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licgan

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On þæt crundel þǽr se haga út ligeþ, Cht. E. 294, 23.

sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽc, spǽc, spréc, e; f.

Speech.speech, talking speech, the faculty of speaking skilful speech, speaking with art, eloquencewhat is said, a speech, saying, collection of words speech, language, talk, discourse, wordsa speech, languagespeech, e.g. to have speech of or with a person, conversation, consultation, conference, discussiona question, case that requires explanationa sentence, decision, agreement, termsa case, cause, suit, claimtalk about a person or thing, report, fame words denoting places where there is speakinglingua, loquelacolloquium, eloquium, ratio, judicium, consilium, senatus

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Ðæt folc ðe hæfde ǽnige sprǽce eode út tó ðam getelde omnis populus, qui habebat aliquam quaestionem, egrediebatur ad tabernaculum, Ex. 33, 7.

HWÍL

(n.)
Grammar
HWÍL, e; f.

A WHILE

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Ðá besæt sió fierd hie ðǽr útan ða hwíle ðe hie ðǽr lengest mete hæfdon the English force besieged the Danes there as long as ever they had provisions there, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 29.

ge-biddan

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Uton gebiddan ús tó úrum Drihtne, 139, 31. Gehwá sceal hine gebiddan to his Drihtne ánum (Vominum Deum tuum adorabis, Mt. 4, 10), Hml. Th. i. 166, 28. Hé wæs simle hine tó Drihtne gebiddende, Bl. H. 229, 19. with dat.

ládian

(v.)
Grammar
ládian, p. ode.

to excuseclearexculpatedefend

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For ðan ðú tówyrpest ðíne fýnd and ealle ða ðe unrihtwísnesse ládiaþ and scyldaþ ut destruas inimicum et defensorem, Ps. Th. 8, 3.

Linked entries: lǽdend be-ládian

leód

(n.)
Grammar
leód, es; pl. [which is more frequent] leóde; m.

A manpoeta princemenpeoplecountry

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Ðæt Súþseaxnamǽgþ sceolde habban ágenne bisceop on heora leódum ut provincia Australium Saxonum ipso proprium haberet episcopum, 5, 18 ; S. 636, 14. Æþelwulf tó his leódum cuom, Chr. 855; Erl. 68, 31.

Linked entries: leóde leód-geld

stíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ, adj.
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Se man ðe tó ðon stíð biþ ðæt hé áðas sylþ ðæt hé tó nánre sybbe fón nelle homo qui adeo durus sit ut juramenta praestet, se nullam pacem admittere velle, L. Ecg.

Linked entries: stiép stíþe

wanian

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
wanian, p. ode. I. trans.
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Hé bebeád ðæt mon nǽnne mon ne slóge, and eác ðæt man nánuht ne wanade ne ne yfelade ðæs ðe on ðǽm ciricum wǽre dato prae*-*cepto, ut si qui in sancta loca confugissent, hos inviolatos securosque esse sinerent, Ors. 6, 38 ; Swt. 296, 32. (3 a) to weaken

Linked entry: a-wanian

ge-samnian

(v.)
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Ꝥte hiá mið woere hire gisomnia ðú gimeodomiga ut eam cum uiro suo copulare digneris, Rtl. 108, 42. Ðá gesinhíwan . . . bióð gesomnode (conjuncti) ðæt . . . Past. 397, 9. <b>IV bb.

ge-scippan

(v.)
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Ðætte ðæt mód gemyne of ðǽm suingum ðe ðæt flǽsc ðolað tó hwǽm eal monncyn gesceapen is ut animus cui sit conditioni snbditus, ex percussa, quam sustinet, carne memoretur, Past. 255, 19. Þá sár and þá brocu þe se man tó gesceapen is, Bl. H. 59, 34.

lócian

(v.)
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&#39; Lǽdað út þæt wíf and þá þe hire tó lóciað. &#39; . . . Hé lǽddon hí of þǽre birig mid eallum hire mágum, Jos. 6, 22. (γ a) of things, to belong to :-- Ðás þreó béc lóciað intó Strǽtforda, C.

lufian

(v.)
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Ic geteáh his mód tó þon ꝥ hé lufode mid his brádre hand þá nunnan and ofer þá sculdru geþaccode cujus meniem traxerit, ut in terga ejusdem sanctimonialis feminae blandiens alapam daret, Gr. D. 189, 22.

open

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Ðonne hí wyrcað ðá openan scylda, Past. 439, 21. of speech, that conceals nothing Nǽnig mon his geþóht openum wordum út ne cýðe, nemo palam pronunciet, Nar. 28, 29. of a season, where nothing is concealed In þá openan tíd (the day of judgement), Ph.

sacu

(n.)
Grammar
sacu, e; f.

strife, contention, dissension, sedition, disputedistress, trouble, affliction, persecutioncrime, guilta contention at law, a suit, cause, action

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It is thus explained in the Latin version of an Anglo-Saxon charter where it is found Ic an heom ealswá ðæt hý habben ðǽrofer saca and sócna iis (sanctus Petrus et fratres Westmonasterienses) etiam concedens ut insuper habeant priuilegium tenendi curiam

Linked entries: ge-sacu sac sæc

wita

(n.)
Grammar
wita, an; m.

one who knowsa person of understanding or learninga wise manone able to give counsela counsellorone able to give counsel in affairs of stateone who takes part in the councils of a nation a leading manan eldera chief personseniorone who has knowledgea witnessa wise manone professing supernatural knowledge

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Similar entries v. ǽ-, burh-, folc-, fyrn-, ge-, láh-, lár-, leód-, rǽd-, rún-, scír-, stíg-, un-, úþ-, þeód-, weorold-wita

Linked entries: weota wieta wiota

ge-faran

(v.)
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Uton spirian be bócan hwæt þá gefóran, þá þe God lufedon, and hwæt þá gefóran, ðá þe God græmedon, Wlfst. 130, 11-13. Gá hé tó corsnǽde and þár þonne æt gefare ꝥ ꝥ God wille (rǽde, l. 29), Ll. Th. i. 344, 23: 362, 20, 26.

of

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
of, prep. with dat., or adv.

Offromout ofoffas regardsabout

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Fixas cwelaþ gyf hí of wætere beóþ, Lchdm. iii. 272, 25. as regards, about Fela spella him sǽdon ða Beormas ǽgðer ge of hiera ágnum lande ge of ðǽm landum ðe ymb hié útan wǽron, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 31.

Linked entry: ob

lagu

(n.)
Grammar
lagu, e; f.

Lawstatutedecreeregulationrulefixed custom

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Hwilc óðer þeód is swá mǽre ðæt hæbbe laga and rihte dómas and ealle ǽ quæ est alia gens sic inclyta, ut habeat ceremonias justaque judicia et universam legem, Deut. 4, 8.

Linked entries: laga lah ge-lagu

lyft

(n.)
Grammar
lyft, es, e; m. f. n.

Airatmospherebreezeskyheavenscloud

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Stemn is geslagen lyft ... ǽlc stemn biþ geworden of ðæs múþes clypunge and of ðære lyfte cnyssunge; se múþ drýfþ út ða clypunge and seó lyft biþ geslagen mid ðære clypunge, Ælfc. Gr. 1; Som. 2, 31-35.

Linked entries: lift loft

weorþscipe

(n.)
Grammar
weorþscipe, es; m.
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Swelce wræccan woldon underfón ðone weorðscipe and eác ða byrðenne infirmus quisque, ut honoris (plebium ducatus) onus percipiat, anhelat Past. 7 ; Swt. 51, 23.