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on-stæl

(n.)
Grammar
on-stæl, es; m.

Arrangement, disposition

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Arrangement, disposition Ðá ( at the creation of man ) wæs fruma níwe ælda tudres, onstæl wynlíc, fæger and gefeálíc fæder wæs ácenned Adam ǽrest, Exon. Th. 151, 17; Gú. 796

Linked entry: on-steall

on-tígan

(v.)

to untie, set free

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to untie, set free Seó sáwl færþ swíðe freólíce tó heofonum siððan heó ontíged biþ and of ðam carcerne ðæs líchoman onliésed biþ, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 14

ǽ-swícian

(v.)
Grammar
ǽ-swícian, p. ode; pp. od

To offendto depart from the lawto dissemblescandalizaredeficere ab aliquo

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To offend, to depart from the law, to dissemble; scandalizare, deficere ab aliquo Gyf ðín swýðre eáge ðé ǽswyície si oculus tuus dexter scandalizat te, Mt. Bos. 5, 29

clǽig

(adj.)
Grammar
clǽig, def. se clǽiga, clǽia; adj.

CLAYEYargillaceus

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CLAYEY; argillaceus On ða clǽian lane, of ðære clǽian lane to the clayey lane, from the clayey lane, Cod. Dipl. 741; A. D. 1024; Kmbl. iv. 31, 8, 9

dreórig-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
dreórig-mód, adj.

Sad of mind tristis anĭmo

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Sad of mind; tristis anĭmo Abraham dráf dreórig-mód tú of earde Abraham drove the two sad of mind from his habitation, Cd. 134; Th. 169, 24; Gen. 2804

festing-men

(n.)
Grammar
festing-men, -menn
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servants of the king entrusted to the keeping of the monasteries while going from place to place, Th. Diplm. A. D. 823; 67, 2: A. D. 828; 79, 30

folcú

(n.)
Grammar
folcú, [folc people, cú a cow]

A cow of the herd

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Folcúm, for folc-cúm, from folcú, like wildeór, wyrtruma, for wild-deór, wyrt-truma, etc

full-cáflíce

(adv.)
Grammar
full-cáflíce, adv.

Full quicklyvery eagerlyvelocissĭme

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Full quickly, very eagerly; velocissĭme Se fullcáflíce bræd of ðæm beorne blódigne gár he very eagerly plucked the bloody dart from the chief, Byrht. Th. 136, 19; By. 153

Linked entry: ful-cáflíce

fyrenum

(adv.)
Grammar
fyrenum, adv. [dat. pl. of fyren a sin, crime]

Sinfullycriminallymălesceleste

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Sinfully, criminally; măle, sceleste Bona of flánbogan fyrenum sceóteþ the slayer wickedly shoots from his arrow-bow, Beo. Th. 3493; B. 1744. Fyrenum gesyngad criminally perpetrated, 4874; B. 2441

eald-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
eald-geweorc, es; n.

An ancient work, the world priscum ŏpus, mundus

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An ancient work, the world; priscum ŏpus, mundus Freán ealdgeweorc the ancient work of the Lord, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 80; Met. 11, 40: 20, 232; Met. 20, 116

mold-græf

(n.)
Grammar
mold-græf, es; n.

A grave

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Ǽnra gehwylc from moldgrafum séceþ Meotudes dóm, 63 b; Th. 233, 13; Ph. 524

twi-gilde

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-gilde, adj.
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To be paid double Cyricfrið ii-gylde, m[ynster]frið ii-gylde, L. Ethb. 1; Th. i. 2, 6. ii-gelde seó mund sý, 76; Th. i. 20, 13

un-ámánsumod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ámánsumod, adj.

Unexcommunicatedrelieved from sentence of excommunication

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Unexcommunicated, relieved from sentence of excommunication Ðá wǽron ða ámánsumedan mynecena bebyrigede... Benedictus hét mæssian for ðám mynecenum; cwæð ðæt hí siððan unámánsumode wǽron, Homl. Th. ii. 174, 28

Linked entry: á-mánsumian

wyrt-forbor

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-forbor, es; n.
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Restraint from an action by the operation of herbs Wiþ wyrtforbore (cf. Gif mon sié wyrtum forboren, 114, 8) and yflum gealdorcræftum, Lchdm. ii. 306, 12. Cf. next word

Linked entries: for-beran for-bor

burg-leód

(n.)
Grammar
burg-leód, (?), e; f.
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The people of a town Hié áspónon him tó fultume Corinthum þá burgleóde ( or pl, from burg-leód, es; m.? ), Ors. 3, 11; S. 144, 24. Cf. land-leód

brim-nesen

Grammar
brim-nesen, l. (?) brim nésen,
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Gen. 1341) and gesundne síð settan mósten if they came safe from the sea, and might make a prosperous passage, El. 1004. and substitute

meó

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Synd gesealde from þám abbode ealle neádbehéfe þing, þæt is . . . meón (pedules), hosa . . . R. Ben. 92, 3. Hæbben hý tó tótgewǽdum hosa and meón, 89, 14: 91, 6. Add

slípe-scóh

(n.)
Grammar
slípe-scóh,

a slip-shoe a shoe easily slipped on, a slipper

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a slip-shoe (Halliwell gives the word from a work dated 1615. Cf. slip-shod), a shoe easily slipped on, a slipper Slýpescós soccus Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 7.

Linked entry: slýpe-scóh

ge-þun

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þun, es; n.

A noise;clangor

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A noise; clangor Us þúhte for þam geþune ðæt sió eorþe eall cracode it seemed to us from the noise that the earth all cracked, Ps. Th. 45, 3

Linked entry: -þun

for-weorþan

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Goth. fra-wairþan: O. Sax. far-werðan: O. H. Ger. fer-werdan.]