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cot-setla

(n.)
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See Andrews' Old English Manor, s. v

deáþ-godas

Grammar
deáþ-godas, Substitute: The infernal deities
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Manes deáðas and deáðgodas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 57

útan-cumen

Grammar
útan-cumen, I.
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Tó útancumenum mannum extraneis, Gr. D. 50, 14. Add

ciric-griþ

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-griþ, cyric-griþ; es; n.

Church-peace, right of sanctuaryecclesiæ pax

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Gif ǽnig man Godes ciricgriþ swá abrece, ðæt he binnon ciricwagum mannslaga weorþe, ðonne síg ðæt bótleás if any man so break God's church-peace, that he be a homicide within church-walls, then let that be bootless, L. C.

Linked entry: cyric-griþ

CLÆFRE

(n.)
Grammar
CLÆFRE, an; n. f.

CLOVERtrifolium pratense

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CLOVER; trifolium pratense Ðysse wyrte man crision and óðrum naman clæfre nemneþ a man names this herb κίρσιον, and by another name clover, Herb. 70; Lchdm. i. 172, 16.Clæfre nom. 172, 14. Hwíte clæfran wyrc clame work white clover to a paste, L.

nám

(n.)
Grammar
nám, e; f.

Seizure of property belonging to one which is in the hands of another

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Ne nime nán man náne náme, ne innan scíre ne út of scíre, ǽr man hæbbe þríwa on hundrede his rihtes gebeden; (but on the failure of legal means ) nime ðonne leáfe ðæt hé móte hentan æfter his ágenan, L. C. S. 19; Th. i. 386, 9-17. Cf.

bledu

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Man sceal habban beódas, bleda, mélas, cuppan, Angl. ix. 264, 17. Dó twá bleda fulle wæteres tó, Lch. ii. 38, 2, 4 : 118, 6. Add

cyrten

(adj.)
Grammar
cyrten, adj.
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Þá geceás man þá twégen cnihtas, for þám þe hí wǽron cáflice and cyrtene, Hml.

deáþ-lic

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Substitute: mortal, subject to death Ǽnig deáþlic man, Bt. 7, 3; F. 20, 7. Ǽlc deáþlic man, 24, 1; F. 80, 6. Hé cóm deáðlic . . . hé árás undeáðlic, Hml. Th. i. 222, 10: Bl. H. 21, 31.

ge-sóþian

(v.)
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Gif hé gewyrce ꝥ man hine áfylle þurh ꝥ þe hé ongeán riht geanbyrde, gif man ꝥ gesóðige (gesóðian mæge, v.l.), licge ǽgilde, Ll. Th. i. 404, 13. <b>I a.</b> gesóþian on ánum to convict a person of something. Cf.

sellan

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</b> add :-- Man bróhte his heáfod on ánum disce and sealde þám mǽdene; and þæt mǽden hyre méder, Mt. 14, 11

Cristen-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
Cristen-dóm, es; m.

ChristianityCHRISTENDOMthe christian world christianitas

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Ǽghwylc cristen man gýme his cristendómes georne let every christian man strictly keep his christianity L. Eth. v. 22; Th. i. 310, 5: vi. 27; Th. i. 322, 5; L. C. E. 19; Th. i. 370, 32; Ælfc. T. 28, 3.

tó-dón

(v.)
Grammar
tó-dón, p. -dyde.

to put asunder,divide,separateto undo,open

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Gif hwylc wíf twégen gebróðra nimþ hire tó gemæccan, óþerne æfter óþrum, tódó man hig (separentur), L. Ecg. P. ii. 11; Th. ii. 186, 10. Tódó man hig on twá separentur illi, 19; Th. ii. 188, 27. to undo, open Tódyde salvit, disligat, Germ. 402, 39.

swencan

(v.)
Grammar
swencan, p. te; pp. swenced, swenct (cf. swinkt = wearied, Comus v. 293)
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Ðý læs ðe mon unmihtigne man tó feor and tó lange for his ágenan swencte lest a man of small means should be made to toil too far and too long for his own, L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 290, 4.

leóf-spell

(n.)
Grammar
leóf-spell, es; n.
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A pleasant message Leófspell manig, Elen. Kmbl. 2032; El. 1017

be-byrignys

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Gangað tó deádra manna bebyrignesse, Verc. Först. 128, 8. Add

níþan

(v.)
Grammar
níþan, p. de
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To envy Þweora manna þeáw is ꝥ hí æfestiað óþra manna góddǽde and hefelíce níþað þá hí selfe nó ðý ǽr habban willað mos pravorum est invidere aliis virtutis bonum quod ipsi habere non appetunt, Gr. D. 117, 5

an-mitta

(n.)
Grammar
an-mitta, an; m.

A measurebushelmensuramodius

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Hæbbe ǽlc man rihtne anmittan, and rihte wǽgan, and rihte gemetu on ǽlcum þingum pondus habebis justum et verum, et modius æqualis et verus erit tibi, Deut. 25, 15

áwyrn

(adv.)
Grammar
áwyrn, adv.

Before ?anteaolim ?anywherein any placealicubi

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Fox; Manning says, - perhaps for áhwǽr, anywhere, in any place; alicubi Ne hýrde ic guman áwyrn [gumena fyrn, Grn.] ǽnigne ǽr ǽfre bringan sélran láre I have not heard before any other man ever bring better lore, Menol. Fox 200

burh-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
burh-gemót, es; n.
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A BURGMOTE, city-moot, meeting of townsmen, corporation; urbis comitia Hæbbe man þríwa on geáre burhgemót thrice in a year let a city-moot be held, L. Edg. ii. 5; Th. i. 268, 3: L. C. S. 18; Th. i. 386, 4