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mǽl

(n.)
Grammar
mǽl, mál, mél, es; n. m. (?)

a measurea marksigncrosscrucifixfixed, suitable, appointed timeseasonoccasionthe time for eatinga meal

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Hé gereordade æt ánum mǽle fif þúsend manna he fed at one (meal) time five thousand men, 293, 27. Yfel biþ ðæt man rihtfæstentíde ǽr mǽle ete, L. C. S. 47; Th. i. 402, 24: Homl. Th. ii. 590, 25.

ládian

(v.)
Grammar
ládian, p. ode.

to excuseclearexculpatedefend

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Gyf mon ðone hláford teó, nime him fíf þegnas tó, and beó him sylf syxta, and ládie hine ðæs [by his own oath and the oaths of five compurgators clear himself of that charge], L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 282, 4-6, 13.

Linked entries: lǽdend be-ládian

bisceop-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-wíte, es; n.
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A fine payable to a bishop (cf. e.g. Ll.

fǽred-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
fǽred-lic, adj.

Sudden

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Sudden Wundrodon ealle men ꝥ on swá lytlan fæce hine nán man findan mihte . . . and se cásere and his þegnas wǽron sárie for his fǽredlican (cf. fǽrlican, 225) áweggewitennysse all men wondered that all of a sudden nobody could find him . . . and the

friþ-scipe

(n.)
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[Thorpe would read fird-scipe.] Cf. unfriþ-scip

nyllan

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Hwæt be him nellendum gewurðan. sceoldon (hwæt hí sceolan nyllan, v. l.) quid de eis nolentibus fiat, Gr. D. 61, 18. Add

burg-bót

(n.)
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edificatio, exercitium, instructio, iuuamen, munimen, munimentum, munitio, recuperatio, renouatio, restauratio, subsidium; urbium reparatio, iugis assolidatio; murorum reparatio; munitionis castellique auxilium; fossa aduersum inimicos facienda. v. fird

ge-steppan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-steppan, -stæppan; p. -stepede = -stepte? pp. -steped = -stept?

To stepgogradiireincedere

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To step, go; gradi, ire, incedere Ðǽr nǽnig fira ne mæg fótum gestæppan where no man may step with feet, Salm. Kmbl. 420; Sal. 210: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 279; Met. 20, 140. For hwí geunrótsod gesteppe ic oððe gá ic quare contristatus incedo, Ps.

Linked entry: ge-stæppan

be-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-weorpan, -wyrpan; ic -weorpe, ðú -wyrpst, he -weorpeþ, -wyrpþ, pl. -weorpaþ; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

to cast, cast down, throwprojicere, dejicereto cast about or over, cover over, surroundconjicere, supertegere, cingere

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I was thrown here innocent into a dungeon, Gen. 40, 15. to cast about or over, cover over, surround; conjicere, supertegere, cingere Hláford, lǽt hine [fíctreów] gyt ðis geár, óþ ic hine bedelfe, and ic hine beweorpe mid meoxe Lord, suffer it [the fig-tree

stig-weard

(n.)
Grammar
stig-weard, es ; m.
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Mína cnihtas ða mína stíwardas witan, 59, 1. fig. a steward, guardian Mé þincþ betere ðæt ic forléte ða gyfe and folgyge ðam gyfan ðe mé égðer ys stíward ge ðas welan ge eác hys freónscypes, Shrn. 176, 20

Linked entry: stí-weard

stíþness

(n.)
Grammar
stíþness, e ; f.
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</b> fig. hardness of heart :-- Stíðnise heartes duritiam cordis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 19, 8. firmness, constancy Ða hnescan vel wácmód, ðæt synd ða ðe náne stíðnysse nabbaþ ongeán leahtras, Homl.

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, stemn, es; m.
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</b> fig. :--- Se ðornðære gítsunga ne wyrð forsearod on ðæem helme gif se wyrttruma ne biþ færcorfen oððe forbærned æt ðæm stemne si radix culpae non exuritur, nunquam per ramos avaritiae spina siccatur, Past. 45, 3; Swt. 341, 11.

þunian

(v.)
Grammar
þunian, p. ode.

to stand outbe prominentbe lifted upstick upto be lifted upbe proudto be stuck upto make a noiseto soundresoundcreak

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Th. 431, 17; Rä. 46, 2. fig to be lifted up, be proud, cf. colloquial to be stuck up : -- Wǽre ðú (the body ) ðé wiste wlanc, þrymful ðunedest, Soul Kmbl. 79; Seel. 40.

Linked entries: þundende tó-þuniende

ge-manigfildan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-manigfildan, ge-manigfealdan; p. de.
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(a α) fig. :-- Gemenigfylde God Jafeth dilatet Deus Japheth, Gen. 9, 27. Hé gemétte fela gemænigfylde (-men-, -fealde, v.ll.) on geleáfan and on Godes gife ðeónde, Hml. S. 15, 41. the object non-material Þú gemænigfyldest þíne mǽrsunge, Ps.

tó-lúcan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-lúcan, p. -leác, pl. -lucon; pp. -locen

To tear to pieces,wrench asunder,dislocateto root out,destroy

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Hwil ꝥ Marherete spec þus, me toleac hire, swa ꝥ te reue fir þe stronge rune of ꝥ blodi stream ne mahte for muchele grure lokin þiderweardes, Marh. 7, ii. Wá is us ꝥ we iseoð þi softe lich toluken swa ladliche, 6, 7. Ȝef mi lich is toloken, 6, 12.

Linked entry: lúcan

mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
mónaþ, mónþ, es; pl. mónaþ, mónþas; m.

A monthlunarcalendar

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Fíf, syx mónþas, Lk. Skt. 1, 24: 4, 25. Feówer, eahta, seofon, nigon, twelf, feówertýne mónaþ, Ors. 6, 28; Swt. 278, 8: 6, 31; Swt. 286, 2: Blickl. Homl. 193, 13: 89, 19: 39, 15: Homl. Th. ii. 490, 25.

timbran

(v.)
Grammar
timbran, timbrian; p. ede, ode.

to build (lit. or fig.)constructto instruct,edifyto cut timber

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Ne mæg fira nán wísdóm timbran (timbrian, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 11, 8, 10), áǽr ðǽr woruldgítsung beorg ofer-brǽdeþ, Met. 7, 12. Uton timbrian ús ceastre faciamus nobis civitatem, Gen. 11, 4: Ps. Th. 128, 2.

frum-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
frum-sceaft, e; f.

the first creationthe creationbeginningoriginoriginal state or conditionprīma creātioŏrīgoprīmĭtīva vel pristĭna condĭtioa created beingcreaturecreātūra

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He cúðe frumsceaft fira feorran reccan he could relate the origin of men from [times] remote, Beo. Th. 182; B. 91.

git

(pronoun.)
Grammar
git, gyt; nom.

You twovos duoσφŵï, σφώof you twovestrŭm duorumσφŵïν σφŵνto you twovobis duobusσφŵïν σφŵνyou twovos duosσφŵï, σφώthou

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Sý inc fiat vobis [duobus], Mt. Bos. 9, 29. Restaþ incit hér rest your two selves here, Cd. 139; Th. 174, 19; Gen. 2880. Git Iohannis thou and John, Exon. 121 b; Th. 467, 7; Hö. 135. [

Linked entries: inc incer gyt GYT get

swæþ

(n.)
Grammar
swæþ, es; n.
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a track, the mark left by a moving body, a single footprint or a series of footprints (lit. or fig.) Mé (the plough) biþ gongendre mín swæð sweotol, Exon. Th. 403, 19; Rä. 22, 10. Ðonne fylge wé Drihtnes swæþe. Blickl. Homl. 75, 14: Rtl. 26, 5.