weoroldlíce
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Add: temporally (in contrast with eternally) Þǽr wæs swíþe ryht dóm geendad ꝥ hié þone woroldlíce forbærndon þe hié þóhte bærnan on écnesse justo Dei judicio ipsi eum vivum incenderunt, qui propter eum morti vitio erroris arsuri sunt, Ors. 6, 34; S.
rím-áþ
An oath taken by a person and by the number of persons he brings with him as compurgators
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An oath taken by a person and by the number of persons he brings with him as compurgators L. Ath. i. 9 ; Th. i. 204, 15. (cf. the expressions in Norse law tylptar-, séttar-eiðr, oaths in which twelve, six persons respectively took part)
tó-stingan
To prick to pieces ⬩ break by pricking
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Olde men neddren tostyngeþ (sting them all to pieces, wound severely with their sting), Misc. 152, 177
Linked entry: tó-stician
gæst
a GUEST ⬩ hospes ⬩ sŏcius ⬩ a stranger ⬩ an enemy ⬩ vir aliēnĭgĕnus ⬩ hostis
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Gasta werode with the multitude of guests, Cd. 67; Th. 81, 16; Gen. 1346. Gif hine sǽ byreþ gæsta [gasta?]
frættewian
To adorn ⬩ deck ⬩ embroider ⬩ trim ⬩ ornāre
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Sáwle frætwaþ hálgum gehygdum they adorn their souls with holy meditations, Exon. 44 b; Th. 150, 14; Gú. 778. Ða ðe geolo godwebb geatwum frætwaþ those who embroider the yellow godly garment with ornaments, Exon. 109 a; Th. 417, 26; Rä. 36, 10.
Linked entry: fretwian
un-gecoren
unchosen ⬩ unselected ⬩ reprobate ⬩ evil
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Gif hé ðone ne mehte, ðonne namede him man six men and begéte ðara syxa ǽnne æt ánum hrýðere, i.e. if he could bring those to swear with him, that the claimant was satisfied with, there was no need to nominate persons from whom he was to choose; if he
Linked entry: ge-coren
sulh
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Th. i. 208, 12 seems to belong to II. as dealing with an extent of land rather than with an implement. Such an area was to provide two men with good horses.
up-weard
turned upwards ⬩ moving upwards.
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turned upwards Ongeán sunnan upweard licge hé let him lie on his back with his face to the sun, Lchdm. ii. 18, 13: iii. 2, 10. Licge hé upweard æfter ðon góde hwíle, ii. 318, 14. Hé sceal upweard licgean, i. 300, 20.
á-spendan
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Add: with a concrete object Hé áspende (dispersit) his ðing, Hml. Th. i. 254, 21 : Bl. Gl. Man wíslíce his ǽhta áspende, Hml. S. 16, 327. Áspendre erogatae (stipis). An. Ox. 1841. with abstract object (time, life, talents, etc.)
mid-ness
Middle ⬩ midst
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Middle, midst In midnesse ðæs mynstres ... wit wǽron on midnesse miccles eges; ðá genámon wit on midnysse ðæs eówdes twegen buccan, Shrn. 41, 20-27
wæl-cyrge
A chooser of the slain.
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But elsewhere it is used apparently with the sense of witch or sorceress Wyccan and wælcyrian and unlybwyrhtan, Wulfst. 298, 18. Wiccan and wælcerian, 165, 34. Wiccean and wælcyrian, Chart. Erl. 231, 10
Linked entries: -cyrge wæl-ceásiga
ǽwda
A witness ⬩ one who affirms the truth by oath ⬩ fidejussor ⬩ consacramentalis
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A witness, one who affirms the truth by oath; fidejussor, consacramentalis Hæbbe him in áþe óðerne ǽwdan gódne let him have with him in the oath another good witness, L. Wih. 23; Th. i. 42,8. Mid gódura ǽwdum by good witnesses, L. H.
Linked entry: ǽwda-man
a-gimmed
Gemmed ⬩ set with gems ⬩ gemmatus
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Gemmed, set with gems; gemmatus Agimmed and gesmiðed bend a gemmed and worked crown, a diadem; diadema, Ælfc. Gl. 64; Som. 69, 12; Wrt. Voc. 40, 46.
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beorhtian
to shine ⬩ brighten ⬩ clarere ⬩ to sound clearly or loudly ⬩ clare sonare
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to shine, brighten; clarere Ðǽr his geearnunge oft miclum mægenum scínaþ and beorhtigaþ there his earnings often shine and brighten, with great virtues Bd. 3, 19; S. 550, 17. to sound clearly or loudly; clare sonare Beorhtode bencswég the bench-noise
Linked entry: brihtan
cehhettung
a laugh of scorn, scorn ⬩ cachinnus, contemptus
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A laughing in a cackling manner, a laugh of scorn, scorn; cachinnus, contemptus Hwelce cehhettunge ge woldon ðæs habban, and mid hwelcum hleahtre ge woldon beón astyred what scorn ye would have at this, and with what laughter ye would be moved, Bt. 16
Linked entry: ceahhetung
deóflíc
Devilish, diabolical ⬩ diabŏlĭcus
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Mid deóflícum wiglungum with diabolical incantations, i. 102, 15
floterian
To FLUTTER ⬩ be disquieted or troubled ⬩ be carried by the waves ⬩ fluctuāre ⬩ fluctibus ferri
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To FLUTTER, be disquieted or troubled, be carried by the waves; fluctuāre, fluctibus ferri Ðín heorte floteraþ on gýtsunge thy heart flutters or is disquieted with covetousness; cor tuum fluctuat avārĭtia, Homl. Th. ii. 392, 28.
fóre-weard
FOREWARD ⬩ precaution ⬩ contract ⬩ agreement ⬩ compact ⬩ treaty ⬩ provision ⬩ præcautio ⬩ pactum ⬩ fœdus
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To ðán ylcan fóreweardum [MS. foreweardan] with the same provisions, Cod. Dipl. 731; A.D. 1013-1020; Kmbl. iv. 10, 6. Fóreweard exordium, Rtl. 69, 17
irmen
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A word occurring mostly as a prefix with the idea of greatness, universality. In the following passages it occurs independently Faraþ geond ealne yrmenne grund go through the whole earth, Exon. 14 b; Th. 30, 18; Cri. 481.
Linked entry: eormen
leásing
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A false person [cf. earming] Nǽfre ðú gelǽrest ðæt ic leásingum dumbum and deáfum deófolgieldum gaful onháte never shall thou persuade me to promise tribute to false creatures, to dumb and deaf idols [or is leásingum = with lies, falsely. v. leásung]