freó-sceatt
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Property entirely at the owner's disposal, property of which the owner has absolute possession Ná þá áne þe freó synt, ac gyt má þá þe ǽhtborene synt and óþera manna freósceattas (freó sceattas?) and for þám ánum foroft gefreóde not those only that are
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for
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Add: <b>B.</b> (15) in respect to, as far as regards Ic ondette ealles mínes líchaman synna, for fel and for flǽsc ... and for ǽghwæt huesces oþþe heardes, Ll. Th. ii. 264, 3-7: Angl. xi. 98, 46-99, 55. (16) marking extent(?) :-- For án to
FLOCC
A FLOCK ⬩ band ⬩ company ⬩ division ⬩ grex ⬩ căterva ⬩ turma
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A FLOCK, band, company, division; grex, căterva, turma Gif Esau cymþ to ánum flocce and ðone ofslihþ, se óðer flocc byþ gehealden si vēnĕrit Esau ad ūnam turmam et percussĕrit eam, ălia turma servābĭtur, Gen. 32, 8. Mid dam mánfullum flocce with the
wan-sceaft
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misfortune, misery, unhappiness Hí sorge ne cúðon, wonsceaft wera, wiht unhǽlo, Beo. Th. 240; B. 120. Ic ne wrecan meahte on wigan feore wonnsceaft míne, ac ic ealle þolige, Exon. Th. 499, 16; Rä. 88, 16. Láð biþ ǽghwǽr fore his wonsceaftum wineleás
wiþ-gínan
To reply ⬩ to repel ⬩ reject
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To reply (? cf. Icel. gegna to reply); to repel, reject (? v. gynde, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 636) Ðá cwæð hé eft tó him sylfum: 'Tó sóðan ne þincð mé nǽfre ðæt hit sóð sý ðæt ðys sý Efesa byrig . . .' Ðá wiðgýnde hé eft his geðance, ond him þus andwyrde (
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ge-hú
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Substitute: In every way, in all sorts of ways Ðeáh ðe seó sǽ sý gebýged gehú ( is bent in all sorts of ways ), heó wunað swá ðeáh on ðǽre eorðan bósme binnan hyre gemǽrum. Hex. 10, 30. God hit gewræc, ꝥ hí swultan gehú ( they died by all manner of deaths
Wealh-geféra
A count of the Welsh Marches(?) ⬩ the commander of the Wealh-færeld(?)
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A count of the Welsh Marches(?), the commander of the Wealh-færeld(?) Ðý ilcan gére forðférde Wulfríc cynges horsðegn; se wæs eác Wealhgeféra ( other MSS. have -geréfa.Kemble, taking the latter reading, says: 'I am disposed to believe that he was a royal
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fléte
What floats on the surface ⬩ Cream ⬩ skimming ⬩ curds ⬩ flos lactis ⬩ lactis crĕmor exemptus ⬩ coagŭlum
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What floats on the surface, hence, — Cream, skimming, curds; flos lactis, lactis crĕmor exemptus, coagŭlum Genim cúmeoluc bútan wætere, lǽt weorþan to flétum, geþwer to buteran take cow's milk without water, let it become cream, churn it to butter, L
in-lende
Native ⬩ indigenous
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Native, indigenous Inlænde ic eam on eorþan incola ego sum in terra, Ps. Lamb. 118, 19. Ðǽr on fyrd hyra fǽrspell becwom óht inlende there to their host came tidings sudden and terrible, fear of the men of the land [the Israelites hearing of the pursuit
middaneard-líc
Earthly ⬩ worldly ⬩ mundane ⬩ earthly
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Earthly. in a physical sense Ðæt heó mid hyre hǽtan middaneardes (other MSS. middaneardlíce) wæstmas, ne forbærne, Lchdm. iii. 250, 17. as distinguished from spiritual or heavenly, worldly, mundane, earthly Godes sunu becom tó ðissum middanearde tó
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norþerne
northern
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northern Norþene ýst, Met. 6, 14. Norþerne wind africum, Ps. Lamb. 77, 26. Of Japhet com ðæt norþerne mennisc be ðære norþsǽ ... Europa on norþdǽle [is gedǽled] Japhetes ofspringe, Ælfc. T. Grn. 4, 37. Hine gelǽhton sume ðæs norþernan folces some of
sinc-þegu
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or indecl. ; f. Acceptance of treasure the gift of a lord Sceal sincþego and sweordgifu eówrum cynne álicgean . . . syððan æðelingas gefricgean eówerne dómleásne dǽd for your kin shall receiving a lord's costly present and gift of sword be no
India
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India Wyrdwríteras secgað þæt ðrý leódscipas sind gehátene India. Seó forme India ..., seó óðer ..., seó þridde; þeós þridde India ..., Hml. Th. i. 452, 11-14. Þurh þá uncúðan land Indie per ignota Indie loca, Nar. 6, 12. Ðá wynstran dǽlas Indie sinistram
æðelo
Nobility ⬩ pre-eminence ⬩ origin ⬩ family ⬩ race ⬩ nature ⬩ talents ⬩ genius ⬩ nobilitas ⬩ principatus ⬩ origo ⬩ natales ⬩ prosapia ⬩ natura ⬩ indoles ⬩ ingenium
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Nobility, pre-eminence, origin, family, race, nature, talents, genius; nobilitas, principatus, origo, natales, prosapia, natura, indoles, ingenium Ic lǽre ðæt ðú fægenige óðerra manna gódes and heora æðelo I advise that thou rejoice in other men's good
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CLYPPAN
To embrace ⬩ clasp ⬩ CLIP ⬩ cherish ⬩ complecti ⬩ amplexari
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To embrace clasp, CLIP, cherish; complecti, amplexari Ðæt he his mondryhten clyppe and cysse that he embrace and kiss his lord Exon. 77a; Th. 289, 2; Wand. 42. Náwuht ðes woruldgielp is ðe hie clyppaþ and lufiaþ this worldly glory is worthless which
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dæg-steorra
The day star ⬩ lucifer, aurora
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The day star; lucifer, aurora Seó sunne and se móna, and ǽfensteorra and dægsteorra, and óðre þrý steorran, ne synd ná fæste on ðam firmamentum the sun and the moon, and the evening star and the day star, and three other stars, are not fast in the firmament
for-cweðan
To rebuke ⬩ censure ⬩ revile ⬩ refuse ⬩ reject ⬩ incrĕpāre ⬩ maledīcĕre ⬩ recūsāre ⬩ rejĭcĕre
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To rebuke, censure, revile, refuse, reject; incrĕpāre, maledīcĕre, recūsāre, rejĭcĕre Ne sceal hine mon cildgeong ne forcweðan one must not while a young child rebuke him, Exon. 89 b; Th. 336, 14; Gn. Ex. 49. Ða fortrúwodan forsióþ óðre menn and eác
leóþ-cræft
poetry ⬩ verse ⬩ a poem
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The art of poetry, poetry, verse, a poem Ðes leóþcræft hoc poema: ðás leóþcræftas hæc poemata [all the other cases are also given], Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 8, 16-21. Hé biþ swá ðeáh on leópcræfte ǽgðer ge lang ge sceort it [i of the genitive in certain words
reccend-dóm
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Ruling, directing, governance Reccendóm (recen-, other MSS.) regimen, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 12 ; Som. 9, 30. Ús ( priests ) befæst is seó gýming Godes folces and se recenddóm heora sáwla, L. E. I. 1; Th. ii. 402, 10. Be ðære byrðenne ðæs reccenddómes (reccen-
ymb-clyppan
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To embrace, clasp, of persons Ic ymbclyppe ðé complector te, Ælfc. Gr. 19; Zup. 122, 4: amplector, 36; Zup. 214, 5. Ic ymbclyp[p]e obunco, Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 31. Ymbclypte obuncabat (Timotheum ulnarum gremiis procax obuncabat, Ald. 40), ii. 81, 12: 64,