hláford-hyldo
Fidelity to a lord, ⬩ loyalty
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Eall ðæt wé ǽfre for riht-hláfordhelde dóþ all that we ever do from true loyalty, L. C. E. 20; Th. i. 372, 10
Linked entry: riht-hláfordhyldu
ge-warnian
To warn
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Ðá gewarnode man hí ðæt ðǽr wæs fyrd æt Lundene then they had notice that there was a force at London, Chr. 1009; Erl. 143, 12. Ðá wearþ Godwine gewarnod then was earl Godwin warned, 1052; Erl. 183, 2.
biddan
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Hé bæd þone hálgan wer sumne dǽl eles, Hml. Th. ii. 178, 16. Add
wringan
To wring ⬩ to twist ⬩ to squeeze out
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Genim ðære ylcan wyrte leáf, ðonne heó grénost beó, wyl on wætere, and wring ðæt wós, Lchdm. i. 72, 7. Wring ðæt seáw, ii. 110, 26: 240, 8. Ne miht ðú wín wringan on midne winter. Bt. 5,2; Fox 10, 31. Tó wringen[n]e ad exprimendos, Hpt. Gl. 468, 32.
Linked entry: a-wringan
séðan
To declare true ⬩ affirm ⬩ attest ⬩ prove
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Ealle hálige gewritu sóðlíce séðaþ, ðæt se is Hǽlend Crist, Homl. Th. ii. 414, 9. Hé árás on ðam þriddan dæge, swá swá gewritu séðaþ, 598, 4. Sum óðer séðde and cwæþ alius quidam affirmabat dicens, Lk. Skt. 22, 59.
þaca
A covering ⬩ roof
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A covering, roof Ðone song hé gehýrde tó him neálǽcan, óð ðæt hé becom tó ðeacan ðære cyricean (ad tectum oratorii), Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 43. Cf. Bordðeaca, brodthaca testudo, Txts. 101, 1999. Bordþacan latrariis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 52
Linked entry: þeaca
á-þreótan
To make weary. ⬩ alone
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Hú micel scyld ðæt sié ðæt monn áðreóte ðǽre nǽtinge yfelra monna, 353, II. His mé sceal áþreótan, Ors. 5, 2;S. 218, 21. with a (negative) clause Ðæt hiene ná ne áðriét ðæt hé hí tó him ne laðige non cessat vocare, Past. 405, 22.
ge-unclǽnsian
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Add: to defile Ne geunclǽnsað ( coinquinat ) ðæt nó ðone mon ðæt on his múð gáð, ac ðæt ðæt of his muðe gǽð, ðæt hine geunclǽnsað, Past. 317, 14
Beda
Venerable Bede
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And ǽghwæðerne þurh þénunge ðæs árwurþan biscopes Johannes þurh hǽse and bebod Ceolferþes ðæs Abbudes. — Of ðære tíde ðæs ðe ic Mæssepreóstháde onféng óþ nigon and fíftig wintra mínre yldo, ic ðás béc for mínre nýdþearfe and mínra freónda of geweorcum
þurh-gangan
to go over or through ⬩ perambulate ⬩ to pierce
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Spl. 90, 6. to pierce Ne forhtast ðú ðé on dæge flán on lyfte, ðæt ðé þuruhgangan gáras on ðeóstrum, Ps. Th. 90, 6. [Goth. þairh-gaggan: O. H. Ger. durh-gangan.]
nigon
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Hé ús benimeð þára nigon dǽla, 6. Of þǽm nigon dǽlum, 262, 15. Þá nigan dǽlas, Bl. H. 51, 2. Nigen, 209, 27. as part of an ordinal On ðǽm nigon and hundsiofantigoðan sealme, Past. 413, 10: R. Ben. 37, 19 : Ps. Th. 29, arg.
turf
a turf ⬩ sod ⬩ piece of earth with grass on it ⬩ turf ⬩ greensward ⬩ the grassy surface of the earth
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Genim feówer tyrf on feówer healfa ðæs landes . . . drýpe on ðone staðol ðara turfa . . . bere ða turf tó circean and maessepreóst ásinge feówer mæssan ofer ðan turfon, and wende man ðæt gréne tó ðan weofode, and siþþan gebringe man ða turf ðǽr hí ǽr
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un-þearf
Disadvantage ⬩ hurt ⬩ harm ⬩ detriment
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Nú hæfð se yfela gást seofontealde ungifa, ðæt sýn unþearfa manegra manna, Wulfst. 52, 9
swinge
A stripe, stroke. ⬩ a stroke with a scourge or rod ⬩ chastisement, afflicting stroke ⬩ flagellum ⬩ a winnow, fan
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ceastre bútan ðæm hiéwete ǽlcre suingean (swingan, Cote.
Linked entry: swynge
gild-rǽden
The relation involved in membership of a guild
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Ðæt byþ rihtlíce gecweden gyldrǽdene ðæt we ðus dón that is very properly agreed upon as a part of guild-membership, that we do thus, 607, 24
scrífan
To decree ⬩ appoint ⬩ to decree to a person as his lot ⬩ to allot ⬩ assign ⬩ to fix as his lot for a person ⬩ to decree after judgment ⬩ to adjudge ⬩ doom ⬩ inflict ⬩ impose ⬩ pass as a sentence upon a person ⬩ to shrive ⬩ to impose penance after confession ⬩ to hear confession and then impose penance ⬩ to care for ⬩ regard
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Ðǽr ábidan sceal maga máne fáh, hú him Metod scrífan wille, Beo. Th. 1963; B. 979.
Linked entry: be-scrifen
Rín
The Rhine
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Neáh Rínes ófre ðære ié, Swt. 14, 32. Beeástan Ríne, Swt. 14, 36. On ðæm Ionde beeástan Rín, Chr. 887; Erl. 86, 7. On cyrican Colonie ðære ceastre bí Ríne, Bd. 5, 10; S. 625, 22. Ðá wurpon hí heora líchoman út on Ríne ða eá, S. 624, 42
ÁÞ
an OATH ⬩ a swearing ⬩ juramentum
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Ed. 1 ; Th. i. 158, 18. every accusation must be verified by oath : the accused and his witness then replied also upon oath; thus, Ðæs áþ ðe his ǽhte bryideþ, ðæt he ne dǽþ ne for hete ne for hóle: - On ðone Drihten, ne teó ic N. ne for hete ne for hóle
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flóde
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Oð ðíc tó ðǽre flódan; from ðǽre flódan of dúne ðǽr fyxan díc tó bróce gǽð, C. D. ii. 28, 36. On ðonestán æt ðǽre flódan, 29, 14. Of dǽre leúge on scyteres flódan; of flódan on hriscmere, iii. 13, 34. Tó ðǽre flódan æt swínweges sló, v. 297, 28.
LIM
A limb ⬩ joint
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Gif men cíne hwylc lim, genim regen mela, dó on ðæt lim, L. M. 1, 73; Lchdm. ii, 148, 22. Be ðæs limes (the finger) micelnysse, Homl. Th. ii. 204, 6. Limes dǽl commata (commota, Wrt.) Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 25. On ǽlcre lime, L.
Linked entry: leomu