CLÆFRE
CLOVER ⬩ trifolium pratense
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CLOVER; trifolium pratense Ðysse wyrte man crision and óðrum naman clæfre nemneþ a man names this herb κίρσιον, and by another name clover, Herb. 70; Lchdm. i. 172, 16.Clæfre nom. 172, 14. Hwíte clæfran wyrc clame work white clover to a paste, L.
nám
Seizure of property belonging to one which is in the hands of another
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Ne nime nán man náne náme, ne innan scíre ne út of scíre, ǽr man hæbbe þríwa on hundrede his rihtes gebeden; (but on the failure of legal means ) nime ðonne leáfe ðæt hé móte hentan æfter his ágenan, L. C. S. 19; Th. i. 386, 9-17. Cf.
bledu
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Man sceal habban beódas, bleda, mélas, cuppan, Angl. ix. 264, 17. Dó twá bleda fulle wæteres tó, Lch. ii. 38, 2, 4 : 118, 6. Add
cyrten
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Þá geceás man þá twégen cnihtas, for þám þe hí wǽron cáflice and cyrtene, Hml.
deáþ-lic
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Substitute: mortal, subject to death Ǽnig deáþlic man, Bt. 7, 3; F. 20, 7. Ǽlc deáþlic man, 24, 1; F. 80, 6. Hé cóm deáðlic . . . hé árás undeáðlic, Hml. Th. i. 222, 10: Bl. H. 21, 31.
ge-sóþian
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Gif hé gewyrce ꝥ man hine áfylle þurh ꝥ þe hé ongeán riht geanbyrde, gif man ꝥ gesóðige (gesóðian mæge, v.l.), licge ǽgilde, Ll. Th. i. 404, 13. <b>I a.</b> gesóþian on ánum to convict a person of something. Cf.
sellan
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</b> add :-- Man bróhte his heáfod on ánum disce and sealde þám mǽdene; and þæt mǽden hyre méder, Mt. 14, 11
Cristen-dóm
Christianity ⬩ CHRISTENDOM ⬩ the christian world ⬩ christianitas
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Ǽghwylc cristen man gýme his cristendómes georne let every christian man strictly keep his christianity L. Eth. v. 22; Th. i. 310, 5: vi. 27; Th. i. 322, 5; L. C. E. 19; Th. i. 370, 32; Ælfc. T. 28, 3.
tó-dón
to put asunder, ⬩ divide, ⬩ separate ⬩ to undo, ⬩ open
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Gif hwylc wíf twégen gebróðra nimþ hire tó gemæccan, óþerne æfter óþrum, tódó man hig (separentur), L. Ecg. P. ii. 11; Th. ii. 186, 10. Tódó man hig on twá separentur illi, 19; Th. ii. 188, 27. to undo, open Tódyde salvit, disligat, Germ. 402, 39.
an-mitta
A measure ⬩ bushel ⬩ mensura ⬩ modius
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Hæbbe ǽlc man rihtne anmittan, and rihte wǽgan, and rihte gemetu on ǽlcum þingum pondus habebis justum et verum, et modius æqualis et verus erit tibi, Deut. 25, 15
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áwyrn
Before ? ⬩ antea ⬩ olim ? ⬩ anywhere ⬩ in any place ⬩ alicubi
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Fox; Manning says, - perhaps for áhwǽr, anywhere, in any place; alicubi Ne hýrde ic guman áwyrn [gumena fyrn, Grn.] ǽnigne ǽr ǽfre bringan sélran láre I have not heard before any other man ever bring better lore, Menol. Fox 200
forþ-snoter
Very wise ⬩ săpientissimus
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Very wise; săpientissimus Elene héht gefetian on fultum forþsnoterne Elene bade to fetch to her aid the very wise [man ], Elen. Kmbl. 2104; El. 1053. Forþsnotterne, 2320; El. 1161.
fyrd-scip
A ship of war ⬩ bellĭca nāvis
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Ðæt man fyrdscipa gearwige that ships of war be made ready, vi. 33; Th. i. 324, 4
ídol
An idol
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An idol Hǽðenscype biþ ðæt man ídola [idol, MS. 13; deófolgyld, MS. G.] weorðige it is heathendom, to worship idols, L. C. S. 5 ; Th. i. 378, 18. Ídola wurðing worship of idols, L. N. P. L. 48 ; Th. ii. 298, 1
mæstan
To fatten
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Ic wylle ðæt man mæste mínum wífe twá hund swína, Chart. Th. 596, 21. Is mæst saginatur, nutritur, Hpt. Gl. 489, 43. Weorþaþ mæsted pinguescent, Ps. Th. 64, 13
mis-weorþan
to turn out badly
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Gif ða penegas teóþ swíðor ðonne ðæt gold ðonne miswyrþ ðam men hraðe if the pennies weigh more than the gold, then will it soon prove a bad thing for the man, Wulfst. 240, 4
rád-cniht
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A title equivalent to that of sixhynde man Si autem talis occiditur qualem supra nominavimus rádcniht, et quidam Angli. vocant sixhændeman, Text. Roff. p. 38. In dome hominis, quem Angli vocant rádcniht, alii veto sexhendeman, Schmid. A. S.
ge-mǽtan
To dream ⬩ somniare, somnium videre
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Swá his man-drihten gemǽted wearþ as his lord had dreamed, Cd. 179; Th. 225, 21; Dan. 157
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syn-wund
A wound inflicted by sin
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A wound inflicted by sin Ne syndon náne swá yfele wunda swá syndon synwunda, forðam þurh ða forwyrð se man écan deáðe, L. Pen. 4; Th. ii. 278, 17. Wé á sculon ídle lustas, synwunde, forseón, Exon. Th. 47, 18; Cri. 757
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ge-hæft
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Hé mót gehæftne man álýsan, Wlfst. 294, 32. Add