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út-lah

(adj.)
Grammar
út-lah, adj.

Outlawedan outlawcalling for outlawry

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Outlawed; substantively, an outlaw. of a person in respect to his own country Gif man tó deáðe gefylle, beó útlah, L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170, l0: L. Edg. H. 3; Th. i. 258, 19: L. Eth. i. 1; Th. i. 282, 15: L. C.

Linked entries: -lah út-laga

wǽdla

(n.; adj.)

poorneedyindigentwantingdeficient inpoor inbeggingpoorneedya poor, needy persona poor, needy persona beggar

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hine on wǽdlan hýwe æteówde, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 221. Hié nánne mon geweligian ne magon, búton hié óþerne gedón tó wǽdlan (sine ceterorum paupertate), Bt. 13; Fox 40, 1. Ic gewirce eów tó wǽdlan visitabo vos in egestate, Lev. 26, 16.

sylian

(v.)
Grammar
sylian, p. ede
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To sully, soil, pollute, defile on unscyldgum eorla blóde his sweord selede (cf. besyled, Bt. 16, 4; Fox 58. 18), Met. 9, 60. Sió sugu wille sylian on hire sole æfter ðæm ðe hió áðwægen biþ, Past. 54; Swt. 419, 27

Linked entries: selian sulian be-sylian

ungemet-hleahtor

(n.)
Grammar
ungemet-hleahtor, es; m.

Immoderate laughter

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Immoderate laughter micele má wénestú ðæt mid yrre ða út áweorpe of his temple, ðe mid unnyttum gesprǽcum and mid ungemethleahtrum ða stówa, ðe tó Godes þeówdóme gehálgode wǽron, fýlaþ and besmýtaþ, L. E. I. 10; Th. ii. 408, 32

ancra

(n.)
Grammar
ancra, an anchor.
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Hét hym gebyndan ánne ancran on his sweoran . . . se ancra wæs big geseted, Shrn. 150, 19-24: Hml. Th. i. 564, 7, 22. Mid fæstum geþances ancran, Angl. xiii. 367, 34. Hig brúdon úp heora ancran, Chr. 1052; P. 180, 16. Add

cild-geogoþ

(n.)
Grammar
cild-geogoþ, e; f.
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Swá ǽr behét on his cildgeogoðe, Lch. iii. 438, 10. Sprǽcon embe heora cildgeogoðe, Hml. S. 30, 320. 374

Linked entries: cild-hád cild-ildu

níd-þearf

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add: need, a condition marked by the lack or want of something necessary, or requiring some extraneous aid or addition Ðonne hié eallenga ágiémeleásiað ðone ymbhogan woruldcundra ðinga, ðonne gefultumað náwuht tó his hiéremonna niédðearfe subditorum

weornian

(v.)
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Rómeburuh byð geswenced ꝥ heó weornað and brosnað in hire sylfre Roma fatigata in semetipsa marcescet, Gr. D. 134, 2. Eall weornige swá sýre (syer, MS.) wudu weornie, Lch. i. 384, 13.

manigfeald-ness

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micel monigfealdnes (multitudo) swétnesse þínre, Ps. L. 30, 20. Þeáh mid þǽre mænigfealdnysse þǽre synne bysgunge ábysgod sig licet multiplicitate negotii peccati suspensus sit, Ll. Th. ii. 176, 8.

folgere

(n.)
Grammar
folgere, es; m.

aFOLLOWERattendantdiscipleasseclapĕdĭsĕquusassectātor

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Ðý þriddan dæge þeóda Wealdend arás, and he feówertig daga folgeras síne rúnum arétte on the third day the Ruler of nations arose, and for forty days he comforted his followers [ = disciples] with words, Hy. 10, 35; Hy.

áðor

(pronoun.)
Grammar
áðor, pron.

Either the one or the otherbothalteralteruteruter-que

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Either the one or the other, both; alter, alteruter, uter-que And se ðe áðor fulbrece and he who violates either, L. C. E. 2 ; Th. i. 358, 20 : L. Ed. 2 ; Th. i. 160, 11 : Hy. 10, 42; Hy. Grn. ii. 293, 42. On áðrum on both, Cot. 214.

Linked entry: áðer

norþ

(adv.)
Grammar
norþ, adv.

In a northerly direction or position

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Hié Baldred norþ ofer Temese ádrifon, Chr. 823; Erl. 62, 20. Hié fóron norþ ymbútan, 894; Erl. 91, 6. Symle swá norþor swá smælre ever the further north, the narrower, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 18, 29. ealra Norþmonna norþmest búde, 17, 2

weorþfulness

(n.)
Grammar
weorþfulness, e; f.
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Nobleness, magnificence Gesceáwode se án engel ðe ðǽr ǽnlícost wæs, fæger silf wæs, and scínende on wuldre, and him wel gelícode his wurðfulniss, Ælfc. T. Grn. 2, 34.

aaþ

(n.)

an oath

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an oath He ðone aaþ gesæh he saw the oath. Th. Dipl. A. D. 825; p. 71, 12

ceaster-búend

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-búend, es; m.

City-dwellerurbem habitans

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City-dweller; urbem habitans He áteáh ceasterbúendum he came to the city-dwellers, Beo. Th. 1540; B. 768

Ecg-bryhtes stán

(n.)
Grammar
Ecg-bryhtes stán, es; m.

Brixton Deverill

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He gerád to Ecgbryhtes stáne be eástan Sealwyda he rode to Egbert's stone, on n

ge-arfoþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-arfoþ, es; n.

Troublemolestia

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Trouble; molestia He sceal geþolian manige gearfoðu he shall suffer many troubles, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 110, 26

be-þennan

(v.)
Grammar
be-þennan, p. ede; pp. ed

To coverobducere

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To cover; obducere He mec beþenede he covered me, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 15; Rä. 27, 12

beódian

(v.)
Grammar
beódian, beóddian
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to make tables mæig findan hwæt mæig on byrig bétan . . . beóddian, bencian, Angl. ix. 262, 22

Fríge-ǽfen

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On ðám Frígeǽfen, þæs þe on mergen þrowode, manode his folgeras, Hml. A. 73, 6. Add