. 9. Gilde ðone byrst reddet damnum, 22, 6, 12.
teón
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Ath. iv. 6; Th. i. 224, 15. Gif hwá óðerne tión wille, ðæt hé hwelcne ne gelǽste ðara ðe hé him gesealde, L. Alf. pol. 33; Th. i. 82, 5
ge-tíþian
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S. 26, 49. with clause and dat. of person Getíða mé synfullum ꝥ ic átéo þás hringan, Hml. S. 21, 66. Getídige ús God ꝥ wé magon eów secgan his láre, Hml.
ám-ber
a dry measure of four bushels ⬩ mensura continens quatuor modios sive bussellos ⬩ a liquid measure ⬩ batus ⬩ cadus ⬩ a vessel with one handle ⬩ a tankard ⬩ pitcher ⬩ pail ⬩ lagena ⬩ urceus ⬩ amphora ⬩ situla ⬩ hydria
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Ath. i. proœm; Th. i. 198, 6. Þritig ómbra rues cornes, feówer ámbru meolwes thirty ambers of rye-corn, four ambers of meal, Th. Diplm. A. D. 791-796; 40, 9, 10.
for-stelan
To steal with violence ⬩ rob ⬩ deprive ⬩ fūrāri ⬩ surrĭpĕre ⬩ prīvāre
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Ath. v. § 6, § 3; Th. i. 234, 4: L. Alf. 15; Th. i. 48, 5. Iacob niste, ðæt Rachel hæfde ða andlícnyssa forstolen Iacob ignōrābat, quod Rachel fūrāta esset idōla, Gen. 31, 32: Exon. 92 a; Th. 345, 18; Gn. Ex. 190.
mund-byrd
protection ⬩ patronage ⬩ aid ⬩ the fine paid for a violation of mund
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Ath. iv. 4; Th. i. 224, l
wé
We. ⬩ used of more than one person, ⬩ dual ⬩ plural ⬩ used by a king in reference to himself and his counsellors ⬩ used of one person, ⬩ by a writer or speaker ⬩ by a prince
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Ath. i. 2 ; Th. i. 200, 5. Wé (Cnut) willaþ, L. C. E. 6; Th. i. 364, 5. used of one person, by a writer or speaker Nú hæbbe wé scortlíce gesǽd (cf. Scortlíce ic hæbbe nú gesǽd, 10, 3), Ors. 1,1; Swt. 14, 26: 22, 1: 24, 23.
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weód
A useless or injurious plant, ⬩ a weed
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Swá hwá swá wille sáwan westmbǽre land, átió ǽrest of ealle ða weód ðe hé gesió, ðæt ðám æcerum derigen Bt. 23; Fox 78, 23 : Met. 12, 4, 28
hwǽr
Where ⬩ anywhere ⬩ somewhere ⬩ wheresoever ⬩ wherever
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Hý writon hwǽr ánne dóm hwǽr óðerne they wrote at one place one doom, at another another, L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 58, 16. combined with swá, wheresoever, wherever Swá hwǽr swá hold biþ ubicunque fuerit corpus, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 28.
stund
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</b> ¶ adverbial use of cases or adverbial phrases, cf. hwíl :-- Hé word stunde áhóf he spoke at once (cf. Ger. zur Stunde), Andr. Kmbl. 832; An. 416: 2993; An. 1499: Elen. Kmbl. 1445; El. 724: Ps. Th. 55, 11.
til
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good at anything, apt, capable, competent Hé wæs selfa til, heóld á ríce éðeldreámas, Cd. Th. 97, 2 ; Gen. 1606 : Beo. Th. 122; B. 61. Til sceal on éðle dómes wyrcean, Menol. Fox 500; Gn. C. 20.
CYRICE
in the compound ⬩ a church, the material structure ⬩ ecclesia ⬩ a heathen temple ⬩ templum paganum
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Peter's church [at Rome ], Chr. 688; Erl. 43, 7. Hí on cyrican in Eoferwícceastre bebyrigde wǽron they were buried in the church at York, Bd. 2, 14; S. 518, 2.