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fácen-leás

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of precious metals or jewels, not sham Mið golde and mið gimmum ǽc mið suulfre ofergylded, fáconleás feh, Jn. p. 188, 5. Add:

for-lǽtende

(adj.)
Grammar
for-lǽtende, adj. (ptcpl.)
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To be relaxed or remitted Tiro and Sidone forlétendre bið þonne eów Tyro et Sidone remissius erit quam vobis, Mt. R. ii. 22

Linked entry: -lǽtende

ge-strínend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-strínend, es; m.
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One who acquires or gains Gestriónend ðú bist bróðeres ðínes lucratus eris fratrem tuum, Mt. L. 18, 15. Gestreónendra adquisilorum, An. Ox. 796

wæl-seax

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-seax, es; n.

A war-knifea sword or dagger used in fight

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A war-knife, a sword or dagger used in fight Hé wælseaxe gebrǽd, ðæt hé on byrnan wæg, Beo. Th. 5400;B. 2703

gyltan

(v.)
Grammar
gyltan, p. gylte; pp. gylt

To commit guilt or sinto be guilty

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To commit guilt or sin, to be guilty Ðara gyltendra scylda the sins of the guilty, Past. 21; Swt. 167, 6; Hat. MS

Linked entries: for-gyltan gyltende

hand-fæstung

(n.)
Grammar
hand-fæstung, -fæstnung, e; f.

A giving of the hand by way of pledge or assurancemarriage with the encumbrance of some canonical impediment, not yet bought offstriking a bargain, the joining hands.emunitas, cautio, testamentum, privilegium.

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A giving of the hand by way of pledge or assurance Handfestnung mandatum, Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 110; Wrt. Voc. 20, 48

bryne-bróga

(n.)
Grammar
bryne-bróga, an; m.

fear; dreadFear or dread of fireincendii terror

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[bróga fear; dread] Fear or dread of fire; incendii terror Wið brynebrógan against the fire's dread, Exon. 55a; Th. 195, 24; Az. 161

spinel-healf

(n.)
Grammar
spinel-healf, e; f.

The female side or line

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The female side or line Mín yldra fæder hæfde gecweden his land on ða sperehealfe, næs on ða spinlheálfe, Chart. Th. 491, 21

hláf-sénung

(n.)
Grammar
hláf-sénung, e; f.

Blessing of bread, which took place on August first or Lammas-day

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Blessing of bread, which took place on August first or Lammas-day On ðam ylcan dæge [Aug. 1] æt hláfsénunga, Shrn. 112, 8

Linked entry: segnung

torn-word

(n.)
Grammar
torn-word, es; n.

A word that causes distress or grief,a contemptuous, scornful word

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A word that causes distress or grief, a contemptuous, scornful word Hí mé hosp sprecaþ, tornworda fela, Exon. Th. 11, 17; Cri. 172

Linked entry: torn-wyrdan

tó-slacian

(v.)
Grammar
tó-slacian, p. ode

To relax,to make or to become remiss

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To relax, to make or to become remiss Tóslacad (qui mollis et) dissolutus (est in opere suo. Prov. 18, 9), Kent. Gl. 638

ge-dón

(v.)
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Th. 141, 5. to put or bring into a position or relation Sóna þaes folces þone mǽstan dǽl hé ðǽm cyninge on onwald gedyde exercitum statim Cyro tradit, Ors. :, 12; S. 52, 28. Þe lǽs man eft twǽme ꝥ man ǽr tósomne gedydon (joined in matrimony), Ll.

LICGAN

(v.; adv.)
Grammar
LICGAN, p. læg: pl. lǽgon; pp. legen.

To LIEfailto liegorun

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A. pp. 491 sqq. to lie, be situated [of a place], go or run [of a road or stream] On ðam wege ðe líþ tó Euphfrate in via, quæ ducit Euphratam, Gen. 35, 19. Swá swá se weg líþ, wé faraþ, Num. 21, 22.

Linked entry: for-lǽge

Q

Grammar
Q, This letter occurs but seldom in Anglo-Saxon; in those native words where qu is now found, e. g. quick, quoth, cw or cu was written, cwic, cuic, cwæþ, cuæþ. In the glossary (belonging to the eighth century) given in Wrt. Voc. ii. 98 sqq. are six instances of words beginning with qu, and four others occur in the same volume; in the Blickling Gloss the form quémde glosses complacebam, and the foreign word
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reliquias retained its original form

beón

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Swá bið þǽre sáwle and þǽre synne, Wlfst. 240, 4. to consist of (on) Þæt gafol bið on deóra fellum, Ors. l, l; S. 18, 17. with predicate, noun or adjective Ic dó ꝥ gyt beóð (beóþan, R.) manna fisceras faciam vos fieri piscatores hominum, Mt. 4, 19:

hátan

Grammar
hátan, Add: <b>I a.</b> with acc. and infin.
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On þá sǽ þe mon hétt Euxinus, Ors. 1, 1; S. 8, 21. Hé wæs hátan (-en, v. l. ) Agesilaus, 3, 1 ; S. 99, 29.

ge-cynde

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cynde, adj.
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Add: natural, native, that is in accordance with nature or the usual course of things Gecynde riht jus naturale, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 6. Þone deáþ þe eallum monnum gecynde is, Bt. 39, 10; F. 228, 9.

bán-sele

(n.)
Grammar
bán-sele, es; m.

A bone-house or dwellingthe bodyossium aulacorpus

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A bone-house or dwelling, the body; ossium aula, corpus Gǽst and bánsele soul and body, Exon. 117b; Th. 451, 12; Dóm. 102

a-wurþan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wurþan, ic -wurþe, he -wurþeþ, pl. -wurþaþ ; p. -wearþ, pl. -wurdon pp. -worden

To cease to bebecome insipid or worthlessevanescere

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To cease to be, become insipid or worthless; evanescere Ðæt ge awurþaþ [wurþaþ MS.] that ye perish [cease to be ], Deut. 4, 26

fierdleás

(adj.)
Grammar
fierdleás, adj.

Without a force or armyunprotectedexercĭtu cărens

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Without a force or army, unprotected; exercĭtu cărens Hit ðonne fierdleás wæs it was then without a force, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 13