friþ-land
A land with which, one is at peace, with which ' friþ' has been made ⬩ pācis terra
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A land with which, one is at peace, with which ' friþ' has been made; pācis terra Hí ðone mǽstan hearm dydon ðe ǽfre here innon friþlande dón sceolde they did the greatest harm that ever an army could do in a land with which it was at peace, Chr. 1097
ge-drencan
To drench ⬩ drown ⬩ submergere ⬩ demergere
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To drench, drown; submergere, demergere Se wǽg gedrencte [-drecte MS.] dugoþ Egypta the wave drowned the army of the Egyptians, Cd. 167; Th. 209, 16; Exod. 500. Deáþe gedrenced drenched with death, 144; Th. 179, 25; Exod. 34.
ge-selda
One of the same dwelling, a companion, comrade ⬩ contŭbernālis, sŏcius
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Th. 3972; B.1984: Exon. 77 a; Th. 289, 24; Wand. 53
Linked entry: -selda
un-geférlíc
That cannot be united or that separates
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That cannot be united or that separates; applied to war in which those, who naturally should be comrades, are opposed, civil, social Wearþ ofer ealle Italia ungeférlíc unsibb sociale bellum tota commovit Italia, Ors. 5, 10; Swt. 232, 31: 5, 10 tit.;
hornnaap
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drenc
DRENCH, dose, draught, drink ⬩ pōtus, pōtio ⬩ a drowning ⬩ demersio, submersio
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Se drenc deádbǽra wæs the drink was deadly, Homl. Th. ii. 158, 22. Wín nys drenc cilda vinum non est pōtus puerōrum, Coll. Monast. Th. 35, 19: Homl. Th. ii. 158, 17.
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a-weaxan
To wax ⬩ grow ⬩ arise ⬩ come forth ⬩ crescere ⬩ oriri ⬩ provenire
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To wax, grow, arise, come forth; crescere, oriri, provenire Him aweaxeþ wynsum gefeá to them shall grow winsome delight, Exon. 26 a ; Th. 77, 7 ; Cri. 1253: Ps. Th. 128, 4: Exon. 103 a; Th. 391, 24; Rä. 10, 10 : 103 b; Th. 392, 6; Rä. 11, 3: Elen.
dæftan
To make conveniant or ready, put in order ⬩ apparare, sternere
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To make conveniant or ready, put in order; apparare, sternere Ðæt he sceolde gearcian anddæftan his weg [MS. weig] that he might prepare and make ready his way, Homl. Th. i. 362, 8. Menn dæftaþ heora hús men put their houses in order, ii. 316, 7.
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mǽg-lagu
Law regulating the duties and responsibilities of kinsmen
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Law regulating the duties and responsibilities of kinsmen (mǽgas), e. g. in the matter of paying or receiving certain parts of the wergild if one of their number slew or was slain Hé (mynster-munuc) gǽþ of his mǽglage ðonne hé gebýhþ tó regollage, L.
medu-heall
A mead-hall ⬩ banqueting-hall
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In meoduhealle, 76 b; Th. 288, 6; Wand. 27: 79 a; Th. 297, 16; Crä. 69: 85 b; Th. 321, 33; Víd. 55. In medohealle, Elen. Kmbl. 2515; El. 1259
níd-þeówetling
One who is forced into slavery
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One who is forced into slavery (for an unsatisfied claim) Hér kýð on ðissere béc ðæt Ælfríc wolde þeówian Putraele him tó nýdþeówetlinge (the enslavement was abandoned at the intercession of Bora, Ælfric's brother, on payment to Ælfric of eight oxen;
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ge-hú
In any manner
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In any manner He is gecweden hláf ðurh getácnunge and lamb and leó and gehú elles he is called bread typically and lamb and lion and in any other way, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 17.
Linked entry: HÚ
forþ-gesceaft
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cf. forþ, 3), the state of the angels whose tenure of heaven was to continue for ever. Cf. God þá nigon engla werod gestaþelfæste swá þæt hí nǽfre ne mihton fram his willan gebúgan, Hml.
ge-rádlíce
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Intelligently, clearly Genóh gerádlíce (-ráde-, v. l.) ic wát plane scio, Gr. D. 91, 5. Ic swá gerádelíce ne can nec conjicere scio, 172, 28. Þá epactas þe wise preóstas oft ymbe gerádlíce wurdliað, Angl. viii. 300, 45.
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GE-DÉFE
Becoming ⬩ fit ⬩ proper ⬩ seemly ⬩ convenient ⬩ agreeable ⬩ decent ⬩ quiet ⬩ mild ⬩ meek ⬩ gentle ⬩ kind ⬩ benevolent ⬩ congruus ⬩ convĕniens ⬩ dĕcens ⬩ opportūnus ⬩ hŏnestus ⬩ quiētus ⬩ mansuētus ⬩ bĕnignus
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Becoming, fit, proper, seemly, convenient, agreeable, decent, quiet, mild, meek, gentle, kind, benevolent; congruus, convĕniens, dĕcens, opportūnus, hŏnestus, quiētus, mansuētus, bĕnignus Swá hit gedéfe wæs as it was fit, Beo.
Linked entry: deáf-líc
sund
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Ðá wæs sund liden then was the sea passed, 452; B. 223. Se stán tógán, streám út áweóll ... sund grunde onféng, Andr. Kmbl. 3055; An. 1530. Sund unstille, Exon. Th. 338, 14; Gn. Ex. 78.
heán
low ⬩ poor ⬩ mean ⬩ ignoble ⬩ base ⬩ humbled ⬩ depressed ⬩ dejected ⬩ cast down ⬩ miserable ⬩ wretched ⬩ mean ⬩ base ⬩ low
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Hé sceal heán þonan, geómor hweorfan, þám bið gomenes wana, Gú. 1327 (cf. 1353): An. 893: Ph. 554: B. 2099: 2408. Hé heán gewát, dreáme bedǽled, 1274.
ge-þinge
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Hé him wítgode wyrda geþingu he should foretell to him what was appointed to happen, Dan. 545
síþ
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Ðæt wæs hreówlíc síþ eallre ðissere þeóde, ðæt hé swá raðe his líf geendade, Chr. 1057 ; Erl. 192, 20. Wá heom ðæs síðes ðe hí men wurdon alas for them that it was their lot to be born men, Wulfst. 27, 3.
twi-béte
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Needing double compensation; a term applied to an offence when from special circumstances the bót was twice that to be paid in an ordinary case Gif hwá nunnan mid hǽmedþinge oþþe on hire hrægl oþþe on hire breóst bútan hire leáfe gefó, sié hit twybéte
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