cweccan
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For first reference substitute Germ. 397, 504, and add Þá cwehte se déma his deóflice heáfod, Hml. S. 8, 91. Se cwellere slóh swíðe . . . him ætfeóll fǽrlíce his gold þá þá hé swá hetelíce his handa cwehte, 12, 217. Cwahte vibrabit, Ps. Spl.
folc-riht
Folkright ⬩ common law ⬩ public right ⬩ the understood compact by which every freeman enjoys his rights as a freeman ⬩ publícum jus ⬩ commūne ⬩ τὸ κοινόν
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He him forgeaf wícstede wéligne, folcrihta gehwylc, swá his fæder áhte he had given him the wealthy dwelling place, every public right, as his father had possessed, Beo. Th. 5209; B. 2608.
Linked entries: folc-geriht leód-riht
sceamian
to feel shame, be ashamed ⬩ to cause shame
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Ðonne fægniaþ hí ðæs ðe hí sceamian sceolde, Bt. 30, tit.; Fox xvi,6. Ðonne mæg hine scamian ðære brǽdinge his hlísan, 19; Fox 68, 24: Met. 10, 13. Ne þearf ðé ðæs eaforan sceomigan, Cd. Th. 140, 14; Gen. 2327
æt-feallan
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S. 23, 373. desertion Se lǽweda mót óðre síðe wífigan, gyf his wíf him ætfylð, Ll. Th. ii. 346, 22. His frýnd him ætfeallað. Hml. S. 12, 85 : Wlfst. 142, 6. to befall, come upon Hé bið ácólod and for þon ælfilð him wæterbolla, Lch. ii. 206, ll.
hearmian
to da harm to
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Hé him hearmian nolde, 23, 311.
wynsumlíce
pleasantly ⬩ agreeably ⬩ pleasantly ⬩ graciously ⬩ gladly ⬩ joyously
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Similar entries v. wynsum, I. 2 Wé gelýfaþ ðæt Drihten sylf hire tógeánes cóme, and wynsumlíce mid gefeán tó him on his þrymsetle hí gesette, Homl. Th. i. 442, 15. gladly, joyously.
sittan
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Bútan hié þá burg forléten, and ꝥ nán ne sǽte hiere x mílum neáh. Ors. 4, 13; S. 210, 22. Gemong him mid sibbe sittan to settle peaceably amongst them, 2, 8; S. 94, 10: 6, 34; P. 290, 23.
lyre
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Him tó cýðenne his ǽhta lyre (cf. se deófol ácwealde ealle his ǽhta), 4), Hml. Th. ii. 450, 30. (2 a) loss by death in battle :-- Bútan þǽra manna lyre þe him mid cómon, Hml.
Cnut
Cnut was the Danish king of England for twenty-one years, from A. D. 1014-1035
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, and buried him there [1035] Erl. 164, 17-19.
for-beran
To FORBEAR ⬩ abstain ⬩ refrain ⬩ restrain ⬩ bear with ⬩ endure ⬩ suffer ⬩ abstĭnēre ⬩ sustĭnēre ⬩ comprĭmĕre ⬩ reprĭmĕre ⬩ tŏlĕrāre ⬩ păti ⬩ ferre
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Ðonne him mon yfel dó, he hit sceal geþyldelíce forberan when one does him evil, he shall patiently endure it, Glostr. Frag. 112, 18: Mk. Bos. 14, 4
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of-spring
Offspring, progeny, posterity, descendants
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Hí gesworen habbaþ ge for hý sylfe ge for heora ofspryng (gingran,MS. B.) L. A. G. tit.; Th. i. 152, 17. Ðis sý gedón for Síferþ and for his ofsprincg tó hyra sáwle þearfe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 300, 15
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HWÝ
WHY.
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Ðá áscade hé Æðelm hwý hit him ryht ne þuhte ðæt we him gereaht hæfden then he asked Æthelm why that did not seem right to him which we had arranged for him, Chart. Th. 171, 12.
for
before ⬩ in front of ⬩ before ⬩ since ⬩ ago ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ on account of ⬩ for ⬩ from ⬩ through ⬩ instead of ⬩ in place of ⬩ in exchange for ⬩ in return for ⬩ in expiation of ⬩ in redemption for ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ in support of ⬩ in respect to ⬩ in relation to ⬩ as regards ⬩ against ⬩ from ⬩ in spite of ⬩ notwithstanding ⬩ in accordance with ⬩ according to ⬩ as representative of ⬩ for ⬩ to take ⬩ in compensation for ⬩ as punishment for ⬩ for the sake of ⬩ on behalf of ⬩ for the benefit of ⬩ As representative of
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For eallon þám hí hergodan swá oft swá hí woldon, 1013; P. 144, note 3.
þingian
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Hwæðer his mágas him fore þingian willon num amici ejus pro eo intervenire vellent, L. Ecg.
ge-hreówan
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Him þæt eft gehreáw. Sae. 374. Ne wilnað ná se wísa tó hrædlíce ðǽre wræce, ðeáh hé gegremed sié, ac wýscð ðæt hit ( the wrongdoing) him (the wrongdoer) gehreówe, ðæt hé (the wise man ) hit mæge siððan forgifan, Past. 220, 16.
be-tellan
To speak about, to answer, excuse, justify, clear ⬩ excusare
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To speak about, to answer, excuse, justify, clear; excusare Ðæt he móste hine betellan that he might answer him, Chr. 1048; Erl. 180, 12. Godwine betealde hine Godwin cleared himself, 1052; Ing. 238, 22
ge-diernan
To conceal ⬩ cēlāre
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To conceal; cēlāre Se ðe þiéfþe gedierne, forgielde ðone þeóf be his were let him who conceals the theft pay for the thief according to his value, L. In. 36; Th. i. 124, 17
heáfod-wund
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Add: — Þa hét hé his lǽce tó him, and bebeád him ꝥ hé þá tolýsdan geþeódnesse mínre heáfudwunde gesette uocauit medicum, et dissolutam mihi emicranii iuncturam conponere iussit, Bd. 5, 6; Sch. 581, 8
of-lícian
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Þá oflícode þám cyninge ꝥ hé læg hire swá gehende, Hml. A. 100, 274. Ꝥ man óðrum ne beóde ꝥ him sylfum oflicige, 11, 281. Hire ungelícu seó ðe þé oflícige, 94, 66. Add