un-gilde
Not entitled to wergild
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Eth. vi. 38; Th. i. 324, 21-24; so that the phrase licgan in ungildan æcere seems to be equivalent to licgan ungilde ], L. Eth. iv. 4; Th. i. 301, 23
scendan
To put to shame, to abuse, insult, harm:
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MS. sendeþ Leo, Heyne, Grein refer to sand, q. v., and would translate by feasts) Grendel spares no man of the Danes, but slays and puts to shame, Beo. Th. 1204;() B. 600.
Linked entry: sendeþ
slæc
inactive ⬩ slothful ⬩ lazy ⬩ not willing to make an effort ⬩ careless ⬩ negligent ⬩ remiss ⬩ not strict in the performance of duty ⬩ languid ⬩ ill ⬩ slow ⬩ gentle ⬩ that makes inactive ⬩ sluggish ⬩ not attended with effort ⬩ lax of conduct
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Tó swilcum sleacum cweð se hírédes ealdor: 'Tó hwí stande gé hér ealne dæg ýdele?' Homl.
Linked entry: sleac
be-sorgian
To be sorry for, to care for, be anxious about, fear
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To be sorry for, to care for, be anxious about, fear; curare Gif ðú me lufodest, ðú hit besorgodest if thou lovedst me, thou wouldst be sorry for it, Apol. Th. 20, 27. He deáþ ne bisorgaþ he cares not for death, Exon. 61 a; Th. 223, 32; Ph. 368.
Linked entry: bi-sorgian
on-þeón
to prosper ⬩ to be successful in ones efforts, to prove serviceable
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Th. 1805; B. 900. to be successful in ones efforts, to prove serviceable Gamele ne móston hilde onþeón the aged might not be of service in battle (in the preceding lines it is mentioned that the very young were excluded from the army), Cd.
þeówet
Service ⬩ servitude ⬩ bondage ⬩ slavery
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On þeówote gebringan to enslave, Ors. 3, 9; Swt. 128, 29. Ðeówte, Homl. Th. ii. 190, 90. Tó ðeówte gelǽdan, 66, 34. Hé wolde ðæt folc habban ongeán tó his lande tó his láðum þeówte, Ælfc. T. Grn. 5, 26.
fylstan
To help ⬩ give help ⬩ aid ⬩ protect ⬩ adjŭvāre ⬩ auxĭliāri ⬩ protĕgĕre
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To help, give help, aid, protect; adjŭvāre, auxĭliāri, protĕgĕre Ongan him fylstan began to give help to them, Byrht. Th. 139, 37; By. 265.
Linked entry: filstan
in-lagian
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To restore an outlaw to the protection of the law Ǽrest ðæt hé his ágenne wer gesylle ðam cyninge and Criste and mid ðam hine sylfne inlagige first, thnt he [a man who has committed manslaughter in a church] pay his own 'wer' to the king and to Christ
sufel
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de gregibus et de area et torculari tuo (the sufle corresponds to the gregibus, v. winter-sufel), Deut. 15, 14.
Linked entries: ge-sufel syfling winter-sufel
reótan
to make a noise ⬩ to make a noise in grief, to lament, wail; ⬩ to weep, shed tears
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. ; to weep, shed tears; Lyft drysmaþ, roderas reótaþ, Beo. Th. 2756; B. 1376
hyldu
Kindness ⬩ favour ⬩ affection ⬩ friendship ⬩ grace ⬩ fidelity ⬩ loyalty
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Th. 72, 21. His hyldo is unc betere tó gewinnanne ðonne his wiðermédo his favour is better for us to gain than his hostility, Cd. 30; Th. 41, 20; Gen. 659.
Linked entry: helde
æt-wíndan
To wind off ⬩ turn away ⬩ escape ⬩ flee away ⬩ aufugere
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To wind off, turn away, escape, flee away; aufugere Ic ána ætwánd effugi ego solus, Job Thw. 165, 27; Grn. Iob 1, 16: Beo. Th. 289; B. 143. Ic 'ǽte híg ætwíndan to wuda dimitto eos avolare ad silvam, Coll. Monast. Th. 26, 3
weorold-wita
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A secular or lay councillor Gif feohbót áríseþ, swá swá wise woroldwitan tó steóre gesettan, L. Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 5. Wíse eác wǽron woroldwitan ðe ǽrest gesettan tó godcundan rihtlagan worldlaga, vii. 24; Th. i. 334, 21.
ge-þýdan
To join ⬩ associate ⬩ sŏciāre
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Saga hú ðú ðec geþýde on clǽnra gemong say how thou associatest thyself in the company of the pure! Exon. 71 b; Th. 267, 22; Jul. 419.
Linked entry: ge-þeódan
mann-swica
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Swá geráde manswican (man-, v. ll. ) þe on ðá wísan swǽslíce swiciað on unriht, þæt syndan forbodan Antecrístes, Wlfst. 55, 6. Mánsworan (manswican, v. l. and þá heora hláford beswícaþ and hine forlǽtaþ his feónda(n) tó handa), 114, 13.
EARM
poor, miserable, helpless, pitiful, wretched ⬩ pauper, mĭser ⬩ the poor and destitute for whom the church made a provision ⬩ paupĕres
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The king and his witan have chosen and decreed, as is just,—that a third part of the tithe, which belongs to the church, go to church-repair;—and a second part to the servants of God;—a third to God's poor, and the needy in thraldom, L.
ge-sellan
To give, give up, betray, sell ⬩ dare, tradere, vendere
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To give, give up, betray, sell; dare, tradere, vendere Óðrum gesellan to give to others, Beo. Th. 2063; B. 1029. Ic ðé geselle I will give thee, Cd. 228; Th. 307, 25; Sat. 685.
Linked entry: ge-syllan
spédan
To speed ⬩ have success ⬩ succeed in doing something ⬩ accelerare
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Gif hé ne geþeó búton tó healfre híde if he succeeds in obtaining no more than a half hide, Ll. Th. i. 188, 1) for you is it better to buy off this attack ... We need not destroy one another, if you succeed in doing this, Byrht. Th. 132, 51; By. 34
Linked entry: fór-spédian
hæft-néd
Captivity, thraldom, custody
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On hæftnéde habban to hold in captivity. Blickl. Homl. 85, 23. On hæftnýde gelǽdan to lead into captivity, Ps. Th. 14, argument : L. Ecg. C. 26; Th. ii. 152, 4.
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gield
A payment of money ⬩ recompense ⬩ substitute ⬩ offering ⬩ worship ⬩ service ⬩ a heathen deity
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Wæs Abeles gield was Abel's substitute, Cd. 55; Th. 67, 32; Gen. 1109: 5; Th. 7, 5; Gen. 101: 47; Th. 60, 5; Gen. 977: Exon. 67 b; Th. 251, 17; Jul. 146: 58 a; Th. 253, 3; Jul. 174