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riht-ǽw

(n.)
Grammar
riht-ǽw, e; f.

legitimate matrimonya legitimate wife

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P. ii. tit. x; Th. ii. 180, 16. Se man ðe his rihtǽwe and óðer wíf nimþ, ii. 8 ; Th. ii. 184, 21. Ðonne hé his rihtǽwe ǽrest hám bringþ, 21; Th. ii. 190, ii. Gif hwylc man wið óðres rihtǽwe hǽmþ, ii. 10; Th. ii. 186, 6

for-specan

(v.)
Grammar
for-specan, for-sprecan; p. -sp[r]æc, pl. -sp[r]ǽcon; pp. -sp[r]ecen.
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to speak against, speak ill of, denounce Forsprecað hí foran tó ðisum folce, þæt 'swá hraðe swá hí becumað tó ðyssere byrig, gehseftað hí,' Hml. Th. ii. 494, 10.

ge-wítnian

(v.)
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<b>I a.</b> where cause is given, to punish for something :-- Wæs sum leódscipe þe God wolde gewítnian for heora gewitleásum dǽdum, Hml. S. 13, 274. Gode ic hæbbe ábolgen; for þon ic þus bittre wearð gewítnad, Hy. 4, 79.

openian

(v.)
Grammar
openian, p. ode.

to open, to become opento become manifestto open, uncloseto disclose, manifest

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Voc. ii. 66, 17

ge-swígian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swígian, -swúgian; p. ode; pp. od.

to be silentto pass over in silence; with the genitiveto silence

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in silence, Ps.

hiwung

(n.)
Grammar
hiwung, hiwing, e; f.

Forming, shaping, form, figure, pretence, feigning, hypocrisy, dissimulation

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C. iii. 14; Th. ii. 202, 5

Linked entry: hiwing

fandung

(n.)
Grammar
fandung, e ; f.

A temptation, trial, proof tentātio, prŏbātio, inquīsītio

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Ðære lufe fandung is ðæs weorces fremming the proof of love is the performance of work, Homl. Th. ii. 314, 28. On ðære fandunge in temptation, Boutr. Scrd. 23, 8.

Linked entry: a-fandung

mundbyrdness

(n.)
Grammar
mundbyrdness, e; f.

protectionA protectorpatronadvocatea protection of rights granted by charter

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Frag. 106, 24. in a personal sense (v. mund, III. b), A protector, patron, advocate Ic ðé mé tó mundbyrdnysse geceóse wið ðín ágen bearn I choose thee for my advocate with thy own child, 106, 19.

wang

(n.)
Grammar
wang, es; m.: wange, wænge, wenge, an; n.
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Ic ða wangas mid teárum ofergeát, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 556

wígbed-sceát

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-sceát, es; m.

An altar-cloth

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Ðǽr synd ... .ii. mæssereáf and iii mæssehakelan and ii weóvedsceátas and ii overbrǽdels, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 660, 33. Hit gedafenlíc is ðæt his ( the priest's ) reáf ne beó horig, and his weófodsceátas beón wel behworfene, L. Ælfc.

land-riht

(n.)
Grammar
land-riht, es; n.
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Mid rihtum landrihte swá hit on lande stonde in accordance with the regular law of the land, as it stands in the land, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 435, 35.

wærlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wærlíce, adv.

warily, cautiously, circumspectly,in a way that guards against surprisein a way that guards against an ill result, safelycarefully, heedfully, prudently

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Th. i. 316, 23.

cyst

(n.)
Grammar
cyst, cist, e; f. [ceósan to choose] .

choice, election optio, electio æstimatio excellence, virtue, munificence, goodness præstantia, virtus, largitas, bonitas

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Eardwíca cyst what is chosen of dwellings, 98a; Th. 366, 21; Reb. 15, Ic swefna cyst secgan wylle I will relate what is chosen of dreams, Rood Kmbl. 1; Kr. 1. Burga cyst, Róm what is chosen of cities, Rome, Bt. Met.

Linked entry: wyn

ge-swinc

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Ic nát hú nyt ic beó, bútan þæt ic mín geswinc ámirre, Ors. 4, 13; S. 212, 26. ꝥ is sió án ræst eallra firra geswinca haec requies laborum, Bt. 34, 8; F. 144, 27.

æt

(prep.)
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H. 29, 31. marking object in respect to which some condition or circumstance is given, in the case of of persons Sé ðe scyldunga bǽde æt ( in the case of ) ofslagenum þeófe, Ll. Th. i. 204, 27.

Berghám-styde

(n.)
Grammar
Berghám-styde, es; m.

BERHAM

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BERHAM, near Canterbury In ðære stówe, ðý hátte Berghámstyde in the place which is called Berham, L. Wih. pref; Th. 1. 36, 6

lencten-ádl

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Th. ii. 162, 23. Wið lenctenádle, ꝥ is fefer, Lch. ii. 12, 28

-cnawlíce

(adv.; suffix)
Grammar
-cnawlíce, v. tó-cnawlíce.
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Ic gife tó cníwléce S c̃e Peter mín messehacel, Chr. 963 ; P. 117, 12.] Substitute: [cnáwléce in the phrase tó cnáwléce in acknowledgement

á-cunnian

(v.)
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Ðæt is ácunnod it is an approved remedy, Lch. ii. 44, 12

Linked entry: accutian

ge-sundfulnes

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Th. ii. 92, 29: 31. <b>II a.</b> abundance :-- Of gesuiidfulnesse saturitate, Kent. Gl. 34