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lísian

(v.)

to releaseredeem

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to release, redeem Gif hé on hand gán wille dó hine man on carcern swá hit æt Greátanleá gecweden wæs and hine be ðam ylcan lýsige if he is ready to submit, let him be put in prison, as it was determined at Greatanlea [v.

sib-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
sib-sum, adj.
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Ða Gotan lustlíce sibbsummes friðes æt eów biddende sindon the Goths willingly ask for a friendly peace at your hands; Gothi societatem Romani foederis precibus sperant, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 48, 22. Sibsume ł friðgeorne (ł friðsume, Rush.) pacifici, Mt.

stybb

(n.)
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stybb, stubb, stebb, es; m.
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Æt ðæne ellenstyb; of ðam stybbe, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 24, 4. Andlang díces on ðone stubb, 10, 21

Linked entries: æsc-stybb steb stubb

ealu-gafol

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Ǽrest æt hilcan híwisce feówerti penega tó herfestes emnihte, and vi ciricmittan ealað, C. D. vi. 147, 15. Sylle se gebúr .vi. penegas ofer Éstre, healfne sester hunies tó Hláfmæssan, .vi. systres mealtes tó Martines mæsse, iii. 451, 6.

fird-wíc

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Wíf ne sceal faran tó wera fyrdwícum, ac wunian æt hám, 31, 1096. Hé ástyrede his fyrdwíc movit castra, Jos. 3, I. Take here fyrd- wíc, and add

hand-gift

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Add: — Næs þǽr gefremed firen æt giftum, ac þǽr Hálig Gást handgift sealde. [The passage seems based on Mt. i. 20: Noli timere accipere Mariam conjugem tuam; quod enim in ea natum est, de Spiritu Sancto est.

ofer-mǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-mǽte, adj.

Beyond measure, excessive, immoderate, immenseexcessively

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Æt ðám ofermǽtum wæterum de multitudine aquarum, Ps. Th. 17, 17. Ýða ofermǽta, Exon. Th. 53, 23; Cri. 855

gaderian

(v.)

to join, uniteto bring togetherto bring togethercollectaccumulate, amassto bringgarnerto gatherto gathercompile

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Similar entries gaderscipe Æt þám giftan mæssepreóst sceal mid Godes bletsunge heora gesomnunge gederian, Ll.

lár-swic

(n.)
Grammar
lár-swic, es; m. n. (?).
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(Cf. ǽ-swic, be-swic.)

on-scuniendlic

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Sé þe onweg ácyrreð his eáre ꝥ hé ne gehýre þá Godes ǽ, þæs bén byð onscuniendlic (-scunodlic, v. l., execrabilis), Gr. D. 210, 3. Add

á-stǽnan

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Gyrdel ástǽned (printed æ-) baltheus bullifer, 75, 82. Mid compgimmum ástǽned, Sal. K. 150, 10:Wlfst. 263, 4. Add

eald-wita

(n.)
Grammar
eald-wita, an; m. [eald old, wita one who knows]

One old or eminent in knowledge, a priest

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Ælf. C. 17; Th. ii. 348, 20: Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 29

Linked entry: aldor-wísa

ealgian

(v.)
Grammar
ealgian, algian; p. ode; pp. od

To defenddefendĕre

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æt campe wið láþra gehwæne land ealgodon they defended the land in conflict against every foe, Chr. 937; Th. 202, 4; Æðelst. 9: Andr. Kmbl. 20; An. 10: Bec. Th. 2413; B. 1204: R. Ben. 64: 69

Linked entries: algian ge-algian

mearc-beorh

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-beorh, gen. -beorges; m.

A hill which forms part of a boundany

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Æt ðæne mearcbeorh, iii. 175, 35. Cf. gemǽr-beorh, iii. 403, 27. [Kemble says 'the mearcbeorh appears to denote the hill or mound which was the site of the mearc-mót.'Saxons in England, i. 56.]

ed-leán

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Ne bideþ hé æt ús nǽnig óþor edleán, Bl. H. 103, 21. On ðǽm diéglan edleánum in occulta retributione, Past. 105, 11. Edleán retributiones, Ps. Spl. 102, 2: Bl. Gl. Add

freó-bearn

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Hú þé ( Christ ) rodera weard æt frymðe genóm him tó freóbearne, Cri. 223. Cf. freó-dohtor

ge-wæd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wæd, es; n.
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A ford Willelm cyng lǽdde scipfyrde and landfyrde tó Scotlande ... and his landfyrde æt þám Gewæde ( the Forth) inn lǽdde (férde inn ofer ꝥ Wæð, v. l. ), Chr. 1072; P. 208, 14.

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on-tendness

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Cf. on-tendan ; 5 Wê nû byrnað æ̂r ðan ðe se tîma côme úre ontendnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 414, 35. Læ̂t hine on ûrum anwealde, þæt wê magon ðînne teónan wrecan and ûre ontendnysse, 416, 20.

undern

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Add: the third hour of the day Hé hét þæt hí áne tíd ofer undern (cf. æt þǽre þriddan tíde on morgenne, Bl. H. 201, 35) hí getrymedon ongeán heora fýnd, Hml.

wægn-scilling

(n.)
Grammar
wægn-scilling, es; m.

A toll of a shilling on each waggon standing to be loaded at a salt-pan

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A toll of a shilling on each waggon standing to be loaded at a salt-pan Se wægnscilling and se seámpending gonge tó ðæs cynges handa swá hé ealning dyde æt Saltwíc (cf. sine aliquo tribute dominatoris gentis praedictae, id est statione siue inoneratione