þeód-wrecan
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to avenge thoroughly, take great vengeance for Grendles módor gegán wolde sorhfulue síð, sunu þeódwrecan (Ettmüller would read suna deáð wrecan; but perhaps the force of þeód- here and its composition with a verb may be illustrated by the case of full
wudu-rǽden
Woodcutting ⬩ right of cutting timber in a wood
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Woodcutting, right of cutting timber in a wood Ánan esne gebyreþ tó metsunge .xii. pund gódes cornes, and wudurǽden be landside (the amount of wood that he may cut is to be determined by local custom), L. R. S. 8; Th. i. 436, 27. Twá hund swína mæsten
ge-dwolian
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Add: ge-dwalian. to go astray, wander from the path. lit. Gif gedwalige (ge-duologia, L., erraverit) án ðára scípa . . . hé gáð soece þætte gedwalode (ge-duolade, L., erravit) . . . hé máre gefeáþ be þǽm þonne be þǽm . . . þe ne gedwaladan (erraverunt
god-webb
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of purple or costly material For þám godwebum hræglum ex purpureis vestibus, Gr. D. 13, 18. made of silk or cotton Of ealseolcenum, sidenum olosericis, godewebbum, sidenum bombicinis (the passage is: Olosericis et bombicinis indutum vestibus. Perhaps
hǽmed-þing
Carnal intercourse, venery, matrimony
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Carnal intercourse, venery, matrimony Sió lufu ðæs hǽmedþinges biþ for gecynde the desire of intercourse is from nature, Bt. 34, 11; Fox 152, 14 : Blickl. Homl. 59, 16. Be hǽðenra manna hǽmedþincge de gentilium hominum matrimonio, L. Ecg. C; Th. ii.
æl-ceald
All cold ⬩ most cold ⬩ usquequaque frigidus
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All cold, most cold; usquequaque frigidus Meahtest weorþan æt ðæm ælcealdan steorran ðone Saturnus hátaþ you might be at that all-cold star which they call Saturn, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 37; Met. 24,19
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cyrf
A cutting off, an instrument to cut with ⬩ abscissio, ferrum abscissionis
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A cutting off, an instrument to cut with; abscissio, ferrum abscissionis Cyrf abscissio, R. Ben. 28. Be ðisum cyrfe of this cutting, Homl. Th. ii. 406. 33. Cyrf ferrum abscissionis, C. R. Ben. 40
fore-þingere
One who pleads for another ⬩ an intercessor ⬩ intercessor
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One who pleads for another, an intercessor; intercessor Sceolon ða æðelan Godes þeówas beón his folces foreþingeras the noble servants of God should be the intercessors of his people, Homl. Th. ii. 224, 11
húsel-genga
a communicant
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One who goes to the Lord's supper, a communicant Gif hé húslgengea síe, L. Win. 23; Th. i. 42, 7: L. In. 19; Th. i. 114, 11. Be húslgengum, 15; Th. i. 112, 4
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hwæt-eádig
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Successful in war [cf. other compounds of eádig] Biþ se hwæteádig wíggeweorþod se ðe ðæt wicg byrþ he shall be successful and honoured in war whom that steed bears, Elen. Kmbl. 2388; El. 1195
hwerfung
Change ⬩ mutation ⬩ vicissitude
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Change, mutation, vicissitude Hwæt singaþ ða leóþwyrhtan óðres be ðisse woruld búton mislíca hwerfunga ðisse worulde quid tragœdiarum clamor aliud deflet, nisi indiscreto ictu fortunam felicia regna vertentem? Bt. 7, 3; Fox 22, 21
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mǽdwe-land
Meadow-land ⬩ land where grass that is to be mown grows
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Meadow-land, land where grass that is to be mown grows Hió sellaþ him ðæt médweland bí westan Sæferne . . Éc twelf æceras gódes mǽdwelandes, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. ii. 150, 10-18 : vi. 219, 3
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morgen-dæg
morning ⬩ day-light ⬩ the morrow
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morning, day-light Ðá hit wæs tóforan dæges ðá cwóman fugelas . . . hí eft gewiton. Ðá hit on mor-gendæg wæs ðá . . ., Nar. 16, 24. the morrow Be ðan morgendæge þencean. Blickl. Homl. 213, 22
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ge-diernan
To conceal ⬩ cēlāre
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To conceal; cēlāre Se ðe þiéfþe gedierne, forgielde ðone þeóf be his were let him who conceals the theft pay for the thief according to his value, L. In. 36; Th. i. 124, 17
ge-sǽlan
To be successful, succeed
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To be successful, succeed Ðam ðe eahtan wile sáwla gehwylcre ðǽr he gesǽlan mæg to him who will persecute every soul if he can manage it, Exon. 37 b; Th. 123, 6; Gú. 318
burg-riht
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Substitute: Town-right, law in a town Ne sceall hé ( the bishop ) geþafian ǽnig unriht ... ac hit gebyreð ꝥ be his rǽde fare ǽghwilc lahriht, ge burhriht ge landriht, Ll. Th. ii. 312, 20
god-sǽd
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Substitute: A divine progeny (?), children of God. In Dan. 901 the same meaning seems to be intended as in 89: ginge and góde = æðele cnihtas and in godǽde (among the children of God ?) = ǽfæste
hand-æx
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An axe that could be used with one hand, a hatchet Handæx dextralis (dextralis securis genus, idem quod manuaria, Migne. Cf. Spanish destral a small axe or little hatchet), Wrt. Voc. ii. . 140, 1
hoferian
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to be humpbacked Houeriendne (hoferiiendne, An. Ox. 3662) gibbum Hpt. Gl. 492, 40. Hoferedne cyppum (= gibbum Ald. 50, 21, the passage to which this and the preceding gloss belong), Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 78
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gafol-fisc
Fish paid as toll or tribute
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Fish paid as toll or tribute Ic geann þám munecan tó fódan mín gafolfisc þe mé áríst be sælande concedo maritimos pisces qui mihi contingere debent annualiter per thelonei lucrum, Cht. Th. 307, 37
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