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fald-gang-penig

(n.)
Grammar
fald-gang-penig, es ; m.

Fold-going money, money paid by a vassal to be free from sending sheep to fold on his lord's land nummus dŏmĭno sŏlūtus a vassallo, ut a secta faldæ lībĕrārētur

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Fold-going money, money paid by a vassal to be free from sending sheep to fold on his lord's land; nummus dŏmĭno sŏlūtus a vassallo, ut a secta faldæ lībĕrārētur, Som. Ben. Lye

flotian

(v.; part.)
Grammar
flotian, part. flotigende; p. ode; pp. od [floten, pp. of fleótan to float]

To floatfluitāre

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To float; fluitāre Beó án scip flotigende swá néh ðan lande swá hit nýxt mǽge let a ship be floating as near the land as it nearest can, Chr. 1031; Erl. 162, 6

wilde

(adj.)
Grammar
wilde, adj.

Having powerpowerfulstrong

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Beó á seó mildheortnys wyldre ðonne se rihta dóm semper superexaltet misericordiam judicium R. Ben. 118, 27. Ðæt ðæt gesceád beó wylldre ðonne seó yfele gewilnung, Basil admn. 3; Norm. 40, 3.

blǽd-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
blǽd-fæst, adj.

Prosperousprosper

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Prosperous; prosper Heó abreát blǽdfæstne beorn she destroyed a prosperous hero, Beo. Th. 2602; B. 1299

Linked entry: tír-fæst

sang

(n.)
Grammar
sang, song

a bed

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a bed Song ł bedd stratum, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 15: Lk. Skt. Lind. 22, 12

brand

an error of the copyist fora son.

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Beo. Th. 2045, note; B. 1020, note; an error of the copyist for bearn a son

hundred-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
hundred-gemót, hundredes gemót, es; n.
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Séce man hundredes gemót be wíte let the hundredmoot be attended under penalty of a fine, L. C. S. 17; Th. i. 386, 1

ge-fic

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Ben. 125, 2. Add

wæter-ýþ

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-ýþ, e; f.

A wave of water, a wave

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A wave of water, a wave Beorh wunode on wonge wæterýðum neáh, Beo. Th. 4477;B. 2242

á-werian

(v.)

to wear out

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to wear out On sumera seó cúle sceal beón þynne oððe eald áwered, R. Ben. 88, 12

ge-bétan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bétan, he -béteþ, pl. -bétaþ; p. bétte, pl. bétton; pp. -béted, -bétt; v. trans, [ge-, bétan to amend] .

to make betterimprovemendamendrepairemendārerepărāreto make strongfortifysurround with a wallconfirmāremunīremūrāreto make amendsreparation'bót' forrepentto obtain a remedy againstto get 'bót' fromavenge

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Beo. Th. 4922; B. 2465

Linked entries: ge-bétt ge-bótad

wáclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wáclíce, adv.

weaklyfeeblypoorlymeanlycheaply

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Ben. Interl. 92, 4. Diminutiva syndon wanigendlíce ... bene wel, and of ðam is belle ná ealles swá wel, bellissime ealra wáclícost, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 231, 4

hlæst

(n.)
Grammar
hlæst, es; n.

Burden, freight, lading

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Hwá ðæm hlæste onféng who received that freight, Beo. Th. 104; B. 52: Cd. 71; Th. 85, 29; Gen. 1422. Hlæst beran to bear a burden, Exon. 101 a; Th. 381, 23; Rä. 2, 15. Ic ástíge mín scyp mid hlæstum mínum ego ascendo navem cum mercibus meis, Coll.

embe-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
embe-þencan, part. -þencende; p. -þohte; pp. -þoht

To think about, to be anxious for, careful sollĭcĭtus esse

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To think about, to be anxious for, careful; sollĭcĭtus esse Ne beó ge embeþencende hú oððe hwæt ge sprecon, oððe andswarion nōlīte sollĭcĭti esse quālĭter aut quid respondeātis, aut quid dīcātis, Lk. Bos. 12, 11

Linked entry: ymb-þencan

á-grápian

(v.)
Grammar
á-grápian, p. ode
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To handle, grasp Búton mín líchama beó on þínum bendum genyrwod and fram ðínum cwellerum on þínum copsum ágrápod unless my body in thy fetters be handled (tormented) by thy executioners , Hml. S. 8, 121

Linked entry: grápian

tǽcing

(n.)
Grammar
tǽcing, e; f.

the pointing out of a course to be followed, direction, teaching.teaching, doctrine

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the pointing out of a course to be followed, direction, teaching. v. tǽcan, IV, and previous word Hér is seó ǽ, ðe ðú under hire tǽcinge winnan wylt, R. Ben. 96, 23. Sý him þreál geboden be regoles tǽcinge, 126, 4.

mis-fón

(v.)

to fail to taketo mistake

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Be ðǽm ðe on cyricean misfón. Gif hwylc bróðor wǽgþ and misféhþ ( makes a mistake ) on boduncge sealma, R. Ben. 71, 4-5. Wín gedéþ, ðæt furþon witan oft misfóþ and fram rihtum geleáfan búgan, 65, 5.

Linked entries: mis-cirran fón

mǽþ

Grammar
mǽþ, <b>. I.</b>
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Ben. I. 88, 6

beód-lǽs

(n.)
Grammar
beód-lǽs, e; f.
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Cf. beód, <b>Ib,</b> beód-ern

Linked entry: lǽs

bóc-cest

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-cest, -cist, e; -ciste, an; f.
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Substitute: A receptacle for books, of books for reading Béc of bóccystan codices de blibliotheca, R. Ben. I. 83, 3. Apollonius his bócciste untýnde and ásmeáde þone rǽdels æfter údwitena wísdóme, Ap. Th. 5, 24. Bóccysta armaria, An.