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capitol-hús

(n.)
Grammar
capitol-hús, es; n.
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A chapter-house Gyf þú hwæt be capitelhúse tǽcan wylle, Tech. ii. 122, 4

ge-sparian

(v.)
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Add: to save, not to use. v. sparian ; Swá hwæt swá hý gespariaþ on heora forhæfednesse and swá hwæt swá tóforan þám neádbehéfum belifen byð on heora mægenes tilunge quidquid necessario victui superest ex operibus manuum et epularum restrictione, R.

dóm-stów

(n.)
Grammar
dóm-stów, e; f.
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A judgement-place, tribunal Hwǽr syndon démra dómstówa ?, Wlfst. 148, 31

un-andergilde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-andergilde, adj.

Not to be paid back(?)that may be retained(?)

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Geðenc nú hwæt ðínes ágnes seó ealra ðissa woruldǽhta and welena, oððe hwæt ðú ðǽron áge unandergildes, gif ðú him sceádwíslíce æfter spyrast. Hwæt hæfst ðú æt ðám gifum ðe ðú cwist ðæt seó wyrd eów gife, and æt ðám welum, ðeáh hí nú éce wǽron?

Linked entry: ander-gilde

be-sorgian

(v.)
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þes man mid tarlicum andwlitan, nát ic hwæt hé besorgað, Ap. Th. 15, 10. Swíðor Drihten besorgade þá heora synna þonne his ágene wunda, Hml. Th. i. 50, 25. Ne þurfan gé nóht besorgian hwæt gé sprecan, Bl. H. 171, 18. Dele passage from Bt., and add

Linked entry: sorgian

morþor-sliht

(n.)
Grammar
morþor-sliht, es; m.

Slaughterthe slain

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Slaughter, the slain Hwæt wæs on manríme morþorslehtes, deádra gefeallen. Elen. Kmbl. 1297; El. 650

Linked entry: morþ-sliht

sweotol-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sweotol-líc, adj.
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-Gehýraþ hwæt God sylfa sǽde swytellícre (swutel-, MS. C.) segene, Wulfst. 45, 1

lind-gestealla

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Add: — Ongan . . . helle hæftling galan : ' Hwæt wearð eów swá rófum. rincas míne, lindgesteallan ?, An. 1346

be-áscian

(v.)
Grammar
be-áscian, p. ode

To ask a person (acc.) for advice (gen. )

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To ask a person (acc.) for advice (gen. ), the question given in a clause Hié hine láre beáhsodan, hwæt him þæs tó dónne wǽre, Bl. H. 199, 29. Þæt hié ðone pápan and þæt pápseld beáhsodan, hwæt him þæs tó rǽde þúhte, 205, 20

Linked entry: be-áhsian

yfelwillendness

(n.)
Grammar
yfelwillendness, e; f.
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Evil, wickedness Hwæt wuldrast ðú on yfelwyllendnysse ( malitia )? Ps. Spl. 51, 1

be-cípan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cípan, (-cýpan, q. v. in Dict.)

to sell

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to sell Swá hwæt swá hý heora geswinces becýpaþ, R. Ben. 136, 18. Þú becéptest ł þú sealdest vendidisti, Ps. L. 43, 13. Becýp (vende) eall þæt þú áhst, Mt. 19, 21: Scint. 59, 1. Gif man hwæt becýpan scyle . . .

Linked entry: be-cýpan

regn-meld

(n.)
Grammar
regn-meld, e; f.

A mighty, solemn announcement

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A mighty, solemn announcement Gemyne ðú, mucgwyrt, hwæt ðú ámeldodest æt regenmelde, Lchdm. iii. 30, 30

Linked entry: meld

fǽr-cwealm

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Gif hwæt fǽrlices on þeóde becymð, beón hit hererǽsas, beón hit fǽrcwealmas, Wlfst. 271, 2. Add

ge-wreón

(v.)
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to cover, clothe Hwæt drincaþ wé, oþþe hú beóþ wé gewrigene ( operiemur )?, Mt. R. 6, 31

tídan

(v.)
Grammar
tídan, p. de
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To betide, befall, happen Bisceopum gebyreþ ðæt symle mid heom wunian wel geþungene witan, . . . ðæt heora gewitan beón on ǽghwylcne tíman, weald hwæt heom tíde, L. I. P. 10; Th. ii. 316, 25. Gif ðan biscop[e] hwaet tíde, Cod. Dip.

Linked entry: tídung

nic

(pronoun.)
Grammar
nic, = ne ic

not I

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not I Wilt ðú fón sumne hwæl? Nic vis capere aliquem cetum? Nolo, Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 17. Eart ðú wítega? Hé cwæþ nic, Jn. Skt. 1, 21. Eart ðú of ðysses leorningcnihtum? Ðá cwæþ hé : Nicc, ne eom ic, 18, 17

rǽd

(suffix)
Grammar
rǽd, rǽde,
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in composition of adjectives, v. án-, fæst-, heard-, hwæt-, læt-, wiðer-rǽd[e]

þurh-wrecan

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Add: — Bútan hwæs heorte sié mid deófles strǽle þurhwrecen, Verc. Först. 109, 8

un-sceádlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-sceádlíce, un-sceádelíce; adv.

Unreasonably

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Unreasonably Gif hwylc bróðor unsceádelíce hwæs bidde si quis frater aliqua inrationabiliter postulat, R. Ben. 54, 13

bóc-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-cynn, es; n.
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A kind of book Saga mé hwæt bóccynna and hú fela sindon, Sal. K. p. 192, 8