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bísgung

(n.)
Grammar
bísgung, e; f. [ = a-bísgung = a-býsgung]

Business, occupationnegotium, occupatio

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Ne forlǽte se reccere ða inneran giémenne ðæs godcundan þiówdómes for ðære abísgunge ðara úterra weorca let not the ruler forsake the inner care of the divine ministration for the occupation of outer works, Past. 18, 1; Hat. MS. 25 a, 29, 27, 30

Linked entry: býsgung

ge-fég

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fég, -feig, es; n.

A joiningjuncturecommissurajunctura

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Mennisce handa hit ne mihton towurpan, for ðam fæstum gefége ðæs feóndlícan temples human hands could not overthrow it because of the fast joining of the devilish temple, Homl. Th. ii. 510, 14

Linked entry: -fég

tǽnel

(n.)
Grammar
tǽnel, es; m.

A wicker basket

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Hé him on hand genam ǽnne lytelne tǽnel mid caricum gefylledne, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 661, 714. Tǽnelas fiscellos, tǽnel fiscellus, Hpt. Gl. 497, 42. 43. Tǽnelum fiscellis, 468, 25: Wrt. Voc. ii. 34, 4

Linked entry: sprincel

tún-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
tún-scipe, es; m.
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The inhabitants of a tún Cýþe hé hit ðonne hé hám cyme; and gif hit cuce orf biþ mid his túnscipes gewitnysse on gemǽnre lǽse gebringe. Gif hé swá ne déð ǽr fíf nihtum, cýþan hit ðæs túnes men ðam hundredes ealdre, L. Edg. S. 8; Th. i. 274, 26.

dípan

(v.)
Grammar
dípan, p. te.
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Hafa þú þíne þrí fingras swílce þú dýpan wille . . . Swilce þú feþere hæb(b)e and hí dýpe, Tech. ii. 128, 18-22. to baptize Ic eówic dépu ( baptizo) wætere . . . sé eówic dépið (baptizabit ) fýre, Mt. R. 3, 11.

Linked entry: dépan

eaxel

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Grn. 9, 14.Þú mid þínre brádre hand þá nunnan ofer hire eaxle þaccodest, Gr. D. 190, 14. Hine þonne ofer eaxle besihð se déma tó þám forwyrhtum, Wlfst. 256, 8. Eaxla humeri, Wrt. Voc. i. 64, 67: 283, 5. Eahslum scapulis, Bl. Gl. Add

geond-smeágan

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Voc. ii. 29, 36 enixe geondsmeád oððe geornlíce; geondsmeád belongs to enucleata, which has s

god-sibb

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Add: One who has become spiritually related to another (a baptized child or its parents) by acting as sponsor at baptism Hine (Malcolm ) slóh Moræl; sé wæs Melcolmes cynges godsib, Chr. 1093; P. 228, 9. Nán man on his godsibbe ne wífige (cf.

gripa

(n.)
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L. has gripa (acc. pl. from gripu ? or gripā = gripan ?) ł handfulla] gæderað qui manipulos collegit, Ps. Rdr. 128, 7

nón-tíd

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Tó þǽre nóntíde hám hweorfan, Gr. D. 206, 18. Hé is deád gyrstandæge on þá nóntíde, 306, 10. Add

æfter-gengness

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-gengness, e; f.

posteritysuccession in an officeinferiority of position, occupation of the lowest place

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Th. ii. 206, 10. succession in an office For ðǽre gewissan æftergencgnysse (-gegencgednysse, v. 1.) ðæt is ðæt se sunu sceolde symle fón tó ðám háde æfter his fæder geendunge, Hml. S. 10, 219.

ge-beorglic

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Substitute: Safe, not productive of harm or preventive of harm. [Take here Coll. M. 24, 21 under ge-beorhlic] God forgifð ús menigfealde wæstmas, þǽra wé sculon brúcan swá ús gebeorhlic sý (in such a way as not to harm ourselves), Hml. S. 11. 357.

Linked entries: -beorglic ge-beorhlic

irfe

(n.)
Grammar
irfe, ierfe, yrfe, es; n.

Inheritanceproperty

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property to warranty, and demand of the hand which has that property, that he make the chattel uncontestable to him; or prove that the dead man never owned that property, L.

ós

(n.)
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Óðinn var göfgastr af öllum, ok af honum námu þeir allir íþróttirnar: því at hann kunni fyrst allar ok þó fiestar. . . . Hann ok hofgoðar hans heita ljóðasmiðir, því at sfi íþrótt hófst af þeim í norðrlöndum, c. 6. See also c. 7, and Salm.

Linked entry: ésa

án-wealda

(n.)
Grammar
án-wealda, án-walda, an; m. [án one, sole; wealda, walda a ruler]

The one or sole ruler of a province or of the universea sovereigngovernormagistratea powerqui solus dominaturmonarchadominusgubernatormagistratuspotestas

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The one or sole ruler of a province or of the universe, a sovereign, governor, magistrate, a power; qui solus dominatur, monarcha, dominus, gubernator, magistratus, potestas Se Ánwealda hæfþ ealle his gesceafta befangene and getogene the governor has

Linked entries: án-walda wealda

ceald

(n.)
Grammar
ceald, cald, es; n.

Cold, coldnessfrigus

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Cold, coldness; frigus Somod hát and ceald heat also and cold, Cd. 192; Th. 239, 29; Dan. 377; Cd. 216; Th. 273, 5; Sat. 132. Hátes and cealdes of heat and of cold, Exon. 117b; Th. 451, 20; Dóm. 106.

dollíce

(adv.)
Grammar
dollíce, adv.

Foolishly, rashlystulte, insāne

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C. 35; Th. ii. 356, note 2, line 10: Past. 20, 1; Hat. MS. 29 b, 4

for-wiernan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wiernan, -wirnan; p. de; pp. ed

To hinderpreventkeep fromwithholdarcērerĕtĭnēre

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Ðæt mann forwierne his sweorde blódes, ðæt hwá forwirne his láre ðæt he mid ðære ne ofsleá ðæs flǽsces lustas keeping one's sword from blood is withholding one's instruction, and not slaying with it the lusts of the flesh, Past. 49; Hat. MS

hengen-wítnung

(n.)
Grammar
hengen-wítnung, e; f.

The punishment of imprisonment

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The punishment of imprisonment Gif forworht man friþstól geséce and þurh ðæt feorh geyrne ðonne sý þreóra án for his feore búte man bet geárian wille wergild éce þeówet hengenwítnung if a man who has forfeited his life gain a sanctuary, and thereby secure

hreác-copp

(n.)
Grammar
hreác-copp, hreác-mete

macoli summitascaput macholifirma ad macholum faciendum

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The Latin version has macoli summitas, caput macholi for the former, and firma ad macholum faciendum for the latter.

Linked entry: copp