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fífta

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
fífta, m: seó, ðæt fífte; adj.

The FIFTH ⬩ quintus

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Ǽr ðam fíftan geáre before the fifth year, Lev. 19, 25. Ðæt gé habbon wæstmas, and syllaþ ðam cynge ðone fíftan dǽl ut frūges hăbēre possītis, quintam partem rēgi dăbĭtis, Gen. 47, 24, 26

heorcnian

(v.)
Grammar
heorcnian, hercnian; p. ode

To hearken ⬩ listen

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Maria gesæt ær Godes fótum his word heorcnigende Mary sat at the feet of God hearkening to his words, ii. 440, 16. Ðæt hit tó hefigtýme ne þince ðám heorcnigendum that it may not seem too tedious to the listeners, 72, 23

Linked entry: hyrcnian

líðigian

(v.)
Grammar
líðigian, líðegian; p. ode

to assuage ⬩ calm

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Se ðe on ðam ǽrran tócyme líðegode se démþ stíðne dóm æt ðam æfteran tócyme he that was mild at the first advent shall judge stern judgement at the second, Homl. Th. i. 320, 17. Ðæt ðú líðegie ut mitiges, Ps. Spl. 93, 13.

Linked entry: líðian

óþ-ferian

(v.)
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Cf. æt-ferian

teónd

(n.)
Grammar
teónd, es; m.
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An accuser Gif wíteþeów mon betýnþ . . . ðonne áh se teónd áne swingellan æt him, L. In. 48; Th. i. 132, 9. Eode se man sylf tó ðe man tuge, and hæbbe se teónd (se ðe týhþ, MS. B.) cyre, swá wæterordál swá ýsenordál, L. Ath. iv. 6; Th. i. 224, 15.

tíd-ege

(n.)
Grammar
tíd-ege, (?), es; m.
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Simle þreora sum þinga gehwylce ǽr his tídege (tide ge, MS.), tó tweón weorþeþ ádl oþþe yldo oþþe ecghete fǽgum fromweardum feorh óðþringeþ ever in every case, before the fear of his end becomes doubtful (before his fear of death has lost any of its certainty

brigdan

(v.)
Grammar
brigdan, (?); p. de
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Ðæs óðres áð ðe mon his orf æt bryideð ( = brigdeð?) . . . Ðæs áð ðe his ǽhte bryideð thus shall a man swear, when he has seized his (stolen) property . . . The oath of the other party from whom a man seizes his (stolen) cattle . . .

Linked entries: æt-bryidan bryidan æt-bryidan ge-bryidan

ge-cígnes

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Maria ... þú bist ǽr þrím dagum genumon of þínum líchoman, and ealle Drihtnes apostolas beóþ sende þé tó bebyrgenne, 137, 24-27), Bl. H. 143, 29

mann-swica

Grammar
mann-swica, mán-swica ?. [In favour of mán- it may be noted that mann- does not occur as the first part of this compound, but does occur with -slaga; in Wlfst. 55, 6 the a has the accent in two MSS. (though in one of these mán- is written in mánslagan, Wlfst. 26, 14), and at 114, 13 manswican is a v. l. for mánsworan.]
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In l. 2 read mannslagan, and add: a deceiver, cheat Án unlagu æt ðám ætfengan þe swicigende manswican lufedan be-westan, Ll. Lbmn, 244, 28.

mése

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Gebróðra gereorde æt hyra mýsum (meósan mensis, R. Ben. l. 69, 2) ne sceal beón bútan háligre rǽdinge, R. Ben. 62, 3

midde-winter

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Tó þám ymbrene ǽr myddawintran (-wintra ?), Lk. 1, 26, rbc. Add

ofer-þeccan

(v.)

to cover

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He onwreáh ða eorþan ðe ǽr wæs oferþeaht mid feóndum revelabit condensa, Ps. 28, 7. Mid þeóstrum oferþeht. Homl. Th. ii. 350, 17. Scip mid ýðum oferþeht, 378, 15: Hexam. 6; Norm. 10, 18: Exon. Th. 353, 10; Reim. 10

ge-sinscipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sinscipe, es; m.

Marriage ⬩ wedlock ⬩ matrimony ⬩ in pl. Married people ⬩ connubium,

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He wæs seofan geár on gesinscipe geseted ǽr his biscopdóme he was married for seven years before he was a bishop, Shrn. 110, 1. Eác is gesynscipum micel þearf for those married also there is much need, L. E. I 43; Th. ii. 440, 7

ge-swiðrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swiðrian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To weaken ⬩ destroy ⬩ imminuere ⬩ debilitare ⬩ conficere

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Ne mót innan geondscínan sunne for ðǽm sweartum mistum ǽr ðæm hí geswiðrad weorþen the sun cannot shine through from within for the black mists before they are dissipated, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 90; Met. 5, 45.

á-sláwian

(v.)

to become dull of hearing ⬩ to become torpid ⬩ sluggish ⬩ inert

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Ox. 18b, 64. physical, to become dull of hearing Ðá eáran ásláwiað þá þe ǽr wǽron swifte tó gehýrenne, Wlfst. 148, of conduct, to become torpid, sluggish, inert Swá ðeáh hé ásláwað quamvis torpescat, Past. 282, 7.

níwe

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Se godspellere wæs fæstnung ǽgþer ge þǽre ealdan ǽ ge þǽre níwan, Bl. H. 163, 25.

sceaþan

(v.)
Grammar
sceaþan, scód, sceód ; sceaþen . [This strong form seems almost confined to the poetry, the prose maiking use of sceþþan, q. v.]

To scathe, hurt, harm, injure

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Ðæt him feóndes hond æt ðam ýtemestan ende ne scóde, 129, 1; Gú. 414. Sceaþen is mé sáre, frécne on ferhþe. Cd. Th. 53, 31; Gen. 869. with acc. Oft mec ísern scód sáre on sídan, Exon.

wrang

(n.)
Grammar
wrang, es; n.
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Add: injustice Ic nelle geþolian ꝥ ǽnig man eów ǽnig wrang beúde, Ll. Lbmn. 486, 13

spyrian

(v.)
Grammar
spyrian, p. ede, ode

to track ⬩ go in a track ⬩ follow ⬩ make a journey in search of something ⬩ to make a track ⬩ go ⬩ to enquire ⬩ investigate ⬩ examine ⬩ to enquire after or into ⬩ seek to know about ⬩ to search after ⬩ seek to attain ⬩ to ask ⬩ investigare, indagare, sciscitari ⬩ to track; to investigate; to ask

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Nyle deáð ǽnig swæð forlǽtan, ǽr hé gehende ðæt hé hwíle ǽr æfter spyrede, Met. 27, 16.

Linked entries: æfter-spyrian spirian

pirige

(n.)
Grammar
pirige, an ; f.
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Æt ðære pirian, 52, 18. On ða pyrian, ii. 205, 15. The word, as in Piriford, is found in local names, e.g. Pirigfliát, Pyrihom, Pirigtún, vi. 322, col. 2

Linked entry: pyrige

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